Edward Ellis
Born
November 11, 1870
Died
July 26, 1952 (81 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
Known For

The Omaha Trail
Mr. Vane
1942

Steel Against the Sky
Pop Aloysisus Evans
1941

A Man Betrayed
Boss Thomas 'Tom' Cameron
1941

Main Street Lawyer
Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs
1939

Three Sons
Daniel Pardway
1939

Career
Stephen Cruthers
1939

Man of Conquest
Andrew Jackson
1939

A Man to Remember
Dr. John Abbott
1938

Little Miss Broadway
Pop Shea
1938
Midnight Madonna
Judge Clark
1937

Let Them Live
Pete Lindsey
1937

Maid of Salem
Elder Goode
1937

Winterset
Judge Gaunt
1936

The Texas Rangers
Major Bailey
1936

Fury
Sheriff
1936

The Lady Consents
Jim Talbot
1936

Chatterbox
Uriah Lowell
1936

The Return Of Peter Grimm
Dr. Andrew Macpherson
1935

Wanderer of the Wasteland
Dismukes
1935

Village Tale
Old Ike
1935

Transient Lady
Nick Kiley
1935

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
1934

From Headquarters
Dr. Van de Water
1933

After Tonight
Maj. Lieber
1933

Strictly Personal
William "Soapy" Gibson
1933

Girl Missing
Detective Chief McDonald
1933

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Bomber Wells
1932

The Frontier of the Stars
Gregory
1921

Out Yonder
Joey Clark
1919

The Great Bradley Mystery
Bradley
1917

The Law That Failed
Luke Rodin
1917