Tom Kennedy
Biography
Tom Kennedy was an American actor whose Hollywood comedy career stretched from the silent era to the mid-1960s. Born in New York City in 1885, he appeared in more than 320 films and television series, many without screen credit. He worked for producers Mack Sennett and Hal Roach, supporting lead comedians like the Marx Brothers, Laurel and Hardy, and the Three Stooges, and took dramatic supporting parts. Kennedy made his film debut in a short comedy western titled The Lamb and kept working until his death in 1965, when the western The Bounty Killer came out. At Columbia, producer Jules White teamed him with Monte Collins for a starring short series from 1935 to 1938, with Kennedy as a clumsy, good-natured hulk, and later paired him with Shemp Howard and Andy Clyde. He played Gahagan, a policeman who recited poetry, in nine Warner Bros. Torchy Blane features, and appeared on series including Perry Mason, Maverick, My Favorite Martian, and Gunsmoke.
80years old at death
- Born New York City
- Died Woodland Hills
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Also credited as Thomas Aloyisus Kennedy
Movie Career
- Films
- 13
- Career span
- 22 years1926 to 1948
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Own stunts
Kennedy was 68 and still performing in Columbia shorts in 1953, where he endured slapstick punishment and took pies to the face.
Big break
Jules White, who produced short subjects at Columbia Pictures, was a fan of Kennedy. White put him together with Monte Collins, another of his favorites, in a starring series that lasted from 1935 to 1938.
Tom Kennedy movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Ray McCarey directed two of these films. Eight actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Ray McCareyDirector, 2 films, 1932 to 1939
All films by Ray McCarey
Also two films together2 more actors
- John HarronTorchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite (1939) and Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939)
- Joe CunninghamTorchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite (1939) and Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.