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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...
Known For
Filmography
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
2024
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Our Gang Story
1994
as Officer (archive footage)
The Muppets Go to the Movies
1981
as Keystone Kop (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968
as Officer Kennedy (archive footage)
When Comedy Was King
1960
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957
as archive footage
My Dream Is Yours
1949
as Uncle Charlie
Unfaithfully Yours
1948
as Sweeney
Variety Time
1948
as Edgar Kennedy (footage from 'I'll Build It Myself') (archive footage)
Brother Knows Best
1948
as Edgar Kennedy
Dig That Gold
1948
as Edgar Kennedy
Contest Crazy
1948
as Edgar
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
1947
as Jake the Bartender
Heaven Only Knows
1947
as Judd
Do or Diet
1947
as Edgar
Motor Maniacs
1946
as Edgar Kennedy
Trouble or Nothing
1946
as Edgar
I'll Build It Myself
1946
as Edgar
Anchors Aweigh
1945
as Police Captain
Captain Tugboat Annie
1945
as Captain Bullwinkle
It's Your Move
1945
as Edgar Kennedy
What, No Cigarettes
1945
as Edgar Kennedy
You Drive Me Crazy
1945
as Edgar
The Big Beef
1945
as Edgar Kennedy
It Happened Tomorrow
1944
as Insp. Mulrooney
The Great Alaskan Mystery
1944
as Bosun Higgins
Prunes and Politics
1944
as Edgar
Feather Your Nest
1944
as Edgar
Radio Rampage
1944
as Edgar
Air Raid Wardens
1943
as Joe Bledsoe
The Falcon Strikes Back
1943
as Smiley Dugan
The Girl from Monterrey
1943
as Doc Hogan, Fight Promoter
Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher
1943
as Police Chief Murphy
Hold Your Temper
1943
as Edgar
Hitler's Madman
1943
as Nepomuk - the Hermit
Hot Foot
1943
as Edgar
Crazy House
1943
as Judge
Inferior Decorator
1943
as Edgar
In Old California
1942
as Kegs McKeever
There's One Born Every Minute
1942
as Mayor Moe Carson
Private Snuffy Smith
1942
as Sgt. Ed Cooper
Rough on Rents
1942
as Edgar Kennedy
Hillbilly Blitzkrieg
1942
as Sgt. Homer Gatling
Cooks and Crooks
1942
as Edgar
Duck Soup
1942
as Edgar
Pardon My Stripes
1942
as Warden Bingham
Blondie in Society
1941
as Dr. Glenn
Gangs Of The City
1941
as Biff
An Apple in His Eye
1941
as Edgar Kennedy
I'll Fix It
1941
as Edgar
Westward Ho-Hum
1941
as Edgar
A Quiet Fourth
1941
as Edgar
Mad About Moonshine
1941
as Edgar
Li'l Abner
1940
as Cornelius Cornpone
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
1940
as Sheriff Gregory
Remedy for Riches
1940
as George Browning
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
1940
as George Browning
Mutiny in the County
1940
as Edgar Kennedy
The Quarterback
1940
as Pops
Margie
1940
as Chauncey
Sandy Is a Lady
1940
as Officer Rafferty
Drafted in the Depot
1940
as Edgar Kennedy
'Taint Legal
1940
as Edgar
Sunk by the Census
1940
as Edgar
A Trailer Tragedy
1940
as Edgar Kennedy
Sandy Gets Her Man
1940
as Fire Chief Galvin
The Bride Wore Crutches
1940
as Police Captain McGuire
It's a Wonderful World
1939
as Lieutenant Miller
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
1939
as Inspector Dailey
Baby Daze
1939
as Edgar Kennedy
Everything's on Ice
1939
as Joe Barton
Laugh It Off
1939
as Judge John J. McGuinnis
Clock Wise
1939
as Edgar
Maid to Order
1939
as Edgar
Kennedy the Great
1939
as Edgar Kennedy
Little Accident
1939
as Paper Hanger
Act Your Age
1939
as Edgar
Hollywood Hotel
1938
as Callaghan
Hey! Hey! USA
1938
as Bugs Leary
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
1938
as Arthur Bailey
Beaux and Errors
1938
as Edgar Kennedy
The Black Doll
1938
as Sheriff Renick
Ears of Experience
1938
as Edgar
Scandal Street
1938
as Daniel Webster Smith
A Clean Sweep
1938
as Edgar
Double Wedding
1937
as Spike
A Star Is Born
1937
as Pop Randall
True Confession
1937
as Darsey
Super-Sleuth
1937
as Police Lt. Garrison
The Other Fellow
1937
as Four Roles
Tramp Trouble
1937
as Edgar
Dumb's the Word
1937
as Edgar Kennedy
When's Your Birthday?
1937
as Mr. Basscombe
Bad Housekeeping
1937
as Edgar
Edgar & Goliath
1937
as Edgar
Robin Hood of El Dorado
1936
as Sheriff Judd
Small Town Girl
1936
as Captain Mack
Three Men on a Horse
1936
as Harry, the Bartender
Mad Holiday
1936
as Donovan
Will Power
1936
as Edgar Kennedy
Fatal Lady
1936
as Rudolf Hochstetter
Yours for the Asking
1936
as Bicarbonate
Gasoloons
1936
as Edgar Kennedy
San Francisco
1936
as Sheriff
Dummy Ache
1936
as Edgar
Vocalizing
1936
as Edgar Kennedy
The Return of Jimmy Valentine
1936
as Callahan
Little Big Shot
1935
as Onderdonk
The Cowboy Millionaire
1935
as Willy 'Persimmon' Bates
Living on Velvet
1935
as Counterman
Woman Wanted
1935
as Sweeney
The Bride Comes Home
1935
as Henry
Rendezvous at Midnight
1935
as Mahoney
$1,000 a Minute
1935
as Police Officer McCarthy
Edgar Hamlet
1935
as Edgar
In Love at 40
1935
as Edgar Kennedy
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
1935
as Edgar Kennedy
Brick-a-Brac
1935
as Edgar
Sock Me to Sleep
1935
as Edgar
King Kelly of the U.S.A.
1934
as Happy Moran
Twentieth Century
1934
as Oscar McGonigle
Flirting with Danger
1934
as Jimmie Pierson
The Marines Are Coming
1934
as Sgt. Buck Martin
Money Means Nothing
1934
as Herbert Green
A Blasted Event
1934
as Edgar
We're Rich Again
1934
as Healy, Process Server
Gridiron Flash
1934
as Officer Thurston
Wrong Direction
1934
as Edgar, Movie Director
The Silver Streak
1934
as O'Brien
Heat Lightning
1934
as Herbert
Kid Millions
1934
as Herman Wilson
Poisoned Ivory
1934
as Edgar Kennedy
Murder on the Blackboard
1934
as Detective Donahue
All of Me
1934
as Guard (uncredited)
Love on a Ladder
1934
as Edgar
Duck Soup
1933
as Street Vendor
Son of the Border
1933
as Windy
Tillie and Gus
1933
as Judge
Art in the Raw
1933
Good Housewrecking
1933
A Merchant of Menace
1933
as Edgar
Professional Sweetheart
1933
as Kelsey
Scarlet River
1933
as Sam Gilroy
Diplomaniacs
1933
as Chairman - Peace Conference
King for a Night
1933
as Cop
Quiet Please!
1933
as Edgar Kennedy
Cross Fire
1933
as Ed Wimpy
What Fur
1933
as Edgar
Giggle Water
1932
as Edgar
The Penguin Pool Murder
1932
as Officer Donovan
Little Orphan Annie
1932
as Daddy Warbucks
He's a Honey
1932
Now's the Time
1932
Westward Passage
1932
as Elmer
Hold 'Em Jail
1932
as Warden Elmer Jones
Carnival Boat
1932
as Baldy
Rockabye
1932
as Water Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Fish Feathers
1932
as Edgar Kennedy
Never the Twins Shall Meet
1932
as Mr. Carp
The Spot on the Rug
1932
as Jake
Love Fever
1931
as Thelma's Last Rescuer
Quick Millions
1931
as Cop (uncredited)
High Gear
1931
as Cop
Next Door Neighbors
1931
as Howard J. Green
Help Wanted, Female
1931
Bad Company
1931
as Buffington-Doorman
The Ghosts
1930
as Kennedy
Night Owls
1930
as Officer Kennedy
Thieves
1930
When the Wind Blows
1930
as Kennedy the Cop (uncredited)
The First Seven Years
1930
as Kennedy the Cop (uncredited)
The Real McCoy
1930
as Cicero the Cop
Dollar Dizzy
1930
as Quimby the Lawyer
Moonlight and Monkey Business
1930
as Detective
The Big Kick
1930
as Detective
The Head Guy
1930
as Station Master Kennedy (uncredited)
Shivering Shakespeare
1930
as Kennedy the Cop (uncredited)
Doctor's Orders
1930
as Mary's Father / Gertie's Uncle
Bigger and Better
1930
as Uncle Ed Sutton
Ladies Last
1930
as Man in Phone Booth
Looser Than Loose
1930
as Night Club Patron
All Teed Up
1930
as Thelma's Father (uncredited)
Fifty Million Husbands
1930
as Officer Kennedy
Girl Shock
1930
as Fiancee's Father
The Gas Station
1930
as Detective
Off to Buffalo
1929
as Mr. Brown
Great Gobs!
1929
as 2nd Sailor
Perfect Day
1929
as Uncle Edgar
Bacon Grabbers
1929
as Collis P. Kennedy
Unaccustomed as We Are
1929
as Officer Kennedy
Moan & Groan, Inc.
1929
as Kennedy the Cop (uncredited)
A Pair of Tights
1929
as Marion's Boyfriend's Boss
Going Ga-Ga
1929
as Cop
Trent's Last Case
1929
as Inspector Murch
They Had to See Paris
1929
as Ed Eggers (uncredited)
Hurdy Gurdy
1929
as Officer Ed Kennedy
The Big Squawk
1929
as Orchestra Leader
Stepping Out
1929
as Diner's Owner
Angora Love
1929
as Landlord
Madame Q
1929
as Judge Kennedy
Dad's Day
1929
as Michael Kennedy
Hotter Than Hot
1929
Crazy Feet
1929
as Policeman
Welcome Danger
1929
as SFPD Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Why Is a Plumber?
1929
The Family Group
1928
as A Photographer
The Fight Pest
1928
Imagine My Embarrassment
1928
Is Everybody Happy?
1928
Chasing Husbands
1928
The Booster
1928
All Parts
1928
Should Married Men Go Home?
1928
as Golfer (uncredited)
The Finishing Touch
1928
as Cop (as Ed Kennedy)
Leave 'Em Laughing
1928
as Cop
Two Tars
1928
as Motorist
Dumb Daddies
1928
as The Cop
Limousine Love
1928
as The Husband, Mr Glenders
The Boy Friend
1928
as The Cop
Feed 'em and Weep
1928
The Chinese Parrot
1927
as Maydorf
The Wrong Mr. Wright
1927
as Trayguard
Finger Prints
1927
as O.K. McDuff (as Ed Kennedy)
The Gay Old Bird
1927
as Chauffeur
Wedding Bills
1927
as Detective
The Better 'Ole
1926
as Corporal Austin
Oh! What a Nurse!
1926
as Eric Johnson
My Old Dutch
1926
as Bill Sproat
Going Crooked
1926
as Detective
Across the Pacific
1926
as Cpl. Ryan
The Trouble With Wives
1925
as Detective (as Edward Kennedy)
The Golden Princess
1925
as Gewilliker Hay
Paths to Paradise
1925
as Detective (uncredited)
The People vs. Nancy Preston
1925
as Gloomy Gus
Racing for Life
1924
as Tom Grady
The Battling Fool
1924
as Dan O'Leary (as Ed Kennedy)
Wall Street Blues
1924
as The Crook
All's Swell on the Ocean
1924
The Night Message
1924
as Lem Beeman
Fight and Win
1924
Something for Nothing
1923
as Ptomaine Tommy
The Little Girl Next Door
1923
as Hank Hall
The Wandering Two
1923
High and Dry
1922
The Guide
1921
as An American Tourist
Puppets of Fate
1921
as Mike Reynolds
Skirts
1921
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
1920
Four Times Foiled
1920
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
1919
as German Prison Guard (uncredited)
Hearts and Flowers
1919
as Pete
She Loved Him Plenty
1918
Watch Your Neighbor
1918
as An Innocent Bystander
Whose Baby?
1917
as The Detective
The Late Lamented
1917
as Art Gallery Operator
The Blue Streak
1917
His Bitter Pill
1916
as Diamond Dan - Jim's Rival
Madcap Ambrose
1916
as A City Chap
A Scoundrel's Toll
1916
as Peter X. Bush - Streetcar Superintendent
Bombs!
1916
as Tony Peanutty - Italian Ward Leader
The Stolen Triumph
1916
as Edwin Rowley, Jr.
Fatty's Tintype Tangle
1915
as Edgar
Fatty’s Plucky Pup
1915
as Shell Game Operator
The Great Vacuum Robbery
1915
as 2nd Thief
Fatty's New Role
1915
as Handout-Giver (uncredited)
Fatty’s Reckless Fling
1915
as Neighbor
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition
1915
as 1st Street Crowd Participant (uncredited)
Mabel’s Wilful Way
1915
as Fatty's Pal
Wished on Mabel
1915
as Cop
That Little Band Of Gold
1915
as Diner / Man in Audience (uncredited)
Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers
1915
as Suitor
His Luckless Love
1915
as The Maid's Boyfriend
Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day
1915
as The cafe waiter (uncredited)
Cruel, Cruel Love
1914
as Butler
Dough and Dynamite
1914
as Striking Baker
Caught in a Cabaret
1914
as Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
The Love Thief
1914
as The Rival
The Star Boarder
1914
as Landlady's Husband (uncredited)
The Knockout
1914
as Cyclone Flynn (uncredited)
Twenty Minutes of Love
1914
as Lover
Gentlemen of Nerve
1914
as Policeman
Getting Acquainted
1914
as Policeman (uncredited)
A Thief Catcher
1914
as Crook (uncredited)
Making a Living
1914
as Wreck Bystander (uncredited)
Leading Lizzie Astray
1914
as The Slicker's Chauffeur
Love and Bullets
1914
as The Trouble Mender
The Sky Pirate
1914
as The Sky Pirate
In the Clutches of the Gang
1914
as Cop
His Favorite Pastime
1914
as Tough Guy in Bar
Tango Tangles
1914
as Dance Hall Manager (uncredited)
Rebecca's Wedding Day
1914
as The Groom
A Flirt's Mistake
1914
as Rajah
A Bath House Beauty
1914
as Jealous Boyfriend
The Noise of Bombs
1914
as Police Chief
Ambrose's First Falsehood
1914
as Café Proprietor
A Film Johnnie
1914
as Director (uncredited)
The Rounders
1914
as (uncredited)
Mabel's Busy Day
1914
as Tough Hot Dog Customer (uncredited)
Mabel at the Wheel
1914
as Spectator in Grandstand (uncredited)
Tillie's Punctured Romance
1914
as Restaurant Owner / Banks' Butler (uncredited)
Little Billy's Triumph
1914
He Loved the Ladies
1914
as The Wife's Brother
'Curses!' They Remarked
1914
as Ethel's Former Boyfriend
An Incompetent Hero
1914
as Fatty's Neighbor
The Rural Third Degree
1913
as Cop
Mabel’s Awful Mistakes
1913
Fatty Joins the Force
1913
as Jealous Cop
Algy on the Force
1913
as Cop
The Gangsters
1913
as Henchman
The Speed Kings
1913
as Laughing Spectator
Peeping Pete
1913
as The Cop
A Muddy Romance
1913
as Water Policeman
A Noise from the Deep
1913
Love and Rubbish
1913
as 1st Cop
Safe in Jail
1913
as 1st Crook
Rastus and the Game Cock
1913
as Spectator
The Riot
1913
as Cop
Mabel's New Hero
1913
as Cop
Mabel's Dramatic Career
1913
as Audience Member / Cop in Movie
Mother's Boy
1913
as Mug
A Quiet Little Wedding
1913
as Wedding Guest
A Ride for a Bride
1913
as Mustached Man
Their First Execution
1913
Bangville Police
1913
as 3rd Deputy
The Gusher
1913
as Cop (uncredited)
The Bowling Match
1913
as Bowling Alley Operator
Zuzu, the Band Leader
1913
as Caesar - Zuzu's Rival