Edmund Gwenn

Edmund Gwenn

British actor (1877–1959)

Edmund Gwenn 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, the corresponding Golden Globe Award, and a Photoplay Award. He received a second Golden Globe, Photoplay Award, and another Academy Award nomination for the comedy film Mister 880 (1950). He is also remembered for his appearances in four films directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 20 films (1931–1955) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 19 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1955 It's a dog's life. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 86 min. 16mm Color sound
1955 Them. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 94 min. 35mm Color sound
1954 The student prince. Loew’s Incorporated 106 min 35mm Color sound
1954 Them warner brothers 16mm sound
1952 Bonzo Goes To College. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 80 min. 35mm B&W sound
1952 Sally And Saint Anne. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 90 min. 35mm B&W sound
1950 A Woman Of Distinction. Columbia Pictures Corp. 85 min. 35mm B&W sound
1950 Mister 880. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 90 min. 35mm B&W sound
1945 Bewitched Arch Oboler
1941 Scotland Yard. Norman Foster 6 380 ft.
1940 FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT Alfred Hitchcock 115 min B&W
1939 Cheer Boys Cheer Walter Forde
1938 Penny Paradise Carol Reed
1936 Anthony Adverse. Mervyn LeRoy 5076 16mm sound
1936 Laburnum Grove Carol Reed
1935 THE BISHOP MISBEHAVES. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 9 reels B&W
1934 CASH. Mundus Distributing Corp. 7 reels
1934 The Admiral's Secret Guy Newall
1934 Waltzes from Vienna Alfred Hitchcock
1931 THE SKIN GAME. British International Pictures Ltd.