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Edgar Kennedy

Acting

Born April 25, 1890 · Monterey, California, USA

Died November 9, 1948

Also known as E. Livingston Kennedy · Ed. Kennedy · Edward Kennedy

Biography

Edgar Livingston Kennedy was an American comedic character actor who appeared in at least 500 films during the silent and sound eras. Professionally, he was known as "Slow Burn", owing to his ability to portray characters whose anger slowly rose in frustrating situations.

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Awards & recognition

  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Filmography32 titles

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

1968as Officer Kennedy (archive footage)

Diplomaniacs

1933as Chairman - Peace Conference

Duck Soup

1933as Street Vendor

Unfaithfully Yours

1948as Sweeney

A Star Is Born

1937as Pop Randall

Heat Lightning

1934as Herbert

The Golden Age of Comedy

1957as archive footage

The Cowboy Millionaire

1935as Willy 'Persimmon' Bates

Anchors Aweigh

1945as Police Captain

It Happened Tomorrow

1944as Insp. Mulrooney

Twentieth Century

1934as Oscar McGonigle

Kid Millions

1934as Herman Wilson

San Francisco

1936as Sheriff

My Dream Is Yours

1949as Uncle Charlie

It's a Wonderful World

1939as Lieutenant Miller

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

1947as Jake the Bartender

Double Wedding

1937as Spike

They Had to See Paris

1929as Ed Eggers (uncredited)

Tillie's Punctured Romance

1914as Restaurant Owner / Banks' Butler (uncredited)

Li'l Abner

1940as Cornelius Cornpone

The Great Alaskan Mystery

1944as Bosun Higgins

Hollywood Hotel

1938as Callaghan

Flirting with Danger

1934as Jimmie Pierson

Caught in a Cabaret

1914as Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)

When's Your Birthday?

1937as Mr. Basscombe

In Old California

1942as Kegs McKeever

Everything's on Ice

1939as Joe Barton

The Marines Are Coming

1934as Sgt. Buck Martin

Welcome Danger

1929as SFPD Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher

1943as Police Chief Murphy

Private Snuffy Smith

1942as Sgt. Ed Cooper

Hillbilly Blitzkrieg

1942as Sgt. Homer Gatling