Portrait of Edgar Kennedy

Acting

Edgar Kennedy

Career

Active from 1913 to 2024, with a break from 1969 to 2023, busiest in 1914 with 21 main titles.

Leading roles
126
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Paths to Paradise
Paths to Paradise
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 59 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Edgar Kennedy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.8, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.6, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    3.2, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 11
  • Nostalgic 8
  • Fast-Paced 7
  • Family-Friendly 7
  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Physical Gags 6
  • Silent Film 5
  • Slapstick Comedy 5
  • Classic Screwball Comedy 5
  • Slapstick 5
  • Early Cinema 4
  • Character-Driven 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

307
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath
Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath

as Edgar

2020s

1 title
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two (2024)

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1990s

1 title
The Our Gang Story
The Our Gang Story (1994)

as Officer (archive footage)

1980s

1 title · average score 70
The Muppets Go to the Movies
The Muppets Go to the Movies (1981)
GoodWatch score 70

as Keystone Kop (archive footage) (uncredited)

1960s

2 titles · average score 75
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
The Best of Laurel and Hardy (1968)
GoodWatch score 76

as Officer Kennedy (archive footage)

When Comedy Was King
When Comedy Was King (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1950s

1 title · average score 71
The Golden Age of Comedy
The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

as archive footage

1940s

61 titles · average score 61
Motor Maniacs
Motor Maniacs (1946)

as Edgar Kennedy

Captain Tugboat Annie
Captain Tugboat Annie (1945)

as Captain Bullwinkle

The Big Beef
The Big Beef (1945)

as Edgar Kennedy

Radio Rampage
Radio Rampage (1944)

as Edgar

Air Raid Wardens
Air Raid Wardens (1943)
GoodWatch score 57

as Joe Bledsoe

Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher
Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher (1943)
GoodWatch score 48

as Police Chief Murphy

Hot Foot
Hot Foot (1943)

as Edgar

Hillbilly Blitzkrieg
Hillbilly Blitzkrieg (1942)

as Sgt. Homer Gatling

Duck Soup
Duck Soup (1942)

as Edgar

Rough on Rents
Rough on Rents (1942)

as Edgar Kennedy

Gangs Of The City
Gangs Of The City (1941)

as Biff

Dr. Christian Meets the Women
Dr. Christian Meets the Women (1940)

as George Browning

1930s

114 titles · average score 62
It's a Wonderful World
It's a Wonderful World (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

as Lieutenant Miller

Clock Wise
Clock Wise (1939)

as Edgar

Hey! Hey! USA
Hey! Hey! USA (1938)
GoodWatch score 62

as Bugs Leary

Gasoloons
Gasoloons (1936)

as Edgar Kennedy

Dummy Ache
Dummy Ache (1936)

as Edgar

Edgar Hamlet
Edgar Hamlet (1935)

as Edgar

King Kelly of the U.S.A.
King Kelly of the U.S.A. (1934)

as Happy Moran

Poisoned Ivory
Poisoned Ivory (1934)

as Edgar Kennedy

Flirting with Danger
Flirting with Danger (1934)

as Jimmie Pierson

Fish Feathers
Fish Feathers (1932)

as Edgar Kennedy

Night Owls
Night Owls (1930)
GoodWatch score 71

as Officer Kennedy

The Big Kick
The Big Kick (1930)

as Detective

1920s

53 titles · average score 63
Perfect Day
Perfect Day (1929)
GoodWatch score 66

as Uncle Edgar

Bacon Grabbers
Bacon Grabbers (1929)
GoodWatch score 59

as Collis P. Kennedy

Unaccustomed as We Are
Unaccustomed as We Are (1929)
GoodWatch score 69

as Officer Kennedy

Great Gobs!
Great Gobs! (1929)

as 2nd Sailor

Angora Love
Angora Love (1929)
GoodWatch score 62

as Landlord

A Pair of Tights
A Pair of Tights (1929)

as Marion's Boyfriend's Boss

Two Tars
Two Tars (1928)
GoodWatch score 68

as Motorist

You're Darn Tootin'
You're Darn Tootin' (1928)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

From Soup to Nuts
From Soup to Nuts (1928)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Limousine Love
Limousine Love (1928)

as The Husband, Mr Glenders

The Finishing Touch
The Finishing Touch (1928)
GoodWatch score 72

as Cop (as Ed Kennedy)

The Guide
The Guide (1921)

as An American Tourist

1910s

72 titles · average score 51
Fatty’s Plucky Pup
Fatty’s Plucky Pup (1915)
GoodWatch score 58

as Shell Game Operator

Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers
Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers (1915)

as Suitor

Mabel’s Wilful Way
Mabel’s Wilful Way (1915)
GoodWatch score 53

as Fatty's Pal

Fatty’s Reckless Fling
Fatty’s Reckless Fling (1915)

as Neighbor

Twenty Minutes of Love
Twenty Minutes of Love (1914)
GoodWatch score 53

as Lover

A Thief Catcher
A Thief Catcher (1914)
GoodWatch score 50

as Crook (uncredited)

Cruel, Cruel Love
Cruel, Cruel Love (1914)
GoodWatch score 35

as Butler

The Knockout
The Knockout (1914)
GoodWatch score 51

as Cyclone Flynn (uncredited)

The Star Boarder
The Star Boarder (1914)
GoodWatch score 52

as Landlady's Husband (uncredited)

The Noise of Bombs
The Noise of Bombs (1914)

as Police Chief

Ambrose's First Falsehood
Ambrose's First Falsehood (1914)

as Café Proprietor

Fatty Joins the Force
Fatty Joins the Force (1913)
GoodWatch score 53

as Jealous Cop