Acting
Tom Kennedy
EN cinema · 250 credits
Born
14 July 1885
Died
6 October 1965 (aged 80)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Thomas A. Kennedy · Thomas Kennedy · Thomas Aloyisus 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. 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.
Known for
Filmography
Home Work
Home Work
as Repairman
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
as Self (archive footage)
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
as Self (from Mantrap [1926]) (archive footage)
The Bounty Killer
as Waiter
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Traffic Cop (uncredited)
Walk Like a Dragon
as Jethro the Bartender
Some Like It Hot
as Bouncer (uncredited)
Public Pigeon No. 1
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Hook a Crook
as I. Katchum (archive footage) (uncredited)
Loose Loot
as Joe
Spooks!
as Mr. Hyde
Invasion, U.S.A.
as Tim, Bartender
Gold Fever
as Big Tom
Let's Go Navy!
as Officer Donovan
Fraidy Cat
as I. Katchum (uncredited)
The Awful Sleuth
as Pinky
The Scarf
as Asylum Inmate
Havana Rose
as House Detective
M
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Triple Trouble
as Third Convict Calling Out from Cell
Riding High
as Racetrack Mug (uncredited)
Square Dance Jubilee
as Bartender Tom
The Mutineers
as Butch
Devil's Cargo
as Naga, Mug Who Tails Delgado
Thunder in the Pines
as Josh, the Station Master
The Paleface
as Bartender
Jinx Money
as Officer Rooney
Trouble Preferred
as Night Watchman (uncredited)
The Pretender
as Fingers Murdock
Magic Town
as Moving Man (uncredited)
Dangerous Years
as Mr. Adamson
The Judge Steps Out
as Jack (Court Receptionist) (uncredited)
The Case of the Baby-Sitter
as Officer Murphy
The Burning Cross
as Police Station Sergeant
The Mighty McGurk
as Bruiser (uncredited)
The Hat Box Mystery
as Policeman Murphy
The Kid from Brooklyn
as Referee #1 (uncredited)
Society Mugs
as Tom
Blonde Alibi
as Policeman Clancy (Uncredited)
Motor Maniacs
1946
Motor Maniacs
as Mother's Suitor
Voice of the Whistler
as Ferdinand / Hammerlock
Where the Pest Begins
as Jonathan Batts
Man Alive
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Man Who Walked Alone
as Officer #1
The Town Went Wild
as Policeman
And the Angels Sing
as Potatoes
Take It Big
as Moving Man (uncredited)
The Girl in the Case
as Watchman (uncredited)
Moonlight and Cactus
as Lucky
Girls! Girls! Girls!
as Police Detective Lt. Kerrigan
Radio Rampage
1944
Radio Rampage
as Mr. Thompson
Here Comes Elmer
as Johnson
Campus Rhythm
as Police Sergeant
Ladies' Day
as Dugan
Cutie on Duty
as Rocky
Petticoat Larceny
as Pinky
Dixie
as Barkeeper (uncredited)
Hit Parade of 1943
as Westinghouse
Dixie Dugan
as Sergeant (uncredited)
Taxi, Mister
as Kennedy
Stage Door Canteen
as Tom Kennedy
True to Life
as Customer (uncredited)
Wedtime Stories
as House Detective
Blondie's Blessed Event
as Motorcycle Cop Who Names The Baby 'Cookie' (uncredited)
Pretty Dolly
as Gus
Butch Minds the Baby
as Philly the Weeper
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
as Joe the Villa Luigi Bartender
Pardon My Stripes
as Casino
Broadway
as Kerry (uncredited)
The Great Swindle
as Capper Smith
The Officer and the Lady
as Bumps O'Neil
Man-I-Cured
as House Detective, Maizie's Boy Friend
Sailors on Leave
as Dugan
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
as Sheriff Judson
Thieves Fall Out
as Cabbie
Remember the Night
as 'Fat' Mike
Millionaire Playboy
as Tom Murphy
Sporting Blood
as Grantly
An Angel from Texas
as Chopper
Flowing Gold
as Petunia
Pop Always Pays
as Murphy
Curtain Call
as Masseur
Quiet, Please
as Gorilla Stand-In Max Imhof
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
as Det. Sgt. Gahagan
Torchy Runs for Mayor
as Gahagan
The Day the Bookies Wept
as Pinky Brophy
The Long Shot
as Mike Claurens
These Glamour Girls
as Joy Lane Manager (uncredited)
Blondes at Work
as Gahagan
Torchy Blane in Panama
as Detective Gahagan
Torchy Gets Her Man
as Gahagan
He Couldn't Say No
as Dimples
Swing It, Sailor!
as Policeman
Go Chase Yourself
as Icebox
Danger on the Air
as Hotel Doorman (Uncredited)
Making the Headlines
as Police Sergeant Handley
Fiddling Around
1938
Fiddling Around
as Tom Kennedy
Breakdowns of 1938
as Gagahan (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crime Ring
as Dummy
Smart Blonde
as Gahagan
Varsity Show
as Policeman (uncredited)
Wise Girl
as Detective
The Adventurous Blonde
as Detective Gahagan
Marry the Girl
as Jasper
New News
1937
New News
as Tom Kennedy
Forty Naughty Girls
as Detective Casey
Living on Love
as Pete Ryan
The Big Shot
as Bugs
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
as Jim Magooney
Fly Away Baby
as Gahagan
Slave Ship
as Bartender
She Had to Eat
as Pete
Armored Car
as Tiny
Married Before Breakfast
as Mr. Baglipp
The Country Doctor
as Logger (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
as Bouncer at Pago Pago
Poppy
as Hot Dog Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
Free Rent
as Mr. Kennedy
The Big Game
as Fan in Stands
Wives Never Know
as Bartender (uncredited)
Alibi Bye Bye
as Snoops, the house dick
The Bride Comes Home
as Husky Thug at Party (uncredited)
Old Man Rhythm
as Campus Guard
She Couldn't Take It
as Slugs
Sock Me to Sleep
1935
Sock Me to Sleep
as Battling McGee
Cracked Shots
1934
Cracked Shots
as Tom 'Pinky' Kennedy
Hollywood Party
as Beavers (uncredited)
Down to Their Last Yacht
as Joe 'Uncle Ed' Schultz (uncredited)
Strictly Dynamite
as Junior
In the Devildog House
as Jennie's Husband
Odor in the Court
1934
Odor in the Court
as Plug Hardy
42nd Street
as Slim Murphy (uncredited)
Blondie Johnson
as Hype (uncredited)
She Done Him Wrong
as Big Bill - Bartender (uncredited)
Suits to Nuts
as Client
Hip Zip Hooray
1933
Hip Zip Hooray
as The Prisoner
Cross Fire
as French Bouncer (uncredited)
Man of the Forest
as Sheriff Blake
Day of Reckoning
as Furniture Mover
Penthouse
as Joe (uncredited)
The Boudoir Butler
1932
The Boudoir Butler
as Dr. Quigley - Slipper's Accomplice
Lawyer Man
as Jake - the Ice Man (uncredited)
The Crooked Circle
as Mike, the policeman
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Recruiting Sergeant
Huddle
as Moving Man (uncredited)
Skyscraper Souls
as Masseur
If I Had a Million
as Joe - Carnival Bouncer (uncredited)
Lighthouse Love
as The Marine Sergeant
The Devil Is Driving
as Fritz (uncredited)
It Pays to Advertise
as Perkins
Flying High
as Jokester with Firecrackers (uncredited)
Caught
as Jard Harmon
Iron Man
as Bartender (uncredited)
Young as You Feel
as Colorado Detective
Monkey Business
as Gibson
The Gang Buster
as 'Gopher' Brant
The Fall Guy
as Detective Burke
See America Thirst
as 'Shivering' Smith
Big News
as Officer Ryan
Glad Rag Doll
as Manager
Happy Days
as Doorman (uncredited)
Wife Savers
as General Lavoris
The Cop
as Sergeant Coughlin
Hold 'Em Yale
as Detective
Tillie's Punctured Romance
as Property Man
Marked Money
1928
Marked Money
as Bill Clemons
Love Over Night
as Detective
The Mysterious Rider
as Lem Spooner
Silver Valley
as 'Hayfever' Hawkins
Fireman, Save My Child
as Capt. Kennedy
Alias The Deacon
as Bull Moran
Senorita
as Oliveros Gaucho (uncredited)
Ham and Eggs at the Front
as Lazarus
Man of the Forest
as Sheriff
Born to the West
as Dinkey Hooley
Mantrap
as Curly Evans
We're in the Navy Now
as Sailor Percival Scruggs
Behind the Front
as Sergeant
The Better 'Ole
as The Blacksmith (uncredited)
The Yankee Señor
as Luke Martin
Sir Lumberjack
1926
Sir Lumberjack
as Bill Blake
As Man Desires
as Gorilla Bagsley
The Best Bad Man
as Dan Ellis
Loving Lies
as Captain Lindstrom
The Flirt
as Sam Fenton
The Egg
as The Boss
Our Leading Citizen
as Boots
If You Believe It, It's So
as Bartender
Serenade
as Zambrano
Skirts
Actor
Kismet
as Kutayt
The Poor Simp
as Jim Donnelly
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
as American General (uncredited)
Cupid's Day Off
1919
Cupid's Day Off
as Gambling House Operator
The Island of Intrigue
as Jackson, the butler
Mickey
as Tom Rawlings
That Night
as The Proprietor's Henchman
The Pullman Bride
as Oklahoma Pete - a Bandit
Whose Baby?
as The Fake Minister
The Late Lamented
as The Model's Brother
Her Torpedoed Love
as Roy Mulligan the Hobo / The False Minister
Thirst
as Man in Employment Agency (uncredited)
Two Crooks
1917
Two Crooks
as The Detective
His Bitter Pill
as Dan's Henchman
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
as Man Who Discovers Hat
Double Trouble
as Judge Blodgett