Tom Kennedy

Tom Kennedy

Date of Birth:

Jul 14, 1885

Place of Birth:

New York City, New York, USA

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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:

The Gang Buster The Gang Buster

1931

Thirst Thirst

1917

Girls! Girls! Girls! Girls! Girls! Girls!

1944

The Scarf The Scarf

1951

Radio Rampage Radio Rampage

1944

Wedtime Stories Wedtime Stories

1943

Thieves Fall Out Thieves Fall Out

1941

The Big Game The Big Game

1936

Monkey Business Monkey Business

1931

Sunless Sunday Sunless Sunday

1921

She Had to Eat She Had to Eat

1937

Jinx Money Jinx Money

1948

Blonde Alibi Blonde Alibi

1946

Havana Rose Havana Rose

1951

Married Before Breakfast Married Before Breakfast

1937

Armored Car Armored Car

1937

The Man Who Walked Alone The Man Who Walked Alone

1945

Penthouse Penthouse

1933

The Yankee Señor The Yankee Señor

1926

The Hat Box Mystery The Hat Box Mystery

1947

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

1945

Pardon My Stripes Pardon My Stripes

1942

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

1948

She Couldn't Take It She Couldn't Take It

1935

Ham and Eggs at the Front Ham and Eggs at the Front

1927

Lighthouse Love Lighthouse Love

1932

Day of Reckoning Day of Reckoning

1933

Crime Ring Crime Ring

1938

Halfway to Hollywood Halfway to Hollywood

1938

Free Rent Free Rent

1936

The Burning Cross The Burning Cross

1947

Mexican Spitfire Out West Mexican Spitfire Out West

1940

Young as You Feel Young as You Feel

1931

Just Speeding Just Speeding

1936

Bury the Hatchet Bury the Hatchet

1937

Glad Rag Doll Glad Rag Doll

1929

The Case Of The Baby-Sitter The Case Of The Baby-Sitter

1947

Calling All Curtains Calling All Curtains

1937

Fiddling Around Fiddling Around

1938

Stage Frights Stage Frights

1935

Slave Ship Slave Ship

1937

The Mighty McGurk The Mighty McGurk

1947

Man of the Forest Man of the Forest

1933

So's Your Uncle So's Your Uncle

1943

The Paleface The Paleface

1948

Fish Feathers Fish Feathers

1932

If I Had a Million If I Had a Million

1932

The Mutineers The Mutineers

1949

Senorita Senorita

1927

Angels with Broken Wings Angels with Broken Wings

1941

Breakdowns of 1938 Breakdowns of 1938

1938

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

1941

Mexican Spitfire's Elephant Mexican Spitfire's Elephant

1942

Cross Fire Cross Fire

1933

Lighthouse Love Lighthouse Love

1932

Motor Maniacs Motor Maniacs

1946

Serenade Serenade

1921

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

2006

See America Thirst See America Thirst

1930

Hip Zip Hooray Hip Zip Hooray

1933

Horse Heir Horse Heir

1935

The Boudoir Butler The Boudoir Butler

1932

Cracked Shots Cracked Shots

1934

So's Your Antenna So's Your Antenna

1946

Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

1999

Raised and Called Raised and Called

1935

Strictly Fresh Yeggs Strictly Fresh Yeggs

1934

Unlucky Strike Unlucky Strike

1934

The Judge Steps Out The Judge Steps Out

1947

Take It Big Take It Big

1944

Ladies' Day Ladies' Day

1943

Pretty Dolly Pretty Dolly

1942

Cutie on Duty Cutie on Duty

1943

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

1963

Full o' Pep Full o' Pep

1922

Butch Minds the Baby Butch Minds the Baby

1942

The Town Went Wild The Town Went Wild

1944

Here Comes Elmer Here Comes Elmer

1943

The Girl in the Case The Girl in the Case

1944

The Covered Trailer The Covered Trailer

1939

Triple Trouble Triple Trouble

1950

She Done Him Wrong She Done Him Wrong

1933

The Late Lamented The Late Lamented

1917

Fatty and the Broadway Stars Fatty and the Broadway Stars

1915

Man of the Forest Man of the Forest

1926

The Mysterious Rider The Mysterious Rider

1927

Born to the West Born to the West

1926

Silver Valley Silver Valley

1927

The Officer and the Lady The Officer and the Lady

1941

The Great Swindle The Great Swindle

1941

As Man Desires As Man Desires

1925

The Egg The Egg

1922

Strictly Dynamite Strictly Dynamite

1934

Walk Like a Dragon Walk Like a Dragon

1960

Trouble Preferred Trouble Preferred

1948

Oh, My Nerves Oh, My Nerves

1935

It Pays to Advertise It Pays to Advertise

1931

Man-I-Cured Man-I-Cured

1941

The Flirt The Flirt

1922

Let's Go Navy! Let's Go Navy!

1951

Loving Lies Loving Lies

1924

Suits to Nuts Suits to Nuts

1933

The Cop The Cop

1928

The Speeder The Speeder

1922

The Bounty Killer The Bounty Killer

1965

Fireman, Save My Child Fireman, Save My Child

1927

That Night That Night

1917

Wife Savers Wife Savers

1928

The Pullman Bride The Pullman Bride

1917

Whose Baby? Whose Baby?

1917

Square Dance Jubilee Square Dance Jubilee

1949

Curtain Call Curtain Call

1940

Magic Town Magic Town

1947

The Day the Bookies Wept The Day the Bookies Wept

1939

Lawyer Man Lawyer Man

1932

The Crooked Circle The Crooked Circle

1932

The Bride Comes Home The Bride Comes Home

1935

Go Chase Yourself Go Chase Yourself

1938

Swing It, Sailor! Swing It, Sailor!

1938

Society Lawyer Society Lawyer

1939

The Promoter The Promoter

1932

Marry the Girl Marry the Girl

1937

New News New News

1937

Behind The Headlines Behind The Headlines

1937

The Fall Guy The Fall Guy

1930

And the Angels Sing And the Angels Sing

1944

Her Torpedoed Love Her Torpedoed Love

1917

Hold 'Em Yale Hold 'Em Yale

1928

Big News Big News

1929

None But the Brave None But the Brave

1928

Living on Love Living on Love

1937

Yankee Doodle in Berlin Yankee Doodle in Berlin

1919

Gobs of Trouble Gobs of Trouble

1935

Double Trouble Double Trouble

1915

Danger on the Air Danger on the Air

1938

Forty Naughty Girls Forty Naughty Girls

1937

Crashing Hollywood Crashing Hollywood

1938

Petticoat Larceny Petticoat Larceny

1943

He Couldn't Say No He Couldn't Say No

1938

Torchy Gets Her Man Torchy Gets Her Man

1938

Mantrap Mantrap

1926

Devil's Cargo Devil's Cargo

1948

Mickey Mickey

1918

Smart Blonde Smart Blonde

1937

Campus Rhythm Campus Rhythm

1943

Invasion, U.S.A. Invasion, U.S.A.

1952

Remember the Night Remember the Night

1940

Blondie Johnson Blondie Johnson

1933

Blondie's Blessed Event Blondie's Blessed Event

1942

The Pretender The Pretender

1947

The Princess and the Pirate The Princess and the Pirate

1944

Voice of the Whistler Voice of the Whistler

1945

The Kid from Brooklyn The Kid from Brooklyn

1946

Riding High Riding High

1950

The Adventurous Blonde The Adventurous Blonde

1937

Torchy Blane in Panama Torchy Blane in Panama

1938

Torchy Blane in Chinatown Torchy Blane in Chinatown

1939

Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite

1939

Torchy Runs for Mayor Torchy Runs for Mayor

1939

Alibi Bye Bye Alibi Bye Bye

1935

Varsity Show Varsity Show

1937

Loose Loot Loose Loot

1953

Quiet, Please Quiet, Please

1939

Spooks! Spooks!

1953

Wise Girl Wise Girl

1937

Blondes at Work Blondes at Work

1938

Behind the Front Behind the Front

1926

We're in the Navy Now We're in the Navy Now

1926

Kismet Kismet

1920

Caught Caught

1931

Hollywood Party Hollywood Party

1934

Moonlight and Cactus Moonlight and Cactus

1944

Huddle Huddle

1932

The Better 'Ole The Better 'Ole

1926

An Angel from Texas An Angel from Texas

1940

Taxi, Mister Taxi, Mister

1943

Some Like It Hot Some Like It Hot

1959

Stage Door Canteen Stage Door Canteen

1943

The Dancing Millionaire The Dancing Millionaire

1934

Man Alive Man Alive

1945

Marked Money Marked Money

1928

Flowing Gold Flowing Gold

1940

Thunder in the Pines Thunder in the Pines

1948

True to Life True to Life

1943

Gold Fever Gold Fever

1952

Down to Their Last Yacht Down to Their Last Yacht

1934

Midnight Blunders Midnight Blunders

1936

Pop Always Pays Pop Always Pays

1940

Poppy Poppy

1936

Making the Headlines Making the Headlines

1938

Night After Night Night After Night

1932

Happy Days Happy Days

1929

Grandma's Buoys Grandma's Buoys

1936

Iron Man Iron Man

1931

The Best Bad Man The Best Bad Man

1925

Dixie Dugan Dixie Dugan

1943

Millionaire Playboy Millionaire Playboy

1940

Gum Shoes Gum Shoes

1935

His Bitter Pill His Bitter Pill

1916

Pack Up Your Troubles Pack Up Your Troubles

1932

The Long Shot The Long Shot

1939

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

1937

Tillie's Punctured Romance Tillie's Punctured Romance

1928

The Big Shot The Big Shot

1937

Dangerous Years Dangerous Years

1947

Flying High Flying High

1931

Dixie Dixie

1943

Old Man Rhythm Old Man Rhythm

1935

These Glamour Girls These Glamour Girls

1939

Sporting Blood Sporting Blood

1940

Hit Parade of 1943 Hit Parade of 1943

1943

Sailors on Leave Sailors on Leave

1941

The Country Doctor The Country Doctor

1936

Hollywood Boulevard Hollywood Boulevard

1936

Fly Away Baby Fly Away Baby

1937

Jiggers, My Wife Jiggers, My Wife

1946

Where the Pest Begins Where the Pest Begins

1945

Sweet Spirits of the Nighter Sweet Spirits of the Nighter

1941

Fraidy Cat Fraidy Cat

1951

Hook a Crook Hook a Crook

1955

Society Mugs Society Mugs

1946

42nd Street 42nd Street

1933

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