John Finnegan

Known for: Acting

Born: 1926-08-18 – 2012-07-29 (aged 85)

From: New York City, New York, USA

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.

Filmography (47)

MOVIE★ 5.5
The Independent
2000
as Guard
TV★ 7.2
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
as Jerome Metz (segment "The Magic Rose Garden")
MOVIE★ 6.0
Vegas Vacation
1997
as Hoover Dam Guide
MOVIE★ 6.4
Mars Attacks!
1996
as Speaker of the House
TV★ 7.8
ER
1994
as Mitchell
MOVIE★ 6.5
Last Action Hero
1993
as Watch Commander
MOVIE★ 7.6
JFK
1991
as Judge Haggerty
MOVIE★ 6.3
Come See the Paradise
1990
as Brennan
MOVIE★ 4.3
The Knife and Gun Club
1990
as Mr. Warshawski
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Last of the Finest
1990
as Tommy Grogan
MOVIE★ 6.2
Big Man on Campus
1989
as Judge Ferguson
MOVIE★ 5.8
Finish Line
1989
as Purdy Hall
MOVIE★ 6.8
An American Tail
1986
as Warren T. Rat (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.4
Big Trouble
1986
as Det. Murphy
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Deacon Street Deer
1986
as Sidney
TV★ 7.1
Matlock
1986
as Mr. Gillespie
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Journey of Natty Gann
1985
as Logging Boss
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
1984
as Policeman
TV★ 7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Uncle Charlie
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Natural
1984
as Sam Simpson
MOVIE★ 7.2
Love Streams
1984
as Taxi Driver (Animals)
MOVIE★ 10.0
Terror at Alcatraz
1982
as Murphy
MOVIE★ 6.1
Rehearsal for Murder
1982
as Damon
MOVIE★ 6.9
Gloria
1980
as Frank
MOVIE★ 6.6
Little Miss Marker
1980
as Casino Clerk
MOVIE★ 6.7
The In-Laws
1979
as Deliveryman #1
MOVIE★ 5.8
Bloodbrothers
1978
as Bartender
TV★ 6.4
The Amazing Spider-Man
1978
MOVIE★ 7.0
Nowhere to Run
1978
as O'Neil
MOVIE★ 7.6
Opening Night
1977
as Bobby
MOVIE★ 6.2
Heroes
1977
as Mr. Munro
MOVIE★ 7.0
Lucan
1977
as Jess
MOVIE★ 6.2
Nickelodeon
1976
as Kathleen's Director
TV★ 7.5
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Joe Ives
TV★ 8.3
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
1976
as Reporter
MOVIE★ 10.0
Street Killing
1976
as Alex Lesko
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
1976
as Taxi Driver
MOVIE★ 9.0
Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence
1976
as Deputy Marshal Vieter
MOVIE★ 5.9
Capone
1975
as N.Y. Police Lt.
MOVIE★ 7.0
Conspiracy of Terror
1975
as Sgt. Carroll
MOVIE★ 8.0
Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
1975
as Matthew Thomas Cleary
MOVIE★ 7.8
A Woman Under the Influence
1974
as Clancy
MOVIE★ 4.8
Terror on the 40th Floor
1974
as Stark
MOVIE★ 6.1
Play It as It Lays
1972
as Frank
TV★ 8.4
Banacek
1972
as Lt. Hallohan
TV★ 8.1
Columbo
1971
as Guard
TV★ 7.2
McCloud
1970
as Doorman