Cast & creator
John Finnegan
Best known for Columbo, Columbo, Columbo
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.
Also known as: J.P. Finnegan, John P. Finnegan
37
film credits
23
television credits
60
1970–2000 · acting roles
7.1
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (60)
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Columbo
Guard
1971Columbo
Police Chief
1971Columbo
Lieutenant Dreyer
1971Columbo
Sean Jarvis
1971Columbo
Carl
1971Columbo
Barney
1971Columbo
Workman #1
1971Columbo
Quentin Corbett
1971Columbo
Sergeant
1971Columbo
Assistant Director
1971
ER
Mitchell
1994
Murder, She Wrote
Uncle Charlie
1984Murder, She Wrote
Douglas Foudy
1984
Quincy, M.E.
Joe Ives
1976
Matlock
Mr. Gillespie
1986
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Jerome Metz (segment "The Magic Rose Garden")
1997
McCloud
Doorman
1970McCloud
Mounted Sergeant
1970McCloud
1st Sergeant
1970McCloud
Detective (uncredited)
1970
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
Reporter
1976
Banacek
Lt. Hallohan
1972
Mars Attacks!
Speaker of the House
1996
Last Action Hero
Watch Commander
1993
The Amazing Spider-Man
1978
JFK
Judge Haggerty
1991
An American Tail
Warren T. Rat (voice)
1986
Vegas Vacation
Hoover Dam Guide
1997
The Natural
Sam Simpson
1984
A Woman Under the Influence
Clancy
1974
The In-Laws
Deliveryman #1
1979
The Journey of Natty Gann
Logging Boss
1985
Opening Night
Bobby
1977
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Taxi Driver
1976
Capone
N.Y. Police Lt.
1975
Gloria
Frank
1980
Love Streams
Taxi Driver (Animals)
1984
Nickelodeon
Kathleen's Director
1976
Come See the Paradise
Brennan
1990
The Last of the Finest
Tommy Grogan
1990
Big Man on Campus
Judge Ferguson
1989
Big Trouble
Det. Murphy
1986
Little Miss Marker
Casino Clerk
1980
Play It as It Lays
Frank
1972
The Independent
Guard
2000
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
Policeman
1984
Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
Matthew Thomas Cleary
1975
Terror on the 40th Floor
Stark
1974
Heroes
Mr. Munro
1977
Bloodbrothers
Bartender
1978The Knife and Gun Club
Mr. Warshawski
1990
The Deacon Street Deer
Sidney
1986
Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence
Deputy Marshal Vieter
1976
Lucan
Jess
1977
Rehearsal for Murder
Damon
1982
Nowhere to Run
O'Neil
1978
Street Killing
Alex Lesko
1976
Conspiracy of Terror
Sgt. Carroll
1975
Terror at Alcatraz
Murphy
1982
Finish Line
Purdy Hall
1989