Deceased

How Did Edmund Gwenn Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 81

Also known asEdmund John Kellaway, Эдмунд ГвеннGenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn26/09/1877Born inWandsworth, London, England, UKDied06/09/1959 (aged 81)Died inWoodland HillsCausepneumoniaWikidataQ344750 ↗Buried atChapel of the Pines CrematoryTMDb#22600 ↗

Edmund Gwenn was an English actor. On film, he is 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, the corresponding Golden Globe Award, and a Photoplay Award. He received a second Golden Globe, Photoplay Award, and another Academy Award nomination for the comedy film Mister 880 (1950). He is also remembered for his appearances in four films directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

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Filmography74 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1982	Hollywood’s ChildrenMovie	Self (archive footage)	105
1957	The Greer CaseMovie	Jack Baldwin	80
1955	Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries	Joe Saunders	78
1955	Matinee TheaterSeries	—	78
1955	The Trouble with HarryMovie	Captain Wiles	78
1955	The MillionaireSeries	Walter Clinton Carter	78
1955	MGM ParadeSeries	Self	78
1955	It's a Dog's LifeMovie	Jeremiah Edward Emmett Augustus Nolan	78
1954	The Student PrinceMovie	Prof. Juttner	77
1954	Them!Movie	Dr. Harold Medford	77
1953	The BigamistMovie	Mr. Jordan	76
1953	Mister ScoutmasterMovie	Dr. Stone	76
1952	Sally and Saint AnneMovie	Grandpa Pat Ryan	75
1952	Les MiserablesMovie	Bishop Courbet	75
1952	Something for the BirdsMovie	'Admiral' Johnnie Adams	75
1952	Bonzo Goes to CollegeMovie	Coach Ted 'Pop' Drew	75
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries	Self - Narrator	74
1950	Mister 880Movie	William "Skipper" Miller	73
1950	LouisaMovie	Mr. Hammond	73
1950	For Heaven's SakeMovie	Arthur	73
1950	A Woman of DistinctionMovie	J.D. Middlecott	73
1949	Challenge to LassieMovie	John Traill	72
1948	Apartment for PeggyMovie	Prof. Henry C. Barnes	71
1948	Hills of HomeMovie	Mr. Milton	71
1947	Miracle on 34th StreetMovie	Kris Kringle	70
1947	Green Dolphin StreetMovie	Octavius Patourel	70
1947	Life with FatherMovie	Rev. Dr. Lloyd	70
1947	Thunder in the ValleyMovie	Adam MacAdam	70
1946	Of Human BondageMovie	Athelny	69
1946	UndercurrentMovie	Professor Hamilton	69
1945	BewitchedMovie	Dr. Bergson	68
1945	Dangerous PartnersMovie	Albert Richard Kingby	68
1944	The Keys of the KingdomMovie	Fr. Hamish MacNabb	67
1943	Lassie Come HomeMovie	Rowlie Palmer	66
1943	The Meanest Man in the WorldMovie	Frederick P. Leggitt	66
1943	Forever and a DayMovie	Stubbs	66
1941	Charley's AuntMovie	Stephen Spettigue	64
1941	The Devil and Miss JonesMovie	Hooper	64
1940	Foreign CorrespondentMovie	Rowley	63
1940	The Doctor Takes a WifeMovie	Dr. Lionel Sterling	63
1940	The Earl of ChicagoMovie	Munsey, the Butler	63
1940	An Englishman's HomeMovie	Tom Brown	63
1939	Happy FamilyMovie	Dad	62
1939	Cheer Boys CheerMovie	Edward Ironside	62
1938	A Yank at OxfordMovie	Dean of Cardinal	61
1938	South RidingMovie	Alfred Huggins	61
1938	Penny ParadiseMovie	Joe Higgins	61
1937	ParnellMovie	Henry Campbell	60
1936	The Walking DeadMovie	Dr. Evan Beaumont	59
1936	Anthony AdverseMovie	John Bonnyfeather	59
1936	Mad HolidayMovie	Williams	59
1936	Laburnum GroveMovie	Mr. Radfern	59
1936	All American ChumpMovie	Jeffrey Crane	59
1935	Sylvia ScarlettMovie	Henry Scarlett	58
1935	The Bishop MisbehavesMovie	Bishop	58
1935	Spring in the AirMovie	Franz	58
1935	Father and SonMovie	John Bolton	58
1934	Passing ShadowsMovie	David Lawrence	57
1934	Java HeadMovie	Jeremy Ammidon	57
1934	Waltzes from ViennaMovie	Johann Strauss, the Elder	57
1934	The Admiral's SecretMovie	Adm. Fitzporter	57
1933	I Was a SpyMovie	Burgomaster	56
1933	Channel CrossingMovie	Trotter	56
1933	Early to BedMovie	Kruger	56
1933	Friday the ThirteenthMovie	Wakefield	56
1933	The Good CompanionsMovie	Jess Oakroyd	56
1933	CashMovie	Edmund Gilbert	56
1932	Condemned to DeathMovie	Banting	55
1932	Love on WheelsMovie	Philpotts	55
1932	Frail WomenMovie	Jim Willis	55
1932	Money for NothingMovie	Sir Henry Blossom	55
1932	Tell Me TonightMovie	Mayor Pategg	55
1931	Hindle WakesMovie	Chris Hawthorne	54
1931	The Skin GameMovie	Mr. Hornblower	54