Edmund Gwenn
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 26 Sept 1877
- Died
- 6 Sept 1959 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- 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.
Known for
The Trouble with Harry195573Pop Score out of 100
Miracle on 34th Street194782Pop Score out of 100
Them!195476Pop Score out of 100
Foreign Correspondent194080Pop Score out of 100
Pride and Prejudice194075Pop Score out of 100
Lassie Come Home194373Pop Score out of 100
The Bigamist195368Pop Score out of 100
Sylvia Scarlett19356.3out of 10 on TMDB
Filmography
- 2021Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Moviesas Self - (archive footage)
- 1982Hollywood’s Childrenas Self (archive footage)
- 1957Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTVas Joe Saunders · 1 episode
- 1957The Greer Caseas Jack Baldwin
- 1956The Rocket from Calabuchas Prof. Jorge Serra Hamilton