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.
Films (36)
The Omaha Trail
1942
Steel Against the Sky
1941
A Man Betrayed
1941
Main Street Lawyer
1939
Three Sons
1939
Career
1939
Man of Conquest
1939
A Man to Remember
1938
Little Miss Broadway
1938
Midnight Madonna
1937
Let Them Live
1937
Maid of Salem
1937
Winterset
1936
The Texas Rangers
1936
Fury
1936
The Lady Consents
1936
Chatterbox
1936
The Return Of Peter Grimm
1935
Wanderer of the Wasteland
1935
Village Tale
1935
Transient Lady
1935
The President Vanishes
1934
The Thin Man
1934
The Last Gentleman
1934
The Trumpet Blows
1934
The 9th Guest
1934
Hi, Nellie!
1934
From Headquarters
1933
After Tonight
1933
Strictly Personal
1933
Girl Missing
1933
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
The Frontier of the Stars
1921
Out Yonder
1919
The Great Bradley Mystery
1917
The Law That Failed
1917