Regis Toomey
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1898-08-11
Day of Death
1991-10-12 (93 years old)
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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
Acting
(1987)
Evil Town
as Doc Hooper
(1976)
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Burlesque Stagehand
(1975)
Dr. Shagetz
as Doc Hooper
(1974)
The Phantom of Hollywood
as Joe
(1972)
The Carey Treatment
as Sanderson the Pathologist
(1970)
Cover Me Babe
as Michael Atterbury
(1969)
Change of Habit
as Father Gibbons
(1967)
Gunn
as The Bishop
(1966)
The Night of the Grizzly
as Cotton Benson
(1965)
Johnny Shiloh
as Mr. Clem
(1964)
Man's Favorite Sport?
as Bagley
(1961)
The Last Sunset
as Milton Wing
(1961)
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
as Dr. Jamieson
(1961)
The Errand Boy
as Studio Exec with the Baron
(1961)
(1960)
Guns of the Timberland
as Sheriff Taylor
(1959)
Warlock
as Skinner
(1959)
The Hangman
as Soldier at Fort
(1959)
The Hangman
as Orderly (uncredited)
(1958)
No Time at All
as Joe Donaldson
(1958)
Joy Ride
as Miles Renny
(1958)
Sing Boy Sing
as Rev. Easton
(1957)
Curfew Breakers
as Coach Bettger
(1956)
Great Day in the Morning
as Father Murphy
(1956)
Dakota Incident
as Minstrel
(1956)
Three for Jamie Dawn
as Murph
(1955)
Guys and Dolls
as Arvide Abernathy
(1955)
Top Gun
as Jim O'Hara
(1955)
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
as Mike Farrell
(1954)
The High and the Mighty
as Tim Garfield
(1954)
Drums Across the River
as Sheriff Jim Beal
(1954)
The Human Jungle
as Bob Geddes
(1953)
Island in the Sky
as Sergeant Harper
(1953)
Take the High Ground!
as Chaplain (uncredited)
(1953)
Never Wave at a WAC
as General Ned Prager
(1953)
Main Street to Broadway
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
(1953)
It Happens Every Thursday
as Mayor Hull
(1953)
Son of Belle Starr
as Tom Wren
(1953)
The Nebraskan
as Col. Markham
(1953)
The Backbone of America
as Bill Carmody
(1952)
Just for You
as Mr. Hodges
(1952)
The Battle at Apache Pass
as Dr. Carter
(1952)
My Six Convicts
as Dr. Gordon
(1952)
My Pal Gus
as Farley Norris
(1952)
Crossroads - U.S.A.
as Bill Marshall
(1951)
Show Boat
as Sheriff Ike Vallon (uncredited)
(1951)
The People Against O'Hara
as Fred Colton, Police Sound Man
(1951)
Tomahawk
as Smith (uncredited)
(1951)
The Tall Target
as Insp. Tim Reilly (uncredited)
(1951)
Cry Danger
as Gus Cobb
(1951)
Navy Bound
as Capt. Charles Danning
(1950)
Frenchie
as Carter
(1950)
Undercover Girl
as Hank Miller
(1950)
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1950)
Again Pioneers
as Dave Harley
(1950)
Dynamite Pass
as Dan Madden
(1949)
Mighty Joe Young
as John Young
(1949)
Beyond the Forest
as Sorren
(1949)
Come to the Stable
as Monsignor Talbot
(1949)
The Phantom Creeps
as Lt. Jim Daley
(1949)
The Devil's Henchman
as Tip Banning
(1948)
The Boy with Green Hair
as Mr. Davis
(1948)
Station West
as Jim Goddard
(1948)
Raw Deal
as (uncredited)
(1948)
Reaching from Heaven
as Pastor
(1948)
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
as Police Inspector Clint Judd
(1947)
High Tide
as Inspector O'Haffey
(1947)
The Bishop's Wife
as Mr. Miller
(1947)
Magic Town
as Ed Weaver
(1947)
The Thirteenth Hour
as Don Parker
(1947)
The Guilty
as Detective Heller
(1947)
The Big Fix
as Lt. Brenner
(1946)
The Big Sleep
as Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls
(1946)
Sister Kenny
as New York Reporter (uncredited)
(1946)
Mysterious Intruder
as James Summers
(1946)
Child of Divorce
as Ray Carter
(1946)
Her Sister's Secret
as Bill Gordon
(1945)
Strange Illusion
as Dr. Vincent
(1945)
Spellbound
as Det. Sgt. Gillespie
(1945)
Betrayal from the East
as Agent Posing as 'Sgt. Jimmy Scott'
(1945)
Follow That Woman
as Barney Manners
(1944)
Phantom Lady
as Detective
(1944)
Follow the Boys
as Dr. Henderson
(1944)
The Doughgirls
as Timothy Walsh
(1944)
Raiders of Ghost City
as Capt. Clay Randolph [Chs. 1-6]
(1944)
When the Lights Go On Again
as Bill Regan
(1944)
Song of the Open Road
as Connors
(1944)
Murder in the Blue Room
as Inspector McDonald
(1944)
Dark Mountain
as Steve Downey
(1943)
Destroyer
as Lt. Cmdr. Clark
(1943)
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
as Capt. Ralph Carson
(1942)
Tennessee Johnson
as Blackstone McDaniel
(1942)
Bullet Scars
as Dr. Steven Bishop
(1942)
The Forest Rangers
as Frank Hatfield
(1942)
I Was Framed
as Bob Leeds
(1941)
The Devil and Miss Jones
as 1st Policeman
(1941)
Meet John Doe
as Bert Hansen
(1941)
They Died with Their Boots On
as Fitzhugh Lee
(1941)
Dive Bomber
as Tim Griffin
(1941)
Reaching for the Sun
as Intern
(1941)
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
as Wallace
(1941)
New York Town
as Jim Martin (uncredited)
(1941)
A Shot in the Dark
as William Ryder
(1941)
You're in the Army Now
as Captain Joe Radcliffe
(1941)
Law of the Tropics
as Tom Marshall
(1941)
The Nurse's Secret
as Inspector Tom Patten
(1940)
His Girl Friday
as Sanders
(1940)
North West Mounted Police
as Constable Jerry Moore
(1940)
Arizona
as Grant Oury
(1940)
Northwest Passage
as Webster
(1940)
'Til We Meet Again
as Freddy
(1940)
March On, Marines
as Drill Sergeant
(1939)
Union Pacific
as Paddy O'Rourke
(1939)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Tom - in Coffee Shop (uncredited)
(1939)
Indianapolis Speedway
as Dick Wilbur
(1939)
The Phantom Creeps
as Lt. Jim Daly
(1939)
The Mysterious Miss X
as Jack Webster
(1939)
Wings of the Navy
as First Flight Instructor
(1939)
Society Smugglers
as Johnny Beebe
(1939)
Thunder Afloat
as Ives
(1939)
(1939)
Street of Missing Men
as Jim Parker
(1939)
Hidden Power
as Mayton
(1939)
Trapped in the Sky
as Lt. Gary
(1938)
Smashing the Spy Ring
as Ted Hall
(1938)
The Invisible Menace
as Lt. Matthews
(1938)
Blind Alibi
as Doctor Wilson - Veterinarian
(1938)
Hunted Men
as Donovan
(1938)
Illegal Traffic
as Windy
(1937)
Big City
as Fred Hawkins
(1937)
Back in Circulation
as Buck
(1937)
The Lady Escapes
as American reporter (uncredited)
(1937)
Midnight Taxi
as Hilton
(1937)
Submarine D-1
as Tom Callan
(1936)
Bulldog Edition
as Jim Hardy
(1935)
'G' Men
as Eddie Buchanan
(1935)
Shadow of Doubt
as Reed Ryan
(1935)
Skull and Crown
as Bob Franklin, alias Rocky Morgan
(1935)
Bars of Hate
as Ted Clark
(1935)
One Frightened Night
as Tom Dean
(1935)
Great God Gold
as Phil Stuart
(1935)
Shadows of the Orient
as Inspector Bob Baxter
(1935)
Manhattan Moon
as Eddie
(1934)
Murder on the Blackboard
as Detective Smiley North
(1934)
Redhead
as Scoop
(1934)
(1934)
She Had to Choose
as Jack Berry
(1934)
Red Morning
as John Hastings
(1934)
Picture Brides
as Dave Hart
(1933)
State Trooper
as Michael Rolph
(1933)
Laughing at Life
as Pat Collins / Mc Hale
(1933)
She Had to Say Yes
as Tommy Nelson
(1933)
Soldiers of the Storm
as Brad Allerton
(1933)
Big Time Or Bust
as Jimmie Kane
(1933)
How to Break 90 #5: Impact
as Himself
(1932)
The Crowd Roars
as Dick Wilbur
(1932)
Shopworn
as David Livingston
(1932)
Under Eighteen
as Jimmie Slocum
(1932)
A Strange Adventure
as Detective-Sergeant Mitchell
(1932)
The Midnight Patrol
as John Martin
(1932)
The Penal Code
as Robert Palmer
(1932)
They Never Come Back
as Jimmy Nolan
(1931)
Scandal Sheet
as Regan
(1931)
Other Men's Women
as Jack Kulper
(1931)
The Finger Points
as Charlie 'Breezy' Russell
(1931)
Graft
as Dustin Hotchkiss
(1931)
Murder by the Clock
as Office Cassidy
(1931)
24 Hours
as Tony Bruzzi
(1931)
Kick In
as Chick Hewes
(1931)
Touchdown!
as Tom Hussey
(1931)
Finn and Hattie
as Henry Collins
(1930)
Street of Chance
as 'Babe' Marsden
(1930)
A Man from Wyoming
as Jersey
(1930)
Framed
as Jimmy McArthur
(1930)
Shadow of the Law
as Tom Owens
(1930)
The Light of Western Stars
as Bob Drexell
(1930)
Good Intentions
as Richard Holt
(1930)
Crazy That Way
as Robert Metcalf
(1929)
Alibi
as Danny McGann
(1929)
Illusion
as Eric
(1929)
The Wheel of Life
as Lt. MacLaren
(1929)
Rich People
as Jef MacLean