Edward Ellis
Acting
Born: 1870-11-11 · Coldwater, Michigan, USA
Died: 1952-07-26
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.
🎬 Movies (30)
The Omaha Trail
1942
Mr. Vane
A Man Betrayed
1941
Boss Thomas 'Tom' Cameron
Steel Against the Sky
1941
Pop Aloysisus Evans
Three Sons
1939
Daniel Pardway
Man of Conquest
1939
Andrew Jackson
Career
1939
Stephen Cruthers
Main Street Lawyer
1939
Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs
A Man to Remember
1938
Dr. John Abbott
Little Miss Broadway
1938
Pop Shea
Maid of Salem
1937
Elder Goode
Midnight Madonna
1937
Judge Clark
Let Them Live
1937
Pete Lindsey
The Man in Blue
1937
Martin Dunne
Fury
1936
Sheriff
The Texas Rangers
1936
Major Bailey
Chatterbox
1936
Uriah Lowell
The Lady Consents
1936
Jim Talbot
Winterset
1936
Judge Gaunt
Wanderer of the Wasteland
1935
Dismukes
Village Tale
1935
Old Ike
The Return Of Peter Grimm
1935
Dr. Andrew Macpherson
Transient Lady
1935
Nick Kiley
The Thin Man
1934
Clyde Wynant
The Last Gentleman
1934
Claude, Cabot's butler
The 9th Guest
1934
Tim Cronin
The President Vanishes
1934
Lincoln Lee
Hi, Nellie!
1934
O'Connell
The Trumpet Blows
1934
Chato
Girl Missing
1933
Detective Chief McDonald
From Headquarters
1933
Dr. Van de Water