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Edmund Gwenn
Edmund Gwenn

Edmund Gwenn

ActingBorn September 26, 1877Died September 6, 1959 (age 81)Wandsworth, London, England, UK

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edmund Gwenn (born Edmund John Kellaway, 26 September 1877– 6 September 1959) was an English actor. On film, he is perhaps best remembered for his role as Kris Kringle in the Christmas film Miracle on 34th Street (1947), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the corresponding Golden Globe Award. He received a second Golden Globe and another Academy Award nomination for the comedy film Mister 880 (1950). He is also remembered for being in four films directed by Alfred Hitchcock. As a stage actor in the West End and on Broadway, Gwenn was associated with a wide range of works by modern playwrights, including Bernard Shaw, John Galsworthy and J. B. Priestley. After the Second World War, he lived in the United States, where he had a successful career in Hollywood and on Broadway. Actor Arthur Chesney was his brother and actor Cecil Kellaway was their cousin.

Filmography

1982
Hollywood’s Children

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1957
The Greer Case

as Jack Baldwin

Movie
1956
The Rocket from Calabuch

as Prof. Jorge Serra Hamilton

Movie
1955
It's a Dog's Life

as Jeremiah Edward Emmett Augustus Nolan

Movie
1955
The Trouble with Harry

as Captain Wiles

Movie
1955TV
1955
MGM Parade

as Self

TV
1955
The Millionaire

as Walter Clinton Carter

TV
1954
Them!

as Dr. Harold Medford

Movie
1954
The Student Prince

as Prof. Juttner

Movie
1953
The Bigamist

as Mr. Jordan

Movie
1953
Mister Scoutmaster

as Dr. Stone

Movie
1952
Something for the Birds

as 'Admiral' Johnnie Adams

Movie
1952
Bonzo Goes to College

as Coach Ted 'Pop' Drew

Movie
1952
Les Miserables

as Bishop Courbet

Movie
1952
Sally and Saint Anne

as Grandpa Pat Ryan

Movie
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Self - Narrator

TV
1951
Peking Express

as Father Joseph Murray

Movie
1950Movie
1950
Mister 880

as William "Skipper" Miller

Movie
1950
Pretty Baby

as Cyrus Baxter

Movie
1950
Louisa

as Mr. Hammond

Movie
1950
A Woman of Distinction

as J.D. Middlecott

Movie
1949
Challenge to Lassie

as John Traill

Movie
1948
Hills of Home

as Mr. Milton

Movie
1948
Apartment for Peggy

as Prof. Henry C. Barnes

Movie
1947
Thunder in the Valley

as Adam MacAdam

Movie
1947
Life with Father

as Rev. Dr. Lloyd

Movie
1947
Miracle on 34th Street

as Kris Kringle

Movie
1947
Green Dolphin Street

as Octavius Patourel

Movie
1946
Undercurrent

as Professor Hamilton

Movie
1946Movie
1945
She Went to the Races

as Dr. Homer Pecke

Movie
1945
Bewitched

as Dr. Bergson

Movie
1945
Dangerous Partners

as Albert Richard Kingby

Movie
1944
The Keys of the Kingdom

as Fr. Hamish MacNabb

Movie
1944Movie
1943
Lassie Come Home

as Rowlie Palmer

Movie
1943
The Meanest Man in the World

as Frederick P. Leggitt

Movie
1943Movie
1942
The Greatest Gift

as Bartolomé the Juggler

Movie
1942
A Yank at Eton

as Headmaster Justin

Movie
1941
Charley's Aunt

as Stephen Spettigue

Movie
1941
One Night In Lisbon

as Lord Fitzleigh

Movie
1941Movie
1941
Scotland Yard

as Insp. Cork

Movie
1941
Cheers for Miss Bishop

as President Corcoran

Movie
1940Movie
1940
Pride and Prejudice

as Mr. Bennet

Movie
1940
The Doctor Takes a Wife

as Dr. Lionel Sterling

Movie
1940Movie
1940
The Earl of Chicago

as Munsey, the Butler

Movie
1939
Cheer Boys Cheer

as Edward Ironside

Movie
1939Movie
1938
Penny Paradise

as Joe Higgins

Movie
1938
South Riding

as Alfred Huggins

Movie
1938
A Yank at Oxford

as Dean of Cardinal

Movie
1937
Parnell

as Henry Campbell

Movie
1936
Laburnum Grove

as Mr. Radfern

Movie
1936
Mad Holiday

as Williams

Movie
1936
All American Chump

as Jeffrey Crane

Movie
1936
Anthony Adverse

as John Bonnyfeather

Movie
1936
The Walking Dead

as Dr. Evan Beaumont

Movie
1935
Sylvia Scarlett

as Henry Scarlett

Movie
1935Movie
1935Movie
1935
Father and Son

as John Bolton

Movie
1934
Passing Shadows

as David Lawrence

Movie
1934
Java Head

as Jeremy Ammidon

Movie
1934
Waltzes from Vienna

as Johann Strauss, the Elder

Movie
1934
The Admiral's Secret

as Adm. Fitzporter

Movie
1933Movie
1933Movie
1933
Cash

as Edmund Gilbert

Movie
1933
I Was a Spy

as Burgomaster

Movie
1933
Early to Bed

as Kruger

Movie
1933
The Good Companions

as Jess Oakroyd

Movie
1932
Tell Me Tonight

as Mayor Pategg

Movie
1932
Love on Wheels

as Philpotts

Movie
1932Movie
1932
Money for Nothing

as Sir Henry Blossom

Movie
1932
Frail Women

as Jim Willis

Movie
1931
Hindle Wakes

as Chris Hawthorne

Movie
1931
The Skin Game

as Mr. Hornblower

Movie
1931
How He Lied to Her Husband

as Her Husband (Teddy Bompas)

Movie
1921
The Skin Game

as Hornblower

Movie
1916
The Real Thing at Last

as Rupert K. Thunder / Macbeth

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdaySeptember 26, 1877
Day of DeathSeptember 6, 1959
Place of BirthWandsworth, London, England, UK
Popularity0.7
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