Tom Kennedy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 14, 1885
- Died
- October 6, 1965
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
- Home Work
Home Work TBA
as Repairman
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage 2006
as Self (archive footage)
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl 1999
as Self (from Mantrap [1926]) (archive footage)
The Bounty Killer 1965
as Waiter
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963
as Traffic Cop (uncredited)
Walk Like a Dragon 1960
as Jethro the Bartender
Some Like It Hot 1959
as Bouncer (uncredited)
Public Pigeon No. 1 1957
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Hook a Crook 1955
as I. Katchum (archive footage) (uncredited)
Spooks! 1953
as Mr. Hyde
Loose Loot 1953
as Joe
Invasion, U.S.A. 1952
as Tim, Bartender
Gold Fever 1952
as Big Tom
Fraidy Cat 1951
as I. Katchum (uncredited)
Havana Rose 1951
as House Detective
Let's Go Navy! 1951
as Officer Donovan
The Awful Sleuth 1951
as Pinky
The Scarf 1951
as Asylum Inmate
M 1951
as Hood (uncredited)
Triple Trouble 1950
as Third Convict Calling Out from Cell
Riding High 1950
as Racetrack Mug (uncredited)
Square Dance Jubilee 1949
as Bartender Tom
The Mutineers 1949
as Butch
Trouble Preferred 1948
as Night Watchman (uncredited)
The Paleface 1948
as Bartender
Thunder in the Pines 1948
as Josh, the Station Master
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All 1948
as Lefty
Jinx Money 1948
as Officer Rooney
Devil's Cargo 1948
as Naga, Mug Who Tails Delgado
The Judge Steps Out 1947
as Jack (Court Receptionist) (uncredited)
Dangerous Years 1947
as Mr. Adamson
Magic Town 1947
as Moving Man (uncredited)
The Burning Cross 1947
as Police Station Sergeant
The Pretender 1947
as Fingers Murdock
The Case of the Baby-Sitter 1947
as Officer Murphy
The Hat Box Mystery 1947
as Policeman Murphy
The Mighty McGurk 1947
as Bruiser (uncredited)
So's Your Antenna 1946
Actor
Society Mugs 1946
as Tom
- Motor Maniacs
Motor Maniacs 1946
as Mother's Suitor
Jiggers, My Wife 1946
as Joe
The Kid from Brooklyn 1946
as Referee #1 (uncredited)
Blonde Alibi 1946
as Policeman Clancy (Uncredited)
Man Alive 1945
as Bartender (uncredited)
Voice of the Whistler 1945
as Ferdinand / Hammerlock
Where the Pest Begins 1945
as Jonathan Batts
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog 1945
Actor
The Man Who Walked Alone 1945
as Officer #1
The Town Went Wild 1944
as Policeman
The Princess and the Pirate 1944
as Alonzo
Moonlight and Cactus 1944
as Lucky
Girls! Girls! Girls! 1944
as Police Detective Lt. Kerrigan
Take It Big 1944
as Moving Man (uncredited)
And the Angels Sing 1944
as Potatoes
The Girl in the Case 1944
as Watchman (uncredited)
- Radio Rampage
Radio Rampage 1944
as Mr. Thompson
Wedtime Stories 1943
as House Detective
True to Life 1943
as Customer (uncredited)
Campus Rhythm 1943
as Police Sergeant
Here Comes Elmer 1943
as Johnson
Cutie on Duty 1943
as Rocky
So's Your Uncle 1943
as Cop
Petticoat Larceny 1943
as Pinky
Stage Door Canteen 1943
as Tom Kennedy
Dixie 1943
as Barkeeper (uncredited)
Taxi, Mister 1943
as Kennedy
Ladies' Day 1943
as Dugan
Hit Parade of 1943 1943
as Westinghouse
Dixie Dugan 1943
as Sergeant (uncredited)
Pretty Dolly 1942
as Gus
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant 1942
as Joe the Villa Luigi Bartender
- Phoney Cronies
Phoney Cronies 1942
as Tom
Broadway 1942
as Kerry (uncredited)
Blondie's Blessed Event 1942
as Motorcycle Cop Who Names The Baby 'Cookie' (uncredited)
Butch Minds the Baby 1942
as Philly the Weeper
Pardon My Stripes 1942
as Casino
Home Work 1942
Actor
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter 1941
as Tom
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby 1941
as Sheriff Judson
The Officer and the Lady 1941
as Bumps O'Neil
Sailors on Leave 1941
as Dugan
Man-I-Cured 1941
as House Detective, Maizie's Boy Friend
Angels with Broken Wings 1941
as Gus
Thieves Fall Out 1941
as Cabbie
The Great Swindle 1941
as Capper Smith
Mexican Spitfire Out West 1940
as Cabbie
Flowing Gold 1940
as Petunia
Sporting Blood 1940
as Grantly
Pop Always Pays 1940
as Murphy
An Angel from Texas 1940
as Chopper
Curtain Call 1940
as Masseur
Millionaire Playboy 1940
as Tom Murphy
Remember the Night 1940
as 'Fat' Mike
The Covered Trailer 1939
as Otto
The Day the Bookies Wept 1939
as Pinky Brophy
These Glamour Girls 1939
as Joy Lane Manager (uncredited)
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite 1939
as Gahagan
Quiet, Please 1939
as Gorilla Stand-In Max Imhof
Torchy Runs for Mayor 1939
as Gahagan
Society Lawyer 1939
as Alf
Torchy Blane in Chinatown 1939
as Det. Sgt. Gahagan
The Long Shot 1939
as Mike Claurens
Breakdowns of 1938 1938
as Gagahan (archive footage) (uncredited)
Torchy Gets Her Man 1938
as Gahagan
Crime Ring 1938
as Dummy
- Halfway to Hollywood
Halfway to Hollywood 1938
as Tom
Danger on the Air 1938
as Hotel Doorman (Uncredited)
Torchy Blane in Panama 1938
as Detective Gahagan
Go Chase Yourself 1938
as Icebox
Making the Headlines 1938
as Police Sergeant Handley
He Couldn't Say No 1938
as Dimples
Blondes at Work 1938
as Gahagan
Swing It, Sailor! 1938
as Policeman
- Fiddling Around
Fiddling Around 1938
as Tom Kennedy
Crashing Hollywood 1938
as Al
Wise Girl 1937
as Detective
The Adventurous Blonde 1937
as Detective Gahagan
Living on Love 1937
as Pete Ryan
- Calling All Curtains
Calling All Curtains 1937
Actor
Forty Naughty Girls 1937
as Detective Casey
Varsity Show 1937
as Policeman (uncredited)
- Bury the Hatchet
Bury the Hatchet 1937
as Tom
The Big Shot 1937
as Bugs
Marry the Girl 1937
as Jasper
She Had to Eat 1937
as Pete
Fly Away Baby 1937
as Gahagan
Married Before Breakfast 1937
as Mr. Baglipp
Slave Ship 1937
as Bartender
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop 1937
as Jim Magooney
Armored Car 1937
as Tiny
Behind The Headlines 1937
as Tiny
- New News
New News 1937
as Tom Kennedy
Smart Blonde 1937
as Gahagan
Free Rent 1936
as Mr. Kennedy
- Grandma's Buoys
Grandma's Buoys 1936
as Tom
Midnight Blunders 1936
as Tom
The Big Game 1936
as Fan in Stands
Wives Never Know 1936
as Bartender (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard 1936
as Bouncer at Pago Pago
Poppy 1936
as Hot Dog Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
The Country Doctor 1936
as Logger (uncredited)
- Just Speeding
Just Speeding 1936
Actor
The Bride Comes Home 1935
as Husky Thug at Party (uncredited)
Oh, My Nerves 1935
Actor
She Couldn't Take It 1935
as Slugs
Old Man Rhythm 1935
as Campus Guard
- Gobs of Trouble
Gobs of Trouble 1935
Actor
Alibi Bye Bye 1935
as Snoops, the house dick
- Stage Frights
Stage Frights 1935
Actor
- Sock Me to Sleep
Sock Me to Sleep 1935
as Battling McGee
- Raised and Called
Raised and Called 1935
Actor
Gum Shoes 1935
Actor
- Horse Heir
Horse Heir 1935
Actor
- The Dancing Millionaire
The Dancing Millionaire 1934
as Crusher McGee
Down to Their Last Yacht 1934
as Joe 'Uncle Ed' Schultz (uncredited)
Unlucky Strike 1934
Actor
- Odor in the Court
Odor in the Court 1934
as Plug Hardy
Hollywood Party 1934
as Beavers (uncredited)
Strictly Dynamite 1934
as Junior
- Cracked Shots
Cracked Shots 1934
as Tom 'Pinky' Kennedy
- Strictly Fresh Yeggs
Strictly Fresh Yeggs 1934
as The Burglar
In the Devildog House 1934
as Jennie's Husband
Suits to Nuts 1933
as Client
Day of Reckoning 1933
as Furniture Mover
Penthouse 1933
as Joe (uncredited)
Man of the Forest 1933
as Sheriff Blake
Cross Fire 1933
as French Bouncer (uncredited)
- Hip Zip Hooray
Hip Zip Hooray 1933
as The Prisoner
42nd Street 1933
as Slim Murphy (uncredited)
Blondie Johnson 1933
as Hype (uncredited)
She Done Him Wrong 1933
as Big Bill - Bartender (uncredited)
Lawyer Man 1932
as Jake - the Ice Man (uncredited)
- Fish Feathers
Fish Feathers 1932
Actor
The Devil Is Driving 1932
as Fritz (uncredited)
If I Had a Million 1932
as Joe - Carnival Bouncer (uncredited)
Night After Night 1932
as Tom
The Crooked Circle 1932
as Mike, the policeman
Pack Up Your Troubles 1932
as Recruiting Sergeant
Skyscraper Souls 1932
as Masseur
- The Boudoir Butler
The Boudoir Butler 1932
as Dr. Quigley - Slipper's Accomplice
Huddle 1932
as Moving Man (uncredited)
- The Promoter
The Promoter 1932
as Burke
Lighthouse Love 1932
as The Marine Sergeant
Flying High 1931
as Jokester with Firecrackers (uncredited)
Monkey Business 1931
as Gibson
Caught 1931
as Jard Harmon
Young as You Feel 1931
as Colorado Detective
Iron Man 1931
as Bartender (uncredited)
It Pays to Advertise 1931
as Perkins
The Gang Buster 1931
as 'Gopher' Brant
- How Comedies Are Born
How Comedies Are Born 1931
as Tom
See America Thirst 1930
as 'Shivering' Smith
The Fall Guy 1930
as Detective Burke
The Shannons of Broadway 1929
as Burt
Happy Days 1929
as Doorman (uncredited)
Big News 1929
as Officer Ryan
Glad Rag Doll 1929
as Manager
The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City 1929
as Crook
Love Over Night 1928
as Detective
- Marked Money
Marked Money 1928
as Bill Clemons
The Cop 1928
as Sergeant Coughlin
None But the Brave 1928
as Noah
Hold 'Em Yale 1928
as Detective
Tillie's Punctured Romance 1928
as Property Man
Wife Savers 1928
as General Lavoris
Ham and Eggs at the Front 1927
as Lazarus
Silver Valley 1927
as 'Hayfever' Hawkins
Fireman, Save My Child 1927
as Capt. Kennedy
Alias The Deacon 1927
as Bull Moran
Senorita 1927
as Oliveros Gaucho (uncredited)
The Mysterious Rider 1927
as Lem Spooner
Man of the Forest 1926
as Sheriff
We're in the Navy Now 1926
as Sailor Percival Scruggs
The Better 'Ole 1926
as The Blacksmith (uncredited)
Mantrap 1926
as Curly Evans
Born to the West 1926
as Dinkey Hooley
- Sir Lumberjack
Sir Lumberjack 1926
as Bill Blake
Behind the Front 1926
as Sergeant
The Yankee Señor 1926
as Luke Martin
The Best Bad Man 1925
as Dan Ellis
As Man Desires 1925
as Gorilla Bagsley
Loving Lies 1924
as Captain Lindstrom
The Flirt 1922
as Sam Fenton
The Flaming Hour 1922
as Ben
The Speeder 1922
Actor
The Egg 1922
as The Boss
If You Believe It, It's So 1922
as Bartender
Our Leading Citizen 1922
as Boots
- Full o' Pep
Full o' Pep 1922
Actor
Serenade 1921
as Zambrano
Sunless Sunday 1921
Actor
Skirts 1921
Actor
Kismet 1920
as Kutayt
The Poor Simp 1920
as Jim Donnelly
- A Schoolhouse Scandal
A Schoolhouse Scandal 1919
Actor
- Her First Kiss
Her First Kiss 1919
Actor
The Island of Intrigue 1919
as Jackson, the butler
Yankee Doodle in Berlin 1919
as American General (uncredited)
- Cupid's Day Off
Cupid's Day Off 1919
as Gambling House Operator
Mickey 1918
as Tom Rawlings
That Night 1917
as The Proprietor's Henchman
The Late Lamented 1917
as The Model's Brother
- Two Crooks
Two Crooks 1917
as The Detective
Thirst 1917
as Man in Employment Agency (uncredited)
Whose Baby? 1917
as The Fake Minister
Her Torpedoed Love 1917
as Roy Mulligan the Hobo / The False Minister
The Pullman Bride 1917
as Oklahoma Pete - a Bandit
His Bitter Pill 1916
as Dan's Henchman
Fatty and the Broadway Stars 1915
as Man Who Discovers Hat
Double Trouble 1915
as Judge Blodgett
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