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Edgar Kennedy

1890 - 1948

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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. Professionally, he was known as "Slow Burn", owing to his ability to portray characters whose anger slowly rose in frustrating situations. In many of his roles, he used exasperated facial expressions and performed very deliberately to convey his rising anger or "burn", often rubbing his hand over his bald head and across his face in an effort to control his temper. One memorable example of his comedy technique can be seen in the 1933 Marx Brothers' film Duck Soup, where he plays a sidewalk lemonade vendor who is harassed and increasingly provoked by Harpo and Chico. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Edgar Kennedy is the 6,459th most popular actor (down from 5,128th in 2024), the 10,006th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,476th in 2019) and the 2,976th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Edgar Kennedy ranks 6,459 out of 13,578. Before him are Christopher Heyerdahl, Vanessa Estelle Williams, Lee Yo-won, Richard M. Sherman, Noriko Hidaka, and Olivia Harrison. After him are Yum Jung-ah, O. T. Fagbenle, Matthew Nable, Fatoumata Coulibaly, Ivete Sangalo, and Tenoch Huerta.

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Among people born in 1890, Edgar Kennedy ranks 234. Before him are Eddie Rickenbacker, Hubert Stevens, Jennie Fletcher, Myra Hess, Fred M. Vinson, and John Rupert Firth. After him are Marc Connelly, Aimee Semple McPherson, Hatı Çırpan, Willie Applegarth, Caesar ten Cate, and Elmer Clifton. Among people deceased in 1948, Edgar Kennedy ranks 186. Before him are Amir Sjarifuddin, Carl Abrahamsson, Arthur Whitten Brown, Franz Weidenreich, Frank Benford, and Susan Glaspell. After him are James Young, Poul Heegaard, Warren William, Mary Eaton, Sophia Duleep Singh, and Samuel S. Hinds.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edgar Kennedy ranks 10,008 out of 20,380. Before him are Olivia Harrison (1948), Henry Hobson Richardson (1838), Timothy Weah (2000), Jackie McLean (1931), The Fabulous Moolah (1923), and David Raksin (1912). After him are David S. Goyer (1965), Laura Poitras (1964), Brian Grazer (1951), Conrad Aiken (1889), Harry Warren (1893), and Ben Feldman (1980).

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Among actors born in United States, Edgar Kennedy ranks 2,977. Before him are Elle Fanning (1998), Madelaine Petsch (1994), Hayden Panettiere (1989), Vanessa Estelle Williams (1963), Richard M. Sherman (1928), and Olivia Harrison (1948). After him are Ben Feldman (1980), Charlotte Mineau (1886), Estelle Reiner (1914), Pamela Bellwood (1951), Keegan-Michael Key (1971), and Eleanor Boardman (1898).

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