Tom Kennedy
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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.
Acted in
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl
1999
as Self (from Mantrap [1926]) (archive footage)
The Bounty Killer
1965
as Waiter
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Traffic Cop (uncredited)
Walk Like a Dragon
1960
as Jethro the Bartender
Bonanza
1959
as Townsman (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot
1959
as Bouncer (uncredited)
Rawhide
1959
as Townsman (uncredited)
Rawhide
1959
as Barfly (uncredited)
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Night Watchman (uncredited)
The Rifleman
1958
as Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
The Texan
1958
as Bartender (uncredited)
Maverick
1957
as Barkeep (uncredited)
Maverick
1957
as Poker Player (uncredited)
Perry Mason
1957
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Sugarfoot
1957
as Reception Guest (uncredited)
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Townsman (uncredited)
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as Collector
Hook a Crook
1955
as I. Katchum (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cheyenne
1955
as Townsman / Barfly (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
1955
as Cantina Barfly (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
1955
as Barfly (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
1955
as Townsman (uncredited)
Spooks!
1953
as Mr. Hyde
Loose Loot
1953
as Joe
Invasion, U.S.A.
1952
as Tim, Bartender
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Gold Fever
1952
as Big Tom
Fraidy Cat
1951
as I. Katchum (uncredited)
Havana Rose
1951
as House Detective
The Adventures of Boston Blackie
1951
as Frank
The Adventures of Boston Blackie
1951
as Doc's Henchman
Let's Go Navy!
1951
as Officer Donovan
The Awful Sleuth
1951
as Pinky
The Scarf
1951
as Asylum Inmate
Triple Trouble
1950
as Third Convict Calling Out from Cell
Riding High
1950
as Racetrack Mug (uncredited)
Square Dance Jubilee
1949
as Bartender Tom
The Mutineers
1949
as Butch
Trouble Preferred
1948
as Night Watchman (uncredited)
The Paleface
1948
as Bartender
Thunder in the Pines
1948
as Josh, the Station Master
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
1948
as Lefty
Jinx Money
1948
as Officer Rooney
Devil's Cargo
1948
as Naga, Mug Who Tails Delgado
The Judge Steps Out
1947
as Jack (Court Receptionist) (uncredited)
Dangerous Years
1947
as Mr. Adamson
Magic Town
1947
as Moving Man (uncredited)
The Burning Cross
1947
as Police Station Sergeant
The Pretender
1947
as Fingers Murdock
The Case of the Baby-Sitter
1947
as Officer Murphy
The Hat Box Mystery
1947
as Policeman Murphy
The Mighty McGurk
1947
as Bruiser (uncredited)
So's Your Antenna
1946
Society Mugs
1946
as Tom
Motor Maniacs
1946
as Mother's Suitor
Jiggers, My Wife
1946
as Joe
The Kid from Brooklyn
1946
as Referee #1 (uncredited)
Blonde Alibi
1946
as Policeman Clancy (Uncredited)
Man Alive
1945
as Bartender
Voice of the Whistler
1945
as Ferdinand / Hammerlock
Where the Pest Begins
1945
as Jonathan Batts
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
1945
The Man Who Walked Alone
1945
as Officer #1
The Town Went Wild
1944
as Policeman
The Princess and the Pirate
1944
as Alonzo
Moonlight and Cactus
1944
as Lucky
Take It Big
1944
as Moving Man (uncredited)
Girls! Girls! Girls!
1944
as Police Detective Lt. Kerrigan
And the Angels Sing
1944
as Potatoes
The Girl in the Case
1944
as Watchman (uncredited)
Radio Rampage
1944
as Mr. Thompson
True to Life
1943
as Customer (uncredited)
Wedtime Stories
1943
as House Detective
Campus Rhythm
1943
as Police Sergeant
Here Comes Elmer
1943
as Johnson
Cutie on Duty
1943
as Rocky
So's Your Uncle
1943
as Cop
Petticoat Larceny
1943
as Pinky
Stage Door Canteen
1943
as Tom Kennedy
Dixie
1943
as Barkeeper
Taxi, Mister
1943
as Kennedy
Ladies' Day
1943
as Dugan
Hit Parade of 1943
1943
as Westinghouse
Dixie Dugan
1943
as Sergeant (uncredited)
Pretty Dolly
1942
as Gus
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
1942
as Joe the Villa Luigi Bartender
Blondie's Blessed Event
1942
as Motorcycle Cop Who Names The Baby 'Cookie' (uncredited)
Butch Minds the Baby
1942
as Philly the Weeper
Pardon My Stripes
1942
as Casino
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
1941
as Tom
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
1941
as Sheriff Judson
The Officer and the Lady
1941
as Bumps O'Neil
Sailors on Leave
1941
as Dugan
Man-I-Cured
1941
as House Detective, Maizie's Boy Friend
Angels with Broken Wings
1941
as Gus
Thieves Fall Out
1941
as Cabbie
The Great Swindle
1941
as Capper Smith
Mexican Spitfire Out West
1940
as Cabbie
Flowing Gold
1940
as Petunia
Sporting Blood
1940
as Grantly
Pop Always Pays
1940
as Murphy
An Angel from Texas
1940
as Chopper
Curtain Call
1940
as Masseur
Millionaire Playboy
1940
as Tom Murphy
Remember the Night
1940
as 'Fat' Mike
The Covered Trailer
1939
as Otto
The Day the Bookies Wept
1939
as Pinky Brophy
These Glamour Girls
1939
as Joy Lane Manager (uncredited)
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
1939
as Gahagan
Quiet, Please
1939
as Gorilla Stand-In Max Imhof
Torchy Runs for Mayor
1939
as Gahagan
Society Lawyer
1939
as Alf
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939
as Det. Sgt. Gahagan
The Long Shot
1939
as Mike Claurens
Breakdowns of 1938
1938
as Gagahan (archive footage) (uncredited)
Torchy Gets Her Man
1938
as Gahagan
Crime Ring
1938
as Dummy
Halfway to Hollywood
1938
as Tom
Danger on the Air
1938
as Hotel Doorman (Uncredited)
Torchy Blane in Panama
1938
as Detective Gahagan
Go Chase Yourself
1938
as Icebox
Making the Headlines
1938
as Police Sergeant Handley
He Couldn't Say No
1938
as Dimples
Blondes at Work
1938
as Gahagan
Swing It, Sailor!
1938
as Policeman
Fiddling Around
1938
as Tom Kennedy
Crashing Hollywood
1938
as Al
Wise Girl
1937
as Detective
The Adventurous Blonde
1937
as Detective Gahagan
Living on Love
1937
as Pete Ryan
Calling All Curtains
1937
Forty Naughty Girls
1937
as Detective Casey
Varsity Show
1937
as Policeman (uncredited)
Bury the Hatchet
1937
as Tom
The Big Shot
1937
as Bugs
Marry the Girl
1937
as Jasper
She Had to Eat
1937
as Pete
Fly Away Baby
1937
as Gahagan
Married Before Breakfast
1937
as Mr. Baglipp
Slave Ship
1937
as Bartender
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
1937
as Jim Magooney
Armored Car
1937
as Tiny
Behind The Headlines
1937
as Tiny
New News
1937
as Tom Kennedy
Smart Blonde
1937
as Gahagan
Free Rent
1936
Grandma's Buoys
1936
as Tom
Midnight Blunders
1936
as Tom
The Big Game
1936
as Fan in Stands
Wives Never Know
1936
as Bartender (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
1936
as Bouncer at Pago Pago
Poppy
1936
as Hot Dog Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
The Country Doctor
1936
as Logger (uncredited)
Just Speeding
1936
The Bride Comes Home
1935
as Husky Thug at Party (uncredited)
Oh, My Nerves
1935
She Couldn't Take It
1935
as Slugs
Old Man Rhythm
1935
as Campus Guard
Gobs of Trouble
1935
Alibi Bye Bye
1935
as Snoops, the house dick
Stage Frights
1935
Raised and Called
1935
Gum Shoes
1935
Horse Heir
1935
The Dancing Millionaire
1934
as Crusher McGee
Unlucky Strike
1934
Down to Their Last Yacht
1934
as Joe 'Uncle Ed' Schultz (uncredited)
Hollywood Party
1934
as Beavers (uncredited)
Strictly Dynamite
1934
as Junior
Cracked Shots
1934
as Tom 'Pinky' Kennedy
Strictly Fresh Yeggs
1934
as The Burglar
Suits to Nuts
1933
as Client
Day of Reckoning
1933
as Furniture Mover
Penthouse
1933
as Joe (uncredited)
Man of the Forest
1933
as Sheriff Blake
Cross Fire
1933
as French Bouncer (uncredited)
Hip Zip Hooray
1933
as The Prisoner
42nd Street
1933
as Slim Murphy (uncredited)
Blondie Johnson
1933
as Hype (uncredited)
She Done Him Wrong
1933
as Big Bill - Bartender (uncredited)
Lawyer Man
1932
as Jake - the Ice Man (uncredited)
Fish Feathers
1932
If I Had a Million
1932
as Joe - Carnival Bouncer (uncredited)
Night After Night
1932
as Tom
The Crooked Circle
1932
as Mike, the policeman
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932
as Recruiting Sergeant
Skyscraper Souls
1932
as Masseur
The Boudoir Butler
1932
as Dr. Quigley - Slipper's Accomplice
Huddle
1932
as Moving Man (uncredited)
The Promoter
1932
as Burke
Lighthouse Love
1932
as The Marine Sergeant
Lighthouse Love
1932
as The Marine Sergeant
Flying High
1931
as Jokester with Firecrackers (uncredited)
Monkey Business
1931
as Gibson
Caught
1931
as Jard Harmon
Young as You Feel
1931
as Colorado Detective
Iron Man
1931
as Bartender (uncredited)
It Pays to Advertise
1931
as Perkins
The Gang Buster
1931
as 'Gopher' Brant
See America Thirst
1930
as 'Shivering' Smith
The Fall Guy
1930
as Detective Burke
Happy Days
1929
as Doorman (uncredited)
Big News
1929
as Officer Ryan
Glad Rag Doll
1929
as Manager
Marked Money
1928
as Bill Clemons
The Cop
1928
as Sergeant Coughlin
None But the Brave
1928
as Noah
Hold 'Em Yale
1928
as Detective
Tillie's Punctured Romance
1928
as Property Man
Wife Savers
1928
as General Lavoris
Ham and Eggs at the Front
1927
as Lazarus
Silver Valley
1927
as 'Hayfever' Hawkins
Fireman, Save My Child
1927
as Capt. Kennedy
Alias The Deacon
1927
as Bull Moran
Senorita
1927
as Oliveros Gaucho (uncredited)
The Mysterious Rider
1927
as Lem Spooner
Man of the Forest
1926
as Sheriff
We're in the Navy Now
1926
as Sailor Percival Scruggs
The Better 'Ole
1926
as The Blacksmith (uncredited)
Mantrap
1926
as Curly Evans
Born to the West
1926
as Dinkey Hooley
Behind the Front
1926
as Sergeant
The Yankee Señor
1926
as Luke Martin
The Best Bad Man
1925
as Dan Ellis
As Man Desires
1925
as Gorilla Bagsley
Loving Lies
1924
as Captain Lindstrom
The Flirt
1922
as Sam Fenton
The Speeder
1922
The Egg
1922
as The Boss
Full o' Pep
1922
Serenade
1921
as Zambrano
Sunless Sunday
1921
Kismet
1920
as Kutayt
Her First Kiss
1919
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
1919
as American General (uncredited)
Cupid's Day Off
1919
as Gambling House Operator
Mickey
1918
as Tom Rawlings
That Night
1917
as The Proprietor's Henchman
The Late Lamented
1917
as The Model's Brother
Two Crooks
1917
as The Detective
Thirst
1917
as Man in Employment Agency (uncredited)
Whose Baby?
1917
as The Fake Minister
Her Torpedoed Love
1917
as Roy Mulligan the Hobo / The False Minister
The Pullman Bride
1917
as Oklahoma Pete - a Bandit
His Bitter Pill
1916
as Dan's Henchman
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
1915
as Man Who Discovers Hat
Double Trouble
1915
as Judge Blodgett