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Edmund Breese

Edmund Breese

Acting

Born: June 17, 1871Brooklyn, New York, USA

From Wikipedia Edmund Breese (June 18, 1871 – April 6, 1936) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. Long on the stage with a varied Broadway career before entering movies he appeared with James O'Neill in The Count of Monte Cristo (1893), The Lion and the Mouse (1906) with Richard Bennett, The Third Degree (1909) with Helen Ware, The Master Mind (1913) with Elliott Dexter, the popular World War I era play Why Marry? (1917) with Estelle Winwood & Nat C. Goodwin and So This Is London (1922) with Donald Gallaher. He appeared in 129 films between 1914 and 1935. He is best remembered as the advice-giving German businessman at the beginning of the war film All Quiet on the Western Front. His final role was on stage in Night of January 16th from September 1935 to April 1936. Just before the play ended its run, Breese developed peritonitis, which he died from on April 6, 1936.

Known For
Filmography

The Marriage Bargain

Judge Robert Stanhope

1935
Broadway Bill

Broadway Bill

Presiding Judge

1934
Lost in the Stratosphere

Lost in the Stratosphere

Col. Brooks

1934
Treasure Island

Treasure Island

Pirate of the Spanish Main

1934
Return of the Terror

Return of the Terror

Editor

1934
Come On, Marines!

Come On, Marines!

General Cabot

1934
Dancing Man

Dancing Man

J.C. Trevor

1934
Beloved

Beloved

Maj. Tarrant

1934
Above the Clouds

Above the Clouds

Crusty

1933
Duck Soup

Duck Soup

Zander

1933
Female

Female

Board Member (Uncredited)

1933
Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday

Investor (Uncredited)

1933
Ladies Must Love

Ladies Must Love

Thomas Van Dyne

1933
A Man of Sentiment

A Man of Sentiment

John Russell Sr.

1933

Trying Out Torchy

Mr. Ellins

1933

How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points

Himself

1933
Laughing at Life

Laughing at Life

Cabinet Officer

1933
Fighting With Kit Carson

Fighting With Kit Carson

Matt Fargo

1933
International House

International House

Doctor Wong

1933

Torchy Turns Turtle

Mr. Ellins

1933
On Your Guard

On Your Guard

Prison Warden

1933

Torchy's Kitty Coup

Edward (Hickory) Ellins

1933
The Billion Dollar Scandal

The Billion Dollar Scandal

Mr. Haddock

1933
The Match King

The Match King

Olaf Christofsen

1932
Madame Butterfly

Madame Butterfly

Cho-Cho's Grandfather

1932
Women Won't Tell

Women Won't Tell

Attorney for the Defense

1932
The Golden West

The Golden West

Sam Lynch

1932

Torchy Rolls His Own

Mr. Ellins

1932

Torchy's Busy Day

Hickory Ellins

1932
The Cabin in the Cotton

The Cabin in the Cotton

Holmes Scott

1932

Two Lips and Juleps; or, Southern Love and Northern Exposure

Colonel Shelby

1932
Drifting Souls

Drifting Souls

Brad Martin

1932
The Hurricane Express

The Hurricane Express

The Secretary's Father

1932
Alias Mary Smith

Alias Mary Smith

Mr. Hayes

1932

Torchy's Two Toots

Hickory Ellins

1932
As You Desire Me

As You Desire Me

Friar

1932

Torchy Raises the Auntie

Mr. Ellins

1932
Young Bride

Young Bride

Mr. C. B. Chadwick the Broker

1932

Torchy's Night Cap

Hickory Ellins

1932
Love Bound

Love Bound

J.B. 'Lucky' Morrison

1932
Police Court

Police Court

Judge Robert Webster

1932
The Reckoning

The Reckoning

Doc

1932
Cross-Examination

Cross-Examination

Dwight Simpson

1932

Torchy Turns the Trick

Hickory Ellins

1932
The Hatchet Man

The Hatchet Man

Yu Chang

1932
Mata Hari

Mata Hari

Warden

1931

Torchy Passes the Buck

Mr. Ellins

1931
Platinum Blonde

Platinum Blonde

Conroy

1931
Morals for Women

Morals for Women

Mr. Hutson

1931
Chinatown After Dark

Chinatown After Dark

Le Fong

1931

Torchy

Hickory Ellins

1931
The Public Defender

The Public Defender

Frank Wells

1931
Defenders of the Law

Defenders of the Law

Capt. Bill Houston

1931
The Good Bad Girl

The Good Bad Girl

J.P. Henderson

1931
Young Sinners

Young Sinners

Trent

1931
The She-Wolf

The She-Wolf

1931
Millie

Millie

Defense Attorney

1931
The Painted Desert

The Painted Desert

Judge Matthews

1931
Chiselers of Hollywood

Chiselers of Hollywood

1930
Tol'able David

Tol'able David

Hunter Kinemon

1930
Kismet

Kismet

Jawan

1930
Playboy of Paris

Playboy of Paris

General de Karodek

1930
Bright Lights

Bright Lights

Franklin Harris

1930
Top Speed

Top Speed

Spencer Colgate

1930
The Sea Bat

The Sea Bat

Maddocks

1930
Rough Waters

Rough Waters

Captain Thomas

1930
The Czar of Broadway

The Czar of Broadway

1930
All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front

Herr Meyer

1930
Hold Everything

Hold Everything

Pop O'Keefe

1930
In the Headlines

In the Headlines

Eddy

1929
The Hottentot

The Hottentot

Ollie

1929
Girl Overboard

Girl Overboard

Jim Keefe

1929
Sonny Boy

Sonny Boy

Thorpe

1929
Girls Gone Wild

Girls Gone Wild

Judge Elliott

1929
Fancy Baggage

Fancy Baggage

John Hardin

1929
Conquest

Conquest

William Holden

1928
On Trial

On Trial

Judge

1928
The Haunted House

The Haunted House

Uncle Herbert

1928
The Wright Idea

The Wright Idea

Mr. Filbert

1928
The Perfect Crime

The Perfect Crime

Wilmot

1928
Burning Daylight

Burning Daylight

John Dossett

1928
Finders Keepers

Finders Keepers

Hastings

1928
Home Made

Home Made

Mr. Tilford

1927
Back to Liberty

Back to Liberty

Tom Devon

1927
Paradise for Two

Paradise for Two

Uncle Howard

1927
Stepping Along

Stepping Along

Prince Ferdinand Darowitsky

1926
The Brown Derby

The Brown Derby

John J. Caldwell

1926

The Highbinders

Mike Harrigan

1926
Womanhandled

Womanhandled

Uncle Lester

1925
The Live Wire

The Live Wire

Sawdust Sam

1925

The Early Bird

The Great La Tour

1925
Those Who Judge

Those Who Judge

Henry Dawson

1924
The Speed Spook

The Speed Spook

Chuck Brady

1924
The Sixth Commandment

The Sixth Commandment

Col. Saunders

1924
Damaged Hearts

Damaged Hearts

Innkeeper

1924

Restless Wives

Hobart Richards

1924
Three O'Clock in the Morning

Three O'Clock in the Morning

Mr. Winthrop

1923
The Fair Cheat

The Fair Cheat

Morgan Van Dam

1923
Marriage Morals

Marriage Morals

Harry's Father

1923
Bright Lights of Broadway

Bright Lights of Broadway

Reverend Graham Drake

1923
Jacqueline, or Blazing Barriers

Jacqueline, or Blazing Barriers

Edmund MacDonald

1923
Luck

Luck

Alan Crosby

1923
The Curse of Drink

The Curse of Drink

John Rand

1922
Sure-Fire Flint

Sure-Fire Flint

Johnny Jetts

1922
Beyond the Rainbow

Beyond the Rainbow

Insp. Richardson

1922
Burn 'Em Up Barnes

Burn 'Em Up Barnes

King Cole

1921
A Common Level

A Common Level

Matthew Ryan

1920
Chains of Evidence

Chains of Evidence

Judge Frank Sturgis

1920
His Temporary Wife

His Temporary Wife

Judge Laton

1920
Someone Must Pay

Someone Must Pay

Charles Bryant

1919

An Honorable Cad

1919
The Master Crook

The Master Crook

1918
The Weakness of Strength

The Weakness of Strength

Daniel Gaynor

1916
The Spell of the Yukon

The Spell of the Yukon

Jim Carson

1916
The Lure of Heart's Desire

The Lure of Heart's Desire

Jim Carew

1916
The Song of the Wage Slave

The Song of the Wage Slave

1915
The Master Mind

The Master Mind

Richard Allen

1914