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