Edward Ellis
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 11, 1870
- Died
- July 26, 1952
- Birthplace
- Coldwater, Michigan, USA
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.
Filmography
The Omaha Trail 1942
as Mr. Vane
Steel Against the Sky 1941
as Pop Aloysisus Evans
A Man Betrayed 1941
as Boss Thomas 'Tom' Cameron
Main Street Lawyer 1939
as Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs
Three Sons 1939
as Daniel Pardway
Career 1939
as Stephen Cruthers
Man of Conquest 1939
as Andrew Jackson
A Man to Remember 1938
as Dr. John Abbott
Little Miss Broadway 1938
as Pop Shea
Midnight Madonna 1937
as Judge Clark
The Man in Blue 1937
as Martin Dunne
Let Them Live 1937
as Pete Lindsey
Maid of Salem 1937
as Elder Goode
Winterset 1936
as Judge Gaunt
The Texas Rangers 1936
as Major Bailey
Fury 1936
as Sheriff
The Lady Consents 1936
as Jim Talbot
Chatterbox 1936
as Uriah Lowell
The Return Of Peter Grimm 1935
as Dr. Andrew Macpherson
Wanderer of the Wasteland 1935
as Dismukes
Village Tale 1935
as Old Ike
Transient Lady 1935
as Nick Kiley
The President Vanishes 1934
as Lincoln Lee
The Thin Man 1934
as Clyde Wynant
The Last Gentleman 1934
as Claude, Cabot's butler
The Trumpet Blows 1934
as Chato
The 9th Guest 1934
as Tim Cronin
Hi, Nellie! 1934
as O'Connell
From Headquarters 1933
as Dr. Van de Water
After Tonight 1933
as Maj. Lieber
Strictly Personal 1933
as William "Soapy" Gibson
Girl Missing 1933
as Detective Chief McDonald
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang 1932
as Bomber Wells
The Frontier of the Stars 1921
as Gregory
Out Yonder 1919
as Joey Clark
The Great Bradley Mystery 1917
as Bradley, Scenario Writer
The Law That Failed 1917
as Luke Rodin
Credits from TMDB.