Edgar Kennedy
Acting
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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…
Filmography
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Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
2024
The Our Gang Story
1994
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968
When Comedy Was King
1960
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957
My Dream Is Yours
1949
Unfaithfully Yours
1948
Contest Crazy
Contest Crazy
1948
Variety Time
1948
Dig That Gold
Dig That Gold
1948
Brother Knows Best
Brother Knows Best
1948
Heaven Only Knows
1947
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
1947
Do or Diet
1947
I'll Build It Myself
I'll Build It Myself
1946
Motor Maniacs
Motor Maniacs
1946
Trouble or Nothing
1946
Captain Tugboat Annie
1945
The Big Beef
1945
You Drive Me Crazy
1945
Anchors Aweigh
1945
It's Your Move
It's Your Move
1945
What, No Cigarettes
What, No Cigarettes
1945
Feather Your Nest
Feather Your Nest
1944
The Great Alaskan Mystery
1944
It Happened Tomorrow
1944
Radio Rampage
Radio Rampage
1944
Prunes and Politics
1944
Crazy House
1943
The Girl from Monterrey
1943
Hitler's Madman
1943
Hot Foot
Hot Foot
1943
Inferior Decorator
Inferior Decorator
1943
Air Raid Wardens
1943
The Falcon Strikes Back
1943
Hold Your Temper
Hold Your Temper
1943
Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher
1943
Duck Soup
Duck Soup
1942
Hillbilly Blitzkrieg
Hillbilly Blitzkrieg
1942
There's One Born Every Minute
1942
Cooks and Crooks
Cooks and Crooks
1942
In Old California
1942
Pardon My Stripes
1942
Private Snuffy Smith
1942
Rough on Rents
Rough on Rents
1942
A Quiet Fourth
A Quiet Fourth
1941
Gangs Of The City
Gangs Of The City
1941
I'll Fix It
I'll Fix It
1941
Westward Ho-Hum
1941
Blondie in Society
1941
An Apple in His Eye
1941
Drafted in the Depot
Drafted in the Depot
1940
Remedy for Riches
1940
Li'l Abner
1940
Sandy Gets Her Man
1940
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
1940
A Trailer Tragedy
A Trailer Tragedy
1940
The Quarterback
1940
The Bride Wore Crutches
1940
Margie
1940
Sunk by the Census
Sunk by the Census
1940
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
1940
'Taint Legal
1940
Sandy Is a Lady
1940
Mutiny in the County
Mutiny in the County
1940
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
1939
Kennedy the Great
Kennedy the Great
1939
Laugh It Off
Laugh It Off
1939
Little Accident
1939
Act Your Age
Act Your Age
1939
Everything's on Ice
1939
Maid to Order
Maid to Order
1939
It's a Wonderful World
1939
Baby Daze
Baby Daze
1939
Clock Wise
1939
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
1938
A Clean Sweep
A Clean Sweep
1938
Beaux and Errors
Beaux and Errors
1938
Hey! Hey! USA
1938
Scandal Street
1938