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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 lin…
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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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BODY OF WORK
Tom Kennedy's Filmography
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42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
as Self (archive footage)
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
as Self (from Mantrap [1926]) (archive footage)
The Bounty Killer
as Waiter
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Traffic Cop (uncredited)
Walk Like a Dragon
as Jethro the Bartender
Some Like It Hot
as Bouncer (uncredited)
Public Pigeon No. 1
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Hook a Crook
as I. Katchum (archive footage) (uncredited)
Spooks!
as Mr. Hyde
Loose Loot
as Joe
Invasion, U.S.A.
as Tim, Bartender
Gold Fever
as Big Tom
Fraidy Cat
as I. Katchum (uncredited)
Havana Rose
as House Detective
Let's Go Navy!
as Officer Donovan
The Awful Sleuth
as Pinky
The Scarf
as Asylum Inmate
M
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Triple Trouble
as Third Convict Calling Out from Cell
Riding High
as Racetrack Mug (uncredited)
Square Dance Jubilee
as Bartender Tom
The Mutineers
as Butch
Trouble Preferred
as Night Watchman (uncredited)
The Paleface
as Bartender
Thunder in the Pines
as Josh, the Station Master
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
as Lefty
Jinx Money
as Officer Rooney
Devil's Cargo
as Naga, Mug Who Tails Delgado
The Judge Steps Out
as Jack (Court Receptionist) (uncredited)
Dangerous Years
as Mr. Adamson
Magic Town
as Moving Man (uncredited)
The Burning Cross
as Police Station Sergeant
The Pretender
as Fingers Murdock
The Case of the Baby-Sitter
as Officer Murphy
The Hat Box Mystery
as Policeman Murphy
The Mighty McGurk
as Bruiser (uncredited)
So's Your Antenna
Society Mugs
as Tom
No Poster
Motor Maniacs
as Mother's Suitor
Jiggers, My Wife
as Joe
The Kid from Brooklyn
as Referee #1 (uncredited)
Blonde Alibi
as Policeman Clancy (Uncredited)
Man Alive
as Bartender (uncredited)
Voice of the Whistler
as Ferdinand / Hammerlock
Where the Pest Begins
as Jonathan Batts
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
The Man Who Walked Alone
as Officer #1
The Town Went Wild
as Policeman
The Princess and the Pirate
as Alonzo
Moonlight and Cactus
as Lucky
Take It Big
as Moving Man (uncredited)
Girls! Girls! Girls!
as Police Detective Lt. Kerrigan
And the Angels Sing
as Potatoes
The Girl in the Case
as Watchman (uncredited)
No Poster
Radio Rampage
as Mr. Thompson
True to Life
as Customer (uncredited)
Wedtime Stories
as House Detective
Campus Rhythm
as Police Sergeant
Here Comes Elmer
as Johnson
Cutie on Duty
as Rocky
So's Your Uncle
as Cop
Petticoat Larceny
as Pinky
Stage Door Canteen
as Tom Kennedy
Dixie
as Barkeeper (uncredited)
Taxi, Mister
as Kennedy
Ladies' Day
as Dugan
Hit Parade of 1943
as Westinghouse
Dixie Dugan
as Sergeant (uncredited)
Pretty Dolly
as Gus
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
as Joe the Villa Luigi Bartender
No Poster
Phoney Cronies
as Tom
Broadway
as Kerry (uncredited)
Blondie's Blessed Event
as Motorcycle Cop Who Names The Baby 'Cookie' (uncredited)
Butch Minds the Baby
as Philly the Weeper
Pardon My Stripes
as Casino
Home Work
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
as Tom
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
as Sheriff Judson
The Officer and the Lady
as Bumps O'Neil
Sailors on Leave
as Dugan
Man-I-Cured
as House Detective, Maizie's Boy Friend
Angels with Broken Wings
as Gus
Thieves Fall Out
as Cabbie
The Great Swindle
as Capper Smith
Mexican Spitfire Out West
as Cabbie
Flowing Gold
as Petunia
Sporting Blood
as Grantly
Pop Always Pays
as Murphy
An Angel from Texas
as Chopper
Curtain Call
as Masseur
Millionaire Playboy
as Tom Murphy
Remember the Night
as 'Fat' Mike
The Covered Trailer
as Otto
The Day the Bookies Wept
as Pinky Brophy
These Glamour Girls
as Joy Lane Manager (uncredited)
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
as Gahagan
Quiet, Please
as Gorilla Stand-In Max Imhof
Torchy Runs for Mayor
as Gahagan
Society Lawyer
as Alf
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
as Det. Sgt. Gahagan
The Long Shot
as Mike Claurens
Breakdowns of 1938
as Gagahan (archive footage) (uncredited)
Torchy Gets Her Man
as Gahagan
Crime Ring
as Dummy
No Poster
Halfway to Hollywood
as Tom
Danger on the Air
as Hotel Doorman (Uncredited)
Torchy Blane in Panama
as Detective Gahagan
Go Chase Yourself
as Icebox
Making the Headlines
as Police Sergeant Handley
He Couldn't Say No
as Dimples
Blondes at Work
as Gahagan
Swing It, Sailor!
as Policeman
No Poster
Fiddling Around
as Tom Kennedy
Crashing Hollywood
as Al
Wise Girl
as Detective
The Adventurous Blonde
as Detective Gahagan
Living on Love
as Pete Ryan
No Poster
Calling All Curtains
Forty Naughty Girls
as Detective Casey
Varsity Show
as Policeman (uncredited)
No Poster
Bury the Hatchet
as Tom
The Big Shot
as Bugs
Marry the Girl
as Jasper
She Had to Eat
as Pete
Fly Away Baby
as Gahagan
Married Before Breakfast
as Mr. Baglipp
Slave Ship
as Bartender
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
as Jim Magooney
Armored Car
as Tiny
Behind The Headlines
as Tiny
No Poster
New News
as Tom Kennedy
Smart Blonde
as Gahagan
Free Rent
as Mr. Kennedy
No Poster
Grandma's Buoys
as Tom
Midnight Blunders
as Tom
The Big Game
as Fan in Stands
Wives Never Know
as Bartender (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
as Bouncer at Pago Pago
Poppy
as Hot Dog Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
The Country Doctor
as Logger (uncredited)
No Poster
Just Speeding
The Bride Comes Home
as Husky Thug at Party (uncredited)
Oh, My Nerves
She Couldn't Take It
as Slugs
Old Man Rhythm
as Campus Guard
No Poster
Gobs of Trouble
Alibi Bye Bye
as Snoops, the house dick
No Poster
Stage Frights
No Poster
Sock Me to Sleep
as Battling McGee
No Poster
Raised and Called
Gum Shoes
No Poster
Horse Heir
No Poster
The Dancing Millionaire
as Crusher McGee
Down to Their Last Yacht
as Joe 'Uncle Ed' Schultz (uncredited)
Unlucky Strike
No Poster
Odor in the Court
as Plug Hardy
Hollywood Party
as Beavers (uncredited)
Strictly Dynamite
as Junior
No Poster
Cracked Shots
as Tom 'Pinky' Kennedy
No Poster
Strictly Fresh Yeggs
as The Burglar
In the Devildog House
as Jennie's Husband
Suits to Nuts
as Client
Day of Reckoning
as Furniture Mover
Penthouse
as Joe (uncredited)
Man of the Forest
as Sheriff Blake
Cross Fire
as French Bouncer (uncredited)
No Poster
Hip Zip Hooray
as The Prisoner
42nd Street
as Slim Murphy (uncredited)
Blondie Johnson
as Hype (uncredited)
She Done Him Wrong
as Big Bill - Bartender (uncredited)
Lawyer Man
as Jake - the Ice Man (uncredited)
No Poster
Fish Feathers
The Devil Is Driving
as Fritz (uncredited)
If I Had a Million
as Joe - Carnival Bouncer (uncredited)
Night After Night
as Tom
The Crooked Circle
as Mike, the policeman
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Recruiting Sergeant
Skyscraper Souls
as Masseur
No Poster
The Boudoir Butler
as Dr. Quigley - Slipper's Accomplice
Huddle
as Moving Man (uncredited)
No Poster
The Promoter
as Burke
Lighthouse Love
as The Marine Sergeant
Flying High
as Jokester with Firecrackers (uncredited)
Monkey Business
as Gibson
Caught
as Jard Harmon
Young as You Feel
as Colorado Detective
Iron Man
as Bartender (uncredited)
It Pays to Advertise
as Perkins
The Gang Buster
as 'Gopher' Brant
No Poster
How Comedies Are Born
as Tom
See America Thirst
as 'Shivering' Smith
The Fall Guy
as Detective Burke
The Shannons of Broadway
as Burt
Happy Days
as Doorman (uncredited)
Big News
as Officer Ryan
Glad Rag Doll
as Manager
The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City
as Crook
Love Over Night
as Detective
No Poster
Marked Money
as Bill Clemons
The Cop
as Sergeant Coughlin
None But the Brave
as Noah
Hold 'Em Yale
as Detective
Tillie's Punctured Romance
as Property Man
Wife Savers
as General Lavoris
Ham and Eggs at the Front
as Lazarus
Silver Valley
as 'Hayfever' Hawkins
Fireman, Save My Child
as Capt. Kennedy
Alias The Deacon
as Bull Moran
Senorita
as Oliveros Gaucho (uncredited)
The Mysterious Rider
as Lem Spooner
Man of the Forest
as Sheriff
We're in the Navy Now
as Sailor Percival Scruggs
The Better 'Ole
as The Blacksmith (uncredited)
Mantrap
as Curly Evans
Born to the West
as Dinkey Hooley
No Poster
Sir Lumberjack
as Bill Blake
Behind the Front
as Sergeant
The Yankee Señor
as Luke Martin
The Best Bad Man
as Dan Ellis
As Man Desires
as Gorilla Bagsley
Loving Lies
as Captain Lindstrom
The Flirt
as Sam Fenton
The Flaming Hour
as Ben
The Speeder
The Egg
as The Boss
If You Believe It, It's So
as Bartender
Our Leading Citizen
as Boots
No Poster
Full o' Pep
Serenade
as Zambrano
Sunless Sunday
Skirts
Kismet
as Kutayt
The Poor Simp
as Jim Donnelly
No Poster
A Schoolhouse Scandal
No Poster
Her First Kiss
The Island of Intrigue
as Jackson, the butler
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
as American General (uncredited)
No Poster
Cupid's Day Off
as Gambling House Operator
Mickey
as Tom Rawlings
That Night
as The Proprietor's Henchman
The Late Lamented
as The Model's Brother
No Poster
Two Crooks
as The Detective
Thirst
as Man in Employment Agency (uncredited)
Whose Baby?
as The Fake Minister
Her Torpedoed Love
as Roy Mulligan the Hobo / The False Minister
The Pullman Bride
as Oklahoma Pete - a Bandit
His Bitter Pill
as Dan's Henchman
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
as Man Who Discovers Hat
Double Trouble
as Judge Blodgett
No Poster
Home Work
as Repairman