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Tom Kennedy

Tom Kennedy

Acting July 14, 1885 (80 years old) October 6, 1965 New York City, New York, USA

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. 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.

Movies 250

Some Like It Hot 8.1

Some Like It Hot

as Bouncer (uncredited)

1959
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 7.0

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

as Traffic Cop (uncredited)

1963
42nd Street 7.0

42nd Street

as Slim Murphy (uncredited)

1933
The Bounty Killer 6.0

The Bounty Killer

as Waiter

1965
Magic Town 6.8

Magic Town

as Moving Man (uncredited)

1947
She Done Him Wrong 5.9

She Done Him Wrong

as Big Bill - Bartender (uncredited)

1933
The Princess and the Pirate 6.9

The Princess and the Pirate

as Alonzo

1944
Monkey Business 6.9

Monkey Business

as Gibson

1931
Remember the Night 7.3

Remember the Night

as 'Fat' Mike

1940
Pack Up Your Troubles 6.8

Pack Up Your Troubles

as Recruiting Sergeant

1932
Stage Door Canteen 6.3

Stage Door Canteen

as Tom Kennedy

1943
The Kid from Brooklyn 6.3

The Kid from Brooklyn

as Referee #1 (uncredited)

1946
M 6.5

M

as Hood (uncredited)

1951
The Paleface 6.1

The Paleface

as Bartender

1948
Millionaire Playboy 4.5

Millionaire Playboy

as Tom Murphy

1940
If I Had a Million 6.5

If I Had a Million

as Joe - Carnival Bouncer (uncredited)

1932
The Day the Bookies Wept 7.5

The Day the Bookies Wept

as Pinky Brophy

1939
Voice of the Whistler 5.8

Voice of the Whistler

as Ferdinand / Hammerlock

1945
Huddle 7.0

Huddle

as Moving Man (uncredited)

1932
An Angel from Texas 5.3

An Angel from Texas

as Chopper

1940
Wise Girl 7.1

Wise Girl

as Detective

1937
The Judge Steps Out 6.8

The Judge Steps Out

as Jack (Court Receptionist) (uncredited)

1947
She Couldn't Take It 5.3

She Couldn't Take It

as Slugs

1935
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite 6.8

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite

as Gahagan

1939
Hollywood Party 5.6

Hollywood Party

as Beavers (uncredited)

1934
Walk Like a Dragon 6.3

Walk Like a Dragon

as Jethro the Bartender

1960
Torchy Runs for Mayor 5.9

Torchy Runs for Mayor

as Gahagan

1939
Blondie's Blessed Event 7.0

Blondie's Blessed Event

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

1942
Riding High 6.1

Riding High

as Racetrack Mug (uncredited)

1950
The Cop 6.7

The Cop

as Sergeant Coughlin

1928
The Best Bad Man 9.0

The Best Bad Man

as Dan Ellis

1925
Torchy Blane in Panama 5.8

Torchy Blane in Panama

as Detective Gahagan

1938
The Devil Is Driving 5.2

The Devil Is Driving

as Fritz (uncredited)

1932
The Bride Comes Home 5.1

The Bride Comes Home

as Husky Thug at Party (uncredited)

1935
Blondie Johnson 6.0

Blondie Johnson

as Hype (uncredited)

1933
The Mighty McGurk 6.7

The Mighty McGurk

as Bruiser (uncredited)

1947
Dangerous Years 6.8

Dangerous Years

as Mr. Adamson

1947
Breakdowns of 1938 5.8

Breakdowns of 1938

as Gagahan (archive footage) (uncredited)

1938
And the Angels Sing 7.3

And the Angels Sing

as Potatoes

1944
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop 7.2

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

as Jim Magooney

1937
Strictly Dynamite 6.5

Strictly Dynamite

as Junior

1934
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl 8.2

Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl

as Self (from Mantrap [1926]) (archive footage)

1999
Jinx Money 5.6

Jinx Money

as Officer Rooney

1948
Hollywood Boulevard 4.5

Hollywood Boulevard

as Bouncer at Pago Pago

1936
Hit Parade of 1943 5.7

Hit Parade of 1943

as Westinghouse

1943
Invasion, U.S.A. 3.4

Invasion, U.S.A.

as Tim, Bartender

1952
So's Your Uncle 6.0

So's Your Uncle

as Cop

1943
Happy Days 6.3

Happy Days

as Doorman (uncredited)

1929
He Couldn't Say No 6.5

He Couldn't Say No

as Dimples

1938
The Girl in the Case 6.6

The Girl in the Case

as Watchman (uncredited)

1944
How Comedies Are Born

How Comedies Are Born

as Tom

1931
Man Alive 5.6

Man Alive

as Bartender (uncredited)

1945
Torchy Blane in Chinatown 6.6

Torchy Blane in Chinatown

as Det. Sgt. Gahagan

1939
Blonde Alibi 4.8

Blonde Alibi

as Policeman Clancy (Uncredited)

1946
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby 4.6

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

as Sheriff Judson

1941
Sir Lumberjack 8.0

Sir Lumberjack

as Bill Blake

1926
Young as You Feel 9.0

Young as You Feel

as Colorado Detective

1931
Behind The Headlines 6.6

Behind The Headlines

as Tiny

1937
Mantrap 6.2

Mantrap

as Curly Evans

1926
Havana Rose 7.0

Havana Rose

as House Detective

1951
Down to Their Last Yacht 6.5

Down to Their Last Yacht

as Joe 'Uncle Ed' Schultz (uncredited)

1934
Danger on the Air 6.4

Danger on the Air

as Hotel Doorman (Uncredited)

1938
Slave Ship 5.1

Slave Ship

as Bartender

1937
The Shannons of Broadway 8.0

The Shannons of Broadway

as Burt

1929
She Had to Eat 5.6

She Had to Eat

as Pete

1937
Yankee Doodle in Berlin 5.7

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

as American General (uncredited)

1919
Spooks! 6.4

Spooks!

as Mr. Hyde

1953
If You Believe It, It's So 8.0

If You Believe It, It's So

as Bartender

1922
The Country Doctor 6.5

The Country Doctor

as Logger (uncredited)

1936
Penthouse 6.9

Penthouse

as Joe (uncredited)

1933
The Man Who Walked Alone 5.9

The Man Who Walked Alone

as Officer #1

1945
The Case of the Baby-Sitter 6.5

The Case of the Baby-Sitter

as Officer Murphy

1947
His Bitter Pill 5.1

His Bitter Pill

as Dan's Henchman

1916
Trouble Preferred 6.0

Trouble Preferred

as Night Watchman (uncredited)

1948
The Town Went Wild 7.0

The Town Went Wild

as Policeman

1944
The Pretender 5.8

The Pretender

as Fingers Murdock

1947
Dixie 5.0

Dixie

as Barkeeper (uncredited)

1943
Butch Minds the Baby 8.0

Butch Minds the Baby

as Philly the Weeper

1942
Blondes at Work 6.3

Blondes at Work

as Gahagan

1938
Sock Me to Sleep 9.0

Sock Me to Sleep

as Battling McGee

1935
Lawyer Man 6.1

Lawyer Man

as Jake - the Ice Man (uncredited)

1932
Torchy Gets Her Man 5.9

Torchy Gets Her Man

as Gahagan

1938
The Crooked Circle 5.3

The Crooked Circle

as Mike, the policeman

1932
Let's Go Navy! 8.0

Let's Go Navy!

as Officer Donovan

1951
Night After Night 6.3

Night After Night

as Tom

1932
Fraidy Cat 10.0

Fraidy Cat

as I. Katchum (uncredited)

1951
Senorita 8.0

Senorita

as Oliveros Gaucho (uncredited)

1927
The Island of Intrigue 8.0

The Island of Intrigue

as Jackson, the butler

1919
The Fall Guy 6.3

The Fall Guy

as Detective Burke

1930
Smart Blonde 6.4

Smart Blonde

as Gahagan

1937
Loose Loot 7.0

Loose Loot

as Joe

1953
Mexican Spitfire Out West 5.0

Mexican Spitfire Out West

as Cabbie

1940
These Glamour Girls 5.9

These Glamour Girls

as Joy Lane Manager (uncredited)

1939
Public Pigeon No. 1 6.3

Public Pigeon No. 1

as Prison Guard (uncredited)

1957
The Big Shot 6.5

The Big Shot

as Bugs

1937
Varsity Show 6.8

Varsity Show

as Policeman (uncredited)

1937
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant 5.4

Mexican Spitfire's Elephant

as Joe the Villa Luigi Bartender

1942
Serenade 8.0

Serenade

as Zambrano

1921
None But the Brave 10.0

None But the Brave

as Noah

1928
Home Work 10.0

Home Work

as Repairman

Man of the Forest 6.3

Man of the Forest

as Sheriff Blake

1933
Tillie's Punctured Romance 6.5

Tillie's Punctured Romance

as Property Man

1928
The Hat Box Mystery 4.5

The Hat Box Mystery

as Policeman Murphy

1947
Broadway 6.4

Broadway

as Kerry (uncredited)

1942
Devil's Cargo 5.9

Devil's Cargo

as Naga, Mug Who Tails Delgado

1948
Home Work 9.0

Home Work

1942
Iron Man 5.7

Iron Man

as Bartender (uncredited)

1931
Petticoat Larceny 7.0

Petticoat Larceny

as Pinky

1943
Triple Trouble 7.0

Triple Trouble

as Third Convict Calling Out from Cell

1950
Here Comes Elmer 10.0

Here Comes Elmer

as Johnson

1943
It Pays to Advertise 5.6

It Pays to Advertise

as Perkins

1931
Man of the Forest 10.0

Man of the Forest

as Sheriff

1926
The Great Swindle 8.0

The Great Swindle

as Capper Smith

1941
Double Trouble 5.2

Double Trouble

as Judge Blodgett

1915
Whose Baby?

Whose Baby?

as The Fake Minister

1917
Poppy 7.0

Poppy

as Hot Dog Stand Proprietor (uncredited)

1936
Pretty Dolly 8.0

Pretty Dolly

as Gus

1942
Society Lawyer 5.4

Society Lawyer

as Alf

1939
The Late Lamented

The Late Lamented

as The Model's Brother

1917
True to Life 8.0

True to Life

as Customer (uncredited)

1943
Crime Ring 5.8

Crime Ring

as Dummy

1938
Phoney Cronies 7.0

Phoney Cronies

as Tom

1942
Silver Valley 9.0

Silver Valley

as 'Hayfever' Hawkins

1927
We're in the Navy Now 6.3

We're in the Navy Now

as Sailor Percival Scruggs

1926
The Officer and the Lady 8.0

The Officer and the Lady

as Bumps O'Neil

1941
The Scarf 5.7

The Scarf

as Asylum Inmate

1951
Ham and Eggs at the Front 7.0

Ham and Eggs at the Front

as Lazarus

1927
Glad Rag Doll 9.0

Glad Rag Doll

as Manager

1929
Wife Savers 7.0

Wife Savers

as General Lavoris

1928
Take It Big 9.0

Take It Big

as Moving Man (uncredited)

1944
Society Mugs 7.0

Society Mugs

as Tom

1946
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter 10.0

Sweet Spirits of the Nighter

as Tom

1941
Hip Zip Hooray 5.0

Hip Zip Hooray

as The Prisoner

1933
Suits to Nuts

Suits to Nuts

as Client

1933
Fireman, Save My Child 8.0

Fireman, Save My Child

as Capt. Kennedy

1927
Lighthouse Love

Lighthouse Love

as The Marine Sergeant

1932
Mickey 6.5

Mickey

as Tom Rawlings

1918
Pardon My Stripes 6.5

Pardon My Stripes

as Casino

1942
The Mysterious Rider 8.0

The Mysterious Rider

as Lem Spooner

1927
Radio Rampage 10.0

Radio Rampage

as Mr. Thompson

1944
Go Chase Yourself 5.7

Go Chase Yourself

as Icebox

1938
Behind the Front 6.2

Behind the Front

as Sergeant

1926
Forty Naughty Girls 5.6

Forty Naughty Girls

as Detective Casey

1937
Motor Maniacs 7.0

Motor Maniacs

as Mother's Suitor

1946
Sailors on Leave 8.0

Sailors on Leave

as Dugan

1941
Thunder in the Pines 5.2

Thunder in the Pines

as Josh, the Station Master

1948
Angels with Broken Wings 5.2

Angels with Broken Wings

as Gus

1941
Skyscraper Souls 5.5

Skyscraper Souls

as Masseur

1932
Flowing Gold 6.7

Flowing Gold

as Petunia

1940
Where the Pest Begins 6.5

Where the Pest Begins

as Jonathan Batts

1945
The Adventurous Blonde 5.3

The Adventurous Blonde

as Detective Gahagan

1937
The Yankee Señor 10.0

The Yankee Señor

as Luke Martin

1926
The Awful Sleuth 10.0

The Awful Sleuth

as Pinky

1951
Living on Love 6.1

Living on Love

as Pete Ryan

1937
Odor in the Court 3.5

Odor in the Court

as Plug Hardy

1934
Flying High 5.8

Flying High

as Jokester with Firecrackers (uncredited)

1931
Wives Never Know 9.0

Wives Never Know

as Bartender (uncredited)

1936
Born to the West 4.8

Born to the West

as Dinkey Hooley

1926
Fly Away Baby 6.3

Fly Away Baby

as Gahagan

1937
Armored Car 5.6

Armored Car

as Tiny

1937
Marry the Girl 6.0

Marry the Girl

as Jasper

1937
Gum Shoes 9.0

Gum Shoes

1935
Hook a Crook 10.0

Hook a Crook

as I. Katchum (archive footage) (uncredited)

1955
Campus Rhythm 5.7

Campus Rhythm

as Police Sergeant

1943
Sporting Blood 4.2

Sporting Blood

as Grantly

1940
The Flaming Hour 7.0

The Flaming Hour

as Ben

1922
Moonlight and Cactus 5.5

Moonlight and Cactus

as Lucky

1944
The Covered Trailer 7.0

The Covered Trailer

as Otto

1939
In the Devildog House 8.0

In the Devildog House

as Jennie's Husband

1934
Love Over Night 7.0

Love Over Night

as Detective

1928
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All 7.5

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

as Lefty

1948
Cross Fire 6.5

Cross Fire

as French Bouncer (uncredited)

1933
Gobs of Trouble 9.0

Gobs of Trouble

1935
Caught 7.5

Caught

as Jard Harmon

1931
The Big Game 6.6

The Big Game

as Fan in Stands

1936
The Better 'Ole 5.7

The Better 'Ole

as The Blacksmith (uncredited)

1926
Midnight Blunders 5.0

Midnight Blunders

as Tom

1936
Fish Feathers 9.0

Fish Feathers

1932
Alibi Bye Bye 3.7

Alibi Bye Bye

as Snoops, the house dick

1935
Curtain Call 7.2

Curtain Call

as Masseur

1940
Cracked Shots 9.0

Cracked Shots

as Tom 'Pinky' Kennedy

1934
Cupid's Day Off 10.0

Cupid's Day Off

as Gambling House Operator

1919
The Long Shot 6.0

The Long Shot

as Mike Claurens

1939
So's Your Antenna 7.0

So's Your Antenna

1946
Fiddling Around 8.0

Fiddling Around

as Tom Kennedy

1938
The Burning Cross 7.0

The Burning Cross

as Police Station Sergeant

1947
Unlucky Strike

Unlucky Strike

1934
Man-I-Cured 8.0

Man-I-Cured

as House Detective, Maizie's Boy Friend

1941
Skirts 8.0

Skirts

1921
Dixie Dugan 6.5

Dixie Dugan

as Sergeant (uncredited)

1943
Her Torpedoed Love 5.0

Her Torpedoed Love

as Roy Mulligan the Hobo / The False Minister

1917
The Pullman Bride

The Pullman Bride

as Oklahoma Pete - a Bandit

1917
The Egg 6.6

The Egg

as The Boss

1922
The Mutineers 7.0

The Mutineers

as Butch

1949
Fatty and the Broadway Stars

Fatty and the Broadway Stars

as Man Who Discovers Hat

1915
Cutie on Duty 10.0

Cutie on Duty

as Rocky

1943
Loving Lies 9.0

Loving Lies

as Captain Lindstrom

1924
Crashing Hollywood 6.0

Crashing Hollywood

as Al

1938
Halfway to Hollywood 8.0

Halfway to Hollywood

as Tom

1938
Taxi, Mister 4.2

Taxi, Mister

as Kennedy

1943
Her First Kiss 6.0

Her First Kiss

1919
The Dancing Millionaire

The Dancing Millionaire

as Crusher McGee

1934
Married Before Breakfast 7.0

Married Before Breakfast

as Mr. Baglipp

1937
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage 6.0

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

as Self (archive footage)

2006
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog 8.0

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

1945
Grandma's Buoys

Grandma's Buoys

as Tom

1936
The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City 9.0

The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City

as Crook

1929
The Flirt 7.0

The Flirt

as Sam Fenton

1922
See America Thirst 7.0

See America Thirst

as 'Shivering' Smith

1930
Thieves Fall Out 6.0

Thieves Fall Out

as Cabbie

1941
Kismet 8.2

Kismet

as Kutayt

1920
Girls! Girls! Girls! 7.0

Girls! Girls! Girls!

as Police Detective Lt. Kerrigan

1944
Big News 4.5

Big News

as Officer Ryan

1929
Quiet, Please 6.2

Quiet, Please

as Gorilla Stand-In Max Imhof

1939
Ladies' Day 5.8

Ladies' Day

as Dugan

1943
Hold 'Em Yale 6.7

Hold 'Em Yale

as Detective

1928
The Gang Buster 6.1

The Gang Buster

as 'Gopher' Brant

1931
Old Man Rhythm 7.0

Old Man Rhythm

as Campus Guard

1935
Stage Frights 9.0

Stage Frights

1935
Just Speeding 8.0

Just Speeding

1936
Alias The Deacon 9.0

Alias The Deacon

as Bull Moran

1927
The Speeder

The Speeder

1922
Thirst 5.0

Thirst

as Man in Employment Agency (uncredited)

1917
Pop Always Pays 6.7

Pop Always Pays

as Murphy

1940
Making the Headlines 8.0

Making the Headlines

as Police Sergeant Handley

1938
The Poor Simp 7.0

The Poor Simp

as Jim Donnelly

1920
That Night

That Night

as The Proprietor's Henchman

1917
Day of Reckoning 5.1

Day of Reckoning

as Furniture Mover

1933
Full o' Pep 9.0

Full o' Pep

1922
The Boudoir Butler 3.0

The Boudoir Butler

as Dr. Quigley - Slipper's Accomplice

1932
Free Rent 7.0

Free Rent

as Mr. Kennedy

1936
Square Dance Jubilee 5.0

Square Dance Jubilee

as Bartender Tom

1949
The Promoter

The Promoter

as Burke

1932
New News 10.0

New News

as Tom Kennedy

1937
Swing It, Sailor! 7.5

Swing It, Sailor!

as Policeman

1938
Jiggers, My Wife 8.0

Jiggers, My Wife

as Joe

1946
Marked Money 10.0

Marked Money

as Bill Clemons

1928
Strictly Fresh Yeggs

Strictly Fresh Yeggs

as The Burglar

1934
As Man Desires 4.5

As Man Desires

as Gorilla Bagsley

1925
Calling All Curtains 10.0

Calling All Curtains

1937
Horse Heir

Horse Heir

1935
Gold Fever 6.5

Gold Fever

as Big Tom

1952
Our Leading Citizen 9.0

Our Leading Citizen

as Boots

1922
Oh, My Nerves 6.3

Oh, My Nerves

1935
Bury the Hatchet 8.0

Bury the Hatchet

as Tom

1937
A Schoolhouse Scandal

A Schoolhouse Scandal

1919
Sunless Sunday

Sunless Sunday

1921
Wedtime Stories 9.0

Wedtime Stories

as House Detective

1943
Raised and Called

Raised and Called

1935
Two Crooks

Two Crooks

as The Detective

1917

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