Birthday: Nov 11, 1870
Place of Birth: Coldwater, Michigan, USA

Edward Ellis

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.

Filmography

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

Edward Ellis

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