Acting
Tom Kennedy
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.
Filmography
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
Film · 2006
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
Film · 1999
The Bounty Killer
Film · 1965
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Film · 1963
My Favorite Martian
Series · 1963
Walk Like a Dragon
Film · 1960
Some Like It Hot
Film · 1959
Rawhide
Series · 1959
Bonanza
Series · 1959
Rawhide
Series · 1959
Rawhide
Series · 1959
The Rifleman
Series · 1958
77 Sunset Strip
Series · 1958
The Texan
Series · 1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Series · 1958
Public Pigeon No. 1
Film · 1957
Maverick
Series · 1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Series · 1957
Maverick
Series · 1957
Sugarfoot
Series · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Sugarfoot
Series · 1957
Hey, Jeannie!
Series · 1956
Conflict
Series · 1956
Hook a Crook
Film · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Cheyenne
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Cheyenne
Series · 1955
Cheyenne
Series · 1955
Cheyenne
Series · 1955
Loose Loot
Film · 1953
Spooks!
Film · 1953
Topper
Series · 1953
Invasion, U.S.A.
Film · 1952
Gold Fever
Film · 1952
The Ford Television Theatre
Series · 1952
The Abbott and Costello Show
Series · 1952
Let's Go Navy!
Film · 1951
Fraidy Cat
Film · 1951
The Awful Sleuth
Film · 1951
The Scarf
Film · 1951
Havana Rose
Film · 1951
M
Film · 1951
Boston Blackie
Series · 1951
Boston Blackie
Series · 1951
Triple Trouble
Film · 1950
Riding High
Film · 1950
Square Dance Jubilee
Film · 1949
The Mutineers
Film · 1949
Devil's Cargo
Film · 1948
Thunder in the Pines
Film · 1948
The Paleface
Film · 1948
Jinx Money
Film · 1948
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
Film · 1948
Trouble Preferred
Film · 1948
The Pretender
Film · 1947
Magic Town
Film · 1947
Dangerous Years
Film · 1947
The Judge Steps Out
Film · 1947
The Case of the Baby-Sitter
Film · 1947
The Burning Cross
Film · 1947
The Mighty McGurk
Film · 1947
The Hat Box Mystery
Film · 1947
The Kid from Brooklyn
Film · 1946
So's Your Antenna
Film · 1946
Jiggers, My Wife
Film · 1946
Society Mugs
Film · 1946
Blonde Alibi
Film · 1946
Motor Maniacs
Film · 1946
Voice of the Whistler
Film · 1945
Where the Pest Begins
Film · 1945
Man Alive
Film · 1945
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
Film · 1945
The Man Who Walked Alone
Film · 1945
The Princess and the Pirate
Film · 1944
The Town Went Wild
Film · 1944
And the Angels Sing
Film · 1944
Take It Big
Film · 1944
The Girl in the Case
Film · 1944
Moonlight and Cactus
Film · 1944
Girls! Girls! Girls!
Film · 1944
Radio Rampage
Film · 1944
Here Comes Elmer
Film · 1943
Campus Rhythm
Film · 1943
Ladies' Day
Film · 1943
Cutie on Duty
Film · 1943
Petticoat Larceny
Film · 1943
Dixie
Film · 1943
Hit Parade of 1943
Film · 1943
Dixie Dugan
Film · 1943
Taxi, Mister
Film · 1943
Stage Door Canteen
Film · 1943
True to Life
Film · 1943
So's Your Uncle
Film · 1943
Wedtime Stories
Film · 1943
Blondie's Blessed Event
Film · 1942
Pretty Dolly
Film · 1942
Butch Minds the Baby
Film · 1942
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
Film · 1942
Pardon My Stripes
Film · 1942
Broadway
Film · 1942
Phoney Cronies
Film · 1942
Home Work
Film · 1942
The Great Swindle
Film · 1941
The Officer and the Lady
Film · 1941
Man-I-Cured
Film · 1941
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
Film · 1941
Sailors on Leave
Film · 1941
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
Film · 1941
Angels with Broken Wings
Film · 1941
Thieves Fall Out
Film · 1941
Remember the Night
Film · 1940
Millionaire Playboy
Film · 1940
Sporting Blood
Film · 1940
An Angel from Texas
Film · 1940
Flowing Gold
Film · 1940
Pop Always Pays
Film · 1940
Curtain Call
Film · 1940
Mexican Spitfire Out West
Film · 1940
The Covered Trailer
Film · 1939
Quiet, Please
Film · 1939
Torchy Runs for Mayor
Film · 1939
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
Film · 1939
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Film · 1939
Society Lawyer
Film · 1939
The Day the Bookies Wept
Film · 1939
The Long Shot
Film · 1939
These Glamour Girls
Film · 1939
Blondes at Work
Film · 1938
Torchy Blane in Panama
Film · 1938
Torchy Gets Her Man
Film · 1938
He Couldn't Say No
Film · 1938
Swing It, Sailor!
Film · 1938
Go Chase Yourself
Film · 1938
Danger on the Air
Film · 1938
Crashing Hollywood
Film · 1938
Making the Headlines
Film · 1938
Fiddling Around
Film · 1938
Halfway to Hollywood
Film · 1938
Breakdowns of 1938
Film · 1938
Crime Ring
Film · 1938
Smart Blonde
Film · 1937
Varsity Show
Film · 1937
Wise Girl
Film · 1937
The Adventurous Blonde
Film · 1937
Marry the Girl
Film · 1937
Behind The Headlines
Film · 1937
New News
Film · 1937
Forty Naughty Girls
Film · 1937
Living on Love
Film · 1937
The Big Shot
Film · 1937
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
Film · 1937
Fly Away Baby
Film · 1937
Calling All Curtains
Film · 1937
Bury the Hatchet
Film · 1937
Slave Ship
Film · 1937
She Had to Eat
Film · 1937
Armored Car
Film · 1937
Married Before Breakfast
Film · 1937
The Country Doctor
Film · 1936
Hollywood Boulevard
Film · 1936
Grandma's Buoys
Film · 1936
Poppy
Film · 1936
Midnight Blunders
Film · 1936
Just Speeding
Film · 1936
Free Rent
Film · 1936
The Big Game
Film · 1936
Wives Never Know
Film · 1936
Oh, My Nerves
Film · 1935
Alibi Bye Bye
Film · 1935
Raised and Called
Film · 1935
The Bride Comes Home
Film · 1935
Gobs of Trouble
Film · 1935
Old Man Rhythm
Film · 1935
Gum Shoes
Film · 1935
Horse Heir
Film · 1935
Stage Frights
Film · 1935
She Couldn't Take It
Film · 1935
Sock Me to Sleep
Film · 1935
Unlucky Strike
Film · 1934
Strictly Fresh Yeggs
Film · 1934
Cracked Shots
Film · 1934
The Dancing Millionaire
Film · 1934
Hollywood Party
Film · 1934
Down to Their Last Yacht
Film · 1934
Strictly Dynamite
Film · 1934
In the Devildog House
Film · 1934
Odor in the Court
Film · 1934
42nd Street
Film · 1933
Blondie Johnson
Film · 1933
She Done Him Wrong
Film · 1933
Suits to Nuts
Film · 1933
Hip Zip Hooray
Film · 1933
Cross Fire
Film · 1933
Man of the Forest
Film · 1933
Day of Reckoning
Film · 1933
Penthouse
Film · 1933
The Promoter
Film · 1932
The Boudoir Butler
Film · 1932
Lawyer Man
Film · 1932
The Crooked Circle
Film · 1932
Pack Up Your Troubles
Film · 1932
Huddle
Film · 1932
Night After Night
Film · 1932
Skyscraper Souls
Film · 1932
Fish Feathers
Film · 1932
If I Had a Million
Film · 1932
Lighthouse Love
Film · 1932
The Devil Is Driving
Film · 1932
It Pays to Advertise
Film · 1931
Flying High
Film · 1931
Caught
Film · 1931
Iron Man
Film · 1931
Young as You Feel
Film · 1931
Monkey Business
Film · 1931
The Gang Buster
Film · 1931
How Comedies Are Born
Film · 1931
The Fall Guy
Film · 1930
See America Thirst
Film · 1930
Big News
Film · 1929
Glad Rag Doll
Film · 1929
Happy Days
Film · 1929
The Shannons of Broadway
Film · 1929
The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City
Film · 1929
Wife Savers
Film · 1928
The Cop
Film · 1928
Hold 'Em Yale
Film · 1928
None But the Brave
Film · 1928
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Film · 1928
Marked Money
Film · 1928
Love Over Night
Film · 1928
The Mysterious Rider
Film · 1927
Silver Valley
Film · 1927
Fireman, Save My Child
Film · 1927
Alias The Deacon
Film · 1927
Senorita
Film · 1927
Ham and Eggs at the Front
Film · 1927
Man of the Forest
Film · 1926
Born to the West
Film · 1926
Mantrap
Film · 1926
Behind the Front
Film · 1926
We're in the Navy Now
Film · 1926
The Better 'Ole
Film · 1926
The Yankee Señor
Film · 1926
Sir Lumberjack
Film · 1926
As Man Desires
Film · 1925
The Best Bad Man
Film · 1925
Loving Lies
Film · 1924
The Speeder
Film · 1922
The Flirt
Film · 1922
Full o' Pep
Film · 1922
The Egg
Film · 1922
Our Leading Citizen
Film · 1922
If You Believe It, It's So
Film · 1922
The Flaming Hour
Film · 1922
Serenade
Film · 1921
Sunless Sunday
Film · 1921
Skirts
Film · 1921
Kismet
Film · 1920
The Poor Simp
Film · 1920
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
Film · 1919
Her First Kiss
Film · 1919
Cupid's Day Off
Film · 1919
A Schoolhouse Scandal
Film · 1919
The Island of Intrigue
Film · 1919
Mickey
Film · 1918
That Night
Film · 1917
The Pullman Bride
Film · 1917
Whose Baby?
Film · 1917
The Late Lamented
Film · 1917
Her Torpedoed Love
Film · 1917
Thirst
Film · 1917
Two Crooks
Film · 1917
His Bitter Pill
Film · 1916
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
Film · 1915
Double Trouble
Film · 1915
Home Work
Film