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Edward Ellis

Edward Ellis

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 11, 1870
Died Jul 26, 1952 (81)
Birthplace Coldwater, Michigan, USA
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Nov 15, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Character actor in films, often portraying strident types, he is best remembered cast as "The Thin Man" (actually, "Wynant") of the hit 1934 MGM film. He Ellis was active on Broadway as an actor, producer and playwright from 1905-32 (see "Other Works"). He died in Beverly Hills, CA at age 81 in ... 1952.

Known For

Filmography

The Omaha Trail

The Omaha Trail

1942

as Mr. Vane

A Man Betrayed

A Man Betrayed

1941

as Boss Thomas 'Tom' Cameron

Steel Against the Sky

Steel Against the Sky

1941

as Pop Aloysisus Evans

Three Sons

Three Sons

1939

as Daniel Pardway

Main Street Lawyer

Main Street Lawyer

1939

as Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs

Man of Conquest

Man of Conquest

1939

as Andrew Jackson

Career

Career

1939

as Stephen Cruthers

A Man to Remember

A Man to Remember

1938

as Dr. John Abbott

Little Miss Broadway

Little Miss Broadway

1938

as Pop Shea

Let Them Live

Let Them Live

1937

as Pete Lindsey

Midnight Madonna

Midnight Madonna

1937

as Judge Clark

Maid of Salem

Maid of Salem

1937

as Elder Goode

Chatterbox

Chatterbox

1936

as Uriah Lowell

Fury

Fury

1936

as Sheriff

The Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers

1936

as Major Bailey

The Lady Consents

The Lady Consents

1936

as Jim Talbot

Winterset

Winterset

1936

as Judge Gaunt

Wanderer of the Wasteland

Wanderer of the Wasteland

1935

as Dismukes

The Return Of Peter Grimm

The Return Of Peter Grimm

1935

as Dr. Andrew Macpherson

Village Tale

Village Tale

1935

as Old Ike

Transient Lady

Transient Lady

1935

as Nick Kiley

The 9th Guest

The 9th Guest

1934

as Tim Cronin

The Trumpet Blows

The Trumpet Blows

1934

as Chato

The Last Gentleman

The Last Gentleman

1934

as Claude, Cabot's butler

Hi, Nellie!

Hi, Nellie!

1934

as O'Connell

The Thin Man

The Thin Man

1934

as Clyde Wynant

The President Vanishes

The President Vanishes

1934

as Lincoln Lee

After Tonight

After Tonight

1933

as Maj. Lieber

From Headquarters

From Headquarters

1933

as Dr. Van de Water

Strictly Personal

Strictly Personal

1933

as William "Soapy" Gibson

Girl Missing

Girl Missing

1933

as Detective Chief McDonald

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932

as Bomber Wells

Out Yonder

Out Yonder

1919

as Joey Clark

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