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