Known For
Acting
Known Credits
89
Gender
Male
Birthday
September 26, 1877 (148 years old)
Place of Birth
Wandsworth, London, England, UK
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.
| 2021 | Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Moviesas Self - (archive footage) | |
| 1982 | Hollywood’s Childrenas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1957 | The Greer Caseas Jack Baldwin | |
| 1956 | The Rocket from Calabuchas Prof. Jorge Serra Hamilton | |
| 1955 | It's a Dog's Lifeas Jeremiah Edward Emmett Augustus Nolan | |
| 1955 | Matinee Theateras | |
| 1955 | The Trouble with Harryas Captain Wiles | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Joe Saunders | |
| 1955 | MGM Paradeas Self | |
| 1955 | The Millionaireas Walter Clinton Carter | |
| 1954 | Them!as Dr. Harold Medford | |
| 1954 | The Student Princeas Prof. Juttner | |
| 1953 | The Bigamistas Mr. Jordan | |
| 1953 | Mister Scoutmasteras Dr. Stone | |
| 1952 | Something for the Birdsas 'Admiral' Johnnie Adams | |
| 1952 | Bonzo Goes to Collegeas Coach Ted 'Pop' Drew | |
| 1952 | Les Miserablesas Bishop Courbet | |
| 1952 | Sally and Saint Anneas Grandpa Pat Ryan | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas Self - Narrator | |
| 1951 | Peking Expressas Father Joseph Murray | |
| 1950 | For Heaven's Sakeas Arthur | |
| 1950 | Mister 880as William "Skipper" Miller | |
| 1950 | Pretty Babyas Cyrus Baxter | |
| 1950 | Louisaas Mr. Hammond | |
| 1950 | A Woman of Distinctionas J.D. Middlecott | |
| 1949 | Challenge to Lassieas John Traill | |
| 1948 | Hills of Homeas Mr. Milton | |
| 1948 | Apartment for Peggyas Prof. Henry C. Barnes | |
| 1947 | Thunder in the Valleyas Adam MacAdam | |
| 1947 | Life with Fatheras Rev. Dr. Lloyd | |
| 1947 | Miracle on 34th Streetas Kris Kringle | |
| 1947 | Green Dolphin Streetas Octavius Patourel | |
| 1946 | Undercurrentas Professor Hamilton | |
| 1946 | Of Human Bondageas Athelny | |
| 1945 | She Went to the Racesas Dr. Homer Pecke | |
| 1945 | Bewitchedas Dr. Bergson | |
| 1945 | Dangerous Partnersas Albert Richard Kingby | |
| 1944 | The Keys of the Kingdomas Fr. Hamish MacNabb | |
| 1944 | Between Two Worldsas Scrubby | |
| 1943 | Lassie Come Homeas Rowlie Palmer | |
| 1943 | The Meanest Man in the Worldas Frederick P. Leggitt | |
| 1943 | Forever and a Dayas Stubbs | |
| 1942 | The Greatest Giftas Bartolomé the Juggler | |
| 1942 | A Yank at Etonas Headmaster Justin | |
| 1941 | Charley's Auntas Stephen Spettigue | |
| 1941 | One Night In Lisbonas Lord Fitzleigh | |
| 1941 | The Devil and Miss Jonesas Hooper | |
| 1941 | Scotland Yardas Insp. Cork | |
| 1941 | Cheers for Miss Bishopas President Corcoran | |
| 1940 | Foreign Correspondentas Rowley | |
| 1940 | Pride and Prejudiceas Mr. Bennet | |
| 1940 | The Doctor Takes a Wifeas Dr. Lionel Sterling | |
| 1940 | An Englishman's Homeas Tom Brown | |
| 1940 | The Earl of Chicagoas Munsey, the Butler | |
| 1939 | Cheer Boys Cheeras Edward Ironside | |
| 1939 | Happy Familyas Dad | |
| 1938 | Penny Paradiseas Joe Higgins | |
| 1938 | South Ridingas Alfred Huggins | |
| 1938 | A Yank at Oxfordas Dean of Cardinal | |
| 1937 | Parnellas Henry Campbell | |
| 1936 | Laburnum Groveas Mr. Radfern | |
| 1936 | Mad Holidayas Williams | |
| 1936 | All American Chumpas Jeffrey Crane | |
| 1936 | Anthony Adverseas John Bonnyfeather | |
| 1936 | The Walking Deadas Dr. Evan Beaumont | |
| 1935 | Sylvia Scarlettas Henry Scarlett | |
| 1935 | The Bishop Misbehavesas Bishop | |
| 1935 | Spring in the Airas Franz | |
| 1935 | Father and Sonas John Bolton | |
| 1934 | Passing Shadowsas David Lawrence | |
| 1934 | Java Headas Jeremy Ammidon | |
| 1934 | Waltzes from Viennaas Johann Strauss, the Elder | |
| 1934 | The Admiral's Secretas Adm. Fitzporter | |
| 1933 | Friday the Thirteenthas Wakefield | |
| 1933 | Channel Crossingas Trotter | |
| 1933 | Cashas Edmund Gilbert | |
| 1933 | I Was a Spyas Burgomaster | |
| 1933 | Early to Bedas Kruger | |
| 1933 | The Good Companionsas Jess Oakroyd | |
| 1932 | Tell Me Tonightas Mayor Pategg | |
| 1932 | Love on Wheelsas Philpotts | |
| 1932 | Condemned to Deathas Banting | |
| 1932 | Money for Nothingas Sir Henry Blossom | |
| 1932 | Frail Womenas Jim Willis | |
| 1931 | Hindle Wakesas Chris Hawthorne | |
| 1931 | The Skin Gameas Mr. Hornblower | |
| 1931 | How He Lied to Her Husbandas Her Husband (Teddy Bompas) | |
| 1921 | The Skin Gameas Hornblower | |
| 1916 | The Real Thing at Lastas Rupert K. Thunder / Macbeth |
