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Edward Everett Horton
Edward Everett Horton
84 years (Mar 17, 1886 – Sep 29, 1970)
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
126 Movies
11 TV Shows

Edward Everett Horton

Known for
Top Hat
Horace Hardwick
Design for Living
Max Plunkett
Lost Horizon
Alexander P. " Lovey " Lovett
Trouble in Paradise
Francois
Edward Everett Horton is a durable American actor who has treated acting as a trade rather than a spotlight. 'It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World' is a second title with real reach. 1922 is the year the filmography opens. Roughly 137 titles carry his name. 'Arsenic and Old Lace' remains the reference point, thanks largely to Mr. Witherspoon.
Edward Everett Horton is a durable American actor who has treated acting as a trade rather than a spotlight. 'It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World' is a second title with real reach. 1922 is the year the filmography opens. Roughly 137 titles carry his name. 'Arsenic and Old Lace' remains the reference point, thanks largely to Mr. Witherspoon.
Known for
Top Hat
Horace Hardwick
Design for Living
Max Plunkett
Lost Horizon
Alexander P. " Lovey " Lovett
Trouble in Paradise
Francois
Movies
TV Shows
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Cold Turkey
Hiram C. Grayson
★ 6.3
1971
Film
Love, American Style
Elmo · 1 episode
★ 6.2
1970
TV
The Name of the Game
Philip Armistead · 1 episode
★ 7.0
1969
TV
2000 Years Later
Evermore
★ 7.5
1969
Film
The Perils of Pauline
Caspar Coleman
★ 4.4
1967
Film
Batman
Chief Screaming Chicken · 2 episodes
★ 7.3
1966
TV
Sex and the Single Girl
The Chief
★ 6.6
1964
Film
The Emperor's Oblong Pancake
Narrator
1964
Film
Burke's Law
Grover Leander Smith · 1 episode
★ 6.3
1963
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Edward Everett Horton still alive?
Edward Everett Horton passed away on September 29, 1970 at age 84.
What are the most famous roles of Edward Everett Horton?
Edward Everett Horton is best known for roles in Arsenic and Old Lace, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Top Hat.
How many movies has Edward Everett Horton been in?
Over a 48-year career (since 1922), Edward Everett Horton has appeared in 124 movies and 9 TV shows.
What was Edward Everett Horton's first movie?
The career of Edward Everett Horton began with Too Much Business (1922).
What is Edward Everett Horton's most recent movie or series?
Edward Everett Horton's most recent release is Cold Turkey, which premiered on February 19, 1971.
What TV shows has Edward Everett Horton appeared in?
On television, Edward Everett Horton has appeared in Batman, I Love Lucy, The Bullwinkle Show, Dennis the Menace.
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Edward Everett Horton
Edward Everett Horton
1886-03-17 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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.

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