Tom Kennedy
Known for Acting · 268 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)
The Rifleman
1958
as Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
Bonanza
1959
as Townsman (uncredited)
Maverick
1957
as Barkeep (uncredited) / Poker Player (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)
The Rifleman
1958
as Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
Bonanza
1959
as Townsman (uncredited)
Maverick
1957
as Barkeep (uncredited) / Poker Player (uncredited)
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Townsman (uncredited)
Cheyenne
1955
as Townsman / Barfly (uncredited) / Bartender (uncredited) / Townsman (uncredited) / Cowhand (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
1955
as Cantina Barfly (uncredited) / Townsman (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)
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
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Boston Blackie
1951
as Frank / Doc's Henchman
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as Collector
Topper
1953
as Kewpie
Conflict
1956
as Iron Bob Mills
Movies (249)
Some Like It Hot
1959
as Bouncer (uncredited)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Traffic Cop (uncredited)
The Cop
1928
as Sergeant Coughlin
Lighthouse Love
1932
as The Marine Sergeant
Fiddling Around
1938
as Tom Kennedy
Spooks!
1953
as Mr. Hyde
Magic Town
1947
as Moving Man (uncredited)
Motor Maniacs
1946
as Mother's Suitor
Phoney Cronies
1942
as Tom
Society Mugs
1946
as Tom
Wife Savers
1928
as General Lavoris
Serenade
1921
as Zambrano
Silver Valley
1927
as 'Hayfever' Hawkins
Havana Rose
1951
as House Detective
Petticoat Larceny
1943
as Pinky
Blondie Johnson
1933
as Hype (uncredited)
Home Work
1942
Millionaire Playboy
1940
as Tom Murphy
Home Work
as Repairman
Pretty Dolly
1942
as Gus
Blonde Alibi
1946
as Policeman Clancy (Uncredited)
Just Speeding
1936
Radio Rampage
1944
as Mr. Thompson
Torchy Gets Her Man
1938
as Gahagan
Where the Pest Begins
1945
as Jonathan Batts
Let's Go Navy!
1951
as Officer Donovan
Wise Girl
1937
as Detective
Senorita
1927
as Oliveros Gaucho (uncredited)
Dixie
1943
as Barkeeper (uncredited)
Horse Heir
1935
Cracked Shots
1934
as Tom 'Pinky' Kennedy
The Paleface
1948
as Bartender
Here Comes Elmer
1943
as Johnson
Triple Trouble
1950
as Third Convict Calling Out from Cell
Halfway to Hollywood
1938
as Tom
And the Angels Sing
1944
as Potatoes
The Dancing Millionaire
1934
as Crusher McGee
Remember the Night
1940
as 'Fat' Mike
Riding High
1950
as Racetrack Mug (uncredited)
42nd Street
1933
as Slim Murphy (uncredited)
Sir Lumberjack
1926
as Bill Blake
Monkey Business
1931
as Gibson
Man of the Forest
1933
as Sheriff Blake
Huddle
1932
as Moving Man (uncredited)
If I Had a Million
1932
as Joe - Carnival Bouncer (uncredited)
Skirts
1921
The Princess and the Pirate
1944
as Alonzo
Hit Parade of 1943
1943
as Westinghouse
Skyscraper Souls
1932
as Masseur
Go Chase Yourself
1938
as Icebox
How Comedies Are Born
1931
as Tom
Fraidy Cat
1951
as I. Katchum (uncredited)
The Kid from Brooklyn
1946
as Referee #1 (uncredited)
Calling All Curtains
1937
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932
as Recruiting Sergeant
The Fall Guy
1930
as Detective Burke
Stage Door Canteen
1943
as Tom Kennedy
Forty Naughty Girls
1937
as Detective Casey
Happy Days
1929
as Doorman (uncredited)
Loose Loot
1953
as Joe
Her Torpedoed Love
1917
as Roy Mulligan the Hobo / The False Minister
She Done Him Wrong
1933
as Big Bill - Bartender (uncredited)
Suits to Nuts
1933
as Client
The Pretender
1947
as Fingers Murdock
Slave Ship
1937
as Bartender
The Great Swindle
1941
as Capper Smith
Breakdowns of 1938
1938
as Gagahan (archive footage) (uncredited)
Unlucky Strike
1934
So's Your Uncle
1943
as Cop
Hollywood Party
1934
as Beavers (uncredited)
The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City
1929
as Crook
The Burning Cross
1947
as Police Station Sergeant
Hook a Crook
1955
as I. Katchum (archive footage) (uncredited)
Broadway
1942
as Kerry (uncredited)
Swing It, Sailor!
1938
as Policeman
The Crooked Circle
1932
as Mike, the policeman
Night After Night
1932
as Tom
These Glamour Girls
1939
as Joy Lane Manager (uncredited)
The Poor Simp
1920
as Jim Donnelly
Pop Always Pays
1940
as Murphy
Flowing Gold
1940
as Petunia
Making the Headlines
1938
as Police Sergeant Handley
She Couldn't Take It
1935
as Slugs
Mantrap
1926
as Curly Evans
Flying High
1931
as Jokester with Firecrackers (uncredited)
Sock Me to Sleep
1935
as Battling McGee
Fish Feathers
1932
Love Over Night
1928
as Detective
Butch Minds the Baby
1942
as Philly the Weeper
His Bitter Pill
1916
as Dan's Henchman
The Bounty Killer
1965
as Waiter
Smart Blonde
1937
as Gahagan
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
1942
as Joe the Villa Luigi Bartender
Take It Big
1944
as Moving Man (uncredited)
She Had to Eat
1937
as Pete
The Shannons of Broadway
1929
as Burt
Bury the Hatchet
1937
as Tom
Grandma's Buoys
1936
as Tom
Jiggers, My Wife
1946
as Joe
Pardon My Stripes
1942
as Casino
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
1999
as Self (from Mantrap [1926]) (archive footage)
The Mighty McGurk
1947
as Bruiser (uncredited)
Crashing Hollywood
1938
as Al
Voice of the Whistler
1945
as Ferdinand / Hammerlock
Poppy
1936
as Hot Dog Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
True to Life
1943
as Customer (uncredited)
The Devil Is Driving
1932
as Fritz (uncredited)
The Case of the Baby-Sitter
1947
as Officer Murphy
Crime Ring
1938
as Dummy
The Island of Intrigue
1919
as Jackson, the butler
Penthouse
1933
as Joe (uncredited)
So's Your Antenna
1946
Lawyer Man
1932
as Jake - the Ice Man (uncredited)
Moonlight and Cactus
1944
as Lucky
Dangerous Years
1947
as Mr. Adamson
The Mysterious Rider
1927
as Lem Spooner
The Flaming Hour
1922
as Ben
The Boudoir Butler
1932
as Dr. Quigley - Slipper's Accomplice
Old Man Rhythm
1935
as Campus Guard
The Scarf
1951
as Asylum Inmate
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 268 credits spanning from 1915 to 2006, Tom Kennedy has appeared in 249 films and 19 TV shows.
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- Some Like It Hot (1959) — as Bouncer (uncredited)
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) — as Traffic Cop (uncredited)
- The Cop (1928) — as Sergeant Coughlin
- Lighthouse Love (1932) — as The Marine Sergeant
- Fiddling Around (1938) — as Tom Kennedy
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