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Edward Ellis (I) (1870–1952)

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. See full bio »

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Filmography

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1942 The Omaha Trail
Mr. Vane
 
1941 Steel Against the Sky
Aloysius 'Pop' Evans
 
1941 A Man Betrayed
Tom Cameron
 
1939 Main Street Lawyer
Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs
 
1939 Three Sons
Daniel Pardway
 
1939 Career
Stephen Cruthers
 
1938 A Man to Remember
Dr. John Abbott
 
1938 Little Miss Broadway
Pop Shea
 
1937 Midnight Madonna
Judge Clark
 
1937 The Man in Blue
Martin Dunne
 
1937 Let Them Live
Pete Lindsey
 
1937 Maid of Salem
Elder Goode
 
1936 Winterset
Judge Gaunt
 
1936 Fury
Sheriff
 
1936 The Lady Consents
Jim Talbot
 
1936 Chatterbox
Uriah Lowell
 
1935 Wanderer of the Wasteland
Dismukes
 
1935 Village Tale
Old Ike
 
1935 Transient Lady
Nick Kiley
 
1934 The President Vanishes
Lincoln Lee
 
1934 The Thin Man
Clyde Wynant
 
1934 The Last Gentleman
Claude, Cabot's butler
 
1934 The Trumpet Blows
Chato
 
1934 The Ninth Guest
Tim Cronin
 
1934 Hi, Nellie!
O'Connell
 
1933 From Headquarters
Dr. Van de Water
 
1933 After Tonight
Maj. Lieber
 
1933 Strictly Personal
Soapy Gibson
 
1933 Girl Missing
Inspector
 
1932 I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Bomber Wells
 
1921 Frontier of the Stars
Gregory
 
1919 Out Yonder
Joey Clark
 
1919 The Delicious Little Devil
Detective (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
 
1917 The Great Bradley Mystery
Bradley
 
1917 The Law That Failed
Luke Rodin
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
1934 Affairs of a Gentleman (play)
 
1917 The Great Bradley Mystery (scenario)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1909) Stage: Appeared in "The Fortune Hunter" on Broadway. Comedy. See more »
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Trivia:

It was this man, not William Powell, as is so widely assumed, who played the title role in MGM's 1934 screen adaptation of Dashiell Hammett's The Thin Man (Powell portrayed the character Nick Charles a private eye hired to investigate possible foul play in the disappearance of the wealthy industrialist played by Ellis.) See more »

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