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)
Maverick
1957
as Barkeep (uncredited) / Poker Player (uncredited)
The Rifleman
1958
as Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Townsman (uncredited)
Cheyenne
1955
as Townsman / Barfly (uncredited) / Bartender (uncredited) / Townsman (uncredited) / Cowhand (uncredited)
TV Shows (19)
Perry Mason
1957
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Bonanza
1959
as Townsman (uncredited)
Maverick
1957
as Barkeep (uncredited) / Poker Player (uncredited)
The Rifleman
1958
as Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Townsman (uncredited)
Cheyenne
1955
as Townsman / Barfly (uncredited) / Bartender (uncredited) / Townsman (uncredited) / Cowhand (uncredited)
Rawhide
1959
as Townsman (uncredited) / Barfly (uncredited) / Juror (uncredited)
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Barfly (uncredited)
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Night Watchman (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
1955
as Cantina Barfly (uncredited) / Townsman (uncredited)
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
My Favorite Martian
1963
as Mike
Sugarfoot
1957
as Reception Guest (uncredited) / Convict (uncredited)
The Texan
1958
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Man Carrying Costello
Boston Blackie
1951
as Frank / Doc's Henchman
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as Collector
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)
Hollywood Boulevard
1936
as Bouncer at Pago Pago
42nd Street
1933
as Slim Murphy (uncredited)
Slave Ship
1937
as Bartender
Where the Pest Begins
1945
as Jonathan Batts
Wife Savers
1928
as General Lavoris
Torchy Runs for Mayor
1939
as Gahagan
Poppy
1936
as Hot Dog Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
Lighthouse Love
1932
as The Marine Sergeant
Riding High
1950
as Racetrack Mug (uncredited)
Serenade
1921
as Zambrano
Lawyer Man
1932
as Jake - the Ice Man (uncredited)
If I Had a Million
1932
as Joe - Carnival Bouncer (uncredited)
Magic Town
1947
as Moving Man (uncredited)
Voice of the Whistler
1945
as Ferdinand / Hammerlock
The Flirt
1922
as Sam Fenton
Big News
1929
as Officer Ryan
Here Comes Elmer
1943
as Johnson
The Bounty Killer
1965
as Waiter
The Fall Guy
1930
as Detective Burke
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
1942
as Joe the Villa Luigi Bartender
Millionaire Playboy
1940
as Tom Murphy
Marry the Girl
1937
as Jasper
Old Man Rhythm
1935
as Campus Guard
Stage Door Canteen
1943
as Tom Kennedy
The Princess and the Pirate
1944
as Alonzo
Sporting Blood
1940
as Grantly
Hollywood Party
1934
as Beavers (uncredited)
The Scarf
1951
as Asylum Inmate
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939
as Gahagan
She Done Him Wrong
1933
as Big Bill - Bartender (uncredited)
Penthouse
1933
as Joe (uncredited)
Remember the Night
1940
as 'Fat' Mike
Torchy Blane in Panama
1938
as Detective Gahagan
Jiggers, My Wife
1946
as Joe
Dixie
1943
as Barkeeper (uncredited)
These Glamour Girls
1939
as Joy Lane Manager (uncredited)
Armored Car
1937
as Tiny
The Judge Steps Out
1947
as Jack (Court Receptionist) (uncredited)
Blondie Johnson
1933
as Hype (uncredited)
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932
as Recruiting Sergeant
Blonde Alibi
1946
as Policeman Clancy (Uncredited)
Society Lawyer
1939
as Alf
Wise Girl
1937
as Detective
The Kid from Brooklyn
1946
as Referee #1 (uncredited)
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
1937
as Jim Magooney
Curtain Call
1940
as Masseur
Iron Man
1931
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Man Who Walked Alone
1945
as Officer #1
Jinx Money
1948
as Officer Rooney
Smart Blonde
1937
as Gahagan
Man Alive
1945
as Bartender (uncredited)
Happy Days
1929
as Doorman (uncredited)
Flowing Gold
1940
as Petunia
Dangerous Years
1947
as Mr. Adamson
And the Angels Sing
1944
as Potatoes
Havana Rose
1951
as House Detective
Marked Money
1928
as Bill Clemons
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Butch Minds the Baby
1942
as Philly the Weeper
The Burning Cross
1947
as Police Station Sergeant
Triple Trouble
1950
as Third Convict Calling Out from Cell
Mexican Spitfire Out West
1940
as Cabbie
Breakdowns of 1938
1938
as Gagahan (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Cop
1928
as Sergeant Coughlin
Spooks!
1953
as Mr. Hyde
True to Life
1943
as Customer (uncredited)
Two Crooks
1917
as The Detective
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
1999
as Self (from Mantrap [1926]) (archive footage)
Broadway
1942
as Kerry (uncredited)
Torchy Gets Her Man
1938
as Gahagan
His Bitter Pill
1916
as Dan's Henchman
Strictly Fresh Yeggs
1934
as The Burglar
The Long Shot
1939
as Mike Claurens
The Day the Bookies Wept
1939
as Pinky Brophy
Invasion, U.S.A.
1952
as Tim, Bartender
The Devil Is Driving
1932
as Fritz (uncredited)
The Paleface
1948
as Bartender
Thieves Fall Out
1941
as Cabbie
Go Chase Yourself
1938
as Icebox
Pretty Dolly
1942
as Gus
The Pretender
1947
as Fingers Murdock
Ladies' Day
1943
as Dugan
Skyscraper Souls
1932
as Masseur
Monkey Business
1931
as Gibson
Wives Never Know
1936
as Bartender (uncredited)
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939
as Det. Sgt. Gahagan
Strictly Dynamite
1934
as Junior
Kismet
1920
as Kutayt
She Couldn't Take It
1935
as Slugs
So's Your Uncle
1943
as Cop
Night After Night
1932
as Tom
Man of the Forest
1933
as Sheriff Blake
Public Pigeon No. 1
1957
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
The Country Doctor
1936
as Logger (uncredited)
Campus Rhythm
1943
as Police Sergeant
Walk Like a Dragon
1960
as Jethro the Bartender
Young as You Feel
1931
as Colorado Detective
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
1948
as Lefty
Loose Loot
1953
as Joe
Cross Fire
1933
as French Bouncer (uncredited)
Fly Away Baby
1937
as Gahagan
Huddle
1932
as Moving Man (uncredited)
Sailors on Leave
1941
as Dugan
The Town Went Wild
1944
as Policeman
Mantrap
1926
as Curly Evans
Loving Lies
1924
as Captain Lindstrom
Angels with Broken Wings
1941
as Gus
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
1919
as American General (uncredited)
Radio Rampage
1944
as Mr. Thompson
Flying High
1931
as Jokester with Firecrackers (uncredited)
Pop Always Pays
1940
as Murphy
The Crooked Circle
1932
as Mike, the policeman
An Angel from Texas
1940
as Chopper
The Mighty McGurk
1947
as Bruiser (uncredited)
Her Torpedoed Love
1917
as Roy Mulligan the Hobo / The False Minister
Crime Ring
1938
as Dummy
Glad Rag Doll
1929
as Manager
Blondie's Blessed Event
1942
as Motorcycle Cop Who Names The Baby 'Cookie' (uncredited)
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)
- Hollywood Boulevard (1936) — as Bouncer at Pago Pago
- 42nd Street (1933) — as Slim Murphy (uncredited)
- Slave Ship (1937) — as Bartender
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