Edmund Gwenn
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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
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.
Born
Sep 26, 1877
Wandsworth, London, England, UK
Died
Sep 06, 1959
Known For
Acting
Movies
84 acting
0 crew
Popularity
1.2
Known For
Miracle on 34th Street
1947
as Kris Kringle
The Trouble with Harry
1955
as Captain Wiles
Foreign Correspondent
1940
as Rowley
Them!
1954
as Dr. Harold Medford
Pride and Prejudice
1940
as Mr. Bennet
Lassie Come Home
1943
as Rowlie Palmer
Sylvia Scarlett
1935
as Henry Scarlett
The Bigamist
1953
as Mr. Jordan
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