Tom Kennedy

Known for

Acting

Born

July 14, 1885

Birthplace

New York City, New York, USA

Died

October 6, 1965 (aged 80)

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 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 lin...

Best known work

Some Like It Hot

1959

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

1963

Bonanza

1959

42nd Street

1933

Monkey Business

1931

Perry Mason

1957

She Done Him Wrong

1933

Remember the Night

1940

Gunsmoke

1955

The Paleface

1948

Filmography

TBA
Home Work
as Repairman
2006
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
as Self (archive footage)
1999
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
as Self (from Mantrap [1926]) (archive footage)
1965
The Bounty Killer
as Waiter
1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Traffic Cop (uncredited)
1963
My Favorite MartianTV
as Mike (1 episode)
1960
Walk Like a Dragon
as Jethro the Bartender
1959
BonanzaTV
as Townsman (uncredited) (1 episode)
1959
Some Like It Hot
as Bouncer (uncredited)
1959
RawhideTV
as Townsman (uncredited) (1 episode), as Barfly (uncredited) (1 episode), as Juror (uncredited) (1 episode)
1958
77 Sunset StripTV
as Night Watchman (uncredited) (1 episode)
1958
The RiflemanTV
as Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited) (1 episode)
1958
The TexanTV
as Bartender (uncredited) (1 episode)
1958
Wanted: Dead or AliveTV
as Barfly (uncredited) (1 episode)
1957
MaverickTV
as Barkeep (uncredited) (1 episode), as Poker Player (uncredited) (1 episode)
1957
Perry MasonTV
as Bit Part (uncredited) (1 episode)
1957
SugarfootTV
as Reception Guest (uncredited) (1 episode), as Convict (uncredited) (1 episode)
1957
Have Gun, Will TravelTV
as Townsman (uncredited) (1 episode)
1957
Public Pigeon No. 1
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
1956
ConflictTV
as Iron Bob Mills (1 episode)
1956
Hey, Jeannie!TV
as Collector (1 episode)
1955
Hook a Crook
as I. Katchum (archive footage) (uncredited)
1955
CheyenneTV
as Townsman / Barfly (uncredited) (1 episode), as Bartender (uncredited) (2 episodes), as Townsman (uncredited) (1 episode), as Cowhand (uncredited) (1 episode)
1955
GunsmokeTV
as Cantina Barfly (uncredited) (1 episode), as Barfly (uncredited) (1 episode), as Townsman (uncredited) (4 episodes)
1953
TopperTV
as Kewpie (1 episode)