Edmund Gwenn
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, 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 United States where he had a successful career in Hollywood and on Broadway.
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- Born:
- Sep 26, 1877 In Wandsworth, London, England, UK
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 80
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Skin Game 1931-02-26
- Latest Project:
- Movie Hollywood’s Children 1982-02-24
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Hollywood’s Children | Self (archive footage) | 1982-02-24 |
| Movie | The Greer Case | Jack Baldwin | 1957-01-31 |
| Movie | The Rocket from Calabuch | Prof. Jorge Serra Hamilton | 1956-09-28 |
| Series | The Millionaire | Unknown | 1955-01-19 |
| Series | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Unknown | 1955-10-02 |
| Movie | It's a Dog's Life | Jeremiah Edward Emmett Augustus Nolan | 1955-12-23 |
| Series | Matinee Theater | Unknown | 1955-10-31 |
| Movie | The Trouble with Harry | Captain Wiles | 1955-10-03 |
| Movie | The Student Prince | Prof. Juttner | 1954-06-15 |
| Movie | Them! | Dr. Harold Medford | 1954-06-16 |
| Movie | Mister Scoutmaster | Dr. Stone | 1953-09-02 |
| Movie | The Bigamist | Mr. Jordan | 1953-12-03 |
| Movie | Sally and Saint Anne | Grandpa Pat Ryan | 1952-07-01 |
| Movie | Les Miserables | Bishop Courbet | 1952-08-14 |
| Movie | Something for the Birds | 'Admiral' Johnnie Adams | 1952-09-30 |
| Movie | Bonzo Goes to College | Coach Ted 'Pop' Drew | 1952-09-11 |
| Movie | Peking Express | Father Joseph Murray | 1951-08-01 |
| Series | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Unknown | 1951-10-05 |
| Movie | A Woman of Distinction | J.D. Middlecott | 1950-03-16 |
| Movie | Louisa | Mr. Hammond | 1950-05-31 |
| Movie | For Heaven's Sake | Arthur | 1950-12-15 |
| Movie | Mister 880 | William "Skipper" Miller | 1950-09-29 |
| Movie | Pretty Baby | Cyrus Baxter | 1950-09-16 |
| Movie | Challenge to Lassie | John Traill | 1949-10-31 |
| Movie | Hills of Home | Mr. Milton | 1948-11-25 |
| Movie | Apartment for Peggy | Prof. Henry C. Barnes | 1948-09-30 |
| Movie | Miracle on 34th Street | Kris Kringle | 1947-06-04 |
| Movie | Green Dolphin Street | Octavius Patourel | 1947-01-15 |
| Movie | Life with Father | Rev. Dr. Lloyd | 1947-09-13 |
| Movie | Thunder in the Valley | Adam MacAdam | 1947-11-01 |
| Movie | Of Human Bondage | Athelny | 1946-07-05 |
| Movie | Undercurrent | Professor Hamilton | 1946-11-11 |
| Movie | Dangerous Partners | Albert Richard Kingby | 1945-06-07 |
| Movie | She Went to the Races | Dr. Homer Pecke | 1945-11-04 |
| Movie | Bewitched | Dr. Bergson | 1945-07-04 |
| Movie | Between Two Worlds | Scrubby | 1944-05-20 |
| Movie | The Keys of the Kingdom | Fr. Hamish MacNabb | 1944-12-15 |
| Movie | The Meanest Man in the World | Frederick P. Leggitt | 1943-02-12 |
| Movie | Forever and a Day | Stubbs | 1943-01-21 |
| Movie | Lassie Come Home | Rowlie Palmer | 1943-12-01 |
| Movie | A Yank at Eton | Headmaster Justin | 1942-09-01 |
| Movie | Cheers for Miss Bishop | President Corcoran | 1941-02-21 |
| Movie | Scotland Yard | Insp. Cork | 1941-04-03 |
| Movie | The Devil and Miss Jones | Hooper | 1941-04-11 |
| Movie | Charley's Aunt | Stephen Spettigue | 1941-08-01 |
| Movie | One Night In Lisbon | Lord Fitzleigh | 1941-06-13 |
| Movie | The Earl of Chicago | Munsey, the Butler | 1940-01-05 |
| Movie | An Englishman's Home | Tom Brown | 1940-01-27 |
| Movie | The Doctor Takes a Wife | Dr. Lionel Sterling | 1940-04-25 |
| Movie | Foreign Correspondent | Rowley | 1940-08-16 |
| Movie | Pride and Prejudice | Mr. Bennet | 1940-07-26 |
| Movie | Cheer Boys Cheer | Edward Ironside | 1939-08-01 |
| Movie | A Yank at Oxford | Dean of Cardinal | 1938-02-18 |
| Movie | South Riding | Alfred Huggins | 1938-08-01 |
| Movie | Penny Paradise | Joe Higgins | 1938-09-23 |
| Movie | Parnell | Henry Campbell | 1937-06-04 |
| Movie | All American Chump | Jeffrey Crane | 1936-10-16 |
| Movie | The Walking Dead | Dr. Evan Beaumont | 1936-03-01 |
| Movie | Anthony Adverse | John Bonnyfeather | 1936-08-26 |
| Movie | Mad Holiday | Williams | 1936-11-13 |
| Movie | Laburnum Grove | Mr. Radfern | 1936-11-16 |
| Movie | The Bishop Misbehaves | Bishop | 1935-09-13 |
| Movie | Sylvia Scarlett | Henry Scarlett | 1935-12-25 |
| Movie | The Admiral's Secret | Adm. Fitzporter | 1934-01-01 |
| Movie | Waltzes from Vienna | Johann Strauss, the Elder | 1934-03-15 |
| Movie | Java Head | Jeremy Ammidon | 1934-07-31 |
| Movie | Passing Shadows | David Lawrence | 1934-10-22 |
| Movie | Early to Bed | Kruger | 1933-08-08 |
| Movie | The Good Companions | Jess Oakroyd | 1933-02-28 |
| Movie | I Was a Spy | Burgomaster | 1933-09-04 |
| Movie | Cash | Edmund Gilbert | 1933-10-08 |
| Movie | Channel Crossing | Trotter | 1933-10-14 |
| Movie | Friday the Thirteenth | Wakefield | 1933-11-01 |
| Movie | Money for Nothing | Sir Henry Blossom | 1932-01-20 |
| Movie | Frail Women | Jim Willis | 1932-01-15 |
| Movie | Condemned to Death | Banting | 1932-01-21 |
| Movie | Love on Wheels | Philpotts | 1932-07-26 |
| Movie | Tell Me Tonight | Mayor Pategg | 1932-10-31 |
| Movie | The Skin Game | Mr. Hornblower | 1931-02-26 |
| Movie | Hindle Wakes | Chris Hawthorne | 1931-10-02 |