Dan Tobin
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."
Known for
ActingBirthday
October 19, 1910Deathday
November 26, 1982Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
23Place of birth
Cincinnati, Ohio, USAAlso known as
Daniel Malloy Tobin![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/8BrATxEgmNlxiGeb6x90GRa2JNZ.jpg)
Cast credits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/A0Cf2GElBW2UfnQAFUqcqGYV7cY.jpg)
Woman of the Year
Gerald Howe![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/eeBn5yhOBMBq2qQ9x2xQHyP1ZJk.jpg)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Chester Walters![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/pIExpZkAaHnZ4106e8n82sfUKQv.jpg)
The Velvet Touch
Jeff Trent![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/7IyNoYoHcV5a52FhWj6QPxR8cBV.jpg)
Undercurrent
Joseph Bangs![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/urnKMXbvNubipGbdqmXpXoNS2OO.jpg)
The Big Clock
Roy Cordette![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/hfRcP2beAtOSHUNnB9vCbezZFHJ.jpg)
The Catered Affair
Hotel Caterer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lPEeC7TgWLD96UZDWIYU8BGbA9U.jpg)
The Fountain of Youth
Humphrey Baxter![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/kFky1paYEfHxfCYByEc9g7gn6Zk.jpg)
The Other Side of the Wind
Dr. Bradley Pease Burroughs![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/nVAk0i9oCmyA1p8PQo70TROz9Jk.jpg)
Black Limelight
Reporter Roberts![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/zqKiB8csGBsA3b5dbXlJSNBQYez.jpg)
Dream Wife
Mr. Brown![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/8qlVmvRzFHYwdi8MPD5SPZ9VRyP.jpg)
Miss Tatlock's Millions
Gifford Tatlock![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/eZAjSjaksKrXJg4xNEQWVqh75nL.jpg)
Who's Got the Action?
Mr. Sanford![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/yPo335bwfQePltlDtxuWc0rjwwV.jpg)
The Last Angry Man
Ben Loomer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/jnhTVq2VYCYOOSv4FRo6TMNmpm7.jpg)
A Likely Story
Phil Bright![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/1k14PPykkUQfhjn3xXDrc55lfHl.jpg)
Herbie Rides Again
Lawyer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ry9WySyAV4hKGuNgAHCLyuiLSZ6.jpg)
Sealed Verdict
Lieutenant Parker![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/sgqDR2dGCrUWPgyQq10rElPKIbK.jpg)
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
Prime Minister![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/4m4enGKCbwBCVEE4aOJjTwG9nku.jpg)
Queen for a Day
Owen Cruger![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/nxjgAm7fDMqUjbEbMKNYasEgAjB.jpg)
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Johnson![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/smKM575W3FLvWHna5YaWWeN5po8.jpg)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Bunny Funkhauser (uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/yOHkT8Y0HvgQkUsOYqtYZg1zM5R.jpg)
Letters from Three Lovers
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