Dan Tobin

Dan Tobin

Deceased · Born: Oct 19, 1910 · Died: Nov 26, 1982

Personal Details

BornOct 19, 1910 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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."

Career

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2018
The Other Side of the Wind
The Other Side of the Wind as Dr. Bradley Pease Burroughs
{"id":81302,"title":"Once Upon a Brothers Grimm","year":"1977","character":"Prime Minister","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/once-upon-a-brothers-grimm","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_81302.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_81302.jpg"},"released":1}
1977
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1974
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{"id":64709,"title":"Letters from Three Lovers","year":"1973","character":"Thompson","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/letters-from-three-lovers","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_64709.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_64709.jpg"},"released":1}
1973
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1967
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1966
Batman
Batman as Mr. Jay
{"id":10380,"title":"Bewitched","year":1966,"character":"Mr. Saunders","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/bewitched","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_10380.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_10380.jpg"},"released":1}
Bewitched
Bewitched as Mr. Saunders
{"id":1342,"title":"Perry Mason","year":1965,"character":"Terrance Clay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/perry-mason-us","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/3lakj624b5p0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/3lakj624b5p0.jpg"},"released":1}
1965
Perry Mason
Perry Mason as Terrance Clay
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1964
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1962
{"id":10405,"title":"Gunsmoke","year":1962,"character":"Foote","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/gunsmoke","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_10405.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_10405.jpg"},"released":1}
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke as Foote
{"id":10394,"title":"The Andy Griffith Show","year":1960,"character":"'Gentleman' Dan Caldwell","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/the-andy-griffith-show","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_10394.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_10394.jpg"},"released":1}
1960
The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show as 'Gentleman' Dan Caldwell
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The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone as E. M. Bagby
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Maverick
Maverick as Lucius Benson
{"id":34350,"title":"The Last Angry Man","year":"1959","character":"Ben Loomer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-last-angry-man","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_34350.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_34350.jpg"},"released":1}
1959
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1958
Colgate Theatre
Colgate Theatre as Humphrey Baxter
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1956
The Catered Affair
The Catered Affair as Hotel Caterer
{"id":35409,"title":"Dream Wife","year":"1953","character":"Mr. Brown","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/dream-wife","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_35409.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_35409.jpg"},"released":1}
1953
Dream Wife
Dream Wife as Mr. Brown
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1951
Queen for a Day
Queen for a Day as Owen Cruger
{"id":69154,"title":"Song of Surrender","year":"1949","character":"Clyde Atherton","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/song-of-surrender","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_69154.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_69154.jpg"},"released":1}
1949
Song of Surrender
Song of Surrender as Clyde Atherton
{"id":11979,"title":"The Big Clock","year":"1948","character":"Roy Cordette","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-big-clock","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_11979.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_11979.jpg"},"released":1}
1948
The Big Clock
The Big Clock as Roy Cordette
{"id":69489,"title":"The Velvet Touch","year":"1948","character":"Jeff Trent","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-velvet-touch","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_69489.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_69489.jpg"},"released":1}
The Velvet Touch
The Velvet Touch as Jeff Trent
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Miss Tatlock's Millions
Miss Tatlock's Millions as Gifford Tatlock
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Sealed Verdict
Sealed Verdict as Lieutenant Parker
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Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House as Bunny Funkhauser (uncredited)
{"id":187104,"title":"A Likely Story","year":"1947","character":"Phil Bright","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/a-likely-story","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_187104.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_187104.jpg"},"released":1}
1947
A Likely Story
A Likely Story as Phil Bright
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{"id":69872,"title":"Undercurrent","year":"1946","character":"Joseph Bangs","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/undercurrent-1946","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_69872.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_69872.jpg"},"released":1}
1946
Undercurrent
Undercurrent as Joseph Bangs
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1942
Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year as Gerald Howe
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1938
Footsteps in the Sand
Footsteps in the Sand as Reporter Roberts