Tom Kennedy
Known for Acting · 269 credits
- Born
- 1885-07-14
- Died
- 1965-10-06
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Thomas A. Kennedy · Thomas Kennedy · Thomas Aloyisus Kennedy
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.
Known For
Perry Mason
1957
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Bonanza
1959
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Rifleman
1958
as Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
Maverick
1957
as Barkeep (uncredited) / Poker Player (uncredited)
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Townsman (uncredited)
Rawhide
1959
as Townsman (uncredited) / Barfly (uncredited) / Juror (uncredited)
TV Shows (19)
Perry Mason
1957
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Bonanza
1959
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Rifleman
1958
as Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
Maverick
1957
as Barkeep (uncredited) / Poker Player (uncredited)
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Townsman (uncredited)
Rawhide
1959
as Townsman (uncredited) / Barfly (uncredited) / Juror (uncredited)
Cheyenne
1955
as Townsman / Barfly (uncredited) / Bartender (uncredited) / Townsman (uncredited) / Cowhand (uncredited)
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Barfly (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
1955
as Cantina Barfly (uncredited) / Townsman (uncredited)
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Night Watchman (uncredited)
Sugarfoot
1957
as Reception Guest (uncredited) / Convict (uncredited)
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
The Texan
1958
as Bartender (uncredited)
My Favorite Martian
1963
as Mike
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Man Carrying Costello
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as Collector
Boston Blackie
1951
as Frank / Doc's Henchman
Topper
1953
as Kewpie
Conflict
1956
as Iron Bob Mills
Movies (250)
Some Like It Hot
1959
as Bouncer (uncredited)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Traffic Cop (uncredited)
Lawyer Man
1932
as Jake - the Ice Man (uncredited)
Blondie Johnson
1933
as Hype (uncredited)
Big News
1929
as Officer Ryan
Pretty Dolly
1942
as Gus
Wise Girl
1937
as Detective
Campus Rhythm
1943
as Police Sergeant
Happy Days
1929
as Doorman (uncredited)
Armored Car
1937
as Tiny
Loose Loot
1953
as Joe
Smart Blonde
1937
as Gahagan
The Flirt
1922
as Sam Fenton
Marked Money
1928
as Bill Clemons
Sporting Blood
1940
as Grantly
Jinx Money
1948
as Officer Rooney
Spooks!
1953
as Mr. Hyde
Where the Pest Begins
1945
as Jonathan Batts
Silver Valley
1927
as 'Hayfever' Hawkins
Two Crooks
1917
as The Detective
Petticoat Larceny
1943
as Pinky
Kismet
1920
as Kutayt
42nd Street
1933
as Slim Murphy (uncredited)
Poppy
1936
as Hot Dog Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
Millionaire Playboy
1940
as Tom Murphy
Hollywood Boulevard
1936
as Bouncer at Pago Pago
Varsity Show
1937
as Policeman (uncredited)
Jiggers, My Wife
1946
as Joe
Monkey Business
1931
as Gibson
Trouble Preferred
1948
as Night Watchman (uncredited)
Here Comes Elmer
1943
as Johnson
If I Had a Million
1932
as Joe - Carnival Bouncer (uncredited)
Slave Ship
1937
as Bartender
The Princess and the Pirate
1944
as Alonzo
The Fall Guy
1930
as Detective Burke
Lighthouse Love
1932
as The Marine Sergeant
The Scarf
1951
as Asylum Inmate
Flying High
1931
as Jokester with Firecrackers (uncredited)
Dixie
1943
as Barkeeper (uncredited)
Magic Town
1947
as Moving Man (uncredited)
Hollywood Party
1934
as Beavers (uncredited)
Torchy Runs for Mayor
1939
as Gahagan
See America Thirst
1930
as 'Shivering' Smith
Go Chase Yourself
1938
as Icebox
The Bounty Killer
1965
as Waiter
Voice of the Whistler
1945
as Ferdinand / Hammerlock
His Bitter Pill
1916
as Dan's Henchman
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932
as Recruiting Sergeant
Midnight Blunders
1936
as Tom
Remember the Night
1940
as 'Fat' Mike
The Long Shot
1939
as Mike Claurens
Riding High
1950
as Racetrack Mug (uncredited)
The Devil Is Driving
1932
as Fritz (uncredited)
Torchy Blane in Panama
1938
as Detective Gahagan
Blonde Alibi
1946
as Policeman Clancy (Uncredited)
True to Life
1943
as Customer (uncredited)
Havana Rose
1951
as House Detective
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939
as Gahagan
Stage Door Canteen
1943
as Tom Kennedy
Man Alive
1945
as Bartender (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1938
1938
as Gagahan (archive footage) (uncredited)
And the Angels Sing
1944
as Potatoes
Down to Their Last Yacht
1934
as Joe 'Uncle Ed' Schultz (uncredited)
Wife Savers
1928
as General Lavoris
Mantrap
1926
as Curly Evans
Serenade
1921
as Zambrano
Butch Minds the Baby
1942
as Philly the Weeper
The Kid from Brooklyn
1946
as Referee #1 (uncredited)
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939
as Det. Sgt. Gahagan
The Pretender
1947
as Fingers Murdock
The Man Who Walked Alone
1945
as Officer #1
Curtain Call
1940
as Masseur
The Day the Bookies Wept
1939
as Pinky Brophy
Marry the Girl
1937
as Jasper
Flowing Gold
1940
as Petunia
She Done Him Wrong
1933
as Big Bill - Bartender (uncredited)
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
1937
as Jim Magooney
It Pays to Advertise
1931
as Perkins
The Burning Cross
1947
as Police Station Sergeant
Torchy Gets Her Man
1938
as Gahagan
These Glamour Girls
1939
as Joy Lane Manager (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out
1947
as Jack (Court Receptionist) (uncredited)
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
1942
as Joe the Villa Luigi Bartender
Mexican Spitfire Out West
1940
as Cabbie
Dangerous Years
1947
as Mr. Adamson
The Cop
1928
as Sergeant Coughlin
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
1941
as Sheriff Judson
Man of the Forest
1933
as Sheriff Blake
Day of Reckoning
1933
as Furniture Mover
She Couldn't Take It
1935
as Slugs
Behind The Headlines
1937
as Tiny
Walk Like a Dragon
1960
as Jethro the Bartender
Iron Man
1931
as Bartender (uncredited)
Night After Night
1932
as Tom
The Paleface
1948
as Bartender
Invasion, U.S.A.
1952
as Tim, Bartender
Thunder in the Pines
1948
as Josh, the Station Master
Skyscraper Souls
1932
as Masseur
Old Man Rhythm
1935
as Campus Guard
The Mighty McGurk
1947
as Bruiser (uncredited)
Triple Trouble
1950
as Third Convict Calling Out from Cell
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Glad Rag Doll
1929
as Manager
Hit Parade of 1943
1943
as Westinghouse
Society Lawyer
1939
as Alf
As Man Desires
1925
as Gorilla Bagsley
The Adventurous Blonde
1937
as Detective Gahagan
Penthouse
1933
as Joe (uncredited)
Swing It, Sailor!
1938
as Policeman
Wedtime Stories
1943
as House Detective
Ladies' Day
1943
as Dugan
Forty Naughty Girls
1937
as Detective Casey
Blondes at Work
1938
as Gahagan
Young as You Feel
1931
as Colorado Detective
Loving Lies
1924
as Captain Lindstrom
Senorita
1927
as Oliveros Gaucho (uncredited)
Public Pigeon No. 1
1957
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Thieves Fall Out
1941
as Cabbie
Blondie's Blessed Event
1942
as Motorcycle Cop Who Names The Baby 'Cookie' (uncredited)
The Town Went Wild
1944
as Policeman
About Tom Kennedy
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 wa… With 269 credits spanning from 1915 to 2006, Tom Kennedy has appeared in 250 films and 19 TV shows.
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Most Popular Tom Kennedy Movies
- Some Like It Hot (1959) — as Bouncer (uncredited)
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) — as Traffic Cop (uncredited)
- Lawyer Man (1932) — as Jake - the Ice Man (uncredited)
- Blondie Johnson (1933) — as Hype (uncredited)
- Big News (1929) — as Officer Ryan
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