Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1870-11-11
Day of Death
1952-07-26
Place of Birth
Coldwater, Michigan, USA
Edward Ellis
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.
Filmography (37)
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Mr. Vane
The Omaha Trail
1942
⭐ 5.4
Role:
Pop Aloysisus Evans
Steel Against the Sky
1941
⭐ 5.6
Role:
Boss Thomas 'Tom' Cameron
A Man Betrayed
1941
⭐ 5.0
Role:
Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs
Main Street Lawyer
1939
⭐ 2.5
Role:
Daniel Pardway
Three Sons
1939
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Stephen Cruthers
Career
1939
⭐ 5.6
Role:
Andrew Jackson
Man of Conquest
1939
⭐ 6.7
Role:
Dr. John Abbott
A Man to Remember
1938
⭐ 6.5
Role:
Pop Shea
Little Miss Broadway
1938
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Judge Clark
Midnight Madonna
1937
⭐ 10.0
Role:
Martin Dunne
The Man in Blue
1937
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Pete Lindsey
Let Them Live
1937
⭐ 6.2
Role:
Elder Goode
Maid of Salem
1937
⭐ 5.9
Role:
Judge Gaunt
Winterset
1936
⭐ 6.6
Role:
Major Bailey
