Acting
Edward Everett Horton
- Titles
- 138movies26TV shows
- Career
Active from 1922 to 1971, busiest in 1935 with 12 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 85top three billing
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
Holiday89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 46 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.3average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.7average 3.6
- Wit & Wordplay6.5average 3.7
- Situational Comedy5.5average 2.7
- Romance6.5average 3.8
- Wholesome5.7average 3.3
- Physical Comedy4.6average 2.5
- Satire & Parody4.1average 2.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.1, average 5.2
- Violence1.7, average 4.3
- Psychological3.6, average 5.6
- Scare0.9, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 10
- Romantic Comedy 10
- Historical Setting 7
- Screwball Comedy 6
- Nostalgic Charm 6
- Class Conflict 6
- Nostalgic 6
- Pre-Code Hollywood 5
- Witty Dialogue 4
- Eccentric Characters 4
- Classic Romantic Comedy 4
- Slapstick Comedy 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- CCarl HimmEditorScrambled Weddings, Horse Shy, Behind the Counter, No Publicity, Call Again, +2 more
Patsy Ruth MillerActorLonely Wives, The Aviator, The Great Junction Hotel, Wide Open, The Sap, +1 more
Luis AlberniActorTrouble in Paradise, In Caliente, Hitting a New High, The King and the Chorus Girl, The Great Garrick
Lois WilsonActorThe Age for Love, Ruggles of Red Gap, The Man Who Fights Alone, Your Uncle Dudley, Once a Gentleman
Genevieve TobinActorKiss and Make-Up, Uncertain Lady, Success at Any Price, Easy to Love, The Man in the Mirror
Franklin PangbornActorBluebeard's 8th Wife, Design for Living, Bachelor Daddy, Weekend for Three, The Sap
Eric BloreActorTop Hat, Shall We Dance, The Gay Divorcee, San Diego I Love You, Hitting a New High- NNicholas T. BarrowsWriterScrambled Weddings, Dad's Choice, No Publicity, Find the King, Vacation Waves
Ernst LubitschDirectorBluebeard's 8th Wife, Design for Living, Trouble in Paradise, The Ugly Window, Angel
J.A. HoweDirectorHorse Shy, Behind the Counter, Dad's Choice, Call Again, Find the King
Frank McHughActorThree Men on a Horse, Smarty, The Great Junction Hotel, Kiss Me Again
Zasu PittsActorSing and Like It, Roar of the Dragon, Weekend for Three, Going Highbrow
Movies and TV shows
181960s
4 titles · average score 58
44
The Perils of Pauline (1967)
as Caspar Coleman
73
Batman (1966)
TV show · as Chief Screaming Chicken
45
F Troop (1965)
TV show
69
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
as Mr. Dinckler
1950s
2 titles · average score 65
45
Dennis the Menace (1959)
TV show · as Uncle Ned Matthews
85
I Love Lucy (1951)
TV show · as Mr. Ritter
1940s
4 titles · average score 78
The Ghost Goes Wild (1947)
as Eric
84
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
as Mr. Witherspoon
82
The Gang's All Here (1943)
as Peyton Potter
68
Springtime in the Rockies (1942)
as McTavish
1930s
3 titles · average score 77
83
Shall We Dance (1937)
as Jeffrey Baird
61
The Perfect Specimen (1937)
as Mr. Grattan
87
Top Hat (1935)
as Horace Hardwick
1920s
5 titles
Behind the Counter (1928)
as Eddie Baxter
No Publicity (1927)
as Eddie Howard
Taxi! Taxi! (1927)
as Peter Whitby
The Whole Town's Talking (1926)
as Chester Binney
Poker Faces (1926)
as Jimmy Whitmore