Edward Ellis
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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.
Known for
Credits
Fury (1936)
as Sheriff
The Thin Man (1934)
as Clyde Wynant
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
as Bomber Wells
Maid of Salem (1937)
as Elder Goode
The President Vanishes (1934)
as Lincoln Lee
Hi, Nellie! (1934)
as O'Connell
The Man in Blue (1937)
as Martin Dunne
A Man Betrayed (1941)
as Boss Thomas 'Tom' Cameron
Winterset (1936)
as Judge Gaunt
The 9th Guest (1934)
as Tim Cronin
The Omaha Trail (1942)
as Mr. Vane
Wanderer of the Wasteland (1935)
as Dismukes
The Lady Consents (1936)
as Jim Talbot
After Tonight (1933)
as Maj. Lieber
Midnight Madonna (1937)
as Judge Clark
Transient Lady (1935)
as Nick Kiley
The Texas Rangers (1936)
as Major Bailey
Man of Conquest (1939)
as Andrew Jackson
From Headquarters (1933)
as Dr. Van de Water
Strictly Personal (1933)
as William "Soapy" Gibson
Let Them Live (1937)
as Pete Lindsey
Career (1939)
as Stephen Cruthers
Girl Missing (1933)
as Detective Chief McDonald
Little Miss Broadway (1938)
as Pop Shea
Village Tale (1935)
as Old Ike
The Return Of Peter Grimm (1935)
as Dr. Andrew Macpherson
Steel Against the Sky (1941)
as Pop Aloysisus Evans
Main Street Lawyer (1939)
as Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs
A Man to Remember (1938)
as Dr. John Abbott
The Trumpet Blows (1934)
as Chato
Three Sons (1939)
as Daniel Pardway
The Last Gentleman (1934)
as Claude, Cabot's butler
Chatterbox (1936)
as Uriah Lowell
Out Yonder (1919)
as Joey Clark
The Law That Failed (1917)
as Luke Rodin
The Frontier of the Stars (1921)
as Gregory
The Great Bradley Mystery (1917)
as Bradley