The Resume

(August 13, 1898-October 12, 1991)
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Birth name was John Regis Toomey
Portrayed Sgt Les Hart in 'Burke's Law' (1963-66)
Appeared in the films 'Alibi' (1929), 'Murder by the Clock' (1931), 'Murder on the Blackboard' (1934), 'The Invisible Menace' (1938), 'His Girl Friday' (1940), 'Meet John Doe' (1941), 'The Died with Their Boots On' (1941), 'You're in the Army Now' (1941), 'Follow the Boys' (1944), 'Spellbound' (1945), 'The Big Sleep' (1946), 'The Bishop's Wife' (1947), 'The Boy with Green Hair' (1948), 'Mighty Joe Young' (1949), 'Beyond the Forest' (1949), 'Show Boat' (1951), 'Guys and Dolls' (1955), 'Man's Favorite Sport?' (1964), 'Change of Habit' (1969), 'Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood' (1976) and 'C.H.O.M.P.S.' (1979)

Why he might be annoying:

He started in musical theater, until he developed laryngitis during a tour of England.
He was killed off in so many of his early films, he said he should have been named 'morticians' man of the year.'
He had a collection of several hundred pipes.

Why he might not be annoying:

He said, 'I'd rather be a supporting actor than a star. Supporting actors last longer.'
He and choreographer Kathryn Scott were married for 56 years until her death.
He and Jane Wyman set the record for longest kiss in a Hollywood film: 3 minutes, 5 seconds in 'You're in the Army Now.'
He was worried when Ronald Reagan (then Wyman's husband) approached him after the scene was filmed, until Reagan asked deadpan, 'How'd you ever get her to sit still for so long?'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 53]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [August] (Ranked: 8131898)
• I Attended University of Pittsburgh
• I Died in 1991 (Ranked: 93)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[R-T]
• I Visited Fantasy Island [R-Z]
• I Was Buried at Sea
• Known By a Middle Name
• Male Pipe Smokers
• Perry Mason - Guest Stars
• Profiles 35501-35750 (Ranked: 35641)
• Sigma Chi Fraternity
• We Celebrated Our Golden Anniversary

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 75 Votes: 44.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying