Regis Toomey

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

241

Gender

Male

Birthday

1898-08-13

Day of death

1991-10-12 (93 years old)

Place of Birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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 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

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Adam-12

    Adam-12

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • Green Acres

    Green Acres

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • Peter Gunn

    Peter Gunn

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • The Time Tunnel

    The Time Tunnel

  • Atomic Energy as a Force for Good

    Atomic Energy as a Force for Good

  • Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

    Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • Bronco

    Bronco

  • Ghost Story

    Ghost Story

  • Trackdown

    Trackdown

  • Trackdown

    Trackdown

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective

    Richard Diamond, Private Detective

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • Navy Log

    Navy Log

  • Playhouse 90

    Playhouse 90

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

  • December Bride

    December Bride

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • The Tall Man

    The Tall Man

  • The Penal Code

    The Penal Code

  • Cain's Hundred

    Cain's Hundred

  • Cry Danger

    Cry Danger

  • Framed

    Framed

  • Evil Town

    Evil Town

  • The Bishop's Wife

    The Bishop's Wife

  • Again Pioneers

    Again Pioneers

  • Gunn

    Gunn

  • Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

    Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

  • Good Intentions

    Good Intentions

  • Arizona

    Arizona

  • Big City

    Big City

  • When the Lights Go On Again

    When the Lights Go On Again

  • Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

    Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

  • Top Gun

    Top Gun

  • The Nebraskan

    The Nebraskan

  • Dive Bomber

    Dive Bomber

  • The Big Sleep

    The Big Sleep

  • Northwest Passage

    Northwest Passage

  • Raw Deal

    Raw Deal

  • Going My Way

    Going My Way

  • Manhattan Moon

    Manhattan Moon

  • The Battle at Apache Pass

    The Battle at Apache Pass

  • High Tide

    High Tide

  • The People Against O'Hara

    The People Against O'Hara

  • 24 Hours

    24 Hours

  • Under Eighteen

    Under Eighteen

  • Red Morning

    Red Morning

  • Bullet Scars

    Bullet Scars

  • Graft

    Graft

  • Tightrope

    Tightrope

  • Warlock

    Warlock

  • Illusion

    Illusion

  • Society Smugglers

    Society Smugglers

  • Guys and Dolls

    Guys and Dolls

  • Johnny Shiloh

    Johnny Shiloh

  • Indianapolis Speedway

    Indianapolis Speedway

  • Show Boat

    Show Boat

  • 'G' Men

    'G' Men

  • Tennessee Johnson

    Tennessee Johnson

  • Magic Town

    Magic Town

  • Dakota Incident

    Dakota Incident

  • Tomahawk

    Tomahawk

  • Picture Brides

    Picture Brides

  • Joy Ride

    Joy Ride

  • Navy Bound

    Navy Bound

  • Frenchie

    Frenchie

  • Destroyer

    Destroyer

  • The Last Sunset

    The Last Sunset

  • Hunted Men

    Hunted Men

  • Mysterious Intruder

    Mysterious Intruder

  • The Doughgirls

    The Doughgirls

  • Confessions of a Nazi Spy

    Confessions of a Nazi Spy

  • Island in the Sky

    Island in the Sky

  • The Legend of Jesse James

    The Legend of Jesse James

  • Dynamite Pass

    Dynamite Pass

  • Hidden Power

    Hidden Power

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • The Hangman

    The Hangman

  • The Hangman

    The Hangman

  • Curfew Breakers

    Curfew Breakers

  • Spellbound

    Spellbound

  • The High and the Mighty

    The High and the Mighty

  • The Boy with Green Hair

    The Boy with Green Hair

  • Mighty Joe Young

    Mighty Joe Young

  • The Guilty

    The Guilty

  • The Carey Treatment

    The Carey Treatment

  • Meet John Doe

    Meet John Doe

  • Thunder Afloat

    Thunder Afloat

  • Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

    Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

  • The Nurse's Secret

    The Nurse's Secret

  • Beyond the Forest

    Beyond the Forest

  • His Girl Friday

    His Girl Friday

  • Bars of Hate

    Bars of Hate

  • Drums Across the River

    Drums Across the River

  • Reaching from Heaven

    Reaching from Heaven

  • Bulldog Edition

    Bulldog Edition

  • The Tall Target

    The Tall Target

  • Change of Habit

    Change of Habit

  • The Finger Points

    The Finger Points

  • Man's Favorite Sport?

    Man's Favorite Sport?

  • You're in the Army Now

    You're in the Army Now

  • Main Street to Broadway

    Main Street to Broadway

  • The Night of the Grizzly

    The Night of the Grizzly

  • A Shot in the Dark

    A Shot in the Dark

  • Come to the Stable

    Come to the Stable

  • Take the High Ground!

    Take the High Ground!

  • The Big Fix

    The Big Fix

  • The Midnight Patrol

    The Midnight Patrol

  • Kick In

    Kick In

  • The Errand Boy

    The Errand Boy

  • Street of Missing Men

    Street of Missing Men

  • The Devil and Miss Jones

    The Devil and Miss Jones

  • Shopworn

    Shopworn

  • Great Day in the Morning

    Great Day in the Morning

  • The Light of Western Stars

    The Light of Western Stars

  • Shannon

    Shannon

  • Murder on the Blackboard

    Murder on the Blackboard

  • Touchdown!

    Touchdown!

  • The Crowd Roars

    The Crowd Roars

  • Street of Chance

    Street of Chance

  • Submarine D-1

    Submarine D-1

  • The Phantom Creeps

    The Phantom Creeps

  • The Human Jungle

    The Human Jungle

  • The Mysterious Miss X

    The Mysterious Miss X

  • Just for You

    Just for You

  • They Never Come Back

    They Never Come Back

  • Reaching for the Sun

    Reaching for the Sun

  • Betrayal from the East

    Betrayal from the East

  • Murder by the Clock

    Murder by the Clock

  • The Phantom Creeps

    The Phantom Creeps

  • The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

    The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

  • Finn and Hattie

    Finn and Hattie

  • Three for Jamie Dawn

    Three for Jamie Dawn

  • The Phantom of Hollywood

    The Phantom of Hollywood

  • Soldiers of the Storm

    Soldiers of the Storm

  • Child of Divorce

    Child of Divorce

  • She Had to Choose

    She Had to Choose

  • Guns of the Timberland

    Guns of the Timberland

  • The Invisible Menace

    The Invisible Menace

  • The Forest Rangers

    The Forest Rangers

  • Shadows of the Orient

    Shadows of the Orient

  • Sister Kenny

    Sister Kenny

  • Follow That Woman

    Follow That Woman

  • They Died with Their Boots On

    They Died with Their Boots On

  • New York Town

    New York Town

  • Follow the Boys

    Follow the Boys

  • Blind Alibi

    Blind Alibi

  • Never Wave at a WAC

    Never Wave at a WAC

  • Sing Boy Sing

    Sing Boy Sing

  • A Strange Adventure

    A Strange Adventure

  • Pirates of the Skies

    Pirates of the Skies

  • It Happens Every Thursday

    It Happens Every Thursday

  • I Was Framed

    I Was Framed

  • The Backbone of America

    The Backbone of America

  • Union Pacific

    Union Pacific

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

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

  • Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

    Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

  • The Wheel of Life

    The Wheel of Life

  • Adventures of the Flying Cadets

    Adventures of the Flying Cadets

  • The Lady Escapes

    The Lady Escapes

  • Murder in the Blue Room

    Murder in the Blue Room

  • Smashing the Spy Ring

    Smashing the Spy Ring

  • The Thirteenth Hour

    The Thirteenth Hour

  • Redhead

    Redhead

  • Hey Mulligan

    Hey Mulligan

  • Son of Belle Starr

    Son of Belle Starr

  • Law of the Tropics

    Law of the Tropics

  • Big Time Or Bust

    Big Time Or Bust

  • 'Til We Meet Again

    'Til We Meet Again

  • Shadow of the Law

    Shadow of the Law

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Shadow of Doubt

    Shadow of Doubt

  • My Pal Gus

    My Pal Gus

  • A Man from Wyoming

    A Man from Wyoming

  • Skull and Crown

    Skull and Crown

  • Other Men's Women

    Other Men's Women

  • Her Sister's Secret

    Her Sister's Secret

  • Trapped in the Sky

    Trapped in the Sky

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • My Six Convicts

    My Six Convicts

  • Station West

    Station West

  • Song of the Open Road

    Song of the Open Road

  • Undercover Girl

    Undercover Girl

  • Laughing at Life

    Laughing at Life

  • Phantom Lady

    Phantom Lady

  • One Frightened Night

    One Frightened Night

  • North West Mounted Police

    North West Mounted Police

  • Midnight Taxi

    Midnight Taxi

  • How to Break 90 #5: Impact

    How to Break 90 #5: Impact

  • Strange Illusion

    Strange Illusion

  • I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes

    I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes

  • The Devil's Henchmen

    The Devil's Henchmen

  • Crossroads - U.S.A.

    Crossroads - U.S.A.

  • Cover Me Babe

    Cover Me Babe

  • Back in Circulation

    Back in Circulation

  • Dark Mountain

    Dark Mountain

  • Wings of the Navy

    Wings of the Navy

  • Raiders of Ghost City

    Raiders of Ghost City

  • Alibi

    Alibi

  • Scandal Sheet

    Scandal Sheet

  • Dr. Shagetz

    Dr. Shagetz

  • Rich People

    Rich People

  • Illegal Traffic

    Illegal Traffic

  • No Time at All

    No Time at All

  • Crazy That Way

    Crazy That Way

  • She Had to Say Yes

    She Had to Say Yes

  • March On, Marines

    March On, Marines

  • Great God Gold

    Great God Gold

  • State Trooper

    State Trooper