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Birthday:
July 14, 1885
Place of Birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Tom Kennedy
Biography
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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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage | Self (archive footage) |
| 1999 | Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl | Self (from Mantrap [1926]) (archive footage) |
| 1965 | The Bounty Killer | Waiter |
| 1963 | It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World | Traffic Cop (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Walk Like a Dragon | Jethro the Bartender |
| 1959 | Some Like It Hot | Bouncer (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Public Pigeon No. 1 | Prison Guard (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Hook a Crook | I. Katchum (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Loose Loot | Joe |
| 1953 | Spooks! | Mr. Hyde |
| 1952 | Invasion, U.S.A. | Tim, Bartender |
| 1952 | Gold Fever | Big Tom |
| 1951 | Let's Go Navy! | Officer Donovan |
| 1951 | Fraidy Cat | I. Katchum (uncredited) |
| 1951 | The Awful Sleuth | Pinky |
| 1951 | The Scarf | Asylum Inmate |
| 1951 | Havana Rose | House Detective |
| 1950 | Triple Trouble | Third Convict Calling Out from Cell |
| 1950 | Riding High | Racetrack Mug (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Square Dance Jubilee | Bartender Tom |
| 1949 | The Mutineers | Butch |
| 1948 | Devil's Cargo | Naga, Mug Who Tails Delgado |
| 1948 | Thunder in the Pines | Josh, the Station Master |
| 1948 | The Paleface | Bartender |
| 1948 | Jinx Money | Officer Rooney |
| 1948 | Joe Palooka in Winner Take All | Lefty |
| 1948 | Trouble Preferred | Night Watchman (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Pretender | Fingers Murdock |
| 1947 | Magic Town | Moving Man (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Dangerous Years | Mr. Adamson |
| 1947 | The Judge Steps Out | Jack (Court Receptionist) (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Case of the Baby-Sitter | Officer Murphy |
| 1947 | The Burning Cross | Police Station Sergeant |
| 1947 | The Mighty McGurk | Bruiser (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Hat Box Mystery | Policeman Murphy |
| 1946 | The Kid from Brooklyn | Referee #1 (uncredited) |
| 1946 | So's Your Antenna | |
| 1946 | Jiggers, My Wife | Joe |
| 1946 | Society Mugs | Tom |
| 1946 | Blonde Alibi | Policeman Clancy (Uncredited) |
| 1946 | Motor Maniacs | Mother's Suitor |
| 1945 | Voice of the Whistler | Ferdinand / Hammerlock |
| 1945 | Where the Pest Begins | Jonathan Batts |
| 1945 | Man Alive | Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1945 | It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog | |
| 1945 | The Man Who Walked Alone | Officer #1 |
| 1944 | The Princess and the Pirate | Alonzo |
| 1944 | The Town Went Wild | Policeman |
| 1944 | And the Angels Sing | Potatoes |
| 1944 | Take It Big | Moving Man (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Girl in the Case | Watchman (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Moonlight and Cactus | Lucky |
| 1944 | Girls! Girls! Girls! | Police Detective Lt. Kerrigan |
| 1944 | Radio Rampage | Mr. Thompson |
| 1943 | Here Comes Elmer | Johnson |
| 1943 | Campus Rhythm | Police Sergeant |
| 1943 | Ladies' Day | Dugan |
| 1943 | Cutie on Duty | Rocky |
| 1943 | Petticoat Larceny | Pinky |
| 1943 | Dixie | Barkeeper (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Hit Parade of 1943 | Westinghouse |
| 1943 | Dixie Dugan | Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Taxi, Mister | Kennedy |
| 1943 | Stage Door Canteen | Tom Kennedy |
| 1943 | True to Life | Customer (uncredited) |
| 1943 | So's Your Uncle | Cop |
| 1943 | Wedtime Stories | House Detective |
| 1942 | Blondie's Blessed Event | Motorcycle Cop Who Names The Baby 'Cookie' (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Pretty Dolly | Gus |
| 1942 | Butch Minds the Baby | Philly the Weeper |
| 1942 | Mexican Spitfire's Elephant | Joe the Villa Luigi Bartender |
| 1942 | Pardon My Stripes | Casino |
| 1942 | Broadway | Kerry (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Great Swindle | Capper Smith |
| 1941 | The Officer and the Lady | Bumps O'Neil |
| 1941 | Man-I-Cured | House Detective, Maizie's Boy Friend |
| 1941 | Sweet Spirits of the Nighter | Tom |
| 1941 | Sailors on Leave | Dugan |
| 1941 | The Mexican Spitfire's Baby | Sheriff Judson |
| 1941 | Angels with Broken Wings | Gus |
| 1941 | Thieves Fall Out | Cabbie |
| 1940 | Remember the Night | 'Fat' Mike |
| 1940 | Millionaire Playboy | Tom Murphy |
| 1940 | Sporting Blood | Grantly |
| 1940 | An Angel from Texas | Chopper |
| 1940 | Flowing Gold | Petunia |
| 1940 | Pop Always Pays | Murphy |
| 1940 | Curtain Call | Masseur |
| 1940 | Mexican Spitfire Out West | Cabbie |
| 1939 | The Covered Trailer | Otto |
| 1939 | Quiet, Please | Gorilla Stand-In Max Imhof |
| 1939 | Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite | Gahagan |
| 1939 | Torchy Runs for Mayor | Gahagan |
| 1939 | Torchy Blane in Chinatown | Det. Sgt. Gahagan |
| 1939 | Society Lawyer | Alf |
| 1939 | The Day the Bookies Wept | Pinky Brophy |
| 1939 | The Long Shot | Mike Claurens |
| 1939 | These Glamour Girls | Joy Lane Manager (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Blondes at Work | Gahagan |
| 1938 | Torchy Blane in Panama | Detective Gahagan |
| 1938 | Torchy Gets Her Man | Gahagan |
| 1938 | He Couldn't Say No | Dimples |
| 1938 | Swing It, Sailor! | Policeman |
| 1938 | Go Chase Yourself | Icebox |
| 1938 | Danger on the Air | Hotel Doorman (Uncredited) |
| 1938 | Crashing Hollywood | Al |
| 1938 | Making the Headlines | Police Sergeant Handley |
| 1938 | Fiddling Around | Tom Kennedy |
| 1938 | Halfway to Hollywood | Tom |
| 1938 | Breakdowns of 1938 | Gagahan (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Crime Ring | Dummy |
| 1937 | Smart Blonde | Gahagan |
| 1937 | Varsity Show | Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Wise Girl | Detective |
| 1937 | The Adventurous Blonde | Detective Gahagan |
| 1937 | Marry the Girl | Jasper |
| 1937 | Behind The Headlines | Tiny |
| 1937 | New News | Tom Kennedy |
| 1937 | Forty Naughty Girls | Detective Casey |
| 1937 | Living on Love | Pete Ryan |
| 1937 | The Big Shot | Bugs |
| 1937 | The Case of the Stuttering Bishop | Jim Magooney |
| 1937 | Fly Away Baby | Gahagan |
| 1937 | Bury the Hatchet | Tom |
| 1937 | Calling All Curtains | |
| 1937 | Slave Ship | Bartender |
| 1937 | She Had to Eat | Pete |
| 1937 | Armored Car | Tiny |
| 1937 | Married Before Breakfast | Mr. Baglipp |
| 1936 | The Country Doctor | Logger (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Hollywood Boulevard | Bouncer at Pago Pago |
| 1936 | Grandma's Buoys | Tom |
| 1936 | Poppy | Hot Dog Stand Proprietor (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Midnight Blunders | Tom |
| 1936 | Free Rent | Mr. Kennedy |
| 1936 | Just Speeding | |
| 1936 | The Big Game | Fan in Stands |
| 1936 | Wives Never Know | Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Oh, My Nerves | |
| 1935 | Alibi Bye Bye | Snoops, the house dick |
| 1935 | Raised and Called | |
| 1935 | The Bride Comes Home | Husky Thug at Party (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Gobs of Trouble | |
| 1935 | Old Man Rhythm | Campus Guard |
| 1935 | Gum Shoes | |
| 1935 | Horse Heir | |
| 1935 | Stage Frights | |
| 1935 | She Couldn't Take It | Slugs |
| 1934 | Unlucky Strike | |
| 1934 | Strictly Fresh Yeggs | The Burglar |
| 1934 | Cracked Shots | Tom 'Pinky' Kennedy |
| 1934 | The Dancing Millionaire | Crusher McGee |
| 1934 | Hollywood Party | Beavers (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Down to Their Last Yacht | Joe 'Uncle Ed' Schultz (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Strictly Dynamite | Junior |
| 1933 | 42nd Street | Slim Murphy (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Blondie Johnson | Hype (uncredited) |
| 1933 | She Done Him Wrong | Big Bill - Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Suits to Nuts | Client |
| 1933 | Hip Zip Hooray | The Prisoner |
| 1933 | Cross Fire | French Bouncer (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Man of the Forest | Sheriff Blake |
| 1933 | Day of Reckoning | Furniture Mover |
| 1933 | Penthouse | Joe (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Promoter | Burke |
| 1932 | The Boudoir Butler | Dr. Quigley - Slipper's Accomplice |
| 1932 | Lawyer Man | Jake - the Ice Man (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Crooked Circle | Mike, the policeman |
| 1932 | Pack Up Your Troubles | Recruiting Sergeant |
| 1932 | Huddle | Moving Man (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Night After Night | Tom |
| 1932 | Skyscraper Souls | Masseur |
| 1932 | Fish Feathers | |
| 1932 | If I Had a Million | Joe - Carnival Bouncer (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Lighthouse Love | The Marine Sergeant |
| 1932 | Lighthouse Love | The Marine Sergeant |
| 1931 | It Pays to Advertise | Perkins |
| 1931 | Flying High | Jokester with Firecrackers (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Caught | Jard Harmon |
| 1931 | Iron Man | Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Young as You Feel | Colorado Detective |
| 1931 | Monkey Business | Gibson |
| 1931 | The Gang Buster | 'Gopher' Brant |
| 1930 | The Fall Guy | Detective Burke |
| 1930 | See America Thirst | 'Shivering' Smith |
| 1929 | Big News | Officer Ryan |
| 1929 | Happy Days | Doorman (uncredited) |
| 1929 | Glad Rag Doll | Manager |
| 1928 | Wife Savers | General Lavoris |
| 1928 | The Cop | Sergeant Coughlin |
| 1928 | Hold 'Em Yale | Detective |
| 1928 | None But the Brave | Noah |
| 1928 | Tillie's Punctured Romance | Property Man |
| 1928 | Marked Money | Bill Clemons |
| 1927 | The Mysterious Rider | Lem Spooner |
| 1927 | Silver Valley | 'Hayfever' Hawkins |
| 1927 | Fireman, Save My Child | Capt. Kennedy |
| 1927 | Alias The Deacon | Bull Moran |
| 1927 | Senorita | Oliveros Gaucho (uncredited) |
| 1927 | Ham and Eggs at the Front | Lazarus |
| 1926 | Man of the Forest | Sheriff |
| 1926 | Born to the West | Dinkey Hooley |
| 1926 | Mantrap | Curly Evans |
| 1926 | We're in the Navy Now | Sailor Percival Scruggs |
| 1926 | Behind the Front | Sergeant |
| 1926 | The Better 'Ole | The Blacksmith (uncredited) |
| 1926 | The Yankee Señor | Luke Martin |
| 1925 | As Man Desires | Gorilla Bagsley |
| 1925 | The Best Bad Man | Dan Ellis |
| 1924 | Loving Lies | Captain Lindstrom |
| 1922 | The Speeder | |
| 1922 | The Flirt | Sam Fenton |
| 1922 | Full o' Pep | |
| 1922 | The Egg | The Boss |
| 1922 | Our Leading Citizen | Boots |
| 1921 | Serenade | Zambrano |
| 1921 | Sunless Sunday | |
| 1920 | Kismet | Kutayt |
| 1919 | Yankee Doodle in Berlin | American General (uncredited) |
| 1919 | Her First Kiss | |
| 1919 | Cupid's Day Off | Gambling House Operator |
| 1918 | Mickey | Tom Rawlings |
| 1917 | That Night | The Proprietor's Henchman |
| 1917 | The Pullman Bride | Oklahoma Pete - a Bandit |
| 1917 | Whose Baby? | The Fake Minister |
| 1917 | The Late Lamented | The Model's Brother |
| 1917 | Her Torpedoed Love | Roy Mulligan the Hobo / The False Minister |
| 1917 | Thirst | Man in Employment Agency (uncredited) |
| 1917 | Two Crooks | The Detective |
| 1916 | His Bitter Pill | Dan's Henchman |
| 1915 | Fatty and the Broadway Stars | Man Who Discovers Hat |
| 1915 | Double Trouble | Judge Blodgett |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Rawhide | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Rawhide | Barfly (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Rawhide | Juror (uncredited) |
| 1958 | The Rifleman | Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited) |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | Night Watchman (uncredited) |
| 1958 | The Texan | Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Barfly (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Maverick | Barkeep (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Maverick | Poker Player (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Sugarfoot | Reception Guest (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Bit Part (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Hey, Jeannie! | Collector |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Cantina Barfly (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Barfly (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Cheyenne | Townsman / Barfly (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Cheyenne | Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Topper | Kewpie |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatre | |
| 1952 | The Abbott and Costello Show | Man Carrying Costello |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Boston Blackie | Frank |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Boston Blackie | Doc's Henchman |