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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Main Street Lawyer | Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs | 1939-11-02 |
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Man of Conquest | Andrew Jackson | 1939-05-15 |
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Three Sons | Daniel Pardway | 1939-10-13 |
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Career | Stephen Cruthers | 1939-07-07 |
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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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Midnight Madonna | Judge Clark | 1937-07-01 |
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Maid of Salem | Elder Goode | 1937-02-12 |
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Let Them Live | Pete Lindsey | 1937-04-25 |
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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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Fury | Sheriff | 1936-06-05 |
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Chatterbox | Uriah Lowell | 1936-01-17 |
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The Texas Rangers | Major Bailey | 1936-08-28 |
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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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Transient Lady | Nick Kiley | 1935-03-04 |
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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 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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The Trumpet Blows | Chato | 1934-04-14 |
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After Tonight | Maj. Lieber | 1933-11-10 |
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From Headquarters | Dr. Van de Water | 1933-11-16 |
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Girl Missing | Detective Chief McDonald | 1933-03-04 |
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Strictly Personal | William "Soapy" Gibson | 1933-03-17 |
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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 | 1921-01-30 | |
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Out Yonder | Joey Clark | 1919-12-21 |