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

Biography

The son of a grocer, originally from

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, Tombes was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy. Early in his career, he worked as a

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comic. By December 1914 he had appeared in the headlining act for the opening of the Kansas City Orpheum Theatre. 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 '' Poor Little Ritz Girl '' is a musical comedy in two acts, with book by George Campbell and Lew Fields. The show had some songs with lyrics by Alex Gerber and music by Sigmund Romberg and other songs with lyrics by Lorenz Hart and music by Rich ...

'' in 1920, ''

Tip-Toes ''Tip-Toes'' is a musical with a book by Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and music by George Gershwin. It centers on a vaudeville act composed of Tip-Toes, her brother and her uncle, who try to pass her off as an aristocrat t ...

'' in 1925, and the

Ziegfeld Follies The ''Ziegfeld Follies'' was a series of elaborate theatrical revue productions on Broadway in New York City from 1907 to 1931, with renewals in 1934 and 1936. They became a radio program in 1932 and 1936 as ''The Ziegfeld Follies of the Ai ...

of 1922 and 1927. 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

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'' (1933) - Shill (uncredited) * ''

Broadway Through a Keyhole ''Broadway Through a Keyhole'', also billed as ''Broadway Thru a Keyhole'', is a 1933 American pre-Code musical film produced by Twentieth Century Pictures and released by United Artists. New York City speakeasy proprietress Texas Guinan appea ...

'' (1933) - Sidney - Columnist (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1934) - McBride * ''

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'' (1935) - Huxley Hossefrosse * '' Here Comes Cookie'' (1935) - Botts * '' Music Is Magic'' (1935) - Ben Pomeroy * ''

Thanks a Million ''Thanks a Million'' is a 1935 musical film produced and released by 20th Century Fox and directed by Roy Del Ruth. It stars Dick Powell, Ann Dvorak and Fred Allen, and features Patsy Kelly, David Rubinoff and Paul Whiteman and his band with si ...

'' (1935) - Mr. Grass * ''

King of Burlesque ''King of Burlesque'' is a 1936 musical film about a former burlesque producer played by Warner Baxter who moves into a legitimate theatre and does very well, until he marries a socialite. Sammy Lee received an Academy Award nomination for the n ...

'' (1936) - Slattery * '' It Had to Happen'' (1936) - Dooley * '' Here Comes Trouble'' (1936) - Adams * '' The Country Beyond'' (1936) - Sen. Rawlings * '' Half Angel'' (1936) - Jury Foreman (uncredited) * '' Ticket to Paradise'' (1936) - Nirney * ''

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'' (1936) - Willie * '' Stage Struck'' (1936) - Burns Heywood * '' The Devil Is a Sissy'' (1936) - Muldoon - a Policeman (uncredited) * '' The Holy Terror'' (1937) - Commander J.J. Otis * '' Time Out for Romance'' (1937) - James Blanchard * '' Fair Warning'' (1937) - J.C. Farnham * ''

Turn Off the Moon ''Turn Off the Moon'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Lewis Seiler, written by Mildred Harrington, Marguerite Roberts, Paul Gerard Smith and Harlan Ware, and starring Charlie Ruggles, Eleanore Whitney, Johnny Downs, Kenny Baker, Phi ...

'' (1937) - Dr. Wakefield * '' Charlie Chan at the Olympics'' (1937) - Police Chief Scott * '' Sing and Be Happy'' (1937) - Thomas Lane * '' Riding on Air'' (1937) - Eddie Byrd * '' Easy Living'' (1937) - E.J. Hulgar * ''

Meet the Boyfriend ''Meet the Boyfriend'' is a 1937 American film directed by Ralph Staub. Plot summary A heartthrob singer, Tony Page, also known as "America's Boyfriend", decides to wed a Swedish actress. His manager doesn't want this because he is afraid of ...

'' (1937) - J. Ardmore Potts * '' Big City'' (1937) - Inspector Matthews * '' 45 Fathers'' (1937) - Judge * ''

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'' (1937) - Tobias Somers * ''

Borrowing Trouble ''Borrowing Trouble'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Jed Prouty, Shirley Deane and Spring Byington.Drew p.180 It is part of the Jones Family series of films and is also known by the alternative title o ...

'' (1937) - Uncle George * ''

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'' (1938) - Smith - The Gary Society Man (uncredited) * '' Sally, Irene and Mary'' (1938) - Judge Wyler * '' Battle of Broadway'' (1938) - Judge Hutchins * '' Romance on the Run'' (1938) - J.W. Ridgeway * ''

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'' (1938) - Police Chief William Nolan * '' A Desperate Adventure'' (1938) - Cosmo Carrington * ''

Vacation from Love ''Vacation from Love'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by George Fitzmaurice, written by Patterson McNutt and Harlan Ware, and starring Dennis O'Keefe, Florence Rice, Reginald Owen, June Knight, Edward Brophy and Truman Bradley. It wa ...

'' (1938) - Judge Brandon * ''

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'' (1938) - Dr. Bruno * '' Always in Trouble'' (1938) - J. C. Darlington * '' Thanks for Everything'' (1938) - Mayor * ''

Boy Trouble ''Boy Trouble'' is a 1939 American film starring Charles Ruggles, Mary Boland, Donald O'Connor, and Billy Lee. Plot In the story, Sybil Fitch (Boland) adopts two orphan boys (O'Connor, Lee). Her husband (Ruggles) is infuriated. However, when th ...

'' (1939) - Mr. Svively * '' What a Life'' (1939) - Professor Abernathy * '' Too Busy to Work'' (1939) - Wilbur Wentworth * '' Nick Carter, Master Detective'' (1939) - Robinson (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1939) - Wilbur Allison (uncredited) * '' Money to Burn'' (1939) - Brown * ''

Wolf of New York ''Wolf of New York'' is a 1940 American crime film directed by William C. McGann and written by Gordon Kahn and Lionel Houser. The film stars Edmund Lowe, Rose Hobart, James Stephenson, Jerome Cowan, William Demarest and Maurice Murphy. The film ...

'' (1940) - Sylvester Duncan * ''

Village Barn Dance ''Village Barn Dance'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Frank McDonald, written by Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan, and starring Richard Cromwell, Doris Day, George Barbier, Esther Dale, Robert Baldwin and Andrew Tombes. It was r ...

'' (1940) - James Rutherford Sr. * ''

In Old Missouri ''In Old Missouri'' (1940) is a film starring the hillbilly comedy troupe the Weaver Brothers and Elviry, and released by Republic Pictures.

'' (1940) - Attorney * ''

Captain Caution ''Captain Caution'' is a 1940 American adventure film directed by Richard Wallace set during the War of 1812. The film stars Victor Mature, Bruce Cabot and Alan Ladd. It was based on the novel of the same name by Kenneth Roberts. Elmer Raguse ...

'' (1940) - Sad Eyes * '' Third Finger, Left Hand'' (1940) - Mr. Kelland (uncredited) * ''

Melody and Moonlight ''Melody and Moonlight'' is a 1940 American film starring Jane Frazee. Plot Kay Barnett is a free spirit, much like her aunt Adelaide, but such flamboyant behavior is disapproved of by Kay's father, Otis Barnett. He much prefers her to become ...

'' (1940) - Promoter (uncredited) * ''

Charter Pilot ''Charter Pilot'' is a 1940 drama film, directed by Eugene Forde and produced by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. The film stars Lynn Bari, Lloyd Nolan, Arleen Whelan and George Montgomery. ''Charter Pilot'' depicts pilots flying carg ...

'' (1940) - Brady * '' The Wild Man of Borneo'' (1941) - 'Doc' Dunbar * ''

Meet the Chump ''Meet the Chump'' is a 1941 American film starring Hugh Herbert. Plot A man desperately attempts to avoid giving up the ten million dollar trust that he's been administering so well that there's barely any money left. Cast * Hugh Herbert as H ...

'' (1941) - Revello * ''

A Girl, a Guy and a Gob ''A Girl, a Guy and a Gob'' is a 1941 film produced by Harold Lloyd and starring George Murphy, Lucille Ball, and Edmond O'Brien. Plot summary When Stephen Herrick, a sedate, mild-mannered shipping magnate, loses his opera tickets, Mrs. Grange, ...

'' (1941) - Bus Conductor (uncredited) * ''

Meet John Doe ''Meet John Doe'' is a 1941 American comedy-drama film directed and produced by Frank Capra, written by Robert Riskin, and starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. The film is about a "grassroots" political campaign created unwittingly by ...

'' (1941) - Spencer * ''

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'' (1941) - Judge Perkins * '' Melody for Three'' (1941) - Mickey Delany * '' Sis Hopkins'' (1941) - Mayor * '' Caught in the Draft'' (1941) - Justice of the Peace (uncredited) * ''

Mountain Moonlight ''Mountain Moonlight'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Nick Grinde and written by Mauri Grashin, John W. Krafft, Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan. The film stars the vaudeville comedy troupe the Weaver Brothers and Elviry, with Be ...

'' (1941) - Sen. Marvin * ''

Lady Scarface ''Lady Scarface'' is a 1941 American crime drama film that was directed by Frank Woodruff and starred Dennis O'Keefe, Judith Anderson, and Frances Neal. Plot The scar-faced gangster Slade is on the loose. Lieutenant Bill Mason travels to a ho ...

'' (1941) - Art Seidel - hotel detective * ''

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'' (1941) - Nixon * '' A Dangerous Game'' (1941) - Silas Biggsby * '' Last of the Duanes'' (1941) - Sheriff Frank Taylor * ''

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'' (1941) - Tennessee * '' Down Mexico Way'' (1941) - Mayor Tubbs * ''

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'' (1941) - Dean Albert Manning * ''

Bedtime Story A bedtime story is a traditional form of storytelling, where a story is told to a child at bedtime to prepare the child for sleep. The bedtime story has long been considered "a definite institution in many families".Dickson, Marguerite Stockm ...

'' (1941) - Pierce * '' Hellzapoppin''' (1941) - Max Kane (uncredited) * '' Don't Get Personal'' (1942) - James M. Snow * ''

Blondie Goes to College ''Blondie Goes to College'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer. The film is a part of the ''Blondie'' series, starring Penny Singleton in the title role. It is the tenth of twenty-eight Blondie movies starring Penny Sing ...

'' (1942) - J.J 'Snookie' Wadsworth * '' Call Out the Marines'' (1942) - Mr. Woods (uncredited) * '' A Close Call for Ellery Queen'' (1942) - Bates * ''

Obliging Young Lady ''Obliging Young Lady'' is a 1942 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Wallace (director), Richard Wallace and starring Joan Carroll, Edmond O'Brien, Ruth Warrick. Plot On the instructions of their lawyer, the wealthy young daughter ...

'' (1942) - First Train Conductor * ''

Larceny, Inc. ''Larceny, Inc.'' is a 1942 American film. Originally released on May 2, 1942, by Warner Bros., the film is a cross between comedy and gangster genres. Directed by Lloyd Bacon, the film stars Edward G. Robinson, Jane Wyman, Broderick Crawford, a ...

'' (1942) - Oscar Engelhart * '' My Gal Sal'' (1942) - Corbin * ''

They All Kissed the Bride ''They All Kissed the Bride'' is a 1942 American screwball comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and starring Joan Crawford and Melvyn Douglas. The plot follows a trucking firm executive who falls in love. Crawford took over the title role a ...

'' (1942) - Crane * '' Between Us Girls'' (1942) - Doctor * ''

Road to Morocco ''Road to Morocco'' is a 1942 American comedy film starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour, and featuring Anthony Quinn and Dona Drake. The film, which was written by Frank Butler and Don Hartman and directed by David Butler for Para ...

'' (1942) - Oso Bucco (uncredited) * '' Reveille with Beverly'' (1943) - Mr. Smith * ''

The Meanest Man in the World Not to be confused with the 1920 George M. Cohan play or The Meanest Man in the World (1923 film) ''The Meanest Man in the World'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield, starring Jack Benny and Priscilla Lane, based upon ...

'' (1943) - Judge (uncredited) * '' Hi'ya, Chum'' (1943) - Jerry MackIntosh, Cook * '' It Ain't Hay'' (1943) - Big-Hearted Charlie * '' A Stranger in Town'' (1943) - Roscoe Swade * '' It's a Great Life'' (1943) - Insurance Agent (uncredited) * ''

Du Barry Was a Lady ''Du Barry Was a Lady'' is a Broadway musical, with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, and the book by Herbert Fields and Buddy DeSylva.

'' (1943) - Mr. McGowan (uncredited) * '' Coney Island'' (1943) - Horace Carter (uncredited) * ''

Honeymoon Lodge ''Honeymoon Lodge'', also known as ''Second Honeymoon'', is a 1943 American musical comedy film directed by Edward C. Lilley for Universal Pictures and starring David Bruce, Harriet Hilliard, June Vincent, and Rod Cameron. Plot Cast * David ...

'' (1943) - Judge Wilkins * ''

Hi Diddle Diddle ''Hi Diddle Diddle'' is a 1943 American comedy film made in directed by Andrew L. Stone and starring Adolphe Menjou, Martha Scott, Dennis O'Keefe, June Havoc, Billie Burke, and Pola Negri. The title is a play on the nursery rhyme " Hey Diddle ...

'' (1943) - Mike * ''

Let's Face It '' Let's Face It'' is the fifth studio album by American ska punk band The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. It was released on March 11, 1997 by Mercury Records and Big Rig Records. The album sold very well due to the success of its single " The Impres ...

'' (1943) - Judge Henry Clay Pigeon * '' I Dood It'' (1943) - Mr. Spelvin * '' Crazy House'' (1943) - Horace L. Gregory * '' My Kingdom for a Cook'' (1943) - Abe Mason (uncredited) * '' Swing Fever'' (1943) - Dr. Clyde L. Star * '' Riding High'' (1943) - P.D. Smith (uncredited) * '' The Mad Ghoul'' (1943) - Eagan * '' His Butler's Sister'' (1943) - Brophy * ''

Phantom Lady Phantom Lady is a fictional superheroine, one of the first such characters to debut in the 1940s Golden Age of Comic Books. Originally published by Quality Comics, the character was subsequently published by a series of now-defunct comic book com ...

'' (1944) - Bartender * ''

Week-End Pass ''Week-End Pass'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and written by Clyde Bruckman. The film stars Martha O'Driscoll, Noah Beery Jr., George Barbier, Andrew Tombes, Irving Bacon and Dennis Moore. The film was released o ...

'' (1944) - Constable * ''

Show Business Show business, sometimes shortened to show biz or showbiz (since 1945), is a vernacular term for all aspects of the entertainment industry.''Oxford English Dictionary'' 2nd Ed. (1989) From the business side (including managers, agents, produce ...

'' (1944) - Judge (uncredited) * ''

Bathing Beauty ''Bathing Beauty'' is a 1944 musical film starring Red Skelton, Basil Rathbone, and Esther Williams, and directed by George Sidney. Although this was not Williams' screen debut, it was her first Technicolor musical. The film was initially to be ...

'' (1944) - Justice of the Peace (uncredited) * '' Kansas City Kitty'' (1944) - Judge (uncredited) * ''

Reckless Age ''Reckless Age'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Felix E. Feist and written by Gertrude Purcell and Henry Blankfort. The film stars Gloria Jean, Henry Stephenson, Kathleen Howard, Franklin Pangborn, Andrew Tombes, Marshall Thompson, Jan ...

'' (1944) - Mr. Cook * '' The Merry Monahans'' (1944) - Osborne (uncredited) * '' San Fernando Valley'' (1944) - Cyclone Kenyon * '' The Singing Sheriff'' (1944) - Jonas * '' Goin' to Town'' (1944) - Parker * '' Murder in the Blue Room'' (1944) - Dr. Carroll * ''

Something for the Boys ''Something for the Boys'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter and a book by Herbert Fields and Dorothy Fields. Produced by Mike Todd, the show opened on Broadway in 1943 and starred Ethel Merman in her fifth Cole Porter musical. P ...

'' (1944) - Southern Colonel (uncredited) * '' Lake Placid Serenade'' (1944) - Skating Club Head * '' Can't Help Singing'' (1944) - Sad Sam * ''

Night Club Girl ''Night Club Girl'' is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Henry Blankfort and Dick Irving Hyland. The film stars Vivian Austin, Edward Norris, Maxie Rosenbloom, Minna Gombell, Judy Clark and Bill Dunn. The ...

'' (1945) - Simmons * '' Bring On the Girls'' (1945) - Dr. Spender * '' G.I. Honeymoon'' (1945) - Reverend Horace * '' Patrick the Great'' (1945) - Sam Bassett * ''

Rhapsody in Blue ''Rhapsody in Blue'' is a 1924 musical composition written by George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band, which combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects. Commissioned by bandleader Paul Whiteman, the work premiered i ...

'' (1945) - Mr. Million * ''

You Came Along ''You Came Along'' (working title ''Don't Ever Grieve Me'') is a 1945 romantic comedy-drama film set in World War II, directed by John Farrow. The original Robert Smith screenplay was rewritten by Ayn Rand. ''You Came Along'' stars Robert Cumming ...

'' (1945) - Drunk * '' Incendiary Blonde'' (1945) - Hadley (uncredited) * '' Don't Fence Me In'' (1945) - Cartwright * ''

Frontier Gal ''Frontier Gal'' is a 1945 American Western film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Yvonne De Carlo and Rod Cameron. Plot Johnny Hart heads for Red Gulch, looking for the mystery man who murdered his partner. He quickly meets Lorena Dumon ...

'' (1945) - Judge Prescott * '' Two Sisters from Boston'' (1946) - Recording Session Director (uncredited) * ''

Badman's Territory ''Badman's Territory'' is a 1946 American Western film starring Randolph Scott. It was followed by the loose sequels '' Return of the Bad Men'' (1948) and ''Best of the Badmen'' (1951). Plot Just north of Texas and west of the Oklahoma borde ...

'' (1946) - Doc Grant * ''

Sing While You Dance ''Sing While You Dance'' is a 1946 American musical comedy film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Ellen Drew, Kirby Grant, and Andrew Tombes. Plot Cast *Ellen Drew as Susan Kent * Kirby Grant as Johnny Crane *Andrew Tombes as Gorman ...

'' (1946) - Gorman * '' Beat the Band'' (1947) - 'Professor' Enrico Blanchetti / Mr. Dillingham * ''

The Devil Thumbs a Ride ''The Devil Thumbs a Ride'' is a 1947 film noir directed by Felix E. Feist and featuring Lawrence Tierney and Ted North. Plot Steve Morgan (Tierney) is a charming sociopath who has just robbed and killed a cinema cashier. Seeking to escape, he ...

'' (1947) - Joe Brayden, Night Watchman * ''

The Fabulous Dorseys ''The Fabulous Dorseys'' is a 1947 musical biopic which tells the story of the brothers Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, from their boyhood in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania through their rise, their breakup, and their personal reunion. The film was also rele ...

'' (1947) - De Witt (uncredited) * '' Copacabana'' (1947) - Anatole Murphy (uncredited) * ''

Hoppy's Holiday ''Hoppy's Holiday'' is a 1947 American Western film directed by George Archainbaud and written by J. Benton Cheney, Bennett Cohen and Ande Lamb. The film stars William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Mary Ware, Andrew Tombes and Leonard Penn. T ...

'' (1947) - Mayor Patton * '' Christmas Eve'' (1947) - Auctioneer * ''

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'' (1947) * '' My Wild Irish Rose'' (1947) - Herman Baxter - Bartender (uncredited) * ''

Two Guys from Texas ''Two Guys from Texas'' is a 1948 American comedy musical western film directed by David Butler and starring Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson, and Dorothy Malone. The film was written by Allen Boretz and I.A.L. Diamond, produced by Alex Gottlieb, ...

'' (1948) - The Texan * '' Oh, You Beautiful Doll'' (1949) - Ted Held * '' Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance'' (1950) - Sheriff Grogan * ''

The Jackpot ''The Jackpot'' is a 1950 American comedy film directed by Walter Lang, with James Stewart and Barbara Hale in the lead roles. It features a young Natalie Wood. The screenplay was based on a John McNulty article, "The Jackpot", in ''The New York ...

'' (1950) - Attorney Pritchett (uncredited) * '' Watch the Birdie'' (1950) - Doctor (uncredited) * '' A Wonderful Life'' (1951) – Harry Jenkins * '' Belle Le Grand'' (1951) - Cartwright (uncredited) * ''

Oklahoma Annie ''Oklahoma Annie'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Jack Townley and Charles E. Roberts. The film stars Judy Canova, John Russell, Grant Withers, Roy Barcroft, Emmett Lynn and Frank Ferguson. The film ...

'' (1952) - Mayor of Eureka * '' I Dream of Jeanie'' (1952) - R.E. Howard * ''

How to Be Very, Very Popular ''How to Be Very, Very Popular'' is a 1955 comedy film written, produced and directed by Nunnally Johnson. The film starred Betty Grable in her final film role and Sheree North in her first leading role. Johnson later said "I don't much like to ...

'' (1955) - Police Sgt. Moon * ''

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'' (1956) - Mr. Symington (final film role)

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