Edgar Kennedy

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

313

Gender

Male

Birthday

1890-04-25

Day of death

1948-11-09 (58 years old)

Place of Birth

Monterey, California, USA

Edgar Kennedy

Biography

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.

Known For

  • Hold Your Temper

    Hold Your Temper

  • When Comedy Was King

    When Comedy Was King

  • The Bride Comes Home

    The Bride Comes Home

  • Margie

    Margie

  • Little Accident

    Little Accident

  • The Better 'Ole

    The Better 'Ole

  • Living on Velvet

    Living on Velvet

  • Moan & Groan, Inc.

    Moan & Groan, Inc.

  • Bangville Police

    Bangville Police

  • In Love at 40

    In Love at 40

  • Scarlet River

    Scarlet River

  • The Marines Are Coming

    The Marines Are Coming

  • We're Rich Again

    We're Rich Again

  • His Favorite Pastime

    His Favorite Pastime

  • The Falcon Strikes Back

    The Falcon Strikes Back

  • The Great Alaskan Mystery

    The Great Alaskan Mystery

  • The Big Squawk

    The Big Squawk

  • Mutiny in the County

    Mutiny in the County

  • A Quiet Little Wedding

    A Quiet Little Wedding

  • Inferior Decorator

    Inferior Decorator

  • The Silver Streak

    The Silver Streak

  • Wished on Mabel

    Wished on Mabel

  • Variety Time

    Variety Time

  • Anchors Aweigh

    Anchors Aweigh

  • Mabel's Busy Day

    Mabel's Busy Day

  • A Night at the Biltmore Bowl

    A Night at the Biltmore Bowl

  • Li'l Abner

    Li'l Abner

  • Son of the Border

    Son of the Border

  • The Trouble With Wives

    The Trouble With Wives

  • His Bitter Pill

    His Bitter Pill

  • San Francisco

    San Francisco

  • The Black Doll

    The Black Doll

  • Little Big Shot

    Little Big Shot

  • Imagine My Embarrassment

    Imagine My Embarrassment

  • A Noise from the Deep

    A Noise from the Deep

  • Mother's Boy

    Mother's Boy

  • Mad Holiday

    Mad Holiday

  • The Rounders

    The Rounders

  • Shivering Shakespeare

    Shivering Shakespeare

  • Perfect Day

    Perfect Day

  • Love and Rubbish

    Love and Rubbish

  • Madcap Ambrose

    Madcap Ambrose

  • An Apple in His Eye

    An Apple in His Eye

  • The Ghosts

    The Ghosts

  • Going Ga-Ga

    Going Ga-Ga

  • Mabel’s Wilful Way

    Mabel’s Wilful Way

  • High Gear

    High Gear

  • Quick Millions

    Quick Millions

  • The Our Gang Story

    The Our Gang Story

  • Going Crooked

    Going Crooked

  • Should Married Men Go Home?

    Should Married Men Go Home?

  • Murder on the Blackboard

    Murder on the Blackboard

  • The Penguin Pool Murder

    The Penguin Pool Murder

  • A Scoundrel's Toll

    A Scoundrel's Toll

  • Doctor's Orders

    Doctor's Orders

  • Mabel’s Awful Mistakes

    Mabel’s Awful Mistakes

  • Cross Fire

    Cross Fire

  • Rebecca's Wedding Day

    Rebecca's Wedding Day

  • The Gay Old Bird

    The Gay Old Bird

  • Heaven Only Knows

    Heaven Only Knows

  • The First Seven Years

    The First Seven Years

  • A Muddy Romance

    A Muddy Romance

  • Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition

    Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition

  • Little Billy's Triumph

    Little Billy's Triumph

  • Rockabye

    Rockabye

  • Duck Soup

    Duck Soup

  • A Trailer Tragedy

    A Trailer Tragedy

  • The Rural Third Degree

    The Rural Third Degree

  • True Confession

    True Confession

  • Ambrose's First Falsehood

    Ambrose's First Falsehood

  • Tango Tangles

    Tango Tangles

  • Mabel at the Wheel

    Mabel at the Wheel

  • Scandal Street

    Scandal Street

  • Wall Street Blues

    Wall Street Blues

  • Night Owls

    Night Owls

  • Three Men on a Horse

    Three Men on a Horse

  • Moonlight and Monkey Business

    Moonlight and Monkey Business

  • Unaccustomed as We Are

    Unaccustomed as We Are

  • Is Everybody Happy?

    Is Everybody Happy?

  • The Gusher

    The Gusher

  • You Drive Me Crazy

    You Drive Me Crazy

  • Stepping Out

    Stepping Out

  • Hearts and Flowers

    Hearts and Flowers

  • Leading Lizzie Astray

    Leading Lizzie Astray

  • Robin Hood of El Dorado

    Robin Hood of El Dorado

  • Baby Daze

    Baby Daze

  • It Happened Tomorrow

    It Happened Tomorrow

  • The Gangsters

    The Gangsters

  • Making a Living

    Making a Living

  • The Knockout

    The Knockout

  • Trouble or Nothing

    Trouble or Nothing

  • Why Is a Plumber?

    Why Is a Plumber?

  • Fatal Lady

    Fatal Lady

  • Fatty Joins the Force

    Fatty Joins the Force

  • Dollar Dizzy

    Dollar Dizzy

  • The Real McCoy

    The Real McCoy

  • It's Your Move

    It's Your Move

  • He's a Honey

    He's a Honey

  • Brick-a-Brac

    Brick-a-Brac

  • Contest Crazy

    Contest Crazy

  • What, No Cigarettes

    What, No Cigarettes

  • Vocalizing

    Vocalizing

  • Paths to Paradise

    Paths to Paradise

  • The Chinese Parrot

    The Chinese Parrot

  • Quiet Please!

    Quiet Please!

  • Bad Company

    Bad Company

  • A Star Is Born

    A Star Is Born

  • Gentlemen of Nerve

    Gentlemen of Nerve

  • My Old Dutch

    My Old Dutch

  • Kid Millions

    Kid Millions

  • Their First Execution

    Their First Execution

  • The Late Lamented

    The Late Lamented

  • 'Taint Legal

    'Taint Legal

  • A Clean Sweep

    A Clean Sweep

  • The Star Boarder

    The Star Boarder

  • Hold 'Em Jail

    Hold 'Em Jail

  • Cruel, Cruel Love

    Cruel, Cruel Love

  • The Speed Kings

    The Speed Kings

  • Crazy Feet

    Crazy Feet

  • In the Clutches of the Gang

    In the Clutches of the Gang

  • The Girl from Monterrey

    The Girl from Monterrey

  • She Loved Him Plenty

    She Loved Him Plenty

  • Yankee Doodle in Berlin

    Yankee Doodle in Berlin

  • Fifty Million Husbands

    Fifty Million Husbands

  • Bad Housekeeping

    Bad Housekeeping

  • Tramp Trouble

    Tramp Trouble

  • They Had to See Paris

    They Had to See Paris

  • It's a Wonderful World

    It's a Wonderful World

  • Unfaithfully Yours

    Unfaithfully Yours

  • King for a Night

    King for a Night

  • Small Town Girl

    Small Town Girl

  • Dough and Dynamite

    Dough and Dynamite

  • Hollywood Hotel

    Hollywood Hotel

  • 'Curses!' They Remarked

    'Curses!' They Remarked

  • Puppets of Fate

    Puppets of Fate

  • Carnival Boat

    Carnival Boat

  • In Old California

    In Old California

  • Hitler's Madman

    Hitler's Madman

  • Woman Wanted

    Woman Wanted

  • When's Your Birthday?

    When's Your Birthday?

  • A Blasted Event

    A Blasted Event

  • A Pair of Tights

    A Pair of Tights

  • Edgar & Goliath

    Edgar & Goliath

  • Pardon My Stripes

    Pardon My Stripes

  • The Big Beef

    The Big Beef

  • Beaux and Errors

    Beaux and Errors

  • Crazy House

    Crazy House

  • The Golden Age of Comedy

    The Golden Age of Comedy

  • Clock Wise

    Clock Wise

  • Money Means Nothing

    Money Means Nothing

  • An Incompetent Hero

    An Incompetent Hero

  • The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

    The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

  • There's One Born Every Minute

    There's One Born Every Minute

  • Mabel's New Hero

    Mabel's New Hero

  • Everything's on Ice

    Everything's on Ice

  • The Love Thief

    The Love Thief

  • Looser Than Loose

    Looser Than Loose

  • Gridiron Flash

    Gridiron Flash

  • Getting Acquainted

    Getting Acquainted

  • My Dream Is Yours

    My Dream Is Yours

  • Charlie McCarthy, Detective

    Charlie McCarthy, Detective

  • Racing for Life

    Racing for Life

  • Heat Lightning

    Heat Lightning

  • Girl Shock

    Girl Shock

  • Private Snuffy Smith

    Private Snuffy Smith

  • Professional Sweetheart

    Professional Sweetheart

  • That Little Band Of Gold

    That Little Band Of Gold

  • The Riot

    The Riot

  • Dig That Gold

    Dig That Gold

  • Tillie's Punctured Romance

    Tillie's Punctured Romance

  • Rendezvous at Midnight

    Rendezvous at Midnight

  • Feather Your Nest

    Feather Your Nest

  • When the Wind Blows

    When the Wind Blows

  • A Quiet Fourth

    A Quiet Fourth

  • Twenty Minutes of Love

    Twenty Minutes of Love

  • Love Fever

    Love Fever

  • Do or Diet

    Do or Diet

  • Air Raid Wardens

    Air Raid Wardens

  • Fatty's New Role

    Fatty's New Role

  • Zuzu, the Band Leader

    Zuzu, the Band Leader

  • Captain Tugboat Annie

    Captain Tugboat Annie

  • Laugh It Off

    Laugh It Off

  • Off to Buffalo

    Off to Buffalo

  • Bacon Grabbers

    Bacon Grabbers

  • Gasoloons

    Gasoloons

  • Super-Sleuth

    Super-Sleuth

  • Brother Knows Best

    Brother Knows Best

  • Remedy for Riches

    Remedy for Riches

  • The Booster

    The Booster

  • I'll Fix It

    I'll Fix It

  • Hillbilly Blitzkrieg

    Hillbilly Blitzkrieg

  • Leave 'Em Laughing

    Leave 'Em Laughing

  • Safe in Jail

    Safe in Jail

  • The Bowling Match

    The Bowling Match

  • A Film Johnnie

    A Film Johnnie

  • A Bath House Beauty

    A Bath House Beauty

  • A Ride for a Bride

    A Ride for a Bride

  • The Best of Laurel and Hardy

    The Best of Laurel and Hardy

  • The Cowboy Millionaire

    The Cowboy Millionaire

  • The Gas Station

    The Gas Station

  • Westward Ho-Hum

    Westward Ho-Hum

  • $1,000 a Minute

    $1,000 a Minute

  • Sandy Gets Her Man

    Sandy Gets Her Man

  • All of Me

    All of Me

  • Next Door Neighbors

    Next Door Neighbors

  • Hey! Hey! USA

    Hey! Hey! USA

  • Kennedy the Great

    Kennedy the Great

  • Dr. Christian Meets the Women

    Dr. Christian Meets the Women

  • Cooks and Crooks

    Cooks and Crooks

  • Hurdy Gurdy

    Hurdy Gurdy

  • The Big Kick

    The Big Kick

  • Diplomaniacs

    Diplomaniacs

  • Fatty’s Plucky Pup

    Fatty’s Plucky Pup

  • Limousine Love

    Limousine Love

  • A Thief Catcher

    A Thief Catcher

  • Dumb Daddies

    Dumb Daddies

  • Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

    Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

  • Oh! What a Nurse!

    Oh! What a Nurse!

  • Peeping Pete

    Peeping Pete

  • Westward Passage

    Westward Passage

  • Dumb's the Word

    Dumb's the Word

  • The Head Guy

    The Head Guy

  • Sandy Is a Lady

    Sandy Is a Lady

  • Trent's Last Case

    Trent's Last Case

  • He Loved the Ladies

    He Loved the Ladies

  • All's Swell on the Ocean

    All's Swell on the Ocean

  • Gangs Of The City

    Gangs Of The City

  • The Boy Friend

    The Boy Friend

  • Finger Prints

    Finger Prints

  • Welcome Danger

    Welcome Danger

  • Fatty’s Reckless Fling

    Fatty’s Reckless Fling

  • Blondie in Society

    Blondie in Society

  • Twentieth Century

    Twentieth Century

  • The Little Girl Next Door

    The Little Girl Next Door

  • Hotter Than Hot

    Hotter Than Hot

  • Help Wanted, Female

    Help Wanted, Female

  • Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers

    Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers

  • The Finishing Touch

    The Finishing Touch

  • Double Wedding

    Double Wedding

  • Caught in a Cabaret

    Caught in a Cabaret

  • Little Orphan Annie

    Little Orphan Annie

  • Tillie and Gus

    Tillie and Gus

  • Whose Baby?

    Whose Baby?

  • A Flirt's Mistake

    A Flirt's Mistake

  • Yours for the Asking

    Yours for the Asking

  • Fatty's Tintype Tangle

    Fatty's Tintype Tangle

  • King Kelly of the U.S.A.

    King Kelly of the U.S.A.

  • The Golden Princess

    The Golden Princess

  • High and Dry

    High and Dry

  • Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

    Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

  • Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

    Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

  • Flirting with Danger

    Flirting with Danger

  • I'll Build It Myself

    I'll Build It Myself

  • Thieves

    Thieves

  • Bombs!

    Bombs!

  • Maid to Order

    Maid to Order

  • Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day

    Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day

  • Dummy Ache

    Dummy Ache

  • Two Tars

    Two Tars

  • What Fur

    What Fur

  • Good Housewrecking

    Good Housewrecking

  • Mabel's Dramatic Career

    Mabel's Dramatic Career

  • Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher

    Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher

  • Fish Feathers

    Fish Feathers

  • Ladies Last

    Ladies Last

  • The Sky Pirate

    The Sky Pirate

  • Across the Pacific

    Across the Pacific

  • Motor Maniacs

    Motor Maniacs

  • Angora Love

    Angora Love

  • Duck Soup

    Duck Soup

  • The Fight Pest

    The Fight Pest

  • The Family Group

    The Family Group

  • Art in the Raw

    Art in the Raw

  • Love and Bullets

    Love and Bullets

  • The Wrong Mr. Wright

    The Wrong Mr. Wright

  • The Stolen Triumph

    The Stolen Triumph

  • Love on a Ladder

    Love on a Ladder

  • Prunes and Politics

    Prunes and Politics

  • The Quarterback

    The Quarterback

  • All Teed Up

    All Teed Up

  • The Other Fellow

    The Other Fellow

  • Rastus and the Game Cock

    Rastus and the Game Cock

  • Hot Foot

    Hot Foot

  • The Adventures of Daredevil Jack

    The Adventures of Daredevil Jack

  • Wrong Direction

    Wrong Direction

  • Dad's Day

    Dad's Day

  • The Great Vacuum Robbery

    The Great Vacuum Robbery

  • The Battling Fool

    The Battling Fool

  • The Night Message

    The Night Message

  • His Luckless Love

    His Luckless Love

  • Chasing Husbands

    Chasing Husbands

  • Madame Q

    Madame Q

  • All Parts

    All Parts

  • Algy on the Force

    Algy on the Force

  • The Noise of Bombs

    The Noise of Bombs

  • Radio Rampage

    Radio Rampage

  • Rough on Rents

    Rough on Rents

  • Giggle Water

    Giggle Water

  • Poisoned Ivory

    Poisoned Ivory

  • Sunk by the Census

    Sunk by the Census

  • Bigger and Better

    Bigger and Better

  • Great Gobs!

    Great Gobs!

  • Will Power

    Will Power

  • The Wandering Two

    The Wandering Two

  • Now's the Time

    Now's the Time

  • Edgar Hamlet

    Edgar Hamlet

  • Drafted in the Depot

    Drafted in the Depot

  • A Merchant of Menace

    A Merchant of Menace

  • Four Times Foiled

    Four Times Foiled

  • The Guide

    The Guide

  • Feed 'em and Weep

    Feed 'em and Weep

  • Something for Nothing

    Something for Nothing

  • Ears of Experience

    Ears of Experience