Coldwater, Michigan, USA
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.
as Bomber Wells
as Clyde Wynant
1934
as Sheriff
1936
as Bomber Wells
1932
as Nick Kiley
1935
as Old Ike
1935
as Uriah Lowell
1936
as O'Connell
1934
as Detective Chief McDonald
1933
as Dr. Van de Water
1933
as Judge Gaunt
1936
as Lincoln Lee
1934
as Major Bailey
1936
as Boss Thomas 'Tom' Cameron
1941
as Mr. Vane
1942
as Pop Aloysisus Evans
1941
as Boss Thomas 'Tom' Cameron
1941
as Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs
1939
as Daniel Pardway
1939
as Stephen Cruthers
1939
as Andrew Jackson
1939
as Dr. John Abbott
1938
as Pop Shea
1938
as Judge Clark
1937
as Martin Dunne
1937
as Pete Lindsey
1937
as Elder Goode
1937
as Judge Gaunt
1936
as Major Bailey
1936
as Sheriff
1936
as Jim Talbot
1936
as Uriah Lowell
1936
as Dr. Andrew Macpherson
1935
as Dismukes
1935
as Old Ike
1935
as Nick Kiley
1935
as Lincoln Lee
1934
as Clyde Wynant
1934
