Dan Tobin

Dan Tobin (October 19, 1910 – November 26, 1982) was a prominent American actor known for his supporting roles in theater, film, and television. He often portrayed characters that were refined, somewhat fussy, and occasionally duplicitous, frequently depicting a subtle undercurrent of malevolence.

Tobin began his acting career with a touring company in England. His breakthrough came when an impresario noticed him in the play Ah, Wilderness!, which led to his casting in the production Behind Your Back at the Strand Theatre.

Among Tobin's notable performances was his role as the domineering secretary, Gerald, in the 1942 film Woman of the Year. He also starred as the leading scientist in Orson Welles's groundbreaking television pilot, The Fountain of Youth, which, despite being unsold, won a Peabody Award and was broadcast once in 1958 as part of NBC's Colgate Theatre.

He made his Broadway debut in 1939 as Alexander "Sandy" Lord in the original production of Philip Barry's The Philadelphia Story, and his stage credits also included American Holiday (1939).

In the realm of television, Tobin featured prominently in series such as I Married Joan, My Favorite Husband, and Where Were You? His extensive career, which lasted from 1939 to 1977, includes 96 film and television roles, according to the Internet Movie Database. In the final season of Perry Mason, he appeared regularly as the owner of "Clay's Grill," having previously portrayed Dickens the butler in the 1964 episode "The Case of the Scandalous Sculptor."