Andrew Tombes | |
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Born | Ashtabula, Ohio, U.S. | June 29, 1885
Died | March 17, 1976 New York City, U.S. | (aged 90)
Education | Phillips Exeter Academy |
Occupations | |
Years active | 1917–1956 |
Andrew Tombes (29 June 1885 – 17 March 1976) was an American comedian and character actor.
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.