Edgar Kennedy

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

316

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

  • All's Swell on the Ocean

    All's Swell on the Ocean

  • Night Owls

    Night Owls

  • Contest Crazy

    Contest Crazy

  • The Rounders

    The Rounders

  • Mutiny in the County

    Mutiny in the County

  • Why Is a Plumber?

    Why Is a Plumber?

  • San Francisco

    San Francisco

  • Love Fever

    Love Fever

  • The Knockout

    The Knockout

  • Little Accident

    Little Accident

  • Bangville Police

    Bangville Police

  • The Booster

    The Booster

  • High Gear

    High Gear

  • Getting Acquainted

    Getting Acquainted

  • Vocalizing

    Vocalizing

  • Tango Tangles

    Tango Tangles

  • Skirts

    Skirts

  • Rockabye

    Rockabye

  • Duck Soup

    Duck Soup

  • Perfect Day

    Perfect Day

  • Baby Daze

    Baby Daze

  • Making a Living

    Making a Living

  • Hillbilly Blitzkrieg

    Hillbilly Blitzkrieg

  • Heat Lightning

    Heat Lightning

  • The Ghosts

    The Ghosts

  • Hollywood Hotel

    Hollywood Hotel

  • Quick Millions

    Quick Millions

  • Quiet Please!

    Quiet Please!

  • Clock Wise

    Clock Wise

  • Girl Shock

    Girl Shock

  • Angora Love

    Angora Love

  • The Gusher

    The Gusher

  • Two Tars

    Two Tars

  • Tramp Trouble

    Tramp Trouble

  • Madcap Ambrose

    Madcap Ambrose

  • Professional Sweetheart

    Professional Sweetheart

  • Gasoloons

    Gasoloons

  • Bacon Grabbers

    Bacon Grabbers

  • Madame Q

    Madame Q

  • Diplomaniacs

    Diplomaniacs

  • The Riot

    The Riot

  • Woman Wanted

    Woman Wanted

  • Chasing Husbands

    Chasing Husbands

  • Unfaithfully Yours

    Unfaithfully Yours

  • Crazy Feet

    Crazy Feet

  • Bad Housekeeping

    Bad Housekeeping

  • Dollar Dizzy

    Dollar Dizzy

  • True Confession

    True Confession

  • Dumb Daddies

    Dumb Daddies

  • A Star Is Born

    A Star Is Born

  • The Gangsters

    The Gangsters

  • Edgar Hamlet

    Edgar Hamlet

  • Kid Millions

    Kid Millions

  • Motor Maniacs

    Motor Maniacs

  • Poisoned Ivory

    Poisoned Ivory

  • Inferior Decorator

    Inferior Decorator

  • Duck Soup

    Duck Soup

  • Super-Sleuth

    Super-Sleuth

  • Stepping Out

    Stepping Out

  • Bad Company

    Bad Company

  • Good Housewrecking

    Good Housewrecking

  • Giggle Water

    Giggle Water

  • Westward Passage

    Westward Passage

  • Fish Feathers

    Fish Feathers

  • Whose Baby?

    Whose Baby?

  • Hearts and Flowers

    Hearts and Flowers

  • Hurdy Gurdy

    Hurdy Gurdy

  • A Noise from the Deep

    A Noise from the Deep

  • The Guide

    The Guide

  • Gridiron Flash

    Gridiron Flash

  • Hot Foot

    Hot Foot

  • Margie

    Margie

  • Radio Rampage

    Radio Rampage

  • Thieves

    Thieves

  • The Marines Are Coming

    The Marines Are Coming

  • Carnival Boat

    Carnival Boat

  • Tillie's Punctured Romance

    Tillie's Punctured Romance

  • It's a Wonderful World

    It's a Wonderful World

  • What Fur

    What Fur

  • Paths to Paradise

    Paths to Paradise

  • Limousine Love

    Limousine Love

  • Welcome Danger

    Welcome Danger

  • The Our Gang Story

    The Our Gang Story

  • Great Gobs!

    Great Gobs!

  • Air Raid Wardens

    Air Raid Wardens

  • Mabel’s Wilful Way

    Mabel’s Wilful Way

  • The Golden Age of Comedy

    The Golden Age of Comedy

  • That Little Band Of Gold

    That Little Band Of Gold

  • The Speed Kings

    The Speed Kings

  • It Happened Tomorrow

    It Happened Tomorrow

  • We're Rich Again

    We're Rich Again

  • Wished on Mabel

    Wished on Mabel

  • Crazy House

    Crazy House

  • Money Means Nothing

    Money Means Nothing

  • Peeping Pete

    Peeping Pete

  • All of Me

    All of Me

  • Ambrose's First Falsehood

    Ambrose's First Falsehood

  • Leave 'Em Laughing

    Leave 'Em Laughing

  • Gentlemen of Nerve

    Gentlemen of Nerve

  • Mabel's Busy Day

    Mabel's Busy Day

  • Heaven Only Knows

    Heaven Only Knows

  • He's a Honey

    He's a Honey

  • The Bride Comes Home

    The Bride Comes Home

  • Dough and Dynamite

    Dough and Dynamite

  • Finger Prints

    Finger Prints

  • Anchors Aweigh

    Anchors Aweigh

  • The Big Squawk

    The Big Squawk

  • Leading Lizzie Astray

    Leading Lizzie Astray

  • My Dream Is Yours

    My Dream Is Yours

  • The Black Doll

    The Black Doll

  • Murder on the Blackboard

    Murder on the Blackboard

  • Hold 'Em Jail

    Hold 'Em Jail

  • Mabel at the Wheel

    Mabel at the Wheel

  • Wall Street Blues

    Wall Street Blues

  • A Night at the Biltmore Bowl

    A Night at the Biltmore Bowl

  • Son of the Border

    Son of the Border

  • Should Married Men Go Home?

    Should Married Men Go Home?

  • Fatty Joins the Force

    Fatty Joins the Force

  • What, No Cigarettes

    What, No Cigarettes

  • Unaccustomed as We Are

    Unaccustomed as We Are

  • The Penguin Pool Murder

    The Penguin Pool Murder

  • Hold Your Temper

    Hold Your Temper

  • The Star Boarder

    The Star Boarder

  • Fatty’s Plucky Pup

    Fatty’s Plucky Pup

  • Dig That Gold

    Dig That Gold

  • Going Ga-Ga

    Going Ga-Ga

  • The Better 'Ole

    The Better 'Ole

  • The Silver Streak

    The Silver Streak

  • Doctor's Orders

    Doctor's Orders

  • The First Seven Years

    The First Seven Years

  • There's One Born Every Minute

    There's One Born Every Minute

  • Caught in a Cabaret

    Caught in a Cabaret

  • He Loved the Ladies

    He Loved the Ladies

  • When's Your Birthday?

    When's Your Birthday?

  • Dr. Christian Meets the Women

    Dr. Christian Meets the Women

  • Rendezvous at Midnight

    Rendezvous at Midnight

  • Private Snuffy Smith

    Private Snuffy Smith

  • The Cowboy Millionaire

    The Cowboy Millionaire

  • Little Big Shot

    Little Big Shot

  • It's Your Move

    It's Your Move

  • They Had to See Paris

    They Had to See Paris

  • When the Wind Blows

    When the Wind Blows

  • His Favorite Pastime

    His Favorite Pastime

  • Brick-a-Brac

    Brick-a-Brac

  • Fatty's New Role

    Fatty's New Role

  • Trent's Last Case

    Trent's Last Case

  • The Late Lamented

    The Late Lamented

  • Is Everybody Happy?

    Is Everybody Happy?

  • Trouble or Nothing

    Trouble or Nothing

  • The Falcon Strikes Back

    The Falcon Strikes Back

  • Small Town Girl

    Small Town Girl

  • The Girl from Monterrey

    The Girl from Monterrey

  • A Thief Catcher

    A Thief Catcher

  • Remedy for Riches

    Remedy for Riches

  • In Old California

    In Old California

  • A Pair of Tights

    A Pair of Tights

  • Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition

    Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition

  • Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

    Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

  • Do or Diet

    Do or Diet

  • Living on Velvet

    Living on Velvet

  • When Comedy Was King

    When Comedy Was King

  • Moan & Groan, Inc.

    Moan & Groan, Inc.

  • She Loved Him Plenty

    She Loved Him Plenty

  • A Quiet Little Wedding

    A Quiet Little Wedding

  • Imagine My Embarrassment

    Imagine My Embarrassment

  • Charlie McCarthy, Detective

    Charlie McCarthy, Detective

  • 'Curses!' They Remarked

    'Curses!' They Remarked

  • An Apple in His Eye

    An Apple in His Eye

  • In Love at 40

    In Love at 40

  • Little Billy's Triumph

    Little Billy's Triumph

  • Twenty Minutes of Love

    Twenty Minutes of Love

  • The Fight Pest

    The Fight Pest

  • Love and Rubbish

    Love and Rubbish

  • Three Men on a Horse

    Three Men on a Horse

  • Yankee Doodle in Berlin

    Yankee Doodle in Berlin

  • Everything's on Ice

    Everything's on Ice

  • A Film Johnnie

    A Film Johnnie

  • Hey! Hey! USA

    Hey! Hey! USA

  • Sandy Gets Her Man

    Sandy Gets Her Man

  • Rebecca's Wedding Day

    Rebecca's Wedding Day

  • A Quiet Fourth

    A Quiet Fourth

  • A Trailer Tragedy

    A Trailer Tragedy

  • $1,000 a Minute

    $1,000 a Minute

  • The Chinese Parrot

    The Chinese Parrot

  • A Blasted Event

    A Blasted Event

  • A Scoundrel's Toll

    A Scoundrel's Toll

  • Laugh It Off

    Laugh It Off

  • Fifty Million Husbands

    Fifty Million Husbands

  • Off to Buffalo

    Off to Buffalo

  • The Love Thief

    The Love Thief

  • Brother Knows Best

    Brother Knows Best

  • The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

    The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

  • The Best of Laurel and Hardy

    The Best of Laurel and Hardy

  • Beaux and Errors

    Beaux and Errors

  • Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day

    Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day

  • Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

    Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

  • Captain Tugboat Annie

    Captain Tugboat Annie

  • Hitler's Madman

    Hitler's Madman

  • Four Times Foiled

    Four Times Foiled

  • The Big Kick

    The Big Kick

  • The Real McCoy

    The Real McCoy

  • The Big Beef

    The Big Beef

  • The Family Group

    The Family Group

  • Kennedy the Great

    Kennedy the Great

  • Prunes and Politics

    Prunes and Politics

  • Tillie and Gus

    Tillie and Gus

  • The Gay Old Bird

    The Gay Old Bird

  • A Clean Sweep

    A Clean Sweep

  • Mother's Boy

    Mother's Boy

  • Sandy Is a Lady

    Sandy Is a Lady

  • Feather Your Nest

    Feather Your Nest

  • Zuzu, the Band Leader

    Zuzu, the Band Leader

  • King Kelly of the U.S.A.

    King Kelly of the U.S.A.

  • The Finishing Touch

    The Finishing Touch

  • Safe in Jail

    Safe in Jail

  • Dumb's the Word

    Dumb's the Word

  • Moonlight and Monkey Business

    Moonlight and Monkey Business

  • A Muddy Romance

    A Muddy Romance

  • I'll Fix It

    I'll Fix It

  • Flirting with Danger

    Flirting with Danger

  • In the Clutches of the Gang

    In the Clutches of the Gang

  • A Bath House Beauty

    A Bath House Beauty

  • Gangs Of The City

    Gangs Of The City

  • King for a Night

    King for a Night

  • An Incompetent Hero

    An Incompetent Hero

  • The Gas Station

    The Gas Station

  • My Old Dutch

    My Old Dutch

  • The Boy Friend

    The Boy Friend

  • Algy on the Force

    Algy on the Force

  • Next Door Neighbors

    Next Door Neighbors

  • Pardon My Stripes

    Pardon My Stripes

  • Art in the Raw

    Art in the Raw

  • Fatty’s Reckless Fling

    Fatty’s Reckless Fling

  • Mabel's New Hero

    Mabel's New Hero

  • Fatty's Tintype Tangle

    Fatty's Tintype Tangle

  • Li'l Abner

    Li'l Abner

  • Cooks and Crooks

    Cooks and Crooks

  • A Ride for a Bride

    A Ride for a Bride

  • The Sky Pirate

    The Sky Pirate

  • Cruel, Cruel Love

    Cruel, Cruel Love

  • I'll Build It Myself

    I'll Build It Myself

  • The People vs. Nancy Preston

    The People vs. Nancy Preston

  • Oh! What a Nurse!

    Oh! What a Nurse!

  • The Great Alaskan Mystery

    The Great Alaskan Mystery

  • Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers

    Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers

  • Looser Than Loose

    Looser Than Loose

  • A Flirt's Mistake

    A Flirt's Mistake

  • Racing for Life

    Racing for Life

  • Something for Nothing

    Something for Nothing

  • Dad's Day

    Dad's Day

  • Help Wanted, Female

    Help Wanted, Female

  • High and Dry

    High and Dry

  • The Golden Princess

    The Golden Princess

  • The Wandering Two

    The Wandering Two

  • His Bitter Pill

    His Bitter Pill

  • Their First Execution

    Their First Execution

  • Love on a Ladder

    Love on a Ladder

  • Rough on Rents

    Rough on Rents

  • Mabel’s Awful Mistakes

    Mabel’s Awful Mistakes

  • The Head Guy

    The Head Guy

  • The Bowling Match

    The Bowling Match

  • Love and Bullets

    Love and Bullets

  • A Merchant of Menace

    A Merchant of Menace

  • The Stolen Triumph

    The Stolen Triumph

  • His Luckless Love

    His Luckless Love

  • Twentieth Century

    Twentieth Century

  • The Night Message

    The Night Message

  • Westward Ho-Hum

    Westward Ho-Hum

  • The Other Fellow

    The Other Fellow

  • The Little Girl Next Door

    The Little Girl Next Door

  • Blondie in Society

    Blondie in Society

  • Dummy Ache

    Dummy Ache

  • Now's the Time

    Now's the Time

  • The Blue Streak

    The Blue Streak

  • Robin Hood of El Dorado

    Robin Hood of El Dorado

  • Maid to Order

    Maid to Order

  • Scarlet River

    Scarlet River

  • Mad Holiday

    Mad Holiday

  • Hotter Than Hot

    Hotter Than Hot

  • Cross Fire

    Cross Fire

  • Double Wedding

    Double Wedding

  • Ladies Last

    Ladies Last

  • Yours for the Asking

    Yours for the Asking

  • Variety Time

    Variety Time

  • Fatal Lady

    Fatal Lady

  • Shivering Shakespeare

    Shivering Shakespeare

  • Across the Pacific

    Across the Pacific

  • Little Orphan Annie

    Little Orphan Annie

  • Scandal Street

    Scandal Street

  • All Parts

    All Parts

  • The Trouble With Wives

    The Trouble With Wives

  • The Rural Third Degree

    The Rural Third Degree

  • Bigger and Better

    Bigger and Better

  • Mabel's Dramatic Career

    Mabel's Dramatic Career

  • The Adventures of Daredevil Jack

    The Adventures of Daredevil Jack

  • Wrong Direction

    Wrong Direction

  • Edgar & Goliath

    Edgar & Goliath

  • All Teed Up

    All Teed Up

  • Rastus and the Game Cock

    Rastus and the Game Cock

  • Feed 'em and Weep

    Feed 'em and Weep

  • The Battling Fool

    The Battling Fool

  • Bombs!

    Bombs!

  • Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

    Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

  • Ears of Experience

    Ears of Experience

  • Drafted in the Depot

    Drafted in the Depot

  • Will Power

    Will Power

  • Sunk by the Census

    Sunk by the Census

  • Puppets of Fate

    Puppets of Fate

  • 'Taint Legal

    'Taint Legal

  • The Quarterback

    The Quarterback

  • The Noise of Bombs

    The Noise of Bombs

  • Going Crooked

    Going Crooked

  • The Wrong Mr. Wright

    The Wrong Mr. Wright

  • Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher

    Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher

  • The Great Vacuum Robbery

    The Great Vacuum Robbery

  • You Drive Me Crazy

    You Drive Me Crazy