After performing in various stage productions in his native Kansas, Kendall McComas and his family relocated to Southern California to help Kendall in his pursuit of a movie career.
In 1927, 11-year. old Kendall landed a small part in Mickey’s Eleven, a two-reel short subject that was part of the “Mickey McGuire” film series. This series provided actors Mickey Rooney and Billy Barty with the starts of their respective careers. Kendall was cast as a member of Mickey’s gang. He would go on to appear in eleven “Mickey McGuire” shorts, playing several different characters, including “Stinky Davis” in his final three appearances.
Kendall appeared in several feature films before being signed to Hal Roach’s “Little Rascals” troupe. Despite being a teenager, Kendall was cast as sniveling grade-school student “Breezy Brisbane.” Kendall worked with the “Little Rascals” for a little over a year. In 1934, he played his last screen role as an uncredited “Boy” in the forgotten comedy I’ll Fix It starring Jack Holt. At 18, he said goodbye to show business.
In the 1960s, Kendall worked as an electrical engineer at the U.S. Naval Weapons Center in China Lake, California. Later, he settled into a job as an institutional mortgage-backed bond salesman, using the name John Mandy.
Two weeks before turning 65, and facing mandatory retirement, Kendall took his own life.