Edward Ellis

Edward Ellis

b. 1870 — d. 1952 (aged 82)
Actor Writer

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

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
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★ 8.2
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
The Thin Man
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★ 7.9
The Thin Man
1934
A Man to Remember
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★ 7.0
A Man to Remember
1938
Main Street Lawyer
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Main Street Lawyer
1939

Filmography

The Omaha Trail
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★ 5.7
The Omaha Trail
1942 Actor
Mr. Vane
A Man Betrayed
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★ 5.9
A Man Betrayed
1941 Actor
Tom Cameron aka Boss Cameron
Steel Against the Sky
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★ 5.8
Steel Against the Sky
1941 Actor
Pop Aloysius Evans
Man of Conquest
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★ 6.1
Man of Conquest
1939 Actor
Andrew Jackson
Three Sons
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★ 5.9
Three Sons
1939 Actor
Daniel Pardway
Career
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★ 6.3
Career
1939 Actor
Stephen Cruthers
Main Street Lawyer
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Main Street Lawyer
1939 Actor
Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs
Little Miss Broadway
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★ 6.5
Little Miss Broadway
1938 Actor
Pop Shea
A Man to Remember
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★ 7.0
A Man to Remember
1938 Actor
Dr. John Abbott
Maid of Salem
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★ 6.4
Maid of Salem
1937 Actor
Elder Goode
The Man in Blue
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★ 4.3
The Man in Blue
1937 Actor
Martin Dunne
Let Them Live
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Let Them Live
1937 Actor
Pete Lindsey
Midnight Madonna
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Midnight Madonna
1937 Actor
Judge Clark
Fury
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★ 7.8
Fury
1936 Actor
Sheriff
The Texas Rangers
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★ 6.6
The Texas Rangers
1936 Actor
Major Bailey
Winterset
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★ 6.0
Winterset
1936 Actor
Judge Gaunt
Chatterbox
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★ 6.0
Chatterbox
1936 Actor
Uriah Lowell
The Lady Consents
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★ 6.3
The Lady Consents
1936 Actor
Jim Talbot
The Return of Peter Grimm
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★ 6.2
The Return of Peter Grimm
1935 Actor
Dr. Andrew Macpherson
Village Tale
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★ 4.8
Village Tale
1935 Actor
Old Ike
Transient Lady
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★ 5.2
Transient Lady
1935 Actor
Nick Kiley
Wanderer of the Wasteland
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★ 5.3
Wanderer of the Wasteland
1935 Actor
Dismukes
The 9th Guest
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★ 6.7
The 9th Guest
1934 Actor
Tim Cronin
Hi, Nellie
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★ 6.8
Hi, Nellie
1934 Actor
O'Connell
The President Vanishes
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★ 6.0
The President Vanishes
1934 Actor
Lincoln Lee
The Last Gentleman
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★ 6.8
The Last Gentleman
1934 Actor
Claude
The Trumpet Blows
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★ 5.0
The Trumpet Blows
1934 Actor
Chato
Affairs of a Gentleman
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★ 6.9
Affairs of a Gentleman
1934 Writer
Girl Missing
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★ 6.7
Girl Missing
1933 Actor
Inspector McDonald
After Tonight
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★ 6.2
After Tonight
1933 Actor
Maj. Lieber
Strictly Personal
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★ 5.7
Strictly Personal
1933 Actor
Soapy Gibson
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
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★ 8.2
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932 Actor
Bomber Wells
Frontier of the Stars
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Frontier of the Stars
1921 Actor
Gregory
Out Yonder
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★ 6.3
Out Yonder
1919 Actor
Joey Clark
The Great Bradley Mystery
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The Great Bradley Mystery
1917 Actor Writer
Bradley
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The Law That Failed
1917 Actor
Luke Rodin
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