
Place of Birth:
Coldwater, Michigan, USA
Date of Birth:
11/11/1870
Character actor in films, often portraying strident types, he is best remembered cast as "The Thin Man" (actually, "Wynant") of the hit 1934 MGM film. He Ellis was active on Broadway as an actor, producer and playwright from 1905-32 (see "Other Works"). He died in Beverly Hills, CA at age 81 in 1952.

The Thin Man

A Man Betrayed

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Fury

The Texas Rangers

Wanderer of the Wasteland

Village Tale

The Return Of Peter Grimm

Three Sons

The Last Gentleman

Man of Conquest

Girl Missing

From Headquarters

A Man to Remember

The 9th Guest

Chatterbox

After Tonight

Little Miss Broadway

The Lady Consents

Career

The President Vanishes

Hi, Nellie!

Strictly Personal

Transient Lady

Steel Against the Sky

Out Yonder

The Frontier of the Stars

Winterset

Maid of Salem

Main Street Lawyer

The Omaha Trail
Midnight Madonna

Let Them Live

The Trumpet Blows

The Law That Failed

The Great Bradley Mystery