Edward Ellis

Edward Ellis

1870-11-11 – 1952-07-26 (age 81) Coldwater, Michigan, USA
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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 1952.

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Known For

The Thin Man
The Thin Man

1934

as Clyde Wynant

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Fury
Fury

1936

as Sheriff

The Lady Consents
The Lady Consents

1936

as Jim Talbot

The Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers

1936

as Major Bailey

Winterset
Winterset

1936

as Judge Gaunt

A Man Betrayed
A Man Betrayed

1941

as Boss Thomas 'Tom' Cameron

Transient Lady
Transient Lady

1935

as Nick Kiley

Hi, Nellie!
Hi, Nellie!

1934

as O'Connell

Little Miss Broadway
Little Miss Broadway

1938

as Pop Shea

Wanderer of the Wasteland
A Man to Remember
A Man to Remember

1938

as Dr. John Abbott

From Headquarters
From Headquarters

1933

as Dr. Van de Water

Maid of Salem
Maid of Salem

1937

as Elder Goode

Chatterbox
Chatterbox

1936

as Uriah Lowell

Man of Conquest
Man of Conquest

1939

as Andrew Jackson

The Law That Failed
The Law That Failed

1917

as Luke Rodin

The Return Of Peter Grimm
The Return Of Peter Grimm

1935

as Dr. Andrew Macpherson

Steel Against the Sky
Steel Against the Sky

1941

as Pop Aloysisus Evans

The Man in Blue
The Man in Blue

1937

as Martin Dunne