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Edmund Breese

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1871-06-17

Day of Death

1936-04-06

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Edmund Breese

Biography

From Wikipedia Edmund Breese (June 18, 1871 – April 6, 1936) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. Long on the stage with a varied Broadway career before entering movies he appeared with James O'Neill in The Count of Monte Cristo (1893), The Lion and the Mouse (1906) with Richard Bennett, The Third Degree (1909) with Helen Ware, The Master Mind (1913) with Elliott Dexter, the popular World War I era play Why Marry? (1917) with Estelle Winwood & Nat C. Goodwin and So This Is London (1922) with Donald Gallaher. He appeared in 129 films between 1914 and 1935. He is best remembered as the advice-giving German businessman at the beginning of the war film All Quiet on the Western Front. His final role was on stage in Night of January 16th from September 1935 to April 1936. Just before the play ended its run, Breese developed peritonitis, which he died from on April 6, 1936.

Filmography (118)

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⭐ 8.0 Role: Judge Robert Stanhope

The Marriage Bargain

1935
⭐ 6.0 Role: Presiding Judge

Broadway Bill

1934
⭐ 4.9 Role: Col. Brooks

Lost in the Stratosphere

1934
⭐ 6.5 Role: Pirate of the Spanish Main

Treasure Island

1934
⭐ 6.5 Role: Editor

Return of the Terror

1934
⭐ 5.6 Role: General Cabot

Come On, Marines!

1934
⭐ 6.5 Role: J.C. Trevor

Dancing Man

1934
⭐ 9.0 Role: Maj. Tarrant

Beloved

1934
⭐ 6.5 Role: Crusty

Above the Clouds

1933
⭐ 7.3 Role: Zander

Duck Soup

1933
⭐ 6.3 Role: Board Member (Uncredited)

Female

1933
⭐ 7.3 Role: Investor (Uncredited)

Only Yesterday

1933
⭐ 8.0 Role: Thomas Van Dyne

Ladies Must Love

1933
⭐ 7.0 Role: John Russell Sr.

A Man of Sentiment

1933
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⭐ 0 Role: Mr. Ellins

Trying Out Torchy

1933