Cast
Regis Toomey
Acting
Cast
Regis Toomey
Known for
Acting
Born
1898-08-13
From
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
1991-10-12
Also known as John Regis Toomey, John Francis 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.
The Big Sleep
as Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls
Spellbound
as Det. Sgt. Gillespie
His Girl Friday
as Sanders
Evil Town
as Doc Hooper
Show Boat
as Sheriff Ike Vallon (uncredited)
'G' Men
as Eddie Buchanan
Dakota Incident
as Minstrel
Warlock
as Skinner
North West Mounted Police
as Constable Jerry Moore
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
as Dr. Jamieson
The Hangman
as Soldier at Fort
The Hangman
as Orderly (uncredited)
Guys and Dolls
as Arvide Abernathy
Dive Bomber
as Tim Griffin
Tomahawk
as Smith (uncredited)
Mighty Joe Young
as John Young
The High and the Mighty
as Tim Garfield
Sister Kenny
as New York Reporter (uncredited)
Meet John Doe
as Bert Hansen
Picture Brides
as Dave Hart
Touchdown!
as Tom Hussey
Undercover Girl
as Hank Miller
Rich People
as Jef MacLean
State Trooper
as Michael Rolph
Alibi
as Danny McGann
Submarine D-1
as Tom Callan
Big City
as Fred Hawkins
Song of the Open Road
as Connors
Northwest Passage
as Webster
Manhattan Moon
as Eddie
Dark Mountain
as Steve Downey
Red Morning
as John Hastings
The Devil's Henchmen
as Tip Banning
The Bishop's Wife
as Mr. Miller
Destroyer
as Lt. Cmdr. Clark
Station West
as Jim Goddard
Hidden Power
as Mayton
They Died with Their Boots On
as Fitzhugh Lee
Union Pacific
as Paddy O'Rourke
The Last Sunset
as Milton Wing
The Phantom Creeps
as Lt. Jim Daly
Man's Favorite Sport?
as Bagley
Curfew Breakers
as Coach Bettger
The Battle at Apache Pass
as Dr. Carter
Frenchie
as Carter
Dynamite Pass
as Dan Madden
Arizona
as Grant Oury
Phantom Lady
as Detective
Follow the Boys
as Dr. Henderson
Good Intentions
as Richard Holt
Framed
as Jimmy McArthur
Island in the Sky
as Sergeant Harper
The Devil and Miss Jones
as 1st Policeman
Thunder Afloat
as Ives
Great Day in the Morning
as Father Murphy
Gunn
as The Bishop
The Carey Treatment
as Sanderson the Pathologist
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Burlesque Stagehand
The Night of the Grizzly
as Cotton Benson
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
Magic Town
as Ed Weaver
The Tall Target
as Insp. Tim Reilly (uncredited)
The Lady Escapes
as American reporter (uncredited)
Again Pioneers
as Dave Harley
Top Gun
as Jim O'Hara
Change of Habit
as Father Gibbons
Shopworn
as David Livingston
It Happens Every Thursday
as Mayor Hull
The Errand Boy
as Studio Exec with the Baron
Raw Deal
as Cop (uncredited)
Bullet Scars
as Dr. Steven Bishop
Redhead
as Scoop
March On, Marines
as Drill Sergeant
She Had to Choose
as Jack Berry
Mysterious Intruder
as James Summers
New York Town
as Jim Martin (uncredited)
Tennessee Johnson
as Blackstone McDaniel
Cry Danger
as Gus Cobb
Main Street to Broadway
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
24 Hours
as Tony Bruzzi
Drums Across the River
as Sheriff Jim Beal
Reaching from Heaven
as Pastor
My Six Convicts
as Dr. Gordon
The Crowd Roars
as Dick Wilbur
Wings of the Navy
as First Flight Instructor
Reaching for the Sun
as Intern
Midnight Taxi
as Hilton
The Boy with Green Hair
as Mr. Davis
The People Against O'Hara
as Fred Colton, Police Sound Man
Beyond the Forest
as Sorren
High Tide
as Inspector O'Haffey
The Phantom of Hollywood
as Joe
The Guilty
as Detective Heller
Guns of the Timberland
as Sheriff Taylor
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
as Reporter (uncredited)
She Had to Say Yes
as Tommy Nelson
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
as Police Inspector Clint Judd
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
as Bill Baird
Come to the Stable
as Monsignor Talbot
Strange Illusion
as Dr. Vincent
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Tom - in Coffee Shop (uncredited)
The Human Jungle
as Bob Geddes
The Doughgirls
as Timothy Walsh
Never Wave at a WAC
as General Ned Prager
The Invisible Menace
as Lt. Matthews
Cover Me Babe
as Michael Atterbury
Under Eighteen
as Jimmie Slocum
The Nebraskan
as Col. Markham
Street of Chance
as 'Babe' Marsden
I Was Framed
as Bob Leeds
'Til We Meet Again
as Freddy
Son of Belle Starr
as Tom Wren
Bulldog Edition
as Jim Hardy
Blind Alibi
as Doctor Wilson - Veterinarian
The Backbone of America
as Bill Carmody
Three for Jamie Dawn
as Murph
Indianapolis Speedway
as Dick Wilbur
Murder on the Blackboard
as Detective Smiley North
Betrayal from the East
as Agent Posing as 'Sgt. Jimmy Scott'
Scandal Sheet
as Regan
Sing Boy Sing
as Rev. Easton
Shadow of the Law
as Tom Owens
Other Men's Women
as Jack Kulper
Laughing at Life
as Pat Collins / Mc Hale
You're in the Army Now
as Captain Joe Radcliffe
A Man from Wyoming
as Jersey
Dr. Shagetz
as Doc Hooper
Smashing the Spy Ring
as Ted Hall
Murder in the Blue Room
as Inspector McDonald
Johnny Shiloh
as Mr. Clem
Navy Bound
as Capt. Charles Danning
Joy Ride
as Miles Renny
Pirates of the Skies
Law of the Tropics
as Tom Marshall
The Big Fix
as Lt. Brenner
A Shot in the Dark
as William Ryder
Trapped in the Sky
as Lt. Gary
Crazy That Way
as Robert Metcalf
Just for You
as Mr. Hodges
Hunted Men
as Donovan
The Forest Rangers
as Frank Hatfield
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
as Wallace
Finn and Hattie
as Henry Collins
Shadows of the Orient
as Inspector Bob Baxter
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
as Capt. Ralph Carson
The Mysterious Miss X
as Jack Webster
Raiders of Ghost City
as Capt. Clay Randolph [Chs. 1-6]
Graft
as Dustin Hotchkiss
Take the High Ground!
as Chaplain (uncredited)
Kick In
as Chick Hewes
The Phantom Creeps
as Lt. Jim Daley
One Frightened Night
as Tom Dean
Society Smugglers
as Johnny Beebe
Shadow of Doubt
as Reed Ryan
The Penal Code
as Robert Palmer
Illegal Traffic
as Windy
Big Time Or Bust
as Jimmie Kane
Child of Divorce
as Ray Carter
The Nurse's Secret
as Inspector Tom Patten
They Never Come Back
as Jimmy Nolan
The Thirteenth Hour
as Don Parker
The Light of Western Stars
as Bob Drexell
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
as Mike Farrell
Reckless Roads
as Speed Demming
My Pal Gus
as Farley Norris
No Time at All
as Joe Donaldson
When the Lights Go On Again
as Bill Regan
Back in Circulation
as Buck
Crossroads - U.S.A.
as Bill Marshall
The Finger Points
as Charlie 'Breezy' Russell
Her Sister's Secret
as Bill Gordon
The Wheel of Life
as Lt. MacLaren
Street of Missing Men
as Jim Parker
The Midnight Patrol
as John Martin
Follow That Woman
as Barney Manners
A Strange Adventure
as Detective-Sergeant Mitchell
Soldiers of the Storm
as Brad Allerton
Murder by the Clock
as Office Cassidy
Bars of Hate
as Ted Clark
Illusion
as Eric
Great God Gold
as Phil Stuart
How to Break 90 #5: Impact
as Himself
Skull and Crown
as Bob Franklin, alias Rocky Morgan
What's Your Racket
as Bert Miller