Edward Ellis

Edward Ellis

Known for

Acting

Born

November 11, 1870

Birthplace

Coldwater, Michigan, USA

Died

July 26, 1952 (aged 81)

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.

Best known work

The Thin Man

The Thin Man

1934

Fury

Fury

1936

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932

The 9th Guest

The 9th Guest

1934

The Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers

1936

Winterset

Winterset

1936

Little Miss Broadway

Little Miss Broadway

1938

A Man Betrayed

A Man Betrayed

1941

Hi, Nellie!

Hi, Nellie!

1934

Girl Missing

Girl Missing

1933

Filmography

1942
The Omaha Trail
as Mr. Vane
1941
Steel Against the Sky
as Pop Aloysisus Evans
1941
A Man Betrayed
as Boss Thomas 'Tom' Cameron
1939
Main Street Lawyer
as Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs
1939
Three Sons
as Daniel Pardway
1939
Career
as Stephen Cruthers
1939
Man of Conquest
as Andrew Jackson
1938
A Man to Remember
as Dr. John Abbott
1938
Little Miss Broadway
as Pop Shea
1937
Midnight Madonna
as Judge Clark
1937
The Man in Blue
as Martin Dunne
1937
Let Them Live
as Pete Lindsey
1937
Maid of Salem
as Elder Goode
1936
Winterset
as Judge Gaunt
1936
The Texas Rangers
as Major Bailey
1936
Fury
as Sheriff
1936
The Lady Consents
as Jim Talbot
1936
Chatterbox
as Uriah Lowell
1935
The Return Of Peter Grimm
as Dr. Andrew Macpherson
1935
Wanderer of the Wasteland
as Dismukes
1935
Village Tale
as Old Ike
1935
Transient Lady
as Nick Kiley
1934
The President Vanishes
as Lincoln Lee
1934
The Thin Man
as Clyde Wynant
1934
The Last Gentleman
as Claude, Cabot's butler