Cast
Edward Ellis
Acting
Cast
Edward Ellis
Known for
Acting
Born
1870-11-11
From
Coldwater, Michigan, USA
Died
1952-07-26
Also known as Edward Mayne 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.
The Thin Man
as Clyde Wynant
Fury
as Sheriff
Transient Lady
as Nick Kiley
Hi, Nellie!
as O'Connell
Girl Missing
as Detective Chief McDonald
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as Bomber Wells
Winterset
as Judge Gaunt
Little Miss Broadway
as Pop Shea
Village Tale
as Old Ike
Chatterbox
as Uriah Lowell
Maid of Salem
as Elder Goode
Strictly Personal
as William "Soapy" Gibson
A Man Betrayed
as Boss Thomas 'Tom' Cameron
The Texas Rangers
as Major Bailey
From Headquarters
as Dr. Van de Water
Career
as Stephen Cruthers
Steel Against the Sky
as Pop Aloysisus Evans
A Man to Remember
as Dr. John Abbott
The Last Gentleman
as Claude, Cabot's butler
The Lady Consents
as Jim Talbot
The 9th Guest
as Tim Cronin
Man of Conquest
as Andrew Jackson
Three Sons
as Daniel Pardway
Main Street Lawyer
as Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs
Let Them Live
as Pete Lindsey
Wanderer of the Wasteland
as Dismukes
The President Vanishes
as Lincoln Lee
After Tonight
as Maj. Lieber
The Trumpet Blows
as Chato
The Omaha Trail
as Mr. Vane
The Man in Blue
as Martin Dunne
Out Yonder
as Joey Clark
Midnight Madonna
as Judge Clark
The Law That Failed
as Luke Rodin
The Return Of Peter Grimm
as Dr. Andrew Macpherson
The Frontier of the Stars
as Gregory
The Great Bradley Mystery
as Bradley