Edmund Gwenn

    Edmund Gwenn

    Acting

    September 26, 1877
    Died September 6, 1959 (81 years old)
    Wandsworth, London, England, UK

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    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edmund Gwenn (born Edmund John Kellaway, 26 September 1877– 6 September 1959) was an English actor. On film, he is perhaps best remembered for his role as Kris Kringle in the Christmas film Miracle on 34th Street (1947), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the corresponding Golden Globe Award. He received a second Golden Globe and another Academy Award nomination for the comedy film Mister 880 (1950). He is also remembered for b...

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    Filmography

    Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

    Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

    2021

    as Self - (archive footage)

    Hollywood’s Children

    Hollywood’s Children

    1982

    as Self (archive footage)

    9
    The Greer Case

    The Greer Case

    1957

    as Jack Baldwin

    The Rocket from Calabuch

    The Rocket from Calabuch

    1956

    as Prof. Jorge Serra Hamilton

    7.5
    The Trouble with Harry

    The Trouble with Harry

    1955

    as Captain Wiles

    7
    It's a Dog's Life

    It's a Dog's Life

    1955

    as Jeremiah Edward Emmett Augustus Nolan

    4.3
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    1955

    as Joe Saunders

    7.8
    The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

    1955

    as Walter Clinton Carter

    5.8
    Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

    1955

    5.3
    MGM Parade

    MGM Parade

    1955

    as Self

    7.5
    Them!

    Them!

    1954

    as Dr. Harold Medford

    6.8
    The Student Prince

    The Student Prince

    1954

    as Prof. Juttner

    6.3
    The Bigamist

    The Bigamist

    1953

    as Mr. Jordan

    6.4
    Mister Scoutmaster

    Mister Scoutmaster

    1953

    as Dr. Stone

    7.1
    Bonzo Goes to College

    Bonzo Goes to College

    1952

    as Coach Ted 'Pop' Drew

    6
    Sally and Saint Anne

    Sally and Saint Anne

    1952

    as Grandpa Pat Ryan

    8.7
    Les Miserables

    Les Miserables

    1952

    as Bishop Courbet

    5.5
    Something for the Birds

    Something for the Birds

    1952

    as 'Admiral' Johnnie Adams

    8.5
    Peking Express

    Peking Express

    1951

    as Father Joseph Murray

    7.5
    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    1951

    as Self - Narrator

    7.2
    Mister 880

    Mister 880

    1950

    as William "Skipper" Miller

    7.2
    For Heaven's Sake

    For Heaven's Sake

    1950

    as Arthur

    7
    A Woman of Distinction

    A Woman of Distinction

    1950

    as J.D. Middlecott

    7
    Pretty Baby

    Pretty Baby

    1950

    as Cyrus Baxter

    6.8
    Louisa

    Louisa

    1950

    as Mr. Hammond

    6.5
    Challenge to Lassie

    Challenge to Lassie

    1949

    as John Traill

    5.6
    Hills of Home

    Hills of Home

    1948

    as Mr. Milton

    6.9
    Apartment for Peggy

    Apartment for Peggy

    1948

    as Prof. Henry C. Barnes

    8.2
    Miracle on 34th Street

    Miracle on 34th Street

    1947

    as Kris Kringle

    7.4
    Life with Father

    Life with Father

    1947

    as Rev. Dr. Lloyd

    6.7
    Green Dolphin Street

    Green Dolphin Street

    1947

    as Octavius Patourel

    6.3
    Thunder in the Valley

    Thunder in the Valley

    1947

    as Adam MacAdam

    8.3
    Undercurrent

    Undercurrent

    1946

    as Professor Hamilton

    5.9
    Of Human Bondage

    Of Human Bondage

    1946

    as Athelny

    6.8
    Bewitched

    Bewitched

    1945

    as Dr. Bergson

    5.4
    Dangerous Partners

    Dangerous Partners

    1945

    as Albert Richard Kingby

    6.8
    She Went to the Races

    She Went to the Races

    1945

    as Dr. Homer Pecke

    6
    Between Two Worlds

    Between Two Worlds

    1944

    as Scrubby

    7.2
    The Keys of the Kingdom

    The Keys of the Kingdom

    1944

    as Fr. Hamish MacNabb

    7.1
    Lassie Come Home

    Lassie Come Home

    1943

    as Rowlie Palmer

    6.7
    Forever and a Day

    Forever and a Day

    1943

    as Stubbs

    7.5
    The Meanest Man in the World

    The Meanest Man in the World

    1943

    as Frederick P. Leggitt

    6.9
    A Yank at Eton

    A Yank at Eton

    1942

    as Headmaster Justin

    6.1
    The Greatest Gift

    The Greatest Gift

    1942

    as Bartolomé the Juggler

    6.5
    Charley's Aunt

    Charley's Aunt

    1941

    as Stephen Spettigue

    6.3
    The Devil and Miss Jones

    The Devil and Miss Jones

    1941

    as Hooper

    7.6
    Cheers for Miss Bishop

    Cheers for Miss Bishop

    1941

    as President Corcoran

    5.8
    Scotland Yard

    Scotland Yard

    1941

    as Insp. Cork

    7
    One Night In Lisbon

    One Night In Lisbon

    1941

    as Lord Fitzleigh

    7
    Pride and Prejudice

    Pride and Prejudice

    1940

    as Mr. Bennet

    6.9
    The Doctor Takes a Wife

    The Doctor Takes a Wife

    1940

    as Dr. Lionel Sterling

    6.8
    The Earl of Chicago

    The Earl of Chicago

    1940

    as Munsey, the Butler

    6.3
    Foreign Correspondent

    Foreign Correspondent

    1940

    as Rowley

    7
    An Englishman's Home

    An Englishman's Home

    1940

    as Tom Brown

    7
    Cheer Boys Cheer

    Cheer Boys Cheer

    1939

    as Edward Ironside

    6.3

    Happy Family

    1939

    as Dad

    South Riding

    South Riding

    1938

    as Alfred Huggins

    6.6
    Penny Paradise

    Penny Paradise

    1938

    as Joe Higgins

    6.7
    A Yank at Oxford

    A Yank at Oxford

    1938

    as Dean of Cardinal

    6.8
    Parnell

    Parnell

    1937

    as Henry Campbell

    4.6
    The Walking Dead

    The Walking Dead

    1936

    as Dr. Evan Beaumont

    6.3
    Anthony Adverse

    Anthony Adverse

    1936

    as John Bonnyfeather

    5.7
    Mad Holiday

    Mad Holiday

    1936

    as Williams

    6.4
    Laburnum Grove

    Laburnum Grove

    1936

    as Mr. Radfern

    8.5
    All American Chump

    All American Chump

    1936

    as Jeffrey Crane

    6.2
    Sylvia Scarlett

    Sylvia Scarlett

    1935

    as Henry Scarlett

    6.3
    The Bishop Misbehaves

    The Bishop Misbehaves

    1935

    as Bishop

    6

    Father and Son

    1935

    as John Bolton

    10

    Spring in the Air

    1935

    as Franz

    10
    Waltzes from Vienna

    Waltzes from Vienna

    1934

    as Johann Strauss, the Elder

    5.4
    Java Head

    Java Head

    1934

    as Jeremy Ammidon

    6.8
    The Admiral's Secret

    The Admiral's Secret

    1934

    as Adm. Fitzporter

    10
    Passing Shadows

    Passing Shadows

    1934

    as David Lawrence

    7

    Early to Bed

    1933

    as Kruger

    10
    The Good Companions

    The Good Companions

    1933

    as Jess Oakroyd

    6.4
    I Was a Spy

    I Was a Spy

    1933

    as Burgomaster

    6.4
    Cash

    Cash

    1933

    as Edmund Gilbert

    4.9
    Channel Crossing

    Channel Crossing

    1933

    as Trotter

    8
    Friday the Thirteenth

    Friday the Thirteenth

    1933

    as Wakefield

    6.4
    Condemned to Death

    Condemned to Death

    1932

    as Banting

    7

    Frail Women

    1932

    as Jim Willis

    6
    Love on Wheels

    Love on Wheels

    1932

    as Philpotts

    6
    Money for Nothing

    Money for Nothing

    1932

    as Sir Henry Blossom

    10
    Tell Me Tonight

    Tell Me Tonight

    1932

    as Mayor Pategg

    6.5
    The Skin Game

    The Skin Game

    1931

    as Mr. Hornblower

    5.4
    Hindle Wakes

    Hindle Wakes

    1931

    as Chris Hawthorne

    10
    How He Lied to Her Husband

    How He Lied to Her Husband

    1931

    as Her Husband (Teddy Bompas)

    9
    The Skin Game

    The Skin Game

    1921

    as Hornblower

    9

    The Real Thing at Last

    1916

    as Rupert K. Thunder / Macbeth