Tom Kennedy
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1885-07-14
Day of Death
1965-10-06 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Tom 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.
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
Acting
(2006)
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
as Self (archive footage)
(1999)
Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl
as Self (from Mantrap [1926]) (archive footage)
(1965)
The Bounty Killer
as Waiter
(1963)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Traffic Cop (uncredited)
(1960)
Walk Like a Dragon
as Jethro the Bartender
(1959)
Some Like It Hot
as Bouncer (uncredited)
(1957)
Public Pigeon No. 1
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
(1955)
Hook a Crook
as I. Katchum (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1953)
Loose Loot
as Joe
(1953)
Spooks!
as Mr. Hyde
(1952)
Invasion, U.S.A.
as Tim, Bartender
(1952)
Gold Fever
as Big Tom
(1951)
The Scarf
as Asylum Inmate
(1951)
Havana Rose
as House Detective
(1951)
Let's Go Navy!
as Officer Donovan
(1951)
Fraidy Cat
as I. Katchum (uncredited)
(1951)
The Awful Sleuth
as Pinky
(1950)
Riding High
as Racetrack Mug (uncredited)
(1950)
Triple Trouble
as Third Convict Calling Out from Cell
(1949)
Square Dance Jubilee
as Bartender Tom
(1949)
The Mutineers
as Butch
(1948)
Devil's Cargo
as Naga, Mug Who Tails Delgado
(1948)
The Paleface
as Bartender
(1948)
Trouble Preferred
as Night Watchman (uncredited)
(1948)
Thunder in the Pines
as Josh, the Station Master
(1948)
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
as Lefty
(1948)
Jinx Money
as Officer Rooney
(1947)
Magic Town
as Moving Man (uncredited)
(1947)
The Burning Cross
as Police Station Sergeant
(1947)
The Case of the Baby-Sitter
as Officer Murphy
(1947)
The Pretender
as Fingers Murdock
(1947)
Dangerous Years
as Mr. Adamson
(1947)
The Hat Box Mystery
as Policeman Murphy
(1947)
The Judge Steps Out
as Jack (Court Receptionist) (uncredited)
(1947)
The Mighty McGurk
as Bruiser (uncredited)
(1946)
The Kid from Brooklyn
as Referee #1 (uncredited)
(1946)
Motor Maniacs
as Mother's Suitor
(1946)
Society Mugs
as Tom
(1946)
Blonde Alibi
as Policeman Clancy (Uncredited)
(1946)
(1946)
Jiggers, My Wife
as Joe
(1945)
Voice of the Whistler
as Ferdinand / Hammerlock
(1945)
The Man Who Walked Alone
as Officer #1
(1945)
(1945)
Man Alive
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1945)
Where the Pest Begins
as Jonathan Batts
(1944)
The Princess and the Pirate
as Alonzo
(1944)
And the Angels Sing
as Potatoes
(1944)
The Girl in the Case
as Watchman (uncredited)
(1944)
The Town Went Wild
as Policeman
(1944)
Moonlight and Cactus
as Lucky
(1944)
Take It Big
as Moving Man (uncredited)
(1944)
Radio Rampage
as Mr. Thompson
(1944)
Girls! Girls! Girls!
as Police Detective Lt. Kerrigan
(1943)
Stage Door Canteen
as Tom Kennedy
(1943)
Dixie
as Barkeeper (uncredited)
(1943)
True to Life
as Customer (uncredited)
(1943)
Hit Parade of 1943
as Westinghouse
(1943)
Campus Rhythm
as Police Sergeant
(1943)
Ladies' Day
as Dugan
(1943)
Petticoat Larceny
as Pinky
(1943)
Dixie Dugan
as Sergeant (uncredited)
(1943)
Taxi, Mister
as Kennedy
(1943)
So's Your Uncle
as Cop
(1943)
Here Comes Elmer
as Johnson
(1943)
Cutie on Duty
as Rocky
(1943)
Wedtime Stories
as House Detective
(1942)
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
as Joe the Villa Luigi Bartender
(1942)
Pardon My Stripes
as Casino
(1942)
Broadway
as Kerry (uncredited)
(1942)
Pretty Dolly
as Gus
(1942)
Blondie's Blessed Event
as Motorcycle Cop Who Names The Baby 'Cookie' (uncredited)
(1942)
Butch Minds the Baby
as Philly the Weeper
(1941)
Thieves Fall Out
as Cabbie
(1941)
The Great Swindle
as Capper Smith
(1941)
Sailors on Leave
as Dugan
(1941)
Angels with Broken Wings
as Gus
(1941)
The Officer and the Lady
as Bumps O'Neil
(1941)
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
as Sheriff Judson
(1941)
Man-I-Cured
as House Detective, Maizie's Boy Friend
(1941)
(1940)
Remember the Night
as 'Fat' Mike
(1940)
Curtain Call
as Masseur
(1940)
An Angel from Texas
as Chopper
(1940)
Sporting Blood
as Grantly
(1940)
Flowing Gold
as Petunia
(1940)
Millionaire Playboy
as Tom Murphy
(1940)
Pop Always Pays
as Murphy
(1940)
Mexican Spitfire Out West
as Cabbie
(1939)
The Long Shot
as Mike Claurens
(1939)
These Glamour Girls
as Joy Lane Manager (uncredited)
(1939)
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
as Gahagan
(1939)
The Day the Bookies Wept
as Pinky Brophy
(1939)
The Covered Trailer
as Otto
(1939)
Society Lawyer
as Alf
(1939)
Torchy Runs for Mayor
as Gahagan
(1939)
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
as Det. Sgt. Gahagan
(1939)
Quiet, Please
as Gorilla Stand-In Max Imhof
(1938)
Blondes at Work
as Gahagan
(1938)
Go Chase Yourself
as Icebox
(1938)
Breakdowns of 1938
as Gagahan (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1938)
Crime Ring
as Dummy
(1938)
Danger on the Air
as Hotel Doorman (Uncredited)
(1938)
Halfway to Hollywood
as Tom
(1938)
Torchy Blane in Panama
as Detective Gahagan
(1938)
Crashing Hollywood
as Al
(1938)
He Couldn't Say No
as Dimples
(1938)
Making the Headlines
as Police Sergeant Handley
(1938)
Torchy Gets Her Man
as Gahagan
(1938)
Fiddling Around
as Tom Kennedy
(1938)
Swing It, Sailor!
as Policeman
(1937)
The Adventurous Blonde
as Detective Gahagan
(1937)
Wise Girl
as Detective
(1937)
Fly Away Baby
as Gahagan
(1937)
Slave Ship
as Bartender
(1937)
Forty Naughty Girls
as Detective Casey
(1937)
Varsity Show
as Policeman (uncredited)
(1937)
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
as Jim Magooney
(1937)
Living on Love
as Pete Ryan
(1937)
She Had to Eat
as Pete
(1937)
New News
as Tom Kennedy
(1937)
Smart Blonde
as Gahagan
(1937)
Armored Car
as Tiny
(1937)
Married Before Breakfast
as Mr. Baglipp
(1937)
Behind The Headlines
as Tiny
(1937)
Marry the Girl
as Jasper
(1937)
The Big Shot
as Bugs
(1937)
(1937)
Bury the Hatchet
as Tom
(1936)
Hollywood Boulevard
as Bouncer at Pago Pago
(1936)
The Country Doctor
as Logger (uncredited)
(1936)
Grandma's Buoys
as Tom
(1936)
The Big Game
as Fan in Stands
(1936)
(1936)
Free Rent
as Mr. Kennedy
(1936)
Poppy
as Hot Dog Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
(1936)
Wives Never Know
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1936)
Midnight Blunders
as Tom
(1935)
(1935)
She Couldn't Take It
as Slugs
(1935)
The Bride Comes Home
as Husky Thug at Party (uncredited)
(1935)
Old Man Rhythm
as Campus Guard
(1935)
Alibi Bye Bye
as Snoops, the house dick
(1935)
(1935)
(1935)
(1935)
(1935)
(1934)
Hollywood Party
as Beavers (uncredited)
(1934)
Down to Their Last Yacht
as Joe 'Uncle Ed' Schultz (uncredited)
(1934)
Strictly Dynamite
as Junior
(1934)
The Dancing Millionaire
as Crusher McGee
(1934)
Strictly Fresh Yeggs
as The Burglar
(1934)
(1934)
Cracked Shots
as Tom 'Pinky' Kennedy
(1933)
42nd Street
as Slim Murphy (uncredited)
(1933)
She Done Him Wrong
as Big Bill - Bartender (uncredited)
(1933)
Penthouse
as Joe (uncredited)
(1933)
Day of Reckoning
as Furniture Mover
(1933)
Cross Fire
as French Bouncer (uncredited)
(1933)
Man of the Forest
as Sheriff Blake
(1933)
Blondie Johnson
as Hype (uncredited)
(1933)
Hip Zip Hooray
as The Prisoner
(1933)
Suits to Nuts
as Client
(1932)
If I Had a Million
as Joe - Carnival Bouncer (uncredited)
(1932)
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Recruiting Sergeant
(1932)
(1932)
Lawyer Man
as Jake - the Ice Man (uncredited)
(1932)
Skyscraper Souls
as Masseur
(1932)
The Devil Is Driving
as Fritz (uncredited)
(1932)
Night After Night
as Tom
(1932)
The Promoter
as Burke
(1932)
Huddle
as Moving Man (uncredited)
(1932)
The Crooked Circle
as Mike, the policeman
(1932)
The Boudoir Butler
as Dr. Quigley - Slipper's Accomplice
(1932)
Lighthouse Love
as The Marine Sergeant
(1932)
Lighthouse Love
as The Marine Sergeant
(1931)
Monkey Business
as Gibson
(1931)
Caught
as Jard Harmon
(1931)
It Pays to Advertise
as Perkins
(1931)
Young as You Feel
as Colorado Detective
(1931)
Flying High
as Jokester with Firecrackers (uncredited)
(1931)
The Gang Buster
as 'Gopher' Brant
(1931)
Iron Man
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1930)
The Fall Guy
as Detective Burke
(1930)
See America Thirst
as 'Shivering' Smith
(1929)
Happy Days
as Doorman (uncredited)
(1929)
Glad Rag Doll
as Manager
(1929)
Big News
as Officer Ryan
(1928)
The Cop
as Sergeant Coughlin
(1928)
Tillie's Punctured Romance
as Property Man
(1928)
None But the Brave
as Noah
(1928)
Marked Money
as Bill Clemons
(1928)
Hold 'Em Yale
as Detective
(1928)
Wife Savers
as General Lavoris
(1927)
Ham and Eggs at the Front
as Lazarus
(1927)
Silver Valley
as 'Hayfever' Hawkins
(1927)
The Mysterious Rider
as Lem Spooner
(1927)
Senorita
as Oliveros Gaucho (uncredited)
(1927)
Alias The Deacon
as Bull Moran
(1927)
Fireman, Save My Child
as Capt. Kennedy
(1926)
Behind the Front
as Sergeant
(1926)
We're in the Navy Now
as Sailor Percival Scruggs
(1926)
Mantrap
as Curly Evans
(1926)
The Yankee Señor
as Luke Martin
(1926)
Born to the West
as Dinkey Hooley
(1926)
Man of the Forest
as Sheriff
(1926)
The Better 'Ole
as The Blacksmith (uncredited)
(1925)
The Best Bad Man
as Dan Ellis
(1925)
As Man Desires
as Gorilla Bagsley
(1924)
Loving Lies
as Captain Lindstrom
(1922)
The Flirt
as Sam Fenton
(1922)
The Egg
as The Boss
(1922)
(1922)
(1922)
Our Leading Citizen
as Boots
(1921)
(1921)
Serenade
as Zambrano
(1920)
Kismet
as Kutayt
(1919)
(1919)
(1919)
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
as American General (uncredited)
(1919)
Cupid's Day Off
as Gambling House Operator
(1918)
Mickey
as Tom Rawlings
(1917)
The Late Lamented
as The Model's Brother
(1917)
The Pullman Bride
as Oklahoma Pete - a Bandit
(1917)
Thirst
as Man in Employment Agency (uncredited)
(1917)
Whose Baby?
as The Fake Minister
(1917)
That Night
as The Proprietor's Henchman
(1917)
Her Torpedoed Love
as Roy Mulligan the Hobo / The False Minister
(1917)
Two Crooks
as The Detective
(1916)
His Bitter Pill
as Dan's Henchman
(1915)
Double Trouble
as Judge Blodgett
(1915)
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
as Man Who Discovers Hat