
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.

as Mr. Vane

as Pop Aloysisus Evans

as Boss Thomas 'Tom' Cameron

as Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs

as Daniel Pardway

as Stephen Cruthers

as Andrew Jackson

as Dr. John Abbott

as Pop Shea

as Judge Clark

as Martin Dunne

as Pete Lindsey

as Elder Goode

as Judge Gaunt

as Major Bailey

as Sheriff

as Jim Talbot

as Uriah Lowell

as Dr. Andrew Macpherson

as Dismukes

as Old Ike

as Nick Kiley

as Lincoln Lee

as Clyde Wynant

as Claude, Cabot's butler

as Chato

as Tim Cronin

as O'Connell

as Dr. Van de Water

as Maj. Lieber

as William "Soapy" Gibson

as Detective Chief McDonald

as Bomber Wells

as Gregory

as Joey Clark

as Bradley

as Luke Rodin