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