Known For: English actor (1877–1959)
Category: Actors
Occupation: film actor, stage actor
Country: United Kingdom
City: London
Date of Birth: Wednesday, 26 September 1877
Died: 1959-09-06 00:00:00 in Q1337818
Language English
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 and the corresponding Golden Globe Award. He received a second Golden Globe 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.
BirthPlace | London |
Education | Q245247, Q3495346 |
Awards | Q106291, Q17985761, Q723830, Q723830 |
Spouses | Minnie Terry |