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Tom Kennedy
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Born
July 15
,
1885
·
New York City, New York, USA
Died
October 6
,
1965
·
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
(bone cancer)
Birth name
Thomas Aloyisus Kennedy
Height
6′ 2½″ (1.89 m)
Mini Bio
Once a boxer, brawny character actor Tom Kennedy began his film career early in the silent era. He frequently played big, dumb, likable, working-class types, such as in
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937)
. He also worked with
W.C. Fields
,
The Marx Brothers
, and
Stan Laurel
and
Oliver Hardy
in a career that lasted until his death at the age of 80.
- IMDb Mini Biography By: E.J. Powers (qv's & corrections by A. Nonymous)
Family
Spouse
Frances Katherine Marshall
(July 11, 1922 - October 6, 1965) (his death, 4 children)
Trivia
Boxing match-maker for the Hollywood American Legion Stadium from August 24, 1923 to March 24, 1925.
Children: Don (c. 1922), Madeline (c. 1921) and Jack (c. 1929)
He was not, as is often reported, the brother of
Edgar Kennedy
.
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