Director
Edward Sedgwick
November 7, 1891 · Galveston, Texas, USA
Edward Sedgwick was an American director, actor, writer, and producer whose career spanned the silent era through early television. Born in Galveston, Texas, to stage-performer parents, he began in vaudeville and entered films as a comic actor in 1915, often playing energetic baseball characters.
He moved into directing in 1921, initially making serials and Westerns—including films with Tom Mix and Hoot Gibson—before becoming best known as a comedy specialist.
Notable work
Often works with
Edward Brophy
10 titles together
The Cameraman, Parlor, Bedroom and Bath, Speak Easily
Buster Keaton
8 titles together
The Cameraman, Spite Marriage, Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
Sidney Bracey
5 titles together
The Cameraman, Parlor, Bedroom and Bath, Speak Easily
William Haines
4 titles together
Free and Easy, West Point, Spring Fever
Pat Harmon
3 titles together
Spite Marriage, What! No Beer?, Doughboys
Jimmy Durante
3 titles together
Speak Easily, What! No Beer?, The Passionate Plumber
Full filmography · 84
I Love Lucy: The Movie
Director
1953
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
Director
1951
A Southern Yankee
Director
1948
Air Raid Wardens
Director
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So You Won't Talk?
Director
1940
Beware Spooks!
Director
1939
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
Director
1939
The Gladiator
Director
1938
Fit for a King
Director
1937
Riding on Air
Director
1937
Pick a Star
Director
1937
Mister Cinderella
Director
1936