Cast

Edgar Kennedy

1890 – 1948

Active years (films on this site)

1934–1949

Genres

RomanceComedyDramaMusicalCrime

Schools and movements

Classical HollywoodFrench Poetic Realism and Classical Cinema

Directors worked with

W.S. Van Dyke2 filmsPreston Sturges2 filmsHoward Hawks1 filmJack Conway1 filmWesley Ruggles1 filmDouglas Sirk1 filmRené Clair1 filmMichael Curtiz1 film

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.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Awards and honours

National / local

• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

10 films on this site

1. Twentieth Century 1934 · Howard Hawks · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
2. San Francisco 1936 · W.S. Van Dyke · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
3. A Star Is Born (1937) 1937 · Jack Conway · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
4. True Confession 1937 · Wesley Ruggles · IMDb 6.6 · Cast
5. It's a Wonderful World 1939 · W.S. Van Dyke · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
6. Hitler's Madman 1943 · Douglas Sirk · IMDb 6.5 · Cast
7. It Happened Tomorrow 1944 · René Clair · IMDb 7.0 · Cast
8. The Sin of Harold Diddlebock 1947 · Preston Sturges · IMDb 6.3 · Cast
9. Unfaithfully Yours 1948 · Preston Sturges · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
10. My Dream Is Yours 1949 · Michael Curtiz · IMDb 6.6 · Cast