Edgar Kennedy
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: April 25, 1890
Day of Death: November 9, 1948 (59 years old)
Place of Birth: Monterey, California, USA
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.
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Actor Joe Bledsoe
Air Raid Wardens
Actor Smiley Dugan
The Falcon Strikes Back
Actor Doc Hogan, Fight Promoter
The Girl from Monterrey
Actor Police Chief Murphy
Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher
Actor Edgar
Hold Your Temper
Actor Nepomuk - the Hermit
Hitler's Madman
Actor Edgar
Hot Foot
Actor Judge
Crazy House
Actor Edgar
Inferior Decorator
1942
1941
1940
Actor Cornelius Cornpone
Li'l Abner
Actor Sheriff Gregory
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
Actor George Browning
Remedy for Riches
Actor George Browning
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
Actor Edgar Kennedy
Mutiny in the County
Actor Pops
The Quarterback
Actor Chauncey
Margie
Actor Officer Rafferty
Sandy Is a Lady
Actor Edgar Kennedy
Drafted in the Depot
Actor Edgar
'Taint Legal
Actor Edgar
Sunk by the Census
Actor Edgar Kennedy
A Trailer Tragedy
Actor Fire Chief Galvin
Sandy Gets Her Man
1939
Actor Lieutenant Miller
It's a Wonderful World
Actor Inspector Dailey
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
Actor Edgar Kennedy
Baby Daze
Actor Joe Barton
Everything's on Ice
Actor Judge John J. McGuinnis
Laugh It Off
Actor Edgar
Clock Wise
Actor Edgar
Maid to Order
Actor Edgar Kennedy
Kennedy the Great
Actor Paper Hanger
Little Accident
1938
1937
Actor Spike
Double Wedding
Actor Pop Randall
A Star Is Born
Actor Darsey
True Confession
Actor Police Lt. Garrison
Super-Sleuth
Actor Four Roles
The Other Fellow
Actor Edgar
Tramp Trouble
Actor Edgar Kennedy
Dumb's the Word
Actor Mr. Basscombe
When's Your Birthday?
Actor Edgar
Bad Housekeeping
Actor Edgar
Edgar & Goliath
1936
Actor Sheriff Judd
Robin Hood of El Dorado
Actor Captain Mack
Small Town Girl
Actor Harry, the Bartender
Three Men on a Horse
Actor Donovan
Mad Holiday
Actor Edgar Kennedy
Will Power
Actor Rudolf Hochstetter
Fatal Lady
Actor Bicarbonate
Yours for the Asking
Actor Edgar Kennedy
Gasoloons
Actor Sheriff
San Francisco
Actor Edgar
Dummy Ache
Actor Edgar Kennedy
Vocalizing
1935
Actor Onderdonk
Little Big Shot
Actor Willy 'Persimmon' Bates
The Cowboy Millionaire
Actor Counterman
Living on Velvet
Actor Sweeney
Woman Wanted
Actor Henry
The Bride Comes Home
Actor Mahoney
Rendezvous at Midnight
Actor Police Officer McCarthy
$1,000 a Minute
Actor Edgar
Edgar Hamlet
Actor Edgar Kennedy
In Love at 40
Actor Edgar Kennedy
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
Actor Edgar
Brick-a-Brac
1934
Actor Happy Moran
King Kelly of the U.S.A.
Actor Oscar McGonigle
Twentieth Century
Actor Jimmie Pierson
Flirting with Danger
Actor Sgt. Buck Martin
The Marines Are Coming
Actor Herbert Green
Money Means Nothing
Actor
A Blasted Event
Actor Healy, Process Server
We're Rich Again
Actor Officer Thurston
Gridiron Flash
Actor Edgar, Movie Director
Wrong Direction
Actor O'Brien
The Silver Streak
Actor Herbert - the Husband
Heat Lightning
Actor Herman Wilson
Kid Millions
Actor Edgar Kennedy
Poisoned Ivory
Actor Detective Donahue
Murder on the Blackboard
Actor Guard (uncredited)
All of Me
Actor Edgar
Love on a Ladder
1933
Actor Street Vendor
Duck Soup
Actor Windy
Son of the Border
Actor Judge
Tillie and Gus
Actor
Art in the Raw
Actor
Good Housewrecking
Actor Edgar
A Merchant of Menace
Actor Tim Kelsey
Professional Sweetheart
Actor Sam Gilroy
Scarlet River
Actor Chairman - Peace Conference
Diplomaniacs
Actor Cop
King for a Night
Actor Edgar Kennedy
Quiet Please!
Actor Ed Wimpy
Cross Fire
Actor Edgar
What Fur
1932
Actor Edgar
Giggle Water
Actor Officer Donovan
Penguin Pool Murder
Actor Daddy Warbucks
Little Orphan Annie
Actor
He's a Honey
Actor
Now's the Time
Actor Elmer
Westward Passage
Actor Warden Elmer Jones
Hold 'Em Jail
Actor Baldy
Carnival Boat
Actor Water Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Rockabye
Actor Edgar Kennedy
Fish Feathers
1931
1930
Actor Kennedy
The Ghosts
Actor Officer Kennedy
Night Owls
Actor
Thieves
Actor Kennedy the Cop (uncredited)
When the Wind Blows
Actor Kennedy the Cop (uncredited)
The First Seven Years
Actor Cicero the Cop
The Real McCoy
Actor Quimby the Lawyer
Dollar Dizzy
Actor Detective
Moonlight and Monkey Business
Actor Detective
The Big Kick
Actor Station Master Kennedy (uncredited)
The Head Guy
Actor Kennedy the Cop (uncredited)
Shivering Shakespeare
Actor Mary's Father / Gertie's Uncle
Doctor's Orders
Actor Uncle Ed Sutton
Bigger and Better
Actor Man in Phone Booth
Ladies Last
Actor Night Club Patron
Looser Than Loose
Actor Thelma's Father
All Teed Up
Actor Officer Kennedy
Fifty Million Husbands
Actor Fiancee's Father
Girl Shock
Actor Detective
The Gas Station
Director
Bigger and Better
Director
The golf player
Director
The golfer
Director
All Teed Up
Director
Fifty Million Husbands
1929
Actor
Off to Buffalo
Actor 2nd Sailor
Great Gobs!
Actor Uncle Edgar
Perfect Day
Actor Collis P. Kennedy
Bacon Grabbers
Actor Officer Kennedy
Unaccustomed as We Are
Actor Kennedy the Cop (uncredited)
Moan & Groan, Inc.
Actor Marion's Boyfriend's Boss
A Pair of Tights
Actor Cop
Going Ga-Ga
Actor Inspector Murch
Trent's Last Case
Actor Ed Eggers (uncredited)
They Had to See Paris
Actor Officer Ed Kennedy
Hurdy Gurdy
Actor Orchestra Leader
The Big Squawk
Actor Diner's Owner
Stepping Out
Actor Landlord
Angora Love
Actor Judge Kennedy
Madame Q
Actor Michael Kennedy
Dad's Day
Actor
Hotter Than Hot
Actor Policeman
Crazy Feet
Actor SFPD Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Welcome Danger
Actor
Why Is a Plumber?
1928
Actor A Photographer
The Family Group
Actor
The Fight Pest
Actor
Imagine My Embarrassment
Actor
Is Everybody Happy?
Actor
Chasing Husbands
Actor
The Booster
Actor
All Parts
Actor Golfer (uncredited)
Should Married Men Go Home?
Actor Cop (as Ed Kennedy)
The Finishing Touch
Actor Cop
Leave 'Em Laughing
Actor Motorist
Two Tars
Actor The Cop
Dumb Daddies
Actor The Husband, Mr Glenders
Limousine Love
Actor The Cop
The Boy Friend
Actor
Feed 'em and Weep
Director
You're Darn Tootin'
Director
From Soup to Nuts
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Actor Edgar
Fatty's Tintype Tangle
Actor Shell Game Operator
Fatty’s Plucky Pup
Actor 2nd Thief
The Great Vacuum Robbery
Actor Handout-Giver (uncredited)
Fatty's New Role
Actor Neighbor
Fatty’s Reckless Fling
Actor 1st Street Crowd Participant (uncredited)
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition
Actor Fatty's Pal
Mabel’s Wilful Way
Actor Cop
Wished on Mabel
Actor Diner / Man in Audience (uncredited)
That Little Band Of Gold
Actor Suitor
Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers
Actor The Maid's Boyfriend
His Luckless Love
Actor The cafe waiter (uncredited)
Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day
1914
Actor Butler
Cruel, Cruel Love
Actor Striking Baker
Dough and Dynamite
Actor Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
Caught in a Cabaret
Actor The Rival
The Love Thief
Actor Landlady's Husband (uncredited)
The Star Boarder
Actor Cyclone Flynn (uncredited)
The Knockout
Actor Lover
Twenty Minutes of Love
Actor Policeman
Gentlemen of Nerve
Actor Policeman (uncredited)
Getting Acquainted
Actor Crook (uncredited)
A Thief Catcher
Actor Wreck Bystander (uncredited)
Making a Living
Actor The Slicker's Chauffeur
Leading Lizzie Astray
Actor The Trouble Mender
Love and Bullets
Actor The Sky Pirate
The Sky Pirate
Actor Cop
In the Clutches of the Gang
Actor Tough Guy in Bar
His Favorite Pastime
Actor Dance Hall Manager (uncredited)
Tango Tangles
Actor The Groom
Rebecca's Wedding Day
Actor Rajah
A Flirt's Mistake
Actor Jealous Boyfriend
A Bath House Beauty
Actor Police Chief
The Noise of Bombs
Actor Café Proprietor
Ambrose's First Falsehood
Actor Director (uncredited)
A Film Johnnie
Actor (uncredited)
The Rounders
Actor Tough Hot Dog Customer (uncredited)
Mabel's Busy Day
Actor Spectator in Grandstand (uncredited)
Mabel at the Wheel
Actor Restaurant Owner / Banks' Butler (uncredited)
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Actor
Little Billy's Triumph
Actor The Wife's Brother
He Loved the Ladies
Actor Ethel's Former Boyfriend
'Curses!' They Remarked
Actor Fatty's Neighbor
An Incompetent Hero
1913
Actor Cop
The Rural Third Degree
Actor
Mabel’s Awful Mistakes
Actor Jealous Cop
Fatty Joins the Force
Actor Cop
Algy on the Force
Actor Henchman
The Gangsters
Actor Laughing Spectator
The Speed Kings
Actor The Cop
Peeping Pete
Actor Water Policeman
A Muddy Romance
Actor
A Noise from the Deep
Actor 1st Cop
Love and Rubbish
Actor 1st Crook
Safe in Jail
Actor Spectator
Rastus and the Game Cock
Actor Cop
The Riot
Actor Cop
Mabel's New Hero
Actor Audience Member / Cop in Movie
Mabel's Dramatic Career
Actor Mug
Mother's Boy
Actor Wedding Guest
A Quiet Little Wedding
Actor Mustached Man
A Ride for a Bride
Actor
Their First Execution
Actor 3rd Deputy
Bangville Police
Actor Cop (uncredited)
The Gusher
Actor Bowling Alley Operator
The Bowling Match
Actor Caesar - Zuzu's Rival
Zuzu, the Band Leader