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:
- 218
- First Appeared:
- In the series Body Language
- Latest Project:
- Movie Game Changers 2018-06-29
Known For
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 Princess and the Pirate | Alonzo | 1944-11-17 |
| Movie | Girls! Girls! Girls! | Police Detective Lt. Kerrigan | 1944-06-09 |
| Movie | Moonlight and Cactus | Lucky | 1944-09-08 |
| Movie | The Town Went Wild | Policeman | 1944-12-15 |
| 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 | Wedtime Stories | House Detective | 1943-12-24 |
| Movie | Campus Rhythm | Police Sergeant | 1943-11-19 |
| Movie | Here Comes Elmer | Johnson | 1943-11-15 |
| Movie | True to Life | Customer (uncredited) | 1943-12-24 |
| Movie | So's Your Uncle | Cop | 1943-09-01 |
| Movie | Cutie on Duty | Rocky | 1943-10-29 |
| 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 | Man-I-Cured | House Detective, Maizie's Boy Friend | 1941-09-20 |
| Movie | Thieves Fall Out | Cabbie | 1941-05-03 |
| Movie | Angels with Broken Wings | Gus | 1941-05-27 |
| 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 | Making the Headlines | Police Sergeant Handley | 1938-03-31 |
| Movie | Fiddling Around | Tom Kennedy | 1938-01-21 |
| Movie | Swing It, Sailor! | Policeman | 1938-02-04 |
| Movie | Go Chase Yourself | Icebox | 1938-04-22 |
| 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 | Torchy Blane in Panama | Detective Gahagan | 1938-05-07 |
| Movie | Halfway to Hollywood | Tom | 1938-07-01 |
| Movie | Danger on the Air | Hotel Doorman (Uncredited) | 1938-06-30 |
| 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 | Marry the Girl | Jasper | 1937-07-13 |
| 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 | Varsity Show | Policeman (uncredited) | 1937-09-04 |
| Movie | The Big Shot | Bugs | 1937-07-23 |
| 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 | Huddle | Moving Man (uncredited) | 1932-05-14 |
| Movie | Pack Up Your Troubles | Recruiting Sergeant | 1932-09-16 |
| Movie | The Promoter | Burke | 1932-05-13 |
| Movie | If I Had a Million | Joe - Carnival Bouncer (uncredited) | 1932-11-18 |
| Movie | Lawyer Man | Jake - the Ice Man (uncredited) | 1932-12-24 |
| Movie | The Crooked Circle | Mike, the policeman | 1932-09-25 |
| Movie | Fish Feathers | 1932-12-16 | |
| Movie | Night After Night | Tom | 1932-10-29 |
| 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 | Man of the Forest | Sheriff | 1926-12-27 |
| Movie | We're in the Navy Now | Sailor Percival Scruggs | 1926-11-06 |
| Movie | The Better 'Ole | The Blacksmith (uncredited) | 1926-10-23 |
| Movie | Mantrap | Curly Evans | 1926-07-24 |
| Movie | The Best Bad Man | Dan Ellis | 1925-11-29 |
| Movie | As Man Desires | Gorilla Bagsley | 1925-01-11 |
| Movie | Full o' Pep | 1922-04-23 | |
| Movie | The Egg | The Boss | 1922-09-03 |
| Movie | The Flirt | Sam Fenton | 1922-12-24 |
| Movie | Sunless Sunday | 1921-07-31 | |
| Movie | Kismet | Kutayt | 1920-11-14 |
| Movie | Yankee Doodle in Berlin | American General (uncredited) | 1919-03-02 |
| Movie | Mickey | Tom Rawlings | 1918-08-01 |
| Movie | The Late Lamented | The Model's Brother | 1917-09-23 |
| Movie | That Night | The Proprietor's Henchman | 1917-12-16 |
| Movie | Her Torpedoed Love | Roy Mulligan the Hobo / The False Minister | 1917-05-13 |
| Movie | The Pullman Bride | Oklahoma Pete - a Bandit | 1917-01-01 |
| Movie | Thirst | Man in Employment Agency (uncredited) | 1917-07-29 |
| Movie | Whose Baby? | The Fake Minister | 1917-07-08 |
| 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 |