Edward Everett Horton

Edward Everett Horton

Acting
Born 1886-03-17 - Died 1970-09-29Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Movies (138)

Sex and the Single Girl
6.6

Sex and the Single Girl

1964Movie6.6
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
7.0

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

1963Movie7.0
Trouble in Paradise
7.4

Trouble in Paradise

1932Movie7.4
The Front Page
6.5

The Front Page

1931Movie6.5
Ziegfeld Girl
6.6

Ziegfeld Girl

1941Movie6.6
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
6.8

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

1935Movie6.8
Pocketful of Miracles
7.3

Pocketful of Miracles

1961Movie7.3
The Gay Divorcee
6.9

The Gay Divorcee

1934Movie6.9
Arsenic and Old Lace
7.6

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944Movie7.6
Lost Horizon
6.9

Lost Horizon

1937Movie6.9
Bob Hope's World of Comedy

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

1976Movie
Top Hat
7.3

Top Hat

1935Movie7.3
The Gang's All Here
5.9

The Gang's All Here

1943Movie5.9
Holiday
6.2

Holiday

1930Movie6.2
In Caliente
6.7

In Caliente

1935Movie6.7
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
7.1

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

1938Movie7.1
Cold Turkey
6.3

Cold Turkey

1971Movie6.3
The Merry Widow
6.7

The Merry Widow

1934Movie6.7
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
7.0

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

1941Movie7.0
Holiday
7.3

Holiday

1938Movie7.3
Sing and Like It
5.0

Sing and Like It

1934Movie5.0
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
5.3

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

1997Movie5.3
Alice in Wonderland
6.1

Alice in Wonderland

1933Movie6.1
Uncertain Lady
9.0

Uncertain Lady

1934Movie9.0
Her Husband's Affairs
5.6

Her Husband's Affairs

1947Movie5.6
Down to Earth
6.0

Down to Earth

1947Movie6.0
The Hottentot
7.0

The Hottentot

1929Movie7.0
Smart Woman
5.4

Smart Woman

1931Movie5.4
The Aviator
4.5

The Aviator

1929Movie4.5
Paris Honeymoon
5.5

Paris Honeymoon

1939Movie5.5
The Great Garrick
6.6

The Great Garrick

1937Movie6.6
Ladies Should Listen
6.0

Ladies Should Listen

1934Movie6.0
Danger – Love at Work
7.0

Danger – Love at Work

1937Movie7.0
Oh, Doctor
7.0

Oh, Doctor

1937Movie7.0
Angel
6.7

Angel

1937Movie6.7
Forever and a Day
7.5

Forever and a Day

1943Movie7.5
Little Tough Guys in Society
7.3

Little Tough Guys in Society

1938Movie7.3
The Story of Mankind
4.4

The Story of Mankind

1957Movie4.4
Shall We Dance
7.3

Shall We Dance

1937Movie7.3
Things You Never See on the Screen
5.3

Things You Never See on the Screen

1935Movie5.3
The Night Is Young
6.0

The Night Is Young

1935Movie6.0
Design for Living
7.1

Design for Living

1933Movie7.1
San Diego I Love You
6.8

San Diego I Love You

1944Movie6.8
Flapper Wives
8.0

Flapper Wives

1924Movie8.0
Horse Shy
7.0

Horse Shy

1928Movie7.0
Hearts Divided
5.5

Hearts Divided

1936Movie5.5
Lady on a Train
6.7

Lady on a Train

1945Movie6.7
Bachelor Daddy
8.0

Bachelor Daddy

1941Movie8.0
Thank Your Lucky Stars
6.2

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943Movie6.2
The Perils of Pauline
4.4

The Perils of Pauline

1967Movie4.4
Try and Get It
7.0

Try and Get It

1924Movie7.0
Reaching for the Moon
5.7

Reaching for the Moon

1930Movie5.7
Summer Storm
5.7

Summer Storm

1944Movie5.7
Sunny
5.9

Sunny

1941Movie5.9
The Singing Kid
7.0

The Singing Kid

1936Movie7.0
Scrambled Weddings
7.0

Scrambled Weddings

1928Movie7.0
Smarty
4.6

Smarty

1934Movie4.6
Kiss and Make-Up
5.3

Kiss and Make-Up

1934Movie5.3
Little Big Shot
7.3

Little Big Shot

1935Movie7.3
Her Primitive Man
7.5

Her Primitive Man

1944Movie7.5
The Way to Love
8.0

The Way to Love

1933Movie8.0
The Devil Is a Woman
6.3

The Devil Is a Woman

1935Movie6.3
His Night Out
7.0

His Night Out

1935Movie7.0
The Nut-Cracker
7.0

The Nut-Cracker

1926Movie7.0
Cinderella Jones
3.8

Cinderella Jones

1946Movie3.8
Going Highbrow
6.5

Going Highbrow

1935Movie6.5
The King and the Chorus Girl
6.2

The King and the Chorus Girl

1937Movie6.2
Your Uncle Dudley
5.5

Your Uncle Dudley

1935Movie5.5
That's Right – You're Wrong
6.3

That's Right – You're Wrong

1939Movie6.3
Springtime in the Rockies
6.9

Springtime in the Rockies

1942Movie6.9
The Poor Rich
8.0

The Poor Rich

1934Movie8.0
Beggar on Horseback
6.5

Beggar on Horseback

1925Movie6.5
All the King's Horses
6.8

All the King's Horses

1935Movie6.8
Success at Any Price
4.1

Success at Any Price

1934Movie4.1
College Swing
6.8

College Swing

1938Movie6.8
Nobody's Fool
7.0

Nobody's Fool

1936Movie7.0
The Perfect Specimen
6.4

The Perfect Specimen

1937Movie6.4
The Body Disappears
6.1

The Body Disappears

1941Movie6.1
Her Master's Voice
6.5

Her Master's Voice

1936Movie6.5
But the Flesh Is Weak
6.3

But the Flesh Is Weak

1932Movie6.3
The Gang's All Here
7.5

The Gang's All Here

1939Movie7.5
Kiss Me Again
8.0

Kiss Me Again

1931Movie8.0
The Man Who Fights Alone
8.0

The Man Who Fights Alone

1924Movie8.0
Roar of the Dragon
6.5

Roar of the Dragon

1932Movie6.5
A Bedtime Story
5.7

A Bedtime Story

1933Movie5.7
A Front Page Story
7.0

A Front Page Story

1922Movie7.0
Six Cylinder Love
9.0

Six Cylinder Love

1931Movie9.0
Weekend for Three
6.8

Weekend for Three

1941Movie6.8
The Wonderful World of Trains

The Wonderful World of Trains

1960Movie
Sonny Boy
7.0

Sonny Boy

1929Movie7.0
Wide Open
5.6

Wide Open

1930Movie5.6
Once a Gentleman
9.0

Once a Gentleman

1930Movie9.0
La Bohème
6.4

La Bohème

1926Movie6.4
You're the One
4.7

You're the One

1941Movie4.7
I Married an Angel
6.0

I Married an Angel

1942Movie6.0
Let's Make a Million
7.5

Let's Make a Million

1936Movie7.5
The Magnificent Dope
7.3

The Magnificent Dope

1942Movie7.3
The Terror
7.5

The Terror

1928Movie7.5
The Town Went Wild
7.0

The Town Went Wild

1944Movie7.0
Take the Heir
10.0

Take the Heir

1930Movie10.0
Lonely Wives
5.3

Lonely Wives

1931Movie5.3
The Age for Love
9.0

The Age for Love

1931Movie9.0
2000 Years Later
7.5

2000 Years Later

1969Movie7.5
Brazil
5.2

Brazil

1944Movie5.2
$10 Raise
9.0

$10 Raise

1935Movie9.0
Wild Money
8.0

Wild Money

1937Movie8.0
Helen's Babies
5.9

Helen's Babies

1924Movie5.9
Find the King
8.0

Find the King

1927Movie8.0
Saturday Spectacular: Manhattan Tower

Saturday Spectacular: Manhattan Tower

1956Movie
The Great Junction Hotel
8.0

The Great Junction Hotel

1931Movie8.0
It's a Boy
10.0

It's a Boy

1934Movie10.0
Three Men on a Horse

Three Men on a Horse

1957Movie
Easy to Love
5.1

Easy to Love

1934Movie5.1
Steppin' in Society
6.0

Steppin' in Society

1945Movie6.0
Hitting a New High
5.5

Hitting a New High

1937Movie5.5
To the Ladies
8.0

To the Ladies

1924Movie8.0
Taxi! Taxi!
9.0

Taxi! Taxi!

1927Movie9.0
Poker Faces
7.0

Poker Faces

1926Movie7.0
Call Again
8.0

Call Again

1928Movie8.0
The Man in the Mirror
7.0

The Man in the Mirror

1936Movie7.0
Too Much Business
7.0

Too Much Business

1922Movie7.0
The Sap
10.0

The Sap

1929Movie10.0
Behind the Counter
8.5

Behind the Counter

1928Movie8.5
Faithful in My Fashion
7.0

Faithful in My Fashion

1946Movie7.0
The Ladder Jinx
8.0

The Ladder Jinx

1922Movie8.0
The Whole Town's Talking
7.0

The Whole Town's Talking

1926Movie7.0
Soldiers of the King
8.0

Soldiers of the King

1933Movie8.0
The Private Secretary
7.0

The Private Secretary

1935Movie7.0
Dad's Choice
7.3

Dad's Choice

1928Movie7.3
Vacation Waves
7.0

Vacation Waves

1928Movie7.0
No Publicity
7.0

No Publicity

1927Movie7.0
One Got Fat
6.4

One Got Fat

1963Movie6.4
The Ghost Goes Wild
6.0

The Ghost Goes Wild

1947Movie6.0
Ask Dad
6.3

Ask Dad

1929Movie6.3
Earl Carroll Sketchbook
8.0

Earl Carroll Sketchbook

1946Movie8.0
Ruggles of Red Gap
7.0

Ruggles of Red Gap

1923Movie7.0
The Right Bed
7.0

The Right Bed

Movie7.0
The Emperor's Oblong Pancake

The Emperor's Oblong Pancake

1964Movie

TV Shows (26)

The Bullwinkle Show
7.1

The Bullwinkle Show

1959Series7.1
The Mike Douglas Show
5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

1961Series5.8
I Love Lucy
7.9

I Love Lucy

1951Series7.9
Love, American Style
6.2

Love, American Style

1969Series6.2
The Merv Griffin Show
6.8

The Merv Griffin Show

1962Series6.8
Batman
7.3

Batman

1966Series7.3
The Philco Television Playhouse
6.6

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948Series6.6
Matinee Theater
5.3

Matinee Theater

1955Series5.3
Burke's Law
6.3

Burke's Law

1963Series6.3
The Name of the Game
7.0

The Name of the Game

1968Series7.0
The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948Series6.8
The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.9

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950Series6.9
Dennis the Menace
6.6

Dennis the Menace

1959Series6.6
The Steve Allen Show
6.2

The Steve Allen Show

1956Series6.2
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends
8.0

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends

1959Series8.0
December Bride
6.3

December Bride

1954Series6.3
F Troop
6.3

F Troop

1965Series6.3
Nanny and the Professor
6.7

Nanny and the Professor

1970Series6.7
Saints and Sinners
7.0

Saints and Sinners

1962Series7.0
The George Gobel Show
7.8

The George Gobel Show

1954Series7.8
The Cara Williams Show
6.5

The Cara Williams Show

1964Series6.5
General Electric Theater
6.8

General Electric Theater

1953Series6.8
Fractured Fairy Tales
7.0

Fractured Fairy Tales

1959Series7.0
The Lux Show
6.0

The Lux Show

1957Series6.0
The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show
10.0

The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show

1956Series10.0
Max Liebman Presents

Max Liebman Presents

1954Series