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