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Edmund Gwenn (born Edmund John Kellaway, 26 September 1877– 6 September 1959) was an English actor. On film, he is perhaps best remembered for his role as Kris Kringle in the Christmas film Miracle on 34th Street (1947), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the corresponding Golden Globe Award. He received a second Golden Globe and another Academy Award nomination for the comedy film Mister 880 (1950). He is also remembered for being in four films directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
As a stage actor in the West End and on Broadway, Gwenn was associated with a wide range of works by modern playwrights, including Bernard Shaw, John Galsworthy and J. B. Priestley. After the Second World War, he lived in the United States, where he had a successful career in Hollywood and on Broadway.
Actor Arthur Chesney was his brother and actor Cecil Kellaway was their cousin.
Filmography
all 87
Movies 83
TV Shows 4
self 2
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (2005)
'The Trouble with Harry' Isn't Over (2001)
Hollywood’s Children (1982)
The Greer Case (1957)
The Rocket from Calabuch (1956)
It's a Dog's Life (1955)
The Trouble with Harry (1955)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
The Millionaire (1955)
Them! (1954)
The Student Prince (1954)
The Bigamist (1953)
Mister Scoutmaster (1953)
Something for the Birds (1952)
Bonzo Goes to College (1952)
Les Miserables (1952)
Sally and Saint Anne (1952)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
Peking Express (1951)
Mister 880 (1950)
Pretty Baby (1950)
Louisa (1950)
A Woman of Distinction (1950)
Challenge to Lassie (1949)
Hills of Home (1948)
Apartment for Peggy (1948)
Thunder in the Valley (1947)
Life with Father (1947)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Green Dolphin Street (1947)
Undercurrent (1946)
Of Human Bondage (1946)
She Went to the Races (1945)
Bewitched (1945)
Dangerous Partners (1945)
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
The Meanest Man in the World (1943)
The Greatest Gift (1942)
A Yank at Eton (1942)
Charley's Aunt (1941)
One Night In Lisbon (1941)
Scotland Yard (1941)
Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941)
Pride and Prejudice (1940)
The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940)
An Englishman's Home (1940)
Cheer Boys Cheer (1939)
Penny Paradise (1938)
South Riding (1938)
A Yank at Oxford (1938)
Parnell (1937)
Laburnum Grove (1936)
Mad Holiday (1936)
All American Chump (1936)
Anthony Adverse (1936)
The Walking Dead (1936)
Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
Passing Shadows (1934)
Java Head (1934)
Waltzes from Vienna (1934)
The Admiral's Secret (1934)
Friday the Thirteenth (1933)
Channel Crossing (1933)
Cash (1933)
I Was A Spy (1933)
Early to Bed (1933)
The Good Companions (1933)
Tell Me Tonight (1932)
Love on Wheels (1932)
Money for Nothing (1932)
Frail Women (1932)
Hindle Wakes (1931)
The Skin Game (1931)
How He Lied to Her Husband (1931)
The Skin Game (1921)
The Real Thing at Last (1916)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1877-09-26
Deathday1959-09-06 (81 years old)
Birth NameEdmund John Kellaway
Birth PlaceWandsworth, London, England, UK
SiblingsArthur Chesney
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsEdmund John Kellaway, Эдмунд Гвенн
AwardsGolden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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