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