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Edmund Gwenn

Actor | * 09/26/1877 († 81, 09/06/1959) | Wandsworth, London, England (United Kingdom (UK))
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Edmund Gwenn (born Edmund John Kellaway; 26 September 1877 – 6 September 1959) was an English actor. On film, he is 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 his appearances in four films directed by Alfred Hitchcock. As a stage actor in the West End and on Broadway, he 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 Broadway. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

When a local man's corpse appears on a nearby hillside, no one is quite sure what happened to him. Many of the town's residents secretly wonder if they are responsible, including the man's ex-wife, Je ...

The Trouble with Harry

PG

1955 | 3.5/5 | 1h 39min
Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
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Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that ma ...

Miracle on 34th Street

NR

1947 | 3.7/5 | 1h 36min
Comedy, Drama, Kids & Family
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Mr. and Mrs. Bennet have five unmarried daughters, and Mrs. Bennet is especially eager to find suitable husbands for them. When the rich single gentlemen Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy come to live nearby, ...

Pride and Prejudice

NR

1940 | 3.5/5 | 1h 58min
Drama, Romance / Love
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As a result of nuclear testing, gigantic, ferocious mutant ants appear in the American desert southwest, and a father-daughter team of entomologists join forces with the state police officer who first ...

Them!

Certification unknown

1954 | 3.4/5 | 1h 34min
Science Fiction, Horror
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Awards & Nominations for Edmund Gwenn

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame 2x Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture 2x Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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Movies with Edmund Gwenn as Actor(78)

as Self (archive footage)1982 Hollywood’s Children
as Prof. Jorge Serra Hamilton1956 The Rocket from Calabuch
as Capt. Albert Wiles1955 The Trouble with Harry
as Jeremiah Edward Emmett Augustus Nolan1955 It's a Dog's Life
as Prof. Juttner1954 The Student Prince
as Dr. Harold Medford1954 Them!
as Dr. Stone1953 Mister Scoutmaster
as Mr. Jordan1953 The Bigamist
as Bishop Courbet1952 Les Miserables
as Coach Ted 'Pop' Drew1952 Bonzo Goes to College
as 'Admiral' Johnnie Adams1952 Something for the Birds
as Grandpa Pat Ryan1952 Sally and Saint Anne
as Father Joseph Murray1951 Peking Express
as Mr. Hammond1950 Louisa
as Cyrus Baxter1950 Pretty Baby
as William "Skipper" Miller1950 Mister 880
as J.M. Middlecott1950 A Woman of Distinction
as Arthur1950 For Heaven's Sake
as John Traill1949 Challenge to Lassie
as Prof. Henry C. Barnes1948 Apartment for Peggy
as Mr. Milton1948 Hills of Home
as Rev. Dr. Lloyd1947 Life with Father
as Kris Kringle1947 Miracle on 34th Street
as Adam MacAdam1947 Thunder in the Valley
as Octavius Patourel1947 Green Dolphin Street
as Athelny1946 Of Human Bondage
as Professor Hamilton1946 Undercurrent
as Dr. Bergson1945 Bewitched
as Dr. Homer Pecke1945 She Went to the Races
as Albert Richard Kingby1945 Dangerous Partners
as Father Hamish MacNabb1944 The Keys of the Kingdom
as Scrubby1944 Between Two Worlds
as Frederick P. Leggitt1943 The Meanest Man in the World
as Rowlie Palmer1943 Lassie Come Home
as Stubbs1943 Forever and a Day
as Headmaster Justin1942 A Yank at Eton
as Bartolomé the Juggler1942 The Greatest Gift
as Hooper1941 The Devil and Miss Jones
as Insp. Cork1941 Scotland Yard
as Lord Fitzleigh1941 One Night In Lisbon
as President Corcoran1941 Cheers for Miss Bishop
as Stephen Spettigue1941 Charley's Aunt
as Rowley1940 Foreign Correspondent
as Tom Brown1940 An Englishman's Home
as Munsey, the Butler1940 The Earl of Chicago
as Lionel Sterling1940 The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Mr. Bennet1940 Pride and Prejudice
as Edward Ironside1939 Cheer Boys Cheer
as Dean of Cardinal1938 A Yank at Oxford
as Joe Higgins1938 Penny Paradise
as Alfred Huggins1938 South Riding
as Henry Campbell1937 Parnell
as Dr. Evan Beaumont1936 The Walking Dead
as John Bonnyfeather1936 Anthony Adverse
as Williams1936 Mad Holiday
as Jeffrey Crane1936 All American Chump
as Mr. Radfern1936 Laburnum Grove
as Bishop1935 The Bishop Misbehaves
as Henry Scarlett1935 Sylvia Scarlett
as Adm. Fitzporter1934 The Admiral's Secret
as Johann Strauss, the Elder1934 Waltzes from Vienna
as David Lawrence1934 Passing Shadows
as Jeremy Ammidon1934 Java Head
as Trotter1933 Channel Crossing
as Jess Oakroyd1933 The Good Companions
as Burgomaster1933 I Was A Spy
as Wakefield1933 Friday the Thirteenth
as Edmund Gilbert1933 Cash
as Philpotts1932 Love on Wheels
as Jim Willis1932 Frail Women
as Banting1932 Condemned to Death
as Sir Henry Blossom1932 Money for Nothing
as Mayor Pategg1932 Tell Me Tonight
as Her Husband (Teddy Bompas)1931 How He Lied to Her Husband
as Chris Hawthorne1931 Hindle Wakes
as Mr. Hornblower1931 The Skin Game
as Hornblower1921 The Skin Game
as Rupert K. Thunder / Macbeth1916 The Real Thing at Last

TV Shows/Series with Edmund Gwenn as Actor(4)

as Joe Saunders1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Walter Clinton Carter1955 The Millionaire
1955 Matinee Theater
as Self - Narrator1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Full Name: Edmund John Kellaway
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Wednesday, 09/26 1877 (September) in Wandsworth, London, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Sunday, 09/06 1959 (September) in Woodland Hills (aged: 81)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: King's College London, St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School
Spouses (current/former): Minnie Terry
Siblings: Arthur Chesney
Other names for Edmund Gwenn (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Edmund John Kellaway"
"Эдмунд Гвенн"
Edmund Gwenn frequently works together with these people:
Harry Tyler (15x, Actor)
Cedric Gibbons (14x, Crew)
Edwin B. Willis (13x, Crew)
Raymond Bailey (12x, Actor)
Victor Saville (11x, Crew)
Russell Collins (11x, Actor)
Ray Teal (11x, Actor)
Skip Homeier (10x, Actor)
Douglas Shearer (10x, Crew)
Percy Helton (10x, Actor)
Patricia Hitchcock (10x, Actress)
George Seaton (9x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:14211, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/24/2024