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 Thin Man
⭐ 7.5A Man Betrayed
⭐ 5.5I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
⭐ 7.8Fury
⭐ 7.477The Texas Rangers
⭐ 6.333Wanderer of the Wasteland
⭐ 5Village Tale
⭐ 4.5The Return Of Peter Grimm
⭐ 5.2Three Sons
⭐ 3.2The Last Gentleman
⭐ 3Man of Conquest
⭐ 5.2Girl Missing
⭐ 5.1From Headquarters
⭐ 5.8A Man to Remember
⭐ 6.5The 9th Guest
⭐ 5.7Chatterbox
⭐ 6After Tonight
⭐ 6.3Little Miss Broadway
⭐ 6.6The Lady Consents
⭐ 5.8Career
⭐ 0The President Vanishes
⭐ 7Hi, Nellie!
⭐ 6.5Strictly Personal
⭐ 5Transient Lady
⭐ 5.5Steel Against the Sky
⭐ 5Out Yonder
⭐ 6.3The Frontier of the Stars
⭐ 0Winterset
⭐ 5.6Maid of Salem
⭐ 5.9Main Street Lawyer
⭐ 2The Omaha Trail
⭐ 7Midnight Madonna
⭐ 0Let Them Live
⭐ 0The Trumpet Blows
⭐ 0The Law That Failed
⭐ 0The Great Bradley Mystery
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