Edmund Breese
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 17, 1871
- Died
- April 6, 1936
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
From Wikipedia Edmund Breese (June 18, 1871 – April 6, 1936) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. Long on the stage with a varied Broadway career before entering movies he appeared with James O'Neill in The Count of Monte Cristo (1893), The Lion and the Mouse (1906) with Richard Bennett, The Third Degree (1909) with Helen Ware, The Master Mind (1913) with Elliott Dexter, the popular World War I era play Why Marry? (1917) with Estelle Winwood & Nat C. Goodwin and So This Is London (1922) with Donald Gallaher. He appeared in 129 films between 1914 and 1935. He is best remembered as the advice-giving German businessman at the beginning of the war film All Quiet on the Western Front. His final role was on stage in Night of January 16th from September 1935 to April 1936. Just before the play ended its run, Breese developed peritonitis, which he died from on April 6, 1936.
Filmography
- The Marriage Bargain
The Marriage Bargain 1935
as Judge Robert Stanhope
Broadway Bill 1934
as Presiding Judge
Lost in the Stratosphere 1934
as Col. Brooks
Treasure Island 1934
as Pirate of the Spanish Main
Return of the Terror 1934
as Editor
Come On, Marines! 1934
as General Cabot
Dancing Man 1934
as J.C. Trevor
Beloved 1934
as Maj. Tarrant
Above the Clouds 1933
as Crusty
Duck Soup 1933
as Zander
Female 1933
as Board Member (Uncredited)
Only Yesterday 1933
as Investor (Uncredited)
Ladies Must Love 1933
as Thomas Van Dyne
A Man of Sentiment 1933
as John Russell Sr.
- Trying Out Torchy
Trying Out Torchy 1933
as Mr. Ellins
- How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points
How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points 1933
as Himself
Laughing at Life 1933
as Cabinet Officer
Fighting With Kit Carson 1933
as Matt Fargo
International House 1933
as Doctor Wong
- Torchy Turns Turtle
Torchy Turns Turtle 1933
as Mr. Ellins
On Your Guard 1933
as Prison Warden
- Torchy's Kitty Coup
Torchy's Kitty Coup 1933
as Edward (Hickory) Ellins
The Billion Dollar Scandal 1933
as Mr. Haddock
The Match King 1932
as Olaf Christofsen
Madame Butterfly 1932
as Cho-cho San's Grandfather
Women Won't Tell 1932
as Attorney for the Defense
The Golden West 1932
as Sam Lynch
- Torchy Rolls His Own
Torchy Rolls His Own 1932
as Mr. Ellins
- Torchy's Busy Day
Torchy's Busy Day 1932
as Hickory Ellins
The Cabin in the Cotton 1932
as Holmes Scott
- Two Lips and Juleps; or, Southern Love and Northern Exposure
Two Lips and Juleps; or, Southern Love and Northern Exposure 1932
as Colonel Shelby
Drifting Souls 1932
as Brad Martin
The Hurricane Express 1932
as The Secretary's Father
Alias Mary Smith 1932
as Mr. Hayes
- Torchy's Two Toots
Torchy's Two Toots 1932
as Hickory Ellins
As You Desire Me 1932
as Friar
- Torchy Raises the Auntie
Torchy Raises the Auntie 1932
as Mr. Ellins
Young Bride 1932
as Mr. C. B. Chadwick the Broker
- Torchy's Night Cap
Torchy's Night Cap 1932
as Hickory Ellins
Love Bound 1932
as J.B. 'Lucky' Morrison
Police Court 1932
as Judge Robert Webster
The Reckoning 1932
as Doc
Cross-Examination 1932
as Dwight Simpson
- Torchy Turns the Trick
Torchy Turns the Trick 1932
as Hickory Ellins
The Hatchet Man 1932
as Yu Chang
Mata Hari 1931
as Warden
- Torchy Passes the Buck
Torchy Passes the Buck 1931
as Mr. Ellins
Platinum Blonde 1931
as Conroy
Morals for Women 1931
as Mr. Hutson
Chinatown After Dark 1931
as Le Fong
- Torchy
Torchy 1931
as Hickory Ellins
The Public Defender 1931
as Frank Wells
Defenders of the Law 1931
as Capt. Bill Houston
The Good Bad Girl 1931
as J.P. Henderson
Young Sinners 1931
as Trent
The She-Wolf 1931
Actor
Millie 1931
as Defense Attorney
The Painted Desert 1931
as Judge Matthews
Chiselers of Hollywood 1930
Actor
Tol'able David 1930
as Hunter Kinemon
Kismet 1930
as Jawan
Playboy of Paris 1930
as General de Karodek
Bright Lights 1930
as Franklin Harris
Top Speed 1930
as Spencer Colgate
The Sea Bat 1930
as Maddocks
Rough Waters 1930
as Captain Thomas
The Czar of Broadway 1930
Actor
All Quiet on the Western Front 1930
as Herr Meyer
Hold Everything 1930
as Pop O'Keefe
In the Headlines 1929
as Eddy
The Hottentot 1929
as Ollie
Girl Overboard 1929
as Jim Keefe
Sonny Boy 1929
as Thorpe
Girls Gone Wild 1929
as Judge Elliott
Fancy Baggage 1929
as John Hardin
Conquest 1928
as William Holden
On Trial 1928
as Judge
The Haunted House 1928
as Uncle Herbert
The Wright Idea 1928
as Mr. Filbert
The Perfect Crime 1928
as Wilmot
Burning Daylight 1928
as John Dossett
Finders Keepers 1928
as Hastings
Home Made 1927
as Mr. Tilford
Back to Liberty 1927
as Tom Devon
Paradise for Two 1927
as Uncle Howard
Stepping Along 1926
as Prince Ferdinand Darowitsky
The Brown Derby 1926
as John J. Caldwell
- The Highbinders
The Highbinders 1926
as Mike Harrigan
Womanhandled 1925
as Uncle Lester
The Live Wire 1925
as Sawdust Sam
- Wildfire
Wildfire 1925
as Sen. Woodhurst
- The Early Bird
The Early Bird 1925
as The Great La Tour
Those Who Judge 1924
as Henry Dawson
The Speed Spook 1924
as Chuck Brady
The Sixth Commandment 1924
as Col. Saunders
Damaged Hearts 1924
as Innkeeper
- Restless Wives
Restless Wives 1924
as Hobart Richards
Three O'Clock in the Morning 1923
as Mr. Winthrop
The Fair Cheat 1923
as Morgan Van Dam
Marriage Morals 1923
as Harry's Father
Bright Lights of Broadway 1923
as Reverend Graham Drake
Jacqueline, or Blazing Barriers 1923
as Edmund MacDonald
Luck 1923
as Alan Crosby
The Curse of Drink 1922
as John Rand
Sure-Fire Flint 1922
as Johnny Jetts
Beyond the Rainbow 1922
as Insp. Richardson
A Man's Home 1921
Theatre Play
Burn 'Em Up Barnes 1921
as King Cole
A Common Level 1920
as Matthew Ryan
Chains of Evidence 1920
as Judge Frank Sturgis
His Temporary Wife 1920
as Judge Laton
Someone Must Pay 1919
as Charles Bryant
- An Honorable Cad
An Honorable Cad 1919
Actor
The Master Crook 1918
Actor
The Weakness of Strength 1916
as Daniel Gaynor
The Spell of the Yukon 1916
as Jim Carson
The Lure of Heart's Desire 1916
as Jim Carew
The Song of the Wage Slave 1915
Actor
The Master Mind 1914
as Richard Allen
Credits from TMDB.