Acting

John Finnegan

Born 1926-08-18 · New York City, New York, USA

Died 2012-07-29

John P. "J.P." Finnegan was an American film and television actor, mostly known for his recurrent role on the American crime fiction series Columbo. He voiced the villainous character Warren T. Rat in the 1986 Don Bluth film An American Tail.

Credits

Newest first

The Independent
as Guard
2000
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
as Jerome Metz (segment "The Magic Rose Garden")
1997
Vegas Vacation
as Hoover Dam Guide
1997
Mars Attacks!
as Speaker of the House
1996
ER
as Mitchell
1994
Last Action Hero
as Watch Commander
1993
JFK
as Judge Haggerty
1991
Come See the Paradise
as Brennan
1990
The Knife and Gun Club
as Mr. Warshawski
1990
The Last of the Finest
as Tommy Grogan
1990
Big Man on Campus
as Judge Ferguson
1989
Finish Line
as Purdy Hall
1989
An American Tail
as Warren T. Rat (voice)
1986
Big Trouble
as Det. Murphy
1986
The Deacon Street Deer
as Sidney
1986
Matlock
as Mr. Gillespie
1986
The Journey of Natty Gann
as Logging Boss
1985
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
as Policeman
1984
Murder, She Wrote
as Uncle Charlie
1984
Murder, She Wrote
as Douglas Foudy
1984
The Natural
as Sam Simpson
1984
Love Streams
as Taxi Driver (Animals)
1984
Terror at Alcatraz
as Murphy
1982
Rehearsal for Murder
as Damon
1982
Gloria
as Frank
1980
Little Miss Marker
as Casino Clerk
1980
The In-Laws
as Deliveryman #1
1979
Bloodbrothers
as Bartender
1978
The Amazing Spider-Man
1978
Nowhere to Run
as O'Neil
1978
Opening Night
as Bobby
1977
Heroes
as Mr. Munro
1977
Lucan
as Jess
1977
Nickelodeon
as Kathleen's Director
1976
Quincy, M.E.
as Joe Ives
1976
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
as Reporter
1976
Street Killing
as Alex Lesko
1976
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
as Taxi Driver
1976
Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence
as Deputy Marshal Vieter
1976
Capone
as N.Y. Police Lt.
1975
Conspiracy of Terror
as Sgt. Carroll
1975
Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
as Matthew Thomas Cleary
1975
A Woman Under the Influence
as Clancy
1974
Terror on the 40th Floor
as Stark
1974
Play It as It Lays
as Frank
1972
Banacek
as Lt. Hallohan
1972
Columbo
as Guard
1971
Columbo
as Police Chief
1971
Columbo
as Lieutenant Dreyer
1971
Columbo
as Sean Jarvis
1971
Columbo
as Carl
1971
Columbo
as Barney
1971
Columbo
as Workman #1
1971
Columbo
as Quentin Corbett
1971
Columbo
as Sergeant
1971
Columbo
as Assistant Director
1971
McCloud
as Doorman
1970
McCloud
as Mounted Sergeant
1970
McCloud
as 1st Sergeant
1970
McCloud
as Detective (uncredited)
1970