John Finnegan

Known for

Acting

Born

August 18, 1926

Birthplace

New York City, New York, USA

Died

July 29, 2012 (aged 85)

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.

Best known work

Mars Attacks!

1996

Last Action Hero

1993

JFK

1991

An American Tail

1986

ER

1994

Columbo

1971

Vegas Vacation

1997

The Natural

1984

A Woman Under the Influence

1974

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Filmography

2000
The Independent
as Guard
1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionTV
as Jerome Metz (segment "The Magic Rose Garden") (1 episode)
1997
Vegas Vacation
as Hoover Dam Guide
1996
Mars Attacks!
as Speaker of the House
1994
ERTV
as Mitchell (1 episode)
1993
Last Action Hero
as Watch Commander
1991
JFK
as Judge Haggerty
1990
Come See the Paradise
as Brennan
1990
The Knife and Gun Club
as Mr. Warshawski
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
1986
The Deacon Street Deer
as Sidney
1986
MatlockTV
as Mr. Gillespie (2 episodes)
1985
The Journey of Natty Gann
as Logging Boss
1984
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
as Policeman
1984
Murder, She WroteTV
as Uncle Charlie (1 episode), as Douglas Foudy (1 episode)
1984
The Natural
as Sam Simpson
1984
Love Streams
as Taxi Driver (Animals)
1982
Terror at Alcatraz
as Murphy
1982
Rehearsal for Murder
as Damon
1980
Gloria
as Frank
1980
Little Miss Marker
as Casino Clerk