Edmund Gwenn
Born September 26, 1877 (Age: 148)
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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.
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.
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Filmography
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
2021
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as Self - (archive footage)
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Age: 144
Hollywood’s Children
1982
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 104
The Rocket from Calabuch
1956
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as Prof. Jorge Serra Hamilton
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Age: 79
It's a Dog's Life
1955
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as Jeremiah Edward Emmett Augustus Nolan
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Age: 78
The Trouble with Harry
1955
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as Captain Wiles
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Age: 78
Them!
1954
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as Dr. Harold Medford
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Age: 76
The Student Prince
1954
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as Prof. Juttner
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Age: 76
The Bigamist
1953
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as Mr. Jordan
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Age: 76
Mister Scoutmaster
1953
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as Dr. Stone
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Age: 75
For Heaven's Sake
1950
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as Arthur
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Age: 73
Mister 880
1950
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as William "Skipper" Miller
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Age: 73
Pretty Baby
1950
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as Cyrus Baxter
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Age: 72
Louisa
1950
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as Mr. Hammond
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Age: 72
A Woman of Distinction
1950
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as J.D. Middlecott
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Age: 72
She Went to the Races
1945
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as Dr. Homer Pecke
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Age: 68
Bewitched
1945
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as Dr. Bergson
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Age: 67
Dangerous Partners
1945
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as Albert Richard Kingby
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Age: 67
The Greatest Gift
1942
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as Bartolomé the Juggler
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Age: 64
A Yank at Eton
1942
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as Headmaster Justin
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Age: 64
Charley's Aunt
1941
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as Stephen Spettigue
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Age: 63
One Night In Lisbon
1941
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as Lord Fitzleigh
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Age: 63
The Devil and Miss Jones
1941
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as Hooper
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Age: 63
Scotland Yard
1941
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as Insp. Cork
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Age: 63
Cheers for Miss Bishop
1941
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as President Corcoran
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Age: 63
Tell Me Tonight
1932
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as Mayor Pategg
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Age: 55
Love on Wheels
1932
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as Philpotts
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Age: 54
Condemned to Death
1932
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as Banting
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Age: 54
Money for Nothing
1932
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as Sir Henry Blossom
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Age: 54
No Image
Frail Women
1932
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as Jim Willis
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Age: 54
Hindle Wakes
1931
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as Chris Hawthorne
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Age: 54
The Skin Game
1931
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as Mr. Hornblower
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Age: 53
How He Lied to Her Husband
1931
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as Her Husband (Teddy Bompas)
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Age: 53