Edward Ellis

Acting

Edward Ellis

Born 1870-11-11 Coldwater, Michigan, USA 37 films

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.

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Filmography

37 films
A Man Betrayed poster

A bucolic lawyer takes on big-city corruption, setting out to prove that an above-suspicion politic…

A Man Betrayed

★ 5.5 1941

Career poster

Set in a tiny midwestern town, this sentimental drama centers on the rivalry between two life-long…

Career

★ 8.0 1939

The Man in Blue poster

A police officer who kills a thief during the commission of a robbery takes on the responsibility o…

The Man in Blue

★ 10.0 1937