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Edmund Gwenn

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedSep 26, 1877 (Died at 82)
Zodiac Sign♎Libra
Place of BirthWandsworth, London, England, UK
Career Span1921 – 1959
Known Credits83 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1.1

Edmund Gwenn

Also known as:Edmund John KellawayЭдмунд Гвенн
Total Works

83

78 movies • 5 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Trouble with Harry
7.0
as Captain Wiles
Miracle on 34th Street
7.4
as Kris Kringle
Them!
6.8
Them!
1954•movie
as Dr. Harold Medford
Foreign Correspondent
7.0
as Rowley

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 83 titles featuring Edmund Gwenn

The Trouble with Harry
7.0

as Captain Wiles

Miracle on 34th Street
7.4

as Kris Kringle

Them!
6.8
Them!
1954•movie

as Dr. Harold Medford

Foreign Correspondent
7.0

as Rowley

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8
1 eps

as Joe Saunders

Pride and Prejudice
6.9

as Mr. Bennet

Lassie Come Home
6.7
Lassie Come Home
1943•movie

as Rowlie Palmer

The Bigamist
6.4
The Bigamist
1953•movie

as Mr. Jordan

Sylvia Scarlett
6.3
Sylvia Scarlett
1935•movie

as Henry Scarlett

The Walking Dead
6.3
The Walking Dead
1936•movie

as Dr. Evan Beaumont

The Skin Game
5.4
The Skin Game
1931•movie

as Mr. Hornblower

Life with Father
6.7
Life with Father
1947•movie

as Rev. Dr. Lloyd

The Devil and Miss Jones
7.6

as Hooper

The Keys of the Kingdom
7.1

as Fr. Hamish MacNabb

Undercurrent
5.9
Undercurrent
1946•movie

as Professor Hamilton

Waltzes from Vienna
5.4

as Johann Strauss, the Elder

The Rocket from Calabuch
7.5

as Prof. Jorge Serra Hamilton

Between Two Worlds
7.2
Between Two Worlds
1944•movie

as Scrubby

Mister 880
7.2
Mister 880
1950•movie

as William "Skipper" Miller

Anthony Adverse
5.7
Anthony Adverse
1936•movie

as John Bonnyfeather

Bewitched
5.4
Bewitched
1945•movie

as Dr. Bergson

Challenge to Lassie
6.0

as John Traill

Green Dolphin Street
6.3

as Octavius Patourel

Cheers for Miss Bishop
5.8

as President Corcoran

Hills of Home
6.9
Hills of Home
1948•movie

as Mr. Milton

Les Miserables
5.5
Les Miserables
1952•movie

as Bishop Courbet

The Student Prince
6.3
The Student Prince
1954•movie

as Prof. Juttner

Forever and a Day
7.5
Forever and a Day
1943•movie

as Stubbs

Penny Paradise
6.7
Penny Paradise
1938•movie

as Joe Higgins

A Yank at Oxford
6.8
A Yank at Oxford
1938•movie

as Dean of Cardinal

Louisa
6.5
Louisa
1950•movie

as Mr. Hammond

Charley's Aunt
6.3
Charley's Aunt
1941•movie

as Stephen Spettigue

For Heaven's Sake
7.0
For Heaven's Sake
1950•movie

as Arthur

The Doctor Takes a Wife
6.8

as Dr. Lionel Sterling

Friday the Thirteenth
6.4

as Wakefield

Mister Scoutmaster
7.1
Mister Scoutmaster
1953•movie

as Dr. Stone

Apartment for Peggy
8.2

as Prof. Henry C. Barnes

Parnell
4.6
Parnell
1937•movie

as Henry Campbell

Cash
4.9
Cash
1933•movie

as Edmund Gilbert

South Riding
6.6
South Riding
1938•movie

as Alfred Huggins

The Earl of Chicago
6.3

as Munsey, the Butler

Mad Holiday
6.4
Mad Holiday
1936•movie

as Williams

A Yank at Eton
6.1
A Yank at Eton
1942•movie

as Headmaster Justin

All American Chump
6.2
All American Chump
1936•movie

as Jeffrey Crane

Matinee Theater
5.3
1 eps
Matinee Theater
1955•series
Cheer Boys Cheer
6.3
Cheer Boys Cheer
1939•movie

as Edward Ironside

The Good Companions
6.4

as Jess Oakroyd

Dangerous Partners
6.8
Dangerous Partners
1945•movie

as Albert Richard Kingby

A Woman of Distinction
7.0

as J.D. Middlecott

Of Human Bondage
6.8
Of Human Bondage
1946•movie

as Athelny

Pretty Baby
6.8
Pretty Baby
1950•movie

as Cyrus Baxter

I Was a Spy
6.4
I Was a Spy
1933•movie

as Burgomaster

Java Head
6.8
Java Head
1934•movie

as Jeremy Ammidon

She Went to the Races
6.0

as Dr. Homer Pecke

The Meanest Man in the World
6.9

as Frederick P. Leggitt

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2
1 eps

as Self - Narrator

It's a Dog's Life
4.3
It's a Dog's Life
1955•movie

as Jeremiah Edward Emmett Augustus Nolan

The Millionaire
5.8
1 eps
The Millionaire
1955•series

as Walter Clinton Carter

Sally and Saint Anne
8.7

as Grandpa Pat Ryan

The Bishop Misbehaves
6.0

as Bishop

An Englishman's Home
8.0

as Tom Brown

Bonzo Goes to College
6.0

as Coach Ted 'Pop' Drew

Peking Express
7.5
Peking Express
1951•movie

as Father Joseph Murray

Laburnum Grove
8.5
Laburnum Grove
1936•movie

as Mr. Radfern

Thunder in the Valley
8.2

as Adam MacAdam

Something for the Birds
8.5

as 'Admiral' Johnnie Adams

Love on Wheels
6.0
Love on Wheels
1932•movie

as Philpotts

Tell Me Tonight
6.5
Tell Me Tonight
1932•movie

as Mayor Pategg

Passing Shadows
7.0
Passing Shadows
1934•movie

as David Lawrence

The Greatest Gift
6.5
The Greatest Gift
1942•movie

as Bartolomé the Juggler

MGM Parade
7.5
1 eps
MGM Parade
1955•series

as Self

The Skin Game
9.0
The Skin Game
1921•movie

as Hornblower

Condemned to Death
7.0
Condemned to Death
1932•movie

as Banting

Hindle Wakes
10.0
Hindle Wakes
1931•movie

as Chris Hawthorne

Scotland Yard
7.0
Scotland Yard
1941•movie

as Insp. Cork

How He Lied to Her Husband
9.0

as Her Husband (Teddy Bompas)

The Admiral's Secret
10.0

as Adm. Fitzporter

Channel Crossing
8.0
Channel Crossing
1933•movie

as Trotter

One Night In Lisbon
7.0

as Lord Fitzleigh

Money for Nothing
10.0
Money for Nothing
1932•movie

as Sir Henry Blossom

Hollywood’s Children
9.0

as Self (archive footage)

The Greer Case
The Greer Case
1957•movie

as Jack Baldwin