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Edmund Gwenn
★ Acting

Edmund Gwenn

1877 – 1959 · Wandsworth, London, England, UK · Active 1916–2021

Edmund Gwenn, born in 1877, was an English actor who made his mark in the realm of cult cinema with roles in Them! (1954) and It's a Dog's Life (1955). His performance in Them! places him in the heart of 1950s science fiction, where he navigates the terror of giant ants threatening humanity. Transitioning from the stage to screen, Gwenn's ability to infuse characters with depth and humor made him a memorable figure in both mainstream and exploitation films. His legacy continues to resonate within the unique narratives of SassyFlix's collection.

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It's a Dog's Life

It's a Dog's Life

1955 ★ 6.5
as Jeremiah Edward Emmett Augustus Nolan

In the early 1900s, a bull terrier living on the streets of the Bowery rises from a street-tough engaging in dogfights to pedigreed show dog among the upper crust. All the while, he has two ambitions–to be reunited with his mother and to get even with his father who deserted her.

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Filmography

89 credits
2020s 1 credit
1980s 1 credit
1982
Hollywood’s Children as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 9.0
1950s 23 credits
1957
The Greer Case as Jack Baldwin
Movie
1956
The Rocket from Calabuch as Prof. Jorge Serra Hamilton
Movie ★ 7.5
1955
The Trouble with Harry as Captain Wiles
Movie ★ 7.0
1955
It's a Dog's Life as Jeremiah Edward Emmett Augustus Nolan
Movie ★ 4.3
1955
TV ★ 7.8
1955
The Millionaire as Walter Clinton Carter
TV ★ 5.8
1955
TV ★ 5.3
1955
MGM Parade as Self
TV ★ 9.0
1954
Them! as Dr. Harold Medford
Movie ★ 6.8
1954
The Student Prince as Prof. Juttner
Movie ★ 6.3
1953
The Bigamist as Mr. Jordan
Movie ★ 6.5
1953
Movie ★ 7.1
1952
Bonzo Goes to College as Coach Ted 'Pop' Drew
Movie ★ 6.0
1952
Sally and Saint Anne as Grandpa Pat Ryan
Movie ★ 8.7
1952
Les Miserables as Bishop Courbet
Movie ★ 5.5
1952
Something for the Birds as 'Admiral' Johnnie Adams
Movie ★ 8.5
1951
Peking Express as Father Joseph Murray
Movie ★ 7.5
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Self - Narrator
TV ★ 7.2
1950
Mister 880 as William "Skipper" Miller
Movie ★ 7.1
1950
Movie ★ 7.0
1950
A Woman of Distinction as J.D. Middlecott
Movie ★ 7.0
1950
Pretty Baby as Cyrus Baxter
Movie ★ 6.8
1950
Louisa as Mr. Hammond
Movie ★ 6.5
1940s 29 credits
1949
Challenge to Lassie as John Traill
Movie ★ 5.3
1948
Hills of Home as Mr. Milton
Movie ★ 6.9
1948
Apartment for Peggy as Prof. Henry C. Barnes
Movie ★ 8.2
1947
Miracle on 34th Street as Kris Kringle
Movie ★ 7.4
1947
Life with Father as Rev. Dr. Lloyd
Movie ★ 6.7
1947
Green Dolphin Street as Octavius Patourel
Movie ★ 6.3
1947
Thunder in the Valley as Adam MacAdam
Movie ★ 8.3
1946
Undercurrent as Professor Hamilton
Movie ★ 5.9
1946
Movie ★ 6.8
1945
Bewitched as Dr. Bergson
Movie ★ 5.4
1945
Dangerous Partners as Albert Richard Kingby
Movie ★ 6.8
1945
She Went to the Races as Dr. Homer Pecke
Movie ★ 6.0
1944
Movie ★ 7.2
1944
The Keys of the Kingdom as Fr. Hamish MacNabb
Movie ★ 7.1
1943
Lassie Come Home as Rowlie Palmer
Movie ★ 6.7
1943
Movie ★ 7.5
1943
The Meanest Man in the World as Frederick P. Leggitt
Movie ★ 6.9
1942
A Yank at Eton as Headmaster Justin
Movie ★ 6.1
1942
The Greatest Gift as Bartolomé the Juggler
Movie ★ 7.0
1941
Charley's Aunt as Stephen Spettigue
Movie ★ 6.3
1941
Movie ★ 7.7
1941
Cheers for Miss Bishop as President Corcoran
Movie ★ 5.8
1941
Scotland Yard as Insp. Cork
Movie ★ 7.0
1941
One Night In Lisbon as Lord Fitzleigh
Movie ★ 7.0
1940
Pride and Prejudice as Mr. Bennet
Movie ★ 6.9
1940
The Doctor Takes a Wife as Dr. Lionel Sterling
Movie ★ 6.8
1940
The Earl of Chicago as Munsey, the Butler
Movie ★ 6.3
1940
Movie ★ 7.0
1940
Movie ★ 7.0
1930s 33 credits
1939
Cheer Boys Cheer as Edward Ironside
Movie ★ 6.3
1939
Movie
1938
South Riding as Alfred Huggins
Movie ★ 6.6
1938
Penny Paradise as Joe Higgins
Movie ★ 6.7
1938
A Yank at Oxford as Dean of Cardinal
Movie ★ 6.7
1937
Parnell as Henry Campbell
Movie ★ 4.6
1936
The Walking Dead as Dr. Evan Beaumont
Movie ★ 6.3
1936
Anthony Adverse as John Bonnyfeather
Movie ★ 5.8
1936
Mad Holiday as Williams
Movie ★ 6.4
1936
Laburnum Grove as Mr. Radfern
Movie ★ 8.5
1936
All American Chump as Jeffrey Crane
Movie ★ 6.2
1935
Sylvia Scarlett as Henry Scarlett
Movie ★ 6.3
1935
Movie ★ 6.0
1935
Father and Son as John Bolton
Movie ★ 10.0
1935
Movie ★ 10.0
1934
Waltzes from Vienna as Johann Strauss, the Elder
Movie ★ 5.4
1934
Java Head as Jeremy Ammidon
Movie ★ 6.8
1934
The Admiral's Secret as Adm. Fitzporter
Movie ★ 10.0
1934
Passing Shadows as David Lawrence
Movie ★ 7.0
1933
Early to Bed as Kruger
Movie ★ 10.0
1933
The Good Companions as Jess Oakroyd
Movie ★ 6.4
1933
I Was a Spy as Burgomaster
Movie ★ 6.4
1933
Cash as Edmund Gilbert
Movie ★ 4.9
1933
Movie ★ 8.0
1933
Movie ★ 6.4
1932
Movie ★ 7.0
1932
Frail Women as Jim Willis
Movie ★ 6.0
1932
Love on Wheels as Philpotts
Movie ★ 6.0
1932
Money for Nothing as Sir Henry Blossom
Movie ★ 10.0
1932
Tell Me Tonight as Mayor Pategg
Movie ★ 6.5
1931
The Skin Game as Mr. Hornblower
Movie ★ 5.4
1931
Hindle Wakes as Chris Hawthorne
Movie ★ 10.0
1931
How He Lied to Her Husband as Her Husband (Teddy Bompas)
Movie ★ 9.0
1920s 1 credit
1921
The Skin Game as Hornblower
Movie ★ 9.0
1910s 1 credit
1916
The Real Thing at Last as Rupert K. Thunder / Macbeth
Movie