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Edward Everett Horton
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Edward Everett Horton
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Acting
Birthday
1886-03-17,Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edward Everett Horton Jr. (March 18, 1886 – September 29, 1970) was an American character actor. He had a long career in film, theater, radio, television, and voice work for animated cartoons. Horton began his stage career in 1906, singing and dancing and playing small parts in vaudeville and in Broadway productions. In 1919, he moved to Los Angeles, California, where he began acting in Hollywood films. His first starring role was in the comedy Too Much Business (1922), but he portrayed the lead role of an idealistic young classical composer in the drama Beggar on Horseback (1925). In the late 1920s, he starred in two-reel silent comedies for Educational Pictures, and made the transition to talking pictures with Educational in 1929. As a stage-trained performer, he found more film work easily, and appeared in some of Warner Bros.' early talkies, including The Terror (1928) and Sonny Boy (1929). Horton initially used his given name, Edward Horton, professionally. His father persuaded him to adopt his full name professionally, reasoning that other actors might be named Edward Horton, but only one named Edward Everett Horton. Horton soon cultivated his own special variation of the time-honored double take (an actor's reaction to something, followed by a delayed, more extreme reaction). In Horton's version, he would smile ingratiatingly and nod in agreement with what just happened; then, when realization set in, his facial features collapsed entirely into a sober, troubled mask. Horton starred in many comedy features in the 1930s, usually playing a mousy fellow who put up with domestic or professional problems to a certain point, and then finally asserted himself for a happy ending. He is best known, however, for his work as a character actor in supporting roles. These include The Front Page (1931), Trouble in Paradise (1932), Alice in Wonderland (1933), The Gay Divorcee (1934, the first of several Astaire/Rogers films in which Horton appeared), Top Hat (1935), Danger - Love at Work (1937), Lost Horizon (1937), Holiday (1938), Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941), Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), Pocketful of Miracles (1961), It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), and Sex and the Single Girl (1964). His last role was in the comedy film Cold Turkey (1971), in which his character communicated only through facial expressions.

Filmography

Arsenic and Old Lace

7.643

Arsenic and Old Lace
1944-09-01

Trouble in Paradise

7.4

Trouble in Paradise
1932-10-30

Pocketful of Miracles

7.306

Pocketful of Miracles
1961-12-18

7.291

Top Hat
1935-08-29

7.02

Lost Horizon
1937-03-03

Lady on a Train

6.543

Lady on a Train
1945-08-03

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

6.959

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963-11-07

7.253

Shall We Dance
1937-05-07

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

7

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
1938-03-25

Reaching for the Moon

5.8

Reaching for the Moon
1930-12-29

Alice in Wonderland

6

Alice in Wonderland
1933-12-18

Sex and the Single Girl

6.6

Sex and the Single Girl
1964-12-25

The Gay Divorcee

6.88

The Gay Divorcee
1934-10-12

6.25

Cold Turkey
1971-02-19

6.353

The Front Page
1931-04-04

The Devil Is a Woman

6.3

The Devil Is a Woman
1935-05-03

The Story of Mankind

4.476

The Story of Mankind
1957-11-08

Forever and a Day

7.2

Forever and a Day
1943-01-21

The Merry Widow

6.7

The Merry Widow
1934-11-02

Springtime in the Rockies

6.7

Springtime in the Rockies
1942-11-06

6.794

Angel
1937-10-29

7.3

Holiday
1938-05-26

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

6.904

Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941-08-07

6

Down to Earth
1947-08-21

The Gang's All Here

5.8

The Gang's All Here
1943-12-24

The Ghost Goes Wild

5

The Ghost Goes Wild
1947-08-08

5.1

Summer Storm
1944-07-14

Ladies Should Listen

5.8

Ladies Should Listen
1934-08-10

San Diego I Love You

6.3

San Diego I Love You
1944-09-29

Kiss and Make-Up

5.2

Kiss and Make-Up
1934-07-13

Design for Living

7.134

Design for Living
1933-12-29

Hitting a New High

4.8

Hitting a New High
1937-12-24

5.8

Holiday
1930-07-03

The Age for Love

0

The Age for Love
1931-10-17

Little Big Shot

6

Little Big Shot
1935-09-07

A Bedtime Story

8

A Bedtime Story
1933-04-22

2000 Years Later

6

2000 Years Later
1969-03-11

The Perfect Specimen

5.7

The Perfect Specimen
1937-10-23

6.8

College Swing
1938-04-29

The Body Disappears

5.2

The Body Disappears
1941-11-22

3.8

Lonely Wives
1931-02-15

Danger – Love at Work

8

Danger – Love at Work
1937-09-30

4.9

Sunny
1941-05-30

The Great Garrick

5.9

The Great Garrick
1937-10-30

The Singing Kid

4

The Singing Kid
1936-04-10

5.7

Ask Dad
1929-02-16

6

Going Highbrow
1935-07-06

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

6.3

Biography of a Bachelor Girl
1935-01-04

6

Smart Woman
1931-09-12

0

It's a Boy
1933-06-06

5.1

Easy to Love
1934-01-13

But the Flesh Is Weak

6

But the Flesh Is Weak
1932-04-09

5

Hearts Divided
1936-06-20

The Perils of Pauline

4.3

The Perils of Pauline
1967-08-02

5.6

Helen's Babies
1924-10-11

0

The Poor Rich
1934-02-25

Sing and Like it

4.3

Sing and Like it
1934-04-20

5.3

Wide Open
1930-02-01

The Night Is Young

5

The Night Is Young
1935-01-11

The Town Went Wild

5

The Town Went Wild
1944-12-15

4

Smarty
1934-05-19

5.2

Brazil
1944-11-30

6.3

In Caliente
1935-05-25

Success at Any Price

3.9

Success at Any Price
1934-03-16

6.2

One Got Fat
1963-12-01

Weekend for Three

5.7

Weekend for Three
1941-12-12

Paris Honeymoon

3

Paris Honeymoon
1939-01-27

All the King's Horses

0

All the King's Horses
1935-02-22

6

Kiss Me Again
1931-01-07

Six Cylinder Love

0

Six Cylinder Love
1931-05-10

Roar of the Dragon

6.3

Roar of the Dragon
1932-07-08

The Magnificent Dope

7

The Magnificent Dope
1942-07-01

6.6

La Bohème
1926-03-13

The Gang's All Here

5

The Gang's All Here
1939-03-04

6.5

Ziegfeld Girl
1941-04-25

Beggar on Horseback

6

Beggar on Horseback
1925-06-05

The King and the Chorus Girl

5.5

The King and the Chorus Girl
1937-03-27

Faithful in My Fashion

6.3

Faithful in My Fashion
1946-08-21

Her Primitive Man

6

Her Primitive Man
1944-05-29

Her Master's Voice

6

Her Master's Voice
1936-01-17

Cinderella Jones

3.3

Cinderella Jones
1946-03-09

I Married an Angel

5

I Married an Angel
1942-07-09

The Man in the Mirror

7

The Man in the Mirror
1936-10-15

That's Right - You're Wrong

5.7

That's Right - You're Wrong
1939-11-24

7

Dad's Choice
1928-01-07

Steppin' in Society

0

Steppin' in Society
1945-07-09

Earl Carroll Sketchbook

6

Earl Carroll Sketchbook
1946-08-22

Her Husband's Affairs

5.5

Her Husband's Affairs
1947-11-12

Thank Your Lucky Stars

6.1

Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943-09-25

Soldiers of the King

0

Soldiers of the King
1933-03-13

0

Wild Money
1937-07-09

Little Tough Guys in Society

0

Little Tough Guys in Society
1938-11-01

0

Nobody's Fool
1936-06-01

0

Oh, Doctor
1937-03-31

The Private Secretary

5.5

The Private Secretary
1935-08-26

The Man Who Fights Alone

0

The Man Who Fights Alone
1924-09-15

The Way to Love

0

The Way to Love
1933-10-20

Behind the Counter

7

Behind the Counter
1928-03-03

6

The Terror
1928-09-06

Your Uncle Dudley

1

Your Uncle Dudley
1935-12-13

Things You Never See on the Screen

5

Things You Never See on the Screen
1935-12-01

0

Bachelor Daddy
1941-06-04

1

You're the One
1941-02-19

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

5

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997-11-01

6

Poker Faces
1926-09-05

7

Horse Shy
1928-05-19

7

Find the King
1927-11-05

8

No Publicity
1927-08-01

7

Vacation Waves
1928-09-15

Let's Make a Million

0

Let's Make a Million
1936-09-01

0

Sonny Boy
1929-04-18

The Wonderful World of Trains

0

The Wonderful World of Trains
1960-01-01

Scrambled Weddings

7

Scrambled Weddings
1928-01-01

7

Call Again
1928-01-01

The Emperor's Oblong Pancake

0

The Emperor's Oblong Pancake
1964-06-01

0

To the Ladies
1924-10-06

The Whole Town's Talking

0

The Whole Town's Talking
1926-12-26

Ruggles of Red Gap

0

Ruggles of Red Gap
1923-10-07

The Great Junction Hotel

0

The Great Junction Hotel
1931-10-26

8

$10 Raise
1935-05-04

0

Flapper Wives
1924-02-23

0

His Night Out
1935-10-01

0

Take the Heir
1930-01-15

Once a Gentleman

0

Once a Gentleman
1930-09-01

0

The Sap
1929-11-09

0

The Aviator
1929-12-14

0

The Hottentot
1929-08-10

6

Burke's Law
1963-09-20

7.311

Batman
1966-01-12

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.529

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

5.5

December Bride
1954-10-04

The Colgate Comedy Hour

7

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950-09-10

6.1

F Troop
1965-09-14

7.974

I Love Lucy
1951-10-15

General Electric Theater

5.5

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

Nanny and the Professor

5.6

Nanny and the Professor
1970-01-21

Dennis the Menace

6.7

Dennis the Menace
1959-10-04

The Philco Television Playhouse

5.6

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948-10-03

Matinee Theater

3.3

Matinee Theater
1955-10-31

The Steve Allen Show

4

The Steve Allen Show
1956-06-24

Max Liebman Presents

0

Max Liebman Presents
1954-09-12

The Cara Williams Show

5

The Cara Williams Show
1964-09-23

The Merv Griffin Show

5.3

The Merv Griffin Show
1962-10-01

Saints and Sinners

6

Saints and Sinners
1962-09-17

6

Burke's Law
1963-09-20

6

The Lux Show
1957-09-26

The Name of the Game

6.75

The Name of the Game
1968-09-20

The Bullwinkle Show

6.802

The Bullwinkle Show
1959-11-19

The Mike Douglas Show

4.833

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11

Fractured Fairy Tales

7

Fractured Fairy Tales
1959-11-19

The George Gobel Show

6

The George Gobel Show
1954-10-02