Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1926-08-18
- Day of Death2012-07-29 (85 years)
- Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
- Also Known AsJ.P. FinneganJohn P. Finnegan
John Finnegan
Biography
John P. "J.P." Finnegan was an American film and television actor, mostly known for his recurrent role on the American crime fiction series Columbo. He voiced the villainous character Warren T. Rat in the 1986 Don Bluth film An American Tail.
Acting Career
- 2000
The Independent
As: Guard
- 1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
As: Jerome Metz (segment "The Magic Rose Garden")
- 1997
Vegas Vacation
As: Hoover Dam Guide
- 1996
Mars Attacks!
As: Speaker of the House
- 1994
ER
As: Mitchell
- 1993
Last Action Hero
As: Watch Commander
- 1991
JFK
As: Judge Haggerty
- 1990
Come See the Paradise
As: Brennan
1990The Last of the Finest
As: Tommy Grogan
1989Big Man on Campus
As: Judge Ferguson
1989Finish Line
As: Purdy Hall
- 1986
An American Tail
As: Warren T. Rat (voice)
1986Big Trouble
As: Det. Murphy
1986The Deacon Street Deer
As: Sidney
1985The Journey of Natty Gann
As: Logging Boss
1984The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
As: Policeman
1984Murder, She Wrote
As: Uncle Charlie
- 1984
Murder, She Wrote
As: Douglas Foudy
1984The Natural
As: Sam Simpson
1984Love Streams
As: Taxi Driver (Animals)
1982Terror at Alcatraz
As: Murphy
1982Rehearsal for Murder
As: Damon
1980Gloria
As: Frank
1980Little Miss Marker
As: Casino Clerk
1979The In-Laws
As: Deliveryman #1
1978Bloodbrothers
As: Bartender
1978Nowhere to Run
As: O'Neil
1977Opening Night
As: Bobby
1977Heroes
As: Mr. Munro
1977Lucan
As: Jess
1976Nickelodeon
As: Kathleen's Director
1976Quincy, M.E.
As: Joe Ives
1976Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
As: Reporter
1976Street Killing
As: Alex Lesko
1976The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
As: Taxi Driver
1976Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence
As: Deputy Marshal Vieter
1975Capone
As: N.Y. Police Lt.
1975Conspiracy of Terror
As: Sgt. Carroll
1975Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
As: Matthew Thomas Cleary
1974A Woman Under the Influence
As: Clancy
1974Terror on the 40th Floor
As: Stark
1972Play It as It Lays
As: Frank
1972Banacek
As: Lt. Hallohan
1971Columbo
As: Guard
- 1971
Columbo
As: Police Chief
- 1971
Columbo
As: Lieutenant Dreyer
- 1971
Columbo
As: Sean Jarvis
- 1971
Columbo
As: Carl
- 1971
Columbo
As: Barney
- 1971
Columbo
As: Workman #1
- 1971
Columbo
As: Sergeant
- 1971
Columbo
As: Quentin Corbett
- 1971
Columbo
As: Assistant Director
1970McCloud
As: Doorman