Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 14, 1885
Died
Oct 06, 1965
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
268 titles
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
Filmography
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
Self (archive footage)
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
Self (from Mantrap [1926]) (archive footage)
The Bounty Killer
Waiter
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Traffic Cop (uncredited)
My Favorite Martian
Mike
Walk Like a Dragon
Jethro the Bartender
Bonanza
Townsman (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot
Bouncer (uncredited)
Rawhide
Townsman (uncredited)
77 Sunset Strip
Night Watchman (uncredited)
The Rifleman
Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
The Texan
Bartender (uncredited)
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Barfly (uncredited)
Maverick
Barkeep (uncredited)
Perry Mason
Bit Part (uncredited)
Sugarfoot
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Have Gun, Will Travel
Townsman (uncredited)
Public Pigeon No. 1
Prison Guard (uncredited)
Conflict
Iron Bob Mills
Hey, Jeannie!
Collector
Hook a Crook
I. Katchum (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cheyenne
Townsman / Barfly (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
Cantina Barfly (uncredited)
Topper
Kewpie
Spooks!
Mr. Hyde
Loose Loot
Joe
Invasion, U.S.A.
Tim, Bartender
The Abbott and Costello Show
Man Carrying Costello
The Ford Television Theatre
Gold Fever
Big Tom
Fraidy Cat
I. Katchum (uncredited)
Havana Rose
House Detective
Boston Blackie
Frank
Let's Go Navy!
Officer Donovan
The Awful Sleuth
Pinky
The Scarf
Asylum Inmate
Triple Trouble
Third Convict Calling Out from Cell
Riding High
Racetrack Mug (uncredited)
Square Dance Jubilee
Bartender Tom
The Mutineers
Butch
Trouble Preferred
Night Watchman (uncredited)
The Paleface
Bartender
Thunder in the Pines
Josh, the Station Master
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
Lefty
Jinx Money
Officer Rooney
Devil's Cargo
Naga, Mug Who Tails Delgado
The Judge Steps Out
Jack (Court Receptionist) (uncredited)
Dangerous Years
Mr. Adamson
Magic Town
Moving Man (uncredited)
The Burning Cross
Police Station Sergeant