Edward Ellis

Edward Ellis

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

11/11/1870

Day of Death

26/07/1952
(82) years old

Place of Birth

Coldwater, Michigan, USA

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 ... Read More

Filmography

Cast

1942

The Omaha Trail

as Mr. Vane

1941

Steel Against the Sky

as Pop Aloysisus Evans

1941

A Man Betrayed

as Boss Thomas 'Tom' Cameron

1939

Main Street Lawyer

as Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs

1939

Three Sons

as Daniel Pardway

1939

Career

as Stephen Cruthers

1939

Man of Conquest

as Andrew Jackson

1938

A Man to Remember

as Dr. John Abbott

1938

Little Miss Broadway

as Pop Shea

1937

Midnight Madonna

as Judge Clark

1937

Let Them Live

as Pete Lindsey

1937

Maid of Salem

as Elder Goode

1936

Winterset

as Judge Gaunt

1936

The Texas Rangers

as Major Bailey

1936

Fury

as Sheriff

1936

The Lady Consents

as Jim Talbot

1936

Chatterbox

as Uriah Lowell

1935

The Return Of Peter Grimm

as Dr. Andrew Macpherson

1935

Village Tale

as Old Ike

1935

Transient Lady

as Nick Kiley

1934

The President Vanishes

as Lincoln Lee

1934

The Thin Man

as Clyde Wynant

1934

The Last Gentleman

as Claude, Cabot's butler

1934

The Trumpet Blows

as Chato

1934

The 9th Guest

as Tim Cronin

1934

Hi, Nellie!

as O'Connell

1933

From Headquarters

as Dr. Van de Water

1933

After Tonight

as Maj. Lieber

1933

Strictly Personal

as William "Soapy" Gibson

1933

Girl Missing

as Detective Chief McDonald

1919

Out Yonder

as Joey Clark

1917

The Law That Failed

as Luke Rodin

Crew

1917

The Great Bradley Mystery

as Scenario Writer