Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1870-11-11
- Day of Death1952-07-26 (81 years)
- Place of BirthColdwater, Michigan, USA
- Also Known AsEdward Mayne Ellis
Edward Ellis
Biography
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.
Known For
Acting Career
- 1942
The Omaha Trail
As: Mr. Vane
- 1941
Steel Against the Sky
As: Pop Aloysisus Evans
- 1941
A Man Betrayed
As: Boss Thomas 'Tom' Cameron
- 1939
Main Street Lawyer
As: Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs
- 1939
Three Sons
As: Daniel Pardway
- 1939
Career
As: Stephen Cruthers
- 1939
Man of Conquest
As: Andrew Jackson
- 1938
A Man to Remember
As: Dr. John Abbott
- 1938
Little Miss Broadway
As: Pop Shea
- 1937
Let Them Live
As: Pete Lindsey
- 1937
Maid of Salem
As: Elder Goode
- 1936
Winterset
As: Judge Gaunt
- 1936
The Texas Rangers
As: Major Bailey
- 1936
Fury
As: Sheriff
- 1936
The Lady Consents
As: Jim Talbot
- 1936
Chatterbox
As: Uriah Lowell
- 1935
The Return Of Peter Grimm
As: Dr. Andrew Macpherson
- 1935
Wanderer of the Wasteland
As: Dismukes
- 1935
Village Tale
As: Old Ike
- 1935
Transient Lady
As: Nick Kiley
- 1934
The President Vanishes
As: Lincoln Lee
- 1934
The Thin Man
As: Clyde Wynant
- 1934
The Last Gentleman
As: Claude, Cabot's butler
- 1934
The Trumpet Blows
As: Chato
- 1934
The 9th Guest
As: Tim Cronin
- 1934
Hi, Nellie!
As: O'Connell
- 1933
From Headquarters
As: Dr. Van de Water
- 1933
After Tonight
As: Maj. Lieber
- 1933
Strictly Personal
As: William "Soapy" Gibson
- 1933
Girl Missing
As: Detective Chief McDonald
- 1932
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
As: Bomber Wells
- 1921
The Frontier of the Stars
As: Gregory
- 1919
Out Yonder
As: Joey Clark
- 1917
The Great Bradley Mystery
As: Bradley
- 1917
The Law That Failed
As: Luke Rodin