Edmund Gwenn

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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.

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Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
Movie Self - (archive footage)
1982
Hollywood’s Children
Movie Self (archive footage)
1957
The Greer Case
Movie Jack Baldwin
1956
The Rocket from Calabuch
Movie Prof. Jorge Serra Hamilton
1955
It's a Dog's Life
Movie Jeremiah Edward Emmett Augustus Nolan
1955
Matinee Theater
TV show
1955
The Trouble with Harry
Movie Captain Wiles
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV show Joe Saunders
1955
MGM Parade
TV show Self
1955
The Millionaire
TV show Walter Clinton Carter
1954
Them!
Movie Dr. Harold Medford
1954
The Student Prince
Movie Prof. Juttner
1953
The Bigamist
Movie Mr. Jordan
1953
Mister Scoutmaster
Movie Dr. Stone
1952
Something for the Birds
Movie 'Admiral' Johnnie Adams
1952
Bonzo Goes to College
Movie Coach Ted 'Pop' Drew