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Tom Kennedy

Tom Kennedy

Actor · 1885 – 1965 · 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.

Movies24

  • Movie8.1

    Some Like It Hot

    1959 · 4K votes

  • Movie7.0
  • Movie6.1

    The Paleface

    1948 · 81 votes

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  • Movie6.9
  • Movie6.9

    42nd Street

    1933 · 224 votes

  • Movie6.7

    Magic Town

    1947 · 35 votes

  • Movie7.0

    Triple Trouble

    1950 · 5 votes

  • Movie6.8

    Pack Up Your Troubles

    1932 · 75 votes

  • Movie5.6

    Hollywood Party

    1934 · 16 votes

  • Movie6.5

    If I Had a Million

    1932 · 51 votes

  • Movie7.3

    Remember the Night

    1940 · 129 votes

  • Movie6.9

    Monkey Business

    1931 · 221 votes

  • Movie6.4

    Spooks!

    1953 · 15 votes

  • Movie7.1

    Wise Girl

    1937 · 7 votes

  • Movie5.8

    Voice of the Whistler

    1945 · 16 votes

  • Movie6.3

    The Kid from Brooklyn

    1946 · 14 votes

  • Movie5.8

    The Pretender

    1947 · 15 votes

  • Movie6.8

    Varsity Show

    1937 · 9 votes

  • Movie5.9

    She Done Him Wrong

    1933 · 136 votes

  • Movie6.5

    M

    1951 · 68 votes

  • Movie6.3

    Stage Door Canteen

    1943 · 20 votes

  • Movie5.9

    Blondie Johnson

    1933 · 18 votes

  • Movie6.3

    Public Pigeon No. 1

    1957 · 3 votes

Series18

  • TV7.7

    Perry Mason

    1957 · 139 votes

  • TV7.5

    Bonanza

    1959 · 500 votes

  • TV7.0

    Maverick

    1957 · 43 votes

  • TV7.1

    The Rifleman

    1958 · 54 votes

  • TV7.3

    Have Gun, Will Travel

    1957 · 44 votes

  • TV6.2

    Cheyenne

    1955 · 26 votes

  • TV7.2

    Rawhide

    1959 · 49 votes

  • TV7.1

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

    1958 · 38 votes

  • TV6.7

    Gunsmoke

    1955 · 119 votes

  • TV7.2

    77 Sunset Strip

    1958 · 26 votes

  • TV7.8
  • TV5.1

    Sugarfoot

    1957 · 8 votes

  • TV6.0

    The Texan

    1958 · 6 votes

  • TV6.2

    My Favorite Martian

    1963 · 36 votes

  • TV7.2
  • TV6.1

    Topper

    1953 · 9 votes

  • TV6.2

    Hey, Jeannie!

    1956 · 4 votes

  • TV8.0

    Conflict

    1956 · 1 votes