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Edmund Gwenn

Edmund Gwenn

Acting

Born: September 26, 1877Wandsworth, London, England, UK

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
Filmography
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

Self - (archive footage)

2021
Hollywood’s Children

Hollywood’s Children

Self (archive footage)

1982
The Greer Case

The Greer Case

Jack Baldwin

1957
The Rocket from Calabuch

The Rocket from Calabuch

Prof. Jorge Serra Hamilton

1956
It's a Dog's Life

It's a Dog's Life

Jeremiah Edward Emmett Augustus Nolan

1955
The Trouble with Harry

The Trouble with Harry

Captain Wiles

1955
Them!

Them!

Dr. Harold Medford

1954
The Student Prince

The Student Prince

Prof. Juttner

1954
The Bigamist

The Bigamist

Mr. Jordan

1953
Mister Scoutmaster

Mister Scoutmaster

Dr. Stone

1953
Something for the Birds

Something for the Birds

'Admiral' Johnnie Adams

1952
Bonzo Goes to College

Bonzo Goes to College

Coach Ted 'Pop' Drew

1952
Les Miserables

Les Miserables

Bishop Courbet

1952
Sally and Saint Anne

Sally and Saint Anne

Grandpa Pat Ryan

1952
Peking Express

Peking Express

Father Joseph Murray

1951
For Heaven's Sake

For Heaven's Sake

Arthur

1950
Mister 880

Mister 880

William "Skipper" Miller

1950
Pretty Baby

Pretty Baby

Cyrus Baxter

1950
Louisa

Louisa

Mr. Hammond

1950
A Woman of Distinction

A Woman of Distinction

J.D. Middlecott

1950
Challenge to Lassie

Challenge to Lassie

John Traill

1949
Hills of Home

Hills of Home

Mr. Milton

1948
Apartment for Peggy

Apartment for Peggy

Prof. Henry C. Barnes

1948
Thunder in the Valley

Thunder in the Valley

Adam MacAdam

1947
Life with Father

Life with Father

Rev. Dr. Lloyd

1947
Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

Kris Kringle

1947
Green Dolphin Street

Green Dolphin Street

Octavius Patourel

1947
Undercurrent

Undercurrent

Professor Hamilton

1946
Of Human Bondage

Of Human Bondage

Athelny

1946
She Went to the Races

She Went to the Races

Dr. Homer Pecke

1945
Bewitched

Bewitched

Dr. Bergson

1945
Dangerous Partners

Dangerous Partners

Albert Richard Kingby

1945
The Keys of the Kingdom

The Keys of the Kingdom

Fr. Hamish MacNabb

1944
Between Two Worlds

Between Two Worlds

Scrubby

1944
Lassie Come Home

Lassie Come Home

Rowlie Palmer

1943
The Meanest Man in the World

The Meanest Man in the World

Frederick P. Leggitt

1943
Forever and a Day

Forever and a Day

Stubbs

1943
The Greatest Gift

The Greatest Gift

Bartolomé the Juggler

1942
A Yank at Eton

A Yank at Eton

Headmaster Justin

1942
Charley's Aunt

Charley's Aunt

Stephen Spettigue

1941
One Night In Lisbon

One Night In Lisbon

Lord Fitzleigh

1941
The Devil and Miss Jones

The Devil and Miss Jones

Hooper

1941
Scotland Yard

Scotland Yard

Insp. Cork

1941
Cheers for Miss Bishop

Cheers for Miss Bishop

President Corcoran

1941
Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

Rowley

1940
Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

Mr. Bennet

1940
The Doctor Takes a Wife

The Doctor Takes a Wife

Dr. Lionel Sterling

1940
An Englishman's Home

An Englishman's Home

Tom Brown

1940
The Earl of Chicago

The Earl of Chicago

Munsey, the Butler

1940
Cheer Boys Cheer

Cheer Boys Cheer

Edward Ironside

1939

Happy Family

Dad

1939
Penny Paradise

Penny Paradise

Joe Higgins

1938
South Riding

South Riding

Alfred Huggins

1938
A Yank at Oxford

A Yank at Oxford

Dean of Cardinal

1938
Parnell

Parnell

Henry Campbell

1937
Laburnum Grove

Laburnum Grove

Mr. Radfern

1936
Mad Holiday

Mad Holiday

Williams

1936
All American Chump

All American Chump

Jeffrey Crane

1936
Anthony Adverse

Anthony Adverse

John Bonnyfeather

1936
The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead

Dr. Evan Beaumont

1936
Sylvia Scarlett

Sylvia Scarlett

Henry Scarlett

1935
The Bishop Misbehaves

The Bishop Misbehaves

Bishop

1935

Spring in the Air

Franz

1935

Father and Son

John Bolton

1935
Passing Shadows

Passing Shadows

David Lawrence

1934
Java Head

Java Head

Jeremy Ammidon

1934
Waltzes from Vienna

Waltzes from Vienna

Johann Strauss, the Elder

1934
The Admiral's Secret

The Admiral's Secret

Adm. Fitzporter

1934
Friday the Thirteenth

Friday the Thirteenth

Wakefield

1933
Channel Crossing

Channel Crossing

Trotter

1933
Cash

Cash

Edmund Gilbert

1933
I Was a Spy

I Was a Spy

Burgomaster

1933

Early to Bed

Kruger

1933
The Good Companions

The Good Companions

Jess Oakroyd

1933
Tell Me Tonight

Tell Me Tonight

Mayor Pategg

1932
Love on Wheels

Love on Wheels

Philpotts

1932
Condemned to Death

Condemned to Death

Banting

1932
Money for Nothing

Money for Nothing

Sir Henry Blossom

1932

Frail Women

Jim Willis

1932
Hindle Wakes

Hindle Wakes

Chris Hawthorne

1931
The Skin Game

The Skin Game

Mr. Hornblower

1931
How He Lied to Her Husband

How He Lied to Her Husband

Her Husband (Teddy Bompas)

1931
The Skin Game

The Skin Game

Hornblower

1921

The Real Thing at Last

Rupert K. Thunder / Macbeth

1916