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