Tom Kennedy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 14, 1885
- Died
- October 6, 1965 (aged 80)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tom Kennedy (July 15, 1885 – October 6, 1965) was an American actor known for his roles in Hollywood comedies from the silent days, with such producers as Mack Sennett and Hal Roach, mainly supporting lead comedians such as the Marx Brothers, W. C. Fields, Mabel Normand, Shemp Howard, Laurel and Hardy, and the Three Stooges. Kennedy also played dramatic roles as a supporting actor. For over 50 years, from 1915 to 1965, he appeared in over 320 films and television series, often uncredited. His first film was a short black and white comedy, His Luckless Love. Kennedy was in all nine Torchy Blane films as Gahagan, the poetry-spouting cop whose running line was, "What a day! What a day!" He is often erroneously listed in film sources as the brother of slow-burning comedian Edgar Kennedy. Though the two men were not related, they were apparently good friends, with Tom appearing in many of Edgar's domestic two-reel comedy shorts. Tom Kennedy was also paired with Stooge Shemp Howard for several shorts for Columbia Pictures such as Society Mugs, as well as appearing with the Three Stooges in the films Loose Loot and Spooks!. He was also paired with El Brendel for four shorts, such as Phoney Cronies in 1942. His television appearances included episodes of Perry Mason, Maverick, My Favorite Martian, and Gunsmoke. Tom Kennedy continued making films right up until his death, his last film being the western The Bounty Killer.
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Filmography
Home Work
Movie · as Repairman
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
Movie · as Self (from Mantrap [1926]) (archive footage)
The Bounty Killer
Movie · as Waiter
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Movie · as Traffic Cop (uncredited)
My Favorite Martian
TV · as Mike · 1 ep
Walk Like a Dragon
Movie · as Jethro the Bartender
Some Like It Hot
Movie · as Bouncer (uncredited)
Rawhide
TV · as Townsman (uncredited), Barfly (uncredited), Juror (uncredited) · 1 ep
Bonanza
TV · as Townsman (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Rifleman
TV · as Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited) · 1 ep
77 Sunset Strip
TV · as Night Watchman (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Texan
TV · as Bartender (uncredited) · 1 ep
Wanted: Dead or Alive
TV · as Barfly (uncredited) · 1 ep
Public Pigeon No. 1
Movie · as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Maverick
TV · as Barkeep (uncredited), Poker Player (uncredited) · 1 ep
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV · as Townsman (uncredited) · 1 ep
Sugarfoot
TV · as Reception Guest (uncredited), Convict (uncredited) · 1 ep
Perry Mason
TV · as Bit Part (uncredited) · 1 ep
Hey, Jeannie!
TV · as Collector · 1 ep
Conflict
TV · as Iron Bob Mills · 1 ep
Hook a Crook
Movie · as I. Katchum (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
TV · as Cantina Barfly (uncredited), Townsman (uncredited) · 1 ep
Cheyenne
TV · as Townsman / Barfly (uncredited), Bartender (uncredited), Townsman (uncredited), Cowhand (uncredited) · 1 ep
Loose Loot
Movie · as Joe
Spooks!
Movie · as Mr. Hyde
Topper
TV · as Kewpie · 1 ep
Invasion, U.S.A.
Movie · as Tim, Bartender
Gold Fever
Movie · as Big Tom
The Ford Television Theatre
TV · 1 ep
The Abbott and Costello Show
TV · as Man Carrying Costello · 1 ep
Let's Go Navy!
Movie · as Officer Donovan
Fraidy Cat
Movie · as I. Katchum (uncredited)
The Awful Sleuth
Movie · as Pinky
The Scarf
Movie · as Asylum Inmate
Havana Rose
Movie · as House Detective
M
Movie · as Hood (uncredited)
Boston Blackie
TV · as Frank, Doc's Henchman · 1 ep
Triple Trouble
Movie · as Third Convict Calling Out from Cell
Riding High
Movie · as Racetrack Mug (uncredited)
Square Dance Jubilee
Movie · as Bartender Tom
The Mutineers
Movie · as Butch
Devil's Cargo
Movie · as Naga, Mug Who Tails Delgado
Thunder in the Pines
Movie · as Josh, the Station Master
The Paleface
Movie · as Bartender
Jinx Money
Movie · as Officer Rooney
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
Movie · as Lefty
Trouble Preferred
Movie · as Night Watchman (uncredited)
The Pretender
Movie · as Fingers Murdock
Magic Town
Movie · as Moving Man (uncredited)
Dangerous Years
Movie · as Mr. Adamson
The Judge Steps Out
Movie · as Jack (Court Receptionist) (uncredited)
The Case of the Baby-Sitter
Movie · as Officer Murphy
The Burning Cross
Movie · as Police Station Sergeant
The Mighty McGurk
Movie · as Bruiser (uncredited)
The Hat Box Mystery
Movie · as Policeman Murphy
The Kid from Brooklyn
Movie · as Referee #1 (uncredited)
So's Your Antenna
Movie
Jiggers, My Wife
Movie · as Joe
Society Mugs
Movie · as Tom
Blonde Alibi
Movie · as Policeman Clancy (Uncredited)
Motor Maniacs
Movie · as Mother's Suitor
Voice of the Whistler
Movie · as Ferdinand / Hammerlock
Where the Pest Begins
Movie · as Jonathan Batts
Man Alive
Movie · as Bartender (uncredited)
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
Movie
The Man Who Walked Alone
Movie · as Officer #1
The Princess and the Pirate
Movie · as Alonzo
The Town Went Wild
Movie · as Policeman
And the Angels Sing
Movie · as Potatoes
Take It Big
Movie · as Moving Man (uncredited)
The Girl in the Case
Movie · as Watchman (uncredited)
Moonlight and Cactus
Movie · as Lucky
Girls! Girls! Girls!
Movie · as Police Detective Lt. Kerrigan
Radio Rampage
Movie · as Mr. Thompson
Here Comes Elmer
Movie · as Johnson
Campus Rhythm
Movie · as Police Sergeant
Ladies' Day
Movie · as Dugan
Cutie on Duty
Movie · as Rocky
Petticoat Larceny
Movie · as Pinky
Dixie
Movie · as Barkeeper (uncredited)
Hit Parade of 1943
Movie · as Westinghouse
Dixie Dugan
Movie · as Sergeant (uncredited)
Taxi, Mister
Movie · as Kennedy
Stage Door Canteen
Movie · as Tom Kennedy
True to Life
Movie · as Customer (uncredited)
So's Your Uncle
Movie · as Cop
Wedtime Stories
Movie · as House Detective
Blondie's Blessed Event
Movie · as Motorcycle Cop Who Names The Baby 'Cookie' (uncredited)
Pretty Dolly
Movie · as Gus
Butch Minds the Baby
Movie · as Philly the Weeper
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
Movie · as Joe the Villa Luigi Bartender
Pardon My Stripes
Movie · as Casino
Broadway
Movie · as Kerry (uncredited)
Phoney Cronies
Movie · as Tom
Home Work
Movie
The Great Swindle
Movie · as Capper Smith
The Officer and the Lady
Movie · as Bumps O'Neil
Man-I-Cured
Movie · as House Detective, Maizie's Boy Friend
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
Movie · as Tom
Sailors on Leave
Movie · as Dugan
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
Movie · as Sheriff Judson
Angels with Broken Wings
Movie · as Gus
Thieves Fall Out
Movie · as Cabbie
Remember the Night
Movie · as 'Fat' Mike
Millionaire Playboy
Movie · as Tom Murphy
Sporting Blood
Movie · as Grantly
An Angel from Texas
Movie · as Chopper
Flowing Gold
Movie · as Petunia
Pop Always Pays
Movie · as Murphy
Curtain Call
Movie · as Masseur
Mexican Spitfire Out West
Movie · as Cabbie
The Covered Trailer
Movie · as Otto
Quiet, Please
Movie · as Gorilla Stand-In Max Imhof
Torchy Runs for Mayor
Movie · as Gahagan
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
Movie · as Gahagan
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Movie · as Det. Sgt. Gahagan
Society Lawyer
Movie · as Alf
The Day the Bookies Wept
Movie · as Pinky Brophy
The Long Shot
Movie · as Mike Claurens
These Glamour Girls
Movie · as Joy Lane Manager (uncredited)
Blondes at Work
Movie · as Gahagan
Torchy Blane in Panama
Movie · as Detective Gahagan
Torchy Gets Her Man
Movie · as Gahagan
He Couldn't Say No
Movie · as Dimples
Swing It, Sailor!
Movie · as Policeman
Go Chase Yourself
Movie · as Icebox
Danger on the Air
Movie · as Hotel Doorman (Uncredited)
Crashing Hollywood
Movie · as Al
Making the Headlines
Movie · as Police Sergeant Handley
Fiddling Around
Movie · as Tom Kennedy
Halfway to Hollywood
Movie · as Tom
Breakdowns of 1938
Movie · as Gagahan (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crime Ring
Movie · as Dummy
Smart Blonde
Movie · as Gahagan
Varsity Show
Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)
Wise Girl
Movie · as Detective
The Adventurous Blonde
Movie · as Detective Gahagan
Marry the Girl
Movie · as Jasper
Behind The Headlines
Movie · as Tiny
New News
Movie · as Tom Kennedy
Forty Naughty Girls
Movie · as Detective Casey
Living on Love
Movie · as Pete Ryan
The Big Shot
Movie · as Bugs
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
Movie · as Jim Magooney
Fly Away Baby
Movie · as Gahagan
Calling All Curtains
Movie
Bury the Hatchet
Movie · as Tom
Slave Ship
Movie · as Bartender
She Had to Eat
Movie · as Pete
Armored Car
Movie · as Tiny
Married Before Breakfast
Movie · as Mr. Baglipp
The Country Doctor
Movie · as Logger (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
Movie · as Bouncer at Pago Pago
Grandma's Buoys
Movie · as Tom
Poppy
Movie · as Hot Dog Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
Midnight Blunders
Movie · as Tom
Just Speeding
Movie
Free Rent
Movie · as Mr. Kennedy
The Big Game
Movie · as Fan in Stands
Wives Never Know
Movie · as Bartender (uncredited)
Oh, My Nerves
Movie
Alibi Bye Bye
Movie · as Snoops, the house dick
Raised and Called
Movie
The Bride Comes Home
Movie · as Husky Thug at Party (uncredited)
Gobs of Trouble
Movie
Old Man Rhythm
Movie · as Campus Guard
Gum Shoes
Movie
Horse Heir
Movie
Stage Frights
Movie
She Couldn't Take It
Movie · as Slugs
Sock Me to Sleep
Movie · as Battling McGee
Unlucky Strike
Movie
Strictly Fresh Yeggs
Movie · as The Burglar
Cracked Shots
Movie · as Tom 'Pinky' Kennedy
The Dancing Millionaire
Movie · as Crusher McGee
Hollywood Party
Movie · as Beavers (uncredited)
Down to Their Last Yacht
Movie · as Joe 'Uncle Ed' Schultz (uncredited)
Strictly Dynamite
Movie · as Junior
In the Devildog House
Movie · as Jennie's Husband
Odor in the Court
Movie · as Plug Hardy
42nd Street
Movie · as Slim Murphy (uncredited)
Blondie Johnson
Movie · as Hype (uncredited)
She Done Him Wrong
Movie · as Big Bill - Bartender (uncredited)
Suits to Nuts
Movie · as Client
Hip Zip Hooray
Movie · as The Prisoner
Cross Fire
Movie · as French Bouncer (uncredited)
Man of the Forest
Movie · as Sheriff Blake
Day of Reckoning
Movie · as Furniture Mover
Penthouse
Movie · as Joe (uncredited)
The Promoter
Movie · as Burke
The Boudoir Butler
Movie · as Dr. Quigley - Slipper's Accomplice
Lawyer Man
Movie · as Jake - the Ice Man (uncredited)
The Crooked Circle
Movie · as Mike, the policeman
Pack Up Your Troubles
Movie · as Recruiting Sergeant
Huddle
Movie · as Moving Man (uncredited)
Night After Night
Movie · as Tom
Skyscraper Souls
Movie · as Masseur
Fish Feathers
Movie
If I Had a Million
Movie · as Joe - Carnival Bouncer (uncredited)
Lighthouse Love
Movie · as The Marine Sergeant
The Devil Is Driving
Movie · as Fritz (uncredited)
It Pays to Advertise
Movie · as Perkins
Flying High
Movie · as Jokester with Firecrackers (uncredited)
Caught
Movie · as Jard Harmon
Iron Man
Movie · as Bartender (uncredited)
Young as You Feel
Movie · as Colorado Detective
Monkey Business
Movie · as Gibson
The Gang Buster
Movie · as 'Gopher' Brant
How Comedies Are Born
Movie · as Tom
The Fall Guy
Movie · as Detective Burke
See America Thirst
Movie · as 'Shivering' Smith
Big News
Movie · as Officer Ryan
Glad Rag Doll
Movie · as Manager
Happy Days
Movie · as Doorman (uncredited)
The Shannons of Broadway
Movie · as Burt
The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City
Movie · as Crook
Wife Savers
Movie · as General Lavoris
The Cop
Movie · as Sergeant Coughlin
Hold 'Em Yale
Movie · as Detective
None But the Brave
Movie · as Noah
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Movie · as Property Man
Marked Money
Movie · as Bill Clemons
Love Over Night
Movie · as Detective
The Mysterious Rider
Movie · as Lem Spooner
Silver Valley
Movie · as 'Hayfever' Hawkins
Fireman, Save My Child
Movie · as Capt. Kennedy
Alias The Deacon
Movie · as Bull Moran
Senorita
Movie · as Oliveros Gaucho (uncredited)
Ham and Eggs at the Front
Movie · as Lazarus
Man of the Forest
Movie · as Sheriff
Born to the West
Movie · as Dinkey Hooley
Mantrap
Movie · as Curly Evans
Behind the Front
Movie · as Sergeant
We're in the Navy Now
Movie · as Sailor Percival Scruggs
The Better 'Ole
Movie · as The Blacksmith (uncredited)
The Yankee Señor
Movie · as Luke Martin
Sir Lumberjack
Movie · as Bill Blake
As Man Desires
Movie · as Gorilla Bagsley
The Best Bad Man
Movie · as Dan Ellis
Loving Lies
Movie · as Captain Lindstrom
The Speeder
Movie
The Flirt
Movie · as Sam Fenton
Full o' Pep
Movie
The Egg
Movie · as The Boss
Our Leading Citizen
Movie · as Boots
If You Believe It, It's So
Movie · as Bartender
The Flaming Hour
Movie · as Ben
Serenade
Movie · as Zambrano
Sunless Sunday
Movie
Skirts
Movie
Kismet
Movie · as Kutayt
The Poor Simp
Movie · as Jim Donnelly
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
Movie · as American General (uncredited)
Her First Kiss
Movie
Cupid's Day Off
Movie · as Gambling House Operator
A Schoolhouse Scandal
Movie
The Island of Intrigue
Movie · as Jackson, the butler
Mickey
Movie · as Tom Rawlings
That Night
Movie · as The Proprietor's Henchman
The Pullman Bride
Movie · as Oklahoma Pete - a Bandit
Whose Baby?
Movie · as The Fake Minister
The Late Lamented
Movie · as The Model's Brother
Her Torpedoed Love
Movie · as Roy Mulligan the Hobo / The False Minister
Thirst
Movie · as Man in Employment Agency (uncredited)
Two Crooks
Movie · as The Detective
His Bitter Pill
Movie · as Dan's Henchman
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
Movie · as Man Who Discovers Hat
Double Trouble
Movie · as Judge Blodgett