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Edmund Gwenn is a Actor and Scriptwriter British born on 26 september 1877 at London (United-kingdom)

Edmund Gwenn

Edmund Gwenn
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Birth name Edmund Kellaway
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 26 september 1877 at London (United-kingdom)
Death 6 september 1959 (at 81 years) at Woodland Hills (USA)
Awards Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

Edmund Gwenn (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 1947 film Miracle on 34th Street, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. As a stage actor in the West End and on Broadway, he 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 US, and made his career in Hollywood and on Broadway.

Biography

Né Edmund Kellaway dans la banlieue sud de Londres, Gwenn commença sa carrière d'acteur en 1895.

Il tourna plus de 80 films durant sa carrière, parmi lesquels Orgueil et préjugés de 1940.

Son rôle le plus marquant est celui de Kris Kringle dans Le Miracle de la 34e rue, pour lequel il remporta l'Oscar du meilleur acteur dans un second rôle en 1947. Il fut également nommé pour un Oscar pour son rôle dans Mister 880 en 1950.

En 1955, il jouera l'un des rôles principaux du film de Hitchcock Mais qui a tué Harry ?

Il est mort d'une pneumonie à Woodland Hills (Californie).

Il possède une étoile sur le Walk of Fame d'Hollywood pour sa contribution au cinéma.

Best films

Anthony Adverse (1936)
(Actor)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
(Actor)
Pride and Prejudice (1940)
(Actor)

Usually with

Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
(15 films)
George Seaton
George Seaton
(7 films)
Reginald Owen
Reginald Owen
(9 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Edmund Gwenn (76 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
1956The Rocket from CalabuchActorProf. Jorge Serra Hamilton
1955The Trouble with HarryActorCaptain Wiles
1955It's a Dog's LifeActorJeremiah Edward Emmett Augustus Nolan
1954The Student PrinceActorProf. Juttner
1954Them!ActorDr. Harold Medford
1953The BigamistActorMr. Jordan
1953Mister ScoutmasterActorDr. Stone
1952Les MiserablesActorBishop Courbet
1952Something for the BirdsActor'Admiral' Johnnie Adams
1952Bonzo Goes to CollegeActorCoach Ted 'Pop' Drew
1951Peking ExpressActorFather Joseph Murray
1950For Heaven's SakeActorArthur
1950LouisaActorMr. Hammond
1950A Woman of DistinctionActorJ.D. Middlecott
1950Pretty BabyActorCyrus Baxter
1950Mister 880ActorWilliam "Skipper" Miller
1949Challenge to LassieActorJohn Traill
1948Apartment for PeggyActorProf. Henry C. Barnes
1948Hills of HomeActorMr. Milton
1947Green Dolphin StreetActorOctavius Patourel
1947Miracle on 34th StreetActorKris Kringle
1947Life with FatherActorRev. Dr. Lloyd
1947Thunder in the ValleyActorAdam MacAdam
1946UndercurrentActorProfessor Hamilton
1946Of Human BondageActorAthelny
1945She Went to the RacesActorDr. Homer Pecke
1945BewitchedActorDr. Bergson
1945Dangerous PartnersActorAlbert Richard Kingby
1945Dangerous PartnersActorAlbert Richard Kingby
1944Between Two WorldsActorScrubby
1944The Keys of the KingdomActorFr. Hamish MacNabb
1943Lassie Come HomeActorRowlie Palmer
1943Forever and a DayActorStubbs
1943The Meanest Man in the WorldActorFrederick P. Leggitt
1942A Yank at EtonActorHeadmaster Justin
1941Charley's AuntActorStephen Spettigue
1941Cheers for Miss BishopActorPresident Corcoran
1941The Devil and Miss JonesActorHooper
1941One Night In LisbonActorLord Fitzleigh
1941Scotland YardActorInsp. Cork
1940Foreign CorrespondentActorRowley
1940The Doctor Takes a WifeActorLionel Sterling
1940Pride and PrejudiceActorMr. Bennet
1940The Earl of ChicagoActorMunsey, the Butler
1940The Doctor Takes a WifeActorLionel Sterling
1939Cheer Boys CheerActorEdward Ironside
1938A Yank at OxfordActorDean of Cardinal
1938Penny ParadiseActorJoe Higgins
1938South RidingActorAlfred Huggins
1937ParnellActorHenry Campbell
1936Anthony AdverseActorJohn Bonnyfeather
1936Sylvia ScarlettActorHenry Scarlett
1936Laburnum GroveActorMr. Radfern
1936The Walking DeadActorDr. Evan Beaumont
1936Mad HolidayActorWilliams
1935The Bishop MisbehavesActorBishop
1934Waltzes from ViennaActorJohann Strauss, the Elder
1934The Admiral's SecretActorAdm. Fitzporter
1934Java HeadActorJeremy Ammidon
1934Passing ShadowsActorDavid Lawrence
1934Warn LondonActorDoctor Herman Krauss
1934Spring in the AirActorFranz
1933CashActorEdmund Gilbert
1933Friday the ThirteenthActorWakefield
1933The Good CompanionsActor, ScriptwriterJess Oakroyd
1933I Was A SpyActor, ScriptwriterBurgomaster
1933Channel CrossingActorTrotter
1933Early to BedActorKruger
1932Condemned to DeathActorBanting
1932Love on WheelsActorPhilpotts
1932Frail WomenActorJim Willis
1932Money for NothingActorSir Henry Blossom
1931Hindle WakesActorChris Hawthorne
1931The Skin GameActorMr. Hornblower
1921The Skin GameActorHornblower
1916The Real Thing at LastActorRupert K. Thunder / Macbeth