Actor
Tom Kennedy
July 14, 1885 · 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!"
Notable work
Often works with
Dabbs Greer
4 titles together
Perry Mason, Gunsmoke, The Rifleman
Ray Teal
3 titles together
Bonanza, Maverick, Cheyenne
Richard Reeves
3 titles together
Maverick, My Favorite Martian, Cheyenne
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Rudy Doucette
3 titles together
Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Wanted: Dead or Alive
Joe E. Brown
2 titles together
Some Like It Hot, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Joan Shawlee
2 titles together
Some Like It Hot, The Abbott and Costello Show
Full filmography · 150
Home Work
as Repairman
Upcoming
The Bounty Killer
as Waiter
1965
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Traffic Cop (uncredited)
19637
Walk Like a Dragon
as Jethro the Bartender
1960
Some Like It Hot
as Bouncer (uncredited)
19598.1
Public Pigeon No. 1
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
1957
Hook a Crook
as I. Katchum (archive footage) (uncredited)
1955
Spooks!
as Mr. Hyde
1953
Loose Loot
as Joe
1953
Invasion, U.S.A.
as Tim, Bartender
19523.4
Gold Fever
as Big Tom
1952
Fraidy Cat
as I. Katchum (uncredited)
1951