Regis Toomey
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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.
Fotos
Filme (184)
Evil Town
1987 · Doc Hooper
C.H.O.M.P.S.
1979 · Chief Patterson
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976 · Burlesque Stagehand
Dr. Shagetz
1975 · Doc Hooper
The Phantom of Hollywood
1974 · Joe
The Carey Treatment
1972 · Sanderson the Pathologist
Cover Me Babe
1970 · Michael Atterbury
Change of Habit
1969 · Father Gibbons
Gunn
1967 · The Bishop
The Night of the Grizzly
1966 · Cotton Benson
Johnny Shiloh
1965 · Mr. Clem
Man's Favorite Sport?
1964 · Bagley
The Errand Boy
1961 · Studio Exec with the Baron
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961 · Dr. Jamieson
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
1961 · Bill Baird
The Last Sunset
1961 · Milton Wing
Guns of the Timberland
1960 · Sheriff Taylor
The Hangman
1959 · Soldier at Fort, Orderly (uncredited)
Warlock
1959 · Skinner
Joy Ride
1958 · Miles Renny
Sing Boy Sing
1958 · Rev. Easton
No Time at All
1958 · Joe Donaldson
Curfew Breakers
1957 · Coach Bettger
Dakota Incident
1956 · Minstrel
Three for Jamie Dawn
1956 · Murph
Great Day in the Morning
1956 · Father Murphy
Guys and Dolls
1955 · Arvide Abernathy
Top Gun
1955 · Jim O'Hara
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
1955 · Mike Farrell
The Human Jungle
1954 · Bob Geddes
The High and the Mighty
1954 · Tim Garfield
Drums Across the River
1954 · Sheriff Jim Beal
The Backbone of America
1953 · Bill Carmody
The Nebraskan
1953 · Col. Markham
Take the High Ground!
1953 · Chaplain (uncredited)
Main Street to Broadway
1953 · Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Island in the Sky
1953 · Sergeant Harper
Son of Belle Starr
1953 · Tom Wren
It Happens Every Thursday
1953 · Mayor Hull
Never Wave at a WAC
1953 · Ned Prager
My Pal Gus
1952 · Farley Norris
Just for You
1952 · Mr. Hodges
The Battle at Apache Pass
1952 · Dr. Carter
My Six Convicts
1952 · Dr. Gordon
Crossroads - U.S.A.
1952 · Bill Marshall
The People Against O'Hara
1951 · Fred Colton, Police Sound Man
The Tall Target
1951 · Insp. Tim Reilly (uncredited)
Show Boat
1951 · Ike Vallon (uncredited)
Navy Bound
1951 · Capt. Charles Danning
Cry Danger
1951 · Gus Cobb
Tomahawk
1951 · Smith (uncredited)
Frenchie
1950 · Carter
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
1950 · Reporter (uncredited)
Undercover Girl
1950 · Hank Miller
Again Pioneers
1950 · Dave Harley
Dynamite Pass
1950 · Dan Madden
Beyond the Forest
1949 · Sorren
The Devil's Henchmen
1949 · Tip Banning
Come to the Stable
1949 · Monsignor Talbot
Mighty Joe Young
1949 · John Young
The Phantom Creeps
1949 · Lt. Jim Daley
The Boy with Green Hair
1948 · Mr. Davis
Station West
1948 · Jim Goddard
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
1948 · Police Inspector Clint Judd
Raw Deal
1948 · Cop (uncredited)
Reaching from Heaven
1948 · Pastor
The Bishop's Wife
1947 · Mr. Miller
Magic Town
1947 · Ed Weaver
High Tide
1947 · Inspector O'Haffey
The Big Fix
1947 · Lt. Brenner
The Guilty
1947 · Detective Heller
The Thirteenth Hour
1947 · Don Parker
Child of Divorce
1946 · Ray Carter
Sister Kenny
1946 · New York Reporter (uncredited)
Her Sister's Secret
1946 · Bill Gordon
The Big Sleep
1946 · Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls
Mysterious Intruder
1946 · James Summers
Follow That Woman
1945 · Barney Manners
Spellbound
1945 · Det. Sgt. Gillespie
Betrayal from the East
1945 · Agent Posing as 'Sgt. Jimmy Scott'
Strange Illusion
1945 · Dr. Vincent
The Doughgirls
1944 · Timothy Walsh
Murder in the Blue Room
1944 · Inspector McDonald
When the Lights Go On Again
1944 · Bill Regan
Dark Mountain
1944 · Steve Downey
Raiders of Ghost City
1944 · Capt. Clay Randolph [Chs. 1-6]
Song of the Open Road
1944 · Connors
Follow the Boys
1944 · Dr. Henderson
Phantom Lady
1944 · Detective
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
1943 · Capt. Ralph Carson
Destroyer
1943 · Lt. Cmdr. Clark
Tennessee Johnson
1942 · Blackstone McDaniel
The Forest Rangers
1942 · Frank Hatfield
I Was Framed
1942 · Bob Leeds
Bullet Scars
1942 · Dr. Steven Bishop
You're in the Army Now
1941 · Captain Joe Radcliffe
They Died with Their Boots On
1941 · Fitzhugh Lee
New York Town
1941 · Jim Martin (uncredited)
Law of the Tropics
1941 · Tom Marshall
Dive Bomber
1941 · Tim Griffin
The Nurse's Secret
1941 · Inspector Tom Patten
Reaching for the Sun
1941 · Intern
The Devil and Miss Jones
1941 · 1st Policeman
A Shot in the Dark
1941 · William Ryder
Meet John Doe
1941 · Bert Hansen
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941 · Wallace
Arizona
1940 · Grant Oury
March On, Marines
1940 · Drill Sergeant
North West Mounted Police
1940 · Constable Jerry Moore
'Til We Meet Again
1940 · Freddy
Northwest Passage
1940 · Webster
His Girl Friday
1940 · Sanders
Thunder Afloat
1939 · Ives
Hidden Power
1939 · Mayton
Indianapolis Speedway
1939 · Dick Wilbur
Trapped in the Sky
1939 · Lt. Gary
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939 · Tom - in Coffee Shop (uncredited)
Union Pacific
1939 · Paddy O'Rourke
Street of Missing Men
1939 · Jim Parker
Society Smugglers
1939 · Johnny Beebe
Wings of the Navy
1939 · First Flight Instructor
The Mysterious Miss X
1939 · Jack Webster
The Phantom Creeps
1939 · Lt. Jim Daly
Pirates of the Skies
1939
Smashing the Spy Ring
1938 · Ted Hall
Illegal Traffic
1938 · Windy
Hunted Men
1938 · Donovan
Blind Alibi
1938 · Doctor Wilson - Veterinarian
The Invisible Menace
1938 · Lt. Matthews
Submarine D-1
1937 · Tom Callan
Big City
1937 · Fred Hawkins
Back in Circulation
1937 · Buck
The Lady Escapes
1937 · American reporter (uncredited)
Midnight Taxi
1937 · Hilton
Bulldog Edition
1936 · Jim Hardy
Skull and Crown
1935 · Bob Franklin, alias Rocky Morgan
Bars of Hate
1935 · Ted Clark
Reckless Roads
1935 · Speed Demming
Shadows of the Orient
1935 · Inspector Bob Baxter
Manhattan Moon
1935 · Eddie
'G' Men
1935 · Eddie Buchanan
One Frightened Night
1935 · Tom Dean
Great God Gold
1935 · Phil Stuart
Shadow of Doubt
1935 · Reed Ryan
Red Morning
1934 · John Hastings
Redhead
1934 · Scoop
She Had to Choose
1934 · Jack Berry
Murder on the Blackboard
1934 · Detective Smiley North
Picture Brides
1934 · Dave Hart
What's Your Racket
1934 · Bert Miller
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
1934
Big Time Or Bust
1933 · Jimmie Kane
She Had to Say Yes
1933 · Tommy Nelson
How to Break 90 #5: Impact
1933 · Himself
Laughing at Life
1933 · Pat Collins / Mc Hale
Soldiers of the Storm
1933 · Brad Allerton
State Trooper
1933 · Michael Rolph
The Penal Code
1932 · Robert Palmer
A Strange Adventure
1932 · Detective-Sergeant Mitchell
They Never Come Back
1932 · Jimmy Nolan
The Crowd Roars
1932 · Dick Wilbur
The Midnight Patrol
1932 · John Martin
Shopworn
1932 · David Livingston
Under Eighteen
1932 · Jimmie Slocum
Touchdown!
1931 · Tom Hussey
24 Hours
1931 · Tony Bruzzi
Graft
1931 · Dustin Hotchkiss
Murder by the Clock
1931 · Office Cassidy
Kick In
1931 · Chick Hewes
The Finger Points
1931 · Charlie 'Breezy' Russell
Finn and Hattie
1931 · Henry Collins
Scandal Sheet
1931 · Regan
Other Men's Women
1931 · Jack Kulper
A Man from Wyoming
1930 · Jersey
Good Intentions
1930 · Richard Holt
Shadow of the Law
1930 · Tom Owens
The Light of Western Stars
1930 · Bob Drexell
Crazy That Way
1930 · Robert Metcalf
Framed
1930 · Jimmy McArthur
Street of Chance
1930 · 'Babe' Marsden
Rich People
1929 · Jef MacLean
Illusion
1929 · Eric
The Wheel of Life
1929 · Lt. MacLaren
Alibi
1929 · Danny McGann
Serien (47)
Fantasy Island
1978 · Dr. Thomas
Ghost Story
1972 · Sam Streeter
Adam-12
1968 · Billy Heckman
The Time Tunnel
1966 · Dr. Ben Berkhart
The F.B.I.
1965 · Calvin Betts
Green Acres
1965
The Legend of Jesse James
1965 · Defense Attorney Reed
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964 · George Penfield
Petticoat Junction
1963 · Doc Stuart
Burke's Law
1963 · Detective Lester Hart
Going My Way
1962
The Virginian
1962 · Joseph Denton
Shannon
1961 · Bill Cochran
Dr. Kildare
1961 · Arthur Wheeler
Cain's Hundred
1961 · Judge Thomas Otto
Route 66
1960
The Tall Man
1960
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959 · Dr. Harry Randolph
Tightrope
1959
Rawhide
1959
Bronco
1958 · Judge Claymore
Peter Gunn
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958 · Lenny the Bartender
Trackdown
1957 · Murdoch
Maverick
1957 · Ben Granville
Perry Mason
1957 · Sam Crane, Andy Grant
Wagon Train
1957 · Mr. Hunter
Sugarfoot
1957 · John Peel
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957 · Lt. Dennis McGough
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Will Jenkins, Sheriff Barnes
Playhouse 90
1956 · Regis Toomey
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Matinee Theater
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Cheyenne
1955 · Pat Evans
Navy Log
1955
The Millionaire
1955 · Pete Marlowe
Climax!
1954 · Fred Warren
December Bride
1954
Hey Mulligan
1954 · Joe Mulligan
The Danny Thomas Show
1953 · Bob Carter
Letter to Loretta
1953 · Everett Strawn, Henry Herman, Father Middleton, George Kent, Mr. McCarthy, John Howell
General Electric Theater
1953 · Jimmy
Cavalcade of America
1952
Four Star Playhouse
1952 · Lt. Manny Waldo, Colonel, Police Lt. Manny Waldo
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · Ed Bartlett, Babe Bricker, Colonel Hawks
Lux Video Theatre
1950