Edmund Gwenn

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.

Known For

The Trouble with Harry

as Captain Wiles

Miracle on 34th Street

as Kris Kringle

Them!

as Dr. Harold Medford

Foreign Correspondent

as Rowley

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Joe Saunders

Pride and Prejudice

as Mr. Bennet

Lassie Come Home

as Rowlie Palmer

The Bigamist

as Mr. Jordan

Sylvia Scarlett

as Henry Scarlett

The Walking Dead

as Dr. Evan Beaumont