Edward Ellis

Personal Info

Birthday

November 11, 1870

Day of Death

1952-07-26

(81 years old)

Place of Birth

Coldwater, Michigan, USA

Also Known As

Edward Mayne Ellis

Edward Ellis

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

The Thin Man

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Fury

Maid of Salem

The Texas Rangers

A Man to Remember

The Trumpet Blows

Wanderer of the Wasteland

Filmography

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