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Edward Ellis

Edward Ellis

Born: 1870-11-11 • Coldwater, Michigan, USA

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
The Omaha Trail poster
The Omaha Trail
1942 • Mr. Vane
Steel Against the Sky poster
Steel Against the Sky
1941 • Pop Aloysisus Evans
A Man Betrayed poster
A Man Betrayed
1941 • Boss Thomas 'Tom' Cameron
Main Street Lawyer poster
Main Street Lawyer
1939 • Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs
Three Sons poster
Three Sons
1939 • Daniel Pardway
Career poster
Career
1939 • Stephen Cruthers
Man of Conquest poster
Man of Conquest
1939 • Andrew Jackson
A Man to Remember poster
A Man to Remember
1938 • Dr. John Abbott
Little Miss Broadway poster
Little Miss Broadway
1938 • Pop Shea
No Image
Midnight Madonna
1937 • Judge Clark
Let Them Live poster
Let Them Live
1937 • Pete Lindsey
Maid of Salem poster
Maid of Salem
1937 • Elder Goode
Winterset poster
Winterset
1936 • Judge Gaunt
The Texas Rangers poster
The Texas Rangers
1936 • Major Bailey
Fury poster
Fury
1936 • Sheriff
The Lady Consents poster
The Lady Consents
1936 • Jim Talbot
Chatterbox poster
Chatterbox
1936 • Uriah Lowell
The Return Of Peter Grimm poster
The Return Of Peter Grimm
1935 • Dr. Andrew Macpherson
Wanderer of the Wasteland poster
Wanderer of the Wasteland
1935 • Dismukes
Village Tale poster
Village Tale
1935 • Old Ike
Transient Lady poster
Transient Lady
1935 • Nick Kiley
The President Vanishes poster
The President Vanishes
1934 • Lincoln Lee
The Thin Man poster
The Thin Man
1934 • Clyde Wynant
The Last Gentleman poster
The Last Gentleman
1934 • Claude, Cabot's butler
The Trumpet Blows poster
The Trumpet Blows
1934 • Chato
The 9th Guest poster
The 9th Guest
1934 • Tim Cronin
Hi, Nellie! poster
Hi, Nellie!
1934 • O'Connell
From Headquarters poster
From Headquarters
1933 • Dr. Van de Water
After Tonight poster
After Tonight
1933 • Maj. Lieber
Strictly Personal poster
Strictly Personal
1933 • William "Soapy" Gibson
Girl Missing poster
Girl Missing
1933 • Detective Chief McDonald
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang poster
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932 • Bomber Wells
The Frontier of the Stars poster
The Frontier of the Stars
1921 • Gregory
Out Yonder poster
Out Yonder
1919 • Joey Clark
The Great Bradley Mystery poster
The Great Bradley Mystery
1917 • Bradley
The Law That Failed poster
The Law That Failed
1917 • Luke Rodin