Cast
Tom Kennedy
Acting
Cast
Tom Kennedy
Known for
Acting
Born
1885-07-14
From
New York City, New York, USA
Died
1965-10-06
Also known as Thomas A. Kennedy, Thomas Kennedy, Thomas Aloyisus Kennedy
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.
Some Like It Hot
as Bouncer (uncredited)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Traffic Cop (uncredited)
Where the Pest Begins
as Jonathan Batts
Hollywood Boulevard
as Bouncer at Pago Pago
42nd Street
as Slim Murphy (uncredited)
Wife Savers
as General Lavoris
Jiggers, My Wife
as Joe
Slave Ship
as Bartender
Torchy Runs for Mayor
as Gahagan
The Flirt
as Sam Fenton
Blondie Johnson
as Hype (uncredited)
Big News
as Officer Ryan
Poppy
as Hot Dog Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
Lighthouse Love
as The Marine Sergeant
Lawyer Man
as Jake - the Ice Man (uncredited)
Two Crooks
as The Detective
The Fall Guy
as Detective Burke
Voice of the Whistler
as Ferdinand / Hammerlock
The Princess and the Pirate
as Alonzo
Here Comes Elmer
as Johnson
Riding High
as Racetrack Mug (uncredited)
Flowing Gold
as Petunia
Man Alive
as Bartender (uncredited)
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
as Joe the Villa Luigi Bartender
Kismet
as Kutayt
Serenade
as Zambrano
Millionaire Playboy
as Tom Murphy
If I Had a Million
as Joe - Carnival Bouncer (uncredited)
The Bounty Killer
as Waiter
The Burning Cross
as Police Station Sergeant
These Glamour Girls
as Joy Lane Manager (uncredited)
Magic Town
as Moving Man (uncredited)
Remember the Night
as 'Fat' Mike
Dixie
as Barkeeper (uncredited)
Stage Door Canteen
as Tom Kennedy
Armored Car
as Tiny
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
as Jim Magooney
Curtain Call
as Masseur
Spooks!
as Mr. Hyde
Marked Money
as Bill Clemons
Butch Minds the Baby
as Philly the Weeper
Havana Rose
as House Detective
His Bitter Pill
as Dan's Henchman
Jinx Money
as Officer Rooney
Monkey Business
as Gibson
Smart Blonde
as Gahagan
See America Thirst
as 'Shivering' Smith
The Cop
as Sergeant Coughlin
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Recruiting Sergeant
Marry the Girl
as Jasper
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
as Gahagan
Penthouse
as Joe (uncredited)
The Man Who Walked Alone
as Officer #1
Happy Days
as Doorman (uncredited)
Society Lawyer
as Alf
The Pretender
as Fingers Murdock
Blonde Alibi
as Policeman Clancy (Uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1938
as Gagahan (archive footage) (uncredited)
Go Chase Yourself
as Icebox
The Kid from Brooklyn
as Referee #1 (uncredited)
Dangerous Years
as Mr. Adamson
Huddle
as Moving Man (uncredited)
The Scarf
as Asylum Inmate
Triple Trouble
as Third Convict Calling Out from Cell
The Judge Steps Out
as Jack (Court Receptionist) (uncredited)
Strictly Fresh Yeggs
as The Burglar
The Adventurous Blonde
as Detective Gahagan
Loose Loot
as Joe
Sporting Blood
as Grantly
Hollywood Party
as Beavers (uncredited)
The Long Shot
as Mike Claurens
Torchy Blane in Panama
as Detective Gahagan
Public Pigeon No. 1
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Campus Rhythm
as Police Sergeant
Walk Like a Dragon
as Jethro the Bartender
Flying High
as Jokester with Firecrackers (uncredited)
True to Life
as Customer (uncredited)
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
as Det. Sgt. Gahagan
Old Man Rhythm
as Campus Guard
She Done Him Wrong
as Big Bill - Bartender (uncredited)
Torchy Gets Her Man
as Gahagan
Wise Girl
as Detective
And the Angels Sing
as Potatoes
She Couldn't Take It
as Slugs
Pretty Dolly
as Gus
The Paleface
as Bartender
Man of the Forest
as Sheriff Blake
Invasion, U.S.A.
as Tim, Bartender
Skyscraper Souls
as Masseur
Ladies' Day
as Dugan
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
as Self (from Mantrap [1926]) (archive footage)
Iron Man
as Bartender (uncredited)
Her Torpedoed Love
as Roy Mulligan the Hobo / The False Minister
Mexican Spitfire Out West
as Cabbie
The Devil Is Driving
as Fritz (uncredited)
Thieves Fall Out
as Cabbie
Hook a Crook
as I. Katchum (archive footage) (uncredited)
Broadway
as Kerry (uncredited)
Mantrap
as Curly Evans
As Man Desires
as Gorilla Bagsley
Wives Never Know
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Town Went Wild
as Policeman
The Country Doctor
as Logger (uncredited)
So's Your Uncle
as Cop
Strictly Dynamite
as Junior
The Day the Bookies Wept
as Pinky Brophy
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
as Self (archive footage)
The Mighty McGurk
as Bruiser (uncredited)
Young as You Feel
as Colorado Detective
Sailors on Leave
as Dugan
Fly Away Baby
as Gahagan
Danger on the Air
as Hotel Doorman (Uncredited)
Loving Lies
as Captain Lindstrom
Senorita
as Oliveros Gaucho (uncredited)
Night After Night
as Tom
An Angel from Texas
as Chopper
The Hat Box Mystery
as Policeman Murphy
Glad Rag Doll
as Manager
Let's Go Navy!
as Officer Donovan
The Bride Comes Home
as Husky Thug at Party (uncredited)
Varsity Show
as Policeman (uncredited)
Angels with Broken Wings
as Gus
Behind The Headlines
as Tiny
Taxi, Mister
as Kennedy
Radio Rampage
as Mr. Thompson
Crashing Hollywood
as Al
Love Over Night
as Detective
Fraidy Cat
as I. Katchum (uncredited)
The Case of the Baby-Sitter
as Officer Murphy
Mickey
as Tom Rawlings
The Big Game
as Fan in Stands
Pop Always Pays
as Murphy
Blondie's Blessed Event
as Motorcycle Cop Who Names The Baby 'Cookie' (uncredited)
Cross Fire
as French Bouncer (uncredited)
Swing It, Sailor!
as Policeman
Hit Parade of 1943
as Westinghouse
The Crooked Circle
as Mike, the policeman
Blondes at Work
as Gahagan
Making the Headlines
as Police Sergeant Handley
Living on Love
as Pete Ryan
Halfway to Hollywood
as Tom
Wedtime Stories
as House Detective
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
Silver Valley
as 'Hayfever' Hawkins
Day of Reckoning
as Furniture Mover
Whose Baby?
as The Fake Minister
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
as Lefty
That Night
as The Proprietor's Henchman
Dixie Dugan
as Sergeant (uncredited)
Quiet, Please
as Gorilla Stand-In Max Imhof
The Gang Buster
as 'Gopher' Brant
Midnight Blunders
as Tom
Devil's Cargo
as Naga, Mug Who Tails Delgado
New News
as Tom Kennedy
The Girl in the Case
as Watchman (uncredited)
Born to the West
as Dinkey Hooley
Square Dance Jubilee
as Bartender Tom
Down to Their Last Yacht
as Joe 'Uncle Ed' Schultz (uncredited)
It Pays to Advertise
as Perkins
Forty Naughty Girls
as Detective Casey
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
as American General (uncredited)
Full o' Pep
Gold Fever
as Big Tom
The Great Swindle
as Capper Smith
Stage Frights
Fiddling Around
as Tom Kennedy
The Shannons of Broadway
as Burt
Our Leading Citizen
as Boots
The Mutineers
as Butch
Moonlight and Cactus
as Lucky
Grandma's Buoys
as Tom
Thirst
as Man in Employment Agency (uncredited)
Petticoat Larceny
as Pinky
The Officer and the Lady
as Bumps O'Neil
He Couldn't Say No
as Dimples
None But the Brave
as Noah
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
as Sheriff Judson
Crime Ring
as Dummy
The Big Shot
as Bugs
Caught
as Jard Harmon
Ham and Eggs at the Front
as Lazarus
We're in the Navy Now
as Sailor Percival Scruggs
The Egg
as The Boss
Married Before Breakfast
as Mr. Baglipp
Hold 'Em Yale
as Detective
Lighthouse Love
as The Marine Sergeant
Her First Kiss
Pardon My Stripes
as Casino
Behind the Front
as Sergeant
Just Speeding
Fish Feathers
The Late Lamented
as The Model's Brother
The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City
as Crook
Motor Maniacs
as Mother's Suitor
The Best Bad Man
as Dan Ellis
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
as Man Who Discovers Hat
Horse Heir
Gobs of Trouble
She Had to Eat
as Pete
Fireman, Save My Child
as Capt. Kennedy
The Mysterious Rider
as Lem Spooner
Thunder in the Pines
as Josh, the Station Master
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
as Tom
Man of the Forest
as Sheriff
So's Your Antenna
The Pullman Bride
as Oklahoma Pete - a Bandit
Double Trouble
as Judge Blodgett
The Covered Trailer
as Otto
The Better 'Ole
as The Blacksmith (uncredited)
Alias The Deacon
as Bull Moran
Unlucky Strike
Take It Big
as Moving Man (uncredited)
The Dancing Millionaire
as Crusher McGee
Suits to Nuts
as Client
Society Mugs
as Tom
Sunless Sunday
The Awful Sleuth
as Pinky
Raised and Called
Alibi Bye Bye
as Snoops, the house dick
Free Rent
as Mr. Kennedy
Girls! Girls! Girls!
as Police Detective Lt. Kerrigan
Skirts
Cracked Shots
as Tom 'Pinky' Kennedy
Phoney Cronies
as Tom
Trouble Preferred
as Night Watchman (uncredited)
Calling All Curtains
In the Devildog House
as Jennie's Husband
The Promoter
as Burke
Cupid's Day Off
as Gambling House Operator
Home Work
as Repairman
Bury the Hatchet
as Tom
The Flaming Hour
as Ben
Oh, My Nerves
The Boudoir Butler
as Dr. Quigley - Slipper's Accomplice
The Yankee Señor
as Luke Martin
The Speeder
How Comedies Are Born
as Tom
Cutie on Duty
as Rocky
The Island of Intrigue
as Jackson, the butler
Hip Zip Hooray
as The Prisoner
Home Work
Man-I-Cured
as House Detective, Maizie's Boy Friend
Tillie's Punctured Romance
as Property Man
Odor in the Court
as Plug Hardy
The Poor Simp
as Jim Donnelly
If You Believe It, It's So
as Bartender
Gum Shoes
A Schoolhouse Scandal
Sir Lumberjack
as Bill Blake
Sock Me to Sleep
as Battling McGee