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Edward Everett Horton
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Edward Everett Horton
Known For
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

Trouble in Paradise

7.4

Trouble in Paradise
1932-10-30

Arsenic and Old Lace

7.626

Arsenic and Old Lace
1944-09-01

Pocketful of Miracles

7.323

Pocketful of Miracles
1961-12-18

7.248

Top Hat
1935-08-29

6.976

Lost Horizon
1937-03-03

10

Take the Heir
1930-01-15

Lady on a Train

6.651

Lady on a Train
1945-08-03

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

7

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

The Emperor's Oblong Pancake

0

The Emperor's Oblong Pancake
1964-06-01

7.285

Shall We Dance
1937-05-07

Once a Gentleman

9

Once a Gentleman
1930-09-01

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

7.051

Bluebeard's 8th Wife
1938-03-25

Reaching for the Moon

5.731

Reaching for the Moon
1930-12-29

Alice in Wonderland

6.138

Alice in Wonderland
1933-12-18

Sex and the Single Girl

6.5

Sex and the Single Girl
1964-12-25

The Gay Divorcee

6.92

The Gay Divorcee
1934-10-12

6.293

Cold Turkey
1971-02-19

6.5

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

4.429

The Story of Mankind
1957-11-08

Forever and a Day

7.5

Forever and a Day
1943-01-21

Springtime in the Rockies

6.885

Springtime in the Rockies
1942-11-06

The Merry Widow

6.8

The Merry Widow
1934-11-02

6.7

Angel
1937-10-29

8

To the Ladies
1924-10-06

7.3

Holiday
1938-05-26

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

7.016

Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941-08-07

The Whole Town's Talking

7

The Whole Town's Talking
1926-12-26

6

Down to Earth
1947-08-21

The Gang's All Here

5.89

The Gang's All Here
1943-12-24

The Ghost Goes Wild

6

The Ghost Goes Wild
1947-08-08

5.667

Summer Storm
1944-07-14

Ladies Should Listen

6.2

Ladies Should Listen
1934-08-10

San Diego I Love You

6.8

San Diego I Love You
1944-09-29

Kiss and Make-Up

5.318

Kiss and Make-Up
1934-07-13

Design for Living

7.1

Design for Living
1933-12-29

Hitting a New High

5.455

Hitting a New High
1937-12-24

6.25

Holiday
1930-07-03

Little Big Shot

7.333

Little Big Shot
1935-09-07

A Bedtime Story

5.667

A Bedtime Story
1933-04-22

2000 Years Later

7.5

2000 Years Later
1969-03-11

The Perfect Specimen

6.4

The Perfect Specimen
1937-10-23

6.75

College Swing
1938-04-29

5.3

Lonely Wives
1931-02-15

Danger – Love at Work

7

Danger – Love at Work
1937-09-30

5.857

Sunny
1941-05-30

The Great Garrick

6.273

The Great Garrick
1937-10-30

Ruggles of Red Gap

7

Ruggles of Red Gap
1923-10-07

The King and the Chorus Girl

6.2

The King and the Chorus Girl
1937-03-27

The Singing Kid

7

The Singing Kid
1936-04-10

6.286

Ask Dad
1929-02-16

6.5

Going Highbrow
1935-07-06

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

6.75

Biography of a Bachelor Girl
1935-01-04

5.444

Smart Woman
1931-09-12

10

It's a Boy
1934-06-07

5

Easy to Love
1934-01-13

The Perils of Pauline

4.4

The Perils of Pauline
1967-08-02

But the Flesh Is Weak

6.25

But the Flesh Is Weak
1932-04-09

5.5

Hearts Divided
1936-06-20

5.889

Helen's Babies
1924-10-11

8

The Poor Rich
1934-02-25

Sing and Like It

5

Sing and Like It
1934-04-20

5.6

Wide Open
1930-02-01

The Night Is Young

6

The Night Is Young
1935-01-11

The Town Went Wild

7

The Town Went Wild
1944-12-15

The Great Junction Hotel

8

The Great Junction Hotel
1931-10-26

4.6

Smarty
1934-05-19

5.2

Brazil
1944-11-30

6.714

In Caliente
1935-05-25

9

$10 Raise
1935-05-04

Success at Any Price

4.1

Success at Any Price
1934-03-16

Weekend for Three

6.75

Weekend for Three
1941-12-12

6.353

One Got Fat
1963-12-01

Paris Honeymoon

5.5

Paris Honeymoon
1939-01-27

All the King's Horses

6.8

All the King's Horses
1935-02-22

8

Kiss Me Again
1931-01-07

Six Cylinder Love

9

Six Cylinder Love
1931-05-10

Roar of the Dragon

6.5

Roar of the Dragon
1932-07-08

The Age for Love

9

The Age for Love
1931-10-17

7

His Night Out
1935-10-01

8

Flapper Wives
1924-02-23

The Magnificent Dope

7.333

The Magnificent Dope
1942-07-01

The Gang's All Here

7.5

The Gang's All Here
1939-03-04

6.7

Ziegfeld Girl
1941-04-25

6.4

La Bohème
1926-03-13

Beggar on Horseback

6.5

Beggar on Horseback
1925-06-05

Faithful in My Fashion

7

Faithful in My Fashion
1946-08-21

10

The Sap
1929-11-09

Her Primitive Man

7.5

Her Primitive Man
1944-05-29

Her Master's Voice

6.5

Her Master's Voice
1936-01-17

Cinderella Jones

3.8

Cinderella Jones
1946-03-09

I Married an Angel

6

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

6.25

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

7.3

Dad's Choice
1928-01-07

Little Tough Guys in Society

7.333

Little Tough Guys in Society
1938-11-01

Steppin' in Society

6

Steppin' in Society
1945-07-09

Earl Carroll Sketchbook

8

Earl Carroll Sketchbook
1946-08-22

4.5

The Aviator
1929-12-14

Her Husband's Affairs

5.429

Her Husband's Affairs
1947-11-12

Thank Your Lucky Stars

6.225

Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943-09-25

8

Wild Money
1937-07-09

7

Nobody's Fool
1936-06-01

7

Oh, Doctor
1937-03-31

7

The Hottentot
1929-08-10

The Private Secretary

7

The Private Secretary
1935-08-26

The Man Who Fights Alone

8

The Man Who Fights Alone
1924-09-15

The Body Disappears

6.143

The Body Disappears
1941-11-22

7

The Right Bed

The Way to Love

8

The Way to Love
1933-10-20

Behind the Counter

8.5

Behind the Counter
1928-03-03

7

Try and Get It
1924-03-09

7.5

The Terror
1928-09-06

Soldiers of the King

8

Soldiers of the King
1933-03-13

Your Uncle Dudley

5.5

Your Uncle Dudley
1935-12-13

Things You Never See on the Screen

5

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

8

Bachelor Daddy
1941-06-04

4.7

You're the One
1941-02-19

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

5.071

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

7

Poker Faces
1926-09-05

7

Horse Shy
1928-05-19

7

Vacation Waves
1928-09-15

8

Find the King
1927-11-05

7

No Publicity
1927-08-01

Let's Make a Million

7.5

Let's Make a Million
1936-09-01

7

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

8

Call Again
1928-01-01

Saturday Spectacular: Manhattan Tower

0

Saturday Spectacular: Manhattan Tower
1956-10-27

9

Taxi! Taxi!
1927-04-24

7

The Nutcracker
1926-03-28

Too Much Business

7

Too Much Business
1922-04-09

The Ladder Jinx

8

The Ladder Jinx
1922-08-20

Three Men on a Horse

0

Three Men on a Horse
1957-04-18

9

Uncertain Lady
1934-04-03

A Front Page Story

7

A Front Page Story
1922-12-25

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

0

Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976-10-29

6.25

Burke's Law
1963-09-20

6.25

December Bride
1954-10-04

The Colgate Comedy Hour

6.9

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950-09-10

6.3

F Troop
1965-09-14

7.3

Batman
1966-01-12

The Merv Griffin Show

6.6

The Merv Griffin Show
1962-10-01

7.926

I Love Lucy
1951-10-15

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.848

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

General Electric Theater

6.833

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

Saints and Sinners

7

Saints and Sinners
1962-09-17

Dennis the Menace

6.578

Dennis the Menace
1959-10-04

Nanny and the Professor

6.4

Nanny and the Professor
1970-01-21

Matinee Theater

5.286

Matinee Theater
1955-10-31

The Philco Television Playhouse

6.625

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948-10-03

The Cara Williams Show

6.5

The Cara Williams Show
1964-09-23

The Steve Allen Show

6.167

The Steve Allen Show
1956-06-24

Max Liebman Presents

0

Max Liebman Presents
1954-09-12

Fractured Fairy Tales

7

Fractured Fairy Tales
1959-11-19

The George Gobel Show

7.75

The George Gobel Show
1954-10-02

6.25

Burke's Law
1963-09-20

6

The Lux Show
1957-09-26

The Name of the Game

7

The Name of the Game
1968-09-20

The Bullwinkle Show

7.147

The Bullwinkle Show
1959-11-19

The Mike Douglas Show

5.8

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11

The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show

10

The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show
1956-12-16

Love, American Style

6.105

Love, American Style
1969-09-29

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends

8

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends
1959-11-19