Edmund Breese

Edmund Breese

1871-06-17 – 1936-04-06 (age 64) Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Biography

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Edmund Breese (June 18, 1871 – April 6, 1936) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. Long on the stage with a varied Broadway career before entering movies he appeared with James O'Neill in The Count of Monte Cristo (1893), The Lion and the Mouse (1906) with Richard Bennett, The Third Degree (1909) with Helen Ware, The Master Mind (1913) with Elliott Dexter, the popular World War I era play Why Marry? (1917) with Estelle Winwood & Nat C. Goodwin and So This Is London (1922) with Donald Gallaher. He appeared in 129 films between 1914 and 1935. He is best remembered as the advice-giving German businessman at the beginning of the war film All Quiet on the Western Front.

His final role was on stage in Night of January 16th from September 1935 to April 1936. Just before the play ended its run, Breese developed peritonitis, which he died from on April 6, 1936.

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Known For

All Quiet on the Western Front
Marriage Morals
Marriage Morals

1923

as Harry's Father

Mata Hari
Mata Hari

1931

as Warden

Treasure Island
Treasure Island

1934

as Pirate of the Spanish Main

Love Bound
Love Bound

1932

as J.B. 'Lucky' Morrison

Duck Soup
Duck Soup

1933

as Zander

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Wildfire

1925

as Sen. Woodhurst

Home Made
Home Made

1927

as Mr. Tilford

On Your Guard
On Your Guard

1933

as Prison Warden

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Torchy

1931

as Hickory Ellins

Girls Gone Wild
Girls Gone Wild

1929

as Judge Elliott

Paradise for Two
Paradise for Two

1927

as Uncle Howard

Laughing at Life
Laughing at Life

1933

as Cabinet Officer

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Torchy's Kitty Coup

1933

as Edward (Hickory) Ellins

Only Yesterday
Only Yesterday

1933

as Investor (Uncredited)

Broadway Bill
Broadway Bill

1934

as Presiding Judge

A Common Level
A Common Level

1920

as Matthew Ryan

The Good Bad Girl
The Good Bad Girl

1931

as J.P. Henderson

The Curse of Drink
The Curse of Drink

1922

as John Rand

The Cabin in the Cotton
The Cabin in the Cotton

1932

as Holmes Scott