Edgar Kennedy
Acting
Biography
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…
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E. Livingston Kennedy · Ed. Kennedy · Edward Kennedy · Ed Kennedy
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Known For
Perfect Day
1929 · Movie
Duck Soup
1933 · Movie
A Star Is Born
1937 · Movie
It's a Wonderful World
1939 · Movie
Westward Passage
1932 · Movie
Anchors Aweigh
1945 · Movie
Professional Sweetheart
1933 · Movie
Tramp Trouble
1937 · Movie
San Francisco
1936 · Movie
Unfaithfully Yours
1948 · Movie
Angora Love
1929 · Movie
Small Town Girl
1936 · Movie