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