Edgar Kennedy

Edgar Kennedy

actor (1890–1948)

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.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 100 films (1913–1967) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 49 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1913 Fatty Joins the Force ▶ George Nichols 12 min B&W silent
1913 Mabel's Dramatic Career ▶ Mack Sennett; Alice Davenport; Mabel Normand; Virginia Kirtley 14 min B&W sound
1913 The Bangville Police ▶ Henry Lehrman 8 min B&W silent
1914 A Film Johnnie ▶ George Nichols 7:10 Color sound
1914 A Flirt's Mistake ▶ George Nichols 8 min B&W
1914 A Thief Catcher ▶ Ford Sterling 8 min B&W
1914 Caught in a cabaret Hollywood Film Enterprises, Inc. present ; Keystone Film Co. ; producer, Mack Sennett ; directed and written by Mabel Normand. 11 16mm B&W silent
1914 Cruel, Cruel Love ▶ George Nichols 16 min B&W
1914 Dough and Dynamite Charlie Chaplin 11:00 16mm B&W silent
1914 His Favorite Pastime ▶ George Nichols 16 min B&W
1914 Mabel's Busy Day ▶ Mabel Normand, Charlie Chaplin 16 min B&W
1914 Making a Living ▶ Henry Lehrman 13 min B&W
1914 Making a Living Henry Lehrman 13 min 16mm B&W
1914 The Knockout Charles Avery 27 B&W
1914 The Rounders Museum of Modern Art 8 16mm B&W silent
1914 Those Love Pangs ▶ Charlie Chaplin 16 min B&W
1914 Twenty Minutes of Love ▶ Joseph Maddern; Charles Chaplin 20 min B&W
1915 FATTY'S RECKLESS FLING The Keystone Film Company 382 16mm B&W silent
1915 WISHED ON MABEL The Keystone Film Company 391 16mm B&W silent
1916 His Bitter Pill ▶ Edgar Kennedy; Louella Maxam; Mack Swain; Ella Haines; Fred Hibbard 16mm
1919 Yankee Doodle in Berlin. F. Richard Jones 1550 16mm B&W
1920 DAREDEVIL JACK. Pathe Exchange Inc. B&W
1924 THE REEL VIRGINIAN. Pathe Exchange Inc.
1925 Paths to Paradise Famous Players-Lasky Corporation 1:05:00 16mm B&W silent
1925 Paths to paradise. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 2000 16mm B&W
1925 THE PEOPLE VS. NANCY PRESTON Cinema Corp. of America 7 reels B&W
1926 MY OLD DUTCH. Universal Pictures Corp. 8 reels B&W
1927 The Finishing Touch Hal Roach Productions 19 min 16mm B&W sound
1928 A PAIR OF TIGHTS. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. 2 reels B&W
1928 From Soup To Nuts Hal Roach Productions 18 min 16mm B&W sound
1928 From Soup to Nuts Hal Roach Studios Inc 0:18:00 16mm B&W silent
1928 FROM SOUP TO NUTS. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. 2 reels B&W
1928 GOING GA-GA. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. 2 reels B&W
1928 IMAGINE MY EMBARRASSMENT. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. 2 reels B&W
1928 SHOULD MARRIED MEN GO HOME. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. 2 reels B&W
1928 The Booster Hal Yates B&W
1928 THE FAMILY GROUP. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. 2 reels B&W
1928 THE FIGHT PEST. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. 2 reels B&W
1928 Two Tars Hal Roach Productions 21 min 16mm B&W sound
1928 Two Tars Eastin Phelan Corporation: Publisher | Hal Roach Studios Inc 21 16mm B&W sound
1928 Two Tars James Parrott 21 min 16mm B&W
1928 TWO TARS. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. 3 reels B&W
1928 You're Darn Tootin Hal Roach Productions 20 min (20 min.) (20 min.) 3/4 in. B&W sound
1928 You're Darn Tootin' Edgar Kennedy 20 16mm B&W
1928 YOU'RE DARN TOOTIN'. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. 2 reels B&W
1929 A pair of tights Hal Roach Studio: Publisher 0:20:00 16mm B&W silent
1929 Moan and Groan, Inc. HALROST 21 min. 16mm B&W
1929 THEY HAD TO SEE PARIS. Fox Film Corp 95 min B&W
1929 WELCOME DANGER. Paramount Famous Lasky Corp 12 reels B&W
1929 Welcome Danger. Clyde Bruckman 12 reels B&W