John Finnegan

'John Finnegan' (qv), or sometimes known as J.P. Finnegan, is an American film actor, mostly known for his roles on the American crime fiction series, _Columbo (1971)_ (qv), which aired regularly from 1971 to 1978. Another role included voicing the character, "Warren T. Rat", who was the main villain in the 1986 'Don Bluth' (qv) film, _An American Tail (1986)_ (qv). Finnegan was a friend of director/actor 'John Cassavetes' (qv) and appeared in 6 of his movies. He also appeared in _The Natural (1984)_ (qv), with 'Robert Redford' (qv), as "Sam Simpson", the manager of "Roy Hobbs".::Ted Speros