Regis Toomey
male
Born on August 13, 1898 (127 years old)
Passed Away on October 12, 1991
From Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Known for Acting
Biography
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.
Cast Credits
- 1987
- 1976
- 1975
- 1974
- 1972
- 1970
- 1969
- 1968
- 1967
- 1966
- 1965
- 1964
- 1963
- 1962
- 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
1961
The Errand Boy
as
Studio Exec with the Baron
1961
Cain's Hundred
as
Judge Thomas Otto
1961
Dr. Kildare
as
Arthur Wheeler
1961
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Shannon
as
Bill Cochran
1961
- 1960
- 1959
- 1958
- 1957
- 1956
- 1955
- 1954
- 1953
Main Street to Broadway
as
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1953
Island in the Sky
as
Sergeant Harper
1953
Take the High Ground!
as
Chaplain (uncredited)
1953
Never Wave at a WAC
as
General Ned Prager
1953
The Nebraskan
as
Col. Markham
1953
Son of Belle Starr
as
Tom Wren
1953
It Happens Every Thursday
as
Mayor Hull
1953
The Backbone of America
as
Bill Carmody
1953
General Electric Theater
as
Jimmy
1953
Letter to Loretta
as
Everett Strawn
1953
Letter to Loretta
as
Henry Herman
1953
Letter to Loretta
as
Father Middleton
1953
Letter to Loretta
as
George Kent
1953
Letter to Loretta
as
Mr. McCarthy
1953
Letter to Loretta
as
John Howell
1953
- 1952
My Six Convicts
as
Dr. Gordon
1952
The Battle at Apache Pass
as
Dr. Carter
1952
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Crossroads - U.S.A.
as
Bill Marshall
1952
Just for You
as
Mr. Hodges
1952
My Pal Gus
as
Farley Norris
1952
Cavalcade of America
1952
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Four Star Playhouse
as
Lt. Manny Waldo
1952
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Four Star Playhouse
as
Colonel
1952
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Four Star Playhouse
as
Police Lt. Manny Waldo
1952
- 1951
Cry Danger
as
Gus Cobb
1951
The People Against O'Hara
as
Fred Colton, Police Sound Man
1951
Navy Bound
as
Capt. Charles Danning
1951
Show Boat
as
Sheriff Ike Vallon (uncredited)
1951
The Tall Target
as
Insp. Tim Reilly (uncredited)
1951
Tomahawk
as
Smith (uncredited)
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as
Ed Bartlett
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as
Babe Bricker
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as
Colonel Hawks
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
- 1950
- 1949
- 1948
- 1947
- 1946
- 1945
- 1944
Follow the Boys
as
Dr. Henderson
1944
Phantom Lady
as
Detective
1944
The Doughgirls
as
Timothy Walsh
1944
Dark Mountain
as
Steve Downey
1944
Raiders of Ghost City
as
Capt. Clay Randolph [Chs. 1-6]
1944
When the Lights Go On Again
as
Bill Regan
1944
Murder in the Blue Room
as
Inspector McDonald
1944
Song of the Open Road
as
Connors
1944
- 1943
- 1942
- 1941
Meet John Doe
as
Bert Hansen
1941
They Died with Their Boots On
as
Fitzhugh Lee
1941
Dive Bomber
as
Tim Griffin
1941
The Nurse's Secret
as
Inspector Tom Patten
1941
Law of the Tropics
as
Tom Marshall
1941
A Shot in the Dark
as
William Ryder
1941
You're in the Army Now
as
Captain Joe Radcliffe
1941
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
as
Wallace
1941
New York Town
as
Jim Martin (uncredited)
1941
Reaching for the Sun
as
Intern
1941
The Devil and Miss Jones
as
1st Policeman
1941
- 1940
- 1939
Hidden Power
as
Mayton
1939
Trapped in the Sky
as
Lt. Gary
1939
The Phantom Creeps
as
Lt. Jim Daly
1939
Thunder Afloat
as
Ives
1939
The Mysterious Miss X
as
Jack Webster
1939
Indianapolis Speedway
as
Dick Wilbur
1939
Union Pacific
as
Paddy O'Rourke
1939
Pirates of the Skies
1939
Wings of the Navy
as
First Flight Instructor
1939
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as
Tom - in Coffee Shop (uncredited)
1939
Society Smugglers
as
Johnny Beebe
1939
Street of Missing Men
as
Jim Parker
1939
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- 1929
