Edmund Gwenn

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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, 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...

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Matinee TheaterSeries • 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1955The MillionaireSeries • 1955Miracle on 34th StreetMovie • 1947Them!Movie • 1954The Trouble with HarryMovie • 1955UndercurrentMovie • 1946Foreign CorrespondentMovie • 1940The Rocket from CalabuchMovie • 1956Pride and PrejudiceMovie • 1940The Keys of the KingdomMovie • 1944Lassie Come HomeMovie • 1943Life with FatherMovie • 1947Anthony AdverseMovie • 1936The BigamistMovie • 1953The Walking DeadMovie • 1936Mister 880Movie • 1950The Devil and Miss JonesMovie • 1941Green Dolphin StreetMovie • 1947The Skin GameMovie • 1931Cheers for Miss BishopMovie • 1941Sylvia ScarlettMovie • 1935Between Two WorldsMovie • 1944Waltzes from ViennaMovie • 1934