1885-07-14 New York City, New York, USA
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 line was, "What a day! What a day!" He is often erroneously listed in 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. Tom 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. His television appearances included episodes of Perry Mason, Maverick, My Favorite Martian, and Gunsmoke. Tom Kennedy continued making films right up until his death, his last film being the western The Bounty Killer.
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42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage | Self (archive footage) | 2006-03-21 |
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Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl | Self (from Mantrap [1926]) (archive footage) | 1999-06-14 |
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The Bounty Killer | Waiter | 1965-07-30 |
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World | Traffic Cop (uncredited) | 1963-11-07 |
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Walk Like a Dragon | Jethro the Bartender | 1960-06-01 |
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Some Like It Hot | Bouncer (uncredited) | 1959-03-19 |
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Public Pigeon No. 1 | Prison Guard (uncredited) | 1957-05-17 |
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Hook a Crook | I. Katchum (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1955-11-24 |
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Loose Loot | Joe | 1953-04-02 |
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Spooks! | Mr. Hyde | 1953-06-15 |
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Invasion, U.S.A. | Tim, Bartender | 1952-12-10 |
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Gold Fever | Big Tom | 1952-06-15 |
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Let's Go Navy! | Officer Donovan | 1951-07-29 |
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The Scarf | Asylum Inmate | 1951-04-06 |
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Fraidy Cat | I. Katchum (uncredited) | 1951-12-13 |
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Havana Rose | House Detective | 1951-09-15 |
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The Awful Sleuth | Pinky | 1951-04-18 |
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Riding High | Racetrack Mug (uncredited) | 1950-04-12 |
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Triple Trouble | Third Convict Calling Out from Cell | 1950-08-13 |
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The Mutineers | Butch | 1949-04-22 |
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Square Dance Jubilee | Bartender Tom | 1949-11-11 |
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Devil's Cargo | Naga, Mug Who Tails Delgado | 1948-04-01 |
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The Paleface | Bartender | 1948-12-17 |
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Trouble Preferred | Night Watchman (uncredited) | 1948-12-31 |
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Thunder in the Pines | Josh, the Station Master | 1948-11-11 |
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Joe Palooka in Winner Take All | Lefty | 1948-09-19 |
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Jinx Money | Officer Rooney | 1948-06-27 |
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The Burning Cross | Police Station Sergeant | 1947-09-01 |
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The Mighty McGurk | Bruiser (uncredited) | 1947-01-02 |
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Dangerous Years | Mr. Adamson | 1947-12-07 |
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The Case of the Baby-Sitter | Officer Murphy | 1947-07-26 |
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Magic Town | Moving Man (uncredited) | 1947-10-07 |
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The Hat Box Mystery | Policeman Murphy | 1947-06-12 |
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The Judge Steps Out | Jack (Court Receptionist) (uncredited) | 1947-12-15 |
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The Pretender | Fingers Murdock | 1947-08-11 |
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So's Your Antenna | 1946-10-10 | |
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The Kid from Brooklyn | Referee #1 (uncredited) | 1946-03-21 |
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Motor Maniacs | Mother's Suitor | 1946-07-26 |
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Blonde Alibi | Policeman Clancy (Uncredited) | 1946-03-01 |
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Society Mugs | Tom | 1946-09-19 |
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Jiggers, My Wife | Joe | 1946-04-11 |
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Man Alive | Bartender (uncredited) | 1945-11-16 |
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Where the Pest Begins | Jonathan Batts | 1945-10-04 |
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The Man Who Walked Alone | Officer #1 | 1945-03-15 |
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It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog | 1945-06-15 | |
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Voice of the Whistler | Ferdinand / Hammerlock | 1945-10-30 |
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The Girl in the Case | Watchman (uncredited) | 1944-04-20 |
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Radio Rampage | Mr. Thompson | 1944-03-28 |
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Moonlight and Cactus | Lucky | 1944-09-08 |
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Take It Big | Moving Man (uncredited) | 1944-06-09 |
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The Princess and the Pirate | Alonzo | 1944-11-17 |
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And the Angels Sing | Potatoes | 1944-04-25 |
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Girls! Girls! Girls! | Police Detective Lt. Kerrigan | 1944-06-09 |
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The Town Went Wild | Policeman | 1944-12-15 |
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Here Comes Elmer | Johnson | 1943-11-15 |
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Dixie Dugan | Sergeant (uncredited) | 1943-03-12 |
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Hit Parade of 1943 | Westinghouse | 1943-03-26 |
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Petticoat Larceny | Pinky | 1943-07-17 |
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Dixie | Barkeeper (uncredited) | 1943-06-23 |
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Cutie on Duty | Rocky | 1943-10-29 |
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So's Your Uncle | Cop | 1943-09-01 |
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Wedtime Stories | House Detective | 1943-12-24 |
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Taxi, Mister | Kennedy | 1943-04-16 |
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Ladies' Day | Dugan | 1943-04-09 |
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Campus Rhythm | Police Sergeant | 1943-11-19 |
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Stage Door Canteen | Tom Kennedy | 1943-06-24 |
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True to Life | Customer (uncredited) | 1943-12-24 |
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Butch Minds the Baby | Philly the Weeper | 1942-03-20 |
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Pretty Dolly | Gus | 1942-12-11 |
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Blondie's Blessed Event | Motorcycle Cop Who Names The Baby 'Cookie' (uncredited) | 1942-04-09 |
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Pardon My Stripes | Casino | 1942-01-26 |
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Mexican Spitfire's Elephant | Joe the Villa Luigi Bartender | 1942-09-17 |
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Broadway | Kerry (uncredited) | 1942-05-08 |
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Thieves Fall Out | Cabbie | 1941-05-03 |
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Angels with Broken Wings | Gus | 1941-05-27 |
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The Mexican Spitfire's Baby | Sheriff Judson | 1941-11-28 |
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Sweet Spirits of the Nighter | Tom | 1941-12-25 |
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Sailors on Leave | Dugan | 1941-09-30 |
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Man-I-Cured | House Detective, Maizie's Boy Friend | 1941-09-20 |
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The Officer and the Lady | Bumps O'Neil | 1941-10-12 |
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The Great Swindle | Capper Smith | 1941-04-10 |
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Millionaire Playboy | Tom Murphy | 1940-03-14 |
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An Angel from Texas | Chopper | 1940-04-27 |
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Sporting Blood | Grantly | 1940-07-11 |
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Pop Always Pays | Murphy | 1940-06-21 |
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Flowing Gold | Petunia | 1940-08-24 |
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Curtain Call | Masseur | 1940-04-18 |
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Mexican Spitfire Out West | Cabbie | 1940-10-29 |
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Remember the Night | 'Fat' Mike | 1940-01-19 |
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The Long Shot | Mike Claurens | 1939-01-06 |
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The Day the Bookies Wept | Pinky Brophy | 1939-09-13 |
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These Glamour Girls | Joy Lane Manager (uncredited) | 1939-08-18 |
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Society Lawyer | Alf | 1939-03-21 |
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Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite | Gahagan | 1939-08-12 |
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Quiet, Please | Gorilla Stand-In Max Imhof | 1939-07-01 |
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Torchy Blane in Chinatown | Det. Sgt. Gahagan | 1939-02-02 |
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The Covered Trailer | Otto | 1939-11-10 |
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Torchy Runs for Mayor | Gahagan | 1939-05-13 |
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Breakdowns of 1938 | Gagahan (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1938-12-31 |
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Halfway to Hollywood | Tom | 1938-07-01 |
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Go Chase Yourself | Icebox | 1938-04-22 |
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He Couldn't Say No | Dimples | 1938-03-19 |
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Torchy Gets Her Man | Gahagan | 1938-11-12 |
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Fiddling Around | Tom Kennedy | 1938-01-21 |
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Crashing Hollywood | Al | 1938-01-07 |
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Crime Ring | Dummy | 1938-07-08 |
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Danger on the Air | Hotel Doorman (Uncredited) | 1938-06-30 |
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Torchy Blane in Panama | Detective Gahagan | 1938-05-07 |
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Making the Headlines | Police Sergeant Handley | 1938-03-31 |
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Blondes at Work | Gahagan | 1938-02-05 |
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Swing It, Sailor! | Policeman | 1938-02-04 |
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New News | Tom Kennedy | 1937-04-01 |
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Fly Away Baby | Gahagan | 1937-06-19 |
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Forty Naughty Girls | Detective Casey | 1937-09-24 |
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Marry the Girl | Jasper | 1937-07-13 |
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Wise Girl | Detective | 1937-12-31 |
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Behind The Headlines | Tiny | 1937-05-14 |
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Varsity Show | Policeman (uncredited) | 1937-09-04 |
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Armored Car | Tiny | 1937-06-01 |
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Living on Love | Pete Ryan | 1937-11-12 |
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Married Before Breakfast | Mr. Baglipp | 1937-06-18 |
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The Adventurous Blonde | Detective Gahagan | 1937-11-13 |
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The Big Shot | Bugs | 1937-07-23 |
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She Had to Eat | Pete | 1937-07-02 |
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Bury the Hatchet | Tom | 1937-08-06 |
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Slave Ship | Bartender | 1937-06-16 |
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The Case of the Stuttering Bishop | Jim Magooney | 1937-06-08 |
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Smart Blonde | Gahagan | 1937-01-02 |
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Calling All Curtains | 1937-09-30 | |
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Free Rent | Mr. Kennedy | 1936-12-20 |
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Wives Never Know | Bartender (uncredited) | 1936-09-18 |
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The Big Game | Fan in Stands | 1936-10-09 |
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Midnight Blunders | Tom | 1936-12-13 |
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Poppy | Hot Dog Stand Proprietor (uncredited) | 1936-06-17 |
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Grandma's Buoys | Tom | 1936-12-18 |
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Just Speeding | 1936-01-23 | |
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The Country Doctor | Logger (uncredited) | 1936-03-12 |
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Hollywood Boulevard | Bouncer at Pago Pago | 1936-08-20 |
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Old Man Rhythm | Campus Guard | 1935-08-02 |
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Horse Heir | 1935-02-01 | |
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Gobs of Trouble | 1935-07-12 | |
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Raised and Called | 1935-03-22 | |
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Stage Frights | 1935-06-01 | |
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Gum Shoes | 1935-03-01 | |
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Oh, My Nerves | 1935-10-17 | |
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The Bride Comes Home | Husky Thug at Party (uncredited) | 1935-12-25 |
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She Couldn't Take It | Slugs | 1935-10-08 |
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Alibi Bye Bye | Snoops, the house dick | 1935-06-14 |
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Strictly Dynamite | Junior | 1934-05-11 |
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Cracked Shots | Tom 'Pinky' Kennedy | 1934-05-04 |
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Down to Their Last Yacht | Joe 'Uncle Ed' Schultz (uncredited) | 1934-08-31 |
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Unlucky Strike | 1934-08-31 | |
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Hollywood Party | Beavers (uncredited) | 1934-05-24 |
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Strictly Fresh Yeggs | The Burglar | 1934-04-06 |
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The Dancing Millionaire | Crusher McGee | 1934-12-14 |
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Blondie Johnson | Hype (uncredited) | 1933-02-25 |
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Suits to Nuts | Client | 1933-12-01 |
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Cross Fire | French Bouncer (uncredited) | 1933-05-28 |
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42nd Street | Slim Murphy (uncredited) | 1933-03-11 |
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Man of the Forest | Sheriff Blake | 1933-08-24 |
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She Done Him Wrong | Big Bill - Bartender (uncredited) | 1933-02-09 |
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Day of Reckoning | Furniture Mover | 1933-10-26 |
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Hip Zip Hooray | The Prisoner | 1933-03-31 |
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Penthouse | Joe (uncredited) | 1933-09-08 |
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The Crooked Circle | Mike, the policeman | 1932-09-25 |
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Pack Up Your Troubles | Recruiting Sergeant | 1932-09-16 |
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Lighthouse Love | The Marine Sergeant | 1932-05-06 |
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The Devil Is Driving | Fritz (uncredited) | 1932-12-09 |
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If I Had a Million | Joe - Carnival Bouncer (uncredited) | 1932-11-18 |
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The Boudoir Butler | Dr. Quigley - Slipper's Accomplice | 1932-05-29 |
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Lighthouse Love | The Marine Sergeant | 1932-05-06 |
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Fish Feathers | 1932-12-16 | |
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Lawyer Man | Jake - the Ice Man (uncredited) | 1932-12-24 |
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The Promoter | Burke | 1932-05-13 |
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Night After Night | Tom | 1932-10-29 |
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Skyscraper Souls | Masseur | 1932-07-16 |
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Huddle | Moving Man (uncredited) | 1932-05-14 |
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Flying High | Jokester with Firecrackers (uncredited) | 1931-11-14 |
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The Gang Buster | 'Gopher' Brant | 1931-01-17 |
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It Pays to Advertise | Perkins | 1931-02-18 |
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Caught | Jard Harmon | 1931-08-08 |
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Monkey Business | Gibson | 1931-09-19 |
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Iron Man | Bartender (uncredited) | 1931-04-29 |
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Young as You Feel | Colorado Detective | 1931-08-06 |
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See America Thirst | 'Shivering' Smith | 1930-11-23 |
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The Fall Guy | Detective Burke | 1930-06-15 |
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Glad Rag Doll | Manager | 1929-05-04 |
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Big News | Officer Ryan | 1929-09-06 |
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The Shannons of Broadway | Burt | 1929-12-08 |
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Happy Days | Doorman (uncredited) | 1929-09-16 |
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None But the Brave | Noah | 1928-08-05 |
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Wife Savers | General Lavoris | 1928-01-07 |
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Marked Money | Bill Clemons | 1928-11-11 |
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The Cop | Sergeant Coughlin | 1928-08-28 |
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Hold 'Em Yale | Detective | 1928-05-14 |
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Tillie's Punctured Romance | Property Man | 1928-03-03 |
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Silver Valley | 'Hayfever' Hawkins | 1927-10-02 |
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Fireman, Save My Child | Capt. Kennedy | 1927-08-01 |
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The Mysterious Rider | Lem Spooner | 1927-03-05 |
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Senorita | Oliveros Gaucho (uncredited) | 1927-04-01 |
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Ham and Eggs at the Front | Lazarus | 1927-11-29 |
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Alias The Deacon | Bull Moran | 1927-06-20 |
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Man of the Forest | Sheriff | 1926-12-27 |
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Mantrap | Curly Evans | 1926-07-24 |
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We're in the Navy Now | Sailor Percival Scruggs | 1926-11-06 |
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Born to the West | Dinkey Hooley | 1926-06-14 |
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The Yankee Señor | Luke Martin | 1926-01-10 |
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Behind the Front | Sergeant | 1926-02-22 |
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The Better 'Ole | The Blacksmith (uncredited) | 1926-10-23 |
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As Man Desires | Gorilla Bagsley | 1925-01-11 |
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The Best Bad Man | Dan Ellis | 1925-11-29 |
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Loving Lies | Captain Lindstrom | 1924-01-22 |
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Our Leading Citizen | Boots | 1922-06-14 |
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The Flaming Hour | Ben | 1922-12-12 |
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If You Believe It, It's So | Bartender | 1922-07-02 |
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The Egg | The Boss | 1922-09-03 |
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Full o' Pep | 1922-04-23 | |
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The Speeder | 1922-09-24 | |
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The Flirt | Sam Fenton | 1922-12-24 |
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Serenade | Zambrano | 1921-08-01 |
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Sunless Sunday | 1921-07-31 | |
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Skirts | 1921-04-10 | |
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The Poor Simp | Jim Donnelly | 1920-08-20 |
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Kismet | Kutayt | 1920-11-14 |
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The Island of Intrigue | Jackson, the butler | 1919-04-07 |
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Yankee Doodle in Berlin | American General (uncredited) | 1919-03-02 |
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A Schoolhouse Scandal | 1919-12-07 | |
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Cupid's Day Off | Gambling House Operator | 1919-01-12 |
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Her First Kiss | 1919-08-30 | |
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Mickey | Tom Rawlings | 1918-08-01 |
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The Pullman Bride | Oklahoma Pete - a Bandit | 1917-01-01 |
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That Night | The Proprietor's Henchman | 1917-12-16 |
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Her Torpedoed Love | Roy Mulligan the Hobo / The False Minister | 1917-05-13 |
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The Late Lamented | The Model's Brother | 1917-09-23 |
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Thirst | Man in Employment Agency (uncredited) | 1917-07-29 |
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Whose Baby? | The Fake Minister | 1917-07-08 |
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Two Crooks | The Detective | 1917-08-26 |
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His Bitter Pill | Dan's Henchman | 1916-04-30 |
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Fatty and the Broadway Stars | Man Who Discovers Hat | 1915-12-15 |
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Double Trouble | Judge Blodgett | 1915-12-06 |
