Edgar Kennedy
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.
Duck Soup
(Street Vendor)
It Happened Tomorrow
(Insp. Mulrooney)
The Ghosts
(Kennedy)
Blondie in Society
(Dr. Glenn)
Double Wedding
(Spike)
Cruel, Cruel Love
(Butler)
Dough and Dynamite
(Striking Baker)
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
(Jake the Bartender)
King Kelly of the U.S.A.
(Happy Moran)
Li'l Abner
(Cornelius Cornpone)
My Dream Is Yours
(Uncle Charlie)
A Star Is Born
(Pop Randall)
Twentieth Century
(Oscar McGonigle)
The Rural Third Degree
(Cop)
Caught in a Cabaret
(Cafe Proprietor (uncredited))
The Trouble With Wives
(Detective (as Edward Kennedy))
In Old California
(Kegs McKeever)
Air Raid Wardens
(Joe Bledsoe)
Hollywood Hotel
(Callaghan)
The Falcon Strikes Back
(Smiley Dugan)
The Our Gang Story
(Officer (archive footage))
The Chinese Parrot
(Maydorf)
Mabel’s Awful Mistakes
It's a Wonderful World
(Lieutenant Miller)
Whose Baby?
(The Detective)
The Family Group
(A Photographer)
The Fight Pest
Imagine My Embarrassment
Is Everybody Happy?
All Parts
The Booster
Chasing Husbands
Off to Buffalo
Great Gobs!
(2nd Sailor)
Night Owls
(Officer Kennedy)
The Love Thief
(The Rival)
Perfect Day
(Uncle Edgar)
Should Married Men Go Home?
(Golfer (uncredited))
The Finishing Touch
(Cop (as Ed Kennedy))
Leave 'Em Laughing
(Cop)
Bacon Grabbers
(Collis P. Kennedy)
Two Tars
(Motorist)
Unaccustomed as We Are
(Officer Kennedy)
The Star Boarder
(Landlady's Husband (uncredited))
Twenty Minutes of Love
(Lover)
The Knockout
(Cyclone Flynn (uncredited))
Gentlemen of Nerve
(Policeman)
Getting Acquainted
(Policeman (uncredited))
A Thief Catcher
(Crook (uncredited))
Giggle Water
(Edgar)
Penguin Pool Murder
(Officer Donovan)
Robin Hood of El Dorado
(Sheriff Judd)
Little Big Shot
(Onderdonk)
Son of the Border
(Windy)
When Comedy Was King
(edited from 'A Pair of Tights' (archive footage))
Small Town Girl
(Captain Mack)
Little Orphan Annie
(Daddy Warbucks)
Fatty's Tintype Tangle
(Edgar)
Racing for Life
(Tom Grady)
Tillie and Gus
(Judge)
The Cowboy Millionaire
(Willy 'Persimmon' Bates)
True Confession
(Darsey)
Flirting with Danger
(Jimmie Pierson)
Three Men on a Horse
(Harry, the Bartender)
Making a Living
(Wreck Bystander (uncredited))
Fatty Joins the Force
(Jealous Cop)
Mad Holiday
(Donovan)
The Girl from Monterrey
(Doc Hogan, Fight Promoter)
Leading Lizzie Astray
(The Slicker's Chauffeur)
The Marines Are Coming
(Sgt. Buck Martin)
Art in the Raw
Good Housewrecking
The Golden Princess
(Gewilliker Hay)
Love and Bullets
(The Trouble Mender)
The Sky Pirate
(The Sky Pirate)
Super-Sleuth
(Police Lt. Garrison)
Money Means Nothing
(Herbert Green)
A Blasted Event
Thieves
The Late Lamented
(Art Gallery Operator)
A Merchant of Menace
(Edgar)
Algy on the Force
(Cop)
Hey! Hey! USA
(Bugs Leary)
Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher
(Police Chief Murphy)
Fatty’s Plucky Pup
(Shell Game Operator)
Will Power
(Edgar Kennedy)
Dumb Daddies
(The Cop)
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
(Arthur Bailey)
Moan & Groan, Inc.
(Kennedy the Cop (uncredited))
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
(Sheriff Gregory)
Living on Velvet
(Counterman)
Something for Nothing
(Ptomaine Tommy)
The Other Fellow
(Four Roles)
Professional Sweetheart
(Tim Kelsey)
Tramp Trouble
(Edgar)
He's a Honey
Remedy for Riches
(George Browning)
The Better 'Ole
(Corporal Austin)
We're Rich Again
(Healy, Process Server)
Now's the Time
The Little Girl Next Door
(Hank Hall)
The Great Alaskan Mystery
(Bosun Higgins)
Beaux and Errors
(Edgar Kennedy)
Dumb's the Word
(Edgar Kennedy)
Gridiron Flash
(Officer Thurston)
When's Your Birthday?
(Mr. Basscombe)
The Silver Streak
(O'Brien)
Wrong Direction
(Edgar, Movie Director)
When the Wind Blows
(Kennedy the Cop (uncredited))
Woman Wanted
(Sweeney)
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
(Inspector Dailey)
There's One Born Every Minute
(Mayor Moe Carson)
The Bride Comes Home
(Henry)
Limousine Love
(The Husband, Mr Glenders)
Private Snuffy Smith
(Sgt. Ed Cooper)
Anchors Aweigh
(Police Captain)
The Gangsters
(Henchman)
The First Seven Years
(Kennedy the Cop (uncredited))
Peeping Pete
(The Cop)
A Muddy Romance
(Water Policeman)
The Speed Kings
(Laughing Spectator)
Rastus and the Game Cock
(Spectator)
Safe in Jail
(1st Crook)
Love and Rubbish
(1st Cop)
A Noise from the Deep
The Riot
(Cop)
Mabel's New Hero
(Cop)
Mabel's Dramatic Career
(Audience Member / Cop in Movie)
Mother's Boy
(Mug)
A Quiet Little Wedding
(Wedding Guest)
A Ride for a Bride
(Mustached Man)
A Flirt's Mistake
(Rajah)
In the Clutches of the Gang
(Cop)
Rebecca's Wedding Day
(The Groom)
Tango Tangles
(Dance Hall Manager (uncredited))
His Favorite Pastime
(Tough Guy in Bar)
A Bath House Beauty
(Jealous Boyfriend)
Scarlet River
(Sam Gilroy)
The Great Vacuum Robbery
(2nd Thief)
The Battling Fool
(Dan O'Leary (as Ed Kennedy))
The Wrong Mr. Wright
(Trayguard)
The Black Doll
(Sheriff Renick)
A Pair of Tights
(Marion's Boyfriend's Boss)
Going Ga-Ga
(Cop)
Diplomaniacs
(Chairman - Peace Conference)
Trent's Last Case
(Inspector Murch)
Westward Passage
(Elmer)
Fatal Lady
(Rudolf Hochstetter)
Captain Tugboat Annie
(Captain Bullwinkle)
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
(German Prison Guard (uncredited))
The Real McCoy
(Cicero the Cop)
Their First Execution
Dollar Dizzy
(Quimby the Lawyer)
Bangville Police
(3rd Deputy)
Moonlight and Monkey Business
(Detective)
The Noise of Bombs
(Police Chief)
Ambrose's First Falsehood
(Café Proprietor)
The Boy Friend
(The Cop)
Yours for the Asking
(Bicarbonate)
His Bitter Pill
(Diamond Dan - Jim's Rival)
Madcap Ambrose
(A City Chap)
Hearts and Flowers
(Pete)
A Film Johnnie
(Director (uncredited))
Mabel at the Wheel
(Spectator in Grandstand (uncredited))
Mabel's Busy Day
(Tough Hot Dog Customer (uncredited))
The Rounders
((uncredited))
Tillie's Punctured Romance
(Restaurant Owner / Banks' Butler (uncredited))
Fatty’s Reckless Fling
(Neighbor)
Fatty's New Role
(Handout-Giver (uncredited))
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition
(1st Street Crowd Participant (uncredited))
Mabel’s Wilful Way
(Fatty's Pal)
Wished on Mabel
(Cop)
That Little Band Of Gold
(Diner / Man in Audience (uncredited))
Love Fever
(Thelma's Last Rescuer)
The Head Guy
(Station Master Kennedy (uncredited))
The Big Kick
(Detective)
Heat Lightning
(Herbert - the Husband)
Baby Daze
(Edgar Kennedy)
Rendezvous at Midnight
(Mahoney)
They Had to See Paris
(Ed Eggers)
Hurdy Gurdy
(Officer Ed Kennedy)
King for a Night
(Cop)
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
(George Browning)
Quiet Please!
(Edgar Kennedy)
Gasoloons
(Edgar Kennedy)
Shivering Shakespeare
(Kennedy the Cop (uncredited))
Doctor's Orders
(Mary's Father / Gertie's Uncle)
Bigger and Better
(Uncle Ed Sutton)
Ladies Last
(Man in Phone Booth)
Looser Than Loose
(Night Club Patron)
Everything's on Ice
(Joe Barton)
Wall Street Blues
(The Crook)
Feed 'em and Weep
Mutiny in the County
(Edgar Kennedy)
Gangs Of The City
(Biff)
Kid Millions
(Herman Wilson)
The Big Squawk
(Orchestra Leader)
Stepping Out
(Diner's Owner)
Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers
(Suitor)
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
Little Billy's Triumph
Angora Love
(Landlord)
Cross Fire
(Ed Wimpy)
Oh! What a Nurse!
(Eric Johnson)
Hold 'Em Jail
(Warden Elmer Jones)
The Gusher
(Cop (uncredited))
My Old Dutch
(Bill Sproat)
Rough on Rents
(Edgar Kennedy)
$1,000 a Minute
(Police Officer McCarthy)
The Quarterback
(Pops)
Margie
(Chauncey)
Sandy Is a Lady
(Officer Rafferty)
It's Your Move
(Edgar Kennedy)
Hillbilly Blitzkrieg
(Sgt. Homer Gatling)
Unfaithfully Yours
(Sweeney)
Carnival Boat
(Baldy)
All Teed Up
(Thelma's Father)
Dad's Day
(Michael Kennedy)
Madame Q
(Judge Kennedy)
Quick Millions
(Cop (uncredited))
High Gear
(Cop)
Fifty Million Husbands
(Officer Kennedy)
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
(Officer Kennedy (archive footage))
Drafted in the Depot
(Edgar Kennedy)
An Apple in His Eye
(Edgar Kennedy)
Next Door Neighbors
(Howard J. Green)
Poisoned Ivory
(Edgar Kennedy)
Edgar Hamlet
(Edgar)
High and Dry
In Love at 40
(Edgar Kennedy)
Laugh It Off
(Judge John J. McGuinnis)
Murder on the Blackboard
(Detective Donahue)
Paths to Paradise
(Detective (uncredited))
Variety Time
(Edgar Kennedy (footage from 'I'll Build It Myself') (archive footage))
Hotter Than Hot
The Guide
(An American Tourist)
He Loved the Ladies
(The Wife's Brother)
All of Me
(Guard (uncredited))
Puppets of Fate
(Mike Reynolds)
Hold Your Temper
(Edgar)
I'll Fix It
(Edgar)
Westward Ho-Hum
(Edgar)
Heaven Only Knows
(Judd)
Hitler's Madman
(Nepomuk - the Hermit)
San Francisco
(Sheriff)
Rockabye
(Water Wagon Driver (uncredited))
'Curses!' They Remarked
(Ethel's Former Boyfriend)
'Taint Legal
(Edgar)
Girl Shock
(Fiancee's Father)
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
(Edgar Kennedy)
Dummy Ache
(Edgar)
Love on a Ladder
(Edgar)
Ears of Experience
(Edgar)
Clock Wise
(Edgar)
Sunk by the Census
(Edgar)
Prunes and Politics
(Edgar)
A Quiet Fourth
(Edgar)
Scandal Street
(Daniel Webster Smith)
Crazy Feet
(Policeman)
Vocalizing
(Edgar Kennedy)
Fish Feathers
(Edgar Kennedy)
Brick-a-Brac
(Edgar)
Bad Housekeeping
(Edgar)
A Clean Sweep
(Edgar)
A Trailer Tragedy
(Edgar Kennedy)
His Luckless Love
(The Maid's Boyfriend)
A Scoundrel's Toll
(Peter X. Bush - Streetcar Superintendent)
Cooks and Crooks
(Edgar)
Duck Soup
(Edgar)
Help Wanted, Female
Welcome Danger
(SFPD Desk Sergeant (uncredited))
Four Times Foiled
Hot Foot
(Edgar)
Crazy House
(Judge)
Bad Company
(Buffington-Doorman)
Going Crooked
(Detective)
Feather Your Nest
(Edgar)
Radio Rampage
(Edgar)
Across the Pacific
(Cpl. Ryan)
Sandy Gets Her Man
(Fire Chief Galvin)
Pardon My Stripes
(Warden Bingham)
Finger Prints
(O.K. McDuff (as Ed Kennedy))
The Golden Age of Comedy
(archive footage)
Edgar & Goliath
(Edgar)
Maid to Order
(Edgar)
Kennedy the Great
(Edgar Kennedy)
What, No Cigarettes
(Edgar Kennedy)
Why Is a Plumber?
You Drive Me Crazy
(Edgar)
The Big Beef
(Edgar Kennedy)
Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day
(The cafe waiter (uncredited))
The Gas Station
(Detective)
Motor Maniacs
(Edgar Kennedy)
Trouble or Nothing
(Edgar)
I'll Build It Myself
(Edgar)
Bombs!
(Tony Peanutty - Italian Ward Leader)
Little Accident
(Paper Hanger)
The Bowling Match
(Bowling Alley Operator)
Do or Diet
(Edgar)
An Incompetent Hero
(Fatty's Neighbor)
Zuzu, the Band Leader
(Caesar - Zuzu's Rival)
Dig That Gold
(Edgar Kennedy)
Contest Crazy
(Edgar)
Brother Knows Best
(Edgar Kennedy)
She Loved Him Plenty
What Fur
(Edgar)
The Wandering Two
Inferior Decorator
(Edgar)
