Tom Kennedy
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Acting Credits
Biography
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 tele...
Known For
Filmography
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
1999
as Self (from Mantrap [1926]) (archive footage)
The Bounty Killer
1965
as Waiter
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Traffic Cop (uncredited)
My Favorite Martian
1963
as Mike
Walk Like a Dragon
1960
as Jethro the Bartender
Some Like It Hot
1959
as Bouncer (uncredited)
Rawhide
1959
as Townsman (uncredited)
Bonanza
1959
as Townsman (uncredited)
Rawhide
1959
as Barfly (uncredited)
Rawhide
1959
as Juror (uncredited)
The Rifleman
1958
as Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Night Watchman (uncredited)
The Texan
1958
as Bartender (uncredited)
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Barfly (uncredited)
Public Pigeon No. 1
1957
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Maverick
1957
as Barkeep (uncredited)
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Townsman (uncredited)
Maverick
1957
as Poker Player (uncredited)
Sugarfoot
1957
as Reception Guest (uncredited)
Perry Mason
1957
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Sugarfoot
1957
as Convict (uncredited)
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as Collector
Conflict
1956
as Iron Bob Mills
Hook a Crook
1955
as I. Katchum (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
1955
as Cantina Barfly (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
1955
as Barfly (uncredited)
Cheyenne
1955
as Townsman / Barfly (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
1955
as Townsman (uncredited)
Cheyenne
1955
as Bartender (uncredited)
Cheyenne
1955
as Townsman (uncredited)
Cheyenne
1955
as Cowhand (uncredited)
Loose Loot
1953
as Joe
Spooks!
1953
as Mr. Hyde
Topper
1953
as Kewpie
Invasion, U.S.A.
1952
as Tim, Bartender
Gold Fever
1952
as Big Tom
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Man Carrying Costello
Let's Go Navy!
1951
as Officer Donovan
Fraidy Cat
1951
as I. Katchum (uncredited)
The Awful Sleuth
1951
as Pinky
The Scarf
1951
as Asylum Inmate
Havana Rose
1951
as House Detective
M
1951
as Hood (uncredited)
Boston Blackie
1951
as Frank
Boston Blackie
1951
as Doc's Henchman
Triple Trouble
1950
as Third Convict Calling Out from Cell
Riding High
1950
as Racetrack Mug (uncredited)
Square Dance Jubilee
1949
as Bartender Tom
The Mutineers
1949
as Butch
Devil's Cargo
1948
as Naga, Mug Who Tails Delgado
Thunder in the Pines
1948
as Josh, the Station Master
The Paleface
1948
as Bartender
Jinx Money
1948
as Officer Rooney
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
1948
as Lefty
Trouble Preferred
1948
as Night Watchman (uncredited)
The Pretender
1947
as Fingers Murdock
Magic Town
1947
as Moving Man (uncredited)
Dangerous Years
1947
as Mr. Adamson
The Judge Steps Out
1947
as Jack (Court Receptionist) (uncredited)
The Case of the Baby-Sitter
1947
as Officer Murphy
The Burning Cross
1947
as Police Station Sergeant
The Mighty McGurk
1947
as Bruiser (uncredited)
The Hat Box Mystery
1947
as Policeman Murphy
The Kid from Brooklyn
1946
as Referee #1 (uncredited)
So's Your Antenna
1946
Jiggers, My Wife
1946
as Joe
Society Mugs
1946
as Tom
Blonde Alibi
1946
as Policeman Clancy (Uncredited)
Motor Maniacs
1946
as Mother's Suitor
Voice of the Whistler
1945
as Ferdinand / Hammerlock
Where the Pest Begins
1945
as Jonathan Batts
Man Alive
1945
as Bartender (uncredited)
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
1945
The Man Who Walked Alone
1945
as Officer #1
The Princess and the Pirate
1944
as Alonzo
The Town Went Wild
1944
as Policeman
And the Angels Sing
1944
as Potatoes
Take It Big
1944
as Moving Man (uncredited)
The Girl in the Case
1944
as Watchman (uncredited)
Moonlight and Cactus
1944
as Lucky
Girls! Girls! Girls!
1944
as Police Detective Lt. Kerrigan
Radio Rampage
1944
as Mr. Thompson
Here Comes Elmer
1943
as Johnson
Campus Rhythm
1943
as Police Sergeant
Ladies' Day
1943
as Dugan
Cutie on Duty
1943
as Rocky
Petticoat Larceny
1943
as Pinky
Dixie
1943
as Barkeeper (uncredited)
Hit Parade of 1943
1943
as Westinghouse
Dixie Dugan
1943
as Sergeant (uncredited)
Taxi, Mister
1943
as Kennedy
Stage Door Canteen
1943
as Tom Kennedy
True to Life
1943
as Customer (uncredited)
So's Your Uncle
1943
as Cop
Wedtime Stories
1943
as House Detective
Blondie's Blessed Event
1942
as Motorcycle Cop Who Names The Baby 'Cookie' (uncredited)
Pretty Dolly
1942
as Gus
Butch Minds the Baby
1942
as Philly the Weeper
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
1942
as Joe the Villa Luigi Bartender
Pardon My Stripes
1942
as Casino
Broadway
1942
as Kerry (uncredited)
Phoney Cronies
1942
as Tom
Home Work
1942
The Great Swindle
1941
as Capper Smith
The Officer and the Lady
1941
as Bumps O'Neil
Man-I-Cured
1941
as House Detective, Maizie's Boy Friend
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
1941
as Tom
Sailors on Leave
1941
as Dugan
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
1941
as Sheriff Judson
Angels with Broken Wings
1941
as Gus
Thieves Fall Out
1941
as Cabbie
Remember the Night
1940
as 'Fat' Mike
Millionaire Playboy
1940
as Tom Murphy
Sporting Blood
1940
as Grantly
An Angel from Texas
1940
as Chopper
Flowing Gold
1940
as Petunia
Pop Always Pays
1940
as Murphy
Curtain Call
1940
as Masseur
Mexican Spitfire Out West
1940
as Cabbie
The Covered Trailer
1939
as Otto
Quiet, Please
1939
as Gorilla Stand-In Max Imhof
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939
as Gahagan
Torchy Runs for Mayor
1939
as Gahagan
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939
as Det. Sgt. Gahagan
Society Lawyer
1939
as Alf
The Day the Bookies Wept
1939
as Pinky Brophy
The Long Shot
1939
as Mike Claurens
These Glamour Girls
1939
as Joy Lane Manager (uncredited)
Blondes at Work
1938
as Gahagan
Torchy Blane in Panama
1938
as Detective Gahagan
Torchy Gets Her Man
1938
as Gahagan
He Couldn't Say No
1938
as Dimples
Swing It, Sailor!
1938
as Policeman
Go Chase Yourself
1938
as Icebox
Danger on the Air
1938
as Hotel Doorman (Uncredited)
Crashing Hollywood
1938
as Al
Making the Headlines
1938
as Police Sergeant Handley
Fiddling Around
1938
as Tom Kennedy
Halfway to Hollywood
1938
as Tom
Breakdowns of 1938
1938
as Gagahan (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crime Ring
1938
as Dummy
Smart Blonde
1937
as Gahagan
Varsity Show
1937
as Policeman (uncredited)
Wise Girl
1937
as Detective
The Adventurous Blonde
1937
as Detective Gahagan
Marry the Girl
1937
as Jasper
Behind The Headlines
1937
as Tiny
New News
1937
as Tom Kennedy
Forty Naughty Girls
1937
as Detective Casey
Living on Love
1937
as Pete Ryan
The Big Shot
1937
as Bugs
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
1937
as Jim Magooney
Fly Away Baby
1937
as Gahagan
Bury the Hatchet
1937
as Tom
Calling All Curtains
1937
Slave Ship
1937
as Bartender
She Had to Eat
1937
as Pete
Armored Car
1937
as Tiny
Married Before Breakfast
1937
as Mr. Baglipp
The Country Doctor
1936
as Logger (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
1936
as Bouncer at Pago Pago
Grandma's Buoys
1936
as Tom
Poppy
1936
as Hot Dog Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
Midnight Blunders
1936
as Tom
Free Rent
1936
as Mr. Kennedy
Just Speeding
1936
The Big Game
1936
as Fan in Stands
Wives Never Know
1936
as Bartender (uncredited)
Oh, My Nerves
1935
Alibi Bye Bye
1935
as Snoops, the house dick
Raised and Called
1935
The Bride Comes Home
1935
as Husky Thug at Party (uncredited)
Gobs of Trouble
1935
Old Man Rhythm
1935
as Campus Guard
Gum Shoes
1935
Horse Heir
1935
Stage Frights
1935
She Couldn't Take It
1935
as Slugs
Sock Me to Sleep
1935
as Battling McGee
Unlucky Strike
1934
Strictly Fresh Yeggs
1934
as The Burglar
Cracked Shots
1934
as Tom 'Pinky' Kennedy
The Dancing Millionaire
1934
as Crusher McGee
Hollywood Party
1934
as Beavers (uncredited)
Down to Their Last Yacht
1934
as Joe 'Uncle Ed' Schultz (uncredited)
Strictly Dynamite
1934
as Junior
In the Devildog House
1934
as Jennie's Husband
Odor in the Court
1934
as Plug Hardy
42nd Street
1933
as Slim Murphy (uncredited)
Blondie Johnson
1933
as Hype (uncredited)
She Done Him Wrong
1933
as Big Bill - Bartender (uncredited)
Suits to Nuts
1933
as Client
Hip Zip Hooray
1933
as The Prisoner
Cross Fire
1933
as French Bouncer (uncredited)
Man of the Forest
1933
as Sheriff Blake
Day of Reckoning
1933
as Furniture Mover
Penthouse
1933
as Joe (uncredited)
The Promoter
1932
as Burke
The Boudoir Butler
1932
as Dr. Quigley - Slipper's Accomplice
Lawyer Man
1932
as Jake - the Ice Man (uncredited)
The Crooked Circle
1932
as Mike, the policeman
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932
as Recruiting Sergeant
Huddle
1932
as Moving Man (uncredited)
Night After Night
1932
as Tom
Skyscraper Souls
1932
as Masseur
Fish Feathers
1932
If I Had a Million
1932
as Joe - Carnival Bouncer (uncredited)
Lighthouse Love
1932
as The Marine Sergeant
The Devil Is Driving
1932
as Fritz (uncredited)
It Pays to Advertise
1931
as Perkins
Flying High
1931
as Jokester with Firecrackers (uncredited)
Caught
1931
as Jard Harmon
Iron Man
1931
as Bartender (uncredited)
Young as You Feel
1931
as Colorado Detective
Monkey Business
1931
as Gibson
The Gang Buster
1931
as 'Gopher' Brant
How Comedies Are Born
1931
as Tom
The Fall Guy
1930
as Detective Burke
See America Thirst
1930
as 'Shivering' Smith
Big News
1929
as Officer Ryan
Glad Rag Doll
1929
as Manager
Happy Days
1929
as Doorman (uncredited)
The Shannons of Broadway
1929
as Burt
The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City
1929
as Crook
Wife Savers
1928
as General Lavoris
The Cop
1928
as Sergeant Coughlin
Hold 'Em Yale
1928
as Detective
None But the Brave
1928
as Noah
Tillie's Punctured Romance
1928
as Property Man
Marked Money
1928
as Bill Clemons
Love Over Night
1928
as Detective
The Mysterious Rider
1927
as Lem Spooner
Silver Valley
1927
as 'Hayfever' Hawkins
Fireman, Save My Child
1927
as Capt. Kennedy
Alias The Deacon
1927
as Bull Moran
Senorita
1927
as Oliveros Gaucho (uncredited)
Ham and Eggs at the Front
1927
as Lazarus
Man of the Forest
1926
as Sheriff
Born to the West
1926
as Dinkey Hooley
Mantrap
1926
as Curly Evans
We're in the Navy Now
1926
as Sailor Percival Scruggs
Behind the Front
1926
as Sergeant
The Better 'Ole
1926
as The Blacksmith (uncredited)
The Yankee Señor
1926
as Luke Martin
Sir Lumberjack
1926
as Bill Blake
As Man Desires
1925
as Gorilla Bagsley
The Best Bad Man
1925
as Dan Ellis
Loving Lies
1924
as Captain Lindstrom
The Speeder
1922
The Flirt
1922
as Sam Fenton
Full o' Pep
1922
The Egg
1922
as The Boss
Our Leading Citizen
1922
as Boots
If You Believe It, It's So
1922
as Bartender
The Flaming Hour
1922
as Ben
Serenade
1921
as Zambrano
Sunless Sunday
1921
Skirts
1921
Kismet
1920
as Kutayt
The Poor Simp
1920
as Jim Donnelly
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
1919
as American General (uncredited)
Her First Kiss
1919
Cupid's Day Off
1919
as Gambling House Operator
A Schoolhouse Scandal
1919
The Island of Intrigue
1919
as Jackson, the butler
Mickey
1918
as Tom Rawlings
That Night
1917
as The Proprietor's Henchman
The Pullman Bride
1917
as Oklahoma Pete - a Bandit
Whose Baby?
1917
as The Fake Minister
The Late Lamented
1917
as The Model's Brother
Her Torpedoed Love
1917
as Roy Mulligan the Hobo / The False Minister
Thirst
1917
as Man in Employment Agency (uncredited)
Two Crooks
1917
as The Detective
His Bitter Pill
1916
as Dan's Henchman
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
1915
as Man Who Discovers Hat
Double Trouble
1915
as Judge Blodgett