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From 1963 to 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. Toomey also appeared in the CBS western series, Rawhide episode "Incident of the Tinkers Dam" as TJ Wishbone.
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- 1929–1987
- Actor
- University of Pittsburgh
Regis Toomey was a Pittsburgh-born character actor who appeared in almost 200 films and TV shows, including classics like The Big Sleep and Guys and Dolls. He was married to Kathryn Scott, a former choreographer, and died in 1991 at age 93.
- January 1, 1
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- January 1, 1
- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
A Pittsburgh-born and -raised character actor, Regis Toomey was a musical performer who became a film actor in the 1930s and 1940s. He appeared in classic films such as Alibi, G'Men, Meet John Doe, The Big Sleep and Spellbound, and also in Guys and Dolls as Uncle Arvide. He died of natural causes in 1991 at age 93.
- August 13, 1898
- October 12, 1991
Oct 15, 1991 · Regis Toomey, a veteran of more than 200 films who gave Jane Wyman what was in 1941 Hollywood's longest screen kiss, died on Saturday at the Motion Picture and Television Fund's Hospital and ...
Oct 13, 1991 · Actor Regis Toomey, best known for his man-of-action roles and for taking part in what was billed as the longest on-screen kiss in Hollywood history, died Saturday at the Motion Picture and ...
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Oct 12, 1991 · Regis Toomey was an American film and television actor who appeared in over 180 films and 36 episodes of TV shows, including classics such as The Big Sleep, Meet John Doe, and Burke's Law. He was known for his roles as a judge, a singer, and a character actor with a toupee.
Three thoughts about Regis Toomey “ I have lots of memories of my uncle, Regis Toomey (full name: John Francis Regis Toomey). My mother was much younger than her three siblings, and was born in Pittsburgh in 1919. The family moved to Upland, CA in 1921, but my uncle was an adult by then and involved in his career.
