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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

324

Gender

Male

Birthday

1890-04-25

Day of Death

1948-11-09 (58 years old)

Place of Birth

Monterey, California, USA

Also Known As

E. Livingston Kennedy

Ed. Kennedy

Edward Kennedy

Ed Kennedy

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

Acting

Duck Soup

1933

Duck Soup

as

Street Vendor

It Happened Tomorrow

1944

It Happened Tomorrow

as

Insp. Mulrooney

The Ghosts

1930

The Ghosts

as

Kennedy

Blondie in Society

1941

Blondie in Society

as

Dr. Glenn

Double Wedding

1937

Double Wedding

as

Spike

Cruel, Cruel Love

1914

Cruel, Cruel Love

as

Butler

Dough and Dynamite

1914

Dough and Dynamite

as

Striking Baker

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

1947

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

as

Jake the Bartender

King Kelly of the U.S.A.

1934

King Kelly of the U.S.A.

as

Happy Moran

Li'l Abner

1940

Li'l Abner

as

Cornelius Cornpone

My Dream Is Yours

1949

My Dream Is Yours

as

Uncle Charlie

A Star Is Born

1937

A Star Is Born

as

Pop Randall

Twentieth Century

1934

Twentieth Century

as

Oscar McGonigle

Caught in a Cabaret

1914

Caught in a Cabaret

as

Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)

The Trouble With Wives

1925

The Trouble With Wives

as

Detective (as Edward Kennedy)

In Old California

1942

In Old California

as

Kegs McKeever

Air Raid Wardens

1943

Air Raid Wardens

as

Joe Bledsoe

Hollywood Hotel

1938

Hollywood Hotel

as

Callaghan

The Falcon Strikes Back

1943

The Falcon Strikes Back

as

Smiley Dugan

The Our Gang Story

1994

The Our Gang Story

as

Officer (archive footage)

The Chinese Parrot

1927

The Chinese Parrot

as

Maydorf

It's a Wonderful World

1939

It's a Wonderful World

as

Lieutenant Miller

Whose Baby?

1917

Whose Baby?

as

The Detective

The Family Group

1928

The Family Group

as

A Photographer

All Parts

1928

All Parts

as

Great Gobs!

1929

Great Gobs!

as

2nd Sailor

Night Owls

1930

Night Owls

as

Officer Kennedy

The Love Thief

1914

The Love Thief

as

The Rival

Perfect Day

1929

Perfect Day

as

Uncle Edgar

Should Married Men Go Home?

1928

Should Married Men Go Home?

as

Golfer (uncredited)

The Finishing Touch

1928

The Finishing Touch

as

Cop (as Ed Kennedy)

Bacon Grabbers

1929

Bacon Grabbers

as

Collis P. Kennedy

Two Tars

1928

Two Tars

as

Motorist

Unaccustomed as We Are

1929

Unaccustomed as We Are

as

Officer Kennedy

The Star Boarder

1914

The Star Boarder

as

Landlady's Husband (uncredited)

The Knockout

1914

The Knockout

as

Cyclone Flynn (uncredited)

Gentlemen of Nerve

1914

Gentlemen of Nerve

as

Policeman

Getting Acquainted

1914

Getting Acquainted

as

Policeman (uncredited)

A Thief Catcher

1914

A Thief Catcher

as

Crook (uncredited)

Giggle Water

1932

Giggle Water

as

Edgar

The Penguin Pool Murder

1932

The Penguin Pool Murder

as

Officer Donovan

Robin Hood of El Dorado

1936

Robin Hood of El Dorado

as

Sheriff Judd

Little Big Shot

1935

Little Big Shot

as

Onderdonk

When Comedy Was King

1960

When Comedy Was King

as

edited from 'A Pair of Tights' (archive footage)

Small Town Girl

1936

Small Town Girl

as

Captain Mack

Little Orphan Annie

1932

Little Orphan Annie

as

Daddy Warbucks

Racing for Life

1924

Racing for Life

as

Tom Grady

Tillie and Gus

1933

Tillie and Gus

as

Judge

The Cowboy Millionaire

1935

The Cowboy Millionaire

as

Willy 'Persimmon' Bates

True Confession

1937

True Confession

as

Darsey

Flirting with Danger

1934

Flirting with Danger

as

Jimmie Pierson

Three Men on a Horse

1936

Three Men on a Horse

as

Harry, the Bartender

Making a Living

1914

Making a Living

as

Wreck Bystander (uncredited)

Fatty Joins the Force

1913

Fatty Joins the Force

as

Jealous Cop

Mad Holiday

1936

Mad Holiday

as

Donovan

The Girl from Monterrey

1943

The Girl from Monterrey

as

Doc Hogan, Fight Promoter

Leading Lizzie Astray

1914

Leading Lizzie Astray

as

The Slicker's Chauffeur

The Marines Are Coming

1934

The Marines Are Coming

as

Sgt. Buck Martin

The Golden Princess

1925

The Golden Princess

as

Gewilliker Hay

Love and Bullets

1914

Love and Bullets

as

The Trouble Mender

The Sky Pirate

1914

The Sky Pirate

as

The Sky Pirate

Super-Sleuth

1937

Super-Sleuth

as

Police Lt. Garrison

Money Means Nothing

1934

Money Means Nothing

as

Herbert Green

A Blasted Event

1934

A Blasted Event

as

Edgar

Thieves

1930

Thieves

as

The Late Lamented

1917

The Late Lamented

as

Art Gallery Operator

Hey! Hey! USA

1938

Hey! Hey! USA

as

Bugs Leary

Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher

1943

Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher

as

Police Chief Murphy

Fatty’s Plucky Pup

1915

Fatty’s Plucky Pup

as

Shell Game Operator

Will Power

1936

Will Power

as

Edgar Kennedy

Dumb Daddies

1928

Dumb Daddies

as

The Cop

Moan & Groan, Inc.

1929

Moan & Groan, Inc.

as

Kennedy the Cop (uncredited)

Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

1940

Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

as

Sheriff Gregory

Living on Velvet

1935

Living on Velvet

as

Counterman

Something for Nothing

1923

Something for Nothing

as

Ptomaine Tommy

The Other Fellow

1937

The Other Fellow

as

Four Roles

Professional Sweetheart

1933

Professional Sweetheart

as

Tim Kelsey

Tramp Trouble

1937

Tramp Trouble

as

Edgar

Remedy for Riches

1940

Remedy for Riches

as

George Browning

The Better 'Ole

1926

The Better 'Ole

as

Corporal Austin

We're Rich Again

1934

We're Rich Again

as

Healy, Process Server

The Great Alaskan Mystery

1944

The Great Alaskan Mystery

as

Bosun Higgins

Beaux and Errors

1938

Beaux and Errors

as

Edgar Kennedy

Dumb's the Word

1937

Dumb's the Word

as

Edgar Kennedy

Gridiron Flash

1934

Gridiron Flash

as

Officer Thurston

When's Your Birthday?

1937

When's Your Birthday?

as

Mr. Basscombe

The Silver Streak

1934

The Silver Streak

as

O'Brien

Wrong Direction

1934

Wrong Direction

as

Edgar, Movie Director

When the Wind Blows

1930

When the Wind Blows

as

Kennedy the Cop (uncredited)

Woman Wanted

1935

Woman Wanted

as

Sweeney

Charlie McCarthy, Detective

1939

Charlie McCarthy, Detective

as

Inspector Dailey

There's One Born Every Minute

1942

There's One Born Every Minute

as

Mayor Moe Carson

Limousine Love

1928

Limousine Love

as

The Husband, Mr Glenders

Private Snuffy Smith

1942

Private Snuffy Smith

as

Sgt. Ed Cooper

Anchors Aweigh

1945

Anchors Aweigh

as

Police Captain

The Gangsters

1913

The Gangsters

as

Henchman

The First Seven Years

1930

The First Seven Years

as

Kennedy the Cop (uncredited)

Peeping Pete

1913

Peeping Pete

as

The Cop

A Muddy Romance

1913

A Muddy Romance

as

Water Policeman

The Speed Kings

1913

The Speed Kings

as

Laughing Spectator

Safe in Jail

1913

Safe in Jail

as

1st Crook

Love and Rubbish

1913

Love and Rubbish

as

1st Cop

The Riot

1913

The Riot

as

Cop

Mabel's Dramatic Career

1913

Mabel's Dramatic Career

as

Audience Member / Cop in Movie

Mother's Boy

1913

Mother's Boy

as

Mug

A Quiet Little Wedding

1913

A Quiet Little Wedding

as

Wedding Guest

A Ride for a Bride

1913

A Ride for a Bride

as

Mustached Man

Rebecca's Wedding Day

1914

Rebecca's Wedding Day

as

The Groom

Tango Tangles

1914

Tango Tangles

as

Dance Hall Manager (uncredited)

His Favorite Pastime

1914

His Favorite Pastime

as

Tough Guy in Bar

A Bath House Beauty

1914

A Bath House Beauty

as

Jealous Boyfriend

Scarlet River

1933

Scarlet River

as

Sam Gilroy

The Battling Fool

1924

The Battling Fool

as

Dan O'Leary (as Ed Kennedy)

The Wrong Mr. Wright

1927

The Wrong Mr. Wright

as

Trayguard

The Black Doll

1938

The Black Doll

as

Sheriff Renick

A Pair of Tights

1929

A Pair of Tights

as

Marion's Boyfriend's Boss

Going Ga-Ga

1929

Going Ga-Ga

as

Cop

Diplomaniacs

1933

Diplomaniacs

as

Chairman - Peace Conference

Trent's Last Case

1929

Trent's Last Case

as

Inspector Murch

Westward Passage

1932

Westward Passage

as

Elmer

Fatal Lady

1936

Fatal Lady

as

Rudolf Hochstetter

Captain Tugboat Annie

1945

Captain Tugboat Annie

as

Captain Bullwinkle

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

1919

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

as

German Prison Guard (uncredited)

The Real McCoy

1930

The Real McCoy

as

Cicero the Cop

Dollar Dizzy

1930

Dollar Dizzy

as

Quimby the Lawyer

Bangville Police

1913

Bangville Police

as

3rd Deputy

The Noise of Bombs

1914

The Noise of Bombs

as

Police Chief

Ambrose's First Falsehood

1914

Ambrose's First Falsehood

as

Café Proprietor

The Boy Friend

1928

The Boy Friend

as

The Cop

Yours for the Asking

1936

Yours for the Asking

as

Bicarbonate

His Bitter Pill

1916

His Bitter Pill

as

Diamond Dan - Jim's Rival

Madcap Ambrose

1916

Madcap Ambrose

as

A City Chap

A Film Johnnie

1914

A Film Johnnie

as

Director (uncredited)

Mabel at the Wheel

1914

Mabel at the Wheel

as

Spectator in Grandstand (uncredited)

Mabel's Busy Day

1914

Mabel's Busy Day

as

Tough Hot Dog Customer (uncredited)

The Rounders

1914

The Rounders

as

(uncredited)

Tillie's Punctured Romance

1914

Tillie's Punctured Romance

as

Restaurant Owner / Banks' Butler (uncredited)

Fatty's New Role

1915

Fatty's New Role

as

Handout-Giver (uncredited)

Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition

1915

Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition

as

1st Street Crowd Participant (uncredited)

Mabel’s Wilful Way

1915

Mabel’s Wilful Way

as

Fatty's Pal

That Little Band Of Gold

1915

That Little Band Of Gold

as

Diner / Man in Audience (uncredited)

Love Fever

1931

Love Fever

as

Thelma's Last Rescuer

The Head Guy

1930

The Head Guy

as

Station Master Kennedy (uncredited)

The Big Kick

1930

The Big Kick

as

Detective

Heat Lightning

1934

Heat Lightning

as

Herbert - the Husband

Baby Daze

1939

Baby Daze

as

Edgar Kennedy

They Had to See Paris

1929

They Had to See Paris

as

Ed Eggers (uncredited)

Hurdy Gurdy

1929

Hurdy Gurdy

as

Officer Ed Kennedy

Dr. Christian Meets the Women

1940

Dr. Christian Meets the Women

as

George Browning

Quiet Please!

1933

Quiet Please!

as

Edgar Kennedy

Gasoloons

1936

Gasoloons

as

Edgar Kennedy

Shivering Shakespeare

1930

Shivering Shakespeare

as

Kennedy the Cop (uncredited)

Doctor's Orders

1930

Doctor's Orders

as

Mary's Father / Gertie's Uncle

Bigger and Better

1930

Bigger and Better

as

Uncle Ed Sutton

Ladies Last

1930

Ladies Last

as

Man in Phone Booth

Looser Than Loose

1930

Looser Than Loose

as

Night Club Patron

Everything's on Ice

1939

Everything's on Ice

as

Joe Barton

Wall Street Blues

1924

Wall Street Blues

as

The Crook

Mutiny in the County

1940

Mutiny in the County

as

Edgar Kennedy

Kid Millions

1934

Kid Millions

as

Herman Wilson

The Big Squawk

1929

The Big Squawk

as

Orchestra Leader

Stepping Out

1929

Stepping Out

as

Diner's Owner

Angora Love

1929

Angora Love

as

Landlord

Cross Fire

1933

Cross Fire

as

Ed Wimpy

Oh! What a Nurse!

1926

Oh! What a Nurse!

as

Eric Johnson

Hold 'Em Jail

1932

Hold 'Em Jail

as

Warden Elmer Jones

The Gusher

1913

The Gusher

as

Cop (uncredited)

My Old Dutch

1926

My Old Dutch

as

Bill Sproat

Rough on Rents

1942

Rough on Rents

as

Edgar Kennedy

$1,000 a Minute

1935

$1,000 a Minute

as

Police Officer McCarthy

The Quarterback

1940

The Quarterback

as

Pops

Margie

1940

Margie

as

Chauncey

Sandy Is a Lady

1940

Sandy Is a Lady

as

Officer Rafferty

It's Your Move

1945

It's Your Move

as

Edgar Kennedy

Hillbilly Blitzkrieg

1942

Hillbilly Blitzkrieg

as

Sgt. Homer Gatling

Unfaithfully Yours

1948

Unfaithfully Yours

as

Sweeney

Carnival Boat

1932

Carnival Boat

as

Baldy

All Teed Up

1930

All Teed Up

as

Thelma's Father

Dad's Day

1929

Dad's Day

as

Michael Kennedy

Madame Q

1929

Madame Q

as

Judge Kennedy

Quick Millions

1931

Quick Millions

as

Cop (uncredited)

High Gear

1931

High Gear

as

Cop

Fifty Million Husbands

1930

Fifty Million Husbands

as

Officer Kennedy

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

1968

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

as

Officer Kennedy (archive footage)

Drafted in the Depot

1940

Drafted in the Depot

as

Edgar Kennedy

An Apple in His Eye

1941

An Apple in His Eye

as

Edgar Kennedy

Next Door Neighbors

1931

Next Door Neighbors

as

Howard J. Green

Poisoned Ivory

1934

Poisoned Ivory

as

Edgar Kennedy

Edgar Hamlet

1935

Edgar Hamlet

as

Edgar

In Love at 40

1935

In Love at 40

as

Edgar Kennedy

Laugh It Off

1939

Laugh It Off

as

Judge John J. McGuinnis

Murder on the Blackboard

1934

Murder on the Blackboard

as

Detective Donahue

Paths to Paradise

1925

Paths to Paradise

as

Detective (uncredited)

Variety Time

1948

Variety Time

as

Edgar Kennedy (footage from 'I'll Build It Myself') (archive footage)

The Guide

1921

The Guide

as

An American Tourist

He Loved the Ladies

1914

He Loved the Ladies

as

The Wife's Brother

All of Me

1934

All of Me

as

Guard (uncredited)

Puppets of Fate

1921

Puppets of Fate

as

Mike Reynolds

Hold Your Temper

1943

Hold Your Temper

as

Edgar

I'll Fix It

1941

I'll Fix It

as

Edgar

Westward Ho-Hum

1941

Westward Ho-Hum

as

Edgar

Hitler's Madman

1943

Hitler's Madman

as

Nepomuk - the Hermit

San Francisco

1936

San Francisco

as

Sheriff

Rockabye

1932

Rockabye

as

Water Wagon Driver (uncredited)

'Curses!' They Remarked

1914

'Curses!' They Remarked

as

Ethel's Former Boyfriend

'Taint Legal

1940

'Taint Legal

as

Edgar

Girl Shock

1930

Girl Shock

as

Fiancee's Father

A Night at the Biltmore Bowl

1935

A Night at the Biltmore Bowl

as

Edgar Kennedy

Dummy Ache

1936

Dummy Ache

as

Edgar

Love on a Ladder

1934

Love on a Ladder

as

Edgar

Clock Wise

1939

Clock Wise

as

Edgar

A Quiet Fourth

1941

A Quiet Fourth

as

Edgar

Scandal Street

1938

Scandal Street

as

Daniel Webster Smith

Crazy Feet

1929

Crazy Feet

as

Policeman

Vocalizing

1936

Vocalizing

as

Edgar Kennedy

Fish Feathers

1932

Fish Feathers

as

Edgar Kennedy

Brick-a-Brac

1935

Brick-a-Brac

as

Edgar

Bad Housekeeping

1937

Bad Housekeeping

as

Edgar

A Clean Sweep

1938

A Clean Sweep

as

Edgar

A Trailer Tragedy

1940

A Trailer Tragedy

as

Edgar Kennedy

His Luckless Love

1915

His Luckless Love

as

The Maid's Boyfriend

A Scoundrel's Toll

1916

A Scoundrel's Toll

as

Peter X. Bush - Streetcar Superintendent

Cooks and Crooks

1942

Cooks and Crooks

as

Edgar

Duck Soup

1942

Duck Soup

as

Edgar

Welcome Danger

1929

Welcome Danger

as

SFPD Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Hot Foot

1943

Hot Foot

as

Edgar

Crazy House

1943

Crazy House

as

Judge

Bad Company

1931

Bad Company

as

Buffington-Doorman

Going Crooked

1926

Going Crooked

as

Detective

Radio Rampage

1944

Radio Rampage

as

Edgar

Across the Pacific

1926

Across the Pacific

as

Cpl. Ryan

Sandy Gets Her Man

1940

Sandy Gets Her Man

as

Fire Chief Galvin

Pardon My Stripes

1942

Pardon My Stripes

as

Warden Bingham

Finger Prints

1927

Finger Prints

as

O.K. McDuff (as Ed Kennedy)

The Golden Age of Comedy

1957

The Golden Age of Comedy

as

archive footage

Edgar & Goliath

1937

Edgar & Goliath

as

Edgar

Maid to Order

1939

Maid to Order

as

Edgar

Kennedy the Great

1939

Kennedy the Great

as

Edgar Kennedy

What, No Cigarettes

1945

What, No Cigarettes

as

Edgar Kennedy

The Big Beef

1945

The Big Beef

as

Edgar Kennedy

Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day

1915

Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day

as

The cafe waiter (uncredited)

The Gas Station

1930

The Gas Station

as

Detective

Motor Maniacs

1946

Motor Maniacs

as

Edgar Kennedy

Bombs!

1916

Bombs!

as

Tony Peanutty - Italian Ward Leader

Little Accident

1939

Little Accident

as

Paper Hanger

The Bowling Match

1913

The Bowling Match

as

Bowling Alley Operator

Do or Diet

1947

Do or Diet

as

Edgar

An Incompetent Hero

1914

An Incompetent Hero

as

Fatty's Neighbor

Zuzu, the Band Leader

1913

Zuzu, the Band Leader

as

Caesar - Zuzu's Rival

Dig That Gold

1948

Dig That Gold

as

Edgar Kennedy

Contest Crazy

1948

Contest Crazy

as

Edgar

Brother Knows Best

1948

Brother Knows Best

as

Edgar Kennedy

What Fur

1933

What Fur

as

Edgar

The Stolen Triumph

1916

The Stolen Triumph

as

Edwin Rowley, Jr.

The Night Message

1924

The Night Message

as

Lem Beeman

The Gay Old Bird

1927

The Gay Old Bird

as

Chauffeur

Production

Crew

Directing