Edward Ellis

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

36

Gender

Male

Birthday

1870-11-11

Deathday

1952-07-26 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Coldwater, Michigan, USA

Also Known As

  • Edward Mayne Ellis

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.

Known For

The Thin Man
7.5%

The Thin Man

May 25, 1934

Fury
7.4%

Fury

Jun 5, 1936

The 9th Guest
5.8%

The 9th Guest

Jan 31, 1934

The Texas Rangers
6.4%

The Texas Rangers

Aug 28, 1936

Winterset
5.6%

Winterset

Dec 3, 1936

Little Miss Broadway
6.6%

Little Miss Broadway

Jul 29, 1938

A Man Betrayed
5.4%

A Man Betrayed

Mar 7, 1941

Hi, Nellie!
6.5%

Hi, Nellie!

Jan 20, 1934

Girl Missing
5.1%

Girl Missing

Mar 4, 1933

Maid of Salem
5.9%

Maid of Salem

Feb 12, 1937

From Headquarters
5.8%

From Headquarters

Nov 16, 1933

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Acting

1942
The Omaha Trail as Mr. Vane
1941
Steel Against the Sky as Pop Aloysisus Evans
1941
A Man Betrayed as Boss Thomas 'Tom' Cameron
1939
Main Street Lawyer as Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs
1939
Three Sons as Daniel Pardway
1939
Career as Stephen Cruthers
1939
Man of Conquest as Andrew Jackson
1938
A Man to Remember as Dr. John Abbott
1938
Little Miss Broadway as Pop Shea
1937
Midnight Madonna as Judge Clark
1937
Let Them Live as Pete Lindsey
1937
Maid of Salem as Elder Goode
1936
Winterset as Judge Gaunt
1936
The Texas Rangers as Major Bailey
1936
Fury as Sheriff
1936
The Lady Consents as Jim Talbot
1936
Chatterbox as Uriah Lowell
1935
The Return Of Peter Grimm as Dr. Andrew Macpherson
1935
Wanderer of the Wasteland as Dismukes
1935
Village Tale as Old Ike
1935
Transient Lady as Nick Kiley
1934
The President Vanishes as Lincoln Lee
1934
The Thin Man as Clyde Wynant
1934
The Last Gentleman as Claude, Cabot's butler
1934
The Trumpet Blows as Chato
1934
The 9th Guest as Tim Cronin
1934
Hi, Nellie! as O'Connell
1933
From Headquarters as Dr. Van de Water
1933
After Tonight as Maj. Lieber
1933
Strictly Personal as William "Soapy" Gibson
1933
Girl Missing as Detective Chief McDonald
1932
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang as Bomber Wells
1921
The Frontier of the Stars as Gregory
1919
Out Yonder as Joey Clark
1917
The Great Bradley Mystery as Bradley
1917
The Law That Failed as Luke Rodin

Writing

1917
The Great Bradley Mystery as Scenario Writer
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