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Edward Everett Horton
Edward Everett Horton Jr. (born March 18, 1886 - September 29, 1970) was a remarkable American character actor who had a prolific career in film, theater, radio, television, and voice work for animated cartoons. He started his stage career back in 1906 when he was just 20 years old. His first starring role in a film was in the silent film comedy Too Much Business in 1922. Horton soon cultivated his acting style, particularly known for his own variation of the double take. Throughout the 1930s, Horton starred in many comedy features, usually portraying the character of a man who endures challenges until he finally asserts himself for a happy ending. His best-known work, however, is in supporting roles in films such as The Front Page (1931), Alice in Wonderland (1933), and The Gay Divorcee (1934, the first of several Astaire/Rogers films in which Horton appeared). In addition to his film career, Horton continued to appear in legitimate stage productions, often in summer stock. He also worked in radio and television, and is particularly well-known to younger audiences for his work in The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show animation/cartoon program (1959–1961). Horton's impressive career spanned seven decades, from the early 1900s through to the 1970s.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Edward Everett Horton Jr.
Born: New York City, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: March 18, 1886
Occupations: Actor, Singer, Dancer
Years Active: 1906-1970
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Movies Featuring Edward Everett Horton
The Front Page
Top Hat
The Gay Divorcee
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Sing and Like It
Faithful in My Fashion
The Town Went Wild
Holiday
Cinderella Jones
Horse Shy
I Married an Angel
Sunny
The Merry Widow
Arsenic and Old Lace
San Diego I Love You
Smart Woman
But the Flesh Is Weak
Poker Faces
Lonely Wives
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Trouble in Paradise
One Got Fat
Summer Storm
The Night Is Young
Her Husband’s Affairs
No Publicity
Design for Living
The Great Garrick
Hitting a New High
Ask Dad
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
A Bedtime Story
Hearts Divided
Shall We Dance
The Perils of Pauline
Paris Honeymoon
Going Highbrow
Sex and the Single Girl
Find the King
Springtime in the Rockies
The Man in the Mirror
Beggar on Horseback
Scrambled Weddings
The King and the Chorus Girl
Lady on a Train
In Caliente
Vacation Waves
Pocketful of Miracles
The Devil Is a Woman
Kiss and Make-Up
Danger – Love at Work
Brazil
Cold Turkey
Ladies Should Listen
Success at Any Price
The Perfect Specimen
Dad’s Choice
Ziegfeld Girl
The Story of Mankind
Wide Open
Smarty
Lost Horizon
Kiss Me Again
Reaching for the Moon
Behind the Counter
Easy to Love
Down to Earth
The Singing Kid
Weekend for Three
Forever and a Day
Roar of the Dragon
Things You Never See on the Screen
The Magnificent Dope
Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife
Helen’s Babies
The Way to Love
La Bohème
Career Timeline
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1944
The Town Went Wild
Everett Conway
Arsenic and Old Lace
Mr. Witherspoon
San Diego I Love You
Philip McCooley
Summer Storm
Count "Piggy" Volsky
Brazil
Everett St. John Everett
1941
Sunny
Henry Bates
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Messenger 7013
Ziegfeld Girl
Noble Sage
Weekend for Three
Fred Stonebraker
1937
The Great Garrick
Tubby
Hitting a New High
Lucius B. Blynn
Shall We Dance
Jeffrey Baird
The King and the Chorus Girl
Count Humbert Evel Bruger
Danger – Love at Work
Howard Rogers
The Perfect Specimen
Mr. Grattan
Lost Horizon
Alexander P. " Lovey " Lovett
1935
Top Hat
The Night Is Young
Baron Szereny
Going Highbrow
Augie Winterspoon
In Caliente
Harold Brandon
The Devil Is a Woman
Gov. Don Paquito 'Paquitito'
Things You Never See on the Screen
Self
1934
The Gay Divorcee
Sing and Like It
Adam Frink - Producer
The Merry Widow
Ambassador Popoff
Kiss and Make-Up
Marcel Caron
Ladies Should Listen
Paul Vernet
Success at Any Price
Harry Fisher
Smarty
Vernon
Easy to Love
Eric
1933
Design for Living
Max Plunkett
A Bedtime Story
Victor Dubois
The Way to Love
Professor Gaston Bibi
1932
But the Flesh Is Weak
Sir George Kelvin
Trouble in Paradise
François Filiba
Roar of the Dragon
Busby
1931
The Front Page
Smart Woman
Billy Ross
Lonely Wives
Richard 'Dickie' Smith / Felix, the Great Zero
Kiss Me Again
Rene
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