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.
Known For
Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls
The Big Sleep
Dr. Jamieson
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Sanders
His Girl Friday
Det. Sgt. Gillespie
Spellbound
Arvide Abernathy
Guys and Dolls
Jack Kulper
Other Men's Women
Gus Cobb
Cry Danger
Bert Hansen
Meet John Doe
Tip Banning
The Devil's Henchmen
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Main Street to Broadway
Don Parker
The Thirteenth Hour
Dr. Henderson
Follow the Boys
Michael Atterbury
Cover Me Babe
Mayton
Hidden Power
Lt. Gary
Trapped in the Sky
Detective Heller
The Guilty
Grant Oury
Arizona
Danny McGann
Alibi
Jimmy McArthur
Framed
Sergeant Harper
Island in the Sky
Dr. Vincent
Strange Illusion
Sorren
Beyond the Forest
Tom Dean
One Frightened Night
Fred Colton, Police Sound Man
The People Against O'Hara
James Summers
Mysterious Intruder
Office Cassidy
Murder by the Clock
Jim Goddard
Station West
Bill Baird
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
Bob Geddes
The Human Jungle
Skinner
Warlock
Mr. Davis
The Boy with Green Hair
Detective
Phantom Lady
Agent Posing as 'Sgt. Jimmy Scott'
Betrayal from the East
Dr. Gordon
My Six Convicts
Inspector O'Haffey
High Tide
Tommy Nelson
She Had to Say Yes
Lt. MacLaren
The Wheel of Life
Lt. Jim Daly
The Phantom Creeps
Fitzhugh Lee
They Died with Their Boots On
Bagley
Man's Favorite Sport?
Milton Wing
The Last Sunset
John Young
Mighty Joe Young
Tim Griffin
Dive Bomber
Police Inspector Clint Judd
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
Tim Garfield
The High and the Mighty
Mr. Miller
The Bishop's Wife
Blackstone McDaniel
Tennessee Johnson
Hank Miller
Undercover Girl
Fred Hawkins
Big City
Sanderson the Pathologist
The Carey Treatment
Constable Jerry Moore
North West Mounted Police
Minstrel
Dakota Incident
Chaplain (uncredited)
Take the High Ground!
Father Murphy
Great Day in the Morning
Jimmie Slocum
Under Eighteen
Timothy Walsh
The Doughgirls
Ives
Thunder Afloat
Lt. Cmdr. Clark
Destroyer
Steve Downey
Dark Mountain
David Livingston
Shopworn
Bob Leeds
I Was Framed
General Ned Prager
Never Wave at a WAC
Sheriff Jim Beal
Drums Across the River
Monsignor Talbot
Come to the Stable
Dick Wilbur
The Crowd Roars
Capt. Clay Randolph [Chs. 1-6]
Raiders of Ghost City
Coach Bettger
Curfew Breakers
Bill Regan
When the Lights Go On Again
Freddy
'Til We Meet Again
Bob Drexell
The Light of Western Stars
Robert Palmer
The Penal Code
Regan
Scandal Sheet
Pat Collins / Mc Hale
Laughing at Life
Jimmy Nolan
They Never Come Back
Inspector McDonald
Murder in the Blue Room
Bob Franklin, alias Rocky Morgan
Skull and Crown
Detective-Sergeant Mitchell
A Strange Adventure
Dustin Hotchkiss
Graft
Inspector Bob Baxter
Shadows of the Orient
Ray Carter
Child of Divorce
Jack Webster
The Mysterious Miss X
Miles Renny
Joy Ride
Inspector Tom Patten
The Nurse's Secret
Col. Markham
The Nebraskan
Reed Ryan
Shadow of Doubt
Dave Hart
Picture Brides
Jim Hardy
Bulldog Edition
Carter
Frenchie
Connors
Song of the Open Road
Jimmie Kane
Big Time Or Bust
Ted Clark
Bars of Hate
Phil Stuart
Great God Gold
Dr. Steven Bishop
Bullet Scars
Jim O'Hara
Top Gun
Murph
Three for Jamie Dawn
Dick Wilbur
Indianapolis Speedway
Dan Madden
Dynamite Pass
Rev. Easton
Sing Boy Sing
Capt. Ralph Carson
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
Tony Bruzzi
24 Hours
Richard Holt
Good Intentions
Paddy O'Rourke
Union Pacific
The Bishop
Gunn
Ed Weaver
Magic Town
Charlie 'Breezy' Russell
The Finger Points
Henry Collins
Finn and Hattie
'Babe' Marsden
Street of Chance
Michael Rolph
State Trooper
Tom Marshall
Law of the Tropics
Capt. Charles Danning
Navy Bound
(uncredited)
Raw Deal
Jack Berry
She Had to Choose
Tom Owens
Shadow of the Law
Windy
Illegal Traffic
John Hastings
Red Morning
Hilton
Midnight Taxi
Buck
Back in Circulation
Bill Gordon
Her Sister's Secret
Dr. Carter
The Battle at Apache Pass
Eric
Illusion
Lt. Matthews
The Invisible Menace
Webster
Northwest Passage
Bill Marshall
Crossroads - U.S.A.
Eddie Buchanan
'G' Men
Joe Donaldson
No Time at All
Pirates of the Skies
Doctor Wilson - Veterinarian
Blind Alibi
Sheriff Ike Vallon (uncredited)
Show Boat
First Flight Instructor
Wings of the Navy
Tom - in Coffee Shop (uncredited)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
American reporter (uncredited)
The Lady Escapes
Drill Sergeant
March On, Marines
Joe
The Phantom of Hollywood
New York Reporter (uncredited)
Sister Kenny
Soldier at Fort
The Hangman
Frank Hatfield
The Forest Rangers
Jersey
A Man from Wyoming
Sheriff Taylor
Guns of the Timberland
Johnny Beebe
Society Smugglers
Pastor
Reaching from Heaven
Jim Parker
Street of Missing Men
Scoop
Redhead
Cotton Benson
The Night of the Grizzly
William Ryder
A Shot in the Dark
Jef MacLean
Rich People
Mr. Hodges
Just for You
Captain Joe Radcliffe
You're in the Army Now
Detective Smiley North
Murder on the Blackboard
Reporter (uncredited)
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
Farley Norris
My Pal Gus
Wallace
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
Doc Hooper
Evil Town
Doc Hooper
Dr. Shagetz
Chick Hewes
Kick In
Eddie
Manhattan Moon
Dave Harley
Again Pioneers
Mr. Clem
Johnny Shiloh
Tom Wren
Son of Belle Starr
Tom Callan
Submarine D-1
Ted Hall
Smashing the Spy Ring
Jim Martin (uncredited)
New York Town
Barney Manners
Follow That Woman
Himself
How to Break 90 #5: Impact
Mayor Hull
It Happens Every Thursday
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
Mike Farrell
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
Studio Exec with the Baron
The Errand Boy
Intern
Reaching for the Sun
Lt. Brenner
The Big Fix
Bill Carmody
The Backbone of America
Insp. Tim Reilly (uncredited)
The Tall Target
1st Policeman
The Devil and Miss Jones
Brad Allerton
Soldiers of the Storm
Tom Hussey
Touchdown!
Lt. Jim Daley
The Phantom Creeps
Burlesque Stagehand
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Father Gibbons
Change of Habit
John Martin
The Midnight Patrol
Robert Metcalf
Crazy That Way
Smith (uncredited)
Tomahawk
Donovan
Hunted Men
Orderly (uncredited)
The Hangman
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
182
Gender
Male
Birthday
1898-08-11
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
John Regis Toomey