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Edward Ellis

Acting · Born November 11, 1870 · 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.

Movies with Edward Ellis

• The Thin Man (1934) — Clyde Wynant
• I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) — Bomber Wells
• Fury (1936) — Sheriff
• Steel Against the Sky (1941) — Pop Aloysisus Evans
• Hi, Nellie! (1934) — O'Connell
• A Man to Remember (1938) — Dr. John Abbott
• Wanderer of the Wasteland (1935) — Dismukes
• Transient Lady (1935) — Nick Kiley
• The Texas Rangers (1936) — Major Bailey
• The Man in Blue (1937) — Martin Dunne
• A Man Betrayed (1941) — Boss Thomas 'Tom' Cameron
• The President Vanishes (1934) — Lincoln Lee