
Acting · New York City, New York, USA · Born July 14, 1885
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.
Movie42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006
as Self (archive footage)
MovieClara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
1999
as Self (from Mantrap [1926]) (archive footage)
MovieThe Bounty Killer
1965
as Waiter
MovieIt's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Traffic Cop (uncredited)
TVMy Favorite Martian
1963
as Mike
MovieWalk Like a Dragon
1960
as Jethro the Bartender
TVBonanza
1959
as Townsman (uncredited)
MovieSome Like It Hot
1959
as Bouncer (uncredited)
TVRawhide
1959
as Townsman (uncredited)
TV77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Night Watchman (uncredited)
TVThe Rifleman
1958
as Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
TVThe Texan
1958
as Bartender (uncredited)
TVWanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Barfly (uncredited)
TVMaverick
1957
as Barkeep (uncredited)
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Bit Part (uncredited)
TVSugarfoot
1957
as Reception Guest (uncredited)
TVHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Townsman (uncredited)
MoviePublic Pigeon No. 1
1957
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Conflict
1956
as Iron Bob Mills
TVHey, Jeannie!
1956
as Collector
MovieHook a Crook
1955
as I. Katchum (archive footage) (uncredited)
TVCheyenne
1955
as Townsman / Barfly (uncredited)
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Cantina Barfly (uncredited)
TVTopper
1953
as Kewpie
MovieSpooks!
1953
as Mr. Hyde
MovieLoose Loot
1953
as Joe
MovieInvasion, U.S.A.
1952
as Tim, Bartender
TVThe Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Man Carrying Costello
TVThe Ford Television Theatre
1952
MovieGold Fever
1952
as Big Tom
MovieFraidy Cat
1951
as I. Katchum (uncredited)
MovieHavana Rose
1951
as House Detective
TVBoston Blackie
1951
as Frank
MovieLet's Go Navy!
1951
as Officer Donovan
MovieThe Awful Sleuth
1951
as Pinky
MovieThe Scarf
1951
as Asylum Inmate
MovieTriple Trouble
1950
as Third Convict Calling Out from Cell
MovieRiding High
1950
as Racetrack Mug (uncredited)
MovieSquare Dance Jubilee
1949
as Bartender Tom
MovieThe Mutineers
1949
as Butch
MovieTrouble Preferred
1948
as Night Watchman (uncredited)
MovieThe Paleface
1948
as Bartender
MovieThunder in the Pines
1948
as Josh, the Station Master
MovieJoe Palooka in Winner Take All
1948
as Lefty
MovieJinx Money
1948
as Officer Rooney
MovieDevil's Cargo
1948
as Naga, Mug Who Tails Delgado
MovieThe Judge Steps Out
1947
as Jack (Court Receptionist) (uncredited)
MovieDangerous Years
1947
as Mr. Adamson
MovieMagic Town
1947
as Moving Man (uncredited)
MovieThe Burning Cross
1947
as Police Station Sergeant
MovieThe Pretender
1947
as Fingers Murdock
MovieThe Case of the Baby-Sitter
1947
as Officer Murphy
MovieThe Hat Box Mystery
1947
as Policeman Murphy
MovieThe Mighty McGurk
1947
as Bruiser (uncredited)
MovieSo's Your Antenna
1946
MovieSociety Mugs
1946
as Tom
Motor Maniacs
1946
as Mother's Suitor
MovieJiggers, My Wife
1946
as Joe
MovieThe Kid from Brooklyn
1946
as Referee #1 (uncredited)
MovieBlonde Alibi
1946
as Policeman Clancy (Uncredited)
MovieMan Alive
1945
as Bartender (uncredited)
MovieVoice of the Whistler
1945
as Ferdinand / Hammerlock
MovieWhere the Pest Begins
1945
as Jonathan Batts
MovieIt Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
1945
MovieThe Man Who Walked Alone
1945
as Officer #1
MovieThe Town Went Wild
1944
as Policeman
MovieThe Princess and the Pirate
1944
as Alonzo
MovieMoonlight and Cactus
1944
as Lucky
MovieTake It Big
1944
as Moving Man (uncredited)
MovieGirls! Girls! Girls!
1944
as Police Detective Lt. Kerrigan
MovieAnd the Angels Sing
1944
as Potatoes
MovieThe Girl in the Case
1944
as Watchman (uncredited)
Radio Rampage
1944
as Mr. Thompson
MovieTrue to Life
1943
as Customer (uncredited)
MovieWedtime Stories
1943
as House Detective
MovieCampus Rhythm
1943
as Police Sergeant
MovieHere Comes Elmer
1943
as Johnson
MovieCutie on Duty
1943
as Rocky
MovieSo's Your Uncle
1943
as Cop
MoviePetticoat Larceny
1943
as Pinky
MovieStage Door Canteen
1943
as Tom Kennedy
MovieDixie
1943
as Barkeeper (uncredited)
MovieTaxi, Mister
1943
as Kennedy
MovieLadies' Day
1943
as Dugan
MovieHit Parade of 1943
1943
as Westinghouse
MovieDixie Dugan
1943
as Sergeant (uncredited)
MoviePretty Dolly
1942
as Gus
MovieMexican Spitfire's Elephant
1942
as Joe the Villa Luigi Bartender
Phoney Cronies
1942
as Tom
MovieBroadway
1942
as Kerry (uncredited)
MovieBlondie's Blessed Event
1942
as Motorcycle Cop Who Names The Baby 'Cookie' (uncredited)
MovieButch Minds the Baby
1942
as Philly the Weeper
MoviePardon My Stripes
1942
as Casino
MovieHome Work
1942
MovieSweet Spirits of the Nighter
1941
as Tom
MovieThe Mexican Spitfire's Baby
1941
as Sheriff Judson
MovieThe Officer and the Lady
1941
as Bumps O'Neil
MovieSailors on Leave
1941
as Dugan
MovieMan-I-Cured
1941
as House Detective, Maizie's Boy Friend
MovieAngels with Broken Wings
1941
as Gus
MovieThieves Fall Out
1941
as Cabbie
MovieThe Great Swindle
1941
as Capper Smith
MovieMexican Spitfire Out West
1940
as Cabbie
MovieFlowing Gold
1940
as Petunia
MovieSporting Blood
1940
as Grantly
MoviePop Always Pays
1940
as Murphy
MovieAn Angel from Texas
1940
as Chopper
MovieCurtain Call
1940
as Masseur
MovieMillionaire Playboy
1940
as Tom Murphy
MovieRemember the Night
1940
as 'Fat' Mike
MovieThe Covered Trailer
1939
as Otto
MovieThe Day the Bookies Wept
1939
as Pinky Brophy
MovieThese Glamour Girls
1939
as Joy Lane Manager (uncredited)
MovieTorchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939
as Gahagan
MovieQuiet, Please
1939
as Gorilla Stand-In Max Imhof
MovieTorchy Runs for Mayor
1939
as Gahagan
MovieSociety Lawyer
1939
as Alf
MovieTorchy Blane in Chinatown
1939
as Det. Sgt. Gahagan
MovieThe Long Shot
1939
as Mike Claurens
MovieBreakdowns of 1938
1938
as Gagahan (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieTorchy Gets Her Man
1938
as Gahagan
MovieCrime Ring
1938
as Dummy
Halfway to Hollywood
1938
as Tom
MovieDanger on the Air
1938
as Hotel Doorman (Uncredited)
MovieTorchy Blane in Panama
1938
as Detective Gahagan
MovieGo Chase Yourself
1938
as Icebox
MovieMaking the Headlines
1938
as Police Sergeant Handley
MovieHe Couldn't Say No
1938
as Dimples
MovieBlondes at Work
1938
as Gahagan
MovieSwing It, Sailor!
1938
as Policeman
Fiddling Around
1938
as Tom Kennedy
MovieCrashing Hollywood
1938
as Al
MovieWise Girl
1937
as Detective
MovieThe Adventurous Blonde
1937
as Detective Gahagan
MovieLiving on Love
1937
as Pete Ryan
Calling All Curtains
1937
MovieForty Naughty Girls
1937
as Detective Casey
MovieVarsity Show
1937
as Policeman (uncredited)
Bury the Hatchet
1937
as Tom
MovieThe Big Shot
1937
as Bugs
MovieMarry the Girl
1937
as Jasper
MovieShe Had to Eat
1937
as Pete
MovieFly Away Baby
1937
as Gahagan
MovieMarried Before Breakfast
1937
as Mr. Baglipp
MovieSlave Ship
1937
as Bartender
MovieThe Case of the Stuttering Bishop
1937
as Jim Magooney
MovieArmored Car
1937
as Tiny
MovieBehind The Headlines
1937
as Tiny
New News
1937
as Tom Kennedy
MovieSmart Blonde
1937
as Gahagan
MovieFree Rent
1936
as Mr. Kennedy
Grandma's Buoys
1936
as Tom
MovieMidnight Blunders
1936
as Tom
MovieThe Big Game
1936
as Fan in Stands
MovieWives Never Know
1936
as Bartender (uncredited)
MovieHollywood Boulevard
1936
as Bouncer at Pago Pago
MoviePoppy
1936
as Hot Dog Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
MovieThe Country Doctor
1936
as Logger (uncredited)
Just Speeding
1936
MovieThe Bride Comes Home
1935
as Husky Thug at Party (uncredited)
MovieOh, My Nerves
1935
MovieShe Couldn't Take It
1935
as Slugs
MovieOld Man Rhythm
1935
as Campus Guard
Gobs of Trouble
1935
MovieAlibi Bye Bye
1935
as Snoops, the house dick
Stage Frights
1935
Sock Me to Sleep
1935
as Battling McGee
Raised and Called
1935
MovieGum Shoes
1935
Horse Heir
1935
The Dancing Millionaire
1934
as Crusher McGee
MovieUnlucky Strike
1934
MovieDown to Their Last Yacht
1934
as Joe 'Uncle Ed' Schultz (uncredited)
Odor in the Court
1934
as Plug Hardy
MovieHollywood Party
1934
as Beavers (uncredited)
MovieStrictly Dynamite
1934
as Junior
Cracked Shots
1934
as Tom 'Pinky' Kennedy
Strictly Fresh Yeggs
1934
as The Burglar
MovieIn the Devildog House
1934
as Jennie's Husband
MovieSuits to Nuts
1933
as Client
MovieDay of Reckoning
1933
as Furniture Mover
MoviePenthouse
1933
as Joe (uncredited)
MovieMan of the Forest
1933
as Sheriff Blake
MovieCross Fire
1933
as French Bouncer (uncredited)
Hip Zip Hooray
1933
as The Prisoner
Movie42nd Street
1933
as Slim Murphy (uncredited)
MovieBlondie Johnson
1933
as Hype (uncredited)
MovieShe Done Him Wrong
1933
as Big Bill - Bartender (uncredited)
MovieLawyer Man
1932
as Jake - the Ice Man (uncredited)
Fish Feathers
1932
MovieThe Devil Is Driving
1932
as Fritz (uncredited)
MovieIf I Had a Million
1932
as Joe - Carnival Bouncer (uncredited)
MovieNight After Night
1932
as Tom
MovieThe Crooked Circle
1932
as Mike, the policeman
MoviePack Up Your Troubles
1932
as Recruiting Sergeant
MovieSkyscraper Souls
1932
as Masseur
The Boudoir Butler
1932
as Dr. Quigley - Slipper's Accomplice
MovieHuddle
1932
as Moving Man (uncredited)
The Promoter
1932
as Burke
MovieLighthouse Love
1932
as The Marine Sergeant
MovieFlying High
1931
as Jokester with Firecrackers (uncredited)
MovieMonkey Business
1931
as Gibson
MovieCaught
1931
as Jard Harmon
MovieYoung as You Feel
1931
as Colorado Detective
MovieIron Man
1931
as Bartender (uncredited)
MovieIt Pays to Advertise
1931
as Perkins
MovieThe Gang Buster
1931
as 'Gopher' Brant
How Comedies Are Born
1931
as Tom
MovieSee America Thirst
1930
as 'Shivering' Smith
MovieThe Fall Guy
1930
as Detective Burke
MovieThe Shannons of Broadway
1929
as Burt
MovieHappy Days
1929
as Doorman (uncredited)
MovieBig News
1929
as Officer Ryan
MovieGlad Rag Doll
1929
as Manager
MovieThe Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City
1929
as Crook
MovieLove Over Night
1928
as Detective
Marked Money
1928
as Bill Clemons
MovieThe Cop
1928
as Sergeant Coughlin
MovieNone But the Brave
1928
as Noah
MovieHold 'Em Yale
1928
as Detective
MovieTillie's Punctured Romance
1928
as Property Man
MovieWife Savers
1928
as General Lavoris
MovieHam and Eggs at the Front
1927
as Lazarus
MovieSilver Valley
1927
as 'Hayfever' Hawkins
MovieFireman, Save My Child
1927
as Capt. Kennedy
MovieAlias The Deacon
1927
as Bull Moran
MovieSenorita
1927
as Oliveros Gaucho (uncredited)
MovieThe Mysterious Rider
1927
as Lem Spooner
MovieMan of the Forest
1926
as Sheriff
MovieWe're in the Navy Now
1926
as Sailor Percival Scruggs
MovieThe Better 'Ole
1926
as The Blacksmith (uncredited)
MovieMantrap
1926
as Curly Evans
MovieBorn to the West
1926
as Dinkey Hooley
Sir Lumberjack
1926
as Bill Blake
MovieBehind the Front
1926
as Sergeant
MovieThe Yankee Señor
1926
as Luke Martin
MovieThe Best Bad Man
1925
as Dan Ellis
MovieAs Man Desires
1925
as Gorilla Bagsley
MovieLoving Lies
1924
as Captain Lindstrom
MovieThe Flirt
1922
as Sam Fenton
MovieThe Flaming Hour
1922
as Ben
MovieThe Speeder
1922
MovieThe Egg
1922
as The Boss
MovieIf You Believe It, It's So
1922
as Bartender
MovieOur Leading Citizen
1922
as Boots
Full o' Pep
1922
MovieSerenade
1921
as Zambrano
MovieSunless Sunday
1921
MovieSkirts
1921
MovieKismet
1920
as Kutayt
MovieThe Poor Simp
1920
as Jim Donnelly
A Schoolhouse Scandal
1919
Her First Kiss
1919
MovieThe Island of Intrigue
1919
as Jackson, the butler
MovieYankee Doodle in Berlin
1919
as American General (uncredited)
Cupid's Day Off
1919
as Gambling House Operator
MovieMickey
1918
as Tom Rawlings
MovieThat Night
1917
as The Proprietor's Henchman
MovieThe Late Lamented
1917
as The Model's Brother
Two Crooks
1917
as The Detective
MovieThirst
1917
as Man in Employment Agency (uncredited)
MovieWhose Baby?
1917
as The Fake Minister
MovieHer Torpedoed Love
1917
as Roy Mulligan the Hobo / The False Minister
MovieThe Pullman Bride
1917
as Oklahoma Pete - a Bandit
MovieHis Bitter Pill
1916
as Dan's Henchman
MovieFatty and the Broadway Stars
1915
as Man Who Discovers Hat
MovieDouble Trouble
1915
as Judge Blodgett
Home Work
as Repairman