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Edward Ellis

Edward Ellis

Edward Ellis

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1870-11-12

Deathday: 1952-07-26 (81 years old)

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.

Filmography

all 37

Movies 37

Writer 2

Mr. Vane

The Omaha Trail

The Omaha Trail (1942)

Pop Aloysius Evans

Steel Against the Sky

Steel Against the Sky (1941)

Tom Cameron aka Boss Cameron

A Man Betrayed

A Man Betrayed (1941)

Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs

Main Street Lawyer

Main Street Lawyer (1939)

Daniel Pardway

Three Sons

Three Sons (1939)

Stephen Cruthers

Career

Career (1939)

Andrew Jackson

Man of Conquest

Man of Conquest (1939)

Dr. John Abbott

A Man to Remember

A Man to Remember (1938)

Pop Shea

Little Miss Broadway

Little Miss Broadway (1938)

Judge Clark

Midnight Madonna

Midnight Madonna (1937)

Pete Lindsey

Let Them Live

Let Them Live (1937)

Elder Goode

Maid of Salem

Maid of Salem (1937)

Judge Gaunt

Winterset

Winterset (1936)

Major Bailey

The Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers (1936)

Sheriff

Fury

Fury (1936)

Jim Talbot

The Lady Consents

The Lady Consents (1936)

Uriah Lowell

Chatterbox

Chatterbox (1936)

Dr. Andrew Macpherson

The Return Of Peter Grimm

The Return Of Peter Grimm (1935)

Dismukes

Wanderer of the Wasteland

Wanderer of the Wasteland (1935)

Old Ike

Village Tale

Village Tale (1935)

Nick Kiley

Transient Lady

Transient Lady (1935)

Lincoln Lee

The President Vanishes

The President Vanishes (1934)

Clyde Wynant

The Thin Man

The Thin Man (1934)

Writer

Affairs of a Gentleman

Affairs of a Gentleman (1934)

Claude

The Last Gentleman

The Last Gentleman (1934)

Chato

The Trumpet Blows

The Trumpet Blows (1934)

Tim Cronin

The 9th Guest

The 9th Guest (1934)

O'Connell

Hi, Nellie!

Hi, Nellie! (1934)

Dr. Van de Water

From Headquarters

From Headquarters (1933)

Maj. Lieber

After Tonight

After Tonight (1933)

Soapy Gibson

Strictly Personal

Strictly Personal (1933)

Inspector McDonald

Girl Missing

Girl Missing (1933)

Bomber Wells

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

Gregory

The Frontier of the Stars

The Frontier of the Stars (1921)

Joey Clark

Out Yonder

Out Yonder (1919)

Bradley / Scenario Writer

The Great Bradley Mystery

The Great Bradley Mystery (1917)

Luke Rodin

The Law That Failed

The Law That Failed (1917)

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Edward Ellis

Edward Ellis

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1870-11-12

Deathday
1952-07-26 (81 years old)

Birth Place
Coldwater, United States

Father
Edward Charles Ellis

Siblings
Edith Ellis

Citizenships
United States

Also Known As
Edward Mayne Ellis

This article uses material from Wikipedia.

Last updated: 2024-12-01

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John Wray

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Dennis O'Keefe

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Frederick Burton

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