
John 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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Nowhere to Run
as O'Neil
1978

Love Streams
as Taxi Driver (Animals)
1984

An American Tail
as Warren T. Rat (voice)
1986

The Independent
as Guard
2000

The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
as Policeman
1984

Gloria
as Frank
1980

The Deacon Street Deer
as Sidney
1986

Big Trouble
as Det. Murphy
1986

Nickelodeon
as Kathleen's Director
1976

The In-Laws
as Deliveryman #1
1979

Mars Attacks!
as Speaker of the House
1996

Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
as Matthew Thomas Cleary
1975

Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence
as Deputy Marshal Vieter
1976

Lucan
as Jess
1977

Heroes
as Mr. Munro
1977

Terror at Alcatraz
as Murphy
1982

Big Man on Campus
as Judge Ferguson
1989

Bloodbrothers
as Bartender
1978

JFK
as Judge Haggerty
1991

The Journey of Natty Gann
as Logging Boss
1985
TV Appearances

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
as Jerome Metz (segment "The Magic Rose Garden")
1997

Columbo
as Guard
1971

Columbo
as Police Chief
1971

Columbo
as Lieutenant Dreyer
1971

Columbo
as Sean Jarvis
1971

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
as Reporter
1976

Columbo
as Carl
1971

Banacek
as Lt. Hallohan
1972

The Amazing Spider-Man
1978

ER
as Mitchell
1994

Quincy, M.E.
as Joe Ives
1976

Murder, She Wrote
as Uncle Charlie
1984