Edmund Gwenn
Birthday: 1877-09-26 | Place of Birth: Wandsworth, London, England, UKFrom 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 actor Cecil Kellaway was their cousin.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Prof. Jorge Serra Hamilton
as Captain Wiles
as Mr. Jordan
as Bishop Courbet
as Father Joseph Murray
as Arthur
as William "Skipper" Miller
as John Traill
as Mr. Milton
as Prof. Henry C. Barnes
as Kris Kringle
as Octavius Patourel
as Rev. Dr. Lloyd
as Athelny
as Professor Hamilton
as Albert Richard Kingby
as Dr. Bergson
as Fr. Hamish MacNabb
as Scrubby
as Rowlie Palmer
as Stubbs
as Headmaster Justin
as Insp. Cork
as Stephen Spettigue
as Rowley
as Dean of Cardinal
as Henry Campbell
as Dr. Evan Beaumont
as John Bonnyfeather
as Williams