Tom Kennedy

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

260

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

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • The Rifleman

    The Rifleman

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • The Texan

    The Texan

  • The Ford Television Theatre

    The Ford Television Theatre

  • My Favorite Martian

    My Favorite Martian

  • The Abbott and Costello Show

    The Abbott and Costello Show

  • Boston Blackie

    Boston Blackie

  • Boston Blackie

    Boston Blackie

  • Some Like It Hot

    Some Like It Hot

  • Topper

    Topper

  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

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

  • If I Had a Million

    If I Had a Million

  • The Bride Comes Home

    The Bride Comes Home

  • Pack Up Your Troubles

    Pack Up Your Troubles

  • Skyscraper Souls

    Skyscraper Souls

  • Torchy Runs for Mayor

    Torchy Runs for Mayor

  • The Better 'Ole

    The Better 'Ole

  • Cupid's Day Off

    Cupid's Day Off

  • Hey, Jeannie!

    Hey, Jeannie!

  • Torchy Blane in Chinatown

    Torchy Blane in Chinatown

  • The Yankee Señor

    The Yankee Señor

  • The Officer and the Lady

    The Officer and the Lady

  • Flying High

    Flying High

  • Sailors on Leave

    Sailors on Leave

  • The Crooked Circle

    The Crooked Circle

  • The Kid from Brooklyn

    The Kid from Brooklyn

  • None But the Brave

    None But the Brave

  • Behind The Headlines

    Behind The Headlines

  • Stage Frights

    Stage Frights

  • The Best Bad Man

    The Best Bad Man

  • The Big Shot

    The Big Shot

  • Marked Money

    Marked Money

  • Crime Ring

    Crime Ring

  • The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

    The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

  • Mexican Spitfire Out West

    Mexican Spitfire Out West

  • Slave Ship

    Slave Ship

  • The Scarf

    The Scarf

  • Angels with Broken Wings

    Angels with Broken Wings

  • Wedtime Stories

    Wedtime Stories

  • His Bitter Pill

    His Bitter Pill

  • Living on Love

    Living on Love

  • The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

    The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

  • Crashing Hollywood

    Crashing Hollywood

  • The Mysterious Rider

    The Mysterious Rider

  • Loving Lies

    Loving Lies

  • Born to the West

    Born to the West

  • Hit Parade of 1943

    Hit Parade of 1943

  • Midnight Blunders

    Midnight Blunders

  • Day of Reckoning

    Day of Reckoning

  • The Day the Bookies Wept

    The Day the Bookies Wept

  • Riding High

    Riding High

  • The Town Went Wild

    The Town Went Wild

  • Alias The Deacon

    Alias The Deacon

  • The Man Who Walked Alone

    The Man Who Walked Alone

  • Gobs of Trouble

    Gobs of Trouble

  • Trouble Preferred

    Trouble Preferred

  • Mexican Spitfire's Elephant

    Mexican Spitfire's Elephant

  • Thieves Fall Out

    Thieves Fall Out

  • Cross Fire

    Cross Fire

  • Strictly Fresh Yeggs

    Strictly Fresh Yeggs

  • See America Thirst

    See America Thirst

  • Campus Rhythm

    Campus Rhythm

  • Gold Fever

    Gold Fever

  • Armored Car

    Armored Car

  • The Egg

    The Egg

  • Fly Away Baby

    Fly Away Baby

  • The Long Shot

    The Long Shot

  • Hollywood Boulevard

    Hollywood Boulevard

  • The Bounty Killer

    The Bounty Killer

  • Walk Like a Dragon

    Walk Like a Dragon

  • Public Pigeon No. 1

    Public Pigeon No. 1

  • Poppy

    Poppy

  • Hollywood Party

    Hollywood Party

  • Broadway

    Broadway

  • Jinx Money

    Jinx Money

  • Silver Valley

    Silver Valley

  • Society Lawyer

    Society Lawyer

  • Mickey

    Mickey

  • Square Dance Jubilee

    Square Dance Jubilee

  • Glad Rag Doll

    Glad Rag Doll

  • 42nd Street

    42nd Street

  • Curtain Call

    Curtain Call

  • A Schoolhouse Scandal

    A Schoolhouse Scandal

  • Breakdowns of 1938

    Breakdowns of 1938

  • Thirst

    Thirst

  • The Awful Sleuth

    The Awful Sleuth

  • The Princess and the Pirate

    The Princess and the Pirate

  • The Promoter

    The Promoter

  • The Gang Buster

    The Gang Buster

  • It Pays to Advertise

    It Pays to Advertise

  • The Case of the Baby-Sitter

    The Case of the Baby-Sitter

  • Danger on the Air

    Danger on the Air

  • Quiet, Please

    Quiet, Please

  • True to Life

    True to Life

  • Swing It, Sailor!

    Swing It, Sailor!

  • Pop Always Pays

    Pop Always Pays

  • Taxi, Mister

    Taxi, Mister

  • The Devil Is Driving

    The Devil Is Driving

  • Penthouse

    Penthouse

  • She Had to Eat

    She Had to Eat

  • The Adventurous Blonde

    The Adventurous Blonde

  • She Done Him Wrong

    She Done Him Wrong

  • And the Angels Sing

    And the Angels Sing

  • Our Leading Citizen

    Our Leading Citizen

  • The Judge Steps Out

    The Judge Steps Out

  • Alibi Bye Bye

    Alibi Bye Bye

  • Man-I-Cured

    Man-I-Cured

  • The Big Game

    The Big Game

  • The Late Lamented

    The Late Lamented

  • Iron Man

    Iron Man

  • The Speeder

    The Speeder

  • Hold 'Em Yale

    Hold 'Em Yale

  • Varsity Show

    Varsity Show

  • Flowing Gold

    Flowing Gold

  • Voice of the Whistler

    Voice of the Whistler

  • Strictly Dynamite

    Strictly Dynamite

  • Torchy Blane in Panama

    Torchy Blane in Panama

  • Fireman, Save My Child

    Fireman, Save My Child

  • Yankee Doodle in Berlin

    Yankee Doodle in Berlin

  • Man of the Forest

    Man of the Forest

  • Monkey Business

    Monkey Business

  • Blondes at Work

    Blondes at Work

  • Man Alive

    Man Alive

  • Mantrap

    Mantrap

  • Sporting Blood

    Sporting Blood

  • The Paleface

    The Paleface

  • Sunless Sunday

    Sunless Sunday

  • Old Man Rhythm

    Old Man Rhythm

  • Invasion, U.S.A.

    Invasion, U.S.A.

  • As Man Desires

    As Man Desires

  • The Girl in the Case

    The Girl in the Case

  • Behind the Front

    Behind the Front

  • Making the Headlines

    Making the Headlines

  • Butch Minds the Baby

    Butch Minds the Baby

  • Wives Never Know

    Wives Never Know

  • Pardon My Stripes

    Pardon My Stripes

  • So's Your Uncle

    So's Your Uncle

  • The Mutineers

    The Mutineers

  • Down to Their Last Yacht

    Down to Their Last Yacht

  • Tillie's Punctured Romance

    Tillie's Punctured Romance

  • Thunder in the Pines

    Thunder in the Pines

  • Devil's Cargo

    Devil's Cargo

  • Marry the Girl

    Marry the Girl

  • Man of the Forest

    Man of the Forest

  • Dangerous Years

    Dangerous Years

  • Married Before Breakfast

    Married Before Breakfast

  • Night After Night

    Night After Night

  • Raised and Called

    Raised and Called

  • Kismet

    Kismet

  • Ladies' Day

    Ladies' Day

  • Lawyer Man

    Lawyer Man

  • Let's Go Navy!

    Let's Go Navy!

  • The Fall Guy

    The Fall Guy

  • Magic Town

    Magic Town

  • Loose Loot

    Loose Loot

  • Double Trouble

    Double Trouble

  • Stage Door Canteen

    Stage Door Canteen

  • Two Crooks

    Two Crooks

  • Fatty and the Broadway Stars

    Fatty and the Broadway Stars

  • Huddle

    Huddle

  • The Pullman Bride

    The Pullman Bride

  • The Burning Cross

    The Burning Cross

  • Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

    Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

  • Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

    Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

  • Senorita

    Senorita

  • Triple Trouble

    Triple Trouble

  • The Covered Trailer

    The Covered Trailer

  • Dixie

    Dixie

  • Go Chase Yourself

    Go Chase Yourself

  • The Mighty McGurk

    The Mighty McGurk

  • Remember the Night

    Remember the Night

  • Petticoat Larceny

    Petticoat Larceny

  • An Angel from Texas

    An Angel from Texas

  • Blonde Alibi

    Blonde Alibi

  • Happy Days

    Happy Days

  • The Hat Box Mystery

    The Hat Box Mystery

  • Big News

    Big News

  • Hip Zip Hooray

    Hip Zip Hooray

  • It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

    It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

  • Her Torpedoed Love

    Her Torpedoed Love

  • Jiggers, My Wife

    Jiggers, My Wife

  • Serenade

    Serenade

  • Torchy Gets Her Man

    Torchy Gets Her Man

  • Her First Kiss

    Her First Kiss

  • Blondie Johnson

    Blondie Johnson

  • The Great Swindle

    The Great Swindle

  • The Cop

    The Cop

  • The Flirt

    The Flirt

  • Caught

    Caught

  • He Couldn't Say No

    He Couldn't Say No

  • Blondie's Blessed Event

    Blondie's Blessed Event

  • That Night

    That Night

  • Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite

    Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite

  • Ham and Eggs at the Front

    Ham and Eggs at the Front

  • Millionaire Playboy

    Millionaire Playboy

  • These Glamour Girls

    These Glamour Girls

  • The Country Doctor

    The Country Doctor

  • The Pretender

    The Pretender

  • Whose Baby?

    Whose Baby?

  • Wise Girl

    Wise Girl

  • The Dancing Millionaire

    The Dancing Millionaire

  • Young as You Feel

    Young as You Feel

  • New News

    New News

  • Full o' Pep

    Full o' Pep

  • Wife Savers

    Wife Savers

  • Spooks!

    Spooks!

  • Smart Blonde

    Smart Blonde

  • Sweet Spirits of the Nighter

    Sweet Spirits of the Nighter

  • Lighthouse Love

    Lighthouse Love

  • Lighthouse Love

    Lighthouse Love

  • She Couldn't Take It

    She Couldn't Take It

  • Grandma's Buoys

    Grandma's Buoys

  • Where the Pest Begins

    Where the Pest Begins

  • We're in the Navy Now

    We're in the Navy Now

  • Fish Feathers

    Fish Feathers

  • Halfway to Hollywood

    Halfway to Hollywood

  • Cutie on Duty

    Cutie on Duty

  • Motor Maniacs

    Motor Maniacs

  • Havana Rose

    Havana Rose

  • Hook a Crook

    Hook a Crook

  • Suits to Nuts

    Suits to Nuts

  • Forty Naughty Girls

    Forty Naughty Girls

  • 42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

    42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

  • Here Comes Elmer

    Here Comes Elmer

  • Dixie Dugan

    Dixie Dugan

  • Unlucky Strike

    Unlucky Strike

  • Society Mugs

    Society Mugs

  • Horse Heir

    Horse Heir

  • The Boudoir Butler

    The Boudoir Butler

  • Fraidy Cat

    Fraidy Cat

  • So's Your Antenna

    So's Your Antenna

  • Pretty Dolly

    Pretty Dolly

  • Radio Rampage

    Radio Rampage

  • Just Speeding

    Just Speeding

  • Free Rent

    Free Rent

  • Take It Big

    Take It Big

  • Calling All Curtains

    Calling All Curtains

  • Cracked Shots

    Cracked Shots

  • Girls! Girls! Girls!

    Girls! Girls! Girls!

  • Moonlight and Cactus

    Moonlight and Cactus

  • Gum Shoes

    Gum Shoes

  • Fiddling Around

    Fiddling Around

  • Oh, My Nerves

    Oh, My Nerves

  • Bury the Hatchet

    Bury the Hatchet