ACTOR

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edgar Kennedy has received more than 287,160 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Edgar Kennedy is the 5,132nd most popular actor (up from 5,378th in 2019), the 7,477th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,004th in 2019) and the 2,314th most popular American Actor.

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  • 46.90

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  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Edgar Kennedy ranks 5,132 out of 13,578. Before him are Jaimie Alexander, Lola Falana, Matthew Cowles, Robert Joy, America Ferrera, and Amber Valletta. After him are Kim Bum, Alice Faye, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Susi Sánchez, Richard Davalos, and Sarah Chalke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Edgar Kennedy ranks 197. Before him are Luís de Freitas Branco, Paul Scherrer, Rainer von Fieandt, Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen, Mortimer Wheeler, and Stanley Holloway. After him are Verna Felton, Aimee Semple McPherson, Eino Kaila, Cecil Kellaway, Jean Piot, and Ichiya Kumagae. Among people deceased in 1948, Edgar Kennedy ranks 161. Before him are Kristine Bonnevie, Pencho Zlatev, Georg Kulenkampff, Gustav Schuft, George Milne, 1st Baron Milne, and Adolf Kainz. After him are Franz Weidenreich, Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey, Vasily Kachalov, Charles A. Beard, Ladislav Troják, and D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edgar Kennedy ranks 7,477 out of 20,380. Before him are Lola Falana (1942), Matthew Cowles (1944), Harry Klinefelter (1912), America Ferrera (1984), Trip Hawkins (1953), and Amber Valletta (1974). After him are Roger Penske (1937), Scott Cawthon (1971), Alice Faye (1915), Alan Hovhaness (1911), Lester del Rey (1915), and Robert Moses (1888).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Edgar Kennedy ranks 2,314. Before him are Karen Fukuhara (1992), Jaimie Alexander (1984), Lola Falana (1942), Matthew Cowles (1944), America Ferrera (1984), and Amber Valletta (1974). After him are Alice Faye (1915), Richard Davalos (1930), Jodi Lyn O'Keefe (1978), Verna Felton (1890), Strother Martin (1919), and Monte Blue (1887).

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Television and Movie Roles

Duck Soup
Street Vendor
Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.
Nov 12o 19337.304 / 10
Cruel, Cruel Love
Butler
This early Chaplin film has him playing a character quite different from the Tramp for which he would become famous. He is a rich, upper-class gentleman whose romance is endangered when his girlfriend oversees him being embraced by a maid. Chaplin's romantic interest in this film, Minta Durfee, was the wife of fellow Keystone actor, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle.
Mar 26o 19145.085 / 10
Perfect Day
Uncle Edgar
Two families embark on a pleasant Sunday picnic but manage to run into a variety of issues with their temperamental automobile. Each incident requires repeated exits and reboardings by Laurel, Hardy, their wives and grouchy, gout-ridden Uncle Edgar.
Aug 10o 19297 / 10