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Edmund Gwenn
Edmund Gwenn (real name Edmund John Kellaway), born on 26th September 1877, was an English actor greatly appreciated for his role as Kris Kringle in the Christmas film Miracle on 34th Street (1947), for which he received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a Golden Globe Award. Gwenn's acting transitioned across film and stage. In the West End and Broadway, he associated with works by esteemed playwrights, such as Bernard Shaw, John Galsworthy and J. B. Priestley. Post Second World War Gwenn went ahead to have a successful career in Hollywood and Broadway. His theatrical journey began in 1895 and had an impressive span until 1959. Apart from his film career, he lent his talent to the stage as well, often performing in a range of works from modern playwrights. His life off-stage was just as captivating, having been married to Minnie Terry in 1901 and enduring the horrors of the World War II bombings that completely destroyed his London home. His dedication to acting remained strong until his death on 6th September 1959.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Edmund John Kellaway
Born: Wandsworth, London, England
Citizenship: British
Birthday: September 26, 1877
Occupations: Actor
Years Active: 1895-1959
Spouses: Minnie Terry
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Awards and Nominations Received by Edmund Gwenn
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Movies Featuring Edmund Gwenn
The Trouble with Harry
Miracle on 34th Street
The Skin Game
Lassie Come Home
Pride and Prejudice
Life with Father
Them!
Hollywood’s Children
Dangerous Partners
For Heaven’s Sake
Pretty Baby
The Bigamist
Java Head
The Devil and Miss Jones
The Good Companions
A Yank at Eton
Bonzo Goes to College
Green Dolphin Street
Something for the Birds
Apartment for Peggy
Waltzes from Vienna
The Doctor Takes a Wife
The Rocket from Calabuch
A Woman of Distinction
The Meanest Man in the World
It’s a Dog’s Life
Mister 880
Penny Paradise
Laburnum Grove
South Riding
The Walking Dead
Bewitched
The Bishop Misbehaves
Hills of Home
Mister Scoutmaster
Anthony Adverse
Les Miserables
Peking Express
The Earl of Chicago
Cheers for Miss Bishop
The Student Prince
Of Human Bondage
I Was a Spy
Mad Holiday
She Went to the Races
A Yank at Oxford
Challenge to Lassie
Forever and a Day
The Keys of the Kingdom
Friday the Thirteenth
Charley’s Aunt
One Night In Lisbon
Between Two Worlds
All American Chump
Parnell
Sylvia Scarlett
Louisa
Career Timeline
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1952
Bonzo Goes to College
Coach Ted 'Pop' Drew
Something for the Birds
'Admiral' Johnnie Adams
Les Miserables
Bishop Courbet
1950
For Heaven’s Sake
Arthur
Pretty Baby
Cyrus Baxter
A Woman of Distinction
J.D. Middlecott
Mister 880
William "Skipper" Miller
Louisa
Mr. Hammond
1945
Dangerous Partners
Albert Richard Kingby
Bewitched
Dr. Bergson
She Went to the Races
Dr. Homer Pecke
1941
The Devil and Miss Jones
Hooper
Cheers for Miss Bishop
President Corcoran
Charley’s Aunt
Stephen Spettigue
One Night In Lisbon
Lord Fitzleigh
1940
Pride and Prejudice
The Doctor Takes a Wife
Dr. Lionel Sterling
The Earl of Chicago
Munsey, the Butler
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