Veteran character actor in over 200 films. During his decades-long career, Toomey played mainly men-of-action character roles, second-rank good guys or cops variously in the gangster movie "G-Men" (1935), the war drama "Dive Bomber" (1941) and the Western "They Died With Their Boots On" (1942). During the 1950s and 60s, Toomey appeared as a regular on the TV series "Dante's Inferno", "Hey Mulligan", "Richard Diamond", "Burke's Law" (as Gene Barry's sidekick) and "Petticoat Junction".
Family
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Brother: Ord Toomey.
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Father: Francis X Toomey.
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Mother: Marie Ellen Toomey.
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Sister: Othelia Toomey.
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Sister: Sarah Toomey.
Education
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Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, drama
Milestones
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1929 Film debut, "Alibi"
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1951 TV debut on "T.K.O" episode of "Bigelow-Sanford Theatre"
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Appeared on NY and London stage for five years; toured England in George M Cohan's "Little Nelly Kelly" where severe laryngitis forced the end of his singing career
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Signed to long-term contract with Paramount-Famous Players-Lasky