Edward Ellis
Acting
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.
Born: November 11, 1870
Place of Birth: Coldwater, Michigan, USA
Known For
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
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 falsely convicted of a crime and sent to work on a chain gang.
The Thin Man
A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.
Fury
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 wrongly mistaken for a wanted kidnapper and arrested.
The Omaha Trail
The coming of the railroad to the West triggers an Indian war.
A Man to Remember
On the day of his funeral, a dedicated smalltown doctor is remembered by his neighbors and patients.
Hi, Nellie!
Managing Editor Brad Bradshaw refuses to run a story linking the disappearance of Frank Canfield with embezzlement of the bank. He considers Frank a straight shooter and he goes easy on the story. Every other paper goes with the story that Frank took the money and Brad is demoted, by the publisher, to the Heartthrob column - writing advice to the lovelorn. After feeling sorry for himself for two months, he takes the column seriously and makes it the talk of the town. But Brad still wants his old job back so he will have to find Canfield and the missing money.
Little Miss Broadway
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 wants the girl returned to the orphanage.
The Texas Rangers
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.
After Tonight
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 the Austrian army. Meanwhile, Ritter is assigned to detect the identity of a spy.
Out Yonder
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 yonder' is because he's a fugitive from justice: years ago, he killed a man under complicated circumstances. Clark's official assistant is Amos Bart, but Flotsam does much of the work of maintaining the lighthouse.
Filmography
as Mr. Vane
as Pop Aloysisus Evans
as Boss Thomas 'Tom' Cameron
as Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs
as Daniel Pardway
as Stephen Cruthers
as Andrew Jackson
as Dr. John Abbott
as Pop Shea
as Judge Clark
as Pete Lindsey
as Elder Goode
as Judge Gaunt
as Major Bailey
as Sheriff
as Jim Talbot
as Uriah Lowell
as Dr. Andrew Macpherson
as Dismukes
as Old Ike
as Nick Kiley
as Lincoln Lee
as Clyde Wynant
as Claude, Cabot's butler
as Chato
as Tim Cronin
as O'Connell
as Dr. Van de Water
as Maj. Lieber
as William "Soapy" Gibson
as Detective Chief McDonald
as Bomber Wells
as Gregory
as Joey Clark
as Bradley
as Luke Rodin