Tom Kennedy (July 15, 1885 â€" 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. He was in all nine Torchy Blane films as Gahagan,
the poetry-spouting cop whose running line was, "What a day! What a
day!" He continued making films right up until his death, his last
film being a Western titled The Bounty Killer (1965).Tom Kennedy has
been erroneously listed in several film sources as the brother of
slow-burning comedian Edgar Kennedy. Though the two men were not
related, they were apparently good friends, with Tom appearing in many
of Edgar's domestic two-reel comedy shorts.Kennedy was also paired
with Stooge Shemp Howard for several shorts for Columbia Pictures such
as Society Mugs, as well as appearing with the Three Stooges in the
films Loose Loot and Spooks!. He was also paired with El Brendel for
four shorts, such as Phoney Cronies in 1942.
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. He was in all nine Torchy Blane films as Gahagan,
the poetry-spouting cop whose running line was, "What a day! What a
day!" He continued making films right up until his death, his last
film being a Western titled The Bounty Killer (1965).Tom Kennedy has
been erroneously listed in several film sources as the brother of
slow-burning comedian Edgar Kennedy. Though the two men were not
related, they were apparently good friends, with Tom appearing in many
of Edgar's domestic two-reel comedy shorts.Kennedy was also paired
with Stooge Shemp Howard for several shorts for Columbia Pictures such
as Society Mugs, as well as appearing with the Three Stooges in the
films Loose Loot and Spooks!. He was also paired with El Brendel for
four shorts, such as Phoney Cronies in 1942.
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