Edmund Gwenn
Actor
September 26, 1877 — September 6, 1959 (81 years)
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.
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.
Known For
Filmography
| 2011 | A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! · as Kris Kringle |
| 2005 | Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us · as Dr. Harold Medford |
| 2001 | The Trouble with Harry Isn't Over · as Cast |
| 1979 | The Horror Show · as Cast |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 · as Jack Baldwin |
| 1956 | The Rocket from Calabuch · as Prof. Jorge Serra Hamilton |
| 1955 | It's a Dog's Life · as Jeremiah Edward Emmett Augustus Nolan |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | The Trouble with Harry · as Captain Wiles |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents · as Joe Saunders |
| 1955 | Science Fiction Theatre · as Dr. Lorenz |
| 1955 | The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theatre · as Tweedy |
| 1955 | The Millionaire · as Walter Clinton Carter |
| 1955 | The Star and the Story · as Paddy |
| 1954 | Them! · as Dr. Harold MedfordOn Plex |
| 1954 | The Student Prince · as Prof. Juttner |
| 1953 | The Bigamist · as Mr. JordanOn Plex |
| 1953 | Mister Scoutmaster · as Dr. Stone |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre · as Red |
| 1952 | Something for the Birds · as 'admiral' Johnnie Adams |
| 1952 | Bonzo Goes to College · as Coach Ted 'pop' Drew |
| 1952 | Les Miserables · as Bishop Courbet |
| 1952 | Sally and Saint Anne · as Grandpa Pat Ryan |
| 1951 | Peking Express · as Father Joseph Murray |
| 1950 | For Heaven's Sake · as Arthur |
| 1950 | Mister 880 · as William "skipper" Miller |
| 1950 | Pretty Baby · as Cyrus Baxter |
| 1950 | Louisa · as Mr. Hammond |
| 1950 | A Woman of Distinction · as J.d. Middlecott |
| 1949 | Challenge to Lassie · as John Traill |
| 1948 | Hills of Home · as Mr. Milton |
| 1948 | Apartment for Peggy · as Prof. Henry C. Barnes |
| 1947 | Green Dolphin Street · as Octavius Patourel |
| 1947 | Thunder in the Valley · as Adam Macadam |
| 1947 | Life with Father · as Rev. Dr. LloydOn Plex |
| 1947 | Miracle on 34th Street · as Kris Kringle |
| 1946 | Undercurrent · as Professor Hamilton |
| 1946 | Of Human Bondage · as Athelny |
| 1945 | She Went to the Races · as Dr. Homer Pecke |
| 1945 | Bewitched · as Dr. Bergson |
| 1945 | Dangerous Partners · as Albert Richard Kingby |
| 1944 | The Keys of the Kingdom · as Fr. Hamish Macnabb |
| 1944 | Between Two Worlds · as Scrubby |
| 1943 | Lassie Come Home · as Rowlie Palmer |
| 1943 | The Meanest Man in the World · as Frederick P. Leggitt |
| 1943 | Forever and a Day · as Stubbs |
| 1942 | A Yank at Eton · as Headmaster Justin |
| 1941 | Charley's Aunt · as Stephen Spettigue |
| 1941 | One Night in Lisbon · as Lord Fitzleigh |
| 1941 | The Devil and Miss Jones · as HooperOn Plex |
| 1941 | Scotland Yard · as Insp. Cork |
| 1941 | Cheers for Miss Bishop · as President Corcoran |
| 1940 | Foreign Correspondent · as Rowley |
| 1940 | Pride and Prejudice · as Mr. Bennet |
| 1940 | The Doctor Takes a Wife · as Dr. Lionel Sterling |
| 1940 | The Earl of Chicago · as Munsey, The Butler |
| 1939 | Cheer Boys Cheer · as Edward Ironside |
| 1939 | Happy Family · as Dad |
| 1938 | Penny Paradise · as Joe Higgins |
| 1938 | South Riding · as Alfred Huggins |
| 1938 | A Yank at Oxford · as Dean Of Cardinal |
| 1937 | Parnell · as Henry Campbell |
| 1936 | Laburnum Grove · as Mr. Radfern |
| 1936 | Mad Holiday · as Williams |
| 1936 | All American Chump · as Jeffrey Crane |
| 1936 | Anthony Adverse · as John Bonnyfeather |
| 1936 | The Walking Dead · as Dr. Evan Beaumont |
| 1935 | Sylvia Scarlett · as Henry Scarlett |
| 1935 | The Bishop Misbehaves · as Bishop |
| 1934 | Java Head · as Jeremy Ammidon |
| 1934 | The Admiral's Secret · as Adm. FitzporterOn Plex |
| 1934 | Waltzes from Vienna · as Johann Strauss, The ElderOn Plex |
| 1933 | I Was a Spy · as Burgomaster |
| 1933 | Friday the Thirteenth · as Wakefield |
| 1933 | Channel Crossing · as Trotter |
| 1933 | For Love or Money · as Edmund Gilbert |
| 1933 | The Good Companions · as Jess Oakroyd |
| 1932 | Love on Wheels · as Philpotts |
| 1932 | Frail Women · as Jim Willis |
| 1932 | Money for Nothing · as Sir Henry Blossom |
| 1931 | Hindle Wakes · as Chris Hawthorne |
| 1931 | The Skin Game · as Mr. HornblowerOn Plex |
| 1921 | The Skin Game · as Hornblower |
| 2022 | My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock · as Self |
| 2020 | Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind · as Self |
| 1997 | |
| 1997 | |
| 1982 | Hollywood's Children · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1955 | MGM Parade · as Self |
| 1953 | The 25th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars · as Self - Narrator |
| 1950 | The Frank Sinatra Show · as Self - Sketch Actor |
| 1949 |