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Regis Toomey
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Regis Toomey

1898 – 1991 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA · Active 1929–1987

Regis Toomey, born in 1898 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, transitioned from a musical stage performer to a character actor in film. He debuted in 1929 and became known for his versatility, appearing in over 180 films throughout his career. In Cry Danger (1951), Toomey plays a pivotal role that showcases his ability to enhance the tension of the narrative. His later works, including The Phantom of Hollywood (1974) and Evil Town (1977), further cement his status in the realm of cult cinema, making his contributions essential viewing for fans of the genre.

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Filmography

243 credits
1980s 1 credit
1987
Evil Town as Doc Hooper
Movie ★ 3.9
1970s 6 credits
1976
Movie ★ 4.3
1975
Dr. Shagetz as Doc Hooper
Movie
1974
Movie ★ 5.6
1972
The Carey Treatment as Sanderson the Pathologist
Movie ★ 6.0
1972
Ghost Story as Sam Streeter
TV ★ 7.4
1970
Cover Me Babe as Michael Atterbury
Movie ★ 4.7
1960s 25 credits
1969
Change of Habit as Father Gibbons
Movie ★ 5.4
1968
Adam-12 as Billy Heckman
TV ★ 7.1
1967
Gunn as The Bishop
Movie ★ 5.6
1966
Movie ★ 5.9
1966
The Time Tunnel as Dr. Ben Berkhart
TV ★ 7.6
1965
Johnny Shiloh as Mr. Clem
Movie ★ 7.5
1965
TV ★ 7.2
1965
The F.B.I. as Calvin Betts
TV ★ 5.6
1965
The Legend of Jesse James as Defense Attorney Reed
TV ★ 5.8
1964
Movie ★ 7.0
1964
TV ★ 7.7
1963
Burke's Law as Detective Lester Hart
TV ★ 6.3
1963
Petticoat Junction as Doc Stuart
TV ★ 5.8
1962
TV ★ 6.5
1962
The Virginian as Joseph Denton
TV ★ 6.5
1961
Movie ★ 5.6
1961
The Last Sunset as Milton Wing
Movie ★ 6.8
1961
The Errand Boy as Studio Exec with the Baron
Movie ★ 6.1
1961
Cain's Hundred as Judge Thomas Otto
TV ★ 5.3
1961
Dr. Kildare as Arthur Wheeler
TV ★ 5.7
1961
Shannon as Bill Cochran
TV ★ 6.0
1960
Guns of the Timberland as Sheriff Taylor
Movie ★ 6.2
1960
TV ★ 6.7
1960
TV ★ 6.9
1950s 83 credits
1959
Warlock as Skinner
Movie ★ 6.8
1959
The Hangman as Soldier at Fort
Movie ★ 6.5
1959
The Hangman as Orderly (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.5
1959
TV ★ 7.2
1959
TV ★ 6.3
1959
TV ★ 6.8
1958
Joy Ride as Miles Renny
Movie ★ 7.5
1958
Sing Boy Sing as Rev. Easton
Movie ★ 5.0
1958
No Time at All as Joe Donaldson
Movie ★ 8.0
1958
TV ★ 6.6
1958
Bronco as Judge Claymore
TV ★ 6.0
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive as Lenny the Bartender
TV ★ 7.0
1957
Curfew Breakers as Coach Bettger
Movie ★ 5.5
1957
TV ★ 6.9
1957
Perry Mason as Sam Crane
TV ★ 7.7
1957
TV ★ 6.8
1957
Sugarfoot as John Peel
TV ★ 5.2
1957
Maverick as Ben Granville
TV ★ 6.9
1957
Perry Mason as Andy Grant
TV ★ 7.7
1957
Wagon Train as Mr. Hunter
TV ★ 6.6
1957
Trackdown as Murdoch
TV ★ 6.9
1956
Dakota Incident as Minstrel
Movie ★ 6.5
1956
Movie ★ 6.0
1956
Movie ★ 6.5
1956
TV ★ 6.2
1956
TV ★ 6.2
1956
Playhouse 90 as Regis Toomey
TV ★ 7.6
1955
Guys and Dolls as Arvide Abernathy
Movie ★ 6.5
1955
Top Gun as Jim O'Hara
Movie ★ 6.6
1955
Movie
1955
TV ★ 6.1
1955
The Millionaire as Pete Marlowe
TV ★ 5.8
1955
TV ★ 5.3
1955
TV ★ 5.2
1955
Cheyenne as Pat Evans
TV ★ 6.1
1954
The Human Jungle as Bob Geddes
Movie ★ 5.6
1954
Movie ★ 5.9
1954
Drums Across the River as Sheriff Jim Beal
Movie ★ 5.8
1954
TV ★ 6.3
1954
Climax! as Fred Warren
TV ★ 3.8
1954
Hey Mulligan as Joe Mulligan
TV ★ 6.8
1953
Main Street to Broadway as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.3
1953
Island in the Sky as Sergeant Harper
Movie ★ 6.3
1953
Take the High Ground! as Chaplain (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.2
1953
Never Wave at a WAC as General Ned Prager
Movie ★ 5.0
1953
The Nebraskan as Col. Markham
Movie ★ 3.8
1953
Movie ★ 7.0
1953
Movie ★ 6.3
1953
Movie
1953
TV ★ 6.8
1953
Letter to Loretta as Everett Strawn
TV ★ 6.6
1953
Letter to Loretta as Henry Herman
TV ★ 6.6
1953
Letter to Loretta as Father Middleton
TV ★ 6.6
1953
Letter to Loretta as George Kent
TV ★ 6.6
1953
Letter to Loretta as Mr. McCarthy
TV ★ 6.6
1953
Letter to Loretta as John Howell
TV ★ 6.6
1952
My Six Convicts as Dr. Gordon
Movie ★ 6.5
1952
Movie ★ 6.5
1952
Crossroads - U.S.A. as Bill Marshall
Movie
1952
Just for You as Mr. Hodges
Movie ★ 5.4
1952
My Pal Gus as Farley Norris
Movie ★ 8.0
1952
TV ★ 4.6
1952
Four Star Playhouse as Lt. Manny Waldo
TV ★ 6.8
1952
TV ★ 6.8
1952
Four Star Playhouse as Police Lt. Manny Waldo
TV ★ 6.8
1951
Cry Danger as Gus Cobb
Movie ★ 6.7
1951
The People Against O'Hara as Fred Colton, Police Sound Man
Movie ★ 5.7
1951
Navy Bound as Capt. Charles Danning
Movie ★ 7.5
1951
Show Boat as Sheriff Ike Vallon (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.2
1951
The Tall Target as Insp. Tim Reilly (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.9
1951
Tomahawk as Smith (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.0
1951
TV ★ 7.2
1951
TV ★ 7.2
1951
TV ★ 7.2
1950
Undercover Girl as Hank Miller
Movie ★ 5.5
1950
Frenchie as Carter
Movie ★ 6.0
1950
Dynamite Pass as Dan Madden
Movie ★ 6.1
1950
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone as Reporter (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.0
1950
Again Pioneers as Dave Harley
Movie ★ 5.7
1950
TV ★ 6.7
1940s 56 credits
1949
The Devil's Henchmen as Tip Banning
Movie ★ 7.5
1949
Movie ★ 6.7
1949
Mighty Joe Young as John Young
Movie ★ 6.4
1949
Come to the Stable as Monsignor Talbot
Movie ★ 6.7
1949
The Phantom Creeps as Lt. Jim Daley
Movie ★ 4.1
1948
Station West as Jim Goddard
Movie ★ 6.4
1948
Movie ★ 6.2
1948
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes as Police Inspector Clint Judd
Movie ★ 5.6
1948
Raw Deal as Cop (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.7
1948
Movie ★ 8.0
1947
The Thirteenth Hour as Don Parker
Movie ★ 6.0
1947
The Guilty as Detective Heller
Movie ★ 5.5
1947
High Tide as Inspector O'Haffey
Movie ★ 6.0
1947
The Bishop's Wife as Mr. Miller
Movie ★ 7.1
1947
Magic Town as Ed Weaver
Movie ★ 6.7
1947
The Big Fix as Lt. Brenner
Movie ★ 8.0
1946
The Big Sleep as Chief Inspector Bernie Ohls
Movie ★ 7.6
1946
Mysterious Intruder as James Summers
Movie ★ 5.9
1946
Child of Divorce as Ray Carter
Movie ★ 6.5
1946
Her Sister's Secret as Bill Gordon
Movie ★ 7.2
1946
Sister Kenny as New York Reporter (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.9
1945
Spellbound as Det. Sgt. Gillespie
Movie ★ 7.4
1945
Strange Illusion as Dr. Vincent
Movie ★ 5.6
1945
Betrayal from the East as Agent Posing as 'Sgt. Jimmy Scott'
Movie ★ 6.4
1945
Follow That Woman as Barney Manners
Movie ★ 6.5
1944
Follow the Boys as Dr. Henderson
Movie ★ 5.7
1944
Phantom Lady as Detective
Movie ★ 7.0
1944
The Doughgirls as Timothy Walsh
Movie ★ 7.6
1944
Dark Mountain as Steve Downey
Movie ★ 5.3
1944
Raiders of Ghost City as Capt. Clay Randolph [Chs. 1-6]
Movie ★ 7.0
1944
Movie ★ 6.0
1944
Murder in the Blue Room as Inspector McDonald
Movie ★ 5.7
1944
Movie ★ 8.0
1943
Destroyer as Lt. Cmdr. Clark
Movie ★ 6.8
1943
Adventures of the Flying Cadets as Capt. Ralph Carson
Movie ★ 6.7
1942
Tennessee Johnson as Blackstone McDaniel
Movie ★ 6.4
1942
I Was Framed as Bob Leeds
Movie ★ 5.0
1942
Bullet Scars as Dr. Steven Bishop
Movie ★ 6.5
1942
The Forest Rangers as Frank Hatfield
Movie ★ 9.0
1941
Meet John Doe as Bert Hansen
Movie ★ 7.3
1941
Movie ★ 6.7
1941
Dive Bomber as Tim Griffin
Movie ★ 6.5
1941
The Nurse's Secret as Inspector Tom Patten
Movie ★ 5.6
1941
Law of the Tropics as Tom Marshall
Movie ★ 7.3
1941
A Shot in the Dark as William Ryder
Movie ★ 5.7
1941
You're in the Army Now as Captain Joe Radcliffe
Movie ★ 4.4
1941
Movie ★ 6.1
1941
New York Town as Jim Martin (uncredited)
Movie ★ 8.5
1941
Movie ★ 7.3
1941
Movie ★ 7.7
1940
Movie ★ 7.4
1940
Arizona as Grant Oury
Movie ★ 6.5
1940
North West Mounted Police as Constable Jerry Moore
Movie ★ 6.4
1940
Movie ★ 6.4
1940
Movie ★ 6.6
1940
March On, Marines as Drill Sergeant
Movie ★ 3.5
1930s 68 credits
1939
Movie ★ 8.0
1939
Hidden Power as Mayton
Movie ★ 10.0
1939
The Phantom Creeps as Lt. Jim Daly
Movie ★ 4.5
1939
Movie ★ 6.1
1939
The Mysterious Miss X as Jack Webster
Movie ★ 5.4
1939
Movie ★ 5.6
1939
Union Pacific as Paddy O'Rourke
Movie ★ 6.7
1939
Movie ★ 9.0
1939
Wings of the Navy as First Flight Instructor
Movie ★ 6.2
1939
Confessions of a Nazi Spy as Tom - in Coffee Shop (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.1
1939
Society Smugglers as Johnny Beebe
Movie ★ 6.2
1939
Movie ★ 8.0
1938
Movie ★ 6.6
1938
The Invisible Menace as Lt. Matthews
Movie ★ 4.3
1938
Blind Alibi as Doctor Wilson - Veterinarian
Movie ★ 6.2
1938
Movie ★ 6.7
1938
Hunted Men as Donovan
Movie ★ 5.7
1937
Big City as Fred Hawkins
Movie ★ 7.7
1937
Midnight Taxi as Hilton
Movie ★ 6.3
1937
Movie ★ 6.5
1937
The Lady Escapes as American reporter (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.0
1937
Submarine D-1 as Tom Callan
Movie ★ 5.0
1936
Bulldog Edition as Jim Hardy
Movie ★ 4.3
1935
Movie ★ 5.6
1935
Skull and Crown as Bob Franklin, alias Rocky Morgan
Movie ★ 5.8
1935
Shadows of the Orient as Inspector Bob Baxter
Movie ★ 6.0
1935
Shadow of Doubt as Reed Ryan
Movie ★ 6.6
1935
Bars of Hate as Ted Clark
Movie ★ 7.0
1935
Great God Gold as Phil Stuart
Movie ★ 5.5
1935
'G' Men as Eddie Buchanan
Movie ★ 6.6
1935
Movie ★ 9.0
1935
Reckless Roads as Speed Demming
Movie ★ 8.0
1934
Picture Brides as Dave Hart
Movie ★ 5.1
1934
She Had to Choose as Jack Berry
Movie ★ 6.0
1934
Red Morning as John Hastings
Movie ★ 5.7
1934
Redhead as Scoop
Movie ★ 8.0
1934
Murder on the Blackboard as Detective Smiley North
Movie ★ 6.3
1934
What's Your Racket as Bert Miller
Movie ★ 8.0
1933
She Had to Say Yes as Tommy Nelson
Movie ★ 5.7
1933
Laughing at Life as Pat Collins / Mc Hale
Movie ★ 7.3
1933
Big Time Or Bust as Jimmie Kane
Movie ★ 5.7
1933
State Trooper as Michael Rolph
Movie ★ 8.0
1933
Movie ★ 8.0
1933
Soldiers of the Storm as Brad Allerton
Movie ★ 7.0
1932
Under Eighteen as Jimmie Slocum
Movie ★ 6.3
1932
Shopworn as David Livingston
Movie ★ 6.8
1932
The Crowd Roars as Dick Wilbur
Movie ★ 6.1
1932
The Penal Code as Robert Palmer
Movie ★ 6.7
1932
They Never Come Back as Jimmy Nolan
Movie ★ 6.3
1932
A Strange Adventure as Detective-Sergeant Mitchell
Movie ★ 6.5
1932
The Midnight Patrol as John Martin
Movie ★ 10.0
1931
Other Men's Women as Jack Kulper
Movie ★ 5.7
1931
Murder by the Clock as Office Cassidy
Movie ★ 6.4
1931
Movie ★ 10.0
1931
Graft as Dustin Hotchkiss
Movie ★ 5.0
1931
24 Hours as Tony Bruzzi
Movie ★ 6.3
1931
The Finger Points as Charlie 'Breezy' Russell
Movie ★ 6.4
1931
Finn and Hattie as Henry Collins
Movie ★ 6.3
1931
Kick In as Chick Hewes
Movie ★ 7.5
1931
Touchdown! as Tom Hussey
Movie ★ 8.0
1930
Framed as Jimmy McArthur
Movie ★ 5.3
1930
Movie ★ 5.2
1930
Good Intentions as Richard Holt
Movie ★ 9.0
1930
Street of Chance as 'Babe' Marsden
Movie ★ 6.8
1930
Shadow of the Law as Tom Owens
Movie ★ 6.7
1930
Movie ★ 8.0
1930
Crazy That Way as Robert Metcalf
Movie ★ 10.0
1920s 4 credits
1929
Alibi as Danny McGann
Movie ★ 6.0
1929
The Wheel of Life as Lt. MacLaren
Movie ★ 9.0
1929
Illusion as Eric
Movie ★ 9.0
1929
Rich People as Jef MacLean
Movie ★ 8.0