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Tom Kennedy

Tom Kennedy

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 14, 1885
Died Oct 06, 1965 (80)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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, Mabe ... l 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

The Bounty Killer

The Bounty Killer

1965

as Waiter

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963

as Traffic Cop (uncredited)

Walk Like a Dragon

Walk Like a Dragon

1960

as Jethro the Bartender

Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot

1959

as Bouncer (uncredited)

Hook a Crook

Hook a Crook

1955

as I. Katchum (archive footage) (uncredited)

Loose Loot

Loose Loot

1953

as Joe

Spooks!

Spooks!

1953

as Mr. Hyde

Gold Fever

Gold Fever

1952

as Big Tom

Invasion, U.S.A.

Invasion, U.S.A.

1952

as Tim, Bartender

Fraidy Cat

Fraidy Cat

1951

as I. Katchum (uncredited)

Havana Rose

Havana Rose

1951

as House Detective

Let's Go Navy!

Let's Go Navy!

1951

as Officer Donovan

The Scarf

The Scarf

1951

as Asylum Inmate

Triple Trouble

Triple Trouble

1950

as Third Convict Calling Out from Cell

Riding High

Riding High

1950

as Racetrack Mug (uncredited)

The Mutineers

The Mutineers

1949

as Butch

Square Dance Jubilee

Square Dance Jubilee

1949

as Bartender Tom

Devil's Cargo

Devil's Cargo

1948

as Naga, Mug Who Tails Delgado

Thunder in the Pines

Thunder in the Pines

1948

as Josh, the Station Master

Trouble Preferred

Trouble Preferred

1948

as Night Watchman (uncredited)

The Paleface

The Paleface

1948

as Bartender

Jinx Money

Jinx Money

1948

as Officer Rooney

The Pretender

The Pretender

1947

as Fingers Murdock

The Hat Box Mystery

The Hat Box Mystery

1947

as Policeman Murphy

The Case Of The Baby-Sitter

The Case Of The Baby-Sitter

1947

as Officer Murphy

The Mighty McGurk

The Mighty McGurk

1947

as Bruiser (uncredited)

Dangerous Years

Dangerous Years

1947

as Mr. Adamson

The Burning Cross

The Burning Cross

1947

as Police Station Sergeant

Magic Town

Magic Town

1947

as Moving Man (uncredited)

The Judge Steps Out

The Judge Steps Out

1947

as Jack (Court Receptionist) (uncredited)

Jiggers, My Wife

Jiggers, My Wife

1946

as Joe

Society Mugs

Society Mugs

1946

as Tom

Motor Maniacs

Motor Maniacs

1946

as Mother's Suitor

The Kid from Brooklyn

The Kid from Brooklyn

1946

as Referee #1 (uncredited)

Blonde Alibi

Blonde Alibi

1946

as Policeman Clancy (Uncredited)

Where the Pest Begins

Where the Pest Begins

1945

as Jonathan Batts

Voice of the Whistler

Voice of the Whistler

1945

as Ferdinand / Hammerlock

Man Alive

Man Alive

1945

as Bartender (uncredited)

The Man Who Walked Alone

The Man Who Walked Alone

1945

as Officer #1

Girls! Girls! Girls!

Girls! Girls! Girls!

1944

as Police Detective Lt. Kerrigan

Radio Rampage

Radio Rampage

1944

as Mr. Thompson

The Girl in the Case

The Girl in the Case

1944

as Watchman (uncredited)

Moonlight and Cactus

Moonlight and Cactus

1944

as Lucky

And the Angels Sing

And the Angels Sing

1944

as Potatoes

Take It Big

Take It Big

1944

as Moving Man (uncredited)

The Town Went Wild

The Town Went Wild

1944

as Policeman

Cutie on Duty

Cutie on Duty

1943

as Rocky

Petticoat Larceny

Petticoat Larceny

1943

as Pinky

Wedtime Stories

Wedtime Stories

1943

as House Detective

Hit Parade of 1943

Hit Parade of 1943

1943

as Westinghouse

So's Your Uncle

So's Your Uncle

1943

as Cop

Campus Rhythm

Campus Rhythm

1943

as Police Sergeant

Here Comes Elmer

Here Comes Elmer

1943

as Johnson

Taxi, Mister

Taxi, Mister

1943

as Kennedy

Ladies' Day

Ladies' Day

1943

as Dugan

Dixie

Dixie

1943

as Barkeeper (uncredited)

Dixie Dugan

Dixie Dugan

1943

as Sergeant (uncredited)

True to Life

True to Life

1943

as Customer (uncredited)

Stage Door Canteen

Stage Door Canteen

1943

as Tom Kennedy

Pretty Dolly

Pretty Dolly

1942

as Gus

Pardon My Stripes

Pardon My Stripes

1942

as Casino

Butch Minds the Baby

Butch Minds the Baby

1942

as Philly the Weeper

Blondie's Blessed Event

Blondie's Blessed Event

1942

as Motorcycle Cop Who Names The Baby 'Cookie' (uncredited)

Mexican Spitfire's Elephant

Mexican Spitfire's Elephant

1942

as Joe the Villa Luigi Bartender

Man-I-Cured

Man-I-Cured

1941

as House Detective, Maizie's Boy Friend

The Officer and the Lady

The Officer and the Lady

1941

as Bumps O'Neil

Sailors on Leave

Sailors on Leave

1941

as Dugan

The Great Swindle

The Great Swindle

1941

as Capper Smith

Thieves Fall Out

Thieves Fall Out

1941

as Cabbie

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

1941

as Sheriff Judson

Millionaire Playboy

Millionaire Playboy

1940

as Tom Murphy

Pop Always Pays

Pop Always Pays

1940

as Murphy

Flowing Gold

Flowing Gold

1940

as Petunia

Sporting Blood

Sporting Blood

1940

as Grantly

An Angel from Texas

An Angel from Texas

1940

as Chopper

Mexican Spitfire Out West

Mexican Spitfire Out West

1940

as Cabbie

Curtain Call

Curtain Call

1940

as Masseur

Remember the Night

Remember the Night

1940

as 'Fat' Mike

Torchy Runs for Mayor

Torchy Runs for Mayor

1939

as Gahagan

Torchy Blane in Chinatown

Torchy Blane in Chinatown

1939

as Det. Sgt. Gahagan

The Day the Bookies Wept

The Day the Bookies Wept

1939

as Pinky Brophy

Quiet, Please

Quiet, Please

1939

as Gorilla Stand-In Max Imhof

The Long Shot

The Long Shot

1939

as Mike Claurens

The Covered Trailer

The Covered Trailer

1939

as Otto

Society Lawyer

Society Lawyer

1939

as Alf

These Glamour Girls

These Glamour Girls

1939

as Joy Lane Manager (uncredited)

Halfway to Hollywood

Halfway to Hollywood

1938

as Tom

Fiddling Around

Fiddling Around

1938

as Tom Kennedy

Blondes at Work

Blondes at Work

1938

as Gahagan

Torchy Blane in Panama

Torchy Blane in Panama

1938

as Detective Gahagan

Torchy Gets Her Man

Torchy Gets Her Man

1938

as Gahagan

Swing It, Sailor!

Swing It, Sailor!

1938

as Policeman

Go Chase Yourself

Go Chase Yourself

1938

as Icebox

Crashing Hollywood

Crashing Hollywood

1938

as Al

Making the Headlines

Making the Headlines

1938

as Police Sergeant Handley

He Couldn't Say No

He Couldn't Say No

1938

as Dimples

Danger on the Air

Danger on the Air

1938

as Hotel Doorman (Uncredited)

Crime Ring

Crime Ring

1938

as Dummy

Breakdowns of 1938

Breakdowns of 1938

1938

as Gagahan (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bury the Hatchet

Bury the Hatchet

1937

as Tom

New News

New News

1937

as Tom Kennedy

The Adventurous Blonde

The Adventurous Blonde

1937

as Detective Gahagan

Living on Love

Living on Love

1937

as Pete Ryan

Behind The Headlines

Behind The Headlines

1937

as Tiny

Fly Away Baby

Fly Away Baby

1937

as Gahagan

Forty Naughty Girls

Forty Naughty Girls

1937

as Detective Casey

Married Before Breakfast

Married Before Breakfast

1937

as Mr. Baglipp

She Had to Eat

She Had to Eat

1937

as Pete

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

1937

as Jim Magooney

The Big Shot

The Big Shot

1937

as Bugs

Smart Blonde

Smart Blonde

1937

as Gahagan

Marry the Girl

Marry the Girl

1937

as Jasper

Armored Car

Armored Car

1937

as Tiny

Wise Girl

Wise Girl

1937

as Detective

Varsity Show

Varsity Show

1937

as Policeman (uncredited)

Slave Ship

Slave Ship

1937

as Bartender

Midnight Blunders

Midnight Blunders

1936

as Tom

Grandma's Buoys

Grandma's Buoys

1936

as Tom

Poppy

Poppy

1936

as Hot Dog Stand Proprietor (uncredited)

The Big Game

The Big Game

1936

as Fan in Stands

Hollywood Boulevard

Hollywood Boulevard

1936

as Bouncer at Pago Pago

The Country Doctor

The Country Doctor

1936

as Logger (uncredited)

Alibi Bye Bye

Alibi Bye Bye

1935

as Snoops, the house dick

The Bride Comes Home

The Bride Comes Home

1935

as Husky Thug at Party (uncredited)

Old Man Rhythm

Old Man Rhythm

1935

as Campus Guard

She Couldn't Take It

She Couldn't Take It

1935

as Slugs

Strictly Fresh Yeggs

Strictly Fresh Yeggs

1934

as The Burglar

Cracked Shots

Cracked Shots

1934

as Tom 'Pinky' Kennedy

The Dancing Millionaire

The Dancing Millionaire

1934

as Crusher McGee

Strictly Dynamite

Strictly Dynamite

1934

as Junior

Hollywood Party

Hollywood Party

1934

as Beavers (uncredited)

Down to Their Last Yacht

Down to Their Last Yacht

1934

as Joe 'Uncle Ed' Schultz (uncredited)

Suits to Nuts

Suits to Nuts

1933

as Client

Hip Zip Hooray

Hip Zip Hooray

1933

as The Prisoner

Man of the Forest

Man of the Forest

1933

as Sheriff Blake

Day of Reckoning

Day of Reckoning

1933

as Furniture Mover

Cross Fire

Cross Fire

1933

as French Bouncer (uncredited)

42nd Street

42nd Street

1933

as Slim Murphy (uncredited)

Penthouse

Penthouse

1933

as Joe (uncredited)

Blondie Johnson

Blondie Johnson

1933

as Hype (uncredited)

She Done Him Wrong

She Done Him Wrong

1933

as Big Bill - Bartender (uncredited)

Lighthouse Love

Lighthouse Love

1932

as The Marine Sergeant

The Promoter

The Promoter

1932

as Burke

The Boudoir Butler

The Boudoir Butler

1932

as Dr. Quigley - Slipper's Accomplice

Pack Up Your Troubles

Pack Up Your Troubles

1932

as Recruiting Sergeant

Lawyer Man

Lawyer Man

1932

as Jake - the Ice Man (uncredited)

Night After Night

Night After Night

1932

as Tom

The Crooked Circle

The Crooked Circle

1932

as Mike, the policeman

Huddle

Huddle

1932

as Moving Man (uncredited)

If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million

1932

as Joe - Carnival Bouncer (uncredited)

Caught

Caught

1931

as Jard Harmon

The Gang Buster

The Gang Buster

1931

as 'Gopher' Brant

Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1931

as Gibson

It Pays to Advertise

It Pays to Advertise

1931

as Perkins

Iron Man

Iron Man

1931

as Bartender (uncredited)

Flying High

Flying High

1931

as Jokester with Firecrackers (uncredited)

Young as You Feel

Young as You Feel

1931

as Colorado Detective

The Fall Guy

The Fall Guy

1930

as Detective Burke

See America Thirst

See America Thirst

1930

as 'Shivering' Smith

Big News

Big News

1929

as Officer Ryan

Glad Rag Doll

Glad Rag Doll

1929

as Manager

Happy Days

Happy Days

1929

as Doorman (uncredited)

Marked Money

Marked Money

1928

as Bill Clemons

The Cop

The Cop

1928

as Sergeant Coughlin

Wife Savers

Wife Savers

1928

as General Lavoris

Hold 'Em Yale

Hold 'Em Yale

1928

as Detective

None But the Brave

None But the Brave

1928

as Noah

Tillie's Punctured Romance

Tillie's Punctured Romance

1928

as Property Man

Fireman, Save My Child

Fireman, Save My Child

1927

as Capt. Kennedy

The Mysterious Rider

The Mysterious Rider

1927

as Lem Spooner

Senorita

Senorita

1927

as Oliveros Gaucho (uncredited)

Ham and Eggs at the Front

Ham and Eggs at the Front

1927

as Lazarus

The Yankee Señor

The Yankee Señor

1926

as Luke Martin

We're in the Navy Now

We're in the Navy Now

1926

as Sailor Percival Scruggs

Man of the Forest

Man of the Forest

1926

as Sheriff

Mantrap

Mantrap

1926

as Curly Evans

Behind the Front

Behind the Front

1926

as Sergeant

Born to the West

Born to the West

1926

as Dinkey Hooley

The Better 'Ole

The Better 'Ole

1926

as The Blacksmith (uncredited)

As Man Desires

As Man Desires

1925

as Gorilla Bagsley

The Best Bad Man

The Best Bad Man

1925

as Dan Ellis

Loving Lies

Loving Lies

1924

as Captain Lindstrom

The Egg

The Egg

1922

as The Boss

The Flirt

The Flirt

1922

as Sam Fenton

Serenade

Serenade

1921

as Zambrano

Kismet

Kismet

1920

as Kutayt

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

1919

as American General (uncredited)

Mickey

Mickey

1918

as Tom Rawlings

The Pullman Bride

The Pullman Bride

1917

as Oklahoma Pete - a Bandit

Her Torpedoed Love

Her Torpedoed Love

1917

as Roy Mulligan the Hobo / The False Minister

The Late Lamented

The Late Lamented

1917

as The Model's Brother

That Night

That Night

1917

as The Proprietor's Henchman

Whose Baby?

Whose Baby?

1917

as The Fake Minister

Thirst

Thirst

1917

as Man in Employment Agency (uncredited)

His Bitter Pill

His Bitter Pill

1916

as Dan's Henchman

Double Trouble

Double Trouble

1915

as Judge Blodgett

Fatty and the Broadway Stars

Fatty and the Broadway Stars

1915

as Man Who Discovers Hat

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Gunsmoke

as Townsman (uncredited)

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Hey, Jeannie!

as Collector

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1956

Maverick

as Barkeep (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1957

Rawhide

as Townsman (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

Bonanza

as Townsman (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

The Rifleman

as Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1958

77 Sunset Strip

as Night Watchman (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1958

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Townsman (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1957

Rawhide

as Barfly (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

Gunsmoke

as Cantina Barfly (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Barfly (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Maverick

as Poker Player (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1957

Cheyenne

as Townsman / Barfly (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1955

The Adventures of Boston Blackie

as Frank

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1951

The Adventures of Boston Blackie

as Doc's Henchman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1951

Perry Mason

as Bit Part (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

The Texan

as Bartender (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1958

The Ford Television Theatre

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1952

Sugarfoot

as Reception Guest (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1957

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