Tom Kennedy

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

267

Gender

Male

Birthday

1885-07-14

Day of death

1965-10-06 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Tom 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.

Known For

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • The Rifleman

    The Rifleman

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

  • Monkey Business

    Monkey Business

  • Taxi, Mister

    Taxi, Mister

  • The Texan

    The Texan

  • The Ford Television Theatre

    The Ford Television Theatre

  • Iron Man

    Iron Man

  • Flowing Gold

    Flowing Gold

  • Silver Valley

    Silver Valley

  • Curtain Call

    Curtain Call

  • 42nd Street

    42nd Street

  • Loose Loot

    Loose Loot

  • Triple Trouble

    Triple Trouble

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • Sunless Sunday

    Sunless Sunday

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • Some Like It Hot

    Some Like It Hot

  • Ladies' Day

    Ladies' Day

  • Armored Car

    Armored Car

  • Blondie Johnson

    Blondie Johnson

  • Dixie

    Dixie

  • Strictly Dynamite

    Strictly Dynamite

  • Senorita

    Senorita

  • Petticoat Larceny

    Petticoat Larceny

  • Penthouse

    Penthouse

  • The Abbott and Costello Show

    The Abbott and Costello Show

  • So's Your Uncle

    So's Your Uncle

  • Dangerous Years

    Dangerous Years

  • Poppy

    Poppy

  • The Flirt

    The Flirt

  • My Favorite Martian

    My Favorite Martian

  • Man of the Forest

    Man of the Forest

  • The Adventurous Blonde

    The Adventurous Blonde

  • That Night

    That Night

  • Double Trouble

    Double Trouble

  • See America Thirst

    See America Thirst

  • Magic Town

    Magic Town

  • Kismet

    Kismet

  • Lawyer Man

    Lawyer Man

  • Boston Blackie

    Boston Blackie

  • Boston Blackie

    Boston Blackie

  • Devil's Cargo

    Devil's Cargo

  • Fly Away Baby

    Fly Away Baby

  • Let's Go Navy!

    Let's Go Navy!

  • The Burning Cross

    The Burning Cross

  • Huddle

    Huddle

  • Thirst

    Thirst

  • Happy Days

    Happy Days

  • Voice of the Whistler

    Voice of the Whistler

  • Quiet, Please

    Quiet, Please

  • The Cop

    The Cop

  • Man of the Forest

    Man of the Forest

  • And the Angels Sing

    And the Angels Sing

  • His Bitter Pill

    His Bitter Pill

  • Two Crooks

    Two Crooks

  • Pardon My Stripes

    Pardon My Stripes

  • Man Alive

    Man Alive

  • The Mysterious Rider

    The Mysterious Rider

  • Her Torpedoed Love

    Her Torpedoed Love

  • Hey, Jeannie!

    Hey, Jeannie!

  • Society Lawyer

    Society Lawyer

  • Whose Baby?

    Whose Baby?

  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

    It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

  • Topper

    Topper

  • Breakdowns of 1938

    Breakdowns of 1938

  • Blonde Alibi

    Blonde Alibi

  • Swing It, Sailor!

    Swing It, Sailor!

  • Hip Zip Hooray

    Hip Zip Hooray

  • Sailors on Leave

    Sailors on Leave

  • Millionaire Playboy

    Millionaire Playboy

  • Glad Rag Doll

    Glad Rag Doll

  • Hollywood Party

    Hollywood Party

  • Torchy Gets Her Man

    Torchy Gets Her Man

  • Wife Savers

    Wife Savers

  • Sporting Blood

    Sporting Blood

  • Mantrap

    Mantrap

  • The Long Shot

    The Long Shot

  • Go Chase Yourself

    Go Chase Yourself

  • The Paleface

    The Paleface

  • Grandma's Buoys

    Grandma's Buoys

  • The Pretender

    The Pretender

  • The Dancing Millionaire

    The Dancing Millionaire

  • Lighthouse Love

    Lighthouse Love

  • Jiggers, My Wife

    Jiggers, My Wife

  • The Covered Trailer

    The Covered Trailer

  • Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

    Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

  • Spooks!

    Spooks!

  • Motor Maniacs

    Motor Maniacs

  • The Big Game

    The Big Game

  • Radio Rampage

    Radio Rampage

  • The Island of Intrigue

    The Island of Intrigue

  • Butch Minds the Baby

    Butch Minds the Baby

  • Gold Fever

    Gold Fever

  • The Fall Guy

    The Fall Guy

  • Fish Feathers

    Fish Feathers

  • Havana Rose

    Havana Rose

  • Crashing Hollywood

    Crashing Hollywood

  • Serenade

    Serenade

  • Man-I-Cured

    Man-I-Cured

  • Here Comes Elmer

    Here Comes Elmer

  • The Princess and the Pirate

    The Princess and the Pirate

  • Strictly Fresh Yeggs

    Strictly Fresh Yeggs

  • Remember the Night

    Remember the Night

  • Wise Girl

    Wise Girl

  • Pack Up Your Troubles

    Pack Up Your Troubles

  • So's Your Antenna

    So's Your Antenna

  • If I Had a Million

    If I Had a Million

  • She Done Him Wrong

    She Done Him Wrong

  • Hook a Crook

    Hook a Crook

  • Society Mugs

    Society Mugs

  • Sweet Spirits of the Nighter

    Sweet Spirits of the Nighter

  • Skirts

    Skirts

  • Slave Ship

    Slave Ship

  • Jinx Money

    Jinx Money

  • Stage Door Canteen

    Stage Door Canteen

  • Fraidy Cat

    Fraidy Cat

  • Pretty Dolly

    Pretty Dolly

  • Flying High

    Flying High

  • The Bride Comes Home

    The Bride Comes Home

  • Walk Like a Dragon

    Walk Like a Dragon

  • The Bounty Killer

    The Bounty Killer

  • The Great Swindle

    The Great Swindle

  • The Town Went Wild

    The Town Went Wild

  • Night After Night

    Night After Night

  • Invasion, U.S.A.

    Invasion, U.S.A.

  • Down to Their Last Yacht

    Down to Their Last Yacht

  • These Glamour Girls

    These Glamour Girls

  • Thunder in the Pines

    Thunder in the Pines

  • The Kid from Brooklyn

    The Kid from Brooklyn

  • The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

    The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

  • Forty Naughty Girls

    Forty Naughty Girls

  • True to Life

    True to Life

  • Just Speeding

    Just Speeding

  • The Judge Steps Out

    The Judge Steps Out

  • Varsity Show

    Varsity Show

  • Horse Heir

    Horse Heir

  • She Had to Eat

    She Had to Eat

  • Torchy Blane in Panama

    Torchy Blane in Panama

  • She Couldn't Take It

    She Couldn't Take It

  • Dixie Dugan

    Dixie Dugan

  • Public Pigeon No. 1

    Public Pigeon No. 1

  • Riding High

    Riding High

  • The Big Shot

    The Big Shot

  • The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

    The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

  • He Couldn't Say No

    He Couldn't Say No

  • Crime Ring

    Crime Ring

  • Torchy Runs for Mayor

    Torchy Runs for Mayor

  • Unlucky Strike

    Unlucky Strike

  • The Mighty McGurk

    The Mighty McGurk

  • Behind The Headlines

    Behind The Headlines

  • Trouble Preferred

    Trouble Preferred

  • The Shannons of Broadway

    The Shannons of Broadway

  • Gobs of Trouble

    Gobs of Trouble

  • Old Man Rhythm

    Old Man Rhythm

  • Living on Love

    Living on Love

  • Fiddling Around

    Fiddling Around

  • Thieves Fall Out

    Thieves Fall Out

  • The Scarf

    The Scarf

  • Smart Blonde

    Smart Blonde

  • Marry the Girl

    Marry the Girl

  • Skyscraper Souls

    Skyscraper Souls

  • Hit Parade of 1943

    Hit Parade of 1943

  • The Late Lamented

    The Late Lamented

  • The Gang Buster

    The Gang Buster

  • Torchy Blane in Chinatown

    Torchy Blane in Chinatown

  • Gum Shoes

    Gum Shoes

  • The Better 'Ole

    The Better 'Ole

  • Hollywood Boulevard

    Hollywood Boulevard

  • Day of Reckoning

    Day of Reckoning

  • The Mutineers

    The Mutineers

  • Lighthouse Love

    Lighthouse Love

  • Campus Rhythm

    Campus Rhythm

  • It Pays to Advertise

    It Pays to Advertise

  • Pop Always Pays

    Pop Always Pays

  • An Angel from Texas

    An Angel from Texas

  • Broadway

    Broadway

  • Young as You Feel

    Young as You Feel

  • Behind the Front

    Behind the Front

  • Blondie's Blessed Event

    Blondie's Blessed Event

  • Halfway to Hollywood

    Halfway to Hollywood

  • Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

    Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

  • The Man Who Walked Alone

    The Man Who Walked Alone

  • Mexican Spitfire's Elephant

    Mexican Spitfire's Elephant

  • Free Rent

    Free Rent

  • The Day the Bookies Wept

    The Day the Bookies Wept

  • Oh, My Nerves

    Oh, My Nerves

  • 42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

    42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

  • The Devil Is Driving

    The Devil Is Driving

  • Caught

    Caught

  • The Hat Box Mystery

    The Hat Box Mystery

  • The Case of the Baby-Sitter

    The Case of the Baby-Sitter

  • Cross Fire

    Cross Fire

  • The Country Doctor

    The Country Doctor

  • Blondes at Work

    Blondes at Work

  • Girls! Girls! Girls!

    Girls! Girls! Girls!

  • Making the Headlines

    Making the Headlines

  • Big News

    Big News

  • Moonlight and Cactus

    Moonlight and Cactus

  • Where the Pest Begins

    Where the Pest Begins

  • Mexican Spitfire Out West

    Mexican Spitfire Out West

  • Danger on the Air

    Danger on the Air

  • Take It Big

    Take It Big

  • The Girl in the Case

    The Girl in the Case

  • Wives Never Know

    Wives Never Know

  • Mickey

    Mickey

  • It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

    It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

  • Married Before Breakfast

    Married Before Breakfast

  • Ham and Eggs at the Front

    Ham and Eggs at the Front

  • Marked Money

    Marked Money

  • Alias The Deacon

    Alias The Deacon

  • The Promoter

    The Promoter

  • The Pullman Bride

    The Pullman Bride

  • Alibi Bye Bye

    Alibi Bye Bye

  • Yankee Doodle in Berlin

    Yankee Doodle in Berlin

  • Loving Lies

    Loving Lies

  • Bury the Hatchet

    Bury the Hatchet

  • The Awful Sleuth

    The Awful Sleuth

  • Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite

    Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite

  • Stage Frights

    Stage Frights

  • The Best Bad Man

    The Best Bad Man

  • The Officer and the Lady

    The Officer and the Lady

  • Tillie's Punctured Romance

    Tillie's Punctured Romance

  • None But the Brave

    None But the Brave

  • Born to the West

    Born to the West

  • Fatty and the Broadway Stars

    Fatty and the Broadway Stars

  • Our Leading Citizen

    Our Leading Citizen

  • New News

    New News

  • Square Dance Jubilee

    Square Dance Jubilee

  • Calling All Curtains

    Calling All Curtains

  • We're in the Navy Now

    We're in the Navy Now

  • As Man Desires

    As Man Desires

  • Suits to Nuts

    Suits to Nuts

  • Angels with Broken Wings

    Angels with Broken Wings

  • Cupid's Day Off

    Cupid's Day Off

  • Fireman, Save My Child

    Fireman, Save My Child

  • The Crooked Circle

    The Crooked Circle

  • Midnight Blunders

    Midnight Blunders

  • Full o' Pep

    Full o' Pep

  • The Poor Simp

    The Poor Simp

  • The Flaming Hour

    The Flaming Hour

  • The Speeder

    The Speeder

  • The Yankee Señor

    The Yankee Señor

  • Cutie on Duty

    Cutie on Duty

  • The Egg

    The Egg

  • A Schoolhouse Scandal

    A Schoolhouse Scandal

  • The Boudoir Butler

    The Boudoir Butler

  • Hold 'Em Yale

    Hold 'Em Yale

  • Wedtime Stories

    Wedtime Stories

  • Her First Kiss

    Her First Kiss

  • The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City

    The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City

  • Cracked Shots

    Cracked Shots

  • Raised and Called

    Raised and Called

  • If You Believe It, It's So

    If You Believe It, It's So