
Geboren 11. Nov. 1870 · 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.

The Omaha Trail
1942

A Man Betrayed
1941

Steel Against the Sky
1941

Main Street Lawyer
1939

Rache für Alamo
1939

Career
1939

Three Sons
1939

Little Miss Broadway
1938

A Man to Remember
1938

Let Them Live
1937

Maid of Salem
1937

Midnight Madonna
1937

Blinde Wut
1936

Winterset
1936

The Lady Consents
1936

Texas Rangers
1936

Chatterbox
1936

Transient Lady
1935

The Return Of Peter Grimm
1935

Village Tale
1935

Wanderer of the Wasteland
1935

The 9th Guest
1934

Der Dünne Mann
1934

Hi, Nellie!
1934

The President Vanishes
1934

The Trumpet Blows
1934

The Last Gentleman
1934

From Headquarters
1933

After Tonight
1933

Strictly Personal
1933

Ich bin ein entflohener Kettensträfling
1932

The Frontier of the Stars
1921

Out Yonder
1919

The Law That Failed
1917

The Great Bradley Mystery
1917