Evil Town
1987 · Movie
as Doc Hooper
Regis Toomey
1898-08-13
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Filmography
C.H.O.M.P.S.
1979 · Movie
as Chief Patterson
Fantasy Island
1978 · TV Show
as Dr. Thomas
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976 · Movie
as Burlesque Stagehand
Dr. Shagetz
1975 · Movie
as Doc Hooper
The Phantom of Hollywood
1974 · Movie
as Joe
The Carey Treatment
1972 · Movie
as Sanderson the Pathologist
Ghost Story
1972 · TV Show
as Sam Streeter
Cover Me Babe
1970 · Movie
as Michael Atterbury
Change of Habit
1969 · Movie
as Father Gibbons
Adam-12
1968 · TV Show
as Billy Heckman
Gunn
1967 · Movie
as The Bishop
The Night of the Grizzly
1966 · Movie
as Cotton Benson
The Time Tunnel
1966 · TV Show
as Dr. Ben Berkhart
Johnny Shiloh
1965 · Movie
as Mr. Clem
Green Acres
1965 · TV Show
The F.B.I.
1965 · TV Show
as Calvin Betts
The Legend of Jesse James
1965 · TV Show
as Defense Attorney Reed
Man's Favorite Sport?
1964 · Movie
as Bagley
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964 · TV Show
as George Penfield
Burke's Law
1963 · TV Show
as Detective Lester Hart
Petticoat Junction
1963 · TV Show
as Doc Stuart
Going My Way
1962 · TV Show
The Virginian
1962 · TV Show
as Joseph Denton
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961 · Movie
as Dr. Jamieson
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
1961 · Movie
as Bill Baird
The Last Sunset
1961 · Movie
as Milton Wing
The Errand Boy
1961 · Movie
as Studio Exec with the Baron
Cain's Hundred
1961 · TV Show
as Judge Thomas Otto
Dr. Kildare
1961 · TV Show
as Arthur Wheeler
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Shannon
1961 · TV Show
as Bill Cochran
Guns of the Timberland
1960 · Movie
as Sheriff Taylor
Route 66
1960 · TV Show
The Tall Man
1960 · TV Show
Warlock
1959 · Movie
as Skinner
The Hangman
1959 · Movie
as Soldier at Fort, Orderly (uncredited)
Rawhide
1959 · TV Show
Tightrope
1959 · TV Show
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959 · TV Show
as Dr. Harry Randolph
Joy Ride
1958 · Movie
as Miles Renny
Sing Boy Sing
1958 · Movie
as Rev. Easton
No Time at All
1958 · Movie
as Joe Donaldson
Peter Gunn
1958 · TV Show
Bronco
1958 · TV Show
as Judge Claymore
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958 · TV Show
as Lenny the Bartender
Curfew Breakers
1957 · Movie
as Coach Bettger
Trackdown
1957 · TV Show
as Murdoch
Perry Mason
1957 · TV Show
as Sam Crane, Andy Grant
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957 · TV Show
as Lt. Dennis McGough
Sugarfoot
1957 · TV Show
as John Peel
Maverick
1957 · TV Show
as Ben Granville
Wagon Train
1957 · TV Show
as Mr. Hunter
Dakota Incident
1956 · Movie
as Minstrel
Great Day in the Morning
1956 · Movie
as Father Murphy
Three for Jamie Dawn
1956 · Movie
as Murph
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956 · TV Show
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · TV Show
as Will Jenkins, Sheriff Barnes
Playhouse 90
1956 · TV Show
as Regis Toomey
Guys and Dolls
1955 · Movie
as Arvide Abernathy
Top Gun
1955 · Movie
as Jim O'Hara
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
1955 · Movie
as Mike Farrell
Cheyenne
1955 · TV Show
as Pat Evans
The Millionaire
1955 · TV Show
as Pete Marlowe
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 · TV Show
Matinee Theater
1955 · TV Show
Navy Log
1955 · TV Show
The Human Jungle
1954 · Movie
as Bob Geddes
The High and the Mighty
1954 · Movie
as Tim Garfield
Drums Across the River
1954 · Movie
as Sheriff Jim Beal
December Bride
1954 · TV Show
Climax!
1954 · TV Show
as Fred Warren
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Hey Mulligan
1954 · TV Show
as Joe Mulligan
Main Street to Broadway
1953 · Movie
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Island in the Sky
1953 · Movie
as Sergeant Harper
Take the High Ground!
1953 · Movie
as Chaplain (uncredited)
Never Wave at a WAC
1953 · Movie
as Ned Prager
The Nebraskan
1953 · Movie
as Col. Markham
Son of Belle Starr
1953 · Movie
as Tom Wren
It Happens Every Thursday
1953 · Movie
as Mayor Hull
The Backbone of America
1953 · Movie
as Bill Carmody
General Electric Theater
1953 · TV Show
as Jimmy
Letter to Loretta
1953 · TV Show
as Everett Strawn, Henry Herman, Father Middleton, George Kent, Mr. McCarthy, John Howell
My Six Convicts
1952 · Movie
as Dr. Gordon
The Battle at Apache Pass
1952 · Movie
as Dr. Carter
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Crossroads - U.S.A.
1952 · Movie
as Bill Marshall
Just for You
1952 · Movie
as Mr. Hodges
My Pal Gus
1952 · Movie
as Farley Norris
Cavalcade of America
1952 · TV Show
Four Star Playhouse
1952 · TV Show
as Lt. Manny Waldo, Colonel, Police Lt. Manny Waldo
Cry Danger
1951 · Movie
as Gus Cobb
The People Against O'Hara
1951 · Movie
as Fred Colton, Police Sound Man
Navy Bound
1951 · Movie
as Capt. Charles Danning
Show Boat
1951 · Movie
as Ike Vallon (uncredited)
The Tall Target
1951 · Movie
as Insp. Tim Reilly (uncredited)
Tomahawk
1951 · Movie
as Smith (uncredited)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · TV Show
as Ed Bartlett, Babe Bricker, Colonel Hawks
Undercover Girl
1950 · Movie
as Hank Miller
Frenchie
1950 · Movie
as Carter
Dynamite Pass
1950 · Movie
as Dan Madden
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
1950 · Movie
as Reporter (uncredited)
Again Pioneers
1950 · Movie
as Dave Harley
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Lux Video Theatre
1950 · TV Show
The Devil's Henchmen
1949 · Movie
as Tip Banning
Beyond the Forest
1949 · Movie
as Sorren
Mighty Joe Young
1949 · Movie
as John Young
Come to the Stable
1949 · Movie
as Monsignor Talbot
The Phantom Creeps
1949 · Movie
as Lt. Jim Daley
Station West
1948 · Movie
as Jim Goddard
The Boy with Green Hair
1948 · Movie
as Mr. Davis
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
1948 · Movie
as Police Inspector Clint Judd
Raw Deal
1948 · Movie
as Cop (uncredited)
Reaching from Heaven
1948 · Movie
as Pastor
The Thirteenth Hour
1947 · Movie
as Don Parker
The Guilty
1947 · Movie
as Detective Heller
High Tide
1947 · Movie
as Inspector O'Haffey
The Bishop's Wife
1947 · Movie
as Mr. Miller
Magic Town
1947 · Movie
as Ed Weaver
The Big Fix
1947 · Movie
as Lt. Brenner
The Big Sleep
1946 · Movie
as Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls
Mysterious Intruder
1946 · Movie
as James Summers
Child of Divorce
1946 · Movie
as Ray Carter
Her Sister's Secret
1946 · Movie
as Bill Gordon
Sister Kenny
1946 · Movie
as New York Reporter (uncredited)
Spellbound
1945 · Movie
as Det. Sgt. Gillespie
Strange Illusion
1945 · Movie
as Dr. Vincent
Betrayal from the East
1945 · Movie
as Agent Posing as 'Sgt. Jimmy Scott'
Follow That Woman
1945 · Movie
as Barney Manners
Follow the Boys
1944 · Movie
as Dr. Henderson
Phantom Lady
1944 · Movie
as Detective
The Doughgirls
1944 · Movie
as Timothy Walsh
Dark Mountain
1944 · Movie
as Steve Downey
Raiders of Ghost City
1944 · Movie
as Capt. Clay Randolph [Chs. 1-6]
When the Lights Go On Again
1944 · Movie
as Bill Regan
Murder in the Blue Room
1944 · Movie
as Inspector McDonald
Song of the Open Road
1944 · Movie
as Connors
Destroyer
1943 · Movie
as Lt. Cmdr. Clark
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
1943 · Movie
as Capt. Ralph Carson
Tennessee Johnson
1942 · Movie
as Blackstone McDaniel
I Was Framed
1942 · Movie
as Bob Leeds
Bullet Scars
1942 · Movie
as Dr. Steven Bishop
The Forest Rangers
1942 · Movie
as Frank Hatfield
Meet John Doe
1941 · Movie
as Bert Hansen
They Died with Their Boots On
1941 · Movie
as Fitzhugh Lee
Dive Bomber
1941 · Movie
as Tim Griffin
The Nurse's Secret
1941 · Movie
as Inspector Tom Patten
Law of the Tropics
1941 · Movie
as Tom Marshall
A Shot in the Dark
1941 · Movie
as William Ryder
You're in the Army Now
1941 · Movie
as Captain Joe Radcliffe
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941 · Movie
as Wallace
New York Town
1941 · Movie
as Jim Martin (uncredited)
Reaching for the Sun
1941 · Movie
as Intern
The Devil and Miss Jones
1941 · Movie
as 1st Policeman
His Girl Friday
1940 · Movie
as Sanders
Arizona
1940 · Movie
as Grant Oury
North West Mounted Police
1940 · Movie
as Constable Jerry Moore
'Til We Meet Again
1940 · Movie
as Freddy
Northwest Passage
1940 · Movie
as Webster
March On, Marines
1940 · Movie
as Drill Sergeant
Trapped in the Sky
1939 · Movie
as Lt. Gary
Hidden Power
1939 · Movie
as Mayton
The Phantom Creeps
1939 · Movie
as Lt. Jim Daly
Thunder Afloat
1939 · Movie
as Ives
The Mysterious Miss X
1939 · Movie
as Jack Webster
Indianapolis Speedway
1939 · Movie
as Dick Wilbur
Union Pacific
1939 · Movie
as Paddy O'Rourke
Pirates of the Skies
1939 · Movie
Wings of the Navy
1939 · Movie
as First Flight Instructor
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939 · Movie
as Tom - in Coffee Shop (uncredited)
Society Smugglers
1939 · Movie
as Johnny Beebe
Street of Missing Men
1939 · Movie
as Jim Parker
Illegal Traffic
1938 · Movie
as Windy
The Invisible Menace
1938 · Movie
as Lt. Matthews
Blind Alibi
1938 · Movie
as Doctor Wilson - Veterinarian
Smashing the Spy Ring
1938 · Movie
as Ted Hall
Hunted Men
1938 · Movie
as Donovan
Big City
1937 · Movie
as Fred Hawkins
Midnight Taxi
1937 · Movie
as Hilton
Back in Circulation
1937 · Movie
as Buck
The Lady Escapes
1937 · Movie
as American reporter (uncredited)
Submarine D-1
1937 · Movie
as Tom Callan
Bulldog Edition
1936 · Movie
as Jim Hardy
One Frightened Night
1935 · Movie
as Tom Dean
Skull and Crown
1935 · Movie
as Bob Franklin, alias Rocky Morgan
Shadows of the Orient
1935 · Movie
as Inspector Bob Baxter
Shadow of Doubt
1935 · Movie
as Reed Ryan
Bars of Hate
1935 · Movie
as Ted Clark
Great God Gold
1935 · Movie
as Phil Stuart
'G' Men
1935 · Movie
as Eddie Buchanan
Manhattan Moon
1935 · Movie
as Eddie
Reckless Roads
1935 · Movie
as Speed Demming
Picture Brides
1934 · Movie
as Dave Hart
She Had to Choose
1934 · Movie
as Jack Berry
Red Morning
1934 · Movie
as John Hastings
Redhead
1934 · Movie
as Scoop
Murder on the Blackboard
1934 · Movie
as Detective Smiley North
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
1934 · Movie
What's Your Racket
1934 · Movie
as Bert Miller
She Had to Say Yes
1933 · Movie
as Tommy Nelson
Laughing at Life
1933 · Movie
as Pat Collins / Mc Hale
Big Time Or Bust
1933 · Movie
as Jimmie Kane
State Trooper
1933 · Movie
as Michael Rolph
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How to Break 90 #5: Impact
1933 · Movie
as Himself
Soldiers of the Storm
1933 · Movie
as Brad Allerton
Under Eighteen
1932 · Movie
as Jimmie Slocum
Shopworn
1932 · Movie
as David Livingston
The Crowd Roars
1932 · Movie
as Dick Wilbur
The Penal Code
1932 · Movie
as Robert Palmer
They Never Come Back
1932 · Movie
as Jimmy Nolan
A Strange Adventure
1932 · Movie
as Detective-Sergeant Mitchell
The Midnight Patrol
1932 · Movie
as John Martin
Other Men's Women
1931 · Movie
as Jack Kulper
Murder by the Clock
1931 · Movie
as Office Cassidy
Scandal Sheet
1931 · Movie
as Regan
Graft
1931 · Movie
as Dustin Hotchkiss
24 Hours
1931 · Movie
as Tony Bruzzi
The Finger Points
1931 · Movie
as Charlie 'Breezy' Russell
Finn and Hattie
1931 · Movie
as Henry Collins
Kick In
1931 · Movie
as Chick Hewes
Touchdown!
1931 · Movie
as Tom Hussey
Framed
1930 · Movie
as Jimmy McArthur
The Light of Western Stars
1930 · Movie
as Bob Drexell
Good Intentions
1930 · Movie
as Richard Holt
Street of Chance
1930 · Movie
as 'Babe' Marsden
Shadow of the Law
1930 · Movie
as Tom Owens
A Man from Wyoming
1930 · Movie
as Jersey
Crazy That Way
1930 · Movie
as Robert Metcalf
Alibi
1929 · Movie
as Danny McGann
The Wheel of Life
1929 · Movie
as Lt. MacLaren
Illusion
1929 · Movie
as Eric
Rich People
1929 · Movie
as Jef MacLean
