Edgar Kennedy

Edgar Kennedy

Date of Birth:

Apr 25, 1890

Place of Birth:

Monterey, California, USA

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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.

filmography:

My Old Dutch My Old Dutch

1926

The Gusher The Gusher

1913

Hold 'Em Jail Hold 'Em Jail

1932

Rough on Rents Rough on Rents

1942

$1,000 a Minute $1,000 a Minute

1935

Sandy Is a Lady Sandy Is a Lady

1940

Margie Margie

1940

The Quarterback The Quarterback

1940

Oh! What a Nurse! Oh! What a Nurse!

1926

Cross Fire Cross Fire

1933

The Big Squawk The Big Squawk

1929

Kid Millions Kid Millions

1934

Gangs Of The City Gangs Of The City

1941

Stepping Out Stepping Out

1929

Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers

1915

Angora Love Angora Love

1929

Little Billy's Triumph Little Billy's Triumph

1914

The Adventures of Daredevil Jack The Adventures of Daredevil Jack

1920

It's Your Move It's Your Move

1945

Hillbilly Blitzkrieg Hillbilly Blitzkrieg

1942

Poisoned Ivory Poisoned Ivory

1934

Next Door Neighbors Next Door Neighbors

1931

An Apple in His Eye An Apple in His Eye

1941

Drafted in the Depot Drafted in the Depot

1940

Edgar Hamlet Edgar Hamlet

1935

Laugh It Off Laugh It Off

1939

In Love at 40 In Love at 40

1935

High and Dry High and Dry

1922

The Best of Laurel and Hardy The Best of Laurel and Hardy

1968

Fifty Million Husbands Fifty Million Husbands

1930

All Teed Up All Teed Up

1930

Carnival Boat Carnival Boat

1932

Unfaithfully Yours Unfaithfully Yours

1948

Madame Q Madame Q

1929

Dad's Day Dad's Day

1929

High Gear High Gear

1931

Quick Millions Quick Millions

1931

Mutiny in the County Mutiny in the County

1940

Feed 'em and Weep Feed 'em and Weep

1928

Fatty's New Role Fatty's New Role

1915

Tillie's Punctured Romance Tillie's Punctured Romance

1914

Mabel at the Wheel Mabel at the Wheel

1914

Fatty’s Reckless Fling Fatty’s Reckless Fling

1915

Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition

1915

That Little Band Of Gold That Little Band Of Gold

1915

Wished on Mabel Wished on Mabel

1915

Mabel’s Wilful Way Mabel’s Wilful Way

1915

Mabel's Busy Day Mabel's Busy Day

1914

The Rounders The Rounders

1914

The Boy Friend The Boy Friend

1928

Ambrose's First Falsehood Ambrose's First Falsehood

1914

The Noise of Bombs The Noise of Bombs

1914

Yours for the Asking Yours for the Asking

1936

His Bitter Pill His Bitter Pill

1916

A Film Johnnie A Film Johnnie

1914

Hearts and Flowers Hearts and Flowers

1919

Madcap Ambrose Madcap Ambrose

1916

Love Fever Love Fever

1931

The Big Kick The Big Kick

1930

Doctor's Orders Doctor's Orders

1930

Shivering Shakespeare Shivering Shakespeare

1930

Gasoloons Gasoloons

1936

Bigger and Better Bigger and Better

1930

Ladies Last Ladies Last

1930

Wall Street Blues Wall Street Blues

1924

Everything's on Ice Everything's on Ice

1939

Looser Than Loose Looser Than Loose

1930

Quiet Please! Quiet Please!

1933

Dr. Christian Meets the Women Dr. Christian Meets the Women

1940

Baby Daze Baby Daze

1939

Heat Lightning Heat Lightning

1934

The Head Guy The Head Guy

1930

Rendezvous at Midnight Rendezvous at Midnight

1935

They Had to See Paris They Had to See Paris

1929

King for a Night King for a Night

1933

Hurdy Gurdy Hurdy Gurdy

1929

Murder on the Blackboard Murder on the Blackboard

1934

Paths to Paradise Paths to Paradise

1925

Edgar & Goliath Edgar & Goliath

1937

The Golden Age of Comedy The Golden Age of Comedy

1957

Finger Prints Finger Prints

1927

Maid to Order Maid to Order

1939

Kennedy the Great Kennedy the Great

1939

You Drive Me Crazy You Drive Me Crazy

1945

Why Is a Plumber? Why Is a Plumber?

1929

What, No Cigarettes What, No Cigarettes

1945

Pardon My Stripes Pardon My Stripes

1942

Sandy Gets Her Man Sandy Gets Her Man

1940

Crazy House Crazy House

1943

Hot Foot Hot Foot

1943

Four Times Foiled Four Times Foiled

1920

Bad Company Bad Company

1931

Going Crooked Going Crooked

1926

Across the Pacific Across the Pacific

1926

Radio Rampage Radio Rampage

1944

Feather Your Nest Feather Your Nest

1944

The Big Beef The Big Beef

1945

Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day

1915

Dig That Gold Dig That Gold

1948

Brother Knows Best Brother Knows Best

1948

Zuzu, the Band Leader Zuzu, the Band Leader

1913

Contest Crazy Contest Crazy

1948

She Loved Him Plenty She Loved Him Plenty

1918

Inferior Decorator Inferior Decorator

1943

The Wandering Two The Wandering Two

1923

What Fur What Fur

1933

An Incompetent Hero An Incompetent Hero

1914

Do or Diet Do or Diet

1947

Trouble or Nothing Trouble or Nothing

1946

Motor Maniacs Motor Maniacs

1946

The Gas Station The Gas Station

1930

I'll Build It Myself I'll Build It Myself

1946

Bombs! Bombs!

1916

The Bowling Match The Bowling Match

1913

Little Accident Little Accident

1939

Welcome Danger Welcome Danger

1929

Help Wanted, Female Help Wanted, Female

1931

San Francisco San Francisco

1936

Hitler's Madman Hitler's Madman

1943

Heaven Only Knows Heaven Only Knows

1947

Rockabye Rockabye

1932

'Curses!' They Remarked 'Curses!' They Remarked

1914

A Night at the Biltmore Bowl A Night at the Biltmore Bowl

1935

Girl Shock Girl Shock

1930

'Taint Legal 'Taint Legal

1940

Westward Ho-Hum Westward Ho-Hum

1941

I'll Fix It I'll Fix It

1941

The Guide The Guide

1921

Hotter Than Hot Hotter Than Hot

1929

Variety Time Variety Time

1948

He Loved the Ladies He Loved the Ladies

1914

All of Me All of Me

1934

Hold Your Temper Hold Your Temper

1943

Puppets of Fate Puppets of Fate

1921

Dummy Ache Dummy Ache

1936

Love on a Ladder Love on a Ladder

1934

Bad Housekeeping Bad Housekeeping

1937

A Trailer Tragedy A Trailer Tragedy

1940

Brick-a-Brac Brick-a-Brac

1935

A Clean Sweep A Clean Sweep

1938

His Luckless Love His Luckless Love

1915

Duck Soup Duck Soup

1942

Cooks and Crooks Cooks and Crooks

1942

A Scoundrel's Toll A Scoundrel's Toll

1916

Fish Feathers Fish Feathers

1932

Vocalizing Vocalizing

1936

Sunk by the Census Sunk by the Census

1940

Clock Wise Clock Wise

1939

Ears of Experience Ears of Experience

1938

Prunes and Politics Prunes and Politics

1944

A Quiet Fourth A Quiet Fourth

1941

Crazy Feet Crazy Feet

1929

Scandal Street Scandal Street

1938

Moonlight and Monkey Business Moonlight and Monkey Business

1930

Bangville Police Bangville Police

1913

Robin Hood of El Dorado Robin Hood of El Dorado

1936

Penguin Pool Murder Penguin Pool Murder

1932

Giggle Water Giggle Water

1932

Little Big Shot Little Big Shot

1935

Son of the Border Son of the Border

1933

Little Orphan Annie Little Orphan Annie

1932

Small Town Girl Small Town Girl

1936

When Comedy Was King When Comedy Was King

1960

A Thief Catcher A Thief Catcher

1914

Getting Acquainted Getting Acquainted

1914

Two Tars Two Tars

1928

Bacon Grabbers Bacon Grabbers

1929

Leave 'Em Laughing Leave 'Em Laughing

1928

Unaccustomed as We Are Unaccustomed as We Are

1929

The Star Boarder The Star Boarder

1914

Gentlemen of Nerve Gentlemen of Nerve

1914

Twenty Minutes of Love Twenty Minutes of Love

1914

The Knockout The Knockout

1914

Fatty's Tintype Tangle Fatty's Tintype Tangle

1915

Racing for Life Racing for Life

1924

Art in the Raw Art in the Raw

1933

The Marines Are Coming The Marines Are Coming

1934

Leading Lizzie Astray Leading Lizzie Astray

1914

Good Housewrecking Good Housewrecking

1933

The Golden Princess The Golden Princess

1925

Super-Sleuth Super-Sleuth

1937

The Sky Pirate The Sky Pirate

1914

Love and Bullets Love and Bullets

1914

The Girl from Monterrey The Girl from Monterrey

1943

Mad Holiday Mad Holiday

1936

True Confession True Confession

1937

The Cowboy Millionaire The Cowboy Millionaire

1935

Tillie and Gus Tillie and Gus

1933

Flirting with Danger Flirting with Danger

1934

Three Men on a Horse Three Men on a Horse

1936

Fatty Joins the Force Fatty Joins the Force

1913

Making a Living Making a Living

1914

The Finishing Touch The Finishing Touch

1928

Perfect Day Perfect Day

1929

A Star Is Born A Star Is Born

1937

Twentieth Century Twentieth Century

1934

My Dream Is Yours My Dream Is Yours

1949

The Rural Third Degree The Rural Third Degree

1913

Caught in a Cabaret Caught in a Cabaret

1914

Air Raid Wardens Air Raid Wardens

1943

In Old California In Old California

1942

The Trouble With Wives The Trouble With Wives

1925

Li'l Abner Li'l Abner

1940

King Kelly of the U.S.A. King Kelly of the U.S.A.

1934

Blondie in Society Blondie in Society

1941

The Ghosts The Ghosts

1930

It Happened Tomorrow It Happened Tomorrow

1944

Double Wedding Double Wedding

1937

Cruel, Cruel Love Cruel, Cruel Love

1914

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

1947

Dough and Dynamite Dough and Dynamite

1914

Hollywood Hotel Hollywood Hotel

1938

The Falcon Strikes Back The Falcon Strikes Back

1943

All Parts All Parts

1928

The Booster The Booster

1928

Chasing Husbands Chasing Husbands

1928

Off to Buffalo Off to Buffalo

1929

Great Gobs! Great Gobs!

1929

Should Married Men Go Home? Should Married Men Go Home?

1928

The Love Thief The Love Thief

1914

Night Owls Night Owls

1930

Is Everybody Happy? Is Everybody Happy?

1928

Imagine My Embarrassment Imagine My Embarrassment

1928

Mabel’s Awful Mistakes Mabel’s Awful Mistakes

1913

The Chinese Parrot The Chinese Parrot

1927

The Our Gang Story The Our Gang Story

1994

It's a Wonderful World It's a Wonderful World

1939

Whose Baby? Whose Baby?

1917

The Fight Pest The Fight Pest

1928

The Family Group The Family Group

1928

Money Means Nothing Money Means Nothing

1934

A Blasted Event A Blasted Event

1934

Mother's Boy Mother's Boy

1913

Mabel's Dramatic Career Mabel's Dramatic Career

1913

Mabel's New Hero Mabel's New Hero

1913

A Quiet Little Wedding A Quiet Little Wedding

1913

A Ride for a Bride A Ride for a Bride

1913

Tango Tangles Tango Tangles

1914

His Favorite Pastime His Favorite Pastime

1914

In the Clutches of the Gang In the Clutches of the Gang

1914

The Riot The Riot

1913

Rastus and the Game Cock Rastus and the Game Cock

1913

The Speed Kings The Speed Kings

1913

The First Seven Years The First Seven Years

1930

The Gangsters The Gangsters

1913

Peeping Pete Peeping Pete

1913

A Muddy Romance A Muddy Romance

1913

Safe in Jail Safe in Jail

1913

Love and Rubbish Love and Rubbish

1913

A Noise from the Deep A Noise from the Deep

1913

Rebecca's Wedding Day Rebecca's Wedding Day

1914

A Flirt's Mistake A Flirt's Mistake

1914

Fatal Lady Fatal Lady

1936

Westward Passage Westward Passage

1932

Trent's Last Case Trent's Last Case

1929

Captain Tugboat Annie Captain Tugboat Annie

1945

Yankee Doodle in Berlin Yankee Doodle in Berlin

1919

Dollar Dizzy Dollar Dizzy

1930

Their First Execution Their First Execution

1913

The Real McCoy The Real McCoy

1930

Diplomaniacs Diplomaniacs

1933

Going Ga-Ga Going Ga-Ga

1929

The Battling Fool The Battling Fool

1924

Scarlet River Scarlet River

1933

A Bath House Beauty A Bath House Beauty

1914

The Wrong Mr. Wright The Wrong Mr. Wright

1927

The Great Vacuum Robbery The Great Vacuum Robbery

1915

A Pair of Tights A Pair of Tights

1929

The Black Doll The Black Doll

1938

Anchors Aweigh Anchors Aweigh

1945

Private Snuffy Smith Private Snuffy Smith

1942

Who Killed Aunt Maggie? Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

1940

Moan & Groan, Inc. Moan & Groan, Inc.

1929

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

1938

Living on Velvet Living on Velvet

1935

Something for Nothing Something for Nothing

1923

He's a Honey He's a Honey

1932

Professional Sweetheart Professional Sweetheart

1933

The Other Fellow The Other Fellow

1937

Dumb Daddies Dumb Daddies

1928

Will Power Will Power

1936

A Merchant of Menace A Merchant of Menace

1933

The Late Lamented The Late Lamented

1917

Thieves Thieves

1930

Algy on the Force Algy on the Force

1913

Hey! Hey! USA Hey! Hey! USA

1938

Fatty’s Plucky Pup Fatty’s Plucky Pup

1915

Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher

1943

Tramp Trouble Tramp Trouble

1937

Remedy for Riches Remedy for Riches

1940

When the Wind Blows When the Wind Blows

1930

The Silver Streak The Silver Streak

1934

Wrong Direction Wrong Direction

1934

Woman Wanted Woman Wanted

1935

Charlie McCarthy, Detective Charlie McCarthy, Detective

1939

Limousine Love Limousine Love

1928

The Bride Comes Home The Bride Comes Home

1935

There's One Born Every Minute There's One Born Every Minute

1942

When's Your Birthday? When's Your Birthday?

1937

Gridiron Flash Gridiron Flash

1934

Now's the Time Now's the Time

1932

We're Rich Again We're Rich Again

1934

The Better 'Ole The Better 'Ole

1926

The Little Girl Next Door The Little Girl Next Door

1923

Beaux and Errors Beaux and Errors

1938

Dumb's the Word Dumb's the Word

1937

The Great Alaskan Mystery The Great Alaskan Mystery

1944

Duck Soup Duck Soup

1933

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