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
As Clyde Wynant
A Man Betrayed
As Boss Thomas 'Tom' Cameron
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
As Bomber Wells
Fury
As Sheriff
The Texas Rangers
As Major Bailey
Wanderer of the Wasteland
As Dismukes
Village Tale
As Old Ike
The Return Of Peter Grimm
As Dr. Andrew Macpherson
Three Sons
As Daniel Pardway
The Last Gentleman
As Claude, Cabot's butler
Man of Conquest
As Andrew Jackson
Girl Missing
As Detective Chief McDonald
From Headquarters
As Dr. Van de Water
A Man to Remember
As Dr. John Abbott
The 9th Guest
As Tim Cronin
Chatterbox
As Uriah Lowell
After Tonight
As Maj. Lieber
Little Miss Broadway
As Pop Shea
The Lady Consents
As Jim Talbot
Career
As Stephen Cruthers
The President Vanishes
As Lincoln Lee
Hi, Nellie!
As O'Connell
Strictly Personal
As William "Soapy" Gibson
Transient Lady
As Nick Kiley
Steel Against the Sky
As Pop Aloysisus Evans
Out Yonder
As Joey Clark
The Frontier of the Stars
As Gregory
Winterset
As Judge Gaunt
Maid of Salem
As Elder Goode
Main Street Lawyer
As Abraham Lincoln 'Link' Boggs
The Omaha Trail
As Mr. Vane
Midnight Madonna
As Judge Clark
Let Them Live
As Pete Lindsey
The Trumpet Blows
As Chato
The Law That Failed
As Luke Rodin
The Great Bradley Mystery
As Bradley