Acting
Edward Ellis
EN, XX cinema · 37 credits
Born
11 November 1870
Died
26 July 1952 (aged 81)
Birthplace
Coldwater, Michigan, USA
Also known as Edward Mayne 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.
Known for
Filmography
The Omaha Trail
as Mr. Vane
A Man Betrayed
as Boss Thomas 'Tom' Cameron
Steel Against the Sky
as Pop Aloysisus Evans
Three Sons
as Daniel Pardway
Man of Conquest
as Andrew Jackson
Career
as Stephen Cruthers
Main Street Lawyer
as Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs
A Man to Remember
as Dr. John Abbott
Little Miss Broadway
as Pop Shea
Maid of Salem
as Elder Goode
Midnight Madonna
as Judge Clark
Let Them Live
as Pete Lindsey
The Man in Blue
as Martin Dunne
Fury
as Sheriff
The Texas Rangers
as Major Bailey
Chatterbox
as Uriah Lowell
The Lady Consents
as Jim Talbot
Winterset
as Judge Gaunt
Wanderer of the Wasteland
as Dismukes
Village Tale
as Old Ike
The Return Of Peter Grimm
as Dr. Andrew Macpherson
Transient Lady
as Nick Kiley
The Thin Man
as Clyde Wynant
The Last Gentleman
as Claude, Cabot's butler
The 9th Guest
as Tim Cronin
The President Vanishes
as Lincoln Lee
Hi, Nellie!
as O'Connell
The Trumpet Blows
as Chato
Girl Missing
as Detective Chief McDonald
From Headquarters
as Dr. Van de Water
After Tonight
as Maj. Lieber
Strictly Personal
as William "Soapy" Gibson
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as Bomber Wells
The Frontier of the Stars
as Gregory
Out Yonder
as Joey Clark
The Law That Failed
as Luke Rodin
The Great Bradley Mystery
as Bradley, Scenario Writer