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.
Movies & TV Shows
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The Trouble with Harry (1955) — Captain Wiles
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Miracle on 34th Street (1947) — Kris Kringle
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Them! (1954) — Dr. Harold Medford
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Foreign Correspondent (1940) — Rowley
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Joe Saunders
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Pride and Prejudice (1940) — Mr. Bennet
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Lassie Come Home (1943) — Rowlie Palmer
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The Bigamist (1953) — Mr. Jordan
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Sylvia Scarlett (1935) — Henry Scarlett
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The Walking Dead (1936) — Dr. Evan Beaumont
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The Skin Game (1931) — Mr. Hornblower
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Life with Father (1947) — Rev. Dr. Lloyd
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The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) — Hooper
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Undercurrent (1946) — Professor Hamilton
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The Keys of the Kingdom (1944) — Fr. Hamish MacNabb
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Waltzes from Vienna (1934) — Johann Strauss, the Elder
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The Rocket from Calabuch (1956) — Prof. Jorge Serra Hamilton
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Between Two Worlds (1944) — Scrubby
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Anthony Adverse (1936) — John Bonnyfeather
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Mister 880 (1950) — William "Skipper" Miller
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Bewitched (1945) — Dr. Bergson
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Green Dolphin Street (1947) — Octavius Patourel
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Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941) — President Corcoran
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Les Miserables (1952) — Bishop Courbet
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Hills of Home (1948) — Mr. Milton
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The Student Prince (1954) — Prof. Juttner
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Forever and a Day (1943) — Stubbs
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Penny Paradise (1938) — Joe Higgins
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Challenge to Lassie (1949) — John Traill
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A Yank at Oxford (1938) — Dean of Cardinal
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Louisa (1950) — Mr. Hammond
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Charley's Aunt (1941) — Stephen Spettigue
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For Heaven's Sake (1950) — Arthur
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The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940) — Dr. Lionel Sterling
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Friday the Thirteenth (1933) — Wakefield
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Mister Scoutmaster (1953) — Dr. Stone
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Apartment for Peggy (1948) — Prof. Henry C. Barnes
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Parnell (1937) — Henry Campbell
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Cash (1933) — Edmund Gilbert
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South Riding (1938) — Alfred Huggins