Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
November 11, 1870
Place of Birth:
Coldwater, Michigan, USA
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Edward Ellis
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
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | The Omaha Trail | Mr. Vane |
| 1941 | A Man Betrayed | Boss Thomas 'Tom' Cameron |
| 1941 | Steel Against the Sky | Pop Aloysisus Evans |
| 1939 | Three Sons | Daniel Pardway |
| 1939 | Man of Conquest | Andrew Jackson |
| 1939 | Career | Stephen Cruthers |
| 1939 | Main Street Lawyer | Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs |
| 1938 | A Man to Remember | Dr. John Abbott |
| 1938 | Little Miss Broadway | Pop Shea |
| 1937 | Maid of Salem | Elder Goode |
| 1937 | Midnight Madonna | Judge Clark |
| 1937 | Let Them Live | Pete Lindsey |
| 1936 | Fury | Sheriff |
| 1936 | The Texas Rangers | Major Bailey |
| 1936 | Chatterbox | Uriah Lowell |
| 1936 | The Lady Consents | Jim Talbot |
| 1936 | Winterset | Judge Gaunt |
| 1935 | Wanderer of the Wasteland | Dismukes |
| 1935 | Village Tale | Old Ike |
| 1935 | The Return Of Peter Grimm | Dr. Andrew Macpherson |
| 1935 | Transient Lady | Nick Kiley |
| 1934 | The Thin Man | Clyde Wynant |
| 1934 | The Last Gentleman | Claude, Cabot's butler |
| 1934 | The 9th Guest | Tim Cronin |
| 1934 | The President Vanishes | Lincoln Lee |
| 1934 | Hi, Nellie! | O'Connell |
| 1934 | The Trumpet Blows | Chato |
| 1933 | Girl Missing | Detective Chief McDonald |
| 1933 | From Headquarters | Dr. Van de Water |
| 1933 | After Tonight | Maj. Lieber |
| 1933 | Strictly Personal | William "Soapy" Gibson |
| 1932 | I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang | Bomber Wells |
| 1921 | The Frontier of the Stars | Gregory |
| 1919 | Out Yonder | Joey Clark |
| 1917 | The Law That Failed | Luke Rodin |
| 1917 | The Great Bradley Mystery | Bradley |
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