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