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John Finnegan

Acting

Born August 18, 1926 · New York City, New York, USA

Died July 29, 2012

Also known as J.P. Finnegan · John P. Finnegan

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.

Filmography31 titles

Banacek

1972as Lt. Hallohan

Columbo

1971as Barney

ER

1994as Mitchell

A Woman Under the Influence

1974as Clancy

JFK

1991as Judge Haggerty

Opening Night

1977as Bobby

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Uncle Charlie

Quincy, M.E.

1976as Joe Ives

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

1997as Jerome Metz (segment "The Magic Rose Garden")

McCloud

1970as Doorman

Matlock

1986as Mr. Gillespie

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

1976as Taxi Driver

The Natural

1984as Sam Simpson

Gloria

1980as Frank

An American Tail

1986as Warren T. Rat (voice)

The Journey of Natty Gann

1985as Logging Boss

The In-Laws

1979as Deliveryman #1

Little Miss Marker

1980as Casino Clerk

Last Action Hero

1993as Watch Commander

Mars Attacks!

1996as Speaker of the House

Come See the Paradise

1990as Brennan

Big Man on Campus

1989as Judge Ferguson

Heroes

1977as Mr. Munro

Rehearsal for Murder

1982as Damon

Nickelodeon

1976as Kathleen's Director

Vegas Vacation

1997as Hoover Dam Guide

The Last of the Finest

1990as Tommy Grogan

Capone

1975as N.Y. Police Lt.

Bloodbrothers

1978as Bartender

The Hoboken Chicken Emergency

1984as Policeman

Big Trouble

1986as Det. Murphy