About

Known credits:
83
Birthday:
1877-09-26
Place of birth:
Wandsworth, London, England, UK
Website:
N/A

Edmund Gwenn

Overview

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

Acting
1982 Hollywood’s Children Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
N/A
1957 The Greer Case Actor Jack Baldwin N/A
N/A
1956 The Rocket from Calabuch Actor Prof. Jorge Serra Hamilton 59
Average
1955 It's a Dog's Life Actor Jeremiah Edward Emmett Augustus Nolan 58
Average
1955 The Trouble with Harry Actor Captain Wiles 65
Fair
1954 Them! Actor Dr. Harold Medford 63
Fair
1954 The Student Prince Actor Prof. Juttner 59
Average
1953 The Bigamist Actor Mr. Jordan 59
Average
1953 Mister Scoutmaster Actor Dr. Stone 59
Average
1952 Something for the Birds Actor 'Admiral' Johnnie Adams N/A
N/A
1952 Bonzo Goes to College Actor Coach Ted 'Pop' Drew 58
Average
1952 Les Miserables Actor Bishop Courbet 58
Average
1952 Sally and Saint Anne Actor Grandpa Pat Ryan 59
Average
1951 Peking Express Actor Father Joseph Murray 59
Average
1950 For Heaven's Sake Actor Arthur 59
Average
1950 Mister 880 Actor William "Skipper" Miller 59
Average
1950 Pretty Baby Actor Cyrus Baxter 59
Average
1950 Louisa Actor Mr. Hammond 59
Average
1950 A Woman of Distinction Actor J.D. Middlecott 58
Average
1949 Challenge to Lassie Actor John Traill 58
Average
1948 Hills of Home Actor Mr. Milton 59
Average
1948 Apartment for Peggy Actor Prof. Henry C. Barnes 59
Average
1947 Thunder in the Valley Actor Adam MacAdam 59
Average
1947 Life with Father Actor Rev. Dr. Lloyd 59
Average
1947 Miracle on 34th Street Actor Kris Kringle 67
Fair
1947 Green Dolphin Street Actor Octavius Patourel 58
Average
1946 Undercurrent Actor Professor Hamilton 58
Average
1946 Of Human Bondage Actor Athelny 58
Average
1945 She Went to the Races Actor Dr. Homer Pecke 58
Average
1945 Bewitched Actor Dr. Bergson 58
Average
1945 Dangerous Partners Actor Albert Richard Kingby 59
Average
1944 The Keys of the Kingdom Actor Fr. Hamish MacNabb 59
Average
1944 Between Two Worlds Actor Scrubby 59
Average
1943 Lassie Come Home Actor Rowlie Palmer 60
Fair
1943 The Meanest Man in the World Actor Frederick P. Leggitt 59
Average
1943 Forever and a Day Actor Stubbs 59
Average
1942 The Greatest Gift Actor Bartolomé the Juggler 59
Average
1942 A Yank at Eton Actor Headmaster Justin 58
Average
1941 Charley's Aunt Actor Stephen Spettigue 59
Average
1941 One Night In Lisbon Actor Lord Fitzleigh N/A
N/A
1941 The Devil and Miss Jones Actor Hooper 60
Fair
1941 Scotland Yard Actor Insp. Cork N/A
N/A
1941 Cheers for Miss Bishop Actor President Corcoran 59
Average
1940 Foreign Correspondent Actor Rowley 63
Fair
1940 Pride and Prejudice Actor Mr. Bennet 61
Fair
1940 The Doctor Takes a Wife Actor Dr. Lionel Sterling 59
Average
1940 An Englishman's Home Actor Tom Brown N/A
N/A
1940 The Earl of Chicago Actor Munsey, the Butler 59
Average
1939 Cheer Boys Cheer Actor Edward Ironside 59
Average
1939 Happy Family Actor Dad N/A
N/A
1938 Penny Paradise Actor Joe Higgins 59
Average
1938 South Riding Actor Alfred Huggins 59
Average
1938 A Yank at Oxford Actor Dean of Cardinal 59
Average
1937 Parnell Actor Henry Campbell 58
Average
1936 Laburnum Grove Actor Mr. Radfern 59
Average
1936 Mad Holiday Actor Williams 59
Average
1936 All American Chump Actor Jeffrey Crane 59
Average
1936 Anthony Adverse Actor John Bonnyfeather 58
Average
1936 The Walking Dead Actor Dr. Evan Beaumont 59
Average
1935 Sylvia Scarlett Actor Henry Scarlett 59
Average
1935 The Bishop Misbehaves Actor Bishop 59
Average
1935 Spring in the Air Actor Franz N/A
N/A
1935 Father and Son Actor John Bolton N/A
N/A
1934 Passing Shadows Actor David Lawrence N/A
N/A
1934 Java Head Actor Jeremy Ammidon 59
Average
1934 Waltzes from Vienna Actor Johann Strauss, the Elder 58
Average
1934 The Admiral's Secret Actor Adm. Fitzporter N/A
N/A
1933 Friday the Thirteenth Actor Wakefield 59
Average
1933 Channel Crossing Actor Trotter N/A
N/A
1933 Cash Actor Edmund Gilbert 58
Average
1933 I Was a Spy Actor Burgomaster 58
Average
1933 Early to Bed Actor Kruger N/A
N/A
1933 The Good Companions Actor Jess Oakroyd 59
Average
1932 Tell Me Tonight Actor Mayor Pategg N/A
N/A
1932 Love on Wheels Actor Philpotts N/A
N/A
1932 Condemned to Death Actor Banting N/A
N/A
1932 Money for Nothing Actor Sir Henry Blossom N/A
N/A
1932 Frail Women Actor Jim Willis 58
Average
1931 Hindle Wakes Actor Chris Hawthorne N/A
N/A
1931 The Skin Game Actor Mr. Hornblower 58
Average
1931 How He Lied to Her Husband Actor Her Husband (Teddy Bompas) N/A
N/A
1921 The Skin Game Actor Hornblower N/A
N/A
1916 The Real Thing at Last Actor Rupert K. Thunder / Macbeth N/A
N/A