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Edward Ellis
Acting
Born: November 11, 1870
Coldwater, Michigan, USA
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.
Known For
The Thin Man
as Clyde Wynant
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as Bomber Wells
Fury
as Sheriff
Hi, Nellie!
as O'Connell
Maid of Salem
as Elder Goode
Steel Against the Sky
as Pop Aloysisus Evans
The 9th Guest
as Tim Cronin
Three Sons
as Daniel Pardway
Career
as Stephen Cruthers
A Man Betrayed
as Boss Thomas 'Tom' Cameron
