Tom Kennedy

Known for ActingBorn 1885-07-14Died 1965-10-06New 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.Read more

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Hook a Crook

Fraidy Cat

The Awful Sleuth

Radio Rampage

Here Comes Elmer

Cutie on Duty

Sweet Spirits of the Nighter

New News

Calling All Curtains

None But the Brave

Marked Money

Man of the Forest

The Yankee Señor

Cupid's Day Off

Take It Big

Wedtime Stories

Home Work

Wives Never Know

Gobs of Trouble

Gum Shoes

Stage Frights

Sock Me to Sleep

Cracked Shots

Fish Feathers

Young as You Feel

Glad Rag Doll

The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City

Silver Valley

Alias The Deacon

The Best Bad Man

Loving Lies

Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl

Full o' Pep

Our Leading Citizen

Some Like It Hot

Conflict

Let's Go Navy!

Jiggers, My Wife

Kismet

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

True to Life

Pretty Dolly

Butch Minds the Baby

The Great Swindle

The Officer and the Lady

Man-I-Cured

Sailors on Leave

Making the Headlines