ACTOR

Edmund Gwenn

1877 - 1959

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Edmund Gwenn (born Edmund John Kellaway; 26 September 1877 – 6 September 1959) was an English actor. On film, he is 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edmund Gwenn has received more than 1,306,351 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Edmund Gwenn is the 3,031st most popular actor (down from 2,652nd in 2019), the 2,575th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,394th in 2019) and the 364th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Edmund Gwenn ranks 3,031 out of 13,578. Before him are Bob Crane, Maude Adams, Gustav Knuth, Flora Finch, Hilda Bernard, and Park Seo-joon. After him are Kim Hye-soo, Marie Dressler, Colleen Dewhurst, Patti LuPone, Agostina Belli, and Ana Martín.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1877, Edmund Gwenn ranks 105. Before him are Otto Herschmann, William Hope Hodgson, Joanni Perronet, Luigi Maglione, Giuseppe Volpi, and Mordechai Gebirtig. After him are Elin Pelin, Alessandro Pirzio Biroli, Lewis Terman, Josephine Hull, Maurice Farman, and Vladimir Gardin. Among people deceased in 1959, Edmund Gwenn ranks 99. Before him are Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife, Kafū Nagai, Ion Gigurtu, Aleksandr Khinchin, Charles Vidor, and Kazimierz Bein. After him are Erhard Schmidt, Galaktion Tabidze, Alfonso Reyes, Ernst Fast, Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda, and Max Gerson.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edmund Gwenn ranks 2,575 out of 8,785. Before him are Bernie Marsden (1951), Bryan Robson (1957), I. A. Richards (1893), Simon Phillips (1957), Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1869), and Flora Finch (1867). After him are Patrick Gordon (1635), Tom Finney (1922), Paul Bernays (1888), Paul Nurse (1949), Jon Finch (1942), and Jack Greenwell (1884).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Edmund Gwenn ranks 364. Before him are John Thaw (1942), Dominic Purcell (1970), Philip Stone (1924), Freddie Highmore (1992), Ben Miller (1966), and Flora Finch (1867). After him are Jon Finch (1942), Bob Anderson (1922), Flora Robson (1902), Vanessa Kirby (1988), Ronald Pickup (1940), and Dominic West (1969).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Trouble with Harry
Captain Wiles
When a local man's corpse appears on a nearby hillside, no one is quite sure what happened to him. Many of the town's residents secretly wonder if they are responsible, including the man's ex-wife, Jennifer, and Capt. Albert Wiles, a retired seaman who was hunting in the woods where the body was found. As the no-nonsense sheriff gets involved and local artist Sam Marlowe offers his help, the community slowly unravels the mystery.
Oct 3o 19557 / 10
Miracle on 34th Street
Kris Kringle
Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others question his sanity.
Jun 4o 19477.371 / 10
Them!
Dr. Harold Medford
As a result of nuclear testing, gigantic, ferocious mutant ants appear in the American desert southwest, and a father-daughter team of entomologists join forces with the state police officer who first discovers their existence, an FBI agent and, eventually, the US Army to eradicate the menace, before it spreads across the continent — and the world.
Jun 16o 19546.8 / 10