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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.
Filmography
all 259
Movies 246
TV Shows 13
self 5
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage (2006)
Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl (1999)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Walk Like a Dragon (1960)
Bonanza (1959)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Rawhide (1959)
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
The Rifleman (1958)
Maverick (1957)
Perry Mason (1957)
Sugarfoot (1957)
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
Hey, Jeannie! (1956)
Hook a Crook (1955)
Cheyenne (1955)
Gunsmoke (1955)
Spooks! (1953)
Invasion, U.S.A. (1952)
Gold Fever (1952)
Fraidy Cat (1951)
Havana Rose (1951)
The Adventures of Boston Blackie (1951)
Let's Go Navy! (1951)
The Scarf (1951)
Triple Trouble (1950)
Riding High (1950)
Square Dance Jubilee (1949)
Trouble Preferred (1948)
The Paleface (1948)
Thunder in the Pines (1948)
Jinx Money (1948)
The Judge Steps Out (1947)
Dangerous Years (1947)
Magic Town (1947)
The Burning Cross (1947)
The Pretender (1947)
The Case of the Baby-Sitter (1947)
The Hat Box Mystery (1947)
The Mighty McGurk (1947)
Motor Maniacs (1946)
The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)
Blonde Alibi (1946)
Man Alive (1945)
Where the Pest Begins (1945)
The Man Who Walked Alone (1945)
The Town Went Wild (1944)
Girls! Girls! Girls! (1944)
Take It Big (1944)
And the Angels Sing (1944)
The Girl in the Case (1944)
Radio Rampage (1944)
True to Life (1943)
Wedtime Stories (1943)
Campus Rhythm (1943)
Here Comes Elmer (1943)
Stage Door Canteen (1943)
Dixie (1943)
Taxi, Mister (1943)
Hit Parade of 1943 (1943)
Dixie Dugan (1943)
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant (1942)
Blondie's Blessed Event (1942)
Butch Minds the Baby (1942)
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby (1941)
The Officer and the Lady (1941)
Man-I-Cured (1941)
The Great Swindle (1941)
Flowing Gold (1940)
Sporting Blood (1940)
Curtain Call (1940)
Millionaire Playboy (1940)
Remember the Night (1940)
The Day the Bookies Wept (1939)
These Glamour Girls (1939)
Quiet, Please (1939)
The Long Shot (1939)
Breakdowns of 1938 (1938)
Danger on the Air (1938)
Making the Headlines (1938)
Blondes at Work (1938)
Swing It, Sailor! (1938)
Fiddling Around (1938)
Wise Girl (1937)
Living on Love (1937)
Forty Naughty Girls (1937)
Varsity Show (1937)
Fly Away Baby (1937)
Married Before Breakfast (1937)
Slave Ship (1937)
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937)
New News (1937)
Smart Blonde (1937)
Free Rent (1936)
The Big Game (1936)
Hollywood Boulevard (1936)
Poppy (1936)
The Country Doctor (1936)
The Bride Comes Home (1935)
Old Man Rhythm (1935)
Alibi Bye Bye (1935)
The Dancing Millionaire (1934)
Down to Their Last Yacht (1934)
Odor in the Court (1934)
Hollywood Party (1934)
Cracked Shots (1934)
Strictly Fresh Yeggs (1934)
In the Devildog House (1934)
Day of Reckoning (1933)
Penthouse (1933)
Man of the Forest (1933)
Cross Fire (1933)
Hip Zip Hooray (1933)
42nd Street (1933)
Blondie Johnson (1933)
She Done Him Wrong (1933)
Lawyer Man (1932)
If I Had a Million (1932)
The Crooked Circle (1932)
Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)
Skyscraper Souls (1932)
The Boudoir Butler (1932)
Huddle (1932)
Lighthouse Love (1932)
Lighthouse Love (1932)
Flying High (1931)
Caught (1931)
Young as You Feel (1931)
Iron Man (1931)
The Gang Buster (1931)
See America Thirst (1930)
The Fall Guy (1930)
Happy Days (1929)
Big News (1929)
Glad Rag Doll (1929)
Liberty (1929)
Marked Money (1928)
The Cop (1928)
Hold 'Em Yale (1928)
Tillie's Punctured Romance (1928)
Wife Savers (1928)
Silver Valley (1927)
One-Round Hogan (1927)
Fireman, Save My Child (1927)
Alias The Deacon (1927)
Drums of the Desert (1927)
Senorita (1927)
The Mysterious Rider (1927)
We're in the Navy Now (1926)
The Better 'Ole (1926)
Mantrap (1926)
Born to the West (1926)
Behind the Front (1926)
The Yankee Señor (1926)
The Best Bad Man (1925)
As Man Desires (1925)
Loving Lies (1924)
The Flirt (1922)
The Egg (1922)
Snooky's Twin Troubles (1921)
Serenade (1921)
Kismet (1920)
A Schoolhouse Scandal (1919)
The Yellow Dog Catcher (1919)
Her First Kiss (1919)
Yankee Doodle in Berlin (1919)
Mickey (1918)
That Night (1917)
The Late Lamented (1917)
Thirst (1917)
Whose Baby? (1917)
Her Torpedoed Love (1917)
His Naughty Thought (1917)
The Pullman Bride (1917)
Hearts and Sparks (1916)
His Bitter Pill (1916)
Fatty and the Broadway Stars (1915)
Double Trouble (1915)
The Lamb (1915)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1885-07-14
Deathday1965-10-06 (80 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, New York, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsThomas A. Kennedy, Thomas Kennedy, Thomas Aloyisus Kennedy
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