Regis Toomey

Actor Aug 13 (died age 93) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA 1929–1987 (58 year career)

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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…

Known For

Film

The Big Sleep

Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls

Film

Spellbound

Det. Sgt. Gillespie

Film

His Girl Friday

Sanders

Film

Meet John Doe

Bert Hansen

Film

The Bishop's Wife

Mr. Miller

Film

Guys and Dolls

Arvide Abernathy

Film

Man's Favorite Sport?

Bagley

Film

Warlock

Skinner

Filmography

Acting (226)

Movies (182)

Evil Town

1987

as Doc Hooper

3.8

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

1976

as Burlesque Stagehand

4.1

Dr. Shagetz

1975

as Doc Hooper

The Phantom of Hollywood

1974

as Joe

5.1

The Carey Treatment

1972

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

The Last Sunset

as Milton Wing

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1961

as Dr. Jamieson

5.6

The Errand Boy

1961

as Studio Exec with the Baron

6.1

King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein

1961

as Bill Baird

6.0

Guns of the Timberland

as Sheriff Taylor

Warlock

as Skinner

The Hangman

as Soldier at Fort

Joy Ride

as Miles Renny

Sing Boy Sing

as Rev. Easton

No Time at All

as Joe Donaldson

Curfew Breakers

1957

as Coach Bettger

5.0

Great Day in the Morning

as Father Murphy

Dakota Incident

as Minstrel

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

1955

as Mike Farrell

The High and the Mighty

1954

as Tim Garfield

5.9

Drums Across the River

as Sheriff Jim Beal

The Human Jungle

as Bob Geddes

Take the High Ground!

1953

as Chaplain (uncredited)

Island in the Sky

as Sergeant Harper

The Nebraskan

as Col. Markham

Son of Belle Starr

as Tom Wren

The Backbone of America

1953

as Bill Carmody

It Happens Every Thursday

1953

as Mayor Hull

6.2

Main Street to Broadway

1953

as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

6.5

Never Wave at a WAC

1953

as General Ned Prager

Just for You

as Mr. Hodges

My Pal Gus

as Farley Norris

The Battle at Apache Pass

as Dr. Carter

My Six Convicts

as Dr. Gordon

Crossroads - U.S.A.

as Bill Marshall

Tomahawk

1951

as Smith (uncredited)

6.9

Show Boat

1951

as Sheriff Ike Vallon (uncredited)

6.1

Cry Danger

1951

as Gus Cobb

6.6

The People Against O'Hara

1951

as Fred Colton, Police Sound Man

5.7

The Tall Target

1951

as Insp. Tim Reilly (uncredited)

6.8

Navy Bound

1951

as Capt. Charles Danning

Undercover Girl

as Hank Miller

Frenchie

as Carter

Again Pioneers

as Dave Harley

Dynamite Pass

as Dan Madden

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

1950

as Reporter (uncredited)

Mighty Joe Young

as John Young

The Devil's Henchmen

as Tip Banning

The Phantom Creeps

as Lt. Jim Daley

Beyond the Forest

as Sorren

Come to the Stable

as Monsignor Talbot

The Boy with Green Hair

1948

as Mr. Davis

6.2

I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes

1948

as Police Inspector Clint Judd

Raw Deal

as (uncredited)

Reaching from Heaven

as Pastor

Station West

as Jim Goddard

The Bishop's Wife

as Mr. Miller

The Thirteenth Hour

as Don Parker

Magic Town

as Ed Weaver

High Tide

as Inspector O'Haffey

5.9

The Big Fix

1947

as Lt. Brenner

The Guilty

1947

as Detective Heller

5.4

The Big Sleep

1946

as Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls

7.6

Sister Kenny

1946

as New York Reporter (uncredited)

Her Sister's Secret

as Bill Gordon

Mysterious Intruder

as James Summers

Child of Divorce

as Ray Carter

Spellbound

as Det. Sgt. Gillespie

Follow That Woman

as Barney Manners

Strange Illusion

as Dr. Vincent

Betrayal from the East

1945

as Agent Posing as 'Sgt. Jimmy Scott'

5.8

Song of the Open Road

1944

as Connors

Murder in the Blue Room

1944

as Inspector McDonald

The Doughgirls

as Timothy Walsh

Follow the Boys

as Dr. Henderson

Phantom Lady

as Detective

Raiders of Ghost City

1944

as Capt. Clay Randolph [Chs. 1-6]

6.0

When the Lights Go On Again

as Bill Regan

Dark Mountain

as Steve Downey

Adventures of the Flying Cadets

1943

as Capt. Ralph Carson

Destroyer

as Lt. Cmdr. Clark

The Forest Rangers

as Frank Hatfield

Tennessee Johnson

1942

as Blackstone McDaniel

Bullet Scars

as Dr. Steven Bishop

I Was Framed

as Bob Leeds

Reaching for the Sun

as Intern

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

as Wallace

Meet John Doe

as Bert Hansen

Dive Bomber

as Tim Griffin

New York Town

as Jim Martin (uncredited)

10.0

Law of the Tropics

1941

as Tom Marshall

6.0

The Devil and Miss Jones

1941

as 1st Policeman

7.7

They Died with Their Boots On

as Fitzhugh Lee

A Shot in the Dark

as William Ryder

You're in the Army Now

1941

as Captain Joe Radcliffe

4.0

The Nurse's Secret

1941

as Inspector Tom Patten

His Girl Friday

as Sanders

Arizona

as Grant Oury

Northwest Passage

as Webster

'Til We Meet Again

as Freddy

North West Mounted Police

1940

as Constable Jerry Moore

6.4

March On, Marines

1940

as Drill Sergeant

2.0

The Mysterious Miss X

as Jack Webster

Society Smugglers

as Johnny Beebe

Pirates of the Skies

Indianapolis Speedway

as Dick Wilbur

The Phantom Creeps

as Lt. Jim Daly

Thunder Afloat

as Ives

Hidden Power

as Mayton

Union Pacific

1939

as Paddy O'Rourke

6.6

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

1939

as Tom - in Coffee Shop (uncredited)

6.0

Wings of the Navy

1939

as First Flight Instructor

6.0

Trapped in the Sky

1939

as Lt. Gary

Street of Missing Men

as Jim Parker

Hunted Men

as Donovan

Smashing the Spy Ring

1938

as Ted Hall

6.0

Blind Alibi

1938

as Doctor Wilson - Veterinarian

The Invisible Menace

as Lt. Matthews

Illegal Traffic

as Windy

Big City

as Fred Hawkins

The Lady Escapes

as American reporter (uncredited)

Midnight Taxi

as Hilton

Back in Circulation

as Buck

Submarine D-1

as Tom Callan

Bulldog Edition

as Jim Hardy

Shadows of the Orient

1935

as Inspector Bob Baxter

Bars of Hate

as Ted Clark

'G' Men

as Eddie Buchanan

Manhattan Moon

as Eddie

Skull and Crown

1935

as Bob Franklin, alias Rocky Morgan

Shadow of Doubt

as Reed Ryan

Great God Gold

as Phil Stuart

One Frightened Night

as Tom Dean

Red Morning

as John Hastings

Picture Brides

as Dave Hart

Redhead

as Scoop

Murder on the Blackboard

1934

as Detective Smiley North

6.1

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

She Had to Choose

as Jack Berry

What's Your Racket

as Bert Miller

How to Break 90 #5: Impact

1933

as Himself

Laughing at Life

1933

as Pat Collins / Mc Hale

6.0

Soldiers of the Storm

1933

as Brad Allerton

Big Time Or Bust

as Jimmie Kane

She Had to Say Yes

as Tommy Nelson

State Trooper

as Michael Rolph

The Crowd Roars

as Dick Wilbur

They Never Come Back

as Jimmy Nolan

Shopworn

as David Livingston

Under Eighteen

as Jimmie Slocum

The Midnight Patrol

as John Martin

The Penal Code

1932

as Robert Palmer

6.0

A Strange Adventure

1932

as Detective-Sergeant Mitchell

Graft

as Dustin Hotchkiss

Other Men's Women

as Jack Kulper

Murder by the Clock

as Office Cassidy

24 Hours

as Tony Bruzzi

Touchdown!

as Tom Hussey

The Finger Points

1931

as Charlie 'Breezy' Russell

5.8

Scandal Sheet

1931

as Regan

Kick In

as Chick Hewes

Finn and Hattie

as Henry Collins

Framed

as Jimmy McArthur

Good Intentions

as Richard Holt

A Man from Wyoming

as Jersey

Shadow of the Law

as Tom Owens

Crazy That Way

as Robert Metcalf

The Light of Western Stars

as Bob Drexell

Street of Chance

as 'Babe' Marsden

Illusion

as Eric

The Wheel of Life

1929

as Lt. MacLaren

Alibi

1929

as Danny McGann

6.0

Rich People

1929

as Jef MacLean

Television (44)

Ghost Story

as Sam Streeter

Adam-12

as Billy Heckman

The Time Tunnel

as Dr. Ben Berkhart

The F.B.I.

as Calvin Betts

Green Acres

The Legend of Jesse James

1965

as Defense Attorney Reed

4.8

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

as George Penfield

Petticoat Junction

as Doc Stuart

Burke's Law

as Detective Lester Hart

The Virginian

as Joseph Denton

Going My Way

Dr. Kildare

as Arthur Wheeler

Cain's Hundred

as Judge Thomas Otto

Shannon

as Bill Cochran

Route 66

The Tall Man

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

1959

as Dr. Harry Randolph

Tightrope

Bronco

as Judge Claymore

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958

as Lenny the Bartender

Peter Gunn

Perry Mason

as Sam Crane

Maverick

as Ben Granville

Wagon Train

as Mr. Hunter

Trackdown

as Murdoch

Sugarfoot

as John Peel

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

1957

as Lt. Dennis McGough

6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Will Jenkins

Playhouse 90

as Regis Toomey

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

Cheyenne

Matinee Theater

The Millionaire

as Pete Marlowe

Navy Log

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Climax!

as Fred Warren

December Bride

Hey Mulligan

as Joe Mulligan

General Electric Theater

as Jimmy

Letter to Loretta

as Everett Strawn

Four Star Playhouse

as Lt. Manny Waldo

Cavalcade of America

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Ed Bartlett

Lux Video Theatre