Edmund Gwenn
Known for Acting · 89 credits
- Born
- 1877-09-26
- Died
- 1959-09-06
- Place of birth
- Wandsworth, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Edmund John Kellaway · Эдмунд Гвенн
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (5)
Movies (84)
Foreign Correspondent
1940
as Rowley
Miracle on 34th Street
1947
as Kris Kringle
Them!
1954
as Dr. Harold Medford
Undercurrent
1946
as Professor Hamilton
Lassie Come Home
1943
as Rowlie Palmer
The Trouble with Harry
1955
as Captain Wiles
Les Miserables
1952
as Bishop Courbet
Pride and Prejudice
1940
as Mr. Bennet
Pretty Baby
1950
as Cyrus Baxter
Passing Shadows
1934
as David Lawrence
Parnell
1937
as Henry Campbell
Channel Crossing
1933
as Trotter
The Devil and Miss Jones
1941
as Hooper
The Keys of the Kingdom
1944
as Fr. Hamish MacNabb
Mister 880
1950
as William "Skipper" Miller
The Walking Dead
1936
as Dr. Evan Beaumont
Life with Father
1947
as Rev. Dr. Lloyd
The Bigamist
1953
as Mr. Jordan
The Rocket from Calabuch
1956
as Prof. Jorge Serra Hamilton
Sylvia Scarlett
1935
as Henry Scarlett
Java Head
1934
as Jeremy Ammidon
Peking Express
1951
as Father Joseph Murray
Thunder in the Valley
1947
as Adam MacAdam
Hollywood’s Children
1982
as Self (archive footage)
Bewitched
1945
as Dr. Bergson
Happy Family
1939
as Dad
Forever and a Day
1943
as Stubbs
Between Two Worlds
1944
as Scrubby
Anthony Adverse
1936
as John Bonnyfeather
Waltzes from Vienna
1934
as Johann Strauss, the Elder
The Earl of Chicago
1940
as Munsey, the Butler
Green Dolphin Street
1947
as Octavius Patourel
Cheers for Miss Bishop
1941
as President Corcoran
Louisa
1950
as Mr. Hammond
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
as Dr. Lionel Sterling
Mad Holiday
1936
as Williams
Charley's Aunt
1941
as Stephen Spettigue
The Skin Game
1931
as Mr. Hornblower
Of Human Bondage
1946
as Athelny
A Yank at Oxford
1938
as Dean of Cardinal
The Student Prince
1954
as Prof. Juttner
Cheer Boys Cheer
1939
as Edward Ironside
South Riding
1938
as Alfred Huggins
The Meanest Man in the World
1943
as Frederick P. Leggitt
Cash
1933
as Edmund Gilbert
Challenge to Lassie
1949
as John Traill
Something for the Birds
1952
as 'Admiral' Johnnie Adams
Mister Scoutmaster
1953
as Dr. Stone
A Woman of Distinction
1950
as J.D. Middlecott
The Greer Case
1957
as Jack Baldwin
Penny Paradise
1938
as Joe Higgins
Love on Wheels
1932
as Philpotts
Sally and Saint Anne
1952
as Grandpa Pat Ryan
For Heaven's Sake
1950
as Arthur
She Went to the Races
1945
as Dr. Homer Pecke
The Greatest Gift
1942
as Bartolomé the Juggler
Friday the Thirteenth
1933
as Wakefield
A Yank at Eton
1942
as Headmaster Justin
Bonzo Goes to College
1952
as Coach Ted 'Pop' Drew
Apartment for Peggy
1948
as Prof. Henry C. Barnes
Condemned to Death
1932
as Banting
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
2021
as Self - (archive footage)
It's a Dog's Life
1955
as Jeremiah Edward Emmett Augustus Nolan
One Night In Lisbon
1941
as Lord Fitzleigh
The Bishop Misbehaves
1935
as Bishop
An Englishman's Home
1940
as Tom Brown
The Good Companions
1933
as Jess Oakroyd
Early to Bed
1933
as Kruger
I Was a Spy
1933
as Burgomaster
How He Lied to Her Husband
1931
as Her Husband (Teddy Bompas)
Laburnum Grove
1936
as Mr. Radfern
Hindle Wakes
1931
as Chris Hawthorne
The Real Thing at Last
1916
as Rupert K. Thunder / Macbeth
Tell Me Tonight
1932
as Mayor Pategg
All American Chump
1936
as Jeffrey Crane
Dangerous Partners
1945
as Albert Richard Kingby
Father and Son
1935
as John Bolton
Hills of Home
1948
as Mr. Milton
Scotland Yard
1941
as Insp. Cork
Money for Nothing
1932
as Sir Henry Blossom
Spring in the Air
1935
as Franz
The Admiral's Secret
1934
as Adm. Fitzporter
Frail Women
1932
as Jim Willis
The Skin Game
1921
as Hornblower
About 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. A… With 89 credits spanning from 1916 to 2021, Edmund Gwenn has appeared in 84 films and 5 TV shows.
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Most Popular Edmund Gwenn Movies
- Foreign Correspondent (1940) — as Rowley
- Miracle on 34th Street (1947) — as Kris Kringle
- Them! (1954) — as Dr. Harold Medford
- Undercurrent (1946) — as Professor Hamilton
- Lassie Come Home (1943) — as Rowlie Palmer
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