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Edmund Breese

Edmund Breese

Known For Acting
Birthday Jun 17, 1871
Died Apr 06, 1936 (64)
Birthplace Brooklyn, New York, USA
Popularity 10 (history)
Updated Aug 04, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia Edmund Breese (June 18, 1871 – April 6, 1936) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. Long on the stage with a varied Broadway career before entering movies he appeared with James O'Neill in The Count of Monte Cristo (1893), The Lion and the Mouse (1906) with Richard ... Bennett, The Third Degree (1909) with Helen Ware, The Master Mind (1913) with Elliott Dexter, the popular World War I era play Why Marry? (1917) with Estelle Winwood & Nat C. Goodwin and So This Is London (1922) with Donald Gallaher. He appeared in 129 films between 1914 and 1935. He is best remembered as the advice-giving German businessman at the beginning of the war film All Quiet on the Western Front. His final role was on stage in Night of January 16th from September 1935 to April 1936. Just before the play ended its run, Breese developed peritonitis, which he died from on April 6, 1936.

Known For

Filmography

Dancing Man

Dancing Man

1934

as J.C. Trevor

Lost in the Stratosphere

Lost in the Stratosphere

1934

as Col. Brooks

Come On, Marines!

Come On, Marines!

1934

as General Cabot

Beloved

Beloved

1934

as Maj. Tarrant

Treasure Island

Treasure Island

1934

as Pirate of the Spanish Main

Return of the Terror

Return of the Terror

1934

as Editor

Broadway Bill

Broadway Bill

1934

as Presiding Judge

Torchy Turns Turtle

Torchy Turns Turtle

1933

as Mr. Ellins

Trying Out Torchy

Trying Out Torchy

1933

as Mr. Ellins

Torchy's Kitty Coup

Torchy's Kitty Coup

1933

as Edward (Hickory) Ellins

Above the Clouds

Above the Clouds

1933

as Crusty

On Your Guard

On Your Guard

1933

as Prison Warden

Fighting With Kit Carson

Fighting With Kit Carson

1933

as Matt Fargo

A Man of Sentiment

A Man of Sentiment

1933

as John Russell Sr.

Duck Soup

Duck Soup

1933

as Zander

The Billion Dollar Scandal

The Billion Dollar Scandal

1933

as Mr. Haddock

Laughing at Life

Laughing at Life

1933

as Cabinet Officer

International House

International House

1933

as Doctor Wong

Female

Female

1933

as Board Member (Uncredited)

Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday

1933

as Investor (Uncredited)

The Reckoning

The Reckoning

1932

as Doc

Torchy's Busy Day

Torchy's Busy Day

1932

as Hickory Ellins

Torchy's Night Cap

Torchy's Night Cap

1932

as Hickory Ellins

Torchy Rolls His Own

Torchy Rolls His Own

1932

as Mr. Ellins

Torchy Turns the Trick

Torchy Turns the Trick

1932

as Hickory Ellins

Torchy's Two Toots

Torchy's Two Toots

1932

as Hickory Ellins

Women Won't Tell

Women Won't Tell

1932

as Attorney for the Defense

Love Bound

Love Bound

1932

as J.B. 'Lucky' Morrison

Alias Mary Smith

Alias Mary Smith

1932

as Mr. Hayes

The Hurricane Express

The Hurricane Express

1932

as The Secretary's Father

The Hatchet Man

The Hatchet Man

1932

as Yu Chang

Madame Butterfly

Madame Butterfly

1932

as Cho-Cho's Grandfather

Police Court

Police Court

1932

as Judge Robert Webster

Cross-Examination

Cross-Examination

1932

as Dwight Simpson

Drifting Souls

Drifting Souls

1932

as Brad Martin

The Golden West

The Golden West

1932

as Sam Lynch

The Cabin in the Cotton

The Cabin in the Cotton

1932

as Holmes Scott

The Match King

The Match King

1932

as Olaf Christofsen

Young Bride

Young Bride

1932

as Mr. C. B. Chadwick the Broker

As You Desire Me

As You Desire Me

1932

as Friar

Defenders of the Law

Defenders of the Law

1931

as Capt. Bill Houston

Torchy Passes the Buck

Torchy Passes the Buck

1931

as Mr. Ellins

Torchy

Torchy

1931

as Hickory Ellins

Chinatown After Dark

Chinatown After Dark

1931

as Le Fong

Morals for Women

Morals for Women

1931

as Mr. Hutson

Young Sinners

Young Sinners

1931

as Trent

The Good Bad Girl

The Good Bad Girl

1931

as J.P. Henderson

The Public Defender

The Public Defender

1931

as Frank Wells

Millie

Millie

1931

as Defense Attorney

Platinum Blonde

Platinum Blonde

1931

as Conroy

Mata Hari

Mata Hari

1931

as Warden

The Painted Desert

The Painted Desert

1931

as Judge Matthews

Rough Waters

Rough Waters

1930

as Captain Thomas

Hold Everything

Hold Everything

1930

as Pop O'Keefe

Top Speed

Top Speed

1930

as Spencer Colgate

Tol'able David

Tol'able David

1930

as Hunter Kinemon

The Sea Bat

The Sea Bat

1930

as Maddocks

Playboy of Paris

Playboy of Paris

1930

as General de Karodek

Bright Lights

Bright Lights

1930

as Franklin Harris

Kismet

Kismet

1930

as Jawan

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930

as Herr Meyer

Girl Overboard

Girl Overboard

1929

as Jim Keefe

Fancy Baggage

Fancy Baggage

1929

as John Hardin

Sonny Boy

Sonny Boy

1929

as Thorpe

The Hottentot

The Hottentot

1929

as Ollie

The Haunted House

The Haunted House

1928

as Uncle Herbert

Conquest

Conquest

1928

as William Holden

Finders Keepers

Finders Keepers

1928

as Hastings

The Perfect Crime

The Perfect Crime

1928

as Wilmot

Burning Daylight

Burning Daylight

1928

as John Dossett

On Trial

On Trial

1928

as Judge

Paradise for Two

Paradise for Two

1927

as Uncle Howard

The Brown Derby

The Brown Derby

1926

as John J. Caldwell

The Highbinders

The Highbinders

1926

as Mike Harrigan

The Live Wire

The Live Wire

1925

as Sawdust Sam

Womanhandled

Womanhandled

1925

as Uncle Lester

The Early Bird

The Early Bird

1925

as The Great La Tour

The Speed Spook

The Speed Spook

1924

as Chuck Brady

Restless Wives

Restless Wives

1924

as Hobart Richards

Damaged Hearts

Damaged Hearts

1924

as Innkeeper

The Sixth Commandment

The Sixth Commandment

1924

as Col. Saunders

Three O'Clock in the Morning

Three O'Clock in the Morning

1923

as Mr. Winthrop

Luck

Luck

1923

as Alan Crosby

Bright Lights of Broadway

Bright Lights of Broadway

1923

as Reverend Graham Drake

Beyond the Rainbow

Beyond the Rainbow

1922

as Insp. Richardson

Burn 'Em Up Barnes

Burn 'Em Up Barnes

1921

as King Cole

Chains of Evidence

Chains of Evidence

1920

as Judge Frank Sturgis

Someone Must Pay

Someone Must Pay

1919

as Charles Bryant

The Weakness of Strength

The Weakness of Strength

1916

as Daniel Gaynor

A Man's Home

A Man's Home

1921

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