Biography
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.
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Awards & recognition
- Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture · 1951
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1948
- Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture · 1948
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1951 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1948 · nominated
Filmography30 titles
The Admiral's Secret
Hollywood’s Children
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Devil and Miss Jones
The Rocket from Calabuch
Peking Express
Forever and a Day
Miracle on 34th Street
Mister Scoutmaster
Mister 880
The Keys of the Kingdom
The Trouble with Harry
A Woman of Distinction
Foreign Correspondent
Pride and Prejudice
Them!
Pretty Baby
Life with Father
Lassie Come Home
The Bigamist
The Student Prince
Green Dolphin Street
Sylvia Scarlett
A Yank at Eton
Undercurrent
Cheers for Miss Bishop
Les Miserables
Bewitched
The Skin Game
It's a Dog's Life