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Edward Ellis

Actor / Screenwriter | * 11/12/1870 († 81, 07/26/1952) | Coldwater (United States of America (USA))
Edward Mayne Ellis (November 12, 1870 – July 26, 1952) was an American actor. He played the title role in The Thin Man, as well as in A Man to Remember. ()

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.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Comedies

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Movies with Edward Ellis as Actor(33)

as Mr. Vane1942 The Omaha Trail
as Pop Aloysisus Evans1941 Steel Against the Sky
as Boss Thomas 'Tom' Cameron1941 A Man Betrayed
as Daniel Pardway1939 Three Sons
as Andrew Jackson1939 Man of Conquest
as Stephen Cruthers1939 Career
as Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs1939 Main Street Lawyer
as Pop Shea1938 Little Miss Broadway
as Dr. John Abbott1938 A Man to Remember
as Elder Goode1937 Maid of Salem
as Pete Lindsey1937 Let Them Live
as Judge Clark1937 Midnight Madonna
as Uriah Lowell1936 Chatterbox
as Major Bailey1936 The Texas Rangers
as Sheriff1936 Fury
as Judge Gaunt1936 Winterset
as Jim Talbot1936 The Lady Consents
as Old Ike1935 Village Tale
as Nick Kiley1935 Transient Lady
as Dr. Andrew Macpherson1935 The Return Of Peter Grimm
as Clyde Wynant1934 The Thin Man
as Tim Cronin1934 The 9th Guest
as O'Connell1934 Hi, Nellie!
as Lincoln Lee1934 The President Vanishes
as Claude, Cabot's butler1934 The Last Gentleman
as Chato1934 The Trumpet Blows
as Detective Chief McDonald1933 Girl Missing
as William "Soapy" Gibson1933 Strictly Personal
as Maj. Lieber1933 After Tonight
as Dr. Van de Water1933 From Headquarters
as Joey Clark1919 Out Yonder

Full Name: Edward Ellis
Born: Saturday, 11/12 1870 (November) in Coldwater (United States of America (USA))
Died: Saturday, 07/26 1952 (July) in Beverly Hills (aged: 81)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Siblings: Edith Ellis
Other names for Edward Ellis (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Edward Ellis (Schauspieler)"
Edward Ellis frequently works together with these people:
Donald Meek (7x, Actor)
Harold Huber (5x, Actor)
Janet Beecher (5x, Actress)
Robert Barrat (4x, Actor)
Hobart Cavanaugh (4x, Actor)
Willard Robertson (4x, Actor)
Frank O'Connor (4x, Actor)
Robert Homans (4x, Actor)
Don Mullaly (4x, Crew)
John L. Cass (3x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1325974, Added: 09/03/2019, Last updated: 03/23/2024