Edward Ellis
Acting
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.
Filmography
The Omaha Trail
1942 · Movie
Steel Against the Sky
1941 · Movie
A Man Betrayed
1941 · Movie
Main Street Lawyer
1939 · Movie
Three Sons
1939 · Movie
Career
1939 · Movie
Man of Conquest
1939 · Movie
A Man to Remember
1938 · Movie
Little Miss Broadway
1938 · Movie
Midnight Madonna
1937 · Movie
The Man in Blue
1937 · Movie
Let Them Live
1937 · Movie
Maid of Salem
1937 · Movie
Winterset
1936 · Movie
The Texas Rangers
1936 · Movie
Fury
1936 · Movie
The Lady Consents
1936 · Movie
Chatterbox
1936 · Movie
The Return Of Peter Grimm
1935 · Movie
Wanderer of the Wasteland
1935 · Movie
Village Tale
1935 · Movie
Transient Lady
1935 · Movie
The President Vanishes
1934 · Movie
The Thin Man
1934 · Movie
The Last Gentleman
1934 · Movie
The Trumpet Blows
1934 · Movie
The 9th Guest
1934 · Movie
Hi, Nellie!
1934 · Movie
From Headquarters
1933 · Movie
After Tonight
1933 · Movie
Strictly Personal
1933 · Movie
Girl Missing
1933 · Movie
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932 · Movie
The Frontier of the Stars
1921 · Movie
Out Yonder
1919 · Movie
The Great Bradley Mystery
1917 · Movie
The Law That Failed
1917 · Movie