Edward Ellis

Edward Ellis

Known For

The Thin Man

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.

Movies Featuring Edward Ellis

Steel Against the Sky

Steel Against the Sky (1941)

as Pop Aloysisus Evans
A Man Betrayed

A Man Betrayed (1941)

as Boss Thomas 'Tom' Cameron
Main Street Lawyer

Main Street Lawyer (1939)

as Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs
Three Sons

Three Sons (1939)

as Daniel Pardway
Career

Career (1939)

as Stephen Cruthers
Man of Conquest

Man of Conquest (1939)

as Andrew Jackson
A Man to Remember

A Man to Remember (1938)

as Dr. John Abbott
Winterset

Winterset (1936)

as Judge Gaunt
Fury

Fury (1936)

as Sheriff
Chatterbox

Chatterbox (1936)

as Uriah Lowell
The Return Of Peter Grimm

The Return Of Peter Grimm (1935)

as Dr. Andrew Macpherson
The Thin Man

The Thin Man (1934)

as Clyde Wynant
The Last Gentleman

The Last Gentleman (1934)

as Claude, Cabot's butler
From Headquarters

From Headquarters (1933)

as Dr. Van de Water
Strictly Personal

Strictly Personal (1933)

as William "Soapy" Gibson
Girl Missing

Girl Missing (1933)

as Detective Chief McDonald