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Edmund Gwenn

Edmund Gwenn

Acting Born Sep 26, 1877 -- Died Sep 06, 1959 · Wandsworth, London, England, UK

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,...

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It's a Dog's Life (1955) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
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It's a Dog's Life
It's a Dog's Life
1955 NR
In the early 1900s, a bull terrier living on the streets of the Bowery rises from a street-tough eng...

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The Trouble with Harry
7.0
movie
The Trouble with Harry
as Captain Wiles
1955
Miracle on 34th Street
7.4
movie
Miracle on 34th Street
as Kris Kringle
1947
Them!
6.8
movie
Them!
as Dr. Harold Medford
1954
Foreign Correspondent
7.0
movie
Foreign Correspondent
as Rowley
1940
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8
tv
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Joe Saunders
1955
Pride and Prejudice
6.9
movie
Pride and Prejudice
as Mr. Bennet
1940
Lassie Come Home
6.7
movie
Lassie Come Home
as Rowlie Palmer
1943
The Bigamist
6.5
movie
The Bigamist
as Mr. Jordan
1953
Sylvia Scarlett
6.2
movie
Sylvia Scarlett
as Henry Scarlett
1935
The Walking Dead
6.3
movie
The Walking Dead
as Dr. Evan Beaumont
1936
The Skin Game
5.4
movie
The Skin Game
as Mr. Hornblower
1931
Life with Father
6.7
movie
Life with Father
as Rev. Dr. Lloyd
1947