Jump to content

Andrew Tombes: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Added new categories.
m Disambiguating links to Everybody Sing (link changed to Everybody Sing (1938 film)) using DisamAssist.
 
Line 59: Line 59:
* ''[[Checkers (1937 film)|Checkers]]'' (1937) - Tobias Somers
* ''[[Checkers (1937 film)|Checkers]]'' (1937) - Tobias Somers
* ''[[Borrowing Trouble]]'' (1937) - Uncle George
* ''[[Borrowing Trouble]]'' (1937) - Uncle George
* ''[[Everybody Sing]]'' (1938) - Smith - The Gary Society Man (uncredited)
* ''[[Everybody Sing (1938 film)|Everybody Sing]]'' (1938) - Smith - The Gary Society Man (uncredited)
* ''[[Sally, Irene and Mary (1938 film)|Sally, Irene and Mary]]'' (1938) - Judge Wyler
* ''[[Sally, Irene and Mary (1938 film)|Sally, Irene and Mary]]'' (1938) - Judge Wyler
* ''[[Battle of Broadway]]'' (1938) - Judge Hutchins
* ''[[Battle of Broadway]]'' (1938) - Judge Hutchins

Latest revision as of 10:39, 16 April 2024

Andrew Tombes
Tombes in Meet John Doe (1941)
Born(1885-06-29)June 29, 1885
Ashtabula, Ohio, U.S.
DiedMarch 17, 1976(1976-03-17) (aged 90)
New York City, U.S.
EducationPhillips Exeter Academy
Occupations
Years active1917–1956

Andrew Tombes (29 June 1885 – 17 March 1976) was an American comedian and character actor.

Biography[edit]

The son of a grocer, originally from Ashtabula, Ohio, Tombes was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy.[1] Early in his career, he worked as a vaudeville comic. By December 1914 he had appeared in the headlining act for the opening of the Kansas City Orpheum Theatre.[2]

He successfully ascended to Broadway comedies beginning in 1917, in the revue Miss 1917, and appeared there consistently through the 1920s, for instance in Poor Little Ritz Girl in 1920, Tip-Toes in 1925, and the Ziegfeld Follies of 1922 and 1927.[3]

Tombes' first film appearances were in 1933, as he was already approaching 50 years old. He made a total of about 150 films for various studios.

Selected filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Gordon, Dr Roger L. (2018). Supporting Actors in Motion Pictures. Dorrance Publishing. p. 45. ISBN 9781480944992. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  2. ^ The enchanted years of the stage: Kansas City at the crossroads of American ... by Felicia Hardison Londré, David Austin Latchaw, page 230
  3. ^ "Andrew Tombes". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on February 11, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2019.

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Andrew Tombes.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andrew_Tombes&oldid=1219206200"