Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

109

Gender

Male

Birthday

1871-06-17

Day of Death

1936-04-06 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Also Known As

Edmund Breese

Biography

From Wikipedia Edmund Breese (June 18, 1871 – April 6, 1936) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. Long on the stage with a varied Broadway career before entering movies he appeared with James O'Neill in The Count of Monte Cristo (1893), The Lion and the Mouse (1906) with Richard Bennett, The Third Degree (1909) with Helen Ware, The Master Mind (1913) with Elliott Dexter, the popular World War I era play Why Marry? (1917) with Estelle Winwood & Nat C. Goodwin and So This Is London (1922) with Donald Gallaher. He appeared in 129 films between 1914 and 1935. He is best remembered as the advice-giving German businessman at the beginning of the war film All Quiet on the Western Front. His final role was on stage in Night of January 16th from September 1935 to April 1936. Just before the play ended its run, Breese developed peritonitis, which he died from on April 6, 1936.

Known For

Duck Soup

Duck Soup

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front

Acting

Duck Soup

1933

Duck Soup

as

Zander

Finders Keepers

1928

Finders Keepers

as

Hastings

Burning Daylight

1928

Burning Daylight

as

John Dossett

Platinum Blonde

1931

Platinum Blonde

as

Conroy

Sonny Boy

1929

Sonny Boy

as

Thorpe

Young Sinners

1931

Young Sinners

as

Trent

Paradise for Two

1927

Paradise for Two

as

Uncle Howard

Return of the Terror

1934

Return of the Terror

as

Editor

The Perfect Crime

1928

The Perfect Crime

as

Wilmot

The Hurricane Express

1932

The Hurricane Express

as

The Secretary's Father

Fighting With Kit Carson

1933

Fighting With Kit Carson

as

Matt Fargo

Trying Out Torchy

1933

Trying Out Torchy

as

Mr. Ellins

Broadway Bill

1934

Broadway Bill

as

Presiding Judge

An Honorable Cad

1919

An Honorable Cad

as

The Match King

1932

The Match King

as

Olaf Christofsen

The Weakness of Strength

1916

The Weakness of Strength

as

Daniel Gaynor

Cross-Examination

1932

Cross-Examination

as

Dwight Simpson

Millie

1931

Millie

as

Defense Attorney

Chinatown After Dark

1931

Chinatown After Dark

as

Le Fong

The Hatchet Man

1932

The Hatchet Man

as

Yu Chang

Luck

1923

Luck

as

Alan Crosby

Lost in the Stratosphere

1934

Lost in the Stratosphere

as

Col. Brooks

Womanhandled

1925

Womanhandled

as

Uncle Lester

The Reckoning

1932

The Reckoning

as

Doc

Morals for Women

1931

Morals for Women

as

Mr. Hutson

The Wright Idea

1928

The Wright Idea

as

Mr. Filbert

Damaged Hearts

1924

Damaged Hearts

as

Innkeeper

Torchy Raises the Auntie

1932

Torchy Raises the Auntie

as

Mr. Ellins

Torchy Passes the Buck

1931

Torchy Passes the Buck

as

Mr. Ellins

Torchy Turns the Trick

1932

Torchy Turns the Trick

as

Hickory Ellins

Torchy's Night Cap

1932

Torchy's Night Cap

as

Hickory Ellins

Torchy

1931

Torchy

as

Hickory Ellins

Torchy's Two Toots

1932

Torchy's Two Toots

as

Hickory Ellins

Torchy's Busy Day

1932

Torchy's Busy Day

as

Hickory Ellins

Torchy's Kitty Coup

1933

Torchy's Kitty Coup

as

Edward (Hickory) Ellins

Torchy Rolls His Own

1932

Torchy Rolls His Own

as

Mr. Ellins

Torchy Turns Turtle

1933

Torchy Turns Turtle

as

Mr. Ellins

Alias Mary Smith

1932

Alias Mary Smith

as

Mr. Hayes

The Good Bad Girl

1931

The Good Bad Girl

as

J.P. Henderson

Young Bride

1932

Young Bride

as

Mr. C. B. Chadwick the Broker

Drifting Souls

1932

Drifting Souls

as

Brad Martin

Laughing at Life

1933

Laughing at Life

as

Cabinet Officer

Women Won't Tell

1932

Women Won't Tell

as

Attorney for the Defense

Kismet

1930

Kismet

as

Jawan

The Sea Bat

1930

The Sea Bat

as

Maddocks

A Man of Sentiment

1933

A Man of Sentiment

as

John Russell Sr.

Defenders of the Law

1931

Defenders of the Law

as

Capt. Bill Houston

The Painted Desert

1931

The Painted Desert

as

Judge Matthews

Above the Clouds

1933

Above the Clouds

as

Crusty

The Cabin in the Cotton

1932

The Cabin in the Cotton

as

Holmes Scott

The Brown Derby

1926

The Brown Derby

as

John J. Caldwell

Treasure Island

1934

Treasure Island

as

Pirate of the Spanish Main

The Live Wire

1925

The Live Wire

as

Sawdust Sam

Dancing Man

1934

Dancing Man

as

J.C. Trevor

Top Speed

1930

Top Speed

as

Spencer Colgate

Bright Lights

1930

Bright Lights

as

Franklin Harris

Tol'able David

1930

Tol'able David

as

Hunter Kinemon

The Public Defender

1931

The Public Defender

as

Frank Wells

Playboy of Paris

1930

Playboy of Paris

as

General de Karodek

Back to Liberty

1927

Back to Liberty

as

Tom Devon

The Early Bird

1925

The Early Bird

as

The Great La Tour

Chiselers of Hollywood

1930

Chiselers of Hollywood

as

Madame Butterfly

1932

Madame Butterfly

as

Cho-Cho's Grandfather

In the Headlines

1929

In the Headlines

as

Eddy

The Hottentot

1929

The Hottentot

as

Ollie

The Sixth Commandment

1924

The Sixth Commandment

as

Col. Saunders

Police Court

1932

Police Court

as

Judge Robert Webster

International House

1933

International House

as

Doctor Wong

Rough Waters

1930

Rough Waters

as

Captain Thomas

Love Bound

1932

Love Bound

as

J.B. 'Lucky' Morrison

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930

All Quiet on the Western Front

as

Herr Meyer

On Trial

1928

On Trial

as

Judge

Fancy Baggage

1929

Fancy Baggage

as

John Hardin

Conquest

1928

Conquest

as

William Holden

Come On, Marines!

1934

Come On, Marines!

as

General Cabot

Hold Everything

1930

Hold Everything

as

Pop O'Keefe

Mata Hari

1931

Mata Hari

as

Warden

Burn 'Em Up Barnes

1921

Burn 'Em Up Barnes

as

King Cole

Beyond the Rainbow

1922

Beyond the Rainbow

as

Insp. Richardson

Stepping Along

1926

Stepping Along

as

Prince Ferdinand Darowitsky

Girl Overboard

1929

Girl Overboard

as

Jim Keefe

How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points

1933

How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points

as

Himself

As You Desire Me

1932

As You Desire Me

as

Friar

The Speed Spook

1924

The Speed Spook

as

Chuck Brady

The Highbinders

1926

The Highbinders

as

Mike Harrigan

The Czar of Broadway

1930

The Czar of Broadway

as

The Haunted House

1928

The Haunted House

as

Uncle Herbert

Only Yesterday

1933

Only Yesterday

as

Investor (Uncredited)

The Billion Dollar Scandal

1933

The Billion Dollar Scandal

as

Mr. Haddock

The Golden West

1932

The Golden West

as

Sam Lynch

Bright Lights of Broadway

1923

Bright Lights of Broadway

as

Reverend Graham Drake

The She-Wolf

1931

The She-Wolf

as

The Song of the Wage Slave

1915

The Song of the Wage Slave

as

Female

1933

Female

as

Board Member (Uncredited)

Beloved

1934

Beloved

as

Maj. Tarrant

Three O'Clock in the Morning

1923

Three O'Clock in the Morning

as

Mr. Winthrop

Restless Wives

1924

Restless Wives

as

Hobart Richards

On Your Guard

1933

On Your Guard

as

Prison Warden

Chains of Evidence

1920

Chains of Evidence

as

Judge Frank Sturgis

Someone Must Pay

1919

Someone Must Pay

as

Charles Bryant

The Lure of Heart's Desire

1916

The Lure of Heart's Desire

as

Jim Carew

The Spell of the Yukon

1916

The Spell of the Yukon

as

Jim Carson

The Master Crook

1918

The Master Crook

as

Jacqueline, or Blazing Barriers

1923

Jacqueline, or Blazing Barriers

as

Edmund MacDonald

Two Lips and Juleps; or, Southern Love and Northern Exposure

1932

Two Lips and Juleps; or, Southern Love and Northern Exposure

as

Colonel Shelby

Sure-Fire Flint

1922

Sure-Fire Flint

as

Johnny Jetts

Those Who Judge

1924

Those Who Judge

as

Henry Dawson

The Master Mind

1914

The Master Mind

as

Richard Allen

Production

Crew

Directing