Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1877-09-26
Day of Death
1959-09-06
Place of Birth
Wandsworth, London, England, UK
Edmund Gwenn
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edmund Gwenn (born Edmund John Kellaway, 26 September 1877– 6 September 1959) was an English actor. On film, he is perhaps best remembered for his role as Kris Kringle in the Christmas film Miracle on 34th Street (1947), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the corresponding Golden Globe Award. He received a second Golden Globe and another Academy Award nomination for the comedy film Mister 880 (1950). He is also remembered for being in four films directed by Alfred Hitchcock. As a stage actor in the West End and on Broadway, Gwenn was associated with a wide range of works by modern playwrights, including Bernard Shaw, John Galsworthy and J. B. Priestley. After the Second World War, he lived in the United States, where he had a successful career in Hollywood and on Broadway. Actor Arthur Chesney was his brother and actor Cecil Kellaway was their cousin.
Filmography (84)
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
2021
Hollywood’s Children
1982
The Greer Case
1957
The Rocket from Calabuch
1956
It's a Dog's Life
1955
The Trouble with Harry
1955
Them!
1954
The Student Prince
1954
The Bigamist
1953
Mister Scoutmaster
1953
Something for the Birds
1952
Bonzo Goes to College
1952
Les Miserables
1952
Sally and Saint Anne
1952
