Tom Kennedy
Age: 80 | From: New York City, New York, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1885-07-15 19:13:12
Death: 1965-10-06 19:13:12
Aliases: Thomas A. Kennedy , Thomas Kennedy
Gender: Male
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
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Movie Involvements: 57
TV Involvements: 3
Most Famous Work
Biography
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.
Most Famous Work
Rawhide
(1959) Townsman (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
(1955) Townsman (uncredited)
Sugarfoot
(1957) Reception Guest (uncredited)
Invasion, U.S.A.
(1952) Tim, Bartender
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
(1937) Jim Magooney
Flowing Gold
(1940) Petunia
The Cop
(1928) Sergeant Coughlin
Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl
(1999) Self (from Mantrap [1926]) (archive footage)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1999 | Self (from Mantrap [1926]) (archive footage) | |
| 1965 | Waiter | |
| 1963 | Traffic Cop (uncredited) | |
| 1960 | Jethro the Bartender | |
| 1959 | Bouncer (uncredited) | |
| Townsman (uncredited) | ||
| 1957 | Barkeep (uncredited) | |
| Reception Guest (uncredited) | ||
| 1956 | Collector | |
| 1955 | I. Katchum (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Townsman (uncredited) | ||
| 1953 | Mr. Hyde | |
| Joe | ||
| 1952 | Tim, Bartender | |
| Big Tom | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1951 | I. Katchum (uncredited) | |
| House Detective | ||
| Officer Donovan | ||
| Asylum Inmate | ||
| 1950 | Third Convict Calling Out from Cell | |
| Racetrack Mug (uncredited) | ||
| 1949 | Bartender Tom | |
| Butch | ||
| 1948 | Night Watchman (uncredited) | |
| Bartender | ||
| Josh, the Station Master | ||
| Lefty | ||
| Officer Rooney | ||
| Naga, Mug Who Tails Delgado | ||
| 1947 | Jack (Court Receptionist) (uncredited) | |
| Mr. Adamson | ||
| Moving Man (uncredited) | ||
| Police Station Sergeant | ||
| Fingers Murdock | ||
| Officer Murphy | ||
| Policeman Murphy | ||
| Bruiser (uncredited) | ||
| 1946 | N/A | |
| Tom | ||
| Mother's Suitor | ||
| Joe | ||
| Referee #1 (uncredited) | ||
| Policeman Clancy (Uncredited) | ||
| 1945 | Bartender (uncredited) | |
| Ferdinand / Hammerlock | ||
| Jonathan Batts | ||
| N/A | ||
| Officer #1 | ||
| 1944 | Policeman | |
| Alonzo | ||
| Lucky | ||
| Moving Man (uncredited) | ||
| Police Detective Lt. Kerrigan | ||
| Potatoes | ||
| Watchman (uncredited) | ||
| Mr. Thompson | ||
| 1943 | House Detective | |
| Customer (uncredited) | ||
| Police Sergeant | ||
| Johnson | ||
| Rocky | ||
| Cop | ||
| Pinky | ||
| Tom Kennedy | ||
| Barkeeper (uncredited) | ||
| Kennedy | ||
| Dugan | ||
| Westinghouse | ||
| Sergeant (uncredited) | ||
| 1942 | Gus | |
| Joe the Villa Luigi Bartender | ||
| Motorcycle Cop Who Names The Baby 'Cookie' (uncredited) | ||
| Philly the Weeper | ||
| Casino | ||
| 1941 | Tom | |
| Sheriff Judson | ||
| Bumps O'Neil | ||
| Dugan | ||
| House Detective, Maizie's Boy Friend | ||
| Gus | ||
| Cabbie | ||
| Capper Smith | ||
| 1940 | Cabbie | |
| Petunia | ||
| Grantly | ||
| Murphy | ||
| Chopper | ||
| Masseur | ||
| Tom Murphy | ||
| 'Fat' Mike | ||
| 1939 | Otto | |
| Pinky Brophy | ||
| Joy Lane Manager (uncredited) | ||
| Gahagan | ||
| Gorilla Stand-In Max Imhof | ||
| Gahagan | ||
| Alf | ||
| Det. Sgt. Gahagan | ||
| Mike Claurens | ||
| 1938 | Gagahan (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Gahagan | ||
| Dummy | ||
| Tom | ||
| Hotel Doorman (Uncredited) | ||
| Detective Gahagan | ||
| Icebox | ||
| Police Sergeant Handley | ||
| Dimples | ||
| Gahagan | ||
| Policeman | ||
| Tom Kennedy | ||
| Al | ||
| 1937 | Detective | |
| Detective Gahagan | ||
| Pete Ryan | ||
| N/A | ||
| Detective Casey | ||
| Policeman (uncredited) | ||
| Tom | ||
| Bugs | ||
| Jasper | ||
| Pete | ||
| Gahagan | ||
| Mr. Baglipp | ||
| Bartender | ||
| Jim Magooney | ||
| Tiny | ||
| Tiny | ||
| Tom Kennedy | ||
| Gahagan | ||
| 1936 | N/A | |
| Tom | ||
| Tom | ||
| Fan in Stands | ||
| Bouncer at Pago Pago | ||
| Hot Dog Stand Proprietor (uncredited) | ||
| Logger (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1935 | Husky Thug at Party (uncredited) | |
| N/A | ||
| Slugs | ||
| Campus Guard | ||
| N/A | ||
| Snoops, the house dick | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1934 | Crusher McGee | |
| Joe 'Uncle Ed' Schultz (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Beavers (uncredited) | ||
| Junior | ||
| Tom 'Pinky' Kennedy | ||
| The Burglar | ||
| 1933 | Client | |
| Furniture Mover | ||
| Joe (uncredited) | ||
| Sheriff Blake | ||
| French Bouncer (uncredited) | ||
| The Prisoner | ||
| Slim Murphy (uncredited) | ||
| Hype (uncredited) | ||
| Big Bill - Bartender (uncredited) | ||
| 1932 | Jake - the Ice Man (uncredited) | |
| N/A | ||
| Joe - Carnival Bouncer (uncredited) | ||
| Tom | ||
| Mike, the policeman | ||
| Recruiting Sergeant | ||
| Dr. Quigley - Slipper's Accomplice | ||
| Moving Man (uncredited) | ||
| Burke | ||
| The Marine Sergeant | ||
| The Marine Sergeant | ||
| 1931 | Jokester with Firecrackers (uncredited) | |
| Gibson | ||
| Jard Harmon | ||
| Colorado Detective | ||
| Bartender (uncredited) | ||
| Perkins | ||
| 'Gopher' Brant | ||
| 1930 | 'Shivering' Smith | |
| Detective Burke | ||
| 1929 | Doorman (uncredited) | |
| Officer Ryan | ||
| Manager | ||
| 1928 | Bill Clemons | |
| Sergeant Coughlin | ||
| Noah | ||
| Detective | ||
| Property Man | ||
| General Lavoris | ||
| 1927 | Lazarus | |
| 'Hayfever' Hawkins | ||
| Capt. Kennedy | ||
| Oliveros Gaucho (uncredited) | ||
| Lem Spooner | ||
| 1926 | Sheriff | |
| Sailor Percival Scruggs | ||
| The Blacksmith (uncredited) | ||
| Curly Evans | ||
| Dinkey Hooley | ||
| Sergeant | ||
| Luke Martin | ||
| 1925 | Dan Ellis | |
| Gorilla Bagsley | ||
| 1924 | Captain Lindstrom | |
| 1922 | Sam Fenton | |
| N/A | ||
| The Boss | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1921 | Zambrano | |
| N/A | ||
| 1920 | Kutayt | |
| 1919 | American General (uncredited) | |
| 1918 | Tom Rawlings | |
| 1917 | The Proprietor's Henchman | |
| The Model's Brother | ||
| Man in Employment Agency (uncredited) | ||
| The Fake Minister | ||
| Roy Mulligan the Hobo / The False Minister | ||
| Oklahoma Pete - a Bandit | ||
| 1916 | Dan's Henchman | |
| 1915 | Man Who Discovers Hat | |
| Judge Blodgett | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
