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