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Edward Ellis

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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Coldwater, Michigan, USA, 1870-11-11

Died: 1952-07-26

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1917	The Law That Failed	Luke Rodin	0
2	1917	The Great Bradley Mystery	Bradley	0
3	1919	Out Yonder	Joey Clark	63
4	1921	The Frontier of the Stars	Gregory	0
5	1932	I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang	Bomber Wells	78
6	1933	Girl Missing	Detective Chief McDonald	51
7	1933	Strictly Personal	William "Soapy" Gibson	50
8	1933	After Tonight	Maj. Lieber	63
9	1933	From Headquarters	Dr. Van de Water	58
10	1934	Hi, Nellie!	O'Connell	65
11	1934	The 9th Guest	Tim Cronin	60
12	1934	The Trumpet Blows	Chato	50
13	1934	The Last Gentleman	Claude, Cabot's butler	30
14	1934	The Thin Man	Clyde Wynant	75
15	1934	The President Vanishes	Lincoln Lee	58
16	1935	Transient Lady	Nick Kiley	55
17	1935	Village Tale	Old Ike	45
18	1935	Wanderer of the Wasteland	Dismukes	50
19	1935	The Return Of Peter Grimm	Dr. Andrew Macpherson	52
20	1936	Chatterbox	Uriah Lowell	60
21	1936	The Lady Consents	Jim Talbot	58
22	1936	Fury	Sheriff	74
23	1936	The Texas Rangers	Major Bailey	64
24	1936	Winterset	Judge Gaunt	57
25	1937	Maid of Salem	Elder Goode	59
26	1937	Let Them Live	Pete Lindsey	0
27	1937	Midnight Madonna	Judge Clark	0
28	1938	Little Miss Broadway	Pop Shea	65
29	1938	A Man to Remember	Dr. John Abbott	65
30	1939	Man of Conquest	Andrew Jackson	54
31	1939	Career	Stephen Cruthers	0
32	1939	Three Sons	Daniel Pardway	32
33	1939	Main Street Lawyer	Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs	20
34	1941	A Man Betrayed	Boss Thomas 'Tom' Cameron	54
35	1941	Steel Against the Sky	Pop Aloysisus Evans	50
36	1942	The Omaha Trail	Mr. Vane	70

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	No Data	No Data	No Data	No Data