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.

Filmografi

Them!1954 · Dr. Harold MedfordThe Trouble with Harry1955 · Captain WilesMiracle on 34th Street1947 · Kris KringleThe Rocket from Calabuch1956 · Prof. Jorge Serra HamiltonUndercurrent1946 · Professor HamiltonTitans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies2021 · Self (archive footage)Laburnum Grove1936 · Mr. RadfernParnell1937 · Henry CampbellCash1933 · Edmund GilbertForeign Correspondent1940 · RowleyPassing Shadows1934 · David LawrenceThe Keys of the Kingdom1944 · Fr. Hamish MacNabbPride and Prejudice1940 · Mr. BennetLassie Come Home1943 · Rowlie PalmerThe Bigamist1953 · Mr. JordanHindle Wakes1931 · Chris HawthorneI Was a Spy1933 · BurgomasterThe Walking Dead1936 · Dr. Evan BeaumontThunder in the Valley1947 · Adam MacAdamLife with Father1947 · Rev. Dr. LloydCheer Boys Cheer1939 · Edward IronsideThe Doctor Takes a Wife1940 · Dr. Lionel SterlingThe Devil and Miss Jones1941 · HooperA Yank at Oxford1938 · Dean of Cardinal