Birth Day: 1885-07-14
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
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.
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As Self (archive footage) -
As Self (from Mantrap [1926]) (archive footage) -
As Repairman
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As Waiter -
As Traffic Cop (uncredited) -
As Jethro the Bartender -
As Bouncer (uncredited) -
As Prison Guard (uncredited) -
As I. Katchum (archive footage) (uncredited) -
As Joe -
As Mr. Hyde -
As Big Tom -
As Tim, Bartender -
As House Detective -
As Officer Donovan -
As Pinky -
As Asylum Inmate -
As I. Katchum (uncredited) -
As Third Convict Calling Out from Cell -
As Racetrack Mug (uncredited) -
As Butch -
As Bartender Tom -
As Lefty -
As Naga, Mug Who Tails Delgado -
As Josh, the Station Master -
As Night Watchman (uncredited) -
As Bartender -
As Officer Rooney -
As Police Station Sergeant -
As Bruiser (uncredited) -
As Moving Man (uncredited) -
As Officer Murphy -
As Mr. Adamson -
As Jack (Court Receptionist) (uncredited) -
As Policeman Murphy -
As Fingers Murdock -
As Referee #1 (uncredited) -
As Mother's Suitor
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As Joe -
As Tom -
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As Policeman Clancy (Uncredited) -
As Ferdinand / Hammerlock -
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As Officer #1 -
As Bartender (uncredited) -
As Jonathan Batts -
As Lucky -
As Policeman -
As Watchman (uncredited) -
As Moving Man (uncredited) -
As Mr. Thompson
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As Police Detective Lt. Kerrigan -
As Alonzo -
As Potatoes -
As House Detective
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As Kennedy -
As Pinky -
As Barkeeper (uncredited) -
As Customer (uncredited) -
As Sergeant (uncredited) -
As Tom Kennedy -
As Cop -
As Westinghouse -
As Rocky -
As Dugan -
As Police Sergeant -
As Johnson -
As Kerry (uncredited) -
As Motorcycle Cop Who Names The Baby 'Cookie' (uncredited) -
As Tom
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As Casino -
As Gus -
As Philly the Weeper -
As Joe the Villa Luigi Bartender -
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As Capper Smith -
As Gus -
As Bumps O'Neil -
As Sheriff Judson -
As Cabbie -
As Dugan -
As Tom -
As House Detective, Maizie's Boy Friend -
As Tom Murphy -
As Grantly -
As Masseur -
As Murphy -
As Chopper -
As Petunia -
As Cabbie -
As 'Fat' Mike -
As Alf -
As Gahagan -
As Joy Lane Manager (uncredited) -
As Otto -
As Gorilla Stand-In Max Imhof -
As Pinky Brophy -
As Det. Sgt. Gahagan -
As Mike Claurens -
As Gahagan -
As Al -
As Gahagan -
As Detective Gahagan -
As Tom Kennedy
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As Icebox -
As Policeman -
As Dimples -
As Police Sergeant Handley -
As Tom
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As Gahagan -
As Dummy -
As Hotel Doorman (Uncredited) -
As Gagahan (archive footage) (uncredited) -
As Tiny -
As Detective -
As Pete -
As Tiny -
As Jasper -
As Tom Kennedy
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As Gahagan -
As Detective Casey -
As Gahagan -
As Policeman (uncredited) -
As Mr. Baglipp -
As Tom
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As Jim Magooney -
As Pete Ryan -
As Detective Gahagan -
As Bugs -
As Bartender -
As Tom
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As Fan in Stands -
As Hot Dog Stand Proprietor (uncredited) -
As Logger (uncredited) -
As Mr. Kennedy -
As Bartender (uncredited) -
As Tom -
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As Bouncer at Pago Pago -
As Slugs -
As Battling McGee
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As Husky Thug at Party (uncredited) -
As Snoops, the house dick -
As Campus Guard -
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As Joe 'Uncle Ed' Schultz (uncredited) -
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As The Burglar
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As Tom 'Pinky' Kennedy
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As Junior -
As Beavers (uncredited) -
As Crusher McGee
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As Client -
As Furniture Mover -
As French Bouncer (uncredited) -
As Big Bill - Bartender (uncredited) -
As Joe (uncredited) -
As Sheriff Blake -
As Hype (uncredited) -
As The Prisoner
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As Slim Murphy (uncredited) -
As Recruiting Sergeant -
As Joe - Carnival Bouncer (uncredited) -
As Burke
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As Masseur -
As Moving Man (uncredited) -
As The Marine Sergeant
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As Dr. Quigley - Slipper's Accomplice
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As Mike, the policeman -
As The Marine Sergeant -
As Jake - the Ice Man (uncredited) -
As Fritz (uncredited) -
As Tom -
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As Jard Harmon -
As 'Gopher' Brant -
As Perkins -
As Tom
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As Gibson -
As Bartender (uncredited) -
As Colorado Detective -
As Jokester with Firecrackers (uncredited) -
As 'Shivering' Smith -
As Detective Burke -
As Doorman (uncredited) -
As Manager -
As Burt -
As Crook -
As Officer Ryan -
As Detective -
As Noah -
As General Lavoris -
As Bill Clemons
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As Detective -
As Property Man -
As Sergeant Coughlin -
As Lem Spooner -
As Lazarus -
As Oliveros Gaucho (uncredited) -
As Bull Moran -
As 'Hayfever' Hawkins -
As Capt. Kennedy -
As Bill Blake
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As Curly Evans -
As The Blacksmith (uncredited) -
As Luke Martin -
As Sergeant -
As Sailor Percival Scruggs -
As Dinkey Hooley -
As Sheriff -
As Dan Ellis -
As Gorilla Bagsley -
As Captain Lindstrom -
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As Ben -
As Bartender -
As Boots -
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As Sam Fenton -
As The Boss -
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As Zambrano -
As Kutayt -
As Jim Donnelly -
As Gambling House Operator
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As American General (uncredited) -
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As Jackson, the butler -
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As Tom Rawlings -
As The Proprietor's Henchman -
As Oklahoma Pete - a Bandit -
As The Model's Brother -
As Man in Employment Agency (uncredited) -
As Roy Mulligan the Hobo / The False Minister -
As The Fake Minister -
As The Detective
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As Dan's Henchman -
As Judge Blodgett -
As Man Who Discovers Hat