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