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99+ Photos. Pittsburgh-born and -raised character actor Regis Toomey, of Irish descent, took an early interest in the performing arts and initially studied drama at the university of his home town. One of four children of Francis X. and Mary Ellen Toomey, John Regis Toomey initially pondered a law career, but acting won out and he gradually ...
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- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
God was sad last Monday (10/12) when Regis Toomey passed away of natural causes in Woodland Hills, CA. Toomey was the consummate character actor who appeared in 179 films in a career than spanned 50 years. His most popular genres were: drama, romance, crime/film noir and comedy. 3.5 lowest IMDb rating - Evil Town (1977) 8.1 highest IMDb rating - The Big Sleep (1946) His appearances in movies ...
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
Oct 12, 1991 · 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 ...
Oct 13, 1991 · Toomey appeared in more than 200 movies during his long career, including such films as “Northwest Mounted Police,” “Dive Bomber” and “The Big Sleep.”. In the 1940s feature, “You ...
Oct 15, 1991 · He was 93 years old. During his decades-long motion picture career, Mr. Toomey played mainly man-of-action character parts in films like "The Big Sleep" and "Mighty Joe Young." Among his other ...
