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