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