Dan Tobin

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1.0023

Gender

Male

Birthday

19-Oct-1910

Age

(116 years old)

Place of Birth

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Also Known As
  • Daniel Malloy Tobin

Dan Tobin

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dan Tobin (October 19, 1910 – November 26, 1982) was an American supporting actor on the stage, in films and on television. He generally played gentle, urbane, rather fussy, sometimes obsequious and shifty characters, often with a concealed edge of malice. Tobin acted with a touring troupe in England. After an impresario saw him in Ah, Wilderness!, he gained a role in Behind Your Back at the Strand. Tobin's most memorable roles were as the overbearing secretary, Gerald, in Woman of the Year (1942), and the top-billed scientist in Orson Welles's innovative Peabody Award-winning unsold television pilot, The Fountain of Youth, filmed in 1956 and televised once two years later as an installment of NBC's Colgate Theatre. Tobin also played as Alexander "Sandy" Lord in the original Broadway production of Phillip Barry's The Philadelphia Story, thus starting his career on stage in 1939. His work on Broadway included American Holiday (1939). On television, Tobin was a regular on I Married Joan, My Favorite Husband, and Where Were You? The Internet Movie Database lists 96 television and film acting roles for Tobin over a career spanning from 1939 to 1977. He became a regular during the final season of Perry Mason as the proprietor of "Clay's Grill". He had made a prior appearance in 1964 as Dickens the butler in "The Case of the Scandalous Sculptor."


Credits

Only with Married Men Only with Married Men (1974) Character: Alan Tolan
A girl decides that she will only date married men, and she runs into a bachelor who tells women that he is married in order to avoid long-term commitments.
Black Limelight Black Limelight (1938) Character: Reporter Roberts
This gripping, atmospheric crime thriller from Austrian-born director Paul Stein stars Oscar nominee Raymond Massey as a man at the centre of a multiple murder investigation – a case that sparks a sensationalist press frenzy when it becomes clear that the killer only strikes when there is a full moon.
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm Once Upon a Brothers Grimm (1977) Character: Prime Minister
While traveling to meet with the Hessian King, the famed Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm, travel through an enchanted forest where they find themselves trapped in the world of their fairy tales.
Dark Stranger Dark Stranger (1955) Character: Don Shaw
A writer's fiction becomes terrifying reality, sucking him into his own novel being played out.
Queen for a Day Queen for a Day (1951) Character: Owen Cruger
Adapted from the TV and radio series of the same name, the producer of said show reads letters from three woman providing the framing story for this melodrama anthology film. The tales focus on parenting and family struggles.
Miss Tatlock's Millions Miss Tatlock's Millions (1948) Character: Gifford Tatlock
After the accidental death of an idiot heir, a stunt man is hired to impersonate him while the family gathers to determine the dispersment of the estate of Miss Tatlock's millions.
The Last Angry Man The Last Angry Man (1959) Character: Ben Loomer
Dr. Sam Abelman is a Jewish doctor contentedly spending his autumn years serving his own Brooklyn neighborhood. But when his nephew, would-be journalist Myron, writes an article about him, it draws the attention of a producer, Woodrow Thrasher, who believes Dr. Abelman a good candidate for a TV show. The doctor, however, is suspicious of the whole enterprise, thinking both Myron and Thrasher are simply out to make a fast buck.
The Catered Affair The Catered Affair (1956) Character: Hotel Caterer
An Irish cabby in the Bronx watches his wife go overboard planning their daughter's wedding.
The Velvet Touch The Velvet Touch (1948) Character: Jeff Trent
After accidentally killing her lecherous producer, a famous actress tries to hide her guilt.
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) Character: Chester Walters
Teenager Susan Turner, with a severe crush on playboy artist Richard Nugent, sneaks into his apartment to model for him and is found there by her sister Judge Margaret Turner. Threatened with jail, Nugent agrees to date Susan until the crush abates.
The Big Clock The Big Clock (1948) Character: Roy Cordette
George Stroud, a crime magazine's crusading editor, has to postpone a vacation with his wife - again - when a glamorous blonde is murdered and he is assigned by his publishing boss to find the killer. As the investigation proceeds to its conclusion, Stroud must try to disrupt his ordinarily brilliant investigative team as they increasingly build evidence that he is the killer.
Letters from Three Lovers Letters from Three Lovers (1973) Character: Thompson
Three letters, whose delivery has been delayed by a year, change the lives of the people to whom they were addressed.
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) Character: Bunny Funkhauser (uncredited)
An advertising executive dreams of getting out of the city and building a perfect home in the country, only to find the transition fraught with problems.
Woman of the Year Woman of the Year (1942) Character: Gerald Howe
Rival reporters Sam Craig and Tess Harding fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess' hectic lifestyle.
Dream Wife Dream Wife (1953) Character: Mr. Brown
Clemson Reade, a business tycoon with marriage on his mind, and Effie, a U.S. diplomat, are a modern couple. Unfortunately there seems to be too much business and not enough pleasure on the part of Effie. When Clemson meets Tarji, a princess trained in all the arts of pleasing men, he decides he wants an old fashioned girl. Princess Tarji's father is king of oil-rich Bukistan. Because of the oil situation and to maintain good political relations during the courtship between Clemson & Tarji, the State Department assigns a diplomat to maintain protocol until the wedding - Effie!
Sealed Verdict Sealed Verdict (1948) Character: Lieutenant Parker
John Hoyt plays a high-ranking Nazi being prosecuted by an army tribunal in the aftermath of World War II. Sentenced to death, the general appeals to the American investigating Major (Ray Milland), claiming mitigating circumstances, and providing the names of witnesses who will clear his name. This sends the Major in a search through the ruins of post-war Germany to determine the degree of the general's guilt.
Herbie Rides Again Herbie Rides Again (1974) Character: Lawyer
The living Volkswagen Beetle helps an old lady protect her home from a corrupt developer.
A Likely Story A Likely Story (1947) Character: Phil Bright
A shell-shocked young GI mistakenly believes he is dying, and a young artist takes it upon herself to prove to him that he's not.
Who's Got the Action? Who's Got the Action? (1962) Character: Mr. Sanford
A lawyer begins to win after his wife secretly becomes his bookie to save their money.
The Other Side of the Wind The Other Side of the Wind (2018) Character: Dr. Bradley Pease Burroughs
Surrounded by fans and sceptics, grizzled director J.J. "Jake" Hannaford returns from years abroad in Europe to a changed Hollywood, where he attempts to make his innovative comeback film. This film was started in 1970 by Orson Welles but never completed during his lifetime.
The Fountain of Youth The Fountain of Youth (1958) Character: Humphrey Baxter
A darkly comic fable about vanity and desire, "The Fountain of Youth" follows a newly married couple whose relationship is destabilized by the arrival of a potion that promises centuries of youth and beauty—but in a quantity sufficient for only one person. As temptation and resentment grow, the gift becomes a catalyst for moral and emotional collapse. Written, directed, and narrated by Orson Welles and based on John Collier’s short story “Youth from Vienna,” the film uses stylized narration and experimental visual techniques to construct a compact essay on human vanity. (Note: Originally produced in 1956 as a television pilot and broadcast once in 1958 as part of NBC’s Colgate Theatre anthology series (S1E5); it later achieved independent archival and cultural status, including a 1958 Peabody Award.)
Undercurrent Undercurrent (1946) Character: Joseph Bangs
After a rapid engagement, a dowdy daughter of a chemist weds an industrialist, knowing little of his family or past. He transforms her into an elegant society wife, but becomes enraged whenever she asks about Michael, his mysterious long-lost brother.
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967) Character: Johnson
A young but bright former window cleaner rises to the top of his company by following the advice of a book about ruthless advancement in business.



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