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