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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. He was in all nine Torchy Blane films as Gahagan, the poetry-spouting cop whose running line was, "What a day! What a day!" He continued making films right up until his death, his last film being a western The Bounty Killer. Tom Kennedy 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. 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.


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Born:
Jul 15, 1885 In New York City, New York, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
220
First Appeared:
In the series Body Language
Latest Project:
Movie Game Changers 2018-06-29
Known For
Poster of The Mutineers
Poster of Halfway to Hollywood
Poster of Fiddling Around
Poster of Calling All Curtains
Filmography
Series Body Language 2025
Movie Game Changers Self 2018-06-29
Movie Mike Stern Band - New Morning - The Paris Concert Tom Kennedy 2011-06-21
Movie Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl Self (from Mantrap [1926]) (archive footage) 1999-06-14
Series Wordplay 1986-12-29
Movie Witness Ticket Seller 1985-02-08
Series Password Plus 1979-01-08
Movie Having Babies Hal Bergstrom 1976-10-17
Movie Mitzi & 100 Guys Self 1975-03-24
Movie The Bounty Killer Waiter 1965-07-30
Movie It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Traffic Cop (uncredited) 1963-11-07
Series You Don't Say! 1963-04-01
Movie Walk Like a Dragon Jethro the Bartender 1960-06-01
Series About Faces 1960-01-04
Movie Some Like It Hot Bouncer (uncredited) 1959-03-19
Movie Slaughter on 10th Avenue 1957-09-01
Movie Hook a Crook I. Katchum (archive footage) (uncredited) 1955-11-24
Movie Spooks! Mr. Hyde 1953-06-15
Movie Loose Loot Joe 1953-04-02
Movie Gold Fever Big Tom 1952-06-15
Movie Invasion, U.S.A. Tim, Bartender 1952-12-10
Movie M Hood (uncredited) 1951-03-01
Movie The Scarf Asylum Inmate 1951-04-06
Movie Let's Go Navy! Officer Donovan 1951-07-29
Movie The Awful Sleuth Pinky 1951-04-18
Movie Havana Rose House Detective 1951-09-15
Movie Fraidy Cat I. Katchum (uncredited) 1951-12-13
Movie Triple Trouble Third Convict Calling Out from Cell 1950-08-13
Movie Riding High Racetrack Mug (uncredited) 1950-04-12
Movie Square Dance Jubilee Bartender Tom 1949-11-11
Movie The Mutineers Butch 1949-04-22
Movie Trouble Preferred Night Watchman (uncredited) 1948-12-31
Movie Devil's Cargo Naga, Mug Who Tails Delgado 1948-04-01
Movie Jinx Money Officer Rooney 1948-06-27
Movie The Paleface Bartender 1948-12-17
Movie Thunder in the Pines Josh, the Station Master 1948-11-11
Movie Joe Palooka in Winner Take All Lefty 1948-09-19
Movie The Case of the Baby-Sitter Officer Murphy 1947-07-26
Movie The Hat Box Mystery Policeman Murphy 1947-06-12
Movie The Pretender Fingers Murdock 1947-08-11
Movie The Mighty McGurk Bruiser (uncredited) 1947-01-02
Movie The Burning Cross Police Station Sergeant 1947-09-01
Movie The Judge Steps Out Jack (Court Receptionist) (uncredited) 1947-12-15
Movie Dangerous Years Mr. Adamson 1947-12-07
Movie Magic Town Moving Man (uncredited) 1947-10-07
Movie Blonde Alibi Policeman Clancy (Uncredited) 1946-03-01
Movie Jiggers, My Wife Joe 1946-04-11
Movie Society Mugs Tom 1946-09-19
Movie The Kid from Brooklyn Referee #1 (uncredited) 1946-03-21
Movie The Man Who Walked Alone Officer #1 1945-03-15
Movie It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog 1945-06-15
Movie Man Alive Bartender (uncredited) 1945-11-16
Movie Where the Pest Begins Jonathan Batts 1945-10-04
Movie Voice of the Whistler Ferdinand / Hammerlock 1945-10-30
Movie The Girl in the Case Watchman (uncredited) 1944-04-20
Movie And the Angels Sing Potatoes 1944-04-25
Movie Radio Rampage Mr. Thompson 1944-03-28
Movie The Town Went Wild Policeman 1944-12-15
Movie Girls! Girls! Girls! Police Detective Lt. Kerrigan 1944-06-09
Movie The Princess and the Pirate Alonzo 1944-11-17
Movie Moonlight and Cactus Lucky 1944-09-08
Movie Take It Big Moving Man (uncredited) 1944-06-09
Movie Taxi, Mister Kennedy 1943-04-16
Movie Ladies' Day Dugan 1943-04-09
Movie Dixie Dugan Sergeant (uncredited) 1943-03-12
Movie Stage Door Canteen Tom Kennedy 1943-06-24
Movie Hit Parade of 1943 Westinghouse 1943-03-26
Movie Dixie Barkeeper (uncredited) 1943-06-23
Movie Petticoat Larceny Pinky 1943-07-17
Movie True to Life Customer (uncredited) 1943-12-24
Movie Wedtime Stories House Detective 1943-12-24
Movie Campus Rhythm Police Sergeant 1943-11-19
Movie So's Your Uncle Cop 1943-09-01
Movie Cutie on Duty Rocky 1943-10-29
Movie Here Comes Elmer Johnson 1943-11-15
Movie Pardon My Stripes Casino 1942-01-26
Movie Butch Minds the Baby Philly the Weeper 1942-03-20
Movie Pretty Dolly Gus 1942-12-11
Movie Blondie's Blessed Event Motorcycle Cop Who Names The Baby 'Cookie' (uncredited) 1942-04-09
Movie Mexican Spitfire's Elephant Joe the Villa Luigi Bartender 1942-09-17
Movie Angels with Broken Wings Gus 1941-05-27
Movie Thieves Fall Out Cabbie 1941-05-03
Movie Man-I-Cured House Detective, Maizie's Boy Friend 1941-09-20
Movie Sweet Spirits of the Nighter Tom 1941-12-25
Movie Sailors on Leave Dugan 1941-09-30
Movie The Mexican Spitfire's Baby Sheriff Judson 1941-11-28
Movie Millionaire Playboy Tom Murphy 1940-03-14
Movie Remember the Night 'Fat' Mike 1940-01-19
Movie An Angel from Texas Chopper 1940-04-27
Movie Curtain Call Masseur 1940-04-18
Movie Mexican Spitfire Out West Cabbie 1940-10-29
Movie Sporting Blood Grantly 1940-07-11
Movie Flowing Gold Petunia 1940-08-24
Movie Pop Always Pays Murphy 1940-06-21
Movie Society Lawyer Alf 1939-03-21
Movie Torchy Blane in Chinatown Det. Sgt. Gahagan 1939-02-02
Movie Torchy Runs for Mayor Gahagan 1939-05-13
Movie The Long Shot Mike Claurens 1939-01-06
Movie These Glamour Girls Joy Lane Manager (uncredited) 1939-08-18
Movie Quiet, Please Gorilla Stand-In Max Imhof 1939-07-01
Movie The Covered Trailer Otto 1939-11-10
Movie The Day the Bookies Wept Pinky Brophy 1939-09-13
Movie Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite Gahagan 1939-08-12
Movie He Couldn't Say No Dimples 1938-03-19
Movie Blondes at Work Gahagan 1938-02-05
Movie Crashing Hollywood Al 1938-01-07
Movie Fiddling Around Tom Kennedy 1938-01-21
Movie Swing It, Sailor! Policeman 1938-02-04
Movie Making the Headlines Police Sergeant Handley 1938-03-31
Movie Torchy Gets Her Man Gahagan 1938-11-12
Movie Breakdowns of 1938 Gagahan (archive footage) (uncredited) 1938-12-31
Movie Crime Ring Dummy 1938-07-08
Movie Go Chase Yourself Icebox 1938-04-22
Movie Torchy Blane in Panama Detective Gahagan 1938-05-07
Movie Danger on the Air Hotel Doorman (Uncredited) 1938-06-30
Movie Halfway to Hollywood Tom 1938-07-01
Movie The Case of the Stuttering Bishop Jim Magooney 1937-06-08
Movie Married Before Breakfast Mr. Baglipp 1937-06-18
Movie Armored Car Tiny 1937-06-01
Movie Slave Ship Bartender 1937-06-16
Movie New News Tom Kennedy 1937-04-01
Movie Fly Away Baby Gahagan 1937-06-19
Movie Smart Blonde Gahagan 1937-01-02
Movie Behind The Headlines Tiny 1937-05-14
Movie The Big Shot Bugs 1937-07-23
Movie Calling All Curtains 1937-09-30
Movie Living on Love Pete Ryan 1937-11-12
Movie The Adventurous Blonde Detective Gahagan 1937-11-13
Movie Wise Girl Detective 1937-12-31
Movie She Had to Eat Pete 1937-07-02
Movie Forty Naughty Girls Detective Casey 1937-09-24
Movie Marry the Girl Jasper 1937-07-13
Movie Varsity Show Policeman (uncredited) 1937-09-04
Movie Bury the Hatchet Tom 1937-08-06
Movie The Country Doctor Logger (uncredited) 1936-03-12
Movie Poppy Hot Dog Stand Proprietor (uncredited) 1936-06-17
Movie Just Speeding 1936-01-23
Movie Hollywood Boulevard Bouncer at Pago Pago 1936-08-20
Movie Free Rent 1936-12-20
Movie Midnight Blunders Tom 1936-12-13
Movie Grandma's Buoys Tom 1936-12-18
Movie The Big Game Fan in Stands 1936-10-09
Movie Stage Frights 1935-06-01
Movie Gum Shoes 1935-03-01
Movie Alibi Bye Bye Snoops, the house dick 1935-06-14
Movie Old Man Rhythm Campus Guard 1935-08-02
Movie She Couldn't Take It Slugs 1935-10-08
Movie Gobs of Trouble 1935-07-12
Movie The Bride Comes Home Husky Thug at Party (uncredited) 1935-12-25
Movie Hollywood Party Beavers (uncredited) 1934-05-24
Movie Strictly Dynamite Junior 1934-05-11
Movie The Dancing Millionaire Crusher McGee 1934-12-14
Movie Down to Their Last Yacht Joe 'Uncle Ed' Schultz (uncredited) 1934-08-31
Movie Blondie Johnson Hype (uncredited) 1933-02-25
Movie She Done Him Wrong Big Bill - Bartender (uncredited) 1933-02-09
Movie Hip Zip Hooray The Prisoner 1933-03-31
Movie 42nd Street Slim Murphy (uncredited) 1933-03-11
Movie Cross Fire French Bouncer (uncredited) 1933-05-28
Movie Suits to Nuts Client 1933-12-01
Movie Penthouse Joe (uncredited) 1933-09-08
Movie Day of Reckoning Furniture Mover 1933-10-26
Movie Man of the Forest Sheriff Blake 1933-08-24
Movie Skyscraper Souls Masseur 1932-07-16
Movie Pack Up Your Troubles Recruiting Sergeant 1932-09-16
Movie Huddle Moving Man (uncredited) 1932-05-14
Movie The Promoter Burke 1932-05-13
Movie Night After Night Tom 1932-10-29
Movie The Crooked Circle Mike, the policeman 1932-09-25
Movie Lawyer Man Jake - the Ice Man (uncredited) 1932-12-24
Movie Fish Feathers 1932-12-16
Movie If I Had a Million Joe - Carnival Bouncer (uncredited) 1932-11-18
Movie The Gang Buster 'Gopher' Brant 1931-01-17
Movie Iron Man Bartender (uncredited) 1931-04-29
Movie It Pays to Advertise Perkins 1931-02-18
Movie Monkey Business Gibson 1931-09-19
Movie Young as You Feel Colorado Detective 1931-08-06
Movie Caught Jard Harmon 1931-08-08
Movie Flying High Jokester with Firecrackers (uncredited) 1931-11-14
Movie The Fall Guy Detective Burke 1930-06-15
Movie Glad Rag Doll Manager 1929-05-04
Movie Happy Days Doorman (uncredited) 1929-09-16
Movie Big News Officer Ryan 1929-09-06
Movie Wife Savers General Lavoris 1928-01-07
Movie Tillie's Punctured Romance Property Man 1928-03-03
Movie Marked Money Bill Clemons 1928-11-11
Movie The Cop Sergeant Coughlin 1928-08-28
Movie None But the Brave Noah 1928-08-05
Movie Hold 'Em Yale Detective 1928-05-14
Movie The Mysterious Rider Lem Spooner 1927-03-05
Movie Senorita Oliveros Gaucho (uncredited) 1927-04-01
Movie Alias The Deacon Bull Moran 1927-06-20
Movie Ham and Eggs at the Front Lazarus 1927-11-29
Movie Silver Valley 'Hayfever' Hawkins 1927-10-02
Movie Behind the Front Sergeant 1926-02-22
Movie Born to the West Dinkey Hooley 1926-06-14
Movie The Yankee Señor Luke Martin 1926-01-10
Movie We're in the Navy Now Sailor Percival Scruggs 1926-11-06
Movie Man of the Forest Sheriff 1926-12-27
Movie The Better 'Ole The Blacksmith (uncredited) 1926-10-23
Movie Mantrap Curly Evans 1926-07-24
Movie As Man Desires Gorilla Bagsley 1925-01-11
Movie The Best Bad Man Dan Ellis 1925-11-29
Movie Loving Lies Captain Lindstrom 1924-01-22
Movie Full o' Pep 1922-04-23
Movie The Flirt Sam Fenton 1922-12-24
Movie The Egg The Boss 1922-09-03
Movie Sunless Sunday 1921-07-31
Movie Kismet Kutayt 1920-11-14
Movie Yankee Doodle in Berlin American General (uncredited) 1919-03-02
Movie Her First Kiss 1919-08-30
Movie Mickey Tom Rawlings 1918-08-01
Movie The Pullman Bride Oklahoma Pete - a Bandit 1917-01-01
Movie Whose Baby? The Fake Minister 1917-07-08
Movie Her Torpedoed Love Roy Mulligan the Hobo / The False Minister 1917-05-13
Movie Thirst Man in Employment Agency (uncredited) 1917-07-29
Movie The Late Lamented The Model's Brother 1917-09-23
Movie That Night The Proprietor's Henchman 1917-12-16
Movie His Bitter Pill Dan's Henchman 1916-04-30
Movie Fatty and the Broadway Stars Man Who Discovers Hat 1915-12-15
Movie Double Trouble Judge Blodgett 1915-12-06