Biography
John Finnegan was an American film and television actor. He appeared in five films directed by John Cassavetes, including A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Gloria (1980) and Big Trouble (1986). He had a recurring role across multiple episodes of the series Columbo and voiced the character Warren T. Rat in An American Tail (1986).
He trained at the Actors Studio in New York City, where he became friends with Cassavetes and Peter Falk. The two helped him relocate to Los Angeles in the early 1950s. Other credits include The Natural (1984), in which he played Sam Simpson, and the role of Judge Edward A. Haggerty in JFK (1991).
Finnegan died on 29 July 2012 in Palm Desert, California.
