Acting
Regis Toomey
EN cinema · 184 credits
Born
13 August 1898
Died
12 October 1991 (aged 93)
Birthplace
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Also known as John Regis Toomey · John Francis Regis Toomey
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
Filmography
Evil Town
as Doc Hooper
C.H.O.M.P.S.
as Chief Patterson
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Burlesque Stagehand
Dr. Shagetz
as Doc Hooper
The Carey Treatment
as Sanderson the Pathologist
Cover Me Babe
as Michael Atterbury
Change of Habit
as Father Gibbons
Gunn
as The Bishop
The Night of the Grizzly
as Cotton Benson
Johnny Shiloh
as Mr. Clem
Man's Favorite Sport?
as Bagley
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
as Dr. Jamieson
The Last Sunset
as Milton Wing
The Errand Boy
as Studio Exec with the Baron
Guns of the Timberland
as Sheriff Taylor
Warlock
as Skinner
The Hangman
as Soldier at Fort, as Orderly (uncredited)
Joy Ride
as Miles Renny
Sing Boy Sing
as Rev. Easton
No Time at All
as Joe Donaldson
Curfew Breakers
as Coach Bettger
Dakota Incident
as Minstrel
Great Day in the Morning
as Father Murphy
Three for Jamie Dawn
as Murph
Guys and Dolls
as Arvide Abernathy
Top Gun
as Jim O'Hara
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
as Mike Farrell
The Human Jungle
as Bob Geddes
The High and the Mighty
as Tim Garfield
Drums Across the River
as Sheriff Jim Beal
Main Street to Broadway
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Island in the Sky
as Sergeant Harper
Take the High Ground!
as Chaplain (uncredited)
Never Wave at a WAC
as Ned Prager
The Nebraskan
as Col. Markham
Son of Belle Starr
as Tom Wren
It Happens Every Thursday
as Mayor Hull
The Backbone of America
as Bill Carmody
My Six Convicts
as Dr. Gordon
The Battle at Apache Pass
as Dr. Carter
Crossroads - U.S.A.
1952
Crossroads - U.S.A.
as Bill Marshall
Just for You
as Mr. Hodges
My Pal Gus
as Farley Norris
Cry Danger
as Gus Cobb
The People Against O'Hara
as Fred Colton, Police Sound Man
Navy Bound
as Capt. Charles Danning
Show Boat
as Ike Vallon (uncredited)
The Tall Target
as Insp. Tim Reilly (uncredited)
Tomahawk
as Smith (uncredited)
Undercover Girl
as Hank Miller
Frenchie
as Carter
Dynamite Pass
as Dan Madden
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
as Reporter (uncredited)
Again Pioneers
as Dave Harley
The Devil's Henchmen
as Tip Banning
Beyond the Forest
as Sorren
Mighty Joe Young
as John Young
Come to the Stable
as Monsignor Talbot
The Phantom Creeps
as Lt. Jim Daley
Station West
as Jim Goddard
The Boy with Green Hair
as Mr. Davis
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
as Police Inspector Clint Judd
Raw Deal
as Cop (uncredited)
Reaching from Heaven
as Pastor
The Thirteenth Hour
as Don Parker
The Guilty
as Detective Heller
High Tide
as Inspector O'Haffey
The Bishop's Wife
as Mr. Miller
Magic Town
as Ed Weaver
The Big Fix
as Lt. Brenner
The Big Sleep
as Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls
Mysterious Intruder
as James Summers
Child of Divorce
as Ray Carter
Her Sister's Secret
as Bill Gordon
Sister Kenny
as New York Reporter (uncredited)
Spellbound
as Det. Sgt. Gillespie
Strange Illusion
as Dr. Vincent
Betrayal from the East
as Agent Posing as 'Sgt. Jimmy Scott'
Follow That Woman
as Barney Manners
Follow the Boys
as Dr. Henderson
Phantom Lady
as Detective
The Doughgirls
as Timothy Walsh
Dark Mountain
as Steve Downey
Raiders of Ghost City
as Capt. Clay Randolph [Chs. 1-6]
When the Lights Go On Again
as Bill Regan
Murder in the Blue Room
as Inspector McDonald
Song of the Open Road
as Connors
Destroyer
as Lt. Cmdr. Clark
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
as Capt. Ralph Carson
Tennessee Johnson
as Blackstone McDaniel
I Was Framed
as Bob Leeds
Bullet Scars
as Dr. Steven Bishop
The Forest Rangers
as Frank Hatfield
Meet John Doe
as Bert Hansen
They Died with Their Boots On
as Fitzhugh Lee
Dive Bomber
as Tim Griffin
The Nurse's Secret
as Inspector Tom Patten
Law of the Tropics
as Tom Marshall
A Shot in the Dark
as William Ryder
You're in the Army Now
as Captain Joe Radcliffe
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
as Wallace
New York Town
as Jim Martin (uncredited)
Reaching for the Sun
as Intern
The Devil and Miss Jones
as 1st Policeman
His Girl Friday
as Sanders
Arizona
as Grant Oury
North West Mounted Police
as Constable Jerry Moore
'Til We Meet Again
as Freddy
Northwest Passage
as Webster
March On, Marines
as Drill Sergeant
Trapped in the Sky
as Lt. Gary
Hidden Power
as Mayton
The Phantom Creeps
as Lt. Jim Daly
Thunder Afloat
as Ives
The Mysterious Miss X
as Jack Webster
Indianapolis Speedway
as Dick Wilbur
Union Pacific
as Paddy O'Rourke
Wings of the Navy
as First Flight Instructor
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Tom - in Coffee Shop (uncredited)
Society Smugglers
as Johnny Beebe
Street of Missing Men
as Jim Parker
Illegal Traffic
as Windy
The Invisible Menace
as Lt. Matthews
Blind Alibi
as Doctor Wilson - Veterinarian
Smashing the Spy Ring
as Ted Hall
Hunted Men
as Donovan
Big City
as Fred Hawkins
Midnight Taxi
as Hilton
The Lady Escapes
as American reporter (uncredited)
Submarine D-1
as Tom Callan
Bulldog Edition
as Jim Hardy
One Frightened Night
as Tom Dean
Skull and Crown
as Bob Franklin, alias Rocky Morgan
Shadows of the Orient
as Inspector Bob Baxter
Shadow of Doubt
as Reed Ryan
Bars of Hate
as Ted Clark
Great God Gold
as Phil Stuart
'G' Men
as Eddie Buchanan
Manhattan Moon
as Eddie
Reckless Roads
as Speed Demming
Picture Brides
as Dave Hart
She Had to Choose
as Jack Berry
Red Morning
as John Hastings
Redhead
as Scoop
Murder on the Blackboard
as Detective Smiley North
What's Your Racket
as Bert Miller
She Had to Say Yes
as Tommy Nelson
Laughing at Life
as Pat Collins / Mc Hale
Big Time Or Bust
as Jimmie Kane
State Trooper
as Michael Rolph
Soldiers of the Storm
as Brad Allerton
Under Eighteen
as Jimmie Slocum
Shopworn
as David Livingston
The Crowd Roars
as Dick Wilbur
The Penal Code
as Robert Palmer
They Never Come Back
as Jimmy Nolan
A Strange Adventure
as Detective-Sergeant Mitchell
The Midnight Patrol
as John Martin
Other Men's Women
as Jack Kulper
Murder by the Clock
as Office Cassidy
Scandal Sheet
as Regan
Graft
as Dustin Hotchkiss
24 Hours
as Tony Bruzzi
The Finger Points
as Charlie 'Breezy' Russell
Finn and Hattie
as Henry Collins
Kick In
as Chick Hewes
Touchdown!
as Tom Hussey
Framed
as Jimmy McArthur
The Light of Western Stars
as Bob Drexell
Good Intentions
as Richard Holt
Street of Chance
as 'Babe' Marsden
Shadow of the Law
as Tom Owens
A Man from Wyoming
as Jersey
Crazy That Way
as Robert Metcalf
Alibi
as Danny McGann
The Wheel of Life
as Lt. MacLaren
Illusion
as Eric
Rich People
as Jef MacLean