Edmund Gwenn

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

88

Gender

Male

Birthday

1877-09-26

Day of death

1959-09-06 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Wandsworth, London, England, UK

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.

Known For

  • Miracle on 34th Street

    Miracle on 34th Street

  • Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • Them!

    Them!

  • Sylvia Scarlett

    Sylvia Scarlett

  • Scotland Yard

    Scotland Yard

  • Frail Women

    Frail Women

  • Penny Paradise

    Penny Paradise

  • Les Miserables

    Les Miserables

  • Channel Crossing

    Channel Crossing

  • Mister Scoutmaster

    Mister Scoutmaster

  • Dangerous Partners

    Dangerous Partners

  • The Bigamist

    The Bigamist

  • Foreign Correspondent

    Foreign Correspondent

  • Happy Family

    Happy Family

  • Mister 880

    Mister 880

  • Anthony Adverse

    Anthony Adverse

  • How He Lied to Her Husband

    How He Lied to Her Husband

  • Between Two Worlds

    Between Two Worlds

  • Bonzo Goes to College

    Bonzo Goes to College

  • The Rocket from Calabuch

    The Rocket from Calabuch

  • The Skin Game

    The Skin Game

  • Life with Father

    Life with Father

  • Friday the Thirteenth

    Friday the Thirteenth

  • The Student Prince

    The Student Prince

  • Lassie Come Home

    Lassie Come Home

  • A Yank at Oxford

    A Yank at Oxford

  • Parnell

    Parnell

  • The Keys of the Kingdom

    The Keys of the Kingdom

  • Passing Shadows

    Passing Shadows

  • The Admiral's Secret

    The Admiral's Secret

  • The Walking Dead

    The Walking Dead

  • Hills of Home

    Hills of Home

  • Laburnum Grove

    Laburnum Grove

  • Peking Express

    Peking Express

  • Forever and a Day

    Forever and a Day

  • Hindle Wakes

    Hindle Wakes

  • Hollywood’s Children

    Hollywood’s Children

  • Waltzes from Vienna

    Waltzes from Vienna

  • The Trouble with Harry

    The Trouble with Harry

  • A Woman of Distinction

    A Woman of Distinction

  • Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

    Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

  • Challenge to Lassie

    Challenge to Lassie

  • Tell Me Tonight

    Tell Me Tonight

  • Undercurrent

    Undercurrent

  • The Devil and Miss Jones

    The Devil and Miss Jones

  • The Meanest Man in the World

    The Meanest Man in the World

  • Pride and Prejudice

    Pride and Prejudice

  • Cash

    Cash

  • Thunder in the Valley

    Thunder in the Valley

  • It's a Dog's Life

    It's a Dog's Life

  • The Earl of Chicago

    The Earl of Chicago

  • The Good Companions

    The Good Companions

  • An Englishman's Home

    An Englishman's Home

  • Charley's Aunt

    Charley's Aunt

  • Sally and Saint Anne

    Sally and Saint Anne

  • The Greer Case

    The Greer Case

  • Money for Nothing

    Money for Nothing

  • I Was a Spy

    I Was a Spy

  • Spring in the Air

    Spring in the Air

  • She Went to the Races

    She Went to the Races

  • Something for the Birds

    Something for the Birds

  • For Heaven's Sake

    For Heaven's Sake

  • Cheers for Miss Bishop

    Cheers for Miss Bishop

  • One Night In Lisbon

    One Night In Lisbon

  • Love on Wheels

    Love on Wheels

  • Green Dolphin Street

    Green Dolphin Street

  • Cheer Boys Cheer

    Cheer Boys Cheer

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Louisa

    Louisa

  • Father and Son

    Father and Son

  • All American Chump

    All American Chump

  • Apartment for Peggy

    Apartment for Peggy

  • The Greatest Gift

    The Greatest Gift

  • The Real Thing at Last

    The Real Thing at Last

  • Bewitched

    Bewitched

  • Mad Holiday

    Mad Holiday

  • Pretty Baby

    Pretty Baby

  • Of Human Bondage

    Of Human Bondage

  • The Doctor Takes a Wife

    The Doctor Takes a Wife

  • The Bishop Misbehaves

    The Bishop Misbehaves

  • Java Head

    Java Head

  • A Yank at Eton

    A Yank at Eton

  • South Riding

    South Riding

  • Condemned to Death

    Condemned to Death

  • Early to Bed

    Early to Bed

  • The Skin Game

    The Skin Game