Edward Ellis1870 - 1952

usually

Actor

Popularity

1.6

Famous

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.

Credits

The Omaha Trail
The Omaha Trail

1942

Western

as Mr. Vane

7
0.2
Steel Against the Sky
Steel Against the Sky

1941

Action • Adventure • Comedy

as Pop Aloysisus Evans

5
0.3
A Man Betrayed
A Man Betrayed

1941

Comedy • Crime • Drama • Romance

as Boss Thomas 'Tom' Cameron

5.4
0.3
Main Street Lawyer
Main Street Lawyer

1939

Crime • Drama

as Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs

2
0.2
Three Sons
Three Sons

1939

Drama

as Daniel Pardway

3.2
0.1
Career
Career

1939

Drama

as Stephen Cruthers

0
0.2
Man of Conquest
Man of Conquest

1939

Drama • History • Western

as Andrew Jackson

5.4
0.3
A Man to Remember
A Man to Remember

1938

Drama • Romance

as Dr. John Abbott

6.5
0.3
Little Miss Broadway
Little Miss Broadway

1938

Drama • Family • Music

as Pop Shea

6.6
0.3
Midnight Madonna
Midnight Madonna

1937

Drama

as Judge Clark

0
0.2
Let Them Live
Let Them Live

1937

Drama

as Pete Lindsey

0
0.2
Maid of Salem
Maid of Salem

1937

Drama

as Elder Goode

5.9
0.4
Winterset
Winterset

1936

Crime • Drama • Romance

as Judge Gaunt

5.7
0.4
The Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers

1936

Western

as Major Bailey

6.4
0.3
Fury
Fury

1936

Crime • Drama

as Sheriff

7.4
0.8
The Lady Consents
The Lady Consents

1936

Drama

as Jim Talbot

5.8
0.1
Chatterbox
Chatterbox

1936

Comedy • Drama

as Uriah Lowell

6
0.1
The Return Of Peter Grimm
The Return Of Peter Grimm

1935

Comedy • Drama • Fantasy • Romance

as Dr. Andrew Macpherson

5.2
0.1
Wanderer of the Wasteland
Wanderer of the Wasteland

1935

Action • Adventure • Romance • Western

as Dismukes

5
0.2
Village Tale
Village Tale

1935

Drama

as Old Ike

4.5
0.5
Transient Lady
Transient Lady

1935

Action • Drama • Romance

as Nick Kiley

5.5
0.3
The President Vanishes
The President Vanishes

1934

Crime • Mystery

as Lincoln Lee

7
0.6
The Thin Man
The Thin Man

1934

Comedy • Crime • Mystery

as Clyde Wynant

7.5
1
The Last Gentleman
The Last Gentleman

1934

Comedy

as Claude, Cabot's butler

3
0.2
The Trumpet Blows
The Trumpet Blows

1934

Drama

as Chato

0
0.1
The 9th Guest
The 9th Guest

1934

Horror • Mystery

as Tim Cronin

5.8
0.2
Hi, Nellie!
Hi, Nellie!

1934

Comedy • Crime • Drama

as O'Connell

6.5
0.3
From Headquarters
From Headquarters

1933

Crime • Drama • Mystery

as Dr. Van de Water

5.8
0.4
After Tonight
After Tonight

1933

Drama • Romance • War

as Maj. Lieber

6.3
0.1
Strictly Personal
Strictly Personal

1933

Drama

as William "Soapy" Gibson

5
0.1
Girl Missing
Girl Missing

1933

Comedy • Crime • Mystery

as Detective Chief McDonald

5.1
0.2
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932

Crime • Drama

as Bomber Wells

7.8
1
The Frontier of the Stars
The Frontier of the Stars

1921

Crime • Drama

as Gregory

0
0.1
Out Yonder
Out Yonder

1919

Drama

as Joey Clark

6.3
0.1
The Great Bradley Mystery
The Great Bradley Mystery

1917

Mystery

as Bradley

0
0
The Law That Failed
The Law That Failed

1917

Drama

as Luke Rodin

0
0

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