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Edgar Kennedy

Edgar Kennedy

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edgar Livingston Kennedy (April 26, 1890 – November 9, 1948) was an American comedic film character actor, known as "Slow Burn". A slow burn is an exasperated facial expression, performed very deliberately; Kennedy embellished this by rubbing his hand over his bald head and across his face, in an attempt to hold his temper. Kennedy is best known for a small role as a lemonade vendor in the Marx Brothers film Duck Soup, as well as the many Hal Roach films he appeared in. Kennedy became so identified with frustration that practically every studio hired him to play hotheads. He often played dumb cops, detectives, and even a prison warden; sometimes he was a grouchy moving man, truck driver, or blue-collar workman. His character usually lost his temper at least once. In Diplomaniacs, Kennedy presides over an international tribunal, where Wheeler & Woolsey want to do something about world peace. "Well, ya can't do anything about it here", yells Kennedy, "this is a peace conference!" Kennedy, established as the poster boy for frustration, even starred in an instructional film titled The Other Fellow, in which loudmouthed roadhog Edgar always vents his anger on other drivers (each one played by Kennedy as well), little realizing that, to them, he is "the other fellow." Perhaps his most unusual roles were as a puppeteer in the detective mystery The Falcon Strikes Back and as a philosophical bartender inspired to create exotic cocktails in Harold Lloyd's last film, The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947). He also played comical detectives opposite two titans of acting: John Barrymore in Twentieth Century (1934) and Rex Harrison in Unfaithfully Yours (1948); in the latter, he tells conductor Harrison that "Nobody handles Handel like you handle Handel." Kennedy died of throat cancer at the Motion Picture Hospital, San Fernando Valley on 9 November 1948. His body was interred at the Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California.

Personal information

Birthday

1890-04-25

Birth Place

Monterey, California, USA

Movies and TV shows :

'Curses!' They Remarked

'Curses!' They Remarked

1914

5.0

Movie
'Taint Legal

'Taint Legal

1940

0.0

Movie
$1,000 a Minute

$1,000 a Minute

1935

5.5

Movie
A Bath House Beauty

A Bath House Beauty

1914

0.0

Movie
A Blasted Event

A Blasted Event

1934

0.0

Movie
A Clean Sweep

A Clean Sweep

1938

0.0

Movie
A Film Johnnie

A Film Johnnie

1914

5.4

Movie
A Flirt's Mistake

A Flirt's Mistake

1914

5.4

Movie
A Merchant of Menace

A Merchant of Menace

1933

0.0

Movie
A Muddy Romance

A Muddy Romance

1913

4.8

Movie
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl

A Night at the Biltmore Bowl

1935

6.0

Movie
A Noise from the Deep

A Noise from the Deep

1913

5.5

Movie
A Pair of Tights

A Pair of Tights

1929

7.3

Movie
A Quiet Fourth

A Quiet Fourth

1941

0.0

Movie
A Quiet Little Wedding

A Quiet Little Wedding

1913

0.0

Movie
A Ride for a Bride

A Ride for a Bride

1913

0.0

Movie
A Scoundrel's Toll

A Scoundrel's Toll

1916

5.0

Movie
A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

1937

7.2

Movie
A Thief Catcher

A Thief Catcher

1914

4.9

Movie
A Trailer Tragedy

A Trailer Tragedy

1940

0.0

Movie
Across the Pacific

Across the Pacific

1926

4.5

Movie
Air Raid Wardens

Air Raid Wardens

1943

7.1

Movie
Algy on the Force

Algy on the Force

1913

0.0

Movie
All of Me

All of Me

1934

6.0

Movie
All Parts

All Parts

1928

0.0

Movie
All Teed Up

All Teed Up

1930

3.3

Movie
Ambrose's First Falsehood

Ambrose's First Falsehood

1914

4.2

Movie
An Apple in His Eye

An Apple in His Eye

1941

0.0

Movie
An Incompetent Hero

An Incompetent Hero

1914

0.0

Movie
Anchors Aweigh

Anchors Aweigh

1945

6.8

Movie
Angora Love

Angora Love

1929

6.5

Movie
Art in the Raw

Art in the Raw

1933

1.0

Movie
Baby Daze

Baby Daze

1939

0.0

Movie
Bacon Grabbers

Bacon Grabbers

1929

6.3

Movie
Bad Company

Bad Company

1931

4.6

Movie
Bad Housekeeping

Bad Housekeeping

1937

0.0

Movie
Bangville Police

Bangville Police

1913

5.0

Movie
Beaux and Errors

Beaux and Errors

1938

0.0

Movie
Bigger and Better

Bigger and Better

1930

5.0

Movie
Blondie in Society

Blondie in Society

1941

7.4

Movie
Bombs!

Bombs!

1916

5.0

Movie
Brick-a-Brac

Brick-a-Brac

1935

0.0

Movie
Brother Knows Best

Brother Knows Best

1948

0.0

Movie
Captain Tugboat Annie

Captain Tugboat Annie

1945

0.0

Movie
Carnival Boat

Carnival Boat

1932

5.0

Movie
Caught in a Cabaret

Caught in a Cabaret

1914

5.6

Movie
Charlie McCarthy, Detective

Charlie McCarthy, Detective

1939

6.0

Movie
Chasing Husbands

Chasing Husbands

1928

0.0

Movie
Clock Wise

Clock Wise

1939

0.0

Movie
Contest Crazy

Contest Crazy

1948

0.0

Movie
Cooks and Crooks

Cooks and Crooks

1942

0.0

Movie
Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher

Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher

1943

4.0

Movie
Crazy Feet

Crazy Feet

1929

5.5

Movie
Crazy House

Crazy House

1943

5.0

Movie
Cross Fire

Cross Fire

1933

0.0

Movie
Cruel, Cruel Love

Cruel, Cruel Love

1914

5.1

Movie
Dad's Day

Dad's Day

1929

0.0

Movie
Dig That Gold

Dig That Gold

1948

9.5

Movie
Diplomaniacs

Diplomaniacs

1933

7.0

Movie
Do or Diet

Do or Diet

1947

0.0

Movie
Doctor's Orders

Doctor's Orders

1930

9.0

Movie
Dollar Dizzy

Dollar Dizzy

1930

6.0

Movie
Double Wedding

Double Wedding

1937

6.5

Movie
Dough and Dynamite

Dough and Dynamite

1914

6.1

Movie
Dr. Christian Meets the Women

Dr. Christian Meets the Women

1940

5.0

Movie
Drafted in the Depot

Drafted in the Depot

1940

0.0

Movie
Duck Soup

Duck Soup

1933

7.3

Movie
Duck Soup

Duck Soup

1942

0.0

Movie
Dumb Daddies

Dumb Daddies

1928

0.0

Movie
Dumb's the Word

Dumb's the Word

1937

0.0

Movie
Dummy Ache

Dummy Ache

1936

4.8

Movie
Ears of Experience

Ears of Experience

1938

0.0

Movie
Edgar & Goliath

Edgar & Goliath

1937

0.0

Movie
Edgar Hamlet

Edgar Hamlet

1935

0.0

Movie
Everything's on Ice

Everything's on Ice

1939

4.8

Movie
Fatal Lady

Fatal Lady

1936

0.0

Movie
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition

Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition

1915

5.9

Movie
Fatty Joins the Force

Fatty Joins the Force

1913

5.4

Movie
Fatty's New Role

Fatty's New Role

1915

5.2

Movie
Fatty’s Plucky Pup

Fatty’s Plucky Pup

1915

5.6

Movie
Fatty’s Reckless Fling

Fatty’s Reckless Fling

1915

4.7

Movie
Fatty's Tintype Tangle

Fatty's Tintype Tangle

1915

5.7

Movie
Feather Your Nest

Feather Your Nest

1944

0.0

Movie
Feed 'em and Weep

Feed 'em and Weep

1928

5.2

Movie
Fifty Million Husbands

Fifty Million Husbands

1930

3.3

Movie
Finger Prints

Finger Prints

1927

0.0

Movie
Fish Feathers

Fish Feathers

1932

0.0

Movie
Flirting with Danger

Flirting with Danger

1934

5.0

Movie
Four Times Foiled

Four Times Foiled

1920

0.0

Movie
Gangs Of The City

Gangs Of The City

1941

0.0

Movie
Gasoloons

Gasoloons

1936

0.0

Movie
Gentlemen of Nerve

Gentlemen of Nerve

1914

5.7

Movie
Getting Acquainted

Getting Acquainted

1914

5.3

Movie
Giggle Water

Giggle Water

1932

0.0

Movie
Girl Shock

Girl Shock

1930

4.0

Movie
Going Crooked

Going Crooked

1926

0.0

Movie
Going Ga-Ga

Going Ga-Ga

1929

6.6

Movie
Good Housewrecking

Good Housewrecking

1933

0.0

Movie
Great Gobs!

Great Gobs!

1929

0.0

Movie
Gridiron Flash

Gridiron Flash

1934

3.3

Movie
He Loved the Ladies

He Loved the Ladies

1914

0.0

Movie
He's a Honey

He's a Honey

1932

0.0

Movie
Hearts and Flowers

Hearts and Flowers

1919

5.2

Movie
Heat Lightning

Heat Lightning

1934

6.8

Movie
Heaven Only Knows

Heaven Only Knows

1947

6.0

Movie
Help Wanted, Female

Help Wanted, Female

1931

0.0

Movie
Hey! Hey! USA

Hey! Hey! USA

1938

6.9

Movie
High and Dry

High and Dry

1922

0.0

Movie
High Gear

High Gear

1931

2.0

Movie
Hillbilly Blitzkrieg

Hillbilly Blitzkrieg

1942

2.0

Movie
His Bitter Pill

His Bitter Pill

1916

5.2

Movie
His Favorite Pastime

His Favorite Pastime

1914

5.2

Movie
His Luckless Love

His Luckless Love

1915

3.0

Movie
Hitler's Madman

Hitler's Madman

1943

5.6

Movie
Hold 'Em Jail

Hold 'Em Jail

1932

6.8

Movie
Hold Your Temper

Hold Your Temper

1943

0.0

Movie
Hollywood Hotel

Hollywood Hotel

1938

5.4

Movie
Hot Foot

Hot Foot

1943

0.0

Movie
Hotter Than Hot

Hotter Than Hot

1929

0.0

Movie
Hurdy Gurdy

Hurdy Gurdy

1929

0.0

Movie
I'll Build It Myself

I'll Build It Myself

1946

0.0

Movie
I'll Fix It

I'll Fix It

1941

0.0

Movie
Imagine My Embarrassment

Imagine My Embarrassment

1928

0.0

Movie
In Love at 40

In Love at 40

1935

0.0

Movie
In Old California

In Old California

1942

5.0

Movie
In the Clutches of the Gang

In the Clutches of the Gang

1914

0.0

Movie
Inferior Decorator

Inferior Decorator

1943

0.0

Movie
Is Everybody Happy?

Is Everybody Happy?

1928

0.0

Movie
It Happened Tomorrow

It Happened Tomorrow

1944

6.7

Movie
It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World

1939

6.4

Movie
It's Your Move

It's Your Move

1945

0.0

Movie
Kennedy the Great

Kennedy the Great

1939

0.0

Movie
Kid Millions

Kid Millions

1934

6.5

Movie
King for a Night

King for a Night

1933

6.2

Movie
King Kelly of the U.S.A.

King Kelly of the U.S.A.

1934

3.5

Movie
Ladies Last

Ladies Last

1930

4.0

Movie
Laugh It Off

Laugh It Off

1939

2.0

Movie
Leading Lizzie Astray

Leading Lizzie Astray

1914

4.2

Movie
Leave 'Em Laughing

Leave 'Em Laughing

1928

6.0

Movie
Li'l Abner

Li'l Abner

1940

5.9

Movie
Limousine Love

Limousine Love

1928

5.7

Movie
Little Accident

Little Accident

1939

2.0

Movie
Little Big Shot

Little Big Shot

1935

6.0

Movie
Little Billy's Triumph

Little Billy's Triumph

1914

5.0

Movie
Little Orphan Annie

Little Orphan Annie

1932

5.8

Movie
Living on Velvet

Living on Velvet

1935

5.4

Movie
Looser Than Loose

Looser Than Loose

1930

4.0

Movie
Love and Bullets

Love and Bullets

1914

0.0

Movie
Love and Rubbish

Love and Rubbish

1913

5.0

Movie
Love Fever

Love Fever

1931

4.0

Movie
Love on a Ladder

Love on a Ladder

1934

1.0

Movie
Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day

Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day

1915

5.6

Movie
Mabel at the Wheel

Mabel at the Wheel

1914

5.6

Movie
Mabel’s Awful Mistakes

Mabel’s Awful Mistakes

1913

0.0

Movie
Mabel's Busy Day

Mabel's Busy Day

1914

5.6

Movie
Mabel's Dramatic Career

Mabel's Dramatic Career

1913

5.4

Movie
Mabel's New Hero

Mabel's New Hero

1913

4.9

Movie
Mabel’s Wilful Way

Mabel’s Wilful Way

1915

4.9

Movie
Mad Holiday

Mad Holiday

1936

6.0

Movie
Madame Q

Madame Q

1929

6.2

Movie
Madcap Ambrose

Madcap Ambrose

1916

4.0

Movie
Maid to Order

Maid to Order

1939

0.0

Movie
Making a Living

Making a Living

1914

5.6

Movie
Margie

Margie

1940

0.0

Movie
Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers

Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers

1915

4.5

Movie
Moan & Groan, Inc.

Moan & Groan, Inc.

1929

5.5

Movie
Money Means Nothing

Money Means Nothing

1934

4.0

Movie
Moonlight and Monkey Business

Moonlight and Monkey Business

1930

0.0

Movie
Mother's Boy

Mother's Boy

1913

0.0

Movie
Motor Maniacs

Motor Maniacs

1946

0.0

Movie
Murder on the Blackboard

Murder on the Blackboard

1934

5.3

Movie
Mutiny in the County

Mutiny in the County

1940

0.0

Movie
My Dream Is Yours

My Dream Is Yours

1949

6.5

Movie
My Old Dutch

My Old Dutch

1926

0.0

Movie
Next Door Neighbors

Next Door Neighbors

1931

0.0

Movie
Night Owls

Night Owls

1930

7.4

Movie
Now's the Time

Now's the Time

1932

0.0

Movie
Off to Buffalo

Off to Buffalo

1929

0.0

Movie
Oh! What a Nurse!

Oh! What a Nurse!

1926

0.0

Movie
Pardon My Stripes

Pardon My Stripes

1942

6.0

Movie
Paths to Paradise

Paths to Paradise

1925

5.6

Movie
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

1938

4.3

Movie
Peeping Pete

Peeping Pete

1913

6.0

Movie
Penguin Pool Murder

Penguin Pool Murder

1932

5.5

Movie
Perfect Day

Perfect Day

1929

7.0

Movie
Poisoned Ivory

Poisoned Ivory

1934

0.0

Movie
Private Snuffy Smith

Private Snuffy Smith

1942

3.8

Movie
Professional Sweetheart

Professional Sweetheart

1933

5.0

Movie
Prunes and Politics

Prunes and Politics

1944

5.0

Movie
Puppets of Fate

Puppets of Fate

1921

0.0

Movie
Quick Millions

Quick Millions

1931

7.1

Movie
Quiet Please!

Quiet Please!

1933

2.0

Movie
Racing for Life

Racing for Life

1924

0.0

Movie
Radio Rampage

Radio Rampage

1944

0.0

Movie
Rastus and the Game Cock

Rastus and the Game Cock

1913

0.0

Movie
Rebecca's Wedding Day

Rebecca's Wedding Day

1914

0.0

Movie
Remedy for Riches

Remedy for Riches

1940

5.8

Movie
Rendezvous at Midnight

Rendezvous at Midnight

1935

0.0

Movie
Robin Hood of El Dorado

Robin Hood of El Dorado

1936

4.7

Movie
Rockabye

Rockabye

1932

6.2

Movie
Rough on Rents

Rough on Rents

1942

10.0

Movie
Safe in Jail

Safe in Jail

1913

8.0

Movie
San Francisco

San Francisco

1936

6.6

Movie
Sandy Gets Her Man

Sandy Gets Her Man

1940

4.0

Movie
Sandy Is a Lady

Sandy Is a Lady

1940

0.0

Movie
Scandal Street

Scandal Street

1938

0.0

Movie
Scarlet River

Scarlet River

1933

4.5

Movie
She Loved Him Plenty

She Loved Him Plenty

1918

5.0

Movie
Shivering Shakespeare

Shivering Shakespeare

1930

5.7

Movie
Should Married Men Go Home?

Should Married Men Go Home?

1928

6.4

Movie
Small Town Girl

Small Town Girl

1936

6.2

Movie
Something for Nothing

Something for Nothing

1923

0.0

Movie
Son of the Border

Son of the Border

1933

9.0

Movie
Stepping Out

Stepping Out

1929

5.0

Movie
Sunk by the Census

Sunk by the Census

1940

0.0

Movie
Super-Sleuth

Super-Sleuth

1937

5.0

Movie
Tango Tangles

Tango Tangles

1914

5.0

Movie
That Little Band Of Gold

That Little Band Of Gold

1915

5.1

Movie
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack

The Adventures of Daredevil Jack

1920

0.0

Movie
The Battling Fool

The Battling Fool

1924

0.0

Movie
The Best of Laurel and Hardy

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

1968

0.0

Movie
The Better 'Ole

The Better 'Ole

1926

5.0

Movie
The Big Beef

The Big Beef

1945

0.0

Movie
The Big Kick

The Big Kick

1930

3.5

Movie
The Big Squawk

The Big Squawk

1929

0.0

Movie
The Black Doll

The Black Doll

1938

5.3

Movie
The Booster

The Booster

1928

0.0

Movie
The Bowling Match

The Bowling Match

1913

0.0

Movie
The Boy Friend

The Boy Friend

1928

5.3

Movie
The Bride Comes Home

The Bride Comes Home

1935

4.8

Movie
The Chinese Parrot

The Chinese Parrot

1927

0.0

Movie
The Cowboy Millionaire

The Cowboy Millionaire

1935

6.0

Movie
The Falcon Strikes Back

The Falcon Strikes Back

1943

5.6

Movie
The Family Group

The Family Group

1928

0.0

Movie
The Fight Pest

The Fight Pest

1928

0.0

Movie
The Finishing Touch

The Finishing Touch

1928

6.8

Movie
The First Seven Years

The First Seven Years

1930

5.1

Movie
The Gangsters

The Gangsters

1913

6.0

Movie
The Gas Station

The Gas Station

1930

0.0

Movie
The Ghosts

The Ghosts

1930

0.0

Movie
The Girl from Monterrey

The Girl from Monterrey

1943

0.0

Movie
The Golden Age of Comedy

The Golden Age of Comedy

1957

6.9

Movie
The Golden Princess

The Golden Princess

1925

0.0

Movie
The Great Alaskan Mystery

The Great Alaskan Mystery

1944

5.0

Movie
The Great Vacuum Robbery

The Great Vacuum Robbery

1915

0.0

Movie
The Guide

The Guide

1921

0.0

Movie
The Gusher

The Gusher

1913

4.5

Movie
The Head Guy

The Head Guy

1930

4.0

Movie
The Knockout

The Knockout

1914

5.7

Movie
The Late Lamented

The Late Lamented

1917

0.0

Movie
The Little Girl Next Door

The Little Girl Next Door

1923

0.0

Movie
The Love Thief

The Love Thief

1914

0.0

Movie
The Marines Are Coming

The Marines Are Coming

1934

4.5

Movie
The Noise of Bombs

The Noise of Bombs

1914

5.0

Movie
The Other Fellow

The Other Fellow

1937

0.0

Movie
The Our Gang Story

The Our Gang Story

1994

0.0

Movie
The Quarterback

The Quarterback

1940

0.0

Movie
The Real McCoy

The Real McCoy

1930

6.5

Movie
The Riot

The Riot

1913

0.0

Movie
The Rounders

The Rounders

1914

6.1

Movie
The Rural Third Degree

The Rural Third Degree

1913

0.0

Movie
The Silver Streak

The Silver Streak

1934

6.7

Movie
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

1947

6.3

Movie
The Sky Pirate

The Sky Pirate

1914

0.0

Movie
The Speed Kings

The Speed Kings

1913

4.2

Movie
The Star Boarder

The Star Boarder

1914

5.1

Movie
The Stolen Triumph

The Stolen Triumph

1916

0.0

Movie
The Trouble With Wives

The Trouble With Wives

1925

0.0

Movie
The Wandering Two

The Wandering Two

1923

0.0

Movie
The Wrong Mr. Wright

The Wrong Mr. Wright

1927

0.0

Movie
Their First Execution

Their First Execution

1913

0.0

Movie
There's One Born Every Minute

There's One Born Every Minute

1942

7.2

Movie
They Had to See Paris

They Had to See Paris

1929

5.6

Movie
Thieves

Thieves

1930

6.9

Movie
Three Men on a Horse

Three Men on a Horse

1936

6.2

Movie
Tillie and Gus

Tillie and Gus

1933

7.6

Movie
Tillie's Punctured Romance

Tillie's Punctured Romance

1914

6.1

Movie
Tramp Trouble

Tramp Trouble

1937

0.0

Movie
Trent's Last Case

Trent's Last Case

1929

0.0

Movie
Trouble or Nothing

Trouble or Nothing

1946

0.0

Movie
True Confession

True Confession

1937

5.8

Movie
Twentieth Century

Twentieth Century

1934

6.8

Movie
Twenty Minutes of Love

Twenty Minutes of Love

1914

5.5

Movie
Two Tars

Two Tars

1928

6.6

Movie
Unaccustomed as We Are

Unaccustomed as We Are

1929

6.8

Movie
Unfaithfully Yours

Unfaithfully Yours

1948

7.2

Movie
Variety Time

Variety Time

1948

0.0

Movie
Vocalizing

Vocalizing

1936

0.0

Movie
Wall Street Blues

Wall Street Blues

1924

0.0

Movie
We're Rich Again

We're Rich Again

1934

4.0

Movie
Welcome Danger

Welcome Danger

1929

5.1

Movie
Westward Ho-Hum

Westward Ho-Hum

1941

0.0

Movie
Westward Passage

Westward Passage

1932

5.8

Movie
What Fur

What Fur

1933

0.0

Movie
What, No Cigarettes

What, No Cigarettes

1945

6.0

Movie
When Comedy Was King

When Comedy Was King

1960

6.7

Movie
When the Wind Blows

When the Wind Blows

1930

6.1

Movie
When's Your Birthday?

When's Your Birthday?

1937

4.0

Movie
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

1940

4.3

Movie
Whose Baby?

Whose Baby?

1917

0.0

Movie
Why Is a Plumber?

Why Is a Plumber?

1929

0.0

Movie
Will Power

Will Power

1936

0.0

Movie
Wished on Mabel

Wished on Mabel

1915

5.2

Movie
Woman Wanted

Woman Wanted

1935

6.3

Movie
Wrong Direction

Wrong Direction

1934

0.0

Movie
Yankee Doodle in Berlin

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

1919

5.3

Movie
You Drive Me Crazy

You Drive Me Crazy

1945

0.0

Movie
Yours for the Asking

Yours for the Asking

1936

1.0

Movie
Zuzu, the Band Leader

Zuzu, the Band Leader

1913

0.0

Movie