Edmund Gwenn
Known For
Acting
Born
1877-09-26 in Wandsworth, London, England, UK
Died
1959-09-06
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.
Most Known For
Matinee Theater
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Joe Saunders
The Millionaire
as Walter Clinton Carter
MGM Parade
as Self
Them!
as Dr. Harold Medford
Miracle on 34th Street
as Kris Kringle
Parnell
as Henry Campbell
Undercurrent
as Professor Hamilton
Hindle Wakes
as Chris Hawthorne
Lassie Come Home
as Rowlie Palmer
Laburnum Grove
as Mr. Radfern
The Trouble with Harry
as Captain Wiles
Foreign Correspondent
as Rowley
Pride and Prejudice
as Mr. Bennet
Cheer Boys Cheer
as Edward Ironside
Charley's Aunt
as Stephen Spettigue
Sylvia Scarlett
as Henry Scarlett
The Rocket from Calabuch
as Prof. Jorge Serra Hamilton
Life with Father
as Rev. Dr. Lloyd
Passing Shadows
as David Lawrence