1870-11-11 Coldwater, Michigan, USA
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.
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The Omaha Trail | Mr. Vane | 1942-09-01 |
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A Man Betrayed | Boss Thomas 'Tom' Cameron | 1941-03-07 |
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Steel Against the Sky | Pop Aloysisus Evans | 1941-12-13 |
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Career | Stephen Cruthers | 1939-07-07 |
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Man of Conquest | Andrew Jackson | 1939-05-15 |
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Main Street Lawyer | Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs | 1939-11-02 |
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Three Sons | Daniel Pardway | 1939-10-13 |
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A Man to Remember | Dr. John Abbott | 1938-10-14 |
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Little Miss Broadway | Pop Shea | 1938-07-29 |
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Let Them Live | Pete Lindsey | 1937-04-25 |
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Midnight Madonna | Judge Clark | 1937-07-01 |
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Maid of Salem | Elder Goode | 1937-02-12 |
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Winterset | Judge Gaunt | 1936-12-03 |
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The Lady Consents | Jim Talbot | 1936-02-07 |
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The Texas Rangers | Major Bailey | 1936-08-28 |
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Chatterbox | Uriah Lowell | 1936-01-17 |
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Fury | Sheriff | 1936-06-05 |
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Transient Lady | Nick Kiley | 1935-03-04 |
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The Return Of Peter Grimm | Dr. Andrew Macpherson | 1935-09-13 |
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Village Tale | Old Ike | 1935-06-15 |
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Wanderer of the Wasteland | Dismukes | 1935-09-09 |
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The Last Gentleman | Claude, Cabot's butler | 1934-04-27 |
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The Thin Man | Clyde Wynant | 1934-05-25 |
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The Trumpet Blows | Chato | 1934-04-14 |
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The 9th Guest | Tim Cronin | 1934-01-31 |
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The President Vanishes | Lincoln Lee | 1934-11-17 |
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Hi, Nellie! | O'Connell | 1934-01-20 |
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Strictly Personal | William "Soapy" Gibson | 1933-03-17 |
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Girl Missing | Detective Chief McDonald | 1933-03-04 |
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From Headquarters | Dr. Van de Water | 1933-11-16 |
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After Tonight | Maj. Lieber | 1933-11-10 |
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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang | Bomber Wells | 1932-11-09 |
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The Frontier of the Stars | Gregory | 1921-01-30 |
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Out Yonder | Joey Clark | 1919-12-21 |
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The Great Bradley Mystery | Bradley | 1917-04-12 |
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The Law That Failed | Luke Rodin | 1917-03-29 |