Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1898-08-11
- Day of Death1991-10-12 (93 years)
- Place of BirthPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also Known AsJohn Regis ToomeyJohn Francis Regis Toomey
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 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
Ghost Story
As: Sam Streeter
- 1972
The Carey Treatment
As: Sanderson the Pathologist
- 1970
Cover Me Babe
As: Michael Atterbury
1969Change of Habit
As: Father Gibbons
1968Adam-12
As: Billy Heckman
1967Gunn
As: The Bishop
1966The Time Tunnel
As: Dr. Ben Berkhart
1966The Night of the Grizzly
As: Cotton Benson
1965The F.B.I.
As: Calvin Betts
1965The Legend of Jesse James
As: Defense Attorney Reed
1964Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
As: George Penfield
1964Man's Favorite Sport?
As: Bagley
1963Petticoat Junction
As: Doc Stuart
1963Burke's Law
As: Detective Lester Hart
1963Johnny Shiloh
As: Mr. Clem
1962The Virginian
As: Joseph Denton
1961The Errand Boy
As: Studio Exec with the Baron
1961Dr. Kildare
As: Arthur Wheeler
1961Cain's Hundred
As: Judge Thomas Otto
1961Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
As: Dr. Jamieson
1961King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
As: Bill Baird
1961The Last Sunset
As: Milton Wing
1960Guns of the Timberland
As: Sheriff Taylor
1959The DuPont Show with June Allyson
As: Dr. Harry Randolph
1959The Hangman
As: Soldier at Fort
1959Warlock
As: Skinner
1958Joy Ride
As: Miles Renny
1958Bronco
As: Judge Claymore
1958Wanted: Dead or Alive
As: Lenny the Bartender
1958Sing Boy Sing
As: Rev. Easton
1958No Time at All
As: Joe Donaldson
1957Maverick
As: Ben Granville
1957Perry Mason
As: Sam Crane
- 1957
Perry Mason
As: Andy Grant
1957Wagon Train
As: Mr. Hunter
1957Sugarfoot
As: John Peel
1957Richard Diamond, Private Detective
As: Lt. Dennis McGough
1957Curfew Breakers
As: Coach Bettger
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As: Will Jenkins
- 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As: Sheriff Barnes
1956Playhouse 90
As: Regis Toomey
1956Dakota Incident
As: Minstrel
1956Three for Jamie Dawn
As: Murph
1956Great Day in the Morning
As: Father Murphy
1955Guys and Dolls
As: Arvide Abernathy
1955Top Gun
As: Jim O'Hara
1955The Millionaire
As: Pete Marlowe
1955Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
As: Mike Farrell
1954Climax!
As: Fred Warren
1954The Human Jungle
As: Bob Geddes
1954The High and the Mighty
As: Tim Garfield
1954Drums Across the River
As: Sheriff Jim Beal
1953The Backbone of America
As: Bill Carmody
1953The Nebraskan
As: Col. Markham
1953Take the High Ground!
As: Chaplain (uncredited)
1953Main Street to Broadway
As: Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1953Letter to Loretta
As: Everett Strawn
- 1953
Letter to Loretta
As: Henry Herman
- 1953
Letter to Loretta
As: Father Middleton
- 1953
Letter to Loretta
As: George Kent
- 1953
Letter to Loretta
As: Mr. McCarthy
- 1953
Letter to Loretta
As: John Howell
1953Island in the Sky
As: Sergeant Harper
1953Son of Belle Starr
As: Tom Wren
1953It Happens Every Thursday
As: Mayor Hull
1953General Electric Theater
As: Jimmy
1953Never Wave at a WAC
As: General Ned Prager
1952My Pal Gus
As: Farley Norris
1952Just for You
As: Mr. Hodges
1952The Battle at Apache Pass
As: Dr. Carter
1952My Six Convicts
As: Dr. Gordon
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
As: Ed Bartlett
- 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
As: Colonel Hawks
- 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
As: Babe Bricker
1951The People Against O'Hara
As: Fred Colton, Police Sound Man
1951The Tall Target
As: Insp. Tim Reilly (uncredited)
1951Show Boat
As: Sheriff Ike Vallon (uncredited)
1951Navy Bound
As: Capt. Charles Danning
1951Cry Danger
As: Gus Cobb
1951Tomahawk
As: Smith (uncredited)
1950Frenchie
As: Carter
1950Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
As: Reporter (uncredited)
1950Undercover Girl
As: Hank Miller
1950Again Pioneers
As: Dave Harley
1950Dynamite Pass
As: Dan Madden
1949Beyond the Forest
As: Sorren
1949The Devil's Henchman
As: Tip Banning
1949Mighty Joe Young
As: John Young
1949Come to the Stable
As: Monsignor Talbot
1949The Phantom Creeps
As: Lt. Jim Daley
1948The Boy with Green Hair
As: Mr. Davis
1948Station West
As: Jim Goddard
1948I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
As: Police Inspector Clint Judd
1948Raw Deal
As: (uncredited)
1948Reaching from Heaven
As: Pastor
- 1947
The Bishop's Wife
As: Mr. Miller
1947Magic Town
As: Ed Weaver
1947High Tide
As: Inspector O'Haffey
1947The Big Fix
As: Lt. Brenner
1947The Guilty
As: Detective Heller
1947The Thirteenth Hour
As: Don Parker
1946Child of Divorce
As: Ray Carter
1946Sister Kenny
As: New York Reporter (uncredited)
1946Her Sister's Secret
As: Bill Gordon
- 1946
The Big Sleep
As: Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls
1946Mysterious Intruder
As: James Summers
1945Follow That Woman
As: Barney Manners
- 1945
Spellbound
As: Det. Sgt. Gillespie
1945Betrayal from the East
As: Agent Posing as 'Sgt. Jimmy Scott'
1945Strange Illusion
As: Dr. Vincent
1944The Doughgirls
As: Timothy Walsh
1944Murder in the Blue Room
As: Inspector McDonald
1944When the Lights Go On Again
As: Bill Regan
1944Dark Mountain
As: Steve Downey
1944Raiders of Ghost City
As: Capt. Clay Randolph [Chs. 1-6]
1944Song of the Open Road
As: Connors
1944Follow the Boys
As: Dr. Henderson
1944Phantom Lady
As: Detective
1943Adventures of the Flying Cadets
As: Capt. Ralph Carson
1943Destroyer
As: Lt. Cmdr. Clark
1942Tennessee Johnson
As: Blackstone McDaniel
1942The Forest Rangers
As: Frank Hatfield
1942I Was Framed
As: Bob Leeds
1942Bullet Scars
As: Dr. Steven Bishop
1941You're in the Army Now
As: Captain Joe Radcliffe
1941They Died with Their Boots On
As: Fitzhugh Lee
1941New York Town
As: Jim Martin (uncredited)
1941Law of the Tropics
As: Tom Marshall
1941The Nurse's Secret
As: Inspector Tom Patten
1941Reaching for the Sun
As: Intern
1941The Devil and Miss Jones
As: 1st Policeman
1941A Shot in the Dark
As: William Ryder
- 1941
Meet John Doe
As: Bert Hansen
1941The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
As: Wallace
1941Dive Bomber
As: Tim Griffin
1940Arizona
As: Grant Oury
1940March On, Marines
As: Drill Sergeant
1940North West Mounted Police
As: Constable Jerry Moore
1940'Til We Meet Again
As: Freddy
1940Northwest Passage
As: Webster
- 1940
His Girl Friday
As: Sanders
1939Thunder Afloat
As: Ives
1939Hidden Power
As: Mayton
1939Indianapolis Speedway
As: Dick Wilbur
1939Trapped in the Sky
As: Lt. Gary
1939Confessions of a Nazi Spy
As: Tom - in Coffee Shop (uncredited)
1939Union Pacific
As: Paddy O'Rourke
1939Street of Missing Men
As: Jim Parker
1939Society Smugglers
As: Johnny Beebe
1939Wings of the Navy
As: First Flight Instructor
1939The Mysterious Miss X
As: Jack Webster
1939The Phantom Creeps
As: Lt. Jim Daly
1938Smashing the Spy Ring
As: Ted Hall
1938Illegal Traffic
As: Windy
1938Hunted Men
As: Donovan
1938Blind Alibi
As: Doctor Wilson - Veterinarian
1938The Invisible Menace
As: Lt. Matthews
1937Submarine D-1
As: Tom Callan
1937Big City
As: Fred Hawkins
1937Back in Circulation
As: Buck
1937The Lady Escapes
As: American reporter (uncredited)
1937Midnight Taxi
As: Hilton
1936Bulldog Edition
As: Jim Hardy
1935Skull and Crown
As: Bob Franklin, alias Rocky Morgan
1935Bars of Hate
As: Ted Clark
1935Shadows of the Orient
As: Inspector Bob Baxter
1935Manhattan Moon
As: Eddie
1935'G' Men
As: Eddie Buchanan
1935One Frightened Night
As: Tom Dean
1935Great God Gold
As: Phil Stuart
1935Shadow of Doubt
As: Reed Ryan
1934Red Morning
As: John Hastings
1934Redhead
As: Scoop
1934She Had to Choose
As: Jack Berry
1934Murder on the Blackboard
As: Detective Smiley North
1934Picture Brides
As: Dave Hart
1933Big Time Or Bust
As: Jimmie Kane
1933She Had to Say Yes
As: Tommy Nelson
1933Laughing at Life
As: Pat Collins / Mc Hale
1933Soldiers of the Storm
As: Brad Allerton
1933State Trooper
As: Michael Rolph
1932The Penal Code
As: Robert Palmer
1932A Strange Adventure
As: Detective-Sergeant Mitchell
1932They Never Come Back
As: Jimmy Nolan
1932The Crowd Roars
As: Dick Wilbur
1932The Midnight Patrol
As: John Martin
1932Shopworn
As: David Livingston
1932Under Eighteen
As: Jimmie Slocum
1931Touchdown!
As: Tom Hussey
193124 Hours
As: Tony Bruzzi
1931Graft
As: Dustin Hotchkiss
1931Murder by the Clock
As: Office Cassidy
1931Kick In
As: Chick Hewes
1931The Finger Points
As: Charlie 'Breezy' Russell
1931Finn and Hattie
As: Henry Collins
1931Scandal Sheet
As: Regan
1931Other Men's Women
As: Jack Kulper
1930A Man from Wyoming
As: Jersey
1930Good Intentions
As: Richard Holt
1930Shadow of the Law
As: Tom Owens
1930The Light of Western Stars
As: Bob Drexell
1930Crazy That Way
As: Robert Metcalf
1930Framed
As: Jimmy McArthur
1930Street of Chance
As: 'Babe' Marsden
1929Illusion
As: Eric
1929The Wheel of Life
As: Lt. MacLaren
1929Alibi
As: Danny McGann