Edward Horton Jr. (March 18, 1886 – September 29, 1970).
Edward Everett Horton was a popular movie character actor who enjoyed a successful career starting in silent movies in 1922 and making his last film in 1971. He came into movies from the theatre and had no difficulty adapting to the new medium of sound and became well known for his "crackling" voice.
Later in his career, he moved into television and gained a completely new fanbase as the storyteller in the animated series Fractured Fairy Tales.
He appeared with Donna Reed in the movie, Faithful In My Fashion (1946).