Edgar Kennedy

Known For: Acting
Born: April 25, 1890
Place of Birth: Monterey, California, USA
Died: November 9, 1948

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 & Wool…

Filmography

Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

2024 · (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Our Gang Story

1994 · Officer (archive footage)

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

1976 · Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

1968 · Officer Kennedy (archive footage)

When Comedy Was King

1960 · (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Golden Age of Comedy

1957 · archive footage

My Dream Is Yours

1949 · Uncle Charlie

Unfaithfully Yours

1948 · Sweeney

Contest Crazy

1948 · Edgar

Variety Time

1948 · Edgar Kennedy (footage from 'I'll Build It Myself') (archive footage)

Dig That Gold

1948 · Edgar Kennedy

Brother Knows Best

Brother Knows Best

1948 · Edgar Kennedy

Heaven Only Knows

1947 · Judd

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

1947 · Jake the Bartender

Do or Diet

1947 · Edgar

I'll Build It Myself

I'll Build It Myself

1946 · Edgar

Motor Maniacs

1946 · Edgar Kennedy

Trouble or Nothing

1946 · Edgar

Captain Tugboat Annie

1945 · Captain Bullwinkle

The Big Beef

1945 · Edgar Kennedy

You Drive Me Crazy

1945 · Edgar

Anchors Aweigh

1945 · Police Captain

It's Your Move

1945 · Edgar Kennedy

What, No Cigarettes

What, No Cigarettes

1945 · Edgar Kennedy

Feather Your Nest

Feather Your Nest

1944 · Edgar

The Great Alaskan Mystery

1944 · Bosun Higgins

It Happened Tomorrow

1944 · Insp. Mulrooney

Radio Rampage

1944 · Edgar

Prunes and Politics

1944 · Edgar

Crazy House

1943 · Judge

The Girl from Monterrey

1943 · Doc Hogan, Fight Promoter

Hitler's Madman

1943 · Nepomuk - the Hermit

Hot Foot

1943 · Edgar

Inferior Decorator

Inferior Decorator

1943 · Edgar

Air Raid Wardens

1943 · Joe Bledsoe

The Falcon Strikes Back

1943 · Smiley Dugan

Hold Your Temper

Hold Your Temper

1943 · Edgar

Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher

1943 · Police Chief Murphy

Duck Soup

1942 · Edgar

Hillbilly Blitzkrieg

Hillbilly Blitzkrieg

1942 · Sgt. Homer Gatling

There's One Born Every Minute

1942 · Mayor Moe Carson

Cooks and Crooks

Cooks and Crooks

1942 · Edgar

In Old California

1942 · Kegs McKeever

Pardon My Stripes

1942 · Warden Bingham

Private Snuffy Smith

1942 · Sgt. Ed Cooper

Rough on Rents

1942 · Edgar Kennedy

A Quiet Fourth

1941 · Edgar

Gangs Of The City

Gangs Of The City

1941 · Biff

I'll Fix It

1941 · Edgar

Westward Ho-Hum

1941 · Edgar

Blondie in Society

1941 · Dr. Glenn

An Apple in His Eye

1941 · Edgar Kennedy

Drafted in the Depot

Drafted in the Depot

1940 · Edgar Kennedy

Remedy for Riches

1940 · George Browning

Li'l Abner

1940 · Cornelius Cornpone

Sandy Gets Her Man

1940 · Fire Chief Galvin

Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

1940 · Sheriff Gregory

A Trailer Tragedy

A Trailer Tragedy

1940 · Edgar Kennedy

The Quarterback

1940 · Pops

The Bride Wore Crutches

1940 · Police Captain McGuire

Margie

1940 · Chauncey

Sunk by the Census

Sunk by the Census

1940 · Edgar

Dr. Christian Meets the Women

1940 · George Browning

'Taint Legal

1940 · Edgar

Sandy Is a Lady

1940 · Officer Rafferty

Mutiny in the County

Mutiny in the County

1940 · Edgar Kennedy

Charlie McCarthy, Detective

1939 · Inspector Dailey

Kennedy the Great

Kennedy the Great

1939 · Edgar Kennedy

Laugh It Off

1939 · Judge John J. McGuinnis

Little Accident

1939 · Paper Hanger

Act Your Age

1939 · Edgar

Everything's on Ice

1939 · Joe Barton

Maid to Order

1939 · Edgar

It's a Wonderful World

1939 · Lieutenant Miller

Baby Daze

1939 · Edgar Kennedy

Clock Wise

1939 · Edgar

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

1938 · Arthur Bailey

A Clean Sweep

1938 · Edgar

Beaux and Errors

Beaux and Errors

1938 · Edgar Kennedy

Hey! Hey! USA

1938 · Bugs Leary

Scandal Street

1938 · Daniel Webster Smith

The Black Doll

1938 · Sheriff Renick

Ears of Experience

Ears of Experience

1938 · Edgar

Hollywood Hotel

1938 · Callaghan

True Confession

1937 · Darsey

Edgar & Goliath

Edgar & Goliath

1937 · Edgar

Double Wedding

1937 · Spike

Tramp Trouble

1937 · Edgar

Super-Sleuth

1937 · Police Lt. Garrison

Dumb's the Word

Dumb's the Word

1937 · Edgar Kennedy

A Star Is Born

1937 · Pop Randall

Bad Housekeeping

Bad Housekeeping

1937 · Edgar

When's Your Birthday?

1937 · Mr. Basscombe

The Other Fellow

1937 · Four Roles

Three Men on a Horse

1936 · Harry, the Bartender

Mad Holiday

1936 · Donovan

Vocalizing

1936 · Edgar Kennedy

Yours for the Asking

1936 · Bicarbonate

Dummy Ache

1936 · Edgar

San Francisco

1936 · Sheriff

Fatal Lady

1936 · Rudolf Hochstetter

Small Town Girl

1936 · Captain Mack

Robin Hood of El Dorado

1936 · Sheriff Judd

Will Power

1936 · Edgar Kennedy

The Return of Jimmy Valentine

1936 · Callahan

Gasoloons

1936 · Edgar Kennedy

The Bride Comes Home

1935 · Henry

$1,000 a Minute

1935 · Police Officer McCarthy

Little Big Shot

1935 · Onderdonk

In Love at 40

1935 · Edgar Kennedy

Woman Wanted

1935 · Sweeney

Edgar Hamlet

1935 · Edgar

A Night at the Biltmore Bowl

1935 · Edgar Kennedy

Sock Me to Sleep

Sock Me to Sleep

1935 · Edgar

The Cowboy Millionaire

1935 · Willy 'Persimmon' Bates

Living on Velvet

1935 · Counterman

Rendezvous at Midnight

1935 · Mahoney

Brick-a-Brac

1935 · Edgar

The Silver Streak

1934 · O'Brien

Flirting with Danger

1934 · Jimmie Pierson

The Marines Are Coming

1934 · Sgt. Buck Martin

Poisoned Ivory

1934 · Edgar Kennedy

Kid Millions

1934 · Herman Wilson

Gridiron Flash

1934 · Officer Thurston

King Kelly of the U.S.A.

1934 · Happy Moran

A Blasted Event

A Blasted Event

1934 · Edgar

We're Rich Again

1934 · Healy, Process Server

Murder on the Blackboard

1934 · Detective Donahue

Money Means Nothing

1934 · Herbert Green

Wrong Direction

Wrong Direction

1934 · Edgar, Movie Director

Twentieth Century

1934 · Oscar McGonigle

Love on a Ladder

Love on a Ladder

1934 · Edgar

Heat Lightning

1934 · Herbert

All of Me

1934 · Guard (uncredited)

King for a Night

1933 · Cop

Duck Soup

1933 · Street Vendor

What Fur

1933 · Edgar

Tillie and Gus

1933 · Judge

Quiet Please!

1933 · Edgar Kennedy

Good Housewrecking

Good Housewrecking

1933

Professional Sweetheart

1933 · Kelsey

Cross Fire

1933 · Ed Wimpy

Son of the Border

1933 · Windy

Diplomaniacs

1933 · Chairman - Peace Conference

A Merchant of Menace

1933 · Edgar

Scarlet River

1933 · Sam Gilroy

Art in the Raw

1933

Fish Feathers

1932 · Edgar Kennedy

The Penguin Pool Murder

1932 · Officer Donovan

Rockabye

1932 · Water Wagon Driver (uncredited)

Little Orphan Annie

1932 · Daddy Warbucks

Hold 'Em Jail

1932 · Warden Elmer Jones

Giggle Water

1932 · Edgar

Now's the Time

1932

Westward Passage

1932 · Elmer

The Spot on the Rug

The Spot on the Rug

1932 · Jake

He's a Honey

1932

Carnival Boat

1932 · Baldy

Never the Twins Shall Meet

Never the Twins Shall Meet

1932 · Mr. Carp

Bad Company

1931 · Buffington-Doorman

Quick Millions

1931 · Cop (uncredited)

Love Fever

1931 · Thelma's Last Rescuer

High Gear

1931 · Cop

Next Door Neighbors

1931 · Howard J. Green

Help Wanted, Female

Help Wanted, Female

1931

Ladies Last

1930 · Man in Phone Booth

Moonlight and Monkey Business

Moonlight and Monkey Business

1930 · Detective

Looser Than Loose

1930 · Night Club Patron

Bigger and Better

Bigger and Better

1930 · Uncle Ed Sutton, Director

Dollar Dizzy

1930 · Quimby the Lawyer

Doctor's Orders

1930 · Mary's Father / Gertie's Uncle

Girl Shock

1930 · Fiancee's Father

Fifty Million Husbands

1930 · Officer Kennedy, Director

The golf player

The golf player

1930 · Director

The golfer

1930 · Director

All Teed Up

1930 · Thelma's Father (uncredited), Director

The Ghosts

1930 · Kennedy

When the Wind Blows

1930 · Kennedy the Cop (uncredited)

The Big Kick

1930 · Detective

The Gas Station

The Gas Station

1930 · Detective

The First Seven Years

1930 · Kennedy the Cop (uncredited)

The Real McCoy

1930 · Cicero the Cop

Shivering Shakespeare

1930 · Kennedy the Cop (uncredited)

The Head Guy

1930 · Station Master Kennedy (uncredited)

Thieves

1930

Night Owls

1930 · Officer Kennedy

Great Gobs!

1929 · 2nd Sailor

Angora Love

1929 · Landlord

Moan & Groan, Inc.

1929 · Kennedy the Cop (uncredited)

Stepping Out

1929 · Diner's Owner

Bacon Grabbers

1929 · Collis P. Kennedy

Welcome Danger

1929 · SFPD Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

They Had to See Paris

1929 · Ed Eggers (uncredited)

Crazy Feet

1929 · Policeman

Hotter Than Hot

1929

Perfect Day

1929 · Uncle Edgar

Dad's Day

1929 · Michael Kennedy

Madame Q

1929 · Judge Kennedy

The Big Squawk

1929 · Orchestra Leader

Hurdy Gurdy

1929 · Officer Ed Kennedy

Unaccustomed as We Are

1929 · Officer Kennedy

Trent's Last Case

1929 · Inspector Murch

Why Is a Plumber?

1929

Off to Buffalo

1929

A Pair of Tights

1929 · Marion's Boyfriend's Boss

Going Ga-Ga

1929 · Cop

Chasing Husbands

1928

Feed 'em and Weep

1928

The Booster

1928

The Boy Friend

1928 · The Cop

Two Tars

1928 · Motorist

All Parts

1928

Is Everybody Happy?

1928

Should Married Men Go Home?

1928 · Golfer (uncredited)

Imagine My Embarrassment

1928

The Fight Pest

1928

You're Darn Tootin'

1928 · Director

Limousine Love

1928 · The Husband, Mr Glenders

From Soup to Nuts

1928 · Director

The Finishing Touch

1928 · Cop (as Ed Kennedy)

The Family Group

1928 · A Photographer

Dumb Daddies

1928 · The Cop

Leave 'Em Laughing

1928 · Cop

The Chinese Parrot

1927 · Maydorf

Wedding Bills

1927 · Detective

The Wrong Mr. Wright

1927 · Trayguard

The Gay Old Bird

1927 · Chauffeur

Finger Prints

1927 · O.K. McDuff (as Ed Kennedy)

Going Crooked

1926 · Detective

The Better 'Ole

1926 · Corporal Austin

Across the Pacific

1926 · Cpl. Ryan

My Old Dutch

1926 · Bill Sproat

Oh! What a Nurse!

1926 · Eric Johnson

The People vs. Nancy Preston

1925 · Gloomy Gus

The Golden Princess

1925 · Gewilliker Hay

The Trouble With Wives

1925 · Detective (as Edward Kennedy)

Paths to Paradise

1925 · Detective (uncredited)

The Marriage Circus

The Marriage Circus

1925 · Director

Three Foolish Weeks

1924 · Director

All's Swell on the Ocean

1924

Wall Street Blues

1924 · The Crook

Racing for Life

1924 · Tom Grady

The Battling Fool

1924 · Dan O'Leary (as Ed Kennedy)

Fight and Win

1924

The Night Message

The Night Message

1924 · Lem Beeman

Something for Nothing

1923 · Ptomaine Tommy

The Wandering Two

1923

The Little Girl Next Door

1923 · Hank Hall

High and Dry

1922

Step Lively, Please

Step Lively, Please

1922 · Director

The Guide

1921 · An American Tourist

Skirts

1921

Puppets of Fate

Puppets of Fate

1921 · Mike Reynolds

The Adventures of Daredevil Jack

1920

Four Times Foiled

Four Times Foiled

1920

Hearts and Flowers

1919 · Pete

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

1919 · German Prison Guard (uncredited)

She Loved Him Plenty

1918

Watch Your Neighbor

Watch Your Neighbor

1918 · An Innocent Bystander

The Late Lamented

1917 · Art Gallery Operator

Whose Baby?

1917 · The Detective

The Blue Streak

1917

The Stolen Triumph

1916 · Edwin Rowley, Jr.

Bombs!

1916 · Tony Peanutty - Italian Ward Leader

A Scoundrel's Toll

1916 · Peter X. Bush - Streetcar Superintendent

Madcap Ambrose

1916 · A City Chap

His Bitter Pill

1916 · Diamond Dan - Jim's Rival

Fatty's Tintype Tangle

1915 · Edgar

Fatty’s Plucky Pup

1915 · Shell Game Operator

Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers

1915 · Suitor

Mabel’s Wilful Way

1915 · Fatty's Pal

Wished on Mabel

1915 · Cop

His Luckless Love

His Luckless Love

1915 · The Maid's Boyfriend

That Little Band Of Gold

1915 · Diner / Man in Audience (uncredited)

Fatty’s Reckless Fling

1915 · Neighbor

Fatty's New Role

1915 · Handout-Giver (uncredited)

Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition

1915 · 1st Street Crowd Participant (uncredited)

Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day

1915 · The cafe waiter (uncredited)

The Great Vacuum Robbery

1915 · 2nd Thief

Tillie's Punctured Romance

1914 · Restaurant Owner / Banks' Butler (uncredited)

Ambrose's First Falsehood

1914 · Café Proprietor

Getting Acquainted

1914 · Policeman (uncredited)

Leading Lizzie Astray

1914 · The Slicker's Chauffeur

The Noise of Bombs

1914 · Police Chief

An Incompetent Hero

An Incompetent Hero

1914 · Fatty's Neighbor

'Curses!' They Remarked

'Curses!' They Remarked

1914 · Ethel's Former Boyfriend

Gentlemen of Nerve

1914 · Policeman

Dough and Dynamite

1914 · Striking Baker

The Love Thief

1914 · The Rival

He Loved the Ladies

He Loved the Ladies

1914 · The Wife's Brother

The Rounders

1914 · (uncredited)

The Sky Pirate

1914 · The Sky Pirate

Love and Bullets

Love and Bullets

1914 · The Trouble Mender

Mabel's Busy Day

1914 · Tough Hot Dog Customer (uncredited)

The Knockout

1914 · Cyclone Flynn (uncredited)

Caught in a Cabaret

1914 · Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)

Twenty Minutes of Love

1914 · Lover

Mabel at the Wheel

1914 · Spectator in Grandstand (uncredited)

A Bath House Beauty

A Bath House Beauty

1914 · Jealous Boyfriend

The Star Boarder

1914 · Landlady's Husband (uncredited)

Cruel, Cruel Love

1914 · Butler

His Favorite Pastime

1914 · Tough Guy in Bar

Tango Tangles

1914 · Dance Hall Manager (uncredited)

A Film Johnnie

1914 · Director (uncredited)

A Thief Catcher

1914 · Crook (uncredited)

Making a Living

1914 · Wreck Bystander (uncredited)

Little Billy's Triumph

1914

Rebecca's Wedding Day

Rebecca's Wedding Day

1914 · The Groom

In the Clutches of the Gang

1914 · Cop

A Flirt's Mistake

1914 · Rajah

Zuzu, the Band Leader

Zuzu, the Band Leader

1913 · Caesar - Zuzu's Rival

The Gusher

1913 · Cop (uncredited)

A Ride for a Bride

1913 · Mustached Man

Fatty Joins the Force

1913 · Jealous Cop

A Muddy Romance

1913 · Water Policeman

The Speed Kings

1913 · Laughing Spectator

A Quiet Little Wedding

A Quiet Little Wedding

1913 · Wedding Guest

The Bowling Match

The Bowling Match

1913 · Bowling Alley Operator

Mother's Boy

1913 · Mug

Mabel's Dramatic Career

1913 · Audience Member / Cop in Movie

Mabel's New Hero

1913 · Cop

The Riot

1913 · Cop

A Noise from the Deep

1913

Love and Rubbish

1913 · 1st Cop

Safe in Jail

1913 · 1st Crook

Rastus and the Game Cock

Rastus and the Game Cock

1913 · Spectator

Peeping Pete

1913 · The Cop

The Gangsters

1913 · Henchman

Their First Execution

Their First Execution

1913

Mabel’s Awful Mistakes

Mabel’s Awful Mistakes

1913

Algy on the Force

Algy on the Force

1913 · Cop

Bangville Police

1913 · 3rd Deputy

The Rural Third Degree

The Rural Third Degree

1913 · Cop

Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath

Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath

— · Edgar

Mad About Moonshine

Mad About Moonshine

— · Edgar

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