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