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Regis Toomey
Actor
Born August 11, 1898Died October 12, 1991 (93 years)
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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.
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
| 1985 | Evil Town · as Doc Hooper |
| 1980 | It's a Living (TV Series) · as Samuel |
| 1979 | C.H.O.M.P.S. · as Chief Patterson |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island (TV Series) · as Dr. Thomas |
| 1976 | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood · as Burlesque Stagehand |
| 1974 | Dr. Shagetz · as Doc Hooper |
| 1974 | The Phantom of Hollywood · as Joe |
| 1973 | Police Story (TV Series) · as Judge |
| 1972 | The Carey Treatment · as Sanderson The Pathologist |
| 1972 | Ghost Story (TV Series) · as Sam Streeter |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall, Counselor At Law (TV Series) · as Admiral Chasen |
| 1970 | Cover Me Babe · as Michael Atterbury |
| 1969 | Change of Habit · as Father Gibbons |
| 1968 | The Doris Day Show (TV Series) · as Charley Smith |
| 1968 | Adam-12 (TV Series) · as Billy Heckman |
| 1967 | Gunn · as The Bishop |
| 1966 | The Time Tunnel (TV Series) · as Dr. Ben Berkhart |
| 1966 | The Night of the Grizzly · as Cotton Benson |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as Calvin Betts |
| 1965 | Green Acres (TV Series) |
| 1965 | The Legend of Jesse James (TV Series) · as Defense Attorney Reed |
| 1964 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV Series) · as George Penfield |
| 1964 | Man's Favorite Sport? · as Bagley |
| 1963 | Petticoat Junction (TV Series) · as Doc Stuart |
| 1963 | Burke's Law (TV Series) · as Detective Lester Hart |
| 1963 | The Farmer's Daughter (TV Series) · as Clergyman |
| 1963 | Johnny Shiloh · as Mr. Clem |
| 1962 | Going My Way (TV Series) |
| 1962 | The Eleventh Hour (TV Series) · as Kinch |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Joseph Denton |
| 1961 | The Errand Boy · as Studio Exec With The Baron |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare (TV Series) · as Arthur Wheeler |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred (TV Series) · as Judge Thomas Otto |
| 1961 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea · as Dr. Jamieson |
| 1961 | King of the Roaring 20's: The Story of Arnold Rothstein · as Bill Baird |
| 1961 | The Last Sunset · as Milton Wing |
| 1960 | |
| 1960 | Stagecoach West (TV Series) · as Williams |
| 1960 | Insight (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1960 | The Tall Man (TV Series) |
| 1960 | Guns of the Timberland · as Sheriff Taylor |
| 1959 | The June Allyson Show (TV Series) · as Dr. Harry Randolph |
| 1959 | The Deputy (TV Series) · as Warden Jess Martin |
| 1959 | Tightrope (TV Series) |
| 1959 | The Hangman · as Soldier At Fort |
| 1959 | Markham (TV Series) · as Simon Berwick |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | David Niven Show (TV Series) · as Detective Andy Cullen |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Goldy |
| 1958 | Joy Ride · as Miles Renny |
| 1958 | Lawman (TV Series) · as Jubal Malone |
| 1958 | Bronco (TV Series) · as Judge Claymore |
| 1958 | Peter Gunn (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV Series) · as Lenny The Bartender |
| 1958 | Sing Boy Sing · as Rev. Easton |
| 1957 | Tombstone Territory (TV Series) · as Feeny Spindler |
| 1957 | Trackdown (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Goodyear Theatre (TV Series) · as Finn Curran |
| 1957 | The Restless Gun (TV Series) · as Dr. Lem Shepherd |
| 1957 | Maverick (TV Series) · as Ben Granville |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Andy Grant |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Mr. Hunter |
| 1957 | Sugarfoot (TV Series) · as John Peel |
| 1957 | |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Les Goslyn |
| 1956 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV Series) · as Lt. Dennis Mcgough |
| 1956 | Zane Grey Theater (TV Series) · as Will Jenkins |
| 1956 | Broken Arrow (TV Series) · as Thomas Bouchet |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) |
| 1956 | Dakota Incident · as Minstrel |
| 1956 | Three for Jamie Dawn · as Murph |
| 1956 | Great Day in the Morning · as Father Murphy |
| 1955 | Guys and Dolls · as Arvide Abernathy |
| 1955 | Top Gun · as Jim O'hara |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater (TV Series) |
| 1955 | Crossroads (1955) (TV Series) · as Reverend Arnold Grumm |
| 1955 | The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series) |
| 1955 | The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV Series) · as Judge |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | Navy Log (TV Series) |
| 1955 | Stage 7 (TV Series) · as Johnny Davis |
| 1955 | The Millionaire (TV Series) · as Pete Marlowe |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as David Howell |
| 1954 | Producers' Showcase (TV Series) · as Tubby Pearson |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Fred Warren |
| 1954 | December Bride (TV Series) |
| 1954 | The Human Jungle · as Bob Geddes |
| 1954 | Studio 57 (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1954 | The Mickey Rooney Show (TV Series) · as Joe Mulligan |
| 1954 | The High and the Mighty · as Tim Garfield |
| 1954 | Drums Across the River · as Sheriff Jim Beal |
| 1953 | The Nebraskan · as Col. Markham |
| 1953 | Take the High Ground! · as Chaplain (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Main Street to Broadway · as Desk Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Make Room for Daddy (TV Series) · as Bob Carter |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as George Kent |
| 1953 | Island in the Sky · as Sergeant Harper |
| 1953 | Son of Belle Starr · as Tom Wren |
| 1953 | It Happens Every Thursday · as Mayor Hull |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Jimmy |
| 1953 | Never Wave at a WAC · as General Ned Prager |
| 1952 | My Pal Gus · as Farley Norris |
| 1952 | The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (TV Series) · as Charlie |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as John Lawrence |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America (TV Series) |
| 1952 | Just for You · as Mr. Hodges |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) · as Lt. Manny Waldo |
| 1952 | The Battle at Apache Pass · as Dr. Carter |
| 1952 | My Six Convicts · as Dr. Gordon |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Gus Lammerson |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Ed Bartlett |
| 1951 | The People Against O'Hara · as Fred Colton, Police Sound Man |
| 1951 | The Tall Target · as Insp. Tim Reilly (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Show Boat · as Sheriff Ike Vallon (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Cry Danger · as Gus Cobb |
| 1951 | Tomahawk · as Smith (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Frenchie · as Carter |
| 1950 | The Bigelow Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1950 | Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone · as Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Undercover Girl · as Hank Miller |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) |
| 1950 | Dynamite Pass · as Dan Madden |
| 1949 | Beyond the Forest · as Sorren |
| 1949 | The Devil's Henchmen · as Tip Banning |
| 1949 | Family Theatre (TV Series) · as Nicodemus |
| 1949 | Come to the Stable · as Monsignor Talbot |
| 1949 | Mighty Joe Young · as John Young |
| 1949 | The Phantom Creeps · as Lt. Jim Daley |
| 1949 | Fireside Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1948 | The Boy with Green Hair · as Mr. Davis |
| 1948 | Station West · as Jim Goddard |
| 1948 | Raw Deal · as (uncredited) |
| 1948 | I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes · as Police Inspector Clint Judd |
| 1948 | Reaching from Heaven · as Pastor |
| 1947 | The Bishop's Wife · as Mr. Miller |
| 1947 | Magic Town · as Ed Weaver |
| 1947 | High Tide · as Inspector O'haffey |
| 1947 | The Guilty · as Detective Heller |
| 1947 | The Thirteenth Hour · as Don Parker |
| 1946 | Child of Divorce · as Ray Carter |
| 1946 | Sister Kenny · as New York Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Her Sister's Secret · as Bill Gordon |
| 1946 | The Big Sleep · as Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls |
| 1946 | Mysterious Intruder · as James Summers |
| 1945 | Spellbound · as Det. Sgt. Gillespie |
| 1945 | Betrayal from the East · as Agent Posing As 'sgt. Jimmy Scott' |
| 1945 | Strange Illusion · as Dr. Vincent |
| 1944 | Murder in the Blue Room · as Inspector Mcdonald |
| 1944 | The Doughgirls · as Timothy Walsh |
| 1944 | When the Lights Go on Again · as Bill Regan |
| 1944 | Dark Mountain · as Steve Downey |
| 1944 | Raiders of Ghost City · as Capt. Clay Randolph [chs. 1-6] |
| 1944 | Song of the Open Road · as Connors |
| 1944 | Follow the Boys · as Dr. Henderson |
| 1944 | Phantom Lady · as Detective |
| 1943 | Jack London · as Scratch Nelson |
| 1943 | Adventures of the Flying Cadets · as Capt. Ralph Carson |
| 1943 | Destroyer · as Lt. Cmdr. Clark |
| 1943 | Tornado · as Narrator |
| 1942 | Tennessee Johnson · as Blackstone Mcdaniel |
| 1942 | The Forest Rangers · as Frank Hatfield |
| 1942 | I Was Framed · as Bob Leeds |
| 1942 | Bullet Scars · as Dr. Steven Bishop |
| 1941 | You're in the Army Now · as Captain Joe Radcliffe |
| 1941 | They Died with Their Boots On · as Fitzhugh Lee |
| 1941 | New York Town · as Jim Martin (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Law of the Tropics · as Tom Marshall |
| 1941 | Dive Bomber · as Tim Griffin |
| 1941 | The Nurse's Secret · as Inspector Tom Patten |
| 1941 | Meet John Doe · as Bert Hansen |
| 1941 | Reaching for the Sun · as Intern |
| 1941 | The Devil and Miss Jones · as 1st Policeman |
| 1941 | A Shot in the Dark · as William Ryder |
| 1941 | The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance · as Wallace |
| 1940 | Arizona · as Grant Oury |
| 1940 | North West Mounted Police · as Constable Jerry Moore |
| 1940 | 'Til We Meet Again · as Freddy |
| 1940 | Northwest Passage · as Webster |
| 1940 | His Girl Friday · as Sanders |
| 1939 | Thunder Afloat · as Ives |
| 1939 | Indianapolis Speedway · as Dick Wilbur |
| 1939 | Confessions of a Nazi Spy · as Tom - In Coffee Shop (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Union Pacific · as Paddy O'rourke |
| 1939 | Society Smugglers · as Johnny Beebe |
| 1939 | Wings of the Navy · as First Flight Instructor |
| 1939 | The Mysterious Miss X · as Jack Webster |
| 1939 | The Phantom Creeps · as Lt. Jim Daly |
| 1938 | Hunted Men · as Donovan |
| 1938 | Blind Alibi · as Doctor Wilson - Veterinarian |
| 1938 | Island in the Sky · as Joe - Reporter |
| 1938 | The Invisible Menace · as Lt. Matthews |
| 1937 | Submarine D-1 · as Tom Callan |
| 1937 | Back in Circulation · as Buck |
| 1937 | Big City · as Fred Hawkins |
| 1937 | The Lady Escapes · as American Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Midnight Taxi · as Hilton |
| 1936 | Bulldog Edition · as Jim Hardy |
| 1935 | Skull and Crown · as Bob Franklin, Alias Rocky Morgan |
| 1935 | Bars of Hate · as Ted Clark |
| 1935 | Shadows of the Orient · as Inspector Bob Baxter |
| 1935 | 'G' Men · as Eddie Buchanan |
| 1935 | One Frightened Night · as Tom Dean |
| 1935 | Great God Gold · as Phil Stuart |
| 1935 | Shadow of Doubt · as Reed Ryan |
| 1934 | Red Morning · as John Hastings |
| 1934 | Redhead · as Scoop |
| 1934 | She Had to Choose · as Jack Berry |
| 1934 | Murder on the Blackboard · as Detective Smiley North |
| 1934 | Picture Brides · as Dave Hart |
| 1933 | Big Time or Bust · as Jimmie Kane |
| 1933 | She Had to Say Yes · as Tommy Nelson |
| 1933 | Laughing at Life · as Pat Collins / Mc Hale |
| 1932 | The Penal Code · as Robert Palmer |
| 1932 | A Strange Adventure · as Detective-Sergeant Mitchell |
| 1932 | They Never Come Back · as Jimmy Nolan |
| 1932 | The Crowd Roars · as Dick Wilbur |
| 1932 | The Midnight Patrol · as John Martin |
| 1932 | Shopworn · as David Livingston |
| 1931 | 24 Hours · as Tony Bruzzi |
| 1931 | Graft · as Dustin Hotchkiss |
| 1931 | Murder by the Clock · as Office Cassidy |
| 1931 | The House That Shadows Built · as Cast |
| 1931 | Kick In · as Chick Hewes |
| 1931 | The Finger Points · as Charlie 'breezy' Russell |
| 1931 | Finn and Hattie · as Henry Collins |
| 1931 | Scandal Sheet · as Regan |
| 1931 | Under Eighteen · as Jimmie Slocum |
| 1930 | Other Men's Women · as Jack Kulper |
| 1930 | A Man from Wyoming · as Jersey |
| 1930 | Shadow of the Law · as Tom Owens |
| 1930 | The Light of Western Stars · as Bob Drexell |
| 1930 | Framed · as Jimmy Mcarthur |
| 1930 | Street of Chance · as 'babe' Marsden |
| 1929 | Alibi · as Danny Mcgann |