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Edward Mayne Ellis
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.
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Omaha Trail
as Mr. Vane
A Man Betrayed
as Boss Thomas 'Tom' Cameron
Steel Against the Sky
as Pop Aloysisus Evans
Main Street Lawyer
as Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs
Three Sons
as Daniel Pardway
Man of Conquest
as Andrew Jackson
Career
as Stephen Cruthers
A Man to Remember
as Dr. John Abbott
Little Miss Broadway
as Pop Shea
Let Them Live
as Pete Lindsey