Edward Ellis
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 | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.012 |
| Birthday | 1870-11-11 |
| Place of Birth | Coldwater, Michigan, USA |
| Also Known As | Edward Mayne Ellis, |
1934
The Thin Man
7.5/471
A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.
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The Thin Man
1941
A Man Betrayed
5.4/11
Bucolic lawyer John Wayne takes on big-city corruption in A Man Betrayed. He sets out to prove that an above-suspicion politician (Edward Ellis) is ac...
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A Man Betrayed
1932
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
7.8/210
A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economic realities. Things get even worse when he’s false...
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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1936
Fury
7.5/225
Joe, who owns a gas station along with his brothers and is about to marry Katherine, travels to the small town where she lives to visit her, but is wr...
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Fury
1936
The Texas Rangers
6.4/16
Two down-on-their-luck former outlaws volunteer to be Texas Rangers and find themselves assigned to bring in an old friend, now a notorious outlaw.
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The Texas Rangers
1935
Wanderer of the Wasteland
5/1
Adam Larey becomes a fugitive from justice when he escapes after being blamed for a crime he did not commit. He wanders into the desert wastelands and...
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Wanderer of the Wasteland
1935
Village Tale
4.5/1
The insidious typical talk of a small town makes a young man and the married woman he is in love very unhappy.
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Village Tale
1935
The Return Of Peter Grimm
5.2/5
The ghost of a recently deceased family patriarch tries to help his surviving relatives, in part by preventing a marriage that he knows will go wrong.
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The Return Of Peter Grimm
1939
Three Sons
3.2/2
A shop owner tries to interest his heirs in the family business.
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Three Sons
1934
The Last Gentleman
3/1
In New England circa 1933, a niece is reported missing and presumed dead and Cabot Barr (George Arliss) summons his relatives to the family estate for...
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The Last Gentleman
1939
Man of Conquest
5.2/4
The story of Sam Houston, hero of the Texas revolution, statesman, and first president of the Republic of Texas.
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Man of Conquest
1933
Girl Missing
5.1/7
Kay and June, two showgirls, are hurt when they seek financial help from Daisy. On Daisy's wedding night when she is rendered missing, Kay and June de...
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Girl Missing
1933
From Headquarters
5.8/6
When a Broadway playboy is found dead, it's up to detective Jim Stevens to pick the murderer out of several likely candidates.
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From Headquarters
1938
A Man to Remember
6.5/6
On the day of his funeral, a dedicated smalltown doctor is remembered by his neighbors and patients.
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A Man to Remember
1934
The 9th Guest
5.7/17
Eight people are invited by an unsigned telegram to a penthouse apartment, where they find themselves locked in and greeted by their unknown host's v...
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The 9th Guest
1936
Chatterbox
6/2
Teenage orphan Jenny Yates becomes starstruck when a revival of an old Victorian melodrama passes through her small New England town, to the disapprov...
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Chatterbox
1933
After Tonight
6.3/6
When war is declared in 1914, glamorous Russian Carla Vanirska manages to get to Vienna from Luxembourg, with the help of Captain Rudolph Ritter of th...
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After Tonight
1938
Little Miss Broadway
6.6/12
An orphan is provisionally adopted by the manager of a hotel populated by show business people. The hotel's owner doesn't like the entertainers and wa...
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Little Miss Broadway
1936
The Lady Consents
5.8/4
Civilized wife doesn't protest when husband runs off with uncivilized professional golfer pretending to be civilized.
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The Lady Consents
1939
Career
0/0
Set in a tiny midwestern town, this sentimental drama centers on the rivalry between two life-long acquaintances whose early friendship falls apart wh...
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Career
1934
The President Vanishes
7/3
The President Vanishes, released in the United Kingdom as Strange Conspiracy, is a 1934 American political drama film directed by William A. Wellman a...
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The President Vanishes
1934
Hi, Nellie!
6.5/10
Managing Editor Brad Bradshaw refuses to run a story linking the disappearance of Frank Canfield with embezzlement of the bank. He considers Frank a s...
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Hi, Nellie!
1933
Strictly Personal
5/1
Soapy Gibson (Edward Ellis) and his wife Annie (Marjorie Rambeau) run a lonely hearts club in a small town. Even during the Depression years these wer...
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Strictly Personal
1935
Transient Lady
5.5/2
A senator's brother turns up murdered, and the senator tries to pin the blame on a man he knows is innocent.
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Transient Lady
1941
Steel Against the Sky
5/4
Steel-worker brothers compete for the same woman.
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Steel Against the Sky
1919
Out Yonder
6.3/3
Flotsam (Thomas) is the daughter and helper of crusty old lighthouse keeper Joe Clark (Edward Ellis, in fine form). The reason why Clark lives 'out yo...
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Out Yonder
1921
The Frontier of the Stars
0/0
East Side gangster Buck Leslie attempts to stop a fight between chemist Gregory and a tough and is pursued by detective Phil Hoyt to a tenement roof w...
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The Frontier of the Stars
1936
Winterset
5.6/14
A man is determined to find the real culprit behind the crime for which his father was wrongly executed.
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Winterset
1937
Maid of Salem
5.9/7
When a young woman named Barbara Clarke has an affair with adventurer Roger Coverman, it causes a scandal in the Puritanical town of Salem, Massachuse...
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Maid of Salem
1939
Main Street Lawyer
2/1
A prosecutor's career and his adopted daughter's happiness hang in the balance when he is blackmailed by a gangster.
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Main Street Lawyer
1942
The Omaha Trail
7/1
The coming of the railroad to the West triggers an Indian war.
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The Omaha Trail
1937
Midnight Madonna
0/0
A habitual gambler comes to the aid of a desperate woman after her daughter inherits a fortune and is underhandedly taken by her estranged father.
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Midnight Madonna
1937
Let Them Live
0/0
A young man goes up against a crooked town boss.
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Let Them Live
1934
The Trumpet Blows
0/0
In Mexico, a former bandit settles down and picks out a beautiful young dancer to be his wife. His younger brother also comes home after having spent...
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The Trumpet Blows
1917
The Law That Failed
0/0
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The Law That Failed
1917
The Great Bradley Mystery
0/0
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