Regis Toomey
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 13, 1898
- Died
- October 12, 1991
- Birthplace
- 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
Evil Town 1987
as Doc Hooper
C.H.O.M.P.S. 1979
as Chief Patterson
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood 1976
as Burlesque Stagehand
Dr. Shagetz 1975
as Doc Hooper
The Phantom of Hollywood 1974
as Joe
The Carey Treatment 1972
as Sanderson the Pathologist
Cover Me Babe 1970
as Michael Atterbury
Change of Habit 1969
as Father Gibbons
Gunn 1967
as The Bishop
The Night of the Grizzly 1966
as Cotton Benson
Johnny Shiloh 1965
as Mr. Clem
Man's Favorite Sport? 1964
as Bagley
The Errand Boy 1961
as Studio Exec with the Baron
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea 1961
as Dr. Jamieson
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein 1961
as Bill Baird
The Last Sunset 1961
as Milton Wing
Guns of the Timberland 1960
as Sheriff Taylor
The Hangman 1959
as Soldier at Fort, as Orderly (uncredited)
Warlock 1959
as Skinner
Joy Ride 1958
as Miles Renny
Sing Boy Sing 1958
as Rev. Easton
No Time at All 1958
as Joe Donaldson
Curfew Breakers 1957
as Coach Bettger
Dakota Incident 1956
as Minstrel
Three for Jamie Dawn 1956
as Murph
Great Day in the Morning 1956
as Father Murphy
Guys and Dolls 1955
as Arvide Abernathy
Top Gun 1955
as Jim O'Hara
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good 1955
as Mike Farrell
The Human Jungle 1954
as Bob Geddes
The High and the Mighty 1954
as Tim Garfield
Drums Across the River 1954
as Sheriff Jim Beal
The Backbone of America 1953
as Bill Carmody
The Nebraskan 1953
as Col. Markham
Take the High Ground! 1953
as Chaplain (uncredited)
Main Street to Broadway 1953
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Island in the Sky 1953
as Sergeant Harper
Son of Belle Starr 1953
as Tom Wren
It Happens Every Thursday 1953
as Mayor Hull
Never Wave at a WAC 1953
as Ned Prager
My Pal Gus 1952
as Farley Norris
Just for You 1952
as Mr. Hodges
The Battle at Apache Pass 1952
as Dr. Carter
My Six Convicts 1952
as Dr. Gordon
- Crossroads - U.S.A.
Crossroads - U.S.A. 1952
as Bill Marshall
The People Against O'Hara 1951
as Fred Colton, Police Sound Man
The Tall Target 1951
as Insp. Tim Reilly (uncredited)
Show Boat 1951
as Ike Vallon (uncredited)
Navy Bound 1951
as Capt. Charles Danning
Cry Danger 1951
as Gus Cobb
Tomahawk 1951
as Smith (uncredited)
Frenchie 1950
as Carter
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone 1950
as Reporter (uncredited)
Undercover Girl 1950
as Hank Miller
Again Pioneers 1950
as Dave Harley
Dynamite Pass 1950
as Dan Madden
Beyond the Forest 1949
as Sorren
The Devil's Henchmen 1949
as Tip Banning
Come to the Stable 1949
as Monsignor Talbot
Mighty Joe Young 1949
as John Young
The Phantom Creeps 1949
as Lt. Jim Daley
The Boy with Green Hair 1948
as Mr. Davis
Station West 1948
as Jim Goddard
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes 1948
as Police Inspector Clint Judd
Raw Deal 1948
as Cop (uncredited)
Reaching from Heaven 1948
as Pastor
The Bishop's Wife 1947
as Mr. Miller
Magic Town 1947
as Ed Weaver
High Tide 1947
as Inspector O'Haffey
The Big Fix 1947
as Lt. Brenner
The Guilty 1947
as Detective Heller
The Thirteenth Hour 1947
as Don Parker
Child of Divorce 1946
as Ray Carter
Sister Kenny 1946
as New York Reporter (uncredited)
Her Sister's Secret 1946
as Bill Gordon
The Big Sleep 1946
as Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls
Mysterious Intruder 1946
as James Summers
Follow That Woman 1945
as Barney Manners
Spellbound 1945
as Det. Sgt. Gillespie
Betrayal from the East 1945
as Agent Posing as 'Sgt. Jimmy Scott'
Strange Illusion 1945
as Dr. Vincent
The Doughgirls 1944
as Timothy Walsh
Murder in the Blue Room 1944
as Inspector McDonald
When the Lights Go On Again 1944
as Bill Regan
Dark Mountain 1944
as Steve Downey
Raiders of Ghost City 1944
as Capt. Clay Randolph [Chs. 1-6]
Song of the Open Road 1944
as Connors
Follow the Boys 1944
as Dr. Henderson
Phantom Lady 1944
as Detective
Adventures of the Flying Cadets 1943
as Capt. Ralph Carson
Destroyer 1943
as Lt. Cmdr. Clark
Tennessee Johnson 1942
as Blackstone McDaniel
The Forest Rangers 1942
as Frank Hatfield
I Was Framed 1942
as Bob Leeds
Bullet Scars 1942
as Dr. Steven Bishop
You're in the Army Now 1941
as Captain Joe Radcliffe
They Died with Their Boots On 1941
as Fitzhugh Lee
New York Town 1941
as Jim Martin (uncredited)
Law of the Tropics 1941
as Tom Marshall
Dive Bomber 1941
as Tim Griffin
The Nurse's Secret 1941
as Inspector Tom Patten
Reaching for the Sun 1941
as Intern
The Devil and Miss Jones 1941
as 1st Policeman
A Shot in the Dark 1941
as William Ryder
Meet John Doe 1941
as Bert Hansen
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance 1941
as Wallace
Arizona 1940
as Grant Oury
March On, Marines 1940
as Drill Sergeant
North West Mounted Police 1940
as Constable Jerry Moore
'Til We Meet Again 1940
as Freddy
Northwest Passage 1940
as Webster
His Girl Friday 1940
as Sanders
Thunder Afloat 1939
as Ives
Hidden Power 1939
as Mayton
Indianapolis Speedway 1939
as Dick Wilbur
Trapped in the Sky 1939
as Lt. Gary
Confessions of a Nazi Spy 1939
as Tom - in Coffee Shop (uncredited)
Union Pacific 1939
as Paddy O'Rourke
Street of Missing Men 1939
as Jim Parker
Society Smugglers 1939
as Johnny Beebe
Wings of the Navy 1939
as First Flight Instructor
The Mysterious Miss X 1939
as Jack Webster
The Phantom Creeps 1939
as Lt. Jim Daly
Pirates of the Skies 1939
Actor
Smashing the Spy Ring 1938
as Ted Hall
Illegal Traffic 1938
as Windy
Hunted Men 1938
as Donovan
Blind Alibi 1938
as Doctor Wilson - Veterinarian
The Invisible Menace 1938
as Lt. Matthews
Submarine D-1 1937
as Tom Callan
Big City 1937
as Fred Hawkins
Back in Circulation 1937
as Buck
The Lady Escapes 1937
as American reporter (uncredited)
Midnight Taxi 1937
as Hilton
Bulldog Edition 1936
as Jim Hardy
Skull and Crown 1935
as Bob Franklin, alias Rocky Morgan
Bars of Hate 1935
as Ted Clark
Reckless Roads 1935
as Speed Demming
Shadows of the Orient 1935
as Inspector Bob Baxter
Manhattan Moon 1935
as Eddie
'G' Men 1935
as Eddie Buchanan
One Frightened Night 1935
as Tom Dean
Great God Gold 1935
as Phil Stuart
Shadow of Doubt 1935
as Reed Ryan
Red Morning 1934
as John Hastings
Redhead 1934
as Scoop
She Had to Choose 1934
as Jack Berry
Murder on the Blackboard 1934
as Detective Smiley North
Picture Brides 1934
as Dave Hart
What's Your Racket 1934
as Bert Miller
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 1934
Actor
Big Time Or Bust 1933
as Jimmie Kane
She Had to Say Yes 1933
as Tommy Nelson
- How to Break 90 #5: Impact
How to Break 90 #5: Impact 1933
as Himself
Laughing at Life 1933
as Pat Collins / Mc Hale
Soldiers of the Storm 1933
as Brad Allerton
State Trooper 1933
as Michael Rolph
The Penal Code 1932
as Robert Palmer
A Strange Adventure 1932
as Detective-Sergeant Mitchell
They Never Come Back 1932
as Jimmy Nolan
The Crowd Roars 1932
as Dick Wilbur
The Midnight Patrol 1932
as John Martin
Shopworn 1932
as David Livingston
Under Eighteen 1932
as Jimmie Slocum
Touchdown! 1931
as Tom Hussey
24 Hours 1931
as Tony Bruzzi
Graft 1931
as Dustin Hotchkiss
Murder by the Clock 1931
as Office Cassidy
Kick In 1931
as Chick Hewes
The Finger Points 1931
as Charlie 'Breezy' Russell
Finn and Hattie 1931
as Henry Collins
Scandal Sheet 1931
as Regan
Other Men's Women 1931
as Jack Kulper
A Man from Wyoming 1930
as Jersey
Good Intentions 1930
as Richard Holt
Shadow of the Law 1930
as Tom Owens
The Light of Western Stars 1930
as Bob Drexell
Crazy That Way 1930
as Robert Metcalf
Framed 1930
as Jimmy McArthur
Street of Chance 1930
as 'Babe' Marsden
Rich People 1929
as Jef MacLean
Illusion 1929
as Eric
The Wheel of Life 1929
as Lt. MacLaren
Alibi 1929
as Danny McGann
Credits from TMDB.