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.
183 movies · 46 shows
Evil Town
1987·3.8
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976·4.3
Dr. Shagetz
1975·0.0
The Phantom of Hollywood
1974·5.5
The Carey Treatment
1972·6.0
Cover Me Babe
1970·4.7
Change of Habit
1969·5.4
Gunn
1967·5.6
The Night of the Grizzly
1966·5.9
Johnny Shiloh
1965·7.5
Man's Favorite Sport?
1964·7.0
The Errand Boy
1961·6.2
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961·5.7
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
1961·6.4
The Last Sunset
1961·6.8
Guns of the Timberland
1960·6.2
The Hangman
1959·6.5
Warlock
1959·6.8
Joy Ride
1958·7.5
Sing Boy Sing
1958·5.0
No Time at All
1958·8.0
Curfew Breakers
1957·5.5
Dakota Incident
1956·6.5
Three for Jamie Dawn
1956·6.5
Great Day in the Morning
1956·6.0
Guys and Dolls
1955·6.6
Top Gun
1955·6.6
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
1955·0.0
The Human Jungle
1954·5.6
The High and the Mighty
1954·5.9
Drums Across the River
1954·5.8
The Backbone of America
1953·0.0
The Nebraskan
1953·3.8
Take the High Ground!
1953·6.2
Main Street to Broadway
1953·7.3
Island in the Sky
1953·6.2
Son of Belle Starr
1953·7.0
It Happens Every Thursday
1953·6.3
Never Wave at a WAC
1953·5.0
My Pal Gus
1952·8.0
Just for You
1952·5.4
The Battle at Apache Pass
1952·6.6
My Six Convicts
1952·6.5
Crossroads - U.S.A.
1952·0.0
The People Against O'Hara
1951·5.8
The Tall Target
1951·6.9
Show Boat
1951·6.2
Navy Bound
1951·7.5
Cry Danger
1951·6.7
Tomahawk
1951·7.0
Frenchie
1950·6.0
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
1950·7.0
Undercover Girl
1950·5.5
Again Pioneers
1950·5.7
Dynamite Pass
1950·6.1
Beyond the Forest
1949·6.7
The Devil's Henchmen
1949·7.5
Come to the Stable
1949·6.7
Mighty Joe Young
1949·6.4
The Phantom Creeps
1949·4.2
The Boy with Green Hair
1948·6.2
Station West
1948·6.4
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
1948·5.6
Raw Deal
1948·6.7
Reaching from Heaven
1948·8.0
The Bishop's Wife
1947·7.1
Magic Town
1947·6.7
High Tide
1947·6.0
The Big Fix
1947·8.0
The Guilty
1947·5.5
The Thirteenth Hour
1947·6.0
Child of Divorce
1946·6.5
Sister Kenny
1946·6.9
Her Sister's Secret
1946·7.2
The Big Sleep
1946·7.6
Mysterious Intruder
1946·5.9
Follow That Woman
1945·6.5
Spellbound
1945·7.4
Betrayal from the East
1945·6.4
Strange Illusion
1945·5.6
The Doughgirls
1944·7.6
Murder in the Blue Room
1944·5.7
When the Lights Go On Again
1944·6.0
Dark Mountain
1944·5.3
Raiders of Ghost City
1944·7.0
Song of the Open Road
1944·8.0
Follow the Boys
1944·5.7
Phantom Lady
1944·7.0
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
1943·6.7
Destroyer
1943·6.8
Tennessee Johnson
1942·6.4
The Forest Rangers
1942·9.0
I Was Framed
1942·5.0
Bullet Scars
1942·6.5
You're in the Army Now
1941·4.4
They Died with Their Boots On
1941·6.7
New York Town
1941·8.5
Law of the Tropics
1941·7.3
Dive Bomber
1941·6.3
The Nurse's Secret
1941·5.6
Reaching for the Sun
1941·7.3
The Devil and Miss Jones
1941·7.7
A Shot in the Dark
1941·5.7
Meet John Doe
1941·7.3
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941·6.1
Arizona
1940·6.5
March On, Marines
1940·3.8
North West Mounted Police
1940·6.4
'Til We Meet Again
1940·6.4
Northwest Passage
1940·6.6
His Girl Friday
1940·7.4
Thunder Afloat
1939·6.1
Hidden Power
1939·10.0
Indianapolis Speedway
1939·5.6
Trapped in the Sky
1939·8.0
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939·6.1
Union Pacific
1939·6.7
Street of Missing Men
1939·8.0
Society Smugglers
1939·6.2
Wings of the Navy
1939·6.2
The Mysterious Miss X
1939·5.4
The Phantom Creeps
1939·4.5
Pirates of the Skies
1939·9.0
Smashing the Spy Ring
1938·6.7
Illegal Traffic
1938·6.6
Hunted Men
1938·5.7
Blind Alibi
1938·6.2
The Invisible Menace
1938·4.3
Submarine D-1
1937·5.0
Big City
1937·7.7
Back in Circulation
1937·6.5
The Lady Escapes
1937·7.0
Midnight Taxi
1937·6.2
Bulldog Edition
1936·4.3
Skull and Crown
1935·5.8
Bars of Hate
1935·7.0
Reckless Roads
1935·8.0
Shadows of the Orient
1935·6.0
Manhattan Moon
1935·9.0
'G' Men
1935·6.6
One Frightened Night
1935·5.6
Great God Gold
1935·5.5
Shadow of Doubt
1935·6.6
Red Morning
1934·5.7
Redhead
1934·8.0
She Had to Choose
1934·6.0
Murder on the Blackboard
1934·6.4
Picture Brides
1934·5.1
What's Your Racket
1934·8.0
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
1934·7.3
Big Time Or Bust
1933·5.7
She Had to Say Yes
1933·5.7
How to Break 90 #5: Impact
1933·8.0
Laughing at Life
1933·7.3
Soldiers of the Storm
1933·7.0
State Trooper
1933·8.0
The Penal Code
1932·6.7
A Strange Adventure
1932·6.5
They Never Come Back
1932·6.3
The Crowd Roars
1932·6.1
The Midnight Patrol
1932·10.0
Shopworn
1932·6.8
Under Eighteen
1932·6.3
Touchdown!
1931·8.0
24 Hours
1931·6.3
Graft
1931·5.0
Murder by the Clock
1931·6.4
Kick In
1931·7.5
The Finger Points
1931·6.4
Finn and Hattie
1931·6.3
Scandal Sheet
1931·10.0
Other Men's Women
1931·5.7
A Man from Wyoming
1930·8.0
Good Intentions
1930·9.0
Shadow of the Law
1930·6.7
The Light of Western Stars
1930·5.2
Crazy That Way
1930·10.0
Framed
1930·5.3
Street of Chance
1930·6.8
Rich People
1929·8.0
Illusion
1929·9.0
The Wheel of Life
1929·9.0
Alibi
1929·6.0