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Regis Toomey
Born · August 11, 1898
Died · October 12, 1991 (93 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Bio
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Regis Toomey (August 13, 1898 – October 12, 1991) was an American film and television actor. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, he was one of four children of Francis X. and Mary Ellen Toomey and attended Peabody High School. He initially pondered a law career, but acting won out and he established himself as a musical stage performer. Educated in dramatics at the University of Pittsburgh, where he became a brother of Sigma Chi, Toomey began as a stock actor and eventually made it to Broadway. Toomey was a singer on stage until throat problems (acute laryngitis) while touring in Europe stopped that aspect of his career. In 1929, Toomey first began appearing in films. He initially started out as a leading man, but found more success as a character actor (sans his toupee). Toomey appeared in over 180 films, including classics such as The Big Sleep with Humphrey Bogart. In 1956, he appeared as a judge, with Chuck Connors as "Andy", in the third episode, "The Nevada Nightingale", of the NBC anthology series The Joseph Cotten Show. Toomey thereafter appeared in another anthology series too as the character "Harry" in the 1960 episode "The Doctor and the Redhead", with Dick Powell and Felicia Farr, of CBS's The DuPont Show with June Allyson. In the 1961–1962 television season, he appeared in a supporting role with George Nader in the syndicated crime drama Shannon about insurance investigators. From 1963–1966, Toomey was one of the stars of the ABC crime drama, Burke's Law, starring Gene Barry. He played Sergeant Les Hart, one of the detectives assisting the murder investigations of the millionaire police captain Amos Burke. He also guest-starred on dozens of television programs, including the "Shady Deal at Sunny Acres" episode of Maverick. In 1941, Toomey appeared in You're in the Army Now, in which he and Jane Wyman had the longest screen kiss in cinema history: 3 minutes and 5 seconds.
Evil Town
Doc Hooper
4.0
1987
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Burlesque Stagehand
4.1
1976
Dr. Shagetz
Doc Hooper
0.0
1975
The Phantom of Hollywood
Joe
5.1
1974
Ghost Story
Sam Streeter · (1 episode)
7.1
1972
The Carey Treatment
Sanderson the Pathologist
5.8
1972
Cover Me Babe
Michael Atterbury
4.6
1970
Change of Habit
Father Gibbons
5.6
1969
Adam-12
Billy Heckman · (1 episode)
7.1
1968
Gunn
The Bishop
5.4
1967
The Time Tunnel
Dr. Ben Berkhart · (1 episode)
7.6
1966
The Night of the Grizzly
Cotton Benson
5.6
1966
The F.B.I.
Calvin Betts · (1 episode)
5.5
1965
Green Acres
(1 episode)
7.3
1965
The Legend of Jesse James
Defense Attorney Reed · (1 episode)
4.8
1965
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
George Penfield · (1 episode)
7.7
1964
Man's Favorite Sport?
Bagley
7.0
1964
Petticoat Junction
Doc Stuart · (7 episodes)
5.8
1963
Burke's Law
Detective Lester Hart · (81 episodes)
6.0
1963
Johnny Shiloh
Mr. Clem
7.5
1963
Going My Way
(1 episode)
5.7
1962
The Virginian
Joseph Denton · (1 episode)
6.4
1962
The Errand Boy
Studio Exec with the Baron
6.1
1961
Dr. Kildare
Arthur Wheeler · (1 episode)
5.3
1961
Cain's Hundred
Judge Thomas Otto · (1 episode)
4.7
1961
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Dr. Jamieson
5.7
1961
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
Bill Baird
6.0
1961
The Last Sunset
Milton Wing
6.8
1961
Route 66
(1 episode)
6.3
1960
The Tall Man
(1 episode)
6.3
1960
Guns of the Timberland
Sheriff Taylor
6.1
1960
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Dr. Harry Randolph · (1 episode)
6.3
1959
Tightrope
(1 episode)
5.5
1959
The Hangman
Soldier at Fort
6.2
1959
Warlock
Skinner
6.7
1959
Rawhide
(2 episodes)
7.2
1959
Joy Ride
Miles Renny
5.0
1958
Bronco
Judge Claymore · (1 episode)
5.2
1958
Peter Gunn
(1 episode)
6.5
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Lenny the Bartender · (1 episode)
6.9
1958
Sing Boy Sing
Rev. Easton
6.0
1958
No Time at All
Joe Donaldson
0.0
1958
Trackdown
(2 episodes)
6.4
1957
Maverick
Ben Granville · (1 episode)
6.8
1957
Perry Mason
Sam Crane · (1 episode)
7.7
1957
Perry Mason
Andy Grant · (1 episode)
7.7
1957
Wagon Train
Mr. Hunter · (1 episode)
6.3
1957
Sugarfoot
John Peel · (1 episode)
4.8
1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Lt. Dennis McGough · (13 episodes)
6.2
1957
Curfew Breakers
Coach Bettger
5.0
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Will Jenkins · (1 episode)
5.5
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Sheriff Barnes · (1 episode)
5.5
1956
Playhouse 90
Regis Toomey · (1 episode)
7.5
1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
(1 episode)
3.7
1956
Dakota Incident
Minstrel
6.3
1956
Three for Jamie Dawn
Murph
5.0
1956
Great Day in the Morning
Father Murphy
5.9
1956
Guys and Dolls
Arvide Abernathy
6.6
1955
Top Gun
Jim O'Hara
6.0
1955
Matinee Theater
(1 episode)
4.6
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
(2 episodes)
5.2
1955
Cheyenne
(3 episodes)
5.8
1955
Navy Log
(1 episode)
4.5
1955
The Millionaire
Pete Marlowe · (1 episode)
5.0
1955
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
Mike Farrell
0.0
1955
Climax!
Fred Warren · (1 episode)
3.0
1954
December Bride
(3 episodes)
5.5
1954
The Human Jungle
Bob Geddes
5.3
1954
Hey Mulligan
Joe Mulligan · (32 episodes)
6.7
1954
The High and the Mighty
Tim Garfield
5.9
1954
Drums Across the River
Sheriff Jim Beal
5.4
1954
The Backbone of America
Bill Carmody
0.0
1953
The Nebraskan
Col. Markham
3.0
1953
Take the High Ground!
Chaplain (uncredited)
5.7
1953
Main Street to Broadway
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
6.5
1953
Letter to Loretta
Everett Strawn · (1 episode)
6.2
1953
Letter to Loretta
Henry Herman · (1 episode)
6.2
1953
Letter to Loretta
Father Middleton · (1 episode)
6.2
1953
Letter to Loretta
George Kent · (1 episode)
6.2
1953
Letter to Loretta
Mr. McCarthy · (1 episode)
6.2
1953
Letter to Loretta
John Howell · (1 episode)
6.2
1953
Island in the Sky
Sergeant Harper
6.2
1953
Son of Belle Starr
Tom Wren
0.0
1953
It Happens Every Thursday
Mayor Hull
6.2
1953
General Electric Theater
Jimmy · (1 episode)
6.0
1953
Never Wave at a WAC
General Ned Prager
4.9
1953
My Pal Gus
Farley Norris
7.0
1952
Cavalcade of America
(1 episode)
3.5
1952
Just for You
Mr. Hodges
4.8
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Lt. Manny Waldo · (5 episodes)
6.1
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Colonel · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Police Lt. Manny Waldo · (2 episodes)
6.1
1952
The Battle at Apache Pass
Dr. Carter
6.3
1952
My Six Convicts
Dr. Gordon
6.3
1952
Crossroads - U.S.A.
Bill Marshall
0.0
1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Ed Bartlett · (1 episode)
7.0
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Babe Bricker · (1 episode)
7.0
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Colonel Hawks · (1 episode)
7.0
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
(1 episode)
7.0
1951
The People Against O'Hara
Fred Colton, Police Sound Man
5.7
1951
The Tall Target
Insp. Tim Reilly (uncredited)
6.8
1951
Show Boat
Sheriff Ike Vallon (uncredited)
6.1
1951
Navy Bound
Capt. Charles Danning
6.0
1951
Cry Danger
Gus Cobb
6.8
1951
Tomahawk
Smith (uncredited)
6.6
1951
Frenchie
Carter
5.7
1950
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
Reporter (uncredited)
6.0
1950
Undercover Girl
Hank Miller
5.8
1950
Again Pioneers
Dave Harley
3.5
1950
Lux Video Theatre
(1 episode)
6.0
1950
Dynamite Pass
Dan Madden
5.8
1950
Beyond the Forest
Sorren
6.8
1949
The Devil's Henchman
Tip Banning
6.0
1949
Mighty Joe Young
John Young
6.3
1949
Come to the Stable
Monsignor Talbot
6.4
1949
The Phantom Creeps
Lt. Jim Daley
3.3
1949
The Boy with Green Hair
Mr. Davis
6.2
1948
Station West
Jim Goddard
6.1
1948
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
Police Inspector Clint Judd
5.5
1948
Raw Deal
(uncredited)
6.7
1948
Reaching from Heaven
Pastor
0.0
1948
The Bishop's Wife
Mr. Miller
7.0
1947
Magic Town
Ed Weaver
6.7
1947
High Tide
Inspector O'Haffey
5.8
1947
The Big Fix
Lt. Brenner
0.0
1947
The Guilty
Detective Heller
5.3
1947
The Thirteenth Hour
Don Parker
5.8
1947
Child of Divorce
Ray Carter
6.0
1946
Sister Kenny
New York Reporter (uncredited)
6.5
1946
Her Sister's Secret
Bill Gordon
6.5
1946
The Big Sleep
Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls
7.6
1946
Mysterious Intruder
James Summers
5.8
1946
Follow That Woman
Barney Manners
6.0
1945
Spellbound
Det. Sgt. Gillespie
7.4
1945
Betrayal from the East
Agent Posing as 'Sgt. Jimmy Scott'
5.8
1945
Strange Illusion
Dr. Vincent
5.5
1945
The Doughgirls
Timothy Walsh
7.0
1944
Murder in the Blue Room
Inspector McDonald
5.0
1944
When the Lights Go On Again
Bill Regan
5.5
1944
Dark Mountain
Steve Downey
5.3
1944
Raiders of Ghost City
Capt. Clay Randolph [Chs. 1-6]
6.0
1944
Song of the Open Road
Connors
0.0
1944
Follow the Boys
Dr. Henderson
5.3
1944
Phantom Lady
Detective
7.0
1944
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
Capt. Ralph Carson
6.5
1943
Destroyer
Lt. Cmdr. Clark
6.6
1943
Tennessee Johnson
Blackstone McDaniel
6.1
1942
The Forest Rangers
Frank Hatfield
0.0
1942
I Was Framed
Bob Leeds
4.0
1942
Bullet Scars
Dr. Steven Bishop
6.2
1942
You're in the Army Now
Captain Joe Radcliffe
3.6
1941
They Died with Their Boots On
Fitzhugh Lee
6.6
1941
New York Town
Jim Martin (uncredited)
10.0
1941
Law of the Tropics
Tom Marshall
6.0
1941
The Nurse's Secret
Inspector Tom Patten
5.0
1941
Reaching for the Sun
Intern
6.0
1941
The Devil and Miss Jones
1st Policeman
7.7
1941
A Shot in the Dark
William Ryder
5.0
1941
Meet John Doe
Bert Hansen
7.3
1941
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
Wallace
6.0
1941
Dive Bomber
Tim Griffin
6.3
1941
Arizona
Grant Oury
6.2
1940
March On, Marines
Drill Sergeant
2.5
1940
North West Mounted Police
Constable Jerry Moore
6.3
1940
'Til We Meet Again
Freddy
6.2
1940
Northwest Passage
Webster
6.3
1940
His Girl Friday
Sanders
7.4
1940
Thunder Afloat
Ives
5.9
1939
Hidden Power
Mayton
0.0
1939
Indianapolis Speedway
Dick Wilbur
5.0
1939
Trapped in the Sky
Lt. Gary
0.0
1939
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Tom - in Coffee Shop (uncredited)
6.1
1939
Union Pacific
Paddy O'Rourke
6.5
1939
Street of Missing Men
Jim Parker
9.0
1939
Society Smugglers
Johnny Beebe
5.7
1939
Wings of the Navy
First Flight Instructor
6.0
1939
The Mysterious Miss X
Jack Webster
5.3
1939
The Phantom Creeps
Lt. Jim Daly
4.3
1939
Pirates of the Skies
0.0
1939
Smashing the Spy Ring
Ted Hall
0.0
1938
Illegal Traffic
Windy
6.5
1938
Hunted Men
Donovan
6.0
1938
Blind Alibi
Doctor Wilson - Veterinarian
5.8
1938
The Invisible Menace
Lt. Matthews
4.1
1938
Submarine D-1
Tom Callan
4.7
1937
Big City
Fred Hawkins
7.4
1937
Back in Circulation
Buck
5.3
1937
The Lady Escapes
American reporter (uncredited)
0.0
1937
Midnight Taxi
Hilton
5.0
1937
Bulldog Edition
Jim Hardy
3.0
1936
Skull and Crown
Bob Franklin, alias Rocky Morgan
6.0
1935
Bars of Hate
Ted Clark
5.0
1935
Shadows of the Orient
Inspector Bob Baxter
5.0
1935
Manhattan Moon
Eddie
0.0
1935
'G' Men
Eddie Buchanan
6.5
1935
One Frightened Night
Tom Dean
5.5
1935
Great God Gold
Phil Stuart
9.0
1935
Shadow of Doubt
Reed Ryan
6.2
1935
Red Morning
John Hastings
5.0
1934
Redhead
Scoop
6.0
1934
She Had to Choose
Jack Berry
5.0
1934
Murder on the Blackboard
Detective Smiley North
5.7
1934
Picture Brides
Dave Hart
4.5
1934
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
6.0
1934
Big Time Or Bust
Jimmie Kane
3.5
1933
She Had to Say Yes
Tommy Nelson
5.8
1933
How to Break 90 #5: Impact
Himself
0.0
1933
Laughing at Life
Pat Collins / Mc Hale
6.0
1933
Soldiers of the Storm
Brad Allerton
0.0
1933
State Trooper
Michael Rolph
0.0
1933
The Penal Code
Robert Palmer
6.0
1932
A Strange Adventure
Detective-Sergeant Mitchell
5.0
1932
They Never Come Back
Jimmy Nolan
5.5
1932
The Crowd Roars
Dick Wilbur
5.9
1932
The Midnight Patrol
John Martin
0.0
1932
Shopworn
David Livingston
6.5
1932
Under Eighteen
Jimmie Slocum
6.6
1932
Touchdown!
Tom Hussey
0.0
1931
24 Hours
Tony Bruzzi
5.5
1931
Graft
Dustin Hotchkiss
4.5
1931
Murder by the Clock
Office Cassidy
6.0
1931
Kick In
Chick Hewes
6.0
1931
The Finger Points
Charlie 'Breezy' Russell
6.6
1931
Finn and Hattie
Henry Collins
5.3
1931
Scandal Sheet
Regan
0.0
1931
Other Men's Women
Jack Kulper
5.7
1931
A Man from Wyoming
Jersey
9.0
1930
Good Intentions
Richard Holt
0.0
1930
Shadow of the Law
Tom Owens
6.4
1930
The Light of Western Stars
Bob Drexell
2.8
1930
Crazy That Way
Robert Metcalf
0.0
1930
Framed
Jimmy McArthur
5.3
1930
Street of Chance
'Babe' Marsden
6.6
1930
Rich People
Jef MacLean
0.0
1929
Illusion
Eric
0.0
1929
The Wheel of Life
Lt. MacLaren
0.0
1929
Alibi
Danny McGann
5.9
1929
Shannon
(36 episodes)
3.0