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Edmund Gwenn

Edmund Gwenn

Acting

September 26, 1877 – September 6, 1959 (died at 81)
Wandsworth, London, England, UK
Male
84 Movies
5 TV Shows

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.

Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

1947 7.4

as Kris Kringle

Age 69 (now 81)
The Trouble with Harry
The Trouble with Harry

The Trouble with Harry

1955 7.0

as Captain Wiles

Age 78 (now 81)
Them!
Them!

Them!

1954 6.8

as Dr. Harold Medford

Age 76 (now 81)
The Rocket from Calabuch
The Rocket from Calabuch

The Rocket from Calabuch

1956 7.5

as Prof. Jorge Serra Hamilton

Age 79 (now 81)
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

1940 7.0

as Rowley

Age 62 (now 81)
Lassie Come Home
Lassie Come Home

Lassie Come Home

1943 6.7

as Rowlie Palmer

Age 66 (now 81)
The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead

1936 6.3

as Dr. Evan Beaumont

Age 58 (now 81)
The Bigamist
The Bigamist

The Bigamist

1953 6.5

as Mr. Jordan

Age 76 (now 81)
Waltzes from Vienna
Waltzes from Vienna

Waltzes from Vienna

1934 5.4

as Johann Strauss, the Elder

Age 56 (now 81)
Sylvia Scarlett
Sylvia Scarlett

Sylvia Scarlett

1935 6.3

as Henry Scarlett

Age 58 (now 81)
The Devil and Miss Jones
The Devil and Miss Jones

The Devil and Miss Jones

1941 7.7

as Hooper

Age 63 (now 81)
Life with Father
Life with Father

Life with Father

1947 6.7

as Rev. Dr. Lloyd

Age 69 (now 81)
The Skin Game
The Skin Game

The Skin Game

1931 5.4

as Mr. Hornblower

Age 53 (now 81)
Mister 880
Mister 880

Mister 880

1950 7.1

as William "Skipper" Miller

Age 73 (now 81)
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

1940 6.9

as Mr. Bennet

Age 62 (now 81)
Undercurrent
Undercurrent

Undercurrent

1946 5.9

as Professor Hamilton

Age 69 (now 81)