Tom Kennedy
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In film and television, Tom Kennedy works as an American actor, with only the basics of his career on file. Counting film and television together, the total is 219. Cast lists for 'Monkey Business' include his name, tied to the character Gibson. 'Remember the Night' belongs to the same filmography.
Tom Kennedy
203 Movies
16 Series
In film and television, Tom Kennedy works as an American actor, with only the basics of his career on file. Counting film and television together, the total is 219. Cast lists for 'Monkey Business' include his name, tied to the character Gibson. 'Remember the Night' belongs to the same filmography.
Movies
Plays The Marine Sergeant
Lighthouse Love
1932
Plays Bartender
The Paleface
1948
Plays 'Fat' Mike
Remember the Night
1940
Plays General Lavoris
Wife Savers
1928
Plays Jonathan Batts
Where the Pest Begins
1945
Plays Sergeant Coughlin
The Cop
1928
Plays Alonzo
The Princess and the Pirate
1944
Plays Waiter
The Bounty Killer
1965
Plays Gibson
Monkey Business
1931
Plays Tom Murphy
Millionaire Playboy
1940
Plays Recruiting Sergeant
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932
Plays Mr. Hyde
Spooks!
1953
Plays Tom Kennedy
Stage Door Canteen
1943
Plays Fingers Murdock
The Pretender
1947
Plays Curly Evans
Mantrap
1926
Plays Third Convict Calling Out from Cell
Triple Trouble
1950
Plays Bartender
Slave Ship
1937
Plays Pinky
Petticoat Larceny
1943
Plays Detective
Wise Girl
1937
Plays Tom
Society Mugs
1946
Plays Slugs
She Couldn't Take It
1935
Plays Gahagan
Smart Blonde
1937
Plays Detective Burke
The Fall Guy
1930
Plays Sheriff Blake
Man of the Forest
1933
Plays Bouncer at Pago Pago
Hollywood Boulevard
1936
Plays Joe
Jiggers, My Wife
1946
Plays Potatoes
And the Angels Sing
1944
Plays Tom
Night After Night
1932
Plays Gahagan
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939
Plays Ferdinand / Hammerlock
Voice of the Whistler
1945
Plays Detective Casey
Forty Naughty Girls
1937
Plays Masseur
Skyscraper Souls
1932
Plays Icebox
Go Chase Yourself
1938
Plays Joe
Loose Loot
1953
Plays Officer Ryan
Big News
1929
Plays Gahagan
Torchy Runs for Mayor
1939
Plays Mike Claurens
The Long Shot
1939
Plays Bartender Tom
Square Dance Jubilee
1949
Plays Det. Sgt. Gahagan
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939
Plays Gahagan
Torchy Gets Her Man
1938
Plays Detective Gahagan
The Adventurous Blonde
1937
Plays Petunia
Flowing Gold
1940
Plays Alf
Society Lawyer
1939
Plays Officer #1
The Man Who Walked Alone
1945
Plays Tiny
Behind The Headlines
1937
Plays Chopper
An Angel from Texas
1940
Plays Jethro the Bartender
Walk Like a Dragon
1960
Plays Joe the Villa Luigi Bartender
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
1942
Plays Pete Ryan
Living on Love
1937
Plays Tiny
Armored Car
1937
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The Bounty Killer
Full Filmography
Gunsmoke
Cantina Barfly (uncredited) · 1 episode
1965
TV
The Bounty Killer
Waiter
1965
Film
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Traffic Cop (uncredited)
1963
Film
My Favorite Martian
Mike · 1 episode
1963–
TV
The Rifleman
Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited) · 1 episode
1962
TV
Bonanza
Townsman (uncredited) · 1 episode
1961
TV
77 Sunset Strip
Night Watchman (uncredited) · 1 episode
1961
TV
Have Gun, Will Travel
Townsman (uncredited) · 1 episode
1961
TV
Cheyenne
Townsman / Barfly (uncredited) · 1 episode
1961
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Tom Kennedy still alive?
Tom Kennedy passed away on October 6, 1965 at age 80.
What are the most famous roles of Tom Kennedy?
Tom Kennedy is best known for roles in Some Like It Hot, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, 42nd Street.
How many movies has Tom Kennedy been in?
Over a 50-year career (since 1915), Tom Kennedy has appeared in 203 movies and 16 TV shows.
What was Tom Kennedy's first movie?
The career of Tom Kennedy began with Double Trouble (1915).
What is Tom Kennedy's most recent movie or series?
Tom Kennedy's most recent release is The Bounty Killer, which premiered on July 30, 1965.
What TV shows has Tom Kennedy appeared in?
On television, Tom Kennedy has appeared in Bonanza, Perry Mason, Gunsmoke, The Rifleman.
Tom Kennedy
1885-07-14 · New York City, New York, USA
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.