Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1877-09-26
- Day of Death1959-09-06 (81 years)
- Place of BirthWandsworth, London, England, UK
- Also Known AsEdmund John KellawayЭдмунд Гвенн
Edmund Gwenn
Biography
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1957
The Greer Case
As: Jack Baldwin
- 1956
The Rocket from Calabuch
As: Prof. Jorge Serra Hamilton
- 1955
It's a Dog's Life
As: Jeremiah Edward Emmett Augustus Nolan
- 1955
The Trouble with Harry
As: Captain Wiles
- 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As: Joe Saunders
- 1955
The Millionaire
As: Walter Clinton Carter
- 1954
Them!
As: Dr. Harold Medford
- 1954
The Student Prince
As: Prof. Juttner
1953The Bigamist
As: Mr. Jordan
1953Mister Scoutmaster
As: Dr. Stone
1952Something for the Birds
As: 'Admiral' Johnnie Adams
1952Bonzo Goes to College
As: Coach Ted 'Pop' Drew
1952Les Miserables
As: Bishop Courbet
1952Sally and Saint Anne
As: Grandpa Pat Ryan
1951Peking Express
As: Father Joseph Murray
1950For Heaven's Sake
As: Arthur
1950Mister 880
As: William "Skipper" Miller
1950Pretty Baby
As: Cyrus Baxter
1950Louisa
As: Mr. Hammond
1950A Woman of Distinction
As: J.D. Middlecott
1949Challenge to Lassie
As: John Traill
1948Hills of Home
As: Mr. Milton
1948Apartment for Peggy
As: Prof. Henry C. Barnes
1947Thunder in the Valley
As: Adam MacAdam
1947Life with Father
As: Rev. Dr. Lloyd
- 1947
Miracle on 34th Street
As: Kris Kringle
1947Green Dolphin Street
As: Octavius Patourel
1946Undercurrent
As: Professor Hamilton
1946Of Human Bondage
As: Athelny
1945She Went to the Races
As: Dr. Homer Pecke
1945Bewitched
As: Dr. Bergson
1945Dangerous Partners
As: Albert Richard Kingby
1944The Keys of the Kingdom
As: Fr. Hamish MacNabb
1944Between Two Worlds
As: Scrubby
1943Lassie Come Home
As: Rowlie Palmer
1943The Meanest Man in the World
As: Frederick P. Leggitt
1943Forever and a Day
As: Stubbs
1942The Greatest Gift
As: Bartolomé the Juggler
1942A Yank at Eton
As: Headmaster Justin
1941Charley's Aunt
As: Stephen Spettigue
1941One Night In Lisbon
As: Lord Fitzleigh
1941The Devil and Miss Jones
As: Hooper
1941Scotland Yard
As: Insp. Cork
1941Cheers for Miss Bishop
As: President Corcoran
- 1940
Foreign Correspondent
As: Rowley
- 1940
Pride and Prejudice
As: Mr. Bennet
1940The Doctor Takes a Wife
As: Dr. Lionel Sterling
1940An Englishman's Home
As: Tom Brown
1940The Earl of Chicago
As: Munsey, the Butler
1939Cheer Boys Cheer
As: Edward Ironside
1938Penny Paradise
As: Joe Higgins
1938South Riding
As: Alfred Huggins
1938A Yank at Oxford
As: Dean of Cardinal
1937Parnell
As: Henry Campbell
1936Laburnum Grove
As: Mr. Radfern
1936Mad Holiday
As: Williams
1936All American Chump
As: Jeffrey Crane
1936Anthony Adverse
As: John Bonnyfeather
1936The Walking Dead
As: Dr. Evan Beaumont
1935Sylvia Scarlett
As: Henry Scarlett
1935The Bishop Misbehaves
As: Bishop
1934Passing Shadows
As: David Lawrence
1934Java Head
As: Jeremy Ammidon
1934Waltzes from Vienna
As: Johann Strauss, the Elder
1934The Admiral's Secret
As: Adm. Fitzporter
1933Friday the Thirteenth
As: Wakefield
1933Channel Crossing
As: Trotter
1933Cash
As: Edmund Gilbert
1933I Was a Spy
As: Burgomaster
1933Early to Bed
As: Kruger
1933The Good Companions
As: Jess Oakroyd
1932Tell Me Tonight
As: Mayor Pategg
1932Love on Wheels
As: Philpotts
1932Condemned to Death
As: Banting
1932Money for Nothing
As: Sir Henry Blossom
1931Hindle Wakes
As: Chris Hawthorne
1931The Skin Game
As: Mr. Hornblower
1931How He Lied to Her Husband
As: Her Husband (Teddy Bompas)
1921The Skin Game
As: Hornblower