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Edgar Livingston Kennedy (April 26, 1890 – November 9, 1948) was an American comedic character actor who appeared in at least 500 films during the silent and sound eras.
Edgar Kennedy (1890-1948) was a versatile and prolific performer in silent and sound films, known for his roles in Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, and RKO comedies. He also directed several shorts and was a boxer and a singer.
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Edgar Kennedy was a character actor who specialized in the "slow burn" routine in comedies. He worked for Mack Sennett, Hal Roach and RKO, and appeared in over 200 shorts and 100 features.
- April 26, 1890
- November 9, 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.
Edgar Kennedy began his career as a vaudeville actor. He began film work with Sennett circa 1914, and worked at Hal Roach Studios, Incorporated , circa 1920s through 1930s. In the sound era, Kennedy was known for his “slow burn” comic takes.
Prolific screen comedian Edgar Kennedy's trademark was the "slow burn," an expression of complete and utter frustration expressed through his furrowed brows and a meaty hand passed across his face, which he perfected over the course of a four-decade career that began in silent pictures and later...
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Edgar Kennedy was a prolific screen comedian who appeared in over 100 features and 200 shorts. He was known for his "slow burn" expression of frustration and his roles in classics like "Duck Soup" and "A Star is Born".
