Tom Kennedy
Acting
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.
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
as Self (archive footage)
Age 120 (now 80)
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
as Self (from Mantrap [1926]) (archive footage)
Age 113 (now 80)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Traffic Cop (uncredited)
Age 78 (now 80)
The Judge Steps Out
as Jack (Court Receptionist) (uncredited)
Age 62 (now 80)
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
as Joe the Villa Luigi Bartender
Age 57 (now 80)
Blondie's Blessed Event
as Motorcycle Cop Who Names The Baby 'Cookie' (uncredited)
Age 56 (now 80)
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
as Gahagan
Age 54 (now 80)
Breakdowns of 1938
as Gagahan (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age 53 (now 80)
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
as Jim Magooney
Age 51 (now 80)
The Bride Comes Home
as Husky Thug at Party (uncredited)
Age 50 (now 80)
Down to Their Last Yacht
as Joe 'Uncle Ed' Schultz (uncredited)
Age 49 (now 80)
If I Had a Million
as Joe - Carnival Bouncer (uncredited)
Age 47 (now 80)
The Boudoir Butler
as Dr. Quigley - Slipper's Accomplice
Age 46 (now 80)
The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City
as Crook
Age 43 (now 80)
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
as American General (uncredited)
Age 33 (now 80)
Her Torpedoed Love
as Roy Mulligan the Hobo / The False Minister
Age 31 (now 80)
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
as Man Who Discovers Hat
Age 30 (now 80)
The Abbott and Costello Show
as Man Carrying Costello
Age 67 (now 80)
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Also Known As
Thomas A. Kennedy, Thomas Kennedy, Thomas Aloyisus Kennedy
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