Edmund Gwenn
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 26, 1877
- Died
- September 6, 1959
- Birthplace
- Wandsworth, London, England, UK
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 being in four films directed by Alfred Hitchcock. As a stage actor in the West End and on Broadway, Gwenn was associated with a wide range of works by modern playwrights, including Bernard Shaw, John Galsworthy and J. B. Priestley. After the Second World War, he lived in the United States, where he had a successful career in Hollywood and on Broadway. Actor Arthur Chesney was his brother and actor Cecil Kellaway was their cousin.
Filmography
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies 2021
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood’s Children 1982
as Self (archive footage)
The Greer Case 1957
as Jack Baldwin
The Rocket from Calabuch 1956
as Prof. Jorge Serra Hamilton
It's a Dog's Life 1955
as Jeremiah Edward Emmett Augustus Nolan
The Trouble with Harry 1955
as Captain Wiles
Them! 1954
as Dr. Harold Medford
The Student Prince 1954
as Prof. Juttner
The Bigamist 1953
as Mr. Jordan
Mister Scoutmaster 1953
as Dr. Stone
Something for the Birds 1952
as 'Admiral' Johnnie Adams
Bonzo Goes to College 1952
as Coach Ted 'Pop' Drew
Les Miserables 1952
as Bishop Courbet
Sally and Saint Anne 1952
as Grandpa Pat Ryan
Peking Express 1951
as Father Joseph Murray
For Heaven's Sake 1950
as Arthur
Mister 880 1950
as William "Skipper" Miller
Pretty Baby 1950
as Cyrus Baxter
Louisa 1950
as Mr. Hammond
A Woman of Distinction 1950
as J.D. Middlecott
Challenge to Lassie 1949
as John Traill
Hills of Home 1948
as Mr. Milton
Apartment for Peggy 1948
as Prof. Henry C. Barnes
Thunder in the Valley 1947
as Adam MacAdam
Life with Father 1947
as Rev. Dr. Lloyd
Miracle on 34th Street 1947
as Kris Kringle
Green Dolphin Street 1947
as Octavius Patourel
Undercurrent 1946
as Professor Hamilton
Of Human Bondage 1946
as Athelny
She Went to the Races 1945
as Dr. Homer Pecke
Bewitched 1945
as Dr. Bergson
Dangerous Partners 1945
as Albert Richard Kingby
The Keys of the Kingdom 1944
as Fr. Hamish MacNabb
Between Two Worlds 1944
as Scrubby
Lassie Come Home 1943
as Rowlie Palmer
The Meanest Man in the World 1943
as Frederick P. Leggitt
Forever and a Day 1943
as Stubbs
The Greatest Gift 1942
as Bartolomé the Juggler
A Yank at Eton 1942
as Headmaster Justin
Charley's Aunt 1941
as Stephen Spettigue
One Night In Lisbon 1941
as Lord Fitzleigh
The Devil and Miss Jones 1941
as Hooper
Scotland Yard 1941
as Insp. Cork
Cheers for Miss Bishop 1941
as President Corcoran
Foreign Correspondent 1940
as Rowley
Pride and Prejudice 1940
as Mr. Bennet
The Doctor Takes a Wife 1940
as Dr. Lionel Sterling
An Englishman's Home 1940
as Tom Brown
The Earl of Chicago 1940
as Munsey, the Butler
Cheer Boys Cheer 1939
as Edward Ironside
- Happy Family
Happy Family 1939
as Dad
Penny Paradise 1938
as Joe Higgins
South Riding 1938
as Alfred Huggins
A Yank at Oxford 1938
as Dean of Cardinal
Parnell 1937
as Henry Campbell
Laburnum Grove 1936
as Mr. Radfern
Mad Holiday 1936
as Williams
All American Chump 1936
as Jeffrey Crane
Anthony Adverse 1936
as John Bonnyfeather
The Walking Dead 1936
as Dr. Evan Beaumont
Sylvia Scarlett 1935
as Henry Scarlett
The Bishop Misbehaves 1935
as Bishop
- Spring in the Air
Spring in the Air 1935
as Franz
- Father and Son
Father and Son 1935
as John Bolton
Passing Shadows 1934
as David Lawrence
Java Head 1934
as Jeremy Ammidon
Waltzes from Vienna 1934
as Johann Strauss, the Elder
The Admiral's Secret 1934
as Adm. Fitzporter
Friday the Thirteenth 1933
as Wakefield
Channel Crossing 1933
as Trotter
Cash 1933
as Edmund Gilbert
I Was a Spy 1933
as Burgomaster
- Early to Bed
Early to Bed 1933
as Kruger
The Good Companions 1933
as Jess Oakroyd
Tell Me Tonight 1932
as Mayor Pategg
Love on Wheels 1932
as Philpotts
Condemned to Death 1932
as Banting
Money for Nothing 1932
as Sir Henry Blossom
- Frail Women
Frail Women 1932
as Jim Willis
Hindle Wakes 1931
as Chris Hawthorne
The Skin Game 1931
as Mr. Hornblower
How He Lied to Her Husband 1931
as Her Husband (Teddy Bompas)
The Skin Game 1921
as Hornblower
- The Real Thing at Last
The Real Thing at Last 1916
as Rupert K. Thunder / Macbeth
Credits from TMDB.