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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
Wednesday, 18 August 1926
Died
Sunday, 29 July 2012
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Independent | Guard | 2000 |
| The District | Bob Graham | 2000 |
| Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Jerome Metz (segment "The Magic Rose Garden") | 1997 |
| Vegas Vacation | Hoover Dam Guide | 1997 |
| Mars Attacks! | Speaker of the House | 1996 |
| ER | Mitchell | 1994 |
| Last Action Hero | Watch Commander | 1993 |
| JFK | Judge Haggerty | 1991 |
| Reasonable Doubts | Billy's Grandfather | 1991 |
| Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star | Chief Quentin Corbett | 1991 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Independent | Guard | 2000 |
| The District | Bob Graham | 2000 |
| Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Jerome Metz (segment "The Magic Rose Garden") | 1997 |
| Vegas Vacation | Hoover Dam Guide | 1997 |
| Mars Attacks! | Speaker of the House | 1996 |
| ER | Mitchell | 1994 |
| Last Action Hero | Watch Commander | 1993 |
| JFK | Judge Haggerty | 1991 |
| Reasonable Doubts | Billy's Grandfather | 1991 |
| Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star | Chief Quentin Corbett | 1991 |
| Birch Street Gym | Rudy | 1991 |
| Come See the Paradise | Brennan | 1990 |
| The Last of the Finest | Tommy Grogan | 1990 |
| Big Man on Campus | Judge Ferguson | 1989 |
| Finish Line | Purdy Hall | 1989 |
| Midnight Caller | Pappy | 1988 |
| Spellbinder | George | 1988 |
| An American Tail | Warren T. Rat / Warren T. Rat (voice) | 1986 |
| Big Trouble | Det. Murphy | 1986 |
| Matlock | Mr. Gillespie | 1986 |
| School Spirit | Pinky Batson | 1985 |
| The Journey of Natty Gann | Logging Boss | 1985 |
| 227 | Senator James | 1985 |
| The Hoboken Chicken Emergency | 1984 | |
| Murder, She Wrote | Uncle Charlie / Douglas Foudy | 1984 |
| Highway to Heaven | Ronald Hays | 1984 |
| Hunter | Peterson | 1984 |
| The Natural | Sam Simpson | 1984 |
| Love Streams | Taxi Driver (Animals) | 1984 |
| Rehearsal for Murder | Damon | 1982 |
| Cagney & Lacey | Captain Stewart | 1981 |
| Hill Street Blues | Tommy Leland | 1981 |
| Gloria | Frank | 1980 |
| Little Miss Marker | Casino Clerk | 1980 |
| Galactica 1980 | Officer in Trauma Room | 1980 |
| The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | Teddy | 1979 |
| The In-Laws | Deliveryman #1 | 1979 |
| Bloodbrothers | Bartender | 1978 |
| The Eddie Capra Mysteries | Lt. 15Gerard | 1978 |
| Nowhere to Run | O'Neil | 1978 |
| Opening Night | Bobby | 1977 |
| Heroes | Mr. Munro | 1977 |
| Lou Grant | Tim Butterfield / Tim | 1977 |
| The Amazing Spider-Man | Male Reporter | 1977 |
| Lucan | Jess | 1977 |
| Nickelodeon | Kathleen's Director | 1976 |
| Once an Eagle | Bartender | 1976 |
| Quincy M.E. | Joe Ives | 1976 |
| Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II | Reporter | 1976 |
| Delvecchio | Sgt. Potts | 1976 |
| The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case | Artie | 1976 |
| The Killing of a Chinese Bookie | Taxi Driver | 1976 |
| Rich Man, Poor Man | Jack | 1976 |
| Conspiracy of Terror | Sgt. Carroll | 1975 |
| One Day at a Time | Man #1 | 1975 |
| Capone | N.Y. Police Lt. | 1975 |
| Ellery Queen | Elevator Starter / Fred Durnhoffa / Matthew Thomas Cleary | 1975 |
| Switch | Sargeant | 1975 |
| A Woman Under the Influence | Clancy | 1974 |
| Terror on the 40th Floor | Stark / Stash | 1974 |
| Police Woman | Sgt. Bingham / Ballistic Expert | 1974 |
| Savage | Mike | 1973 |
| Toma | Bartender | 1973 |
| Play It As It Lays | Frank | 1972 |
| Maude | Bartender | 1972 |
| Banacek | Lt. Hallohan | 1972 |
| The Rookies | Robbie / Bartender | 1972 |
| McMillan & Wife | Captain Emerson | 1971 |
| Columbo | Barney / 1st Workman / Assistant Director / Carl / Chief Quentin Corbett / Guard / Lt. Dreyer / Police Chief / Sean Jarvis / Sergeant | 1971 |
| All in the Family | Santa Claus | 1971 |
| McCloud | Mounted Sgt. / Landlord / Doorman / Detective / 1st Sergeant / 1st Officer / 1st Desk Sergeant | 1970 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Sidney | 1954 |
