Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
11/7/1877
Place of Birth
Malden, Massachusetts, USA
Also Known As
Robert Homans
Biography
Known For
Dead End
as Policeman on Morning Beat (Uncredited)
The Spellbinder
as Court Policeman at Door (Uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
as Gray (uncredited)
Vagabond Lady
as Tony’s Old Crony (uncredited)
Christmas Holiday
as Policeman
Union Pacific
as Man (uncredited)
Fury
as Incoming Watchman (uncredited)
The Informer
as Detractor
Nazi Agent
as 1st Captain (uncredited)
Abraham Lincoln
as A Senator - One of Lincoln's Advisors (uncredited)
Virginia City
as Southerner (uncredited)
The Whistler
as Dock Watchman (Uncredited)
Union Depot
as Policeman in Paddy Wagon (uncredited)
Blackmail
as Cooper (uncredited)
Anchors Aweigh
as Old Cop (uncredited)
Sinner Take All
as Sgt. Donovan (uncredited)
Lady Killer
as Jailer (uncredited)
The Plough and the Stars
as Timmy, Barman
Beyond Tomorrow
as Sergeant
Swanee River
as Sheriff
Career Timeline
1945
Frontier Days
as Mail Clerk (uncredited)
They Were Expendable
as Bartender at Manila Hotel (uncredited)
Man Alive
as Uncle Barney McBride (uncredited)
Come Out Fighting
as Police Sergeant Tom Riley
River Gang
as Police Captain
Anchors Aweigh
as Old Cop (uncredited)
The Scarlet Clue
as Capt. Flynn
A Medal for Benny
as Police Chief (uncredited)
Law of the Badlands
Role unknown
The Phantom Speaks
as Death Row Guard (Uncredited)
The Big Show-Off
as Police Captain
1944
Rogues' Gallery
as Police Lieutenant Daniel O'Day (as Bob Homans)
Music in Manhattan
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
The Merry Monahans
as Policeman
Christmas Holiday
as Policeman
Sensations of 1945
as Cop (uncredited)
Make Your Own Bed
as Policeman
It Happened Tomorrow
Role unknown
The Whistler
as Dock Watchman (Uncredited)
Cover Girl
as Pop (uncredited)
Say Uncle
as Errol's Real Uncle
1943
Nearly Eighteen
as Judge
Nobody's Darling
as Policeman (uncredited)
Shantytown
as Dugan
She Has What It Takes
as Captain Pat O'Neal
No Time for Love
as Pop Murphy (uncredited)
A Stranger in Town
as Sergeant
Murder in Times Square
as Meehan
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
as Police Lieutenant
It Ain't Hay
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Role unknown
You Can't Beat the Law
as Mr. Duncan
G-men vs. the Black Dragon
as Capt. Gorman [Ch. 12-13]
1942
X Marks the Spot
as Timothy J. Delaney
I Married a Witch
Role unknown
For Me and My Gal
as New York Palace Doorman (uncredited)
Night Monster
as Captain "Cap" Beggs
The Sombrero Kid
as Marshal Thomas Holden
Lady in a Jam
as Faro Bill
In Old California
as Marshal Alvin Thompson
It Happened in Flatbush
as Mr. Collins
Fingers at the Window
as Officer O'Garrity
Nazi Agent
as 1st Captain (uncredited)
Joe Smith, American
as Old Man in Waiting Room (uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Joseph
1941
Pacific Blackout
as Police Desk Sergeant
Red River Valley
as Sheriff Sutherland
Main Street on the March!
as Lighthouse Keeper (uncredited)
Sierra Sue
as George Larrabee
The Maltese Falcon
as Policeman (uncredited)
Honky Tonk
as Man at Tar Party (uncredited)
Whistling in the Dark
as Flintwood Policeman (uncredited)
Double Cross
as Capt. Murray
Out of the Fog
as Officer Magruder
The Gang's All Here
as Pop Wallace
A Man Betrayed
as Traffic Policeman (uncredited)
Flight from Destiny
as Jailer
1940
Love Thy Neighbor
as Turnkey
Lady with Red Hair
as Policeman on Courthouse Steps (uncredited)
Little Nellie Kelly
as Dooley Pub Owner (uncredited)
East of the River
as Patrolman Shanahan
A Dispatch from Reuters
as Reporter (uncredited)
Rhythm on the River
as Detective
Son of Roaring Dan
as Roaring Dan McPhail
Pop Always Pays
as Police Lieutenant
Lillian Russell
as Stage Doorman
I Take This Oath
as Mike Hanagan
Beyond Tomorrow
as Sergeant
'Til We Meet Again
as Dock Policeman (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo
as Receptionist Guard (uncredited)
Virginia City
as Southerner (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
as Spencer
Double Alibi
as Policeman at Diner
Castle on the Hudson
as Clyde Burton - the Detective Escort (uncredited)
High School
as Policeman
West of Carson City
as Judge Harkins
1939
Swanee River
as Sheriff
Missing Evidence
as Policeman
Blondie Brings Up Baby
as Police Capt. James (uncredited)
Rulers of the Sea
as Constable Dunn (Uncredited)
Heroes in Blue
as Police Officer
Here I Am a Stranger
as Jonesy, Policeman
Full Confession
as Bartender (uncredited)
Blackmail
as Cooper (uncredited)
Smuggled Cargo
as Kincaid
Each Dawn I Die
as Mac - a Guard (uncredited)
They Shall Have Music
as Policeman at Barney's Pool Room (uncredited)
When Tomorrow Comes
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Spellbinder
as Court Policeman at Door (Uncredited)
Winter Carnival
as Conductor
Hell's Kitchen
as Hardy
Five Came Back
as Police Captain (uncredited)
Young Mr. Lincoln
as Mr. Clay (uncredited)
Inside Information
as Casey
Radio Hams
as Lighthouse Keeper
Ex-Champ
as Policeman
Union Pacific
as Man (uncredited)
Calling Dr. Kildare
as Hickman - Policeman Bringing Jenny (uncredited)
Dodge City
as Mail Clerk (uncredited)
Let Us Live
as Unlucky Cop (uncredited)
You Can't Get Away with Murder
as Keeper Burns (uncredited)
King of Chinatown
as Detective (uncredited)
The Oklahoma Kid
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Saint Strikes Back
as Policer Officer Moriarity (Uncredited)
Stagecoach
as Ed the Editor (uncredited)
Yes, My Darling Daughter
as Sergeant Murphy
King of the Turf
as Sgt. Brannigan
Blackwell's Island
as Dock Guard (uncredited)
1938
Gambling Ship
Role unknown
Heart of the North
as Boat Captain Ashman
Next Time I Marry
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Exposed
as Policeman
Slander House
as The Irish Policeman
The Night Hawk
as Mulruney
Crashing Through Danger
as Pop Foster
Think It Over
Role unknown
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Lt. Johnson
Gold Mine in the Sky
as Lucky Langham
Little Miss Thoroughbred
as Pat O'Reilly
You and Me
as Security Guard in Store (uncredited)
Over the Wall
as John Davis
Walking Down Broadway
as Cop
Maid's Night Out
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Penrod and His Twin Brother
as Chief Flynn
Hollywood Stadium Mystery
as Captain Joseph Filsom
Gold Is Where You Find It
as Miner Grogan (uncredited)
The Jury's Secret
as Cop
1937
Music for Madame
as Police Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)
Hot Water
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Varsity Show
as Police Sgt. Murphy (uncredited)
Dead End
as Policeman on Morning Beat (Uncredited)
Easy Living
as Private Guard (uncredited)
Ever Since Eve
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Dance Charlie Dance
as Tim
The 13th Man
as Police Lt. Tom O'Hara
Parnell
as Irish Cop in New York
The Go-Getter
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Great Hospital Mystery
as Bank Guard
Jim Hanvey, Detective
as Sheriff Garrett
Midnight Court
as Policeman
Penrod and Sam
as Sheriff (uncredited)
The Great O'Malley
as Policeman Jim Dugan (uncredited)
Time Out for Romance
as Cop
Black Legion
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Smart Blonde
as Cop (uncredited)
1936
The Plough and the Stars
as Timmy, Barman
Sinner Take All
as Sgt. Donovan (uncredited)
Ride, Ranger, Ride
as Colonel Summeral
Come and Get It
as Cookie (uncredited)
The Public Pays
as Officer Donovan (uncredited)
The President's Mystery
as Sergeant
Sworn Enemy
as 1st Policeman (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
as Gray (uncredited)
It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)
as Police Lt. O'Neill
Women Are Trouble
as Police Lieutenant Mayer
Easy Money
as Det. Sam Belden
Below the Deadline
as Police Captain Symonds
Fury
as Incoming Watchman (uncredited)
Little Miss Nobody
as Policeman
Florida Special
as Police Captain (uncredited)
Laughing Irish Eyes
as Announcer
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as Sergeant (uncredited)
Here Comes Trouble
Role unknown
The Bridge of Sighs
as Homicide Capt. P.G. Otheron
Strike Me Pink
as Joe - the Cop (uncredited)
Her Master's Voice
as Stationmaster
1935
Suicide Squad
as Capt. Tim O'Connor
Ship Cafe
as Derrick Man (uncredited)
Stormy
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Confidential
as Fat Pool Player
His Family Tree
as Pub Sailor at Bar
Steamboat Round the Bend
as Race Official
The Informer
as Detractor
Vagabond Lady
as Tony’s Old Crony (uncredited)
Murder on a Honeymoon
as Police Stenographer (uncredited)
1934
1933
Mr. Skitch
as Norville - Flat River Sheriff
Lady Killer
as Jailer (uncredited)
One Sunday Afternoon
as Officer Charlie Brown (uncredited)
The Nuisance
as Streetcar Driver (uncredited)
Mystery of the Wax Museum
as Desk Sergeant, 12th Precinct
She Done Him Wrong
as Doheney
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
as Cop
1932
Under-Cover Man
as Flannagan
If I Had a Million
as Detective (uncredited)
Afraid to Talk
as Bill McGuire - Third-Degree Detective
Wild Girl
as Sheriff / Gambling Kibitzer (uncredited)
Madame Racketeer
as Chief of Police
Son of Oklahoma
as John Clayton - aka Silent Jack Clay
The Man from Hell's Edges
as The Sheriff
Young America
as Patrolman Weems
Union Depot
as Policeman in Paddy Wagon (uncredited)
1931
Consolation Marriage
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Branded Men
as Chairman
The One Way Trail
as George Beck
Silence
as Tim - Detective
Alias: The Bad Man
as Silas Warner
The Black Camel
as Chief of Police (uncredited)
The Lawyer's Secret
as Chief of Police (uncredited)
The Public Enemy
as Officer Pat Burke (uncredited)
City Streets
as Police inspector
Clearing the Range
as 'Dad' Moran
1930
The Widow from Chicago
as Patrolman (uncredited)
Abraham Lincoln
as A Senator - One of Lincoln's Advisors (uncredited)
The Concentratin' Kid
as C.C. Stile
Extravagance
as Process Server (uncredited)
Spurs
as Dad Merril (as Bob Homans)
The Thoroughbred
as Riley
Trigger Tricks
as Thomas Kingston
Born Reckless
as Policeman
Alias French Gertie
as Prison Warden
Son of the Gods
as Dugan (uncredited)
Playing Around
as Pirate's Den Waiter (uncredited)