Regis Toomey
John Regis Toomey ( born August 13, 1898 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, † 12 October 1991 in Los Angeles, California ) was an American actor.
Life
Regis Toomey was born as one of four children of Francis X. and Mary Ellen Toomey in Pittsburg in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. First, he sought a legal career, but then opted for an artistic career. He became a well-established musical performer.
He studied drama at the University of Pittsburgh, where he was a member of Sigma Chi, and eventually became stage actor, as well as on Broadway. He also appeared as a singer on to him an acute laryngitis during a European tour for the task forced.
Toomey made his film debut in 1929, initially as a leading man and later as a character actor. He participated in over 180 film productions, dozens of guest appearances in various television formats not included.
In 1941, the actor of his co-star Jane Wyman with 3 minutes and 5 seconds was in the film You're in the Army Now the longest screen kiss in film history.
Awards
- A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame