Regis Toomey
Born August 13, 1898 (Age: 127)
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
Evil Town
1987
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as Doc Hooper
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Age: 88
The Phantom of Hollywood
1974
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as Joe
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Age: 75
The Carey Treatment
1972
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as Sanderson the Pathologist
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Age: 73
Change of Habit
1969
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as Father Gibbons
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Age: 71
Johnny Shiloh
1965
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as Mr. Clem
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Age: 67
Man's Favorite Sport?
1964
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as Bagley
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Age: 65
The Errand Boy
1961
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as Studio Exec with the Baron
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Age: 63
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961
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as Dr. Jamieson
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Age: 62
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
1961
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as Bill Baird
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Age: 62
The Last Sunset
1961
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as Milton Wing
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Age: 62
Guns of the Timberland
1960
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as Sheriff Taylor
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Age: 61
The Hangman
1959
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as Soldier at Fort
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Age: 60
Warlock
1959
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as Skinner
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Age: 60
Joy Ride
1958
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as Miles Renny
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Age: 60
Sing Boy Sing
1958
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as Rev. Easton
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Age: 59
No Time at All
1958
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as Joe Donaldson
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Age: 59
Dakota Incident
1956
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as Minstrel
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Age: 57
Three for Jamie Dawn
1956
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as Murph
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Age: 57
Great Day in the Morning
1956
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as Father Murphy
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Age: 57
Guys and Dolls
1955
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as Arvide Abernathy
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Age: 57
Top Gun
1955
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as Jim O'Hara
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Age: 57
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
1955
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as Mike Farrell
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Age: 56
The Human Jungle
1954
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as Bob Geddes
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Age: 56
The High and the Mighty
1954
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as Tim Garfield
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Age: 55
Drums Across the River
1954
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as Sheriff Jim Beal
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Age: 55
The Backbone of America
1953
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as Bill Carmody
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Age: 55
The Nebraskan
1953
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as Col. Markham
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Age: 55
Take the High Ground!
1953
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as Chaplain (uncredited)
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Age: 55
Main Street to Broadway
1953
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as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
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Age: 55
Island in the Sky
1953
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as Sergeant Harper
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Age: 55
Son of Belle Starr
1953
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as Tom Wren
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Age: 54
It Happens Every Thursday
1953
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as Mayor Hull
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Age: 54
Never Wave at a WAC
1953
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as General Ned Prager
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Age: 54
Frenchie
1950
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as Carter
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Age: 52
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
1950
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as Reporter (uncredited)
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Age: 52
Undercover Girl
1950
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as Hank Miller
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Age: 52
Again Pioneers
1950
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as Dave Harley
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Age: 52
Dynamite Pass
1950
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as Dan Madden
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Age: 51
Follow That Woman
1945
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as Barney Manners
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Age: 47
Spellbound
1945
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as Det. Sgt. Gillespie
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Age: 47
Betrayal from the East
1945
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as Agent Posing as 'Sgt. Jimmy Scott'
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Age: 46
Strange Illusion
1945
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as Dr. Vincent
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Age: 46
Tennessee Johnson
1942
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as Blackstone McDaniel
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Age: 44
The Forest Rangers
1942
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as Frank Hatfield
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Age: 44
I Was Framed
1942
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as Bob Leeds
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Age: 43
Bullet Scars
1942
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as Dr. Steven Bishop
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Age: 43
You're in the Army Now
1941
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as Captain Joe Radcliffe
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Age: 43
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
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as Fitzhugh Lee
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Age: 43
New York Town
1941
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as Jim Martin (uncredited)
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Age: 43
Law of the Tropics
1941
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as Tom Marshall
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Age: 43
Dive Bomber
1941
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as Tim Griffin
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Age: 43
The Nurse's Secret
1941
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as Inspector Tom Patten
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Age: 42
Reaching for the Sun
1941
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as Intern
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Age: 42
The Devil and Miss Jones
1941
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as 1st Policeman
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Age: 42
A Shot in the Dark
1941
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as William Ryder
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Age: 42
Meet John Doe
1941
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as Bert Hansen
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Age: 42
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941
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as Wallace
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Age: 42
The Penal Code
1932
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as Robert Palmer
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Age: 34
A Strange Adventure
1932
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as Detective-Sergeant Mitchell
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Age: 34
They Never Come Back
1932
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as Jimmy Nolan
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Age: 33
The Crowd Roars
1932
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as Dick Wilbur
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Age: 33
The Midnight Patrol
1932
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as John Martin
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Age: 33
Shopworn
1932
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as David Livingston
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Age: 33
Under Eighteen
1932
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as Jimmie Slocum
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Age: 33
Touchdown!
1931
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as Tom Hussey
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Age: 33
24 Hours
1931
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as Tony Bruzzi
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Age: 33
Graft
1931
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as Dustin Hotchkiss
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Age: 33
Murder by the Clock
1931
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as Office Cassidy
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Age: 32
Kick In
1931
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as Chick Hewes
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Age: 32
The Finger Points
1931
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as Charlie 'Breezy' Russell
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Age: 32
Finn and Hattie
1931
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as Henry Collins
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Age: 32
Scandal Sheet
1931
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as Regan
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Age: 32
Other Men's Women
1931
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as Jack Kulper
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Age: 32
A Man from Wyoming
1930
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as Jersey
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Age: 31
Good Intentions
1930
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as Richard Holt
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Age: 31
Shadow of the Law
1930
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as Tom Owens
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Age: 31
The Light of Western Stars
1930
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as Bob Drexell
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Age: 31
Crazy That Way
1930
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as Robert Metcalf
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Age: 31
Framed
1930
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as Jimmy McArthur
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Age: 31
Street of Chance
1930
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as 'Babe' Marsden
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Age: 31