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Edward Everett Horton

Edward Everett Horton

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edward Everett Horton Jr. (March 18, 1886 – September 29, 1970) was an American character actor. He had a long career in film, theater, radio, television, and voice work for animated cartoons. Horton began his stage career in 1906, singing and dancing and playing small parts in vaudeville and in Broadway productions. In 1919, he moved to Los Angeles, California, where he began acting in Hollywood films. His first starring role was in the comedy Too Much Business (1922), but he portrayed the lead role of an idealistic young classical composer in the drama Beggar on Horseback (1925). In the late 1920s, he starred in two-reel silent comedies for Educational Pictures, and made the transition to talking pictures with Educational in 1929. As a stage-trained performer, he found more film work easily, and appeared in some of Warner Bros.' early talkies, including The Terror (1928) and Sonny Boy (1929). Horton initially used his given name, Edward Horton, professionally. His father persuaded him to adopt his full name professionally, reasoning that other actors might be named Edward Horton, but only one named Edward Everett Horton. Horton soon cultivated his own special variation of the time-honored double take (an actor's reaction to something, followed by a delayed, more extreme reaction). In Horton's version, he would smile ingratiatingly and nod in agreement with what just happened; then, when realization set in, his facial features collapsed entirely into a sober, troubled mask. Horton starred in many comedy features in the 1930s, usually playing a mousy fellow who put up with domestic or professional problems to a certain point, and then finally asserted himself for a happy ending. He is best known, however, for his work as a character actor in supporting roles. These include The Front Page (1931), Trouble in Paradise (1932), Alice in Wonderland (1933), The Gay Divorcee (1934, the first of several Astaire/Rogers films in which Horton appeared), Top Hat (1935), Danger - Love at Work (1937), Lost Horizon (1937), Holiday (1938), Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941), Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), Pocketful of Miracles (1961), It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), and Sex and the Single Girl (1964). His last role was in the comedy film Cold Turkey (1971), in which his character communicated only through facial expressions.

Personal information

Birthday

1886-03-17

Birth Place

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Movies and TV shows :

$10 Raise

$10 Raise

1935

8.0

Movie
2000 Years Later

2000 Years Later

1969

6.0

Movie
A Bedtime Story

A Bedtime Story

1933

8.0

Movie
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1933

6.1

Movie
All the King's Horses

All the King's Horses

1935

6.0

Movie
Angel

Angel

1937

6.8

Movie
Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944

7.6

Movie
Ask Dad

Ask Dad

1929

5.7

Movie
Bachelor Daddy

Bachelor Daddy

1941

0.0

Movie
poster

Batman

1966

7.3

TV
Beggar on Horseback

Beggar on Horseback

1925

6.0

Movie
Behind the Counter

Behind the Counter

1928

7.0

Movie
Biography of a Bachelor Girl

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

1935

6.3

Movie
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

1938

7.0

Movie
Brazil

Brazil

1944

5.2

Movie
poster

Burke's Law

1963

6.0

TV
But the Flesh Is Weak

But the Flesh Is Weak

1932

6.0

Movie
Call Again

Call Again

1928

7.0

Movie
Cinderella Jones

Cinderella Jones

1946

3.3

Movie
Cold Turkey

Cold Turkey

1971

6.2

Movie
College Swing

College Swing

1938

6.8

Movie
Dad's Choice

Dad's Choice

1928

7.0

Movie
Danger – Love at Work

Danger – Love at Work

1937

7.3

Movie
poster

December Bride

1954

5.5

TV
poster

Dennis the Menace

1959

6.7

TV
Design for Living

Design for Living

1933

7.1

Movie
Down to Earth

Down to Earth

1947

6.0

Movie
Earl Carroll Sketchbook

Earl Carroll Sketchbook

1946

6.0

Movie
Easy to Love

Easy to Love

1934

5.1

Movie
poster

F Troop

1965

6.1

TV
Faithful in My Fashion

Faithful in My Fashion

1946

6.3

Movie
Find the King

Find the King

1927

7.0

Movie
Flapper Wives

Flapper Wives

1924

0.0

Movie
Forever and a Day

Forever and a Day

1943

7.3

Movie
poster

Fractured Fairy Tales

1959

7.0

TV
poster

General Electric Theater

1953

6.0

TV
Going Highbrow

Going Highbrow

1935

6.0

Movie
Hearts Divided

Hearts Divided

1936

5.0

Movie
Helen's Babies

Helen's Babies

1924

5.6

Movie
Her Husband's Affairs

Her Husband's Affairs

1947

5.5

Movie
Her Master's Voice

Her Master's Voice

1936

6.0

Movie
Her Primitive Man

Her Primitive Man

1944

6.0

Movie
Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

1941

6.9

Movie
His Night Out

His Night Out

1935

0.0

Movie
Hitting a New High

Hitting a New High

1937

5.1

Movie
Holiday

Holiday

1938

7.3

Movie
Holiday

Holiday

1930

6.2

Movie
Horse Shy

Horse Shy

1928

7.0

Movie
poster

I Love Lucy

1951

8.0

TV
I Married an Angel

I Married an Angel

1942

5.0

Movie
In Caliente

In Caliente

1935

6.3

Movie
It's a Boy

It's a Boy

1934

0.0

Movie
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963

7.0

Movie
Kiss and Make-Up

Kiss and Make-Up

1934

5.2

Movie
Kiss Me Again

Kiss Me Again

1931

6.0

Movie
La Bohème

La Bohème

1926

6.6

Movie
Ladies Should Listen

Ladies Should Listen

1934

5.8

Movie
Lady on a Train

Lady on a Train

1945

6.5

Movie
Let's Make a Million

Let's Make a Million

1936

0.0

Movie
Little Big Shot

Little Big Shot

1935

6.0

Movie
Little Tough Guys in Society

Little Tough Guys in Society

1938

6.0

Movie
Lonely Wives

Lonely Wives

1931

4.7

Movie
Lost Horizon

Lost Horizon

1937

7.0

Movie
poster

Love, American Style

1969

5.8

TV
poster

Matinee Theater

1955

4.6

TV
poster

Max Liebman Presents

1954

0.0

TV
poster

Nanny and the Professor

1970

5.6

TV
No Publicity

No Publicity

1927

8.0

Movie
Nobody's Fool

Nobody's Fool

1936

0.0

Movie
Oh, Doctor

Oh, Doctor

1937

0.0

Movie
Once a Gentleman

Once a Gentleman

1930

0.0

Movie
One Got Fat

One Got Fat

1963

6.2

Movie
Paris Honeymoon

Paris Honeymoon

1939

3.0

Movie
Pocketful of Miracles

Pocketful of Miracles

1961

7.3

Movie
Poker Faces

Poker Faces

1926

6.0

Movie
Reaching for the Moon

Reaching for the Moon

1930

5.8

Movie
Roar of the Dragon

Roar of the Dragon

1932

6.2

Movie
Ruggles of Red Gap

Ruggles of Red Gap

1923

0.0

Movie
poster

Saints and Sinners

1962

6.0

TV
San Diego I Love You

San Diego I Love You

1944

6.3

Movie
Saturday Spectacular: Manhattan Tower

Saturday Spectacular: Manhattan Tower

1956

0.0

Movie
Scrambled Weddings

Scrambled Weddings

1928

7.0

Movie
Sex and the Single Girl

Sex and the Single Girl

1964

6.6

Movie
Shall We Dance

Shall We Dance

1937

7.2

Movie
Sing and Like it

Sing and Like it

1934

4.3

Movie
Six Cylinder Love

Six Cylinder Love

1931

0.0

Movie
Smart Woman

Smart Woman

1931

5.9

Movie
Smarty

Smarty

1934

4.0

Movie
Soldiers of the King

Soldiers of the King

1933

0.0

Movie
Sonny Boy

Sonny Boy

1929

0.0

Movie
Springtime in the Rockies

Springtime in the Rockies

1942

6.7

Movie
Steppin' in Society

Steppin' in Society

1945

0.0

Movie
Success at Any Price

Success at Any Price

1934

3.9

Movie
Summer Storm

Summer Storm

1944

5.1

Movie
Sunny

Sunny

1941

4.9

Movie
Take the Heir

Take the Heir

1930

0.0

Movie
Thank Your Lucky Stars

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943

6.1

Movie
That's Right – You're Wrong

That's Right – You're Wrong

1939

5.7

Movie
The Age for Love

The Age for Love

1931

0.0

Movie
The Aviator

The Aviator

1929

0.0

Movie
The Body Disappears

The Body Disappears

1941

5.2

Movie
poster

The Bullwinkle Show

1959

6.9

TV
poster

The Cara Williams Show

1964

5.0

TV
poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

7.0

TV
The Devil Is a Woman

The Devil Is a Woman

1935

6.3

Movie
poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

6.6

TV
The Emperor's Oblong Pancake

The Emperor's Oblong Pancake

1964

0.0

Movie
The Front Page

The Front Page

1931

6.6

Movie
The Gang's All Here

The Gang's All Here

1943

5.8

Movie
The Gang's All Here

The Gang's All Here

1939

5.0

Movie
The Gay Divorcee

The Gay Divorcee

1934

6.9

Movie
poster

The George Gobel Show

1954

7.0

TV
poster

The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show

1956

10.0

TV
The Ghost Goes Wild

The Ghost Goes Wild

1947

5.0

Movie
The Great Garrick

The Great Garrick

1937

5.9

Movie
The Great Junction Hotel

The Great Junction Hotel

1931

0.0

Movie
The Hottentot

The Hottentot

1929

0.0

Movie
The King and the Chorus Girl

The King and the Chorus Girl

1937

5.5

Movie
poster

The Lux Show

1957

6.0

TV
The Magnificent Dope

The Magnificent Dope

1942

7.2

Movie
The Man in the Mirror

The Man in the Mirror

1936

7.0

Movie
The Man Who Fights Alone

The Man Who Fights Alone

1924

0.0

Movie
The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow

1934

6.7

Movie
poster

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

5.6

TV
poster

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

5.1

TV
poster

The Name of the Game

1968

6.8

TV
The Night Is Young

The Night Is Young

1935

5.0

Movie
The Perfect Specimen

The Perfect Specimen

1937

5.7

Movie
The Perils of Pauline

The Perils of Pauline

1967

4.3

Movie
poster

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948

6.0

TV
The Poor Rich

The Poor Rich

1934

0.0

Movie
The Private Secretary

The Private Secretary

1935

5.5

Movie
The Right Bed

The Right Bed

0.0

Movie
The Sap

The Sap

1929

0.0

Movie
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

1997

5.0

Movie
The Singing Kid

The Singing Kid

1936

4.0

Movie
poster

The Steve Allen Show

1956

5.0

TV
The Story of Mankind

The Story of Mankind

1957

4.6

Movie
The Terror

The Terror

1928

6.0

Movie
The Town Went Wild

The Town Went Wild

1944

5.0

Movie
The Way to Love

The Way to Love

1933

0.0

Movie
The Whole Town's Talking

The Whole Town's Talking

1926

0.0

Movie
The Wonderful World of Trains

The Wonderful World of Trains

1960

0.0

Movie
Things You Never See on the Screen

Things You Never See on the Screen

1935

5.0

Movie
To the Ladies

To the Ladies

1924

0.0

Movie
Top Hat

Top Hat

1935

7.3

Movie
Trouble in Paradise

Trouble in Paradise

1932

7.4

Movie
Try and Get It

Try and Get It

0.0

Movie
Vacation Waves

Vacation Waves

1928

7.0

Movie
Weekend for Three

Weekend for Three

1941

5.7

Movie
Wide Open

Wide Open

1930

5.3

Movie
Wild Money

Wild Money

1937

0.0

Movie
You're the One

You're the One

1941

1.0

Movie
Your Uncle Dudley

Your Uncle Dudley

1935

1.0

Movie
Ziegfeld Girl

Ziegfeld Girl

1941

6.5

Movie