Edward Ellis

Edward Ellis was born on Nov 12, 1870 in USA. Edward Ellis's big-screen debut came with Frontier of the Stars directed by Charles Maigne in 1921, strarring Gregory. Edward Ellis is known for Fury directed by Fritz Lang, Sylvia Sidney stars as Katherine Grant and Spencer Tracy as Joe Wilson. The upcoming new movie Edward Ellis plays is Steel Against the Sky which will be released on Dec 13, 1941.

Character actor in films, often portraying strident types, he is best remembered cast as "The Thin Man" (actually, "Wynant") of the hit 1934 MGM film. He Ellis was active on Broadway as an actor, producer and playwright from 1905-32 (see "Other Works"). He died in Beverly Hills, CA at age 81 in 1952.