Portrait of Tom Kennedy

Acting

Tom Kennedy

Career

Active from 1916 to 1953, busiest in 1938 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
28
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mickey
Mickey
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 58 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tom Kennedy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.3, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.5, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.2, average 4.7
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Slapstick Humor 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Crime Caper 2
  • Silent Film Era 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Fast-Paced 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

248
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Home Work
Home Work

as Repairman

1960s

4 titles ยท average score 59
The Bounty Killer
The Bounty Killer (1965)
GoodWatch score 59

as Waiter

My Favorite Martian
My Favorite Martian (1963)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Mike

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

as Traffic Cop (uncredited)

Walk Like a Dragon
Walk Like a Dragon (1960)
GoodWatch score 64

as Jethro the Bartender

1950s

33 titles ยท average score 67
Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Townsman (uncredited)

Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot (1959)
GoodWatch score 90

as Bouncer (uncredited)

Rawhide
Rawhide (1959)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Townsman (uncredited) / Barfly (uncredited)

The Rifleman
The Rifleman (1958)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Bit Part (uncredited)

Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Townsman (uncredited)

Maverick
Maverick (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Poker Player (uncredited) / Barkeep (uncredited)

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Cantina Barfly (uncredited) / Townsman (uncredited)

Spooks!
Spooks! (1953)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mr. Hyde

Loose Loot
Loose Loot (1953)
GoodWatch score 71

as Joe

Invasion, U.S.A.
Invasion, U.S.A. (1952)
GoodWatch score 26

as Tim, Bartender

Fraidy Cat
Fraidy Cat (1951)

as I. Katchum (uncredited)

1940s

69 titles ยท average score 62
The Pretender
The Pretender (1947)
GoodWatch score 58

as Fingers Murdock

Society Mugs
Society Mugs (1946)

as Tom

Jiggers, My Wife
Jiggers, My Wife (1946)

as Joe

Motor Maniacs
Motor Maniacs (1946)

as Mother's Suitor

Where the Pest Begins
Where the Pest Begins (1945)

as Jonathan Batts

Voice of the Whistler
Voice of the Whistler (1945)
GoodWatch score 53

as Ferdinand / Hammerlock

Radio Rampage
Radio Rampage (1944)

as Mr. Thompson

Petticoat Larceny
Petticoat Larceny (1943)

as Pinky

Phoney Cronies
Phoney Cronies (1942)

as Tom

Pretty Dolly
Pretty Dolly (1942)

as Gus

Sweet Spirits of the Nighter
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter (1941)

as Tom

Millionaire Playboy
Millionaire Playboy (1940)

as Tom Murphy

1930s

90 titles ยท average score 61
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Torchy Blane in Chinatown (1939)
GoodWatch score 54

as Det. Sgt. Gahagan

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite (1939)
GoodWatch score 64

as Gahagan

Torchy Runs for Mayor
Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

as Gahagan

Torchy Gets Her Man
Torchy Gets Her Man (1938)
GoodWatch score 62

as Gahagan

Torchy Blane in Panama
Torchy Blane in Panama (1938)
GoodWatch score 58

as Detective Gahagan

Blondes at Work
Blondes at Work (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

as Gahagan

Halfway to Hollywood
Halfway to Hollywood (1938)

as Tom

Forty Naughty Girls
Forty Naughty Girls (1937)
GoodWatch score 58

as Detective Casey

Midnight Blunders
Midnight Blunders (1936)

as Tom

Cracked Shots
Cracked Shots (1934)

as Tom 'Pinky' Kennedy

Lighthouse Love
Lighthouse Love (1932)

as The Marine Sergeant

The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy (1930)
GoodWatch score 58

as Detective Burke

1920s

37 titles ยท average score 59
Big News
Big News (1929)
GoodWatch score 49

as Officer Ryan

The Cop
The Cop (1928)

as Sergeant Coughlin

Marked Money
Marked Money (1928)

as Bill Clemons

Tillie's Punctured Romance
Tillie's Punctured Romance (1928)

as Property Man

Silver Valley
Silver Valley (1927)

as 'Hayfever' Hawkins

Senorita
Senorita (1927)

as Oliveros Gaucho (uncredited)

Ham and Eggs at the Front
Ham and Eggs at the Front (1927)

as Lazarus

Fireman, Save My Child
Fireman, Save My Child (1927)

as Capt. Kennedy

Mantrap
Mantrap (1926)
GoodWatch score 69

as Curly Evans

We're in the Navy Now
We're in the Navy Now (1926)

as Sailor Percival Scruggs

Behind the Front
Behind the Front (1926)

as Sergeant

The Egg
The Egg (1922)

as The Boss

1910s

14 titles ยท average score 60
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
Yankee Doodle in Berlin (1919)
GoodWatch score 55

as American General (uncredited)

Cupid's Day Off
Cupid's Day Off (1919)

as Gambling House Operator

The Island of Intrigue
The Island of Intrigue (1919)

as Jackson, the butler

Mickey
Mickey (1918)
GoodWatch score 75

as Tom Rawlings

Her Torpedoed Love
Her Torpedoed Love (1917)

as Roy Mulligan the Hobo / The False Minister

Whose Baby?
Whose Baby? (1917)

as The Fake Minister

Thirst
Thirst (1917)

as Man in Employment Agency (uncredited)

The Late Lamented
The Late Lamented (1917)

as The Model's Brother

That Night
That Night (1917)

as The Proprietor's Henchman

His Bitter Pill
His Bitter Pill (1916)
GoodWatch score 52

as Dan's Henchman

Double Trouble
Double Trouble (1915)

as Judge Blodgett

Fatty and the Broadway Stars
Fatty and the Broadway Stars (1915)

as Man Who Discovers Hat