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. As a stage actor in the West End and on Broadway, he 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.
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- Born:
- Sep 26, 1877 In Wandsworth, London, England, UK
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 80
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Skin Game 1931-02-26
- Latest Project:
- Movie Hollywood’s Children 1982-02-24
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Hollywood’s Children | Self (archive footage) | 1982-02-24 |
| Movie | The Rocket from Calabuch | Prof. Jorge Serra Hamilton | 1956-09-28 |
| Series | The Millionaire | Unknown | 1955-01-19 |
| Series | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Unknown | 1955-10-02 |
| Movie | The Trouble with Harry | Captain Wiles | 1955-10-03 |
| Movie | It's a Dog's Life | Jeremiah Edward Emmett Augustus Nolan | 1955-12-23 |
| Series | Matinee Theater | Unknown | 1955-10-31 |
| Movie | The Student Prince | Prof. Juttner | 1954-06-15 |
| Movie | Them! | Dr. Harold Medford | 1954-06-16 |
| Movie | Mister Scoutmaster | Dr. Stone | 1953-09-02 |
| Movie | The Bigamist | Mr. Jordan | 1953-12-03 |
| Movie | Something for the Birds | 'Admiral' Johnnie Adams | 1952-09-30 |
| Movie | Les Miserables | Bishop Courbet | 1952-08-14 |
| Movie | Sally and Saint Anne | Grandpa Pat Ryan | 1952-07-01 |
| Movie | Bonzo Goes to College | Coach Ted 'Pop' Drew | 1952-09-01 |
| Movie | Peking Express | Father Joseph Murray | 1951-08-01 |
| Series | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Unknown | 1951-10-05 |
| Movie | A Woman of Distinction | J.D. Middlecott | 1950-03-16 |
| Movie | Louisa | Mr. Hammond | 1950-05-31 |
| Movie | Pretty Baby | Cyrus Baxter | 1950-09-16 |
| Movie | For Heaven's Sake | Arthur | 1950-12-15 |
| Movie | Mister 880 | William "Skipper" Miller | 1950-09-29 |
| Movie | Challenge to Lassie | John Traill | 1949-10-31 |
| Movie | Apartment for Peggy | Prof. Henry C. Barnes | 1948-09-30 |
| Movie | Hills of Home | Mr. Milton | 1948-11-25 |
| Movie | Green Dolphin Street | Octavius Patourel | 1947-01-15 |
| Movie | Miracle on 34th Street | Kris Kringle | 1947-06-04 |
| Movie | Life with Father | Rev. Dr. Lloyd | 1947-09-13 |
| Movie | Thunder in the Valley | Adam MacAdam | 1947-11-01 |
| Movie | Of Human Bondage | Athelny | 1946-07-05 |
| Movie | Undercurrent | Professor Hamilton | 1946-11-11 |
| Movie | Dangerous Partners | Albert Richard Kingby | 1945-06-07 |
| Movie | Bewitched | Dr. Bergson | 1945-07-04 |
| Movie | She Went to the Races | Dr. Homer Pecke | 1945-11-04 |
| Movie | Between Two Worlds | Scrubby | 1944-05-20 |
| Movie | The Keys of the Kingdom | Fr. Hamish MacNabb | 1944-12-15 |
| Movie | Forever and a Day | Stubbs | 1943-01-21 |
| Movie | The Meanest Man in the World | Frederick P. Leggitt | 1943-02-12 |
| Movie | Lassie Come Home | Rowlie Palmer | 1943-12-01 |
| Movie | A Yank at Eton | Headmaster Justin | 1942-09-01 |
| Movie | The Greatest Gift | Bartolomé the Juggler | 1942-09-05 |
| Movie | Charley's Aunt | Stephen Spettigue | 1941-08-01 |
| Movie | Cheers for Miss Bishop | President Corcoran | 1941-02-21 |
| Movie | Scotland Yard | Insp. Cork | 1941-04-03 |
| Movie | One Night In Lisbon | Lord Fitzleigh | 1941-06-13 |
| Movie | The Devil and Miss Jones | Hooper | 1941-04-11 |
| Movie | The Earl of Chicago | Munsey, the Butler | 1940-01-05 |
| Movie | The Doctor Takes a Wife | Dr. Lionel Sterling | 1940-04-25 |
| Movie | An Englishman's Home | Tom Brown | 1940-01-27 |
| Movie | Foreign Correspondent | Rowley | 1940-08-16 |
| Movie | Pride and Prejudice | Mr. Bennet | 1940-07-26 |
| Movie | Cheer Boys Cheer | Edward Ironside | 1939-08-01 |
| Movie | A Yank at Oxford | Dean of Cardinal | 1938-02-18 |
| Movie | South Riding | Alfred Huggins | 1938-08-01 |
| Movie | Penny Paradise | Joe Higgins | 1938-09-23 |
| Movie | Parnell | Henry Campbell | 1937-06-04 |
| Movie | Anthony Adverse | John Bonnyfeather | 1936-08-26 |
| Movie | All American Chump | Jeffrey Crane | 1936-10-16 |
| Movie | The Walking Dead | Dr. Evan Beaumont | 1936-03-01 |
| Movie | Mad Holiday | Williams | 1936-11-13 |
| Movie | Laburnum Grove | Mr. Radfern | 1936-11-16 |
| Movie | The Bishop Misbehaves | Bishop | 1935-09-13 |
| Movie | Sylvia Scarlett | Henry Scarlett | 1935-12-25 |
| Movie | The Admiral's Secret | Adm. Fitzporter | 1934-01-01 |
| Movie | Waltzes from Vienna | Johann Strauss, the Elder | 1934-03-15 |
| Movie | Java Head | Jeremy Ammidon | 1934-07-31 |
| Movie | Passing Shadows | David Lawrence | 1934-10-22 |
| Movie | Early to Bed | Kruger | 1933-08-08 |
| Movie | The Good Companions | Jess Oakroyd | 1933-02-28 |
| Movie | I Was a Spy | Burgomaster | 1933-09-04 |
| Movie | Cash | Edmund Gilbert | 1933-10-08 |
| Movie | Channel Crossing | Trotter | 1933-10-14 |
| Movie | Friday the Thirteenth | Wakefield | 1933-11-01 |
| Movie | Money for Nothing | Sir Henry Blossom | 1932-01-20 |
| Movie | Frail Women | Jim Willis | 1932-01-15 |
| Movie | Condemned to Death | Banting | 1932-01-21 |
| Movie | Love on Wheels | Philpotts | 1932-07-26 |
| Movie | Tell Me Tonight | Mayor Pategg | 1932-10-31 |
| Movie | The Skin Game | Mr. Hornblower | 1931-02-26 |
| Movie | Hindle Wakes | Chris Hawthorne | 1931-10-02 |