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."
Movie | The Other Side of the Wind | Dr. Bradley Pease Burroughs | 2018-11-02 |
Movie | Once Upon a Brothers Grimm | Prime Minister | 1977-11-23 |
Movie | Herbie Rides Again | Lawyer | 1974-02-12 |
Movie | Only with Married Men | Alan Tolan | 1974-12-05 |
Movie | Letters from Three Lovers | Thompson | 1973-10-03 |
Series | The Odd Couple | Cemetery Salesman | 1970-09-24 |
Series | The Outcasts | Unknown | 1968-09-23 |
Movie | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | Johnson | 1967-03-09 |
Series | Felony Squad | Unknown | 1966-09-12 |
Series | Batman | Mr. Jay | 1966-01-12 |
Series | That Girl | Unknown | 1966-09-08 |
Series | The Wild Wild West | Unknown | 1965-09-17 |
Series | The F.B.I. | Michaels | 1965-09-19 |
Series | Hogan's Heroes | General von Treger | 1965-09-17 |
Series | The Cara Williams Show | Unknown | 1964-09-23 |
Series | Bewitched | Mr. Ames (uncredited) | 1964-09-17 |
Series | The Munsters | Unknown | 1964-09-24 |
Series | Profiles in Courage | Unknown | 1964-11-08 |
Series | Burke's Law | Homer Franklin | 1963-09-20 |
Series | Saints and Sinners | Larry Briggs | 1962-09-17 |
Movie | Who's Got the Action? | Mr. Sanford | 1962-12-25 |
Series | 87th Precinct | Unknown | 1961-09-25 |
Series | Dr. Kildare | Jonsey | 1961-09-27 |
Series | Hazel | Poker Player (uncredited) | 1961-09-28 |
Series | Ben Casey | Unknown | 1961-10-02 |
Series | Thriller | Ray | 1960-09-13 |
Series | The Chevy Mystery Show | Club President | 1960-05-29 |
Series | Guestward, Ho! | Unknown | 1960-09-29 |
Series | The Aquanauts | Danton Spangler | 1960-09-14 |
Series | The Andy Griffith Show | 'Gentleman' Dan Caldwell | 1960-10-03 |
Series | Bonanza | Judge Rideout | 1959-09-12 |
Series | The Twilight Zone | E. M. Bagby | 1959-10-02 |
Series | Hawaiian Eye | Timmy Yarborough | 1959-10-07 |
Movie | The Last Angry Man | Ben Loomer | 1959-10-22 |
Movie | The Fountain of Youth | Humphrey Baxter | 1958-09-16 |
Series | The Ed Wynn Show | Unknown | 1958-09-25 |
Series | Naked City | Charles Banning | 1958-09-30 |
Series | 77 Sunset Strip | Unknown | 1958-10-10 |
Series | Yancy Derringer | Alvin Watson | 1958-10-02 |
Series | Wagon Train | Mr. Bill Dashwood | 1957-09-18 |
Series | M Squad | Steve Lanley | 1957-09-20 |
Series | Perry Mason | Terrance Clay | 1957-09-21 |
Series | Maverick | Howard Harris | 1957-09-22 |
Movie | The Catered Affair | Hotel Caterer | 1956-06-14 |
Series | The Star and the Story | Don Shaw | 1955-01-08 |
Movie | Dark Stranger | Don Shaw | 1955-01-08 |
Series | The Millionaire | Dr. Alan Mitchell | 1955-01-19 |
Series | Gunsmoke | Professor | 1955-09-10 |
Series | General Electric Theater | Richard Brighton | 1953-02-01 |
Movie | Dream Wife | Mr. Brown | 1953-06-19 |
Series | Cavalcade of America | Graffan | 1952-10-01 |
Series | Four Star Playhouse | George Lennox | 1952-09-25 |
Movie | Queen for a Day | Owen Cruger | 1951-07-07 |
Series | Lux Video Theatre | Captain Purvis | 1950-10-02 |
Series | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | The Guide | 1950-10-12 |
Movie | Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House | Bunny Funkhauser (uncredited) | 1948-03-25 |
Movie | The Big Clock | Roy Cordette | 1948-03-18 |
Movie | The Velvet Touch | Jeff Trent | 1948-07-13 |
Movie | Miss Tatlock's Millions | Gifford Tatlock | 1948-11-19 |
Movie | Sealed Verdict | Lieutenant Parker | 1948-11-05 |
Movie | A Likely Story | Phil Bright | 1947-04-18 |
Movie | The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer | Chester Walters | 1947-09-01 |
Movie | Undercurrent | Joseph Bangs | 1946-11-11 |
Movie | Woman of the Year | Gerald Howe | 1942-02-05 |
Movie | Black Limelight | Reporter Roberts | 1938-06-14 |