As Actor
The Omaha Trail
1942
7.0
Edward Ellis
Acting
Birth date
November 11, 1870
Birth place
Coldwater, Michigan, USA
Death date
July 26, 1952
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.
Featured in
As Actor
Steel Against the Sky
1941
5.0
As Actor
A Man Betrayed
1941
5.4
As Actor
Main Street Lawyer
1939
2.0
As Actor
Three Sons
1939
3.2
As Actor
Man of Conquest
1939
5.4
As Actor
The Texas Rangers
1936
6.3
As Actor
Chatterbox
1936
6.0
As Actor
Wanderer of the Wasteland
1935
5.0
As Actor
Village Tale
1935
4.5
As Actor
The President Vanishes
1934
5.8
As Actor
The Thin Man
1934
7.5
As Actor
Strictly Personal
1933
5.0
As Actor
Girl Missing
1933
5.1
As Actor
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
7.8
As Actor
Out Yonder
1919
6.3