Edward Ellis
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 11, 1870, Coldwater, Michigan, USA
- Died
- July 26, 1952
- Movies
- 37
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1942 | The Omaha Trail | Mr. Vane |
| 1941 | Steel Against the Sky | Pop Aloysisus Evans |
| 1941 | A Man Betrayed | Boss Thomas 'Tom' Cameron |
| 1939 | Main Street Lawyer | Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs |
| 1939 | Three Sons | Daniel Pardway |
| 1939 | Career | Stephen Cruthers |
| 1939 | Man of Conquest | Andrew Jackson |
| 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 | The Texas Rangers | Major Bailey |
| 1936 | Fury | Sheriff |
| 1936 | The Lady Consents | Jim Talbot |
| 1936 | Chatterbox | Uriah Lowell |
| 1935 | The Return Of Peter Grimm | Dr. Andrew Macpherson |
| 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 9th Guest | Tim Cronin |
| 1934 | Hi, Nellie! | O'Connell |
| 1933 | From Headquarters | Dr. Van de Water |
| 1933 | After Tonight | Maj. Lieber |
| 1933 | Strictly Personal | William "Soapy" Gibson |
| 1933 | Girl Missing | Detective Chief McDonald |
| 1932 | I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang | Bomber Wells |
| 1921 | The Frontier of the Stars | Gregory |
| 1919 | Out Yonder | Joey Clark |
| 1917 | The Great Bradley Mystery | Bradley |
| 1917 | The Law That Failed | Luke Rodin |
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