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Mini Biography:
It seemed like Edward Everett Horton appeared in just about every Hollywood... more
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Like Zasu Pitts, Horton excelled in comedy and specialized in the fretful... more
Awards:
1 win
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The Merry Widow d: Ernst Lubitsch
(From Alt Film Guide. 14 April 2009, 10:45 PM, PDT)
High School Musical 3's Ryan Evans still a coded gay character
(From AfterElton.com. 24 October 2008, 7:49 AM, PDT)
(From Alt Film Guide. 14 April 2009, 10:45 PM, PDT)
High School Musical 3's Ryan Evans still a coded gay character
(From AfterElton.com. 24 October 2008, 7:49 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
E.E. Horton | Edward Horton
Filmography
Actor:
- Cold Turkey (1971) .... Hiram C. Grayson
- "The Governor & J.J." .... Doc Simon (2 episodes, 1970)
- File Safe (1970) TV episode .... Doc Simon
- The Return of Doctor Livingston (1970) TV episode .... Doc Simon - "Nanny and the Professor" .... Professor Clarendon (1 episode, 1970)
- Strictly for the Birds (1970) TV episode .... Professor Clarendon - "Love, American Style" .... Elmo (segment "Love and Las Vegas") (1 episode, 1970)
- Love and Las Vegas/Love and the Good Samaritan/Love and the Marriage Counselor (1970) TV episode .... Elmo (segment "Love and Las Vegas") - 2000 Years Later (1969) .... Evermore
- "It Takes a Thief" .... Lord Pelham-Gifford (1 episode, 1969)
- A Matter of Grey Matter: Part 1 (1969) TV episode .... Lord Pelham-Gifford - The Perils of Pauline (1967) .... Caspar Coleman
- "Batman" .... Chief Screaming Chicken (2 episodes, 1966)
- The Yegg Foes in Gotham (1966) TV episode .... Chief Screaming Chicken
- An Egg Grows in Gotham (1966) TV episode .... Chief Screaming Chicken - "Camp Runamuck" (2 episodes, 1965)
- Spiffy Quits: Part 2 (1965) TV episode
- Spiffy Quits: Part 1 (1965) TV episode - "F Troop" .... Roaring Chicken (6 episodes, 1965)
- A Gift from the Chief (1965) TV episode .... Roaring Chicken
- Me Heap Big Injun (1965) TV episode .... Roaring Chicken
- The Girl from Philadelphia (1965) TV episode .... Roaring Chicken
- Corporal Agarn's Farewell to the Troops (1965) TV episode .... Roaring Chicken
- Don't Look Now, One of Our Cannon Is Missing (1965) TV episode .... Roaring Chicken
(1 more) - "Burke's Law" .... Grover Leander Smith / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1965)
... aka Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
- Who Killed Hamlet? (1965) TV episode .... Wilbur Starlington
- Who Killed Eleanora Davis? (1963) TV episode .... Grover Leander Smith - "The Cara Williams Show" .... Fenwick (1 episode, 1965)
- How to Be Happy Though Married (1965) TV episode .... Fenwick - Sex and the Single Girl (1964) .... The Chief
- "Hoppity Hooper" (1964) TV series .... Narrator for 'Fractured Fairy Tales' (unknown episodes)
... aka The Adventures of Hoppity Hooper
... aka Uncle Waldo's Cartoon Show (USA: syndication title) - It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) .... Mr. Dinckler
... aka It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (USA: promotional title) - "Dennis the Menace" .... Ned Matthews (3 episodes, 1962-1963)
... aka Just Dennis (UK)
- My Uncle Ned (1963) TV episode .... Ned Matthews
- Dennis' Lovesick Friend (1962) TV episode .... Ned Matthews
- Mr. Wilson's Uncle (1962) TV episode .... Ned Matthews - One Got Fat (1963) .... Narrator
- "Saints and Sinners" .... Mr. Hollister (1 episode, 1962)
- A Night of Horns and Bells (1962) TV episode .... Mr. Hollister - "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" .... Senator Crabtree (1 episode, 1962)
- The Senator Baits a Hook (1962) TV episode .... Senator Crabtree - "The Red Skelton Show" .... Alfred / ... (5 episodes, 1957-1962)
... aka The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title)
- Freddie, Willing, and Able (1962) TV episode .... Guest
- Freddie in Las Vegas (1960) TV episode .... Muggsy
- Munson's Red Herring or Freddie and the Spies (1959) TV episode .... Sir Alfred Hangeron
- Freddie's Thanksgiving (1957) TV episode .... Alfred
- Freddie's Surprise Party (1957) TV episode .... Alfred - Pocketful of Miracles (1961) .... Hudgins
- "The Bullwinkle Show" (1961) TV series (voice) .... Narrator (segment "Fractured Fairy Tales")
... aka Adventures of Bullwinkle and Rocky
... aka Rocky and His Friends - "The Real McCoys" .... Mr. Medwick (1 episode, 1960)
... aka The McCoys
- Teenage Wedding (1960) TV episode .... Mr. Medwick - "Rocky and His Friends" .... Fractured Fairy Tales narrator (12 episodes, 1959-1960)
... aka Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends (USA: alternative title)
- Upsidaisium, Parts #3 and #4 (1960) TV episode (voice) .... Fractured Fairy Tales narrator
- Upsidaisium, Parts #1 and #2 (1960) TV episode (voice) .... Fractured Fairy Tales narrator
- Water on the Brain or the Deep Six and 7/8/Bullwinkle Goes to Press or All the Moose That's Fit to Print (1960) TV episode (voice) (as E.E. Horton) .... Fractured Fairy Tales narrator
- The Ground Floor or That's Me All Over!/Fools Afloat or All the Drips at Sea (1960) TV episode (voice) (as E.E. Horton) .... Fractured Fairy Tales narrator
- Box Top Robbery/A Fault in the Vault or Banks a Million (1960) TV episode (voice) (as E.E. Horton) .... Fractured Fairy Tales narrator
(7 more) - "December Bride" (1 episode, 1957)
- The Butler Show (1957) TV episode - The Story of Mankind (1957) .... Sir Walter Raleigh
- "Playhouse 90" .... Mr. Carver (1 episode, 1957)
- Three Men on a Horse (1957) TV episode .... Mr. Carver - "Matinee Theatre" .... Mr. Pim (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
- Mr. Pim Passes By (1957) TV episode .... Mr. Pim
- The Egoist (1956) TV episode - Saturday Spectacular: Manhattan Tower (1956) (TV) .... Noah
- "General Electric Theater" .... Mr. Parkinson (1 episode, 1956)
... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
- The Muse and Mr. Parkinson (1956) TV episode .... Mr. Parkinson - "Shower of Stars" .... Ed Hoffman (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Chrysler Shower of Stars
- Time Out for Ginger (1955) TV episode .... Ed Hoffman - "Damon Runyon Theater" (1 episode, 1955)
- A Light in France (1955) TV episode - Max Liebman Presents: The Merry Widow (1955) (TV) .... Baron Zelta
- "The Best of Broadway" .... Mr. Witherspoon (1 episode, 1955)
- Arsenic and Old Lace (1955) TV episode .... Mr. Witherspoon - "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1 episode, 1954)
... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
- Revenge with Music (1954) TV episode - "Broadway Television Theatre" (4 episodes, 1952-1953)
- Your Uncle Dudley (1953) TV episode
- The Front Page (1953) TV episode
- Whistling in the Dark (1953) TV episode
- The Night-Cap (1952) TV episode - "Medallion Theatre" (1 episode, 1953)
- The Bartlett Desk (1953) TV episode - "The Philco Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1953)
... aka Arena Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka Repertory Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (USA: new title)
- The Velvet Mitten (1953) TV episode - "I Love Lucy" .... Mr. Ritter (1 episode, 1952)
... aka Lucy in Connecticut (USA: rerun title)
... aka The Sunday Lucy Show (USA: rerun title)
... aka The Top Ten Lucy Show (USA: rerun title)
- Lucy Plays Cupid (1952) TV episode .... Mr. Ritter - "The Magnavox Theatre" (1 episode, 1950)
- Father, Dear Father (1950) TV episode - "Holiday Hotel" (1950) TV series .... Hotel Manager (I950)) (unknown episodes)
... aka Don Ameche's Musical Playhouse (USA: new title)
... aka Don's Musical Playhouse (USA: alternative title) - "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre" (2 episodes, 1948-1949)
... aka Chevrolet Television Theatre (USA: alternative title)
... aka The Broadway Playhouse
- Good Night, Please (1949) TV episode
- Sham (1948) TV episode - "The Ford Theatre Hour" .... Sheridan Whiteside (1 episode, 1949)
- The Man Who Came to Dinner (1949) TV episode .... Sheridan Whiteside - Her Husband's Affairs (1947) .... J.B. Cruikshank
- Down to Earth (1947) .... Messenger 7013
- The Ghost Goes Wild (1947) .... Eric (Monte's butler)
- Earl Carroll Sketchbook (1946) .... Dr. Milo Edwards
... aka Hats Off to Rhythm (UK)
... aka Stand Up and Sing (USA: reissue title) - Faithful in My Fashion (1946) .... Hiram Dilworthy
- Cinderella Jones (1946) .... Keating
- Lady on a Train (1945) .... Mr. Haskell
- Steppin' in Society (1945) .... Judge Avery Webster
- The Town Went Wild (1944) .... Everett Conway
- Brazil (1944) .... Everett St. John Everett
... aka Stars and Guitars (USA: reissue title) - San Diego I Love You (1944) .... Philip McCooley
- Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) .... Mr. Witherspoon
... aka Frank Capra's 'Arsenic and Old Lace' (USA: complete title) - Summer Storm (1944) .... Count 'Piggy' Volsky
- Her Primitive Man (1944) .... Orrin
- The Gang's All Here (1943) .... Peyton Potter
... aka The Girls He Left Behind (UK) - Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) .... Farnsworth
- Forever and a Day (1943) .... Sir Anthony Trimble-Pomfret
... aka The Changing World (USA: alternative title) - Springtime in the Rockies (1942) .... McTavish
- I Married an Angel (1942) .... Peter
- The Magnificent Dope (1942) .... Horace Hunter
- The Body Disappears (1941) .... Prof. Reginald X. Shotesbury
- Weekend for Three (1941) .... Fred Stonebraker
- Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) .... Messenger 7013
- Bachelor Daddy (1941) .... Joseph Smith
... aka Sandy Steps Out - Sunny (1941) .... Henry Bates
- Ziegfeld Girl (1941) .... Noble Sage
- You're the One (1941) .... Death Valley Joe Frink
- That's Right - You're Wrong (1939) .... Tom Village, a Screenwriter
- Paris Honeymoon (1939) .... Ernest Figg
- The Gang's All Here (1939) .... Treadwell
... aka The Amazing Mr. Forrest (USA) - Little Tough Guys in Society (1938) .... Oliver
- Holiday (1938) .... Professor Nick Potter
... aka Free to Live (UK)
... aka Unconventional Linda (UK: reissue title) - College Swing (1938) .... Hubert Dash
... aka Swing, Teacher, Swing (UK) - Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938) .... The Marquis De Loiselle
- Hitting a New High (1937) .... Lucius B. Blynn
- Angel (1937) .... Graham
- The Great Garrick (1937) .... Tubby
- The Perfect Specimen (1937) .... Mr. Grattan
- Danger-Love at Work (1937) .... Howard Rogers
- Wild Money (1937) .... P.E. Dodd
- Shall We Dance (1937) .... Jeffrey Baird
- Oh, Doctor (1937) .... Edward J. Billop
- The King and the Chorus Girl (1937) .... Count Humbert Evel Bruger
... aka Romance Is Sacred (UK) - Lost Horizon (1937) .... Lovett
... aka Lost Horizon of Shangri-La (USA: reissue title) - Let's Make a Million (1936) .... Harrison Gentry
- Man in the Mirror (1936) .... Jeremy Dilke
- Hearts Divided (1936) .... Senator John Hathaway
- Nobody's Fool (1936) .... Will Wright
- The Singing Kid (1936) .... Davenport Rogers
- Her Master's Voice (1936) .... Ned Farrar
- Your Uncle Dudley (1935) .... Dudley Dixon
- His Night Out (1935) .... Homer B. Bitts
- The Private Secretary (1935) .... Rev. Robert Spalding
- Little Big Shot (1935) .... Mortimer Thompson
- Top Hat (1935) .... Horace Hardwick
- Going Highbrow (1935) .... Augie Winterspoon
- In Caliente (1935) .... Harold Brandon
... aka Viva Senorita (USA: poster title) - Ten Dollar Raise (1935) .... Hubert T. Wilkins
... aka Mr. Faintheart (UK)
... aka The Faintheart (UK) - The Devil Is a Woman (1935) .... Gov. Don Paquito 'Paquitito'
- The Night Is Young (1935) .... Baron Szereny
- Biography of a Bachelor Girl (1935) .... Leander 'Bunny' Nolan
- The Gay Divorcee (1934) .... Egbert 'Pinky' Fitzgerald
... aka The Gay Divorce (UK) - The Merry Widow (1934) .... Ambassador Popoff
- Ladies Should Listen (1934) .... Paul Vernet
- Kiss and Make-Up (1934) .... Marcel Caron
- Soldiers of the King (1934) .... Sebastian Marvello
... aka The Woman in Command (USA) - Smarty (1934) .... Vernon Thorpe
... aka Hit Me Again (UK) - Sing and Like It (1934) .... Adam Frink - Producer
- Uncertain Lady (1934) .... Elliot Crane
- Success at Any Price (1934) .... Harry Fisher
- The Poor Rich (1934) .... Albert Stuyvesant Spottiswood
- All the King's Horses (1934) .... Count Josef von Schlapstaat aka Peppi
- Easy to Love (1934) .... Eric Schulte
- Design for Living (1933) .... Max Plunkett
- Alice in Wonderland (1933) .... Mad Hatter
- The Way to Love (1933) .... Prof. Gaston Bibi
- Professional Sweetheart (1933) (uncredited) .... Reporter
... aka Imaginary Sweetheart - A Bedtime Story (1933) .... Victor Dubois
- It's a Boy (1933) .... Dudley Leake
- Trouble in Paradise (1932) .... François Filiba
- Roar of the Dragon (1932) .... Busby
- -But the Flesh Is Weak (1932) .... Sir George Kelvin
- The Great Junction Hotel (1931) .... The Groom
- The Age for Love (1931) .... Horace Keats
- Smart Woman (1931) .... Billy Ross
- Six Cylinder Love (1931) .... Monty Winston
- The Front Page (1931) .... Roy V. Bensinger
- Lonely Wives (1931) .... Richard 'Dickie' Smith/Felix, the Great Zero
- Reaching for the Moon (1930) .... Roger, the Valet
- Kiss Me Again (1930) .... René
... aka Toast of the Legion (UK) (USA: working title) - Once a Gentleman (1930) .... Oliver
- Holiday (1930) .... Nick Potter
- Wide Open (1930) .... Simon Haldane
- Take the Heir (1930) .... Smithers
- The Aviator (1929) .... Robert Street
- Good Medicine (1929)
- The Sap (1929) .... The Sap
- Prince Gabby (1929)
- The Hottentot (1929) .... Sam Harrington
- Trusting Wives (1929)
- The Right Bed (1929)
- Sonny Boy (1929/I) .... Crandall Thorpe
- Ask Dad (1929) .... Dad
- The Eligible Mr. Bangs (1929)
- Call Again (1928)
- Vacation Waves (1928) .... Eddie Davis
- The Terror (1928) .... Ferdinand Fane
- Lights of New York (1928) (uncredited) .... Extra
- Scrambled Weddings (1928)
- Horse Shy (1928/II)
- Miss Information (1928)
... aka Lois Wilson and Edward Everett Horton in Miss Information (USA: copyright title) - Behind the Counter (1928)
- Dad's Choice (1928) .... Eddie
- Find the King (1927)
- No Publicity (1927)
- Taxi! Taxi! (1927) .... Peter Whitby
- The Whole Town's Talking (1926) .... Chester Binney
- Poker Faces (1926) .... The hero
- The Nutcracker (1926) .... Horatio Slipaway
... aka Come on Charlie (USA: alternative title) - La boheme (1926) .... Colline
- The Business of Love (1925)
- Marry Me (1925) .... Johnn Smith #2
- Beggar on Horseback (1925) .... Neil McRae
- Helen's Babies (1924) .... Uncle Harry
- The Man Who Fights Alone (1924) .... Bob Alten
- Try and Get It (1924) (as Edward Horton) .... Glenn Collins
- Flapper Wives (1924) (as Edward Horton) .... Vincent Platt
... aka Perilous Love - To the Ladies (1923) (as Edward Horton) .... Leonard Beebe
- The Vow of Vengeance (1923)
- Ruggles of Red Gap (1923) (as Edward Horton) .... Ruggles
- A Front Page Story (1922) (as Edward Horton) .... Rodney Marvin
- The Ladder Jinx (1922) (as Edward Horton) .... Arthur Barnes
- Too Much Business (1922) (as Edward Horton) .... John Henry Jackson
Soundtrack:
- Pocketful of Miracles (1961) ("Jingle Bells" (1857) (uncredited))
- "The Lux Show" (1 episode, 1957)
... aka The Lux Show Starring Rosemary Clooney (USA: complete title)
- Episode #1.3 (1957) TV episode (performer: "I Won't Dance") - I Married an Angel (1942) (performer: "To Count Palaff (There Comes a Time)" (1942))
- That's Right - You're Wrong (1939) ("The Volga Boatman")
- Paris Honeymoon (1939) (performer: "The Funny Old Hills")
- Holiday (1938) (performer: "Gwine to Rune All Night (De Camptown Races)" (1850))
... aka Free to Live (UK)
... aka Unconventional Linda (UK: reissue title) - Hitting a New High (1937) (performer: "Let's Give Love Another Chance" (1937))
- Angel (1937) ("The Barber of Seville" (1816) (uncredited))
- Lost Horizon (1937) ("Here We Go Gathering Nuts in May" (uncredited))
... aka Lost Horizon of Shangri-La (USA: reissue title) - Going Highbrow (1935) (performer: "One in a Million" (1935) (uncredited))
- In Caliente (1935) ("When Irish Eyes Are Smiling", "The Lady in Red")
... aka Viva Senorita (USA: poster title) - The Gay Divorcee (1934) (performer: Let's K-nock K-neez")
... aka The Gay Divorce (UK) - Alice in Wonderland (1933) (performer: "Twinkle Twinkle Little Bat" (uncredited))
Director:
- Dad's Choice (1928)
Self:
- Johnny Carson Presents the Sun City Scandals '70 (1970) (TV) .... Himself/Sketch Actor
- "The David Frost Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
- Episode #2.188 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - "The Name of the Game" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
- Island of Gold and Precious Stones (1970) TV episode .... Himself - "The Steve Allen Comedy Hour" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
- Episode dated 24 October 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1964-1966)
- Episode dated 18 January 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 14 April 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself - "Fractured Flickers" .... Himself (1 episode, 1963)
- Episode #1.6 (1963) TV episode .... Himself - "Here's Hollywood" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
- Episode dated 28 July 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Himself - "The George Gobel Show" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1954-1960)
- Episode #6.7 (1960) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #3.6 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #1.9 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
... aka The Ford Show
- Episode #2.21 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1957)
... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #3.9 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Guest - "The Lux Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
... aka The Lux Show Starring Rosemary Clooney (USA: complete title)
- Episode #1.3 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - "The Name's the Same" .... Guest (1 episode, 1953)
- Episode dated 17 March 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Guest - "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (1 episode, 1949)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #2.47 (1949) TV episode .... Himself - Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 10 (1937) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 2 (1936) .... Himself
- Hollywood on Parade No. B-6 (1934) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 11 (1930) .... Himself
- Hollywood Snapshots #11 (1929) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- Ziegfeld Girl Intro (2004) (V) .... Noble Sage
- Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997) (TV) .... Himself
- The Celluloid Closet (1995) (uncredited) .... Himself
- To See Such Fun (1977) .... Himself
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