Edward Ellis
Age: 81 | From:
Person Details
Birthday: 1870-11-12 23:25:48
Death: 1952-07-26 23:25:48
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth:
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Movie Involvements: 25
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
(1932) Bomber Wells
Fury
(1936) Sheriff
Winterset
(1936) Judge Gaunt
Maid of Salem
(1937) Elder Goode
The Texas Rangers
(1936) Major Bailey
The 9th Guest
(1934) Tim Cronin
After Tonight
(1933) Maj. Lieber
Little Miss Broadway
(1938) Pop SheaActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Mr. Vane | |
| 1941 | Pop Aloysisus Evans | |
| Boss Thomas 'Tom' Cameron | ||
| 1939 | Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs | |
| Daniel Pardway | ||
| Stephen Cruthers | ||
| Andrew Jackson | ||
| 1938 | Dr. John Abbott | |
| Pop Shea | ||
| 1937 | Judge Clark | |
| Pete Lindsey | ||
| Elder Goode | ||
| 1936 | Judge Gaunt | |
| Major Bailey | ||
| Sheriff | ||
| Jim Talbot | ||
| Uriah Lowell | ||
| 1935 | Dr. Andrew Macpherson | |
| Dismukes | ||
| Old Ike | ||
| Nick Kiley | ||
| 1934 | Lincoln Lee | |
| Clyde Wynant | ||
| Claude, Cabot's butler | ||
| Chato | ||
| Tim Cronin | ||
| O'Connell | ||
| 1933 | Maj. Lieber | |
| Dr. Van de Water | ||
| William "Soapy" Gibson | ||
| Detective Chief McDonald | ||
| 1932 | Bomber Wells | |
| 1919 | Joey Clark | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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