
Character actor in films, often portraying strident types, he is best remembered cast as "The Thin Man" (actually, "Wynant") of the hit 1934 MGM film. He Ellis was active on Broadway as an actor, producer and playwright from 1905-32 (see "Other Works"). He died in Beverly Hills, CA at age 81 in 1952.
Character actor in films, often portraying strident types, he is best remembered cast as "The Thin Man" (actually, "Wynant") of the hit 1934 MGM film. He Ellis was active on Broadway as an actor, producer and playwright from 1905-32 (see "Other Works"). He died in Beverly Hills, CA at age 81 in 1952.
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The Omaha Trail
Character:Mr. Vane
Release Date:01/09/1942

Steel Against the Sky
Character:Pop Aloysisus Evans
Release Date:13/12/1941

A Man Betrayed
Character:Boss Thomas 'Tom' Cameron
Release Date:07/03/1941

Main Street Lawyer
Character:Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs
Release Date:02/11/1939

Three Sons
Character:Daniel Pardway
Release Date:13/10/1939

Career
Character:Stephen Cruthers
Release Date:07/07/1939

Man of Conquest
Character:Andrew Jackson
Release Date:15/05/1939

A Man to Remember
Character:Dr. John Abbott
Release Date:14/10/1938

Little Miss Broadway
Character:Pop Shea
Release Date:29/07/1938

Midnight Madonna
Character:Judge Clark
Release Date:01/07/1937

Let Them Live
Character:Pete Lindsey
Release Date:25/04/1937

Maid of Salem
Character:Elder Goode
Release Date:12/02/1937

Winterset
Character:Judge Gaunt
Release Date:03/12/1936

The Texas Rangers
Character:Major Bailey
Release Date:28/08/1936

Fury
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:05/06/1936

The Lady Consents
Character:Jim Talbot
Release Date:07/02/1936

Chatterbox
Character:Uriah Lowell
Release Date:17/01/1936

The Return Of Peter Grimm
Character:Dr. Andrew Macpherson
Release Date:13/09/1935

Wanderer of the Wasteland
Character:Dismukes
Release Date:09/09/1935

Village Tale
Character:Old Ike
Release Date:15/06/1935

Transient Lady
Character:Nick Kiley
Release Date:04/03/1935

The President Vanishes
Character:Lincoln Lee
Release Date:17/11/1934

The Thin Man
Character:Clyde Wynant
Release Date:25/05/1934

The Last Gentleman
Character:Claude, Cabot's butler
Release Date:27/04/1934

The Trumpet Blows
Character:Chato
Release Date:14/04/1934

The 9th Guest
Character:Tim Cronin
Release Date:31/01/1934

Hi, Nellie!
Character:O'Connell
Release Date:20/01/1934

From Headquarters
Character:Dr. Van de Water
Release Date:16/11/1933

After Tonight
Character:Maj. Lieber
Release Date:10/11/1933

Strictly Personal
Character:William "Soapy" Gibson
Release Date:17/03/1933

Girl Missing
Character:Detective Chief McDonald
Release Date:04/03/1933

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Character:Bomber Wells
Release Date:09/11/1932

The Frontier of the Stars
Character:Gregory
Release Date:30/01/1921

Out Yonder
Character:Joey Clark
Release Date:21/12/1919

The Great Bradley Mystery
Character:Bradley
Release Date:12/04/1917

The Law That Failed
Character:Luke Rodin
Release Date:29/03/1917