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Edmund Gwenn

Sep 26, 1877 - Sep 06, 1959 (81 years old) in Wandsworth, London, England, UK

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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.

Known For

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Matinee Theater
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Joe Saunders
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The Millionaire
Walter Clinton Carter
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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Self - Narrator
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Foreign Correspondent
Rowley
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Lassie Come Home
Rowlie Palmer
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The Bigamist
Mr. Jordan
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The Devil and Miss Jones
Hooper
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Miracle on 34th Street
Kris Kringle
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Life with Father
Rev. Dr. Lloyd

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