Tom Kennedy
American actor (1885-1965) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 80
Thomas Aloyisus Kennedy 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, El Brendel, Laurel and Hardy, and the Three Stooges.
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A typical day, 30 days to 12 June 2026
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The Bounty KillerFilm, 1965Waiter1963
My Favorite MartianSeries, Mike1959
BonanzaSeries, Townsman (uncredited)
Some Like It HotFilm, 1959Bouncer (uncredited)1958
77 Sunset StripSeries, Night Watchman (uncredited)1957
Have Gun, Will TravelSeries, Townsman (uncredited)1956ConflictSeries, Iron Bob Mills1955
CheyenneSeries, Townsman / Barfly (uncredited)1953
TopperSeries, Kewpie1952
The Abbott and Costello ShowSeries, Man Carrying Costello
The Ford Television TheatreSeries, 1952
Invasion, U.S.A.Film, 1952Tim, Bartender1951
Boston BlackieSeries, Frank
MFilm, 1951Hood (uncredited)1948
The PalefaceFilm, Bartender1946
The Kid from BrooklynFilm, Referee #1 (uncredited)1944
And the Angels SingFilm, Potatoes1943
Stage Door CanteenFilm, Tom Kennedy1940
Remember the NightFilm, 'Fat' Mike1938
Torchy Gets Her ManFilm, Gahagan1934
Hollywood PartyFilm, Beavers (uncredited)1933
42nd StreetFilm, Slim Murphy (uncredited)1931
Iron ManFilm, Bartender (uncredited)1918
MickeyFilm, Tom Rawlings1885Born15 July 1885Known for
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Some Like It Hot 1959
Remember the Night 1940
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963
42nd Street 1933
Monkey Business 1931
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- Jules White Directed Loose Loot and Spooks!
- Norman Z. McLeod Directed Monkey Business and If I Had a Million
George Raft Also in Some Like It Hot and Stage Door Canteen
Alfred Edward Green Directed Invasion U.S.A. and Flowing Gold
Bess Flowers Also in Iron Man and If I Had a Million
Irving Thalberg Produced Bombshell and Hollywood Party
Mack Sennett Produced Yankee Doodle in Berlin (1919)
Sam Wood Directed Hollywood Party (1934)
Jack L. Warner Produced Flowing Gold and Torchy Gets Her Man
Hal Roach Produced Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)
Lloyd Bacon Directed 42nd Street and Sit Tight
Glenda Farrell Also in Fly Away Baby and Smart Blonde
William Beaudine Directed Torchy Gets Her Man (1938)
Charles Reisner Directed Hollywood Party and The Better 'Ole
Stanley Andrews Also in Riding High and She Couldn't Take It
Kurt Neumann Directed Taxi, Mister (1943)
Reginald LeBorg Directed Joe Palooka in Winner Take All (1947)
William A. Seiter Directed If I Had a Million and Broadway
Louise Beavers Also in 42nd Street, Bombshell and Glad Rag Doll
Allen Jenkins Also in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Ned Sparks Also in 42nd Street and Stage Door Canteen
Oliver Hardy Also in Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)
Irving Bacon Also in If I Had a Million and Riding High
Charles Sullivan Also in Riding High and A Letter for Evie
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Television 19
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Kennedy also played dramatic roles as a supporting actor. Today's viewers may know him from Warner Bros.' nine Torchy Blane features as Gahagan, the poetry-spouting cop whose running line was, "What a day! What a day!"
