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 | Steel Against the Sky | Pop Aloysisus Evans | 1941-12-13 |
Movie | Man of Conquest | Andrew Jackson | 1939-05-15 |
Movie | Career | Stephen Cruthers | 1939-07-07 |
Movie | Main Street Lawyer | Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs | 1939-11-02 |
Movie | Three Sons | Daniel Pardway | 1939-10-13 |
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 | Chatterbox | Uriah Lowell | 1936-01-17 |
Movie | Winterset | Judge Gaunt | 1936-12-03 |
Movie | The Lady Consents | Jim Talbot | 1936-02-07 |
Movie | Fury | Sheriff | 1936-06-05 |
Movie | The Texas Rangers | Major Bailey | 1936-08-28 |
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 | The Trumpet Blows | Chato | 1934-04-14 |
Movie | Hi, Nellie! | O'Connell | 1934-01-20 |
Movie | The Last Gentleman | Claude, Cabot's butler | 1934-04-27 |
Movie | The President Vanishes | Lincoln Lee | 1934-11-17 |
Movie | The Thin Man | Clyde Wynant | 1934-05-25 |
Movie | Girl Missing | Detective Chief McDonald | 1933-03-04 |
Movie | Strictly Personal | William "Soapy" Gibson | 1933-03-17 |
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 |
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