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