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:
- 77
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Skin Game 1931-02-26
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Rocket from Calabuch 1956-09-28
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Rocket from Calabuch | Prof. Jorge Serra Hamilton | 1956-09-28 |
| Series | The Millionaire | Unknown | 1955-01-19 |
| Movie | The Trouble with Harry | Captain Wiles | 1955-10-03 |
| 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 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 | Something for the Birds | 'Admiral' Johnnie Adams | 1952-09-30 |
| Movie | Les Miserables | Bishop Courbet | 1952-08-14 |
| Movie | Sally and Saint Anne | Grandpa Pat Ryan | 1952-07-01 |
| Movie | Bonzo Goes to College | Coach Ted 'Pop' Drew | 1952-09-01 |
| Movie | Peking Express | Father Joseph Murray | 1951-08-01 |
| Series | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Unknown | 1951-10-05 |
| Movie | Louisa | Mr. Hammond | 1950-05-31 |
| Movie | A Woman of Distinction | J.D. Middlecott | 1950-03-16 |
| Movie | Pretty Baby | Cyrus Baxter | 1950-09-16 |
| Movie | Mister 880 | William "Skipper" Miller | 1950-09-29 |
| Movie | For Heaven's Sake | Arthur | 1950-12-15 |
| Movie | Challenge to Lassie | John Traill | 1949-10-31 |
| Movie | Apartment for Peggy | Prof. Henry C. Barnes | 1948-09-30 |
| Movie | Hills of Home | Mr. Milton | 1948-11-25 |
| Movie | Green Dolphin Street | Octavius Patourel | 1947-01-15 |
| Movie | Miracle on 34th Street | Kris Kringle | 1947-06-04 |
| 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 | She Went to the Races | Dr. Homer Pecke | 1945-11-04 |
| Movie | Dangerous Partners | Albert Richard Kingby | 1945-06-07 |
| 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 | Forever and a Day | Stubbs | 1943-01-21 |
| Movie | The Meanest Man in the World | Frederick P. Leggitt | 1943-02-12 |
| Movie | Lassie Come Home | Rowlie Palmer | 1943-12-01 |
| Movie | A Yank at Eton | Headmaster Justin | 1942-09-01 |
| Movie | Charley's Aunt | Stephen Spettigue | 1941-08-01 |
| Movie | Cheers for Miss Bishop | President Corcoran | 1941-02-21 |
| Movie | Scotland Yard | Insp. Cork | 1941-04-03 |
| Movie | One Night In Lisbon | Lord Fitzleigh | 1941-06-13 |
| Movie | The Devil and Miss Jones | Hooper | 1941-04-11 |
| Movie | The Earl of Chicago | Munsey, the Butler | 1940-01-05 |
| Movie | The Doctor Takes a Wife | Lionel Sterling | 1940-04-25 |
| Movie | An Englishman's Home | Tom Brown | 1940-01-27 |
| 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 | Passing Shadows | David Lawrence | 1934-10-22 |
| Movie | Java Head | Jeremy Ammidon | 1934-07-31 |
| Movie | I Was A Spy | Burgomaster | 1933-09-04 |
| Movie | The Good Companions | Jess Oakroyd | 1933-02-28 |
| Movie | Channel Crossing | Trotter | 1933-10-14 |
| Movie | Cash | Edmund Gilbert | 1933-10-08 |
| 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 |