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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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Evil Town
Character:Doc Hooper
Release Date:02/06/1987
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Character:Burlesque Stagehand
Release Date:26/07/1976
Dr. Shagetz
Character:Doc Hooper
Release Date:01/01/1975
The Phantom of Hollywood
Character:Joe
Release Date:12/02/1974
The Carey Treatment
Character:Sanderson the Pathologist
Release Date:29/03/1972
Cover Me Babe
Character:Michael Atterbury
Release Date:01/10/1970
Change of Habit
Character:Father Gibbons
Release Date:10/11/1969
Gunn
Character:The Bishop
Release Date:28/06/1967
The Night of the Grizzly
Character:Cotton Benson
Release Date:20/04/1966
Johnny Shiloh
Character:Mr. Clem
Release Date:21/12/1965
Man's Favorite Sport?
Character:Bagley
Release Date:31/01/1964
The Errand Boy
Character:Studio Exec with the Baron
Release Date:28/11/1961
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Character:Dr. Jamieson
Release Date:12/07/1961
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
Character:Bill Baird
Release Date:11/06/1961
The Last Sunset
Character:Milton Wing
Release Date:08/06/1961
Guns of the Timberland
Character:Sheriff Taylor
Release Date:01/02/1960
The Hangman
Character:Soldier at Fort
Release Date:17/06/1959
The Hangman
Character:Orderly (uncredited)
Release Date:17/06/1959
Warlock
Character:Skinner
Release Date:15/05/1959
Joy Ride
Character:Miles Renny
Release Date:23/11/1958
Sing Boy Sing
Character:Rev. Easton
Release Date:21/02/1958
No Time at All
Character:Joe Donaldson
Release Date:13/02/1958
Curfew Breakers
Character:Coach Bettger
Release Date:22/03/1957
Dakota Incident
Character:Minstrel
Release Date:23/07/1956
Three for Jamie Dawn
Character:Murph
Release Date:08/07/1956
Great Day in the Morning
Character:Father Murphy
Release Date:16/05/1956
Guys and Dolls
Character:Arvide Abernathy
Release Date:23/12/1955
Top Gun
Character:Jim O'Hara
Release Date:01/12/1955
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
Character:Mike Farrell
Release Date:01/01/1955
The Human Jungle
Character:Bob Geddes
Release Date:03/10/1954
The High and the Mighty
Character:Tim Garfield
Release Date:03/07/1954
Drums Across the River
Character:Sheriff Jim Beal
Release Date:01/06/1954
The Backbone of America
Character:Bill Carmody
Release Date:29/12/1953
The Nebraskan
Character:Col. Markham
Release Date:02/12/1953
Take the High Ground!
Character:Chaplain (uncredited)
Release Date:30/10/1953
Main Street to Broadway
Character:Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Release Date:12/10/1953
Island in the Sky
Character:Sergeant Harper
Release Date:05/09/1953
Son of Belle Starr
Character:Tom Wren
Release Date:26/06/1953
It Happens Every Thursday
Character:Mayor Hull
Release Date:22/04/1953
Never Wave at a WAC
Character:General Ned Prager
Release Date:28/01/1953
My Pal Gus
Character:Farley Norris
Release Date:01/12/1952
Just for You
Character:Mr. Hodges
Release Date:27/09/1952
The Battle at Apache Pass
Character:Dr. Carter
Release Date:09/05/1952
My Six Convicts
Character:Dr. Gordon
Release Date:20/03/1952
Crossroads - U.S.A.
Character:Bill Marshall
Release Date:02/02/1952
The People Against O'Hara
Character:Fred Colton, Police Sound Man
Release Date:01/09/1951
The Tall Target
Character:Insp. Tim Reilly (uncredited)
Release Date:17/08/1951
Show Boat
Character:Sheriff Ike Vallon (uncredited)
Release Date:19/07/1951
Navy Bound
Character:Capt. Charles Danning
Release Date:04/03/1951
Cry Danger
Character:Gus Cobb
Release Date:23/02/1951
Tomahawk
Character:Smith (uncredited)
Release Date:05/02/1951
Frenchie
Character:Carter
Release Date:25/12/1950
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
Character:Reporter (uncredited)
Release Date:08/12/1950
Undercover Girl
Character:Hank Miller
Release Date:02/11/1950
Again Pioneers
Character:Dave Harley
Release Date:01/11/1950
Dynamite Pass
Character:Dan Madden
Release Date:23/03/1950
Beyond the Forest
Character:Sorren
Release Date:21/10/1949
The Devil's Henchmen
Character:Tip Banning
Release Date:15/09/1949
Come to the Stable
Character:Monsignor Talbot
Release Date:27/07/1949
Mighty Joe Young
Character:John Young
Release Date:13/07/1949
The Phantom Creeps
Character:Lt. Jim Daley
Release Date:06/06/1949
The Boy with Green Hair
Character:Mr. Davis
Release Date:26/11/1948
Station West
Character:Jim Goddard
Release Date:01/09/1948
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
Character:Police Inspector Clint Judd
Release Date:23/05/1948
Raw Deal
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:21/05/1948
Reaching from Heaven
Character:Pastor
Release Date:01/02/1948
The Bishop's Wife
Character:Mr. Miller
Release Date:25/12/1947
Magic Town
Character:Ed Weaver
Release Date:07/10/1947
High Tide
Character:Inspector O'Haffey
Release Date:13/09/1947
The Big Fix
Character:Lt. Brenner
Release Date:19/04/1947
The Guilty
Character:Detective Heller
Release Date:22/03/1947
The Thirteenth Hour
Character:Don Parker
Release Date:06/02/1947
Child of Divorce
Character:Ray Carter
Release Date:14/10/1946
Sister Kenny
Character:New York Reporter (uncredited)
Release Date:10/10/1946
Her Sister's Secret
Character:Bill Gordon
Release Date:23/09/1946
The Big Sleep
Character:Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls
Release Date:22/08/1946
Mysterious Intruder
Character:James Summers
Release Date:11/04/1946
Follow That Woman
Character:Barney Manners
Release Date:14/12/1945
Spellbound
Character:Det. Sgt. Gillespie
Release Date:08/11/1945
Betrayal from the East
Character:Agent Posing as 'Sgt. Jimmy Scott'
Release Date:24/04/1945
Strange Illusion
Character:Dr. Vincent
Release Date:31/03/1945
The Doughgirls
Character:Timothy Walsh
Release Date:25/11/1944
Murder in the Blue Room
Character:Inspector McDonald
Release Date:27/10/1944
When the Lights Go On Again
Character:Bill Regan
Release Date:22/10/1944
Dark Mountain
Character:Steve Downey
Release Date:01/09/1944
Raiders of Ghost City
Character:Capt. Clay Randolph [Chs. 1-6]
Release Date:25/07/1944
Song of the Open Road
Character:Connors
Release Date:21/06/1944
Follow the Boys
Character:Dr. Henderson
Release Date:05/05/1944
Phantom Lady
Character:Detective
Release Date:28/01/1944
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
Character:Capt. Ralph Carson
Release Date:07/09/1943
Destroyer
Character:Lt. Cmdr. Clark
Release Date:19/08/1943
Tennessee Johnson
Character:Blackstone McDaniel
Release Date:01/12/1942
The Forest Rangers
Character:Frank Hatfield
Release Date:21/10/1942
I Was Framed
Character:Bob Leeds
Release Date:04/04/1942
Bullet Scars
Character:Dr. Steven Bishop
Release Date:07/03/1942
You're in the Army Now
Character:Captain Joe Radcliffe
Release Date:25/12/1941
They Died with Their Boots On
Character:Fitzhugh Lee
Release Date:20/11/1941
New York Town
Character:Jim Martin (uncredited)
Release Date:31/10/1941
Law of the Tropics
Character:Tom Marshall
Release Date:04/10/1941
Dive Bomber
Character:Tim Griffin
Release Date:30/08/1941
The Nurse's Secret
Character:Inspector Tom Patten
Release Date:24/05/1941
Reaching for the Sun
Character:Intern
Release Date:01/05/1941
The Devil and Miss Jones
Character:1st Policeman
Release Date:11/04/1941
A Shot in the Dark
Character:William Ryder
Release Date:05/04/1941
Meet John Doe
Character:Bert Hansen
Release Date:14/03/1941
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
Character:Wallace
Release Date:06/03/1941
Arizona
Character:Grant Oury
Release Date:25/12/1940
March On, Marines
Character:Drill Sergeant
Release Date:14/12/1940
North West Mounted Police
Character:Constable Jerry Moore
Release Date:22/10/1940
'Til We Meet Again
Character:Freddy
Release Date:20/04/1940
Northwest Passage
Character:Webster
Release Date:23/02/1940
His Girl Friday
Character:Sanders
Release Date:18/01/1940
Thunder Afloat
Character:Ives
Release Date:15/09/1939
Hidden Power
Character:Mayton
Release Date:07/09/1939
Indianapolis Speedway
Character:Dick Wilbur
Release Date:05/08/1939
Trapped in the Sky
Character:Lt. Gary
Release Date:01/06/1939
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Character:Tom - in Coffee Shop (uncredited)
Release Date:06/05/1939
Union Pacific
Character:Paddy O'Rourke
Release Date:05/05/1939
Street of Missing Men
Character:Jim Parker
Release Date:24/04/1939
Society Smugglers
Character:Johnny Beebe
Release Date:01/03/1939
Wings of the Navy
Character:First Flight Instructor
Release Date:11/02/1939
The Mysterious Miss X
Character:Jack Webster
Release Date:10/01/1939
The Phantom Creeps
Character:Lt. Jim Daly
Release Date:07/01/1939
Pirates of the Skies
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1939
Smashing the Spy Ring
Character:Ted Hall
Release Date:29/12/1938
Illegal Traffic
Character:Windy
Release Date:02/11/1938
Hunted Men
Character:Donovan
Release Date:27/05/1938
Blind Alibi
Character:Doctor Wilson - Veterinarian
Release Date:20/05/1938
The Invisible Menace
Character:Lt. Matthews
Release Date:11/01/1938
Submarine D-1
Character:Tom Callan
Release Date:27/11/1937
Big City
Character:Fred Hawkins
Release Date:03/09/1937
Back in Circulation
Character:Buck
Release Date:27/08/1937
The Lady Escapes
Character:American reporter (uncredited)
Release Date:22/07/1937
Midnight Taxi
Character:Hilton
Release Date:04/04/1937
Bulldog Edition
Character:Jim Hardy
Release Date:13/09/1936
Skull and Crown
Character:Bob Franklin, alias Rocky Morgan
Release Date:16/12/1935
Bars of Hate
Character:Ted Clark
Release Date:01/11/1935
Shadows of the Orient
Character:Inspector Bob Baxter
Release Date:06/07/1935
Manhattan Moon
Character:Eddie
Release Date:01/07/1935
'G' Men
Character:Eddie Buchanan
Release Date:04/05/1935
One Frightened Night
Character:Tom Dean
Release Date:01/05/1935
Great God Gold
Character:Phil Stuart
Release Date:14/04/1935
Shadow of Doubt
Character:Reed Ryan
Release Date:15/02/1935
Red Morning
Character:John Hastings
Release Date:14/12/1934
Redhead
Character:Scoop
Release Date:31/10/1934
She Had to Choose
Character:Jack Berry
Release Date:01/10/1934
Murder on the Blackboard
Character:Detective Smiley North
Release Date:15/06/1934
Picture Brides
Character:Dave Hart
Release Date:23/04/1934
What's Your Racket
Character:Bert Miller
Release Date:06/03/1934
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
Character:
Release Date:02/03/1934
Big Time Or Bust
Character:Jimmie Kane
Release Date:10/11/1933
She Had to Say Yes
Character:Tommy Nelson
Release Date:15/07/1933
How to Break 90 #5: Impact
Character:Himself
Release Date:14/07/1933
Laughing at Life
Character:Pat Collins / Mc Hale
Release Date:12/07/1933
Soldiers of the Storm
Character:Brad Allerton
Release Date:04/04/1933
State Trooper
Character:Michael Rolph
Release Date:10/02/1933
The Penal Code
Character:Robert Palmer
Release Date:23/12/1932
A Strange Adventure
Character:Detective-Sergeant Mitchell
Release Date:20/11/1932
They Never Come Back
Character:Jimmy Nolan
Release Date:10/05/1932
The Crowd Roars
Character:Dick Wilbur
Release Date:16/04/1932
The Midnight Patrol
Character:John Martin
Release Date:10/04/1932
Shopworn
Character:David Livingston
Release Date:25/03/1932
Under Eighteen
Character:Jimmie Slocum
Release Date:02/01/1932
Touchdown!
Character:Tom Hussey
Release Date:15/11/1931
24 Hours
Character:Tony Bruzzi
Release Date:03/10/1931
Graft
Character:Dustin Hotchkiss
Release Date:21/09/1931
Murder by the Clock
Character:Office Cassidy
Release Date:21/07/1931
Kick In
Character:Chick Hewes
Release Date:22/05/1931
The Finger Points
Character:Charlie 'Breezy' Russell
Release Date:11/04/1931
Finn and Hattie
Character:Henry Collins
Release Date:04/02/1931
Scandal Sheet
Character:Regan
Release Date:31/01/1931
Other Men's Women
Character:Jack Kulper
Release Date:17/01/1931
A Man from Wyoming
Character:Jersey
Release Date:12/07/1930
Good Intentions
Character:Richard Holt
Release Date:29/06/1930
Shadow of the Law
Character:Tom Owens
Release Date:06/06/1930
The Light of Western Stars
Character:Bob Drexell
Release Date:19/04/1930
Crazy That Way
Character:Robert Metcalf
Release Date:20/03/1930
Framed
Character:Jimmy McArthur
Release Date:16/03/1930
Street of Chance
Character:'Babe' Marsden
Release Date:08/02/1930
Rich People
Character:Jef MacLean
Release Date:07/12/1929
Illusion
Character:Eric
Release Date:21/09/1929
The Wheel of Life
Character:Lt. MacLaren
Release Date:15/06/1929
Alibi
Character:Danny McGann
Release Date:20/04/1929
Television Appearances
Ghost Story
Character:Sam Streeter
Adam-12
Character:Billy Heckman
The Time Tunnel
Character:Dr. Ben Berkhart
The F.B.I.
Character:Calvin Betts
Green Acres
Character:
The Legend of Jesse James
Character:Defense Attorney Reed
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Character:George Penfield
Petticoat Junction
Character:Doc Stuart
Burke's Law
Character:Detective Lester Hart
Going My Way
Character:
The Virginian
Character:Joseph Denton
Shannon
Character:Bill Cochran
Dr. Kildare
Character:Arthur Wheeler
Cain's Hundred
Character:Judge Thomas Otto
Route 66
Character:
The Tall Man
Character:
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Character:Dr. Harry Randolph
Tightrope
Character:
Rawhide
Character:
Bronco
Character:Judge Claymore
Peter Gunn
Character:
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Character:Lenny the Bartender
Trackdown
Character:
Trackdown
Character:Murdoch
Maverick
Character:Ben Granville
Perry Mason
Character:Sam Crane
Perry Mason
Character:Andy Grant
Wagon Train
Character:Mr. Hunter
Sugarfoot
Character:John Peel
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Character:Lt. Dennis McGough
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Will Jenkins
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Sheriff Barnes
Playhouse 90
Character:Regis Toomey
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Character:
Matinee Theater
Character:
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Character:
Cheyenne
Character:
Navy Log
Character:
Cheyenne
Character:Pat Evans
The Millionaire
Character:Pete Marlowe
Climax!
Character:Fred Warren
December Bride
Character:
Hey Mulligan
Character:Joe Mulligan
Letter to Loretta
Character:Everett Strawn
Letter to Loretta
Character:Henry Herman
Letter to Loretta
Character:Father Middleton
Letter to Loretta
Character:George Kent
Letter to Loretta
Character:Mr. McCarthy
Letter to Loretta
Character:John Howell
General Electric Theater
Character:Jimmy
Cavalcade of America
Character:
Four Star Playhouse
Character:Lt. Manny Waldo
Four Star Playhouse
Character:Colonel
Four Star Playhouse
Character:Police Lt. Manny Waldo
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Ed Bartlett
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Babe Bricker
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Colonel Hawks
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:
Lux Video Theatre
Character:
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