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Acting
Edward Ellis
Also known as: Edward Mayne Ellis
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.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 11, 1870
Day of Death
July 26, 1952
Age at Death
81 years old
Place of Birth
Coldwater, Michigan, USA
Popularity Score
0.5
Filmography
The Omaha Trail
Mr. Vane
1942Movie
A Man Betrayed
Boss Thomas 'Tom' Cameron
1941Movie
Steel Against the Sky
Pop Aloysisus Evans
1941Movie
Three Sons
Daniel Pardway
1939Movie
Man of Conquest
Andrew Jackson
1939Movie
Career
Stephen Cruthers
1939Movie
Main Street Lawyer
Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs
1939Movie
A Man to Remember
Dr. John Abbott
1938Movie
Little Miss Broadway
Pop Shea
1938Movie
Maid of Salem
Elder Goode
1937Movie
Midnight Madonna
Judge Clark
1937Movie
Let Them Live
Pete Lindsey
1937Movie
The Man in Blue
Martin Dunne
1937Movie
Fury
Sheriff
1936Movie
The Texas Rangers
Major Bailey
1936Movie
Chatterbox
Uriah Lowell
1936Movie
The Lady Consents
Jim Talbot
1936Movie
Winterset
Judge Gaunt
1936Movie
Wanderer of the Wasteland
Dismukes
1935Movie
Village Tale
Old Ike
1935Movie
The Return Of Peter Grimm
Dr. Andrew Macpherson
1935Movie
Transient Lady
Nick Kiley
1935Movie
The Thin Man
Clyde Wynant
1934Movie
The Last Gentleman
Claude, Cabot's butler
1934Movie
The 9th Guest
Tim Cronin
1934Movie
The President Vanishes
Lincoln Lee
1934Movie
Hi, Nellie!
O'Connell
1934Movie
The Trumpet Blows
Chato
1934Movie
Girl Missing
Detective Chief McDonald
1933Movie
From Headquarters
Dr. Van de Water
1933Movie
After Tonight
Maj. Lieber
1933Movie
Strictly Personal
William "Soapy" Gibson
1933Movie
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Bomber Wells
1932Movie
The Frontier of the Stars
Gregory
1921Movie
Out Yonder
Joey Clark
1919Movie
The Law That Failed
Luke Rodin
1917Movie
The Great Bradley Mystery
Bradley
1917Movie
The Great Bradley Mystery
Scenario Writer
1917Movie