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Edward Ellis

Edward Ellis

Actor, Writer

Born November 11, 1870 in Coldwater, Michigan, USA

Died July 26, 1952

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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.

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The Omaha Trail Poster

The Omaha Trail Feature Film1942Mr. Vane

A Man Betrayed Poster

A Man Betrayed Feature Film1941Tom Cameron aka Boss Cameron

Steel Against the Sky Poster

Steel Against the Sky Feature Film1941Pop Aloysius Evans

Career Feature Film1939Stephen Cruthers

Main Street Lawyer Poster

Main Street Lawyer Feature Film1939Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs

Man of Conquest Poster

Man of Conquest Feature Film1939Andrew Jackson

Three Sons Poster

Three Sons Feature Film1939Daniel Pardway

A Man to Remember Poster

A Man to Remember Feature Film1938Dr. John Abbott

Little Miss Broadway Poster

Little Miss Broadway Feature Film1938Pop Shea

Let Them Live Poster

Let Them Live Feature Film1937Pete Lindsey

Maid of Salem Poster

Maid of Salem Feature Film1937Elder Goode

Midnight Madonna Poster

Midnight Madonna Feature Film1937Judge Clark

The Man in Blue Poster

The Man in Blue Feature Film1937Martin Dunne

Chatterbox Poster

Chatterbox Feature Film1936Uriah Lowell

Fury Feature Film1936Sheriff

The Lady Consents Poster

The Lady Consents Feature Film1936Jim Talbot

The Texas Rangers Poster

The Texas Rangers Feature Film1936Major Bailey

Winterset Poster

Winterset Feature Film1936Judge Gaunt

The Return of Peter Grimm Poster

The Return of Peter Grimm Feature Film1935Dr. Andrew Macpherson

Transient Lady Poster

Transient Lady Feature Film1935Nick Kiley

Village Tale Poster

Village Tale Feature Film1935Old Ike

Wanderer of the Wasteland Poster

Wanderer of the Wasteland Feature Film1935Dismukes

Hi, Nellie Poster

Hi, Nellie Feature Film1934O'Connell

The 9th Guest Poster

The 9th Guest Feature Film1934Tim Cronin

The Last Gentleman Poster

The Last Gentleman Feature Film1934Claude

The President Vanishes Poster

The President Vanishes Feature Film1934Lincoln Lee

The Thin Man Poster

The Thin Man Feature Film1934Clyde Wynant

The Trumpet Blows Poster

The Trumpet Blows Feature Film1934Chato

After Tonight Poster

After Tonight Feature Film1933Maj. Lieber

From Headquarters Poster

From Headquarters Feature Film1933Dr. Van de Water

Girl Missing Poster

Girl Missing Feature Film1933Inspector McDonald

Strictly Personal Poster

Strictly Personal Feature Film1933Soapy Gibson

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang Poster

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang Feature Film1932Bomber Wells

Frontier of the Stars Poster

Frontier of the Stars Feature Film1921Gregory

Out Yonder Poster

Out Yonder Feature Film1919Joey Clark

The Great Bradley Mystery Poster

The Great Bradley Mystery Feature Film1917Bradley

The Law That Failed Poster

The Law That Failed Feature Film1917Luke Rodin

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Affairs of a Gentleman Poster

Affairs of a Gentleman Feature Film1934

The Great Bradley Mystery Poster

The Great Bradley Mystery Feature Film1917

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