Portrait of John Finnegan

John Finnegan

Acting

Biography

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.

Born: August 18, 1926

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

Filmography

2000
1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

as Jerome Metz (segment "The Magic Rose Garden")

1997
Vegas Vacation

as Hoover Dam Guide

1996
Mars Attacks!

as Speaker of the House

1994
ER

as Mitchell

1993
Last Action Hero

as Watch Commander

1991
JFK

as Judge Haggerty

1990
1990
The Last of the Finest

as Tommy Grogan

1989
Big Man on Campus

as Judge Ferguson

1989
Finish Line

as Purdy Hall

1986
An American Tail

as Warren T. Rat (voice)

1986
Big Trouble

as Det. Murphy

1985
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)

1982
1980
Gloria

as Frank

1980
Little Miss Marker

as Casino Clerk

1979
The In-Laws

as Deliveryman #1

1978
Bloodbrothers

as Bartender

1978
1977
1977
Heroes

as Mr. Munro

1977
Lucan

as Jess

1976
Nickelodeon

as Kathleen's Director

1976
Quincy, M.E.

as Joe Ives

1976
Street Killing

as Alex Lesko

1976
Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence

as Deputy Marshal Vieter

1975
Capone

as N.Y. Police Lt.

1975
Conspiracy of Terror

as Sgt. Carroll

1975
Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects

as Matthew Thomas Cleary

1972
1972
Banacek

as Lt. Hallohan

1971
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