
Acting
Edward Ellis
Acting · Born 1870-11-11 · 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.
Credits · 37
FilmThe Omaha Trail
1942 · Mr. Vane
FilmSteel Against the Sky
1941 · Pop Aloysisus Evans
FilmA Man Betrayed
1941 · Boss Thomas 'Tom' Cameron
FilmMain Street Lawyer
1939 · Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs
FilmThree Sons
1939 · Daniel Pardway
FilmCareer
1939 · Stephen Cruthers
FilmMan of Conquest
1939 · Andrew Jackson
FilmA Man to Remember
1938 · Dr. John Abbott
FilmLittle Miss Broadway
1938 · Pop Shea
FilmMidnight Madonna
1937 · Judge Clark
The Man in Blue
FilmThe Man in Blue
1937 · Martin Dunne
FilmLet Them Live
1937 · Pete Lindsey
FilmMaid of Salem
1937 · Elder Goode
FilmWinterset
1936 · Judge Gaunt
FilmThe Texas Rangers
1936 · Major Bailey
FilmFury
1936 · Sheriff
FilmThe Lady Consents
1936 · Jim Talbot
FilmChatterbox
1936 · Uriah Lowell
FilmThe Return Of Peter Grimm
1935 · Dr. Andrew Macpherson
FilmWanderer of the Wasteland
1935 · Dismukes
FilmVillage Tale
1935 · Old Ike
FilmTransient Lady
1935 · Nick Kiley
FilmThe President Vanishes
1934 · Lincoln Lee
FilmThe Thin Man
1934 · Clyde Wynant
FilmThe Last Gentleman
1934 · Claude, Cabot's butler
FilmThe Trumpet Blows
1934 · Chato
FilmThe 9th Guest
1934 · Tim Cronin
FilmHi, Nellie!
1934 · O'Connell
FilmFrom Headquarters
1933 · Dr. Van de Water
FilmAfter Tonight
1933 · Maj. Lieber
FilmStrictly Personal
1933 · William "Soapy" Gibson
FilmGirl Missing
1933 · Detective Chief McDonald
FilmI Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932 · Bomber Wells
FilmThe Frontier of the Stars
1921 · Gregory
FilmOut Yonder
1919 · Joey Clark
FilmThe Great Bradley Mystery
1917 · Bradley
FilmThe Law That Failed
1917 · Luke Rodin