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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
all 222
Movies 179
TV Shows 43
self 1
Evil Town (1987)
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
Dr. Shagetz (1975)
The Phantom of Hollywood (1974)
Ghost Story (1972)
The Carey Treatment (1972)
Cover Me Babe (1970)
Change of Habit (1969)
Adam-12 (1968)
Gunn (1967)
The Time Tunnel (1966)
The Night of the Grizzly (1966)
The F.B.I. (1965)
Green Acres (1965)
The Legend of Jesse James (1965)
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964)
Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)
Petticoat Junction (1963)
Burke's Law (1963)
Johnny Shiloh (1963)
Going My Way (1962)
The Virginian (1962)
The Errand Boy (1961)
Dr. Kildare (1961)
Cain's Hundred (1961)
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein (1961)
The Last Sunset (1961)
Route 66 (1960)
The Tall Man (1960)
Guns of the Timberland (1960)
The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959)
Tightrope (1959)
The Hangman (1959)
Warlock (1959)
Joy Ride (1958)
Bronco (1958)
Peter Gunn (1958)
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
Sing Boy Sing (1958)
No Time at All (1958)
Trackdown (1957)
Maverick (1957)
Perry Mason (1957)
Wagon Train (1957)
Sugarfoot (1957)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957)
Curfew Breakers (1957)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)
Dakota Incident (1956)
Three for Jamie Dawn (1956)
Great Day in the Morning (1956)
Guys and Dolls (1955)
Top Gun (1955)
Matinee Theater (1955)
The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)
Navy Log (1955)
Cheyenne (1955)
The Millionaire (1955)
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good (1955)
Climax! (1954)
December Bride (1954)
The Human Jungle (1954)
Hey Mulligan (1954)
The High and the Mighty (1954)
Drums Across the River (1954)
The Backbone of America (1953)
The Nebraskan (1953)
Take the High Ground! (1953)
Main Street to Broadway (1953)
Letter to Loretta (1953)
Island in the Sky (1953)
Son of Belle Starr (1953)
It Happens Every Thursday (1953)
General Electric Theater (1953)
Never Wave at a WAC (1953)
My Pal Gus (1952)
Cavalcade of America (1952)
Just for You (1952)
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
The Battle at Apache Pass (1952)
My Six Convicts (1952)
Crossroads - U.S.A. (1952)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
The Tall Target (1951)
Show Boat (1951)
Navy Bound (1951)
Cry Danger (1951)
Frenchie (1950)
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950)
Undercover Girl (1950)
Again Pioneers (1950)
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
Dynamite Pass (1950)
Beyond the Forest (1949)
The Devil's Henchman (1949)
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
Come to the Stable (1949)
The Phantom Creeps (1949)
The Boy with Green Hair (1948)
Station West (1948)
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes (1948)
Raw Deal (1948)
Reaching from Heaven (1948)
The Bishop's Wife (1947)
Magic Town (1947)
High Tide (1947)
The Big Fix (1947)
The Guilty (1947)
The Thirteenth Hour (1947)
Child of Divorce (1946)
Sister Kenny (1946)
Her Sister's Secret (1946)
The Big Sleep (1946)
Mysterious Intruder (1946)
Follow That Woman (1945)
Spellbound (1945)
Betrayal from the East (1945)
Strange Illusion (1945)
The Doughgirls (1944)
Murder in the Blue Room (1944)
When the Lights Go On Again (1944)
Dark Mountain (1944)
Raiders of Ghost City (1944)
Song of the Open Road (1944)
Follow the Boys (1944)
Phantom Lady (1944)
Adventures of the Flying Cadets (1943)
Destroyer (1943)
Tennessee Johnson (1942)
The Forest Rangers (1942)
I Was Framed (1942)
Bullet Scars (1942)
You're in the Army Now (1941)
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
New York Town (1941)
Law of the Tropics (1941)
Dive Bomber (1941)
The Nurse's Secret (1941)
Reaching for the Sun (1941)
The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)
A Shot in the Dark (1941)
Meet John Doe (1941)
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (1941)
Arizona (1940)
March On, Marines (1940)
North West Mounted Police (1940)
'Til We Meet Again (1940)
Northwest Passage (1940)
His Girl Friday (1940)
Thunder Afloat (1939)
Hidden Power (1939)
Indianapolis Speedway (1939)
Trapped in the Sky (1939)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
Union Pacific (1939)
Street of Missing Men (1939)
Society Smugglers (1939)
Wings of the Navy (1939)
The Mysterious Miss X (1939)
The Phantom Creeps (1939)
Pirates of the Skies (1939)
Smashing the Spy Ring (1938)
Illegal Traffic (1938)
Blind Alibi (1938)
The Invisible Menace (1938)
Submarine D-1 (1937)
Big City (1937)
Back in Circulation (1937)
Shadows of the Orient (1937)
The Lady Escapes (1937)
Midnight Taxi (1937)
Bulldog Edition (1936)
Skull and Crown (1935)
Bars of Hate (1935)
Manhattan Moon (1935)
'G' Men (1935)
One Frightened Night (1935)
Great God Gold (1935)
Shadow of Doubt (1935)
Red Morning (1934)
Redhead (1934)
She Had to Choose (1934)
Murder on the Blackboard (1934)
Picture Brides (1934)
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 (1934)
Big Time Or Bust (1933)
She Had to Say Yes (1933)
How to Break 90 #5: Impact (1933)
Laughing at Life (1933)
Soldiers of the Storm (1933)
State Trooper (1933)
The Penal Code (1932)
A Strange Adventure (1932)
They Never Come Back (1932)
The Crowd Roars (1932)
The Midnight Patrol (1932)
Shopworn (1932)
Under Eighteen (1932)
Touchdown! (1931)
24 Hours (1931)
Graft (1931)
Murder by the Clock (1931)
Kick In (1931)
The Finger Points (1931)
Finn and Hattie (1931)
Scandal Sheet (1931)
Other Men's Women (1931)
A Man from Wyoming (1930)
Good Intentions (1930)
Shadow of the Law (1930)
The Light of Western Stars (1930)
Crazy That Way (1930)
Framed (1930)
Street of Chance (1930)
Rich People (1929)
Illusion (1929)
The Wheel of Life (1929)
Alibi (1929)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1898-08-13
Deathday1991-10-12 (93 years old)
Birth PlacePittsburgh, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsJohn Regis Toomey, John Francis Regis Toomey
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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