Edward Ellis
Born
November 11, 1870 (age 81)
Died
July 26, 1952
Birthplace
Coldwater, Michigan, USA

Edward Ellis

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.

Movies

The Omaha Trail
The Omaha Trail
1942 ★ 7.0
Mr. Vane
Steel Against the Sky
Steel Against the Sky
1941 ★ 5.0
Pop Aloysisus Evans
A Man Betrayed
A Man Betrayed
1941 ★ 5.4
Boss Thomas 'Tom' Cameron
Main Street Lawyer
Main Street Lawyer
1939 ★ 2.0
Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs
Three Sons
Three Sons
1939 ★ 2.5
Daniel Pardway
Career
Career
1939
Stephen Cruthers
Man of Conquest
Man of Conquest
1939 ★ 5.0
Andrew Jackson
A Man to Remember
A Man to Remember
1938 ★ 6.5
Dr. John Abbott
Little Miss Broadway
Little Miss Broadway
1938 ★ 6.4
Pop Shea
Midnight Madonna
Midnight Madonna
1937
Judge Clark
Let Them Live
Let Them Live
1937
Pete Lindsey
Maid of Salem
Maid of Salem
1937 ★ 5.9
Elder Goode
Winterset
Winterset
1936 ★ 5.7
Judge Gaunt
The Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers
1936 ★ 6.3
Major Bailey
Fury
Fury
1936 ★ 7.4
Sheriff
The Lady Consents
The Lady Consents
1936 ★ 5.8
Jim Talbot
Chatterbox
Chatterbox
1936 ★ 6.0
Uriah Lowell
The Return Of Peter Grimm
The Return Of Peter Grimm
1935 ★ 5.2
Dr. Andrew Macpherson
Wanderer of the Wasteland
Wanderer of the Wasteland
1935 ★ 5.0
Dismukes
Village Tale
Village Tale
1935 ★ 4.5
Old Ike
Transient Lady
Transient Lady
1935 ★ 5.5
Nick Kiley
The President Vanishes
The President Vanishes
1934 ★ 5.8
Lincoln Lee
The Thin Man
The Thin Man
1934 ★ 7.5
Clyde Wynant
The Last Gentleman
The Last Gentleman
1934 ★ 3.0
Claude, Cabot's butler
The Trumpet Blows
The Trumpet Blows
1934 ★ 5.0
Chato
The 9th Guest
The 9th Guest
1934 ★ 5.9
Tim Cronin
Hi, Nellie!
Hi, Nellie!
1934 ★ 6.5
O'Connell
From Headquarters
From Headquarters
1933 ★ 5.7
Dr. Van de Water
After Tonight
After Tonight
1933 ★ 6.3
Maj. Lieber
Strictly Personal
Strictly Personal
1933 ★ 5.0
William "Soapy" Gibson
Girl Missing
Girl Missing
1933 ★ 4.6
Detective Chief McDonald
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932 ★ 7.8
Bomber Wells
The Frontier of the Stars
The Frontier of the Stars
1921
Gregory
Out Yonder
Out Yonder
1919 ★ 6.3
Joey Clark
The Great Bradley Mystery
The Great Bradley Mystery
1917
Bradley
The Law That Failed
The Law That Failed
1917
Luke Rodin