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Tom Kennedy

Acting

Born July 14, 1885 · New York City, New York, USA

Died October 6, 1965

Also known as Thomas A. Kennedy · Thomas Kennedy · Thomas Aloyisus Kennedy

Biography

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. 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!"

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Filmography50+ titles

Hook a Crook

1955as I. Katchum (archive footage) (uncredited)

Fraidy Cat

1951as I. Katchum (uncredited)

Some Like It Hot

1959as Bouncer (uncredited)

Perry Mason

1957as Bit Part (uncredited)

Bonanza

1959as Townsman (uncredited)

Swing It, Sailor!

1938as Policeman

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957as Townsman (uncredited)

Remember the Night

1939as 'Fat' Mike

Rawhide

1959as Juror (uncredited)

The Abbott and Costello Show

1952as Man Carrying Costello

The Rifleman

1958as Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963as Traffic Cop (uncredited)

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958as Barfly (uncredited)

The Town Went Wild

1944as Policeman

Monkey Business

1931as Gibson

Maverick

1957as Barkeep (uncredited)

The Princess and the Pirate

1944as Alonzo

42nd Street

1933as Slim Murphy (uncredited)

Varsity Show

1937as Policeman (uncredited)

Pack Up Your Troubles

1932as Recruiting Sergeant

Gunsmoke

1955as Townsman (uncredited)

Lighthouse Love

1932as The Marine Sergeant

If I Had a Million

1932as Joe - Carnival Bouncer (uncredited)

Where the Pest Begins

1945as Jonathan Batts

The Kid from Brooklyn

1946as Referee #1 (uncredited)

Stage Door Canteen

1943as Tom Kennedy

Man of the Forest

1933as Sheriff Blake

The Fall Guy

1930as Detective Burke

Dangerous Years

1947as Mr. Adamson

My Favorite Martian

1963as Mike

Cheyenne

1955as Bartender (uncredited)

Topper

1953as Kewpie

The Paleface

1948as Bartender

Lawyer Man

1932as Jake - the Ice Man (uncredited)

The Bounty Killer

1965as Waiter

The Texan

1958as Bartender (uncredited)

Devil's Cargo

1948as Naga, Mug Who Tails Delgado

The Man Who Walked Alone

1945as Officer #1

These Glamour Girls

1939as Joy Lane Manager (uncredited)

She Done Him Wrong

1933as Big Bill - Bartender (uncredited)

Blondie Johnson

1933as Hype (uncredited)

The Scarf

1951as Asylum Inmate

Campus Rhythm

1943as Police Sergeant

Hollywood Party

1934as Beavers (uncredited)

Jinx Money

1948as Officer Rooney

Skyscraper Souls

1932as Masseur

The Crooked Circle

1932as Mike, the policeman

Big News

1929as Officer Ryan

Alibi Bye Bye

1935as Snoops, the house dick

Invasion, U.S.A.

1952as Tim, Bartender