Tom Kennedy

Tom Kennedy

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1885-07-14
Deathday: 1965-10-06 (80 years old)

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.

Filmography

all 259

Movies 246

TV Shows 13

self 5

Self (from Mantrap [1926]) (archive footage)
Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl (1999)

Movie
Jethro the Bartender
Walk Like a Dragon

Walk Like a Dragon (1960)

Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
Bonanza

Bonanza (1959)

TV
1
Townsman (uncredited) / Barfly (uncredited)
Rawhide

Rawhide (1959)

TV
4
Night Watchman (uncredited)
77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip (1958)

TV
Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
The Rifleman

The Rifleman (1958)

TV
6.67
Poker Player (uncredited) / Barkeep (uncredited)
Maverick

Maverick (1957)

TV
5.33
Bit Part (uncredited)
Perry Mason

Perry Mason (1957)

TV
4.33
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot (1957)

TV
Townsman (uncredited)
Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)

TV
6
Townsman / Barfly (uncredited)
Cheyenne

Cheyenne (1955)

TV
Townsman (uncredited) / Barfly (uncredited) / Cantina Barfly (uncredited)
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke (1955)

TV
6
Third Convict Calling Out from Cell
Triple Trouble

Triple Trouble (1950)

Movie
Racetrack Mug (uncredited)
Riding High

Riding High (1950)

Movie
Night Watchman (uncredited)
Trouble Preferred

Trouble Preferred (1948)

Movie
Jack (Court Receptionist) (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out

The Judge Steps Out (1947)

Movie
Moving Man (uncredited)
Magic Town

Magic Town (1947)

Movie
Police Station Sergeant
The Burning Cross

The Burning Cross (1947)

Movie
Police Officer Murphy
The Hat Box Mystery

The Hat Box Mystery (1947)

Movie
Bruiser (uncredited)
The Mighty McGurk

The Mighty McGurk (1947)

Movie
Referee #1 (uncredited)
The Kid from Brooklyn

The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)

Movie
Policeman Clancy (Uncredited)
Blonde Alibi

Blonde Alibi (1946)

Movie
Bartender (uncredited)
Man Alive

Man Alive (1945)

Movie
Police Detective Lt. Kerrigan
Girls! Girls! Girls!

Girls! Girls! Girls! (1944)

Movie
Moving Man (uncredited)
Take It Big

Take It Big (1944)

Movie
Customer (uncredited)
True to Life

True to Life (1943)

Movie
Barkeeper (uncredited)
Dixie

Dixie (1943)

Movie
Sergeant (uncredited)
Dixie Dugan

Dixie Dugan (1943)

Movie
Joe the Villa Luigi Bartender
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant

Mexican Spitfire's Elephant (1942)

Movie
Motorcycle Cop Who Names The Baby 'Cookie' (uncredited)
Blondie's Blessed Event

Blondie's Blessed Event (1942)

Movie
House Detective, Maizie's Boy Friend
Man-I-Cured

Man-I-Cured (1941)

Movie
Massage Attendent
Curtain Call

Curtain Call (1940)

Movie
Joy Lane Manager (uncredited)
These Glamour Girls

These Glamour Girls (1939)

Movie
Gorilla Stand-In Max Imhof
Quiet, Please

Quiet, Please (1939)

Movie
Gagahan (archive footage) (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1938

Breakdowns of 1938 (1938)

Movie
Hotel Doorman (Uncredited)
Danger on the Air

Danger on the Air (1938)

Movie
Police Sergeant Handley
Making the Headlines

Making the Headlines (1938)

Movie
Policeman (uncredited)
Varsity Show

Varsity Show (1937)

Movie
Hot Dog Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
Poppy

Poppy (1936)

Movie
Husky Thug at Party (uncredited)
The Bride Comes Home

The Bride Comes Home (1935)

Movie
Snoops, the house dick
Alibi Bye Bye

Alibi Bye Bye (1935)

Movie
Joe 'Uncle Ed' Schultz (uncredited)
Down to Their Last Yacht

Down to Their Last Yacht (1934)

Movie
Beavers (uncredited)
Hollywood Party

Hollywood Party (1934)

Movie
Tom 'Pinky' Kennedy
Cracked Shots

Cracked Shots (1934)

Movie
Joe (uncredited)
Penthouse

Penthouse (1933)

Movie
French Bouncer (uncredited)
Cross Fire

Cross Fire (1933)

Movie
Slim Murphy (uncredited)
42nd Street

42nd Street (1933)

Movie
4
Big Bill - Bartender (uncredited)
She Done Him Wrong

She Done Him Wrong (1933)

Movie
6
Jake - the Ice Man (uncredited)
Lawyer Man

Lawyer Man (1932)

Movie
Joe - Carnival Bouncer (uncredited)
If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million (1932)

Movie
Dr. Quigley - Slipper's Accomplice
The Boudoir Butler

The Boudoir Butler (1932)

Movie
Moving Man (uncredited)
Huddle

Huddle (1932)

Movie
The Marine Sergeant
Lighthouse Love

Lighthouse Love (1932)

Movie
The Marine Sergeant
Lighthouse Love

Lighthouse Love (1932)

Movie
Jokester with Firecrackers (uncredited)
Flying High

Flying High (1931)

Movie
Bartender (uncredited)
Iron Man

Iron Man (1931)

Movie
Doorman (uncredited)
Happy Days

Happy Days (1929)

Movie
Sergeant Coughlin
The Cop

The Cop (1928)

Movie
'Hayfever' Hawkins
Silver Valley

Silver Valley (1927)

Movie
Undetermined Secondary Role
Drums of the Desert

Drums of the Desert (1927)

Movie
Oliveros Gaucho
Senorita

Senorita (1927)

Movie
Sailor Percival Scruggs
We're in the Navy Now

We're in the Navy Now (1926)

Movie
The Blacksmith (uncredited)
The Better 'Ole

The Better 'Ole (1926)

Movie
Captain Lindstrom
Loving Lies

Loving Lies (1924)

Movie
Undetermined secondary role
The Yellow Dog Catcher

The Yellow Dog Catcher (1919)

Movie
Man in Restaurant with Six Guns
Her First Kiss

Her First Kiss (1919)

Movie
American General (uncredited)
Yankee Doodle in Berlin

Yankee Doodle in Berlin (1919)

Movie
The Proprietor's Henchman
That Night

That Night (1917)

Movie
Man in Employment Agency (uncredited)
Thirst

Thirst (1917)

Movie
The Fake Minister
Whose Baby?

Whose Baby? (1917)

Movie
Roy Mulligan the Hobo
Her Torpedoed Love

Her Torpedoed Love (1917)

Movie
Oklahoma Pete - a Bandit
The Pullman Bride

The Pullman Bride (1917)

Movie
The Moneylender's Henchman
Hearts and Sparks

Hearts and Sparks (1916)

Movie
The White Hopeless
The Lamb

The Lamb (1915)

Movie
Tom KennedyTom Kennedy

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1885-07-14

Deathday
1965-10-06 (80 years old)

Birth Place
New York City, New York, USA

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Thomas A. Kennedy, Thomas Kennedy, Thomas Aloyisus Kennedy

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