Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

87

Gender

Male

Birthday

1877-09-26

Day of Death

1959-09-06 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Wandsworth, London, England, UK

Also Known As

Edmund John Kellaway

Эдмунд Гвенн

Edmund Gwenn

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.

Known For

Acting

Lassie Come Home

1943

Lassie Come Home

as

Rowlie Palmer

Them!

1954

Them!

as

Dr. Harold Medford

The Trouble with Harry

1955

The Trouble with Harry

as

Captain Wiles

Sylvia Scarlett

1935

Sylvia Scarlett

as

Henry Scarlett

Miracle on 34th Street

1947

Miracle on 34th Street

as

Kris Kringle

Between Two Worlds

1944

Between Two Worlds

as

Scrubby

The Walking Dead

1936

The Walking Dead

as

Dr. Evan Beaumont

Life with Father

1947

Life with Father

as

Rev. Dr. Lloyd

Bewitched

1945

Bewitched

as

Dr. Bergson

Challenge to Lassie

1949

Challenge to Lassie

as

John Traill

Forever and a Day

1943

Forever and a Day

as

Stubbs

Charley's Aunt

1941

Charley's Aunt

as

Stephen Spettigue

The Devil and Miss Jones

1941

The Devil and Miss Jones

as

Hooper

Anthony Adverse

1936

Anthony Adverse

as

John Bonnyfeather

Pride and Prejudice

1940

Pride and Prejudice

as

Mr. Bennet

Undercurrent

1946

Undercurrent

as

Professor Hamilton

The Keys of the Kingdom

1944

The Keys of the Kingdom

as

Fr. Hamish MacNabb

The Student Prince

1954

The Student Prince

as

Prof. Juttner

Early to Bed

1933

Early to Bed

as

Kruger

The Skin Game

1931

The Skin Game

as

Mr. Hornblower

Waltzes from Vienna

1934

Waltzes from Vienna

as

Johann Strauss, the Elder

The Bigamist

1953

The Bigamist

as

Mr. Jordan

Bonzo Goes to College

1952

Bonzo Goes to College

as

Coach Ted 'Pop' Drew

Mister 880

1950

Mister 880

as

William "Skipper" Miller

For Heaven's Sake

1950

For Heaven's Sake

as

Arthur

The Good Companions

1933

The Good Companions

as

Jess Oakroyd

South Riding

1938

South Riding

as

Alfred Huggins

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940

The Doctor Takes a Wife

as

Dr. Lionel Sterling

Mister Scoutmaster

1953

Mister Scoutmaster

as

Dr. Stone

The Rocket from Calabuch

1956

The Rocket from Calabuch

as

Prof. Jorge Serra Hamilton

Green Dolphin Street

1947

Green Dolphin Street

as

Octavius Patourel

Dangerous Partners

1945

Dangerous Partners

as

Albert Richard Kingby

Cheers for Miss Bishop

1941

Cheers for Miss Bishop

as

President Corcoran

Sally and Saint Anne

1952

Sally and Saint Anne

as

Grandpa Pat Ryan

Hills of Home

1948

Hills of Home

as

Mr. Milton

The Earl of Chicago

1940

The Earl of Chicago

as

Munsey, the Butler

A Woman of Distinction

1950

A Woman of Distinction

as

J.D. Middlecott

Les Miserables

1952

Les Miserables

as

Bishop Courbet

Mad Holiday

1936

Mad Holiday

as

Williams

Of Human Bondage

1946

Of Human Bondage

as

Athelny

Cheer Boys Cheer

1939

Cheer Boys Cheer

as

Edward Ironside

Peking Express

1951

Peking Express

as

Father Joseph Murray

It's a Dog's Life

1955

It's a Dog's Life

as

Jeremiah Edward Emmett Augustus Nolan

Pretty Baby

1950

Pretty Baby

as

Cyrus Baxter

I Was a Spy

1933

I Was a Spy

as

Burgomaster

Cash

1933

Cash

as

Edmund Gilbert

The Skin Game

1921

The Skin Game

as

Hornblower

Penny Paradise

1938

Penny Paradise

as

Joe Higgins

Apartment for Peggy

1948

Apartment for Peggy

as

Prof. Henry C. Barnes

Java Head

1934

Java Head

as

Jeremy Ammidon

Laburnum Grove

1936

Laburnum Grove

as

Mr. Radfern

The Real Thing at Last

1916

The Real Thing at Last

as

Rupert K. Thunder / Macbeth

Parnell

1937

Parnell

as

Henry Campbell

Foreign Correspondent

1940

Foreign Correspondent

as

Rowley

She Went to the Races

1945

She Went to the Races

as

Dr. Homer Pecke

Thunder in the Valley

1947

Thunder in the Valley

as

Adam MacAdam

Something for the Birds

1952

Something for the Birds

as

'Admiral' Johnnie Adams

Happy Family

1939

Happy Family

as

Dad

A Yank at Eton

1942

A Yank at Eton

as

Headmaster Justin

The Greer Case

1957

The Greer Case

as

Jack Baldwin

Condemned to Death

1932

Condemned to Death

as

Banting

The Meanest Man in the World

1943

The Meanest Man in the World

as

Frederick P. Leggitt

Hindle Wakes

1931

Hindle Wakes

as

Chris Hawthorne

Frail Women

1932

Frail Women

as

Jim Willis

A Yank at Oxford

1938

A Yank at Oxford

as

Dean of Cardinal

Scotland Yard

1941

Scotland Yard

as

Insp. Cork

How He Lied to Her Husband

1931

How He Lied to Her Husband

as

Her Husband (Teddy Bompas)

The Admiral's Secret

1934

The Admiral's Secret

as

Adm. Fitzporter

All American Chump

1936

All American Chump

as

Jeffrey Crane

Channel Crossing

1933

Channel Crossing

as

Trotter

One Night In Lisbon

1941

One Night In Lisbon

as

Lord Fitzleigh

The Bishop Misbehaves

1935

The Bishop Misbehaves

as

Bishop

Louisa

1950

Louisa

as

Mr. Hammond

Father and Son

1935

Father and Son

as

John Bolton

Love on Wheels

1932

Love on Wheels

as

Philpotts

An Englishman's Home

1940

An Englishman's Home

as

Tom Brown

Money for Nothing

1932

Money for Nothing

as

Sir Henry Blossom

Tell Me Tonight

1932

Tell Me Tonight

as

Mayor Pategg

Passing Shadows

1934

Passing Shadows

as

David Lawrence

The Greatest Gift

1942

The Greatest Gift

as

Bartolomé the Juggler

Hollywood’s Children

1982

Hollywood’s Children

as

Self (archive footage)

Friday the Thirteenth

1933

Friday the Thirteenth

as

Wakefield

Spring in the Air

1935

Spring in the Air

as

Franz

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Joe Saunders

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

as

Walter Clinton Carter

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Self - Narrator

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

as

Production

Crew

Directing