Edward Ellis

Edward Ellis

ActorWriter Nov 11 (died age 81) Coldwater, Michigan, USA 1917–1942 (25 year career)
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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

Filmography

Acting (36)

Movies (36)

The Omaha Trail

The Omaha Trail

1942

as Mr. Vane

7.0
A Man Betrayed

A Man Betrayed

1941

as Boss Thomas 'Tom' Cameron

5.4
Steel Against the Sky

Steel Against the Sky

1941

as Pop Aloysisus Evans

5.0
Three Sons

Three Sons

1939

as Daniel Pardway

2.5
Man of Conquest

Man of Conquest

1939

as Andrew Jackson

5.0
Main Street Lawyer

Main Street Lawyer

1939

as Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs

2.0
Career

Career

1939

as Stephen Cruthers

Little Miss Broadway

Little Miss Broadway

1938

as Pop Shea

6.3
A Man to Remember

A Man to Remember

1938

as Dr. John Abbott

6.5
Midnight Madonna

Midnight Madonna

1937

as Judge Clark

Let Them Live

Let Them Live

1937

as Pete Lindsey

Maid of Salem

Maid of Salem

1937

as Elder Goode

5.9
Fury

Fury

1936

as Sheriff

7.5
Chatterbox

Chatterbox

1936

as Uriah Lowell

6.0
Winterset

Winterset

1936

as Judge Gaunt

5.7
The Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers

1936

as Major Bailey

6.3
The Lady Consents

The Lady Consents

1936

as Jim Talbot

5.8
Transient Lady

Transient Lady

1935

as Nick Kiley

5.5
Village Tale

Village Tale

1935

as Old Ike

4.5
Wanderer of the Wasteland

Wanderer of the Wasteland

1935

as Dismukes

5.0
The Return Of Peter Grimm

The Return Of Peter Grimm

1935

as Dr. Andrew Macpherson

5.2
The President Vanishes

The President Vanishes

1934

as Lincoln Lee

5.8
The Trumpet Blows

The Trumpet Blows

1934

as Chato

5.0
The Last Gentleman

The Last Gentleman

1934

as Claude, Cabot's butler

3.0
The 9th Guest

The 9th Guest

1934

as Tim Cronin

5.9
Hi, Nellie!

Hi, Nellie!

1934

as O'Connell

6.5
The Thin Man

The Thin Man

1934

as Clyde Wynant

7.5
Strictly Personal

Strictly Personal

1933

as William "Soapy" Gibson

5.0
Girl Missing

Girl Missing

1933

as Detective Chief McDonald

4.6
After Tonight

After Tonight

1933

as Maj. Lieber

6.3
From Headquarters

From Headquarters

1933

as Dr. Van de Water

5.7
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932

as Bomber Wells

7.8
The Frontier of the Stars

The Frontier of the Stars

1921

as Gregory

Out Yonder

Out Yonder

1919

as Joey Clark

6.3
The Great Bradley Mystery

The Great Bradley Mystery

1917

as Bradley

The Law That Failed

The Law That Failed

1917

as Luke Rodin