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Edmund Gwenn

Edmund Gwenn

Acting

Born September 26, 1877 · Wandsworth, London, England, UK

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,…

Known For · 40 titles

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955
The Millionaire

The Millionaire

1955
MGM Parade

MGM Parade

1955
Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

1947
Them!

Them!

1954
Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

1940
Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

1940
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
The Trouble with Harry

The Trouble with Harry

1955
The Rocket from Calabuch

The Rocket from Calabuch

1956
Sylvia Scarlett

Sylvia Scarlett

1935
The Keys of the Kingdom

The Keys of the Kingdom

1944
The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead

1936
Undercurrent

Undercurrent

1946
Passing Shadows

Passing Shadows

1934
Lassie Come Home

Lassie Come Home

1943
Cash

Cash

1933
Laburnum Grove

Laburnum Grove

1936
The Devil and Miss Jones

The Devil and Miss Jones

1941
Life with Father

Life with Father

1947
Cheer Boys Cheer

Cheer Boys Cheer

1939
The Bigamist

The Bigamist

1953
Parnell

Parnell

1937
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

2021
Forever and a Day

Forever and a Day

1943
Louisa

Louisa

1950
Green Dolphin Street

Green Dolphin Street

1947
The Doctor Takes a Wife

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940
Between Two Worlds

Between Two Worlds

1944
Of Human Bondage

Of Human Bondage

1946
A Yank at Oxford

A Yank at Oxford

1938
The Skin Game

The Skin Game

1931
Apartment for Peggy

Apartment for Peggy

1948
Mister 880

Mister 880

1950
Les Miserables

Les Miserables

1952
I Was a Spy

I Was a Spy

1933
The Student Prince

The Student Prince

1954
Bonzo Goes to College

Bonzo Goes to College

1952
Cheers for Miss Bishop

Cheers for Miss Bishop

1941