Edmund Gwenn

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

89

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

  • Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • Peking Express

    Peking Express

  • Undercurrent

    Undercurrent

  • Happy Family

    Happy Family

  • Hindle Wakes

    Hindle Wakes

  • Them!

    Them!

  • Laburnum Grove

    Laburnum Grove

  • Love on Wheels

    Love on Wheels

  • Parnell

    Parnell

  • I Was a Spy

    I Was a Spy

  • Passing Shadows

    Passing Shadows

  • MGM Parade

    MGM Parade

  • Mister Scoutmaster

    Mister Scoutmaster

  • Frail Women

    Frail Women

  • Lassie Come Home

    Lassie Come Home

  • The Skin Game

    The Skin Game

  • Miracle on 34th Street

    Miracle on 34th Street

  • The Bigamist

    The Bigamist

  • Sally and Saint Anne

    Sally and Saint Anne

  • The Rocket from Calabuch

    The Rocket from Calabuch

  • For Heaven's Sake

    For Heaven's Sake

  • Cheer Boys Cheer

    Cheer Boys Cheer

  • Sylvia Scarlett

    Sylvia Scarlett

  • The Trouble with Harry

    The Trouble with Harry

  • Foreign Correspondent

    Foreign Correspondent

  • Dangerous Partners

    Dangerous Partners

  • Pride and Prejudice

    Pride and Prejudice

  • Friday the Thirteenth

    Friday the Thirteenth

  • Thunder in the Valley

    Thunder in the Valley

  • The Keys of the Kingdom

    The Keys of the Kingdom

  • The Walking Dead

    The Walking Dead

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Mister 880

    Mister 880

  • Pretty Baby

    Pretty Baby

  • The Greatest Gift

    The Greatest Gift

  • Of Human Bondage

    Of Human Bondage

  • Life with Father

    Life with Father

  • Cash

    Cash

  • Waltzes from Vienna

    Waltzes from Vienna

  • The Devil and Miss Jones

    The Devil and Miss Jones

  • Charley's Aunt

    Charley's Aunt

  • Louisa

    Louisa

  • Challenge to Lassie

    Challenge to Lassie

  • It's a Dog's Life

    It's a Dog's Life

  • Les Miserables

    Les Miserables

  • Hollywood’s Children

    Hollywood’s Children

  • Bewitched

    Bewitched

  • Between Two Worlds

    Between Two Worlds

  • The Good Companions

    The Good Companions

  • The Earl of Chicago

    The Earl of Chicago

  • The Meanest Man in the World

    The Meanest Man in the World

  • A Woman of Distinction

    A Woman of Distinction

  • Java Head

    Java Head

  • Forever and a Day

    Forever and a Day

  • A Yank at Oxford

    A Yank at Oxford

  • The Doctor Takes a Wife

    The Doctor Takes a Wife

  • She Went to the Races

    She Went to the Races

  • Green Dolphin Street

    Green Dolphin Street

  • The Student Prince

    The Student Prince

  • Cheers for Miss Bishop

    Cheers for Miss Bishop

  • Hills of Home

    Hills of Home

  • Bonzo Goes to College

    Bonzo Goes to College

  • Anthony Adverse

    Anthony Adverse

  • The Greer Case

    The Greer Case

  • The Skin Game

    The Skin Game

  • Mad Holiday

    Mad Holiday

  • Apartment for Peggy

    Apartment for Peggy

  • Something for the Birds

    Something for the Birds

  • An Englishman's Home

    An Englishman's Home

  • The Bishop Misbehaves

    The Bishop Misbehaves

  • South Riding

    South Riding

  • How He Lied to Her Husband

    How He Lied to Her Husband

  • Scotland Yard

    Scotland Yard

  • One Night In Lisbon

    One Night In Lisbon

  • All American Chump

    All American Chump

  • Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

    Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

  • Condemned to Death

    Condemned to Death

  • Early to Bed

    Early to Bed

  • Tell Me Tonight

    Tell Me Tonight

  • Penny Paradise

    Penny Paradise

  • A Yank at Eton

    A Yank at Eton

  • The Real Thing at Last

    The Real Thing at Last

  • The Admiral's Secret

    The Admiral's Secret

  • Channel Crossing

    Channel Crossing

  • Spring in the Air

    Spring in the Air

  • Money for Nothing

    Money for Nothing

  • Father and Son

    Father and Son