Andrew Tombes
Actor, Film actor
1885 – 1976
Who was Andrew Tombes?
Andrew Tombes was an American comedian and character actor.
The son of a grocer, originally from Ashtabula, Ohio, Tombes had a significant career as a vaudeville comic. By December 1914 he'd appeared in the headlining act for the opening of the Kansas City Orpheum Theatre.
He successfully ascended to Broadway comedies beginning in 1917, in the revue Miss 1917, and appeared there consistently through the 1920s, for instance in Tip-Toes in 1925, and in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1922 and 1927.
Tombes' first film appearances were in 1933, already approaching 50 years old. He made about 150 films all together for various studios.
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- Born
- Jun 29, 1885
Ashtabula - Also known as
- Andrew Toombes
- Andrew J. Tombes
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Mar 17, 1976
New York City
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on July 23, 2013
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