Regis Toomey

Known For: Acting
Born: August 13, 1898
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: October 12, 1991

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 B…

Filmography

Evil Town

1987 · Doc Hooper

Fantasy Island

1978 · Dr. Thomas

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

1976 · Burlesque Stagehand

Dr. Shagetz

1975 · Doc Hooper

The Phantom of Hollywood

1974 · Joe

Ghost Story

1972 · Sam Streeter

The Carey Treatment

1972 · Sanderson the Pathologist

Cover Me Babe

1970 · Michael Atterbury

Change of Habit

1969 · Father Gibbons

Adam-12

1968 · Billy Heckman

Gunn

1967 · The Bishop

The Time Tunnel

1966 · Dr. Ben Berkhart

The Night of the Grizzly

1966 · Cotton Benson

Johnny Shiloh

1965 · Mr. Clem

The F.B.I.

1965 · Calvin Betts

Green Acres

1965

The Legend of Jesse James

1965 · Defense Attorney Reed

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1964 · George Penfield

Man's Favorite Sport?

1964 · Bagley

Petticoat Junction

1963 · Doc Stuart

Burke's Law

1963 · Detective Lester Hart

Going My Way

1962

The Virginian

1962 · Joseph Denton

The Errand Boy

1961 · Studio Exec with the Baron

Shannon

1961 · Bill Cochran

Dr. Kildare

1961 · Arthur Wheeler

Cain's Hundred

1961 · Judge Thomas Otto

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1961 · Dr. Jamieson

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

1961 · Bill Baird

The Last Sunset

1961 · Milton Wing

Route 66

1960

The Tall Man

1960

Guns of the Timberland

1960 · Sheriff Taylor

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

1959 · Dr. Harry Randolph

Tightrope

1959

The Hangman

1959 · Soldier at Fort, Orderly (uncredited)

Warlock

1959 · Skinner

Rawhide

1959

Joy Ride

1958 · Miles Renny

Bronco

1958 · Judge Claymore

Peter Gunn

1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958 · Lenny the Bartender

Sing Boy Sing

1958 · Rev. Easton

No Time at All

1958 · Joe Donaldson

Trackdown

1957 · , Murdoch

Maverick

1957 · Ben Granville

Perry Mason

1957 · Sam Crane, Andy Grant

Wagon Train

1957 · Mr. Hunter

Sugarfoot

1957 · John Peel

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

1957 · Lt. Dennis McGough

Curfew Breakers

1957 · Coach Bettger

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956 · Will Jenkins, Sheriff Barnes

Playhouse 90

1956 · Regis Toomey

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956

Dakota Incident

1956 · Minstrel

Three for Jamie Dawn

1956 · Murph

Great Day in the Morning

1956 · Father Murphy

Guys and Dolls

1955 · Arvide Abernathy

Top Gun

1955 · Jim O'Hara

Matinee Theater

1955

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955

Cheyenne

1955 · , Pat Evans

Navy Log

1955

The Millionaire

1955 · Pete Marlowe

Atomic Energy as a Force for Good

1955 · Mike Farrell

Climax!

1954 · Fred Warren

December Bride

1954

The Human Jungle

1954 · Bob Geddes

Hey Mulligan

1954 · Joe Mulligan

The High and the Mighty

1954 · Tim Garfield

Drums Across the River

1954 · Sheriff Jim Beal

The Backbone of America

1953 · Bill Carmody

The Nebraskan

1953 · Col. Markham

Take the High Ground!

1953 · Chaplain (uncredited)

Main Street to Broadway

1953 · Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Letter to Loretta

1953 · Everett Strawn, Henry Herman, Father Middleton, George Kent, Mr. McCarthy, John Howell

Island in the Sky

1953 · Sergeant Harper

Son of Belle Starr

1953 · Tom Wren

It Happens Every Thursday

1953 · Mayor Hull

General Electric Theater

1953 · Jimmy

Never Wave at a WAC

1953 · General Ned Prager

My Pal Gus

1952 · Farley Norris

Cavalcade of America

1952

Just for You

1952 · Mr. Hodges

Four Star Playhouse

1952 · Lt. Manny Waldo, Colonel, Police Lt. Manny Waldo

The Battle at Apache Pass

1952 · Dr. Carter

My Six Convicts

1952 · Dr. Gordon

Crossroads - U.S.A.

Crossroads - U.S.A.

1952 · Bill Marshall

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951 · Ed Bartlett, Colonel Hawks, Babe Bricker

The People Against O'Hara

1951 · Fred Colton, Police Sound Man

The Tall Target

1951 · Insp. Tim Reilly (uncredited)

Show Boat

1951 · Sheriff Ike Vallon (uncredited)

Navy Bound

1951 · Capt. Charles Danning

Cry Danger

1951 · Gus Cobb

Tomahawk

1951 · Smith (uncredited)

Frenchie

1950 · Carter

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

1950 · Reporter (uncredited)

Undercover Girl

1950 · Hank Miller

Again Pioneers

1950 · Dave Harley

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950

Dynamite Pass

1950 · Dan Madden

Beyond the Forest

1949 · Sorren

The Devil's Henchmen

1949 · Tip Banning

Come to the Stable

1949 · Monsignor Talbot

Mighty Joe Young

1949 · John Young

The Phantom Creeps

1949 · Lt. Jim Daley

The Boy with Green Hair

1948 · Mr. Davis

Station West

1948 · Jim Goddard

I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes

1948 · Police Inspector Clint Judd

Raw Deal

1948 · Cop (uncredited)

Reaching from Heaven

1948 · Pastor

The Bishop's Wife

1947 · Mr. Miller

Magic Town

1947 · Ed Weaver

High Tide

1947 · Inspector O'Haffey

The Big Fix

1947 · Lt. Brenner

The Guilty

1947 · Detective Heller

The Thirteenth Hour

1947 · Don Parker

Child of Divorce

1946 · Ray Carter

Sister Kenny

1946 · New York Reporter (uncredited)

Her Sister's Secret

1946 · Bill Gordon

The Big Sleep

1946 · Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls

Mysterious Intruder

1946 · James Summers

Follow That Woman

1945 · Barney Manners

Spellbound

1945 · Det. Sgt. Gillespie

Betrayal from the East

1945 · Agent Posing as 'Sgt. Jimmy Scott'

Strange Illusion

1945 · Dr. Vincent

The Doughgirls

1944 · Timothy Walsh

Murder in the Blue Room

1944 · Inspector McDonald

When the Lights Go On Again

1944 · Bill Regan

Dark Mountain

1944 · Steve Downey

Raiders of Ghost City

1944 · Capt. Clay Randolph [Chs. 1-6]

Song of the Open Road

1944 · Connors

Follow the Boys

1944 · Dr. Henderson

Phantom Lady

1944 · Detective

Adventures of the Flying Cadets

1943 · Capt. Ralph Carson

Destroyer

1943 · Lt. Cmdr. Clark

Tennessee Johnson

1942 · Blackstone McDaniel

The Forest Rangers

1942 · Frank Hatfield

I Was Framed

1942 · Bob Leeds

Bullet Scars

1942 · Dr. Steven Bishop

You're in the Army Now

1941 · Captain Joe Radcliffe

They Died with Their Boots On

1941 · Fitzhugh Lee

New York Town

1941 · Jim Martin (uncredited)

Law of the Tropics

1941 · Tom Marshall

Dive Bomber

1941 · Tim Griffin

The Nurse's Secret

1941 · Inspector Tom Patten

Reaching for the Sun

1941 · Intern

The Devil and Miss Jones

1941 · 1st Policeman

A Shot in the Dark

1941 · William Ryder

Meet John Doe

1941 · Bert Hansen

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

1941 · Wallace

Arizona

1940 · Grant Oury

March On, Marines

1940 · Drill Sergeant

North West Mounted Police

1940 · Constable Jerry Moore

'Til We Meet Again

1940 · Freddy

Northwest Passage

1940 · Webster

His Girl Friday

1940 · Sanders

Thunder Afloat

1939 · Ives

Hidden Power

1939 · Mayton

Indianapolis Speedway

1939 · Dick Wilbur

Trapped in the Sky

1939 · Lt. Gary

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

1939 · Tom - in Coffee Shop (uncredited)

Union Pacific

1939 · Paddy O'Rourke

Street of Missing Men

1939 · Jim Parker

Society Smugglers

1939 · Johnny Beebe

Wings of the Navy

1939 · First Flight Instructor

The Mysterious Miss X

1939 · Jack Webster

The Phantom Creeps

1939 · Lt. Jim Daly

Pirates of the Skies

1939

Smashing the Spy Ring

1938 · Ted Hall

Illegal Traffic

1938 · Windy

Hunted Men

1938 · Donovan

Blind Alibi

1938 · Doctor Wilson - Veterinarian

The Invisible Menace

1938 · Lt. Matthews

Submarine D-1

1937 · Tom Callan

Big City

1937 · Fred Hawkins

Back in Circulation

1937 · Buck

The Lady Escapes

1937 · American reporter (uncredited)

Midnight Taxi

1937 · Hilton

Bulldog Edition

1936 · Jim Hardy

Skull and Crown

1935 · Bob Franklin, alias Rocky Morgan

Bars of Hate

1935 · Ted Clark

Reckless Roads

1935 · Speed Demming

Shadows of the Orient

1935 · Inspector Bob Baxter

Manhattan Moon

1935 · Eddie

'G' Men

1935 · Eddie Buchanan

One Frightened Night

1935 · Tom Dean

Great God Gold

1935 · Phil Stuart

Shadow of Doubt

1935 · Reed Ryan

Red Morning

1934 · John Hastings

Redhead

1934 · Scoop

She Had to Choose

1934 · Jack Berry

Murder on the Blackboard

1934 · Detective Smiley North

Picture Brides

1934 · Dave Hart

What's Your Racket

1934 · Bert Miller

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

1934

Big Time Or Bust

1933 · Jimmie Kane

She Had to Say Yes

1933 · Tommy Nelson

How to Break 90 #5: Impact

How to Break 90 #5: Impact

1933 · Himself

Laughing at Life

1933 · Pat Collins / Mc Hale

Soldiers of the Storm

1933 · Brad Allerton

State Trooper

1933 · Michael Rolph

The Penal Code

1932 · Robert Palmer

A Strange Adventure

1932 · Detective-Sergeant Mitchell

They Never Come Back

1932 · Jimmy Nolan

The Crowd Roars

1932 · Dick Wilbur

The Midnight Patrol

1932 · John Martin

Shopworn

1932 · David Livingston

Under Eighteen

1932 · Jimmie Slocum

Touchdown!

1931 · Tom Hussey

24 Hours

1931 · Tony Bruzzi

Graft

1931 · Dustin Hotchkiss

Murder by the Clock

1931 · Office Cassidy

Kick In

1931 · Chick Hewes

The Finger Points

1931 · Charlie 'Breezy' Russell

Finn and Hattie

1931 · Henry Collins

Scandal Sheet

1931 · Regan

Other Men's Women

1931 · Jack Kulper

A Man from Wyoming

1930 · Jersey

Good Intentions

1930 · Richard Holt

Shadow of the Law

1930 · Tom Owens

The Light of Western Stars

1930 · Bob Drexell

Crazy That Way

1930 · Robert Metcalf

Framed

1930 · Jimmy McArthur

Street of Chance

1930 · 'Babe' Marsden

Rich People

1929 · Jef MacLean

Illusion

1929 · Eric

The Wheel of Life

1929 · Lt. MacLaren

Alibi

1929 · Danny McGann

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