Edgar Kennedy Biography

Fast Facts

• Was a light-heavyweight boxer before becoming an actor, once going 14 rounds with Jack Dempsey
• Was one of the original Keystone Kops, who appeared in a number of silent films as inept policemen
• Appeared in several films with Charlie Chaplin, including "Twenty Minutes of Love," "The Knockout," and "Caught in a Cabaret․"
• Best known as a comedic actor who appeared in several Hal Roach films and had a memorable role as a lemonade vendor in the Marx Brothers film "Duck Soup․"
• Played "The Average Man" in a series of short comedies for RKO for 17 years in the later part of his career
• Appeared in more than 400 films during his 40-year career
• Was often referred to as "Slow Burn," which is a deliberately exaggerated facial expression, for his tendency to rub his hand over his bald head