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