Hollywood Icons, Then and Now
Take a look back at these Hollywood icons in their early days to see how far they've come in their careers.
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Works
Bogart: The Untold StorySelf (archive footage)1997
Badman's TerritoryJudge (uncredited)1946
Frontier DaysMail Clerk (uncredited)1945
They Were ExpendableBartender at Manila Hotel (uncredited)1945
Man AliveUncle Barney McBride (uncredited)1945
Come Out FightingPolice Sergeant Tom Riley1945
River GangPolice Captain1945
Anchors AweighOld Cop (uncredited)1945
The Scarlet ClueCapt. Flynn1945
A Medal for BennyPolice Chief (uncredited)1945
The Phantom SpeaksDeath Row Guard (Uncredited)1945
The Big Show-OffPolice Captain1945
Rogues' GalleryPolice Lieutenant Daniel O'Day (as Bob Homans)1944
Music in ManhattanJustice of the Peace (uncredited)1944
The Merry MonahansPoliceman1944
Sensations of 1945Cop (uncredited)1944
Christmas HolidayPoliceman (uncredited)1944
Make Your Own BedPoliceman1944
The WhistlerDock Watchman (Uncredited)1944
Cover GirlPop (uncredited)1944- Say UncleErrol's Real Uncle1944
Nearly EighteenJudge1943
Nobody's DarlingPoliceman (uncredited)1943
ShantytownDugan1943
She Has What It TakesCaptain Pat O'Neal1943
No Time for LovePop Murphy (uncredited)1943
A Stranger in TownSergeant1943
Murder in Times SquareMeehan1943
After Midnight with Boston BlackiePolice Lieutenant1943
It Ain't HayPoliceman (uncredited)1943
You Can't Beat the LawMr. Duncan1943
G-men vs. the Black DragonCapt. Gorman [Ch. 12-13]1943
X Marks the SpotTimothy J. Delaney1942
Night MonsterCaptain "Cap" Beggs1942
For Me and My GalNew York Palace Doorman (uncredited)1942
The Sombrero KidMarshal Thomas Holden1942
Lady in a JamFaro Bill1942
In Old CaliforniaMarshal Alvin Thompson1942
It Happened in FlatbushMr. Collins1942
Fingers at the WindowOfficer O'Garrity1942
Nazi Agent1st Captain (uncredited)1942
Joe Smith, AmericanOld Man in Waiting Room (uncredited)1942
Wild Bill Hickok RidesJoseph1942
Pacific BlackoutPolice Desk Sergeant1941
Red River ValleySheriff Sutherland1941
Main Street on the March!Lighthouse Keeper (uncredited)1941
Sierra SueGeorge Larrabee1941
The Maltese FalconPoliceman (uncredited)1941
Honky TonkMan at Tar Party (uncredited)1941
Whistling in the DarkFlintwood Policeman (uncredited)1941
Double CrossCapt. Murray1941
Out of the FogOfficer Magruder1941
The Gang's All HerePop Wallace1941
A Man BetrayedTraffic Policeman (uncredited)1941
Flight from DestinyJailer1941
Love Thy NeighborTurnkey1940
Lady with Red HairPoliceman on Courthouse Steps (uncredited)1940
Little Nellie KellyDooley Pub Owner (uncredited)1940
East of the RiverPatrolman Shanahan1940
A Dispatch from ReutersReporter (uncredited)1940
Rhythm on the RiverDetective1940
Son of Roaring DanRoaring Dan McPhail1940
Pop Always PaysPolice Lieutenant1940
Lillian RussellStage Doorman1940
I Take This OathMike Hanagan1940
Beyond TomorrowSergeant1940
'Til We Meet AgainDock Policeman (uncredited)1940
Johnny ApolloReceptionist Guard (uncredited)1940
Virginia CitySoutherner (uncredited)1940
The Grapes of WrathSpencer1940
Double AlibiPoliceman at Diner1940
Castle on the HudsonClyde Burton - the Detective Escort (uncredited)1940
High SchoolPoliceman1940
West of Carson CityJudge Harkins1940
Swanee RiverSheriff1939
Missing EvidencePoliceman1939
Blondie Brings Up BabyPolice Capt. James (uncredited)1939
Rulers of the SeaConstable Dunn (Uncredited)1939
Heroes in BluePolice Officer1939
Here I Am a StrangerJonesy, Policeman1939
Full ConfessionBartender (uncredited)1939
BlackmailCooper (uncredited)1939
Smuggled CargoKincaid1939
Each Dawn I DieMac - a Guard (uncredited)1939
They Shall Have MusicPoliceman at Barney's Pool Room (uncredited)1939
When Tomorrow ComesPoliceman (uncredited)1939
Winter CarnivalConductor1939
The SpellbinderCourt Policeman at Door (Uncredited)1939
Hell's KitchenHardy1939
Five Came BackPolice Captain (uncredited)1939
Young Mr. LincolnMr. Clay (uncredited)1939
Inside InformationCasey1939
Radio HamsLighthouse Keeper1939
Ex-ChampPoliceman1939
Union PacificMan (uncredited)1939
Calling Dr. KildareHickman - Policeman Bringing Jenny (uncredited)1939
Dodge CityMail Clerk (uncredited)1939
Let Us LiveUnlucky Cop (uncredited)1939
You Can't Get Away with MurderKeeper Burns (uncredited)1939
King of ChinatownDetective (uncredited)1939
The Oklahoma KidBartender (uncredited)1939
The Saint Strikes BackPolicer Officer Moriarity (Uncredited)1939
StagecoachEd the Editor (uncredited)1939
Yes, My Darling DaughterSergeant Murphy1939
King of the TurfSgt. Brannigan1939
Blackwell's IslandDock Guard (uncredited)1939- 1938
Heart of the NorthBoat Captain Ashman1938
Next Time I MarryBailiff (uncredited)1938
ExposedPoliceman1938
Slander HouseThe Irish Policeman1938
The Night HawkMulruney1938
Crashing Through DangerPop Foster1938
1938
The Amazing Dr. ClitterhouseLt. Johnson1938
Gold Mine in the SkyLucky Langham1938
Little Miss ThoroughbredPat O'Reilly1938
You and MeSecurity Guard in Store (uncredited)1938
Over the WallJohn Davis1938
1938
Maid's Night OutDesk Sergeant (uncredited)1938
Penrod and His Twin BrotherChief Flynn1938
Hollywood Stadium MysteryCaptain Joseph Filsom1938
Gold Is Where You Find ItMiner Grogan (uncredited)1938
1938
Music for MadamePolice Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)1937
Hot WaterDesk Sergeant (uncredited)1937
Varsity ShowPolice Sgt. Murphy (uncredited)1937
Dead EndPoliceman on Morning Beat (uncredited)1937
Easy LivingPrivate Guard (uncredited)1937
Ever Since EvePolice Sergeant (uncredited)1937
1937
The 13th ManPolice Lt. Tom O'Hara1937
ParnellIrish Cop in New York1937
The Go-GetterPoliceman (uncredited)1937
The Great Hospital MysteryBank Guard1937
Jim Hanvey, DetectiveSheriff Garrett1937
Midnight CourtPoliceman1937
Penrod and SamSheriff (uncredited)1937
The Great O'MalleyPoliceman Jim Dugan (uncredited)1937
1937
Black LegionMotorcycle Cop (uncredited)1937
Smart BlondeCop (uncredited)1937
The Plough and the StarsTimmy, Barman1936
Sinner Take AllSgt. Donovan (uncredited)1936
Ride, Ranger, RideColonel Summeral1936
Come and Get ItCookie (uncredited)1936
The Public PaysOfficer Donovan (uncredited)1936
The President's MysterySergeant1936
Sworn Enemy1st Policeman (uncredited)1936
Hollywood BoulevardGray (uncredited)1936
It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)Police Lt. O'Neill1936
Women Are TroublePolice Lieutenant Mayer1936
Easy MoneyDet. Sam Belden1936
Below the DeadlinePolice Captain Symonds1936
Little Miss NobodyPoliceman1936
FuryIncoming Watchman (uncredited)1936
Florida SpecialPolice Captain (uncredited)1936
Laughing Irish EyesAnnouncer1936
The Prisoner of Shark IslandSergeant (uncredited)1936
The Bridge of SighsHomicide Capt. P.G. Otheron1936
Strike Me PinkJoe - the Cop (uncredited)1936
Her Master's VoiceStationmaster1936
Suicide SquadCapt. Tim O'Connor1935
Ship CafeDerrick Man (uncredited)1935
StormyTrain Conductor (uncredited)1935
ConfidentialFat Pool Player1935
His Family TreePub Sailor at Bar1935
Steamboat Round the BendRace Official1935
The InformerDetractor1935
Vagabond LadyTony’s Old Crony (uncredited)1935
Murder on a HoneymoonPolice Stenographer (uncredited)1935
The President VanishesCop on the Beat (uncredited)1934
The Thin ManBilly the Detective (uncredited)1934
Thirty Day PrincessDetective #1 (uncredited)1934
Jimmy the GentPaddy (uncredited)1934
Mr. SkitchNorville - Flat River Sheriff1933
Lady KillerJailer (uncredited)1933
One Sunday AfternoonOfficer Charlie Brown (uncredited)1933
The NuisanceStreetcar Driver (uncredited)1933
Mystery of the Wax MuseumDesk Sergeant, 12th Precinct1933
She Done Him WrongDoheney1933
1933
Under-Cover ManFlannagan1932
If I Had a MillionDetective (uncredited)1932
Afraid to TalkBill McGuire - Third-Degree Detective1932
Wild GirlSheriff / Gambling Kibitzer (uncredited)1932
Madame RacketeerChief of Police1932
Son of OklahomaJohn Clayton - aka Silent Jack Clay1932
The Man from Hell's EdgesThe Sheriff1932
Young AmericaPatrolman Weems1932
Union DepotPoliceman in Paddy Wagon (uncredited)1932
Consolation MarriageJustice of the Peace (uncredited)1931
Branded MenChairman1931
The One Way TrailGeorge Beck1931
SilenceTim - Detective1931
Alias: The Bad ManSilas Warner1931
The Black CamelChief of Police (uncredited)1931
The Lawyer's SecretChief of Police (uncredited)1931
The Public EnemyOfficer Pat Burke (uncredited)1931
City StreetsPolice inspector1931
Clearing the Range'Dad' Moran1931
The Lightning FlyerJohn Nelson1931
The Widow from ChicagoPatrolman (uncredited)1930
Abraham LincolnA Senator - One of Lincoln's Advisors (uncredited)1930
The Concentratin' KidC.C. Stile1930
ExtravaganceProcess Server (uncredited)1930
SpursDad Merril (as Bob Homans)1930
The ThoroughbredRiley1930
Trigger TricksThomas Kingston1930
Born RecklessPoliceman1930
Alias French GertiePrison Warden1930
Son of the GodsDugan (uncredited)1930
Playing AroundPirate's Den Waiter (uncredited)1930
The Isle of Lost ShipsMr. Burke1929
Smiling Irish EyesShamus O'Connor1929
The ValiantNewspaper Printer (uncredited)1929
CoquetteCourt Bailiff1929
Burning the WindRichard Gordon Sr1929
BlindfoldCaptain Jenkins1928
Guardians of the WildJohn Warren1928
The Masked AngelDetective Bives1928
Obey Your HusbandStephens1928
Fast and FuriousDoctor1927
The Prairie KingJim Gardener (as Robert E. Homans)1927
1927
The Silent PowerDavid Webster1926
Wolves of the NorthSimon Blake1924
Dark Stairways'Dippy' Blake1924
The Breathless MomentDetective Quinn (as Robert E. Homans)1924
Personal details
- Official site
- Alternative names
- Robert Edward Homans
- Robert E. Homans
- Bob Homans
- BornNovember 07, 1877Malden, Massachusetts, USA
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