Tom Kennedy (American actor)
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Tom Kennedy, (born July 15, 1885, in New York, NY, died October 6, 1965, in Los Angeles, CA), was an American actor best 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, WC Fields, and Laurel and Hardy.
For over 50 years, from 1915 to 1965, he appeared in over 320 films and TV shows, often uncredited. His first film was a short black and white comedy, "His Luckless Love” (1915).
Often mistaken as his namesake Edgar Kennedy's brother, he was nevertheless apparently very friendly with the slow-burning comedian,and supported him in many of his series of domestic two-reelers. He continued making films right up until his death, his last film being a western (genre), The Bounty Killer, made in 1965.
He appeared in such films as the Marx Brothers’ “Monkey Business” (1931), “42nd Street” (1943), “Bringing Up Father” (1946), “Slaughter on Tenth Avenue” (1957), and "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" (1963).
