Filmography
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Known For
Miracle on 34th Street Kris Kringle (1947) -
The Trouble with Harry Capt. Albert Wiles (1955) -
Pride and Prejudice Mr. Bennet (1940) -
Known For
Them! Dr. Harold Medford (1954) -
Actor
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Joe Saunders (1957) -
Playhouse 90 Jack Baldwin (1957) -
The Rocket from Calabuch Prof. Jorge Serra Hamilton (1956) -
Matinee Theatre (1955) -
It's a Dog's Life Jeremiah Edward Emmett Augustus Nolan (1955) -
The Trouble with Harry Capt. Albert Wiles (1955)
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Science Fiction Theatre Dr. Pliny (1955) -
The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater Tweedy (1955) -
The Millionaire Walter Clinton Carter (1955) -
The Star and the Story Paddy (1955) -
![Them!]( "Them!")
Them! Dr. Harold Medford (1954) -
![The Student Prince]( "The Student Prince")
The Student Prince Professor Juttner (1954) -
![The Ford Television Theatre]( "The Ford Television Theatre")
The Ford Television Theatre Red (1952-1954) -
![The Bigamist]( "The Bigamist")
The Bigamist Mr. Jordan (1953) -
![Mister Scoutmaster]( "Mister Scoutmaster")
Mister Scoutmaster Dr. Stone (1953) -
![Something for the Birds]( "Something for the Birds")
Something for the Birds 'Admiral' Johnnie Adams (1952) -
![Bonzo Goes to College]( "Bonzo Goes to College")
Bonzo Goes to College Ted 'Pop' Drew (1952) -
![Les Miserables]( "Les Miserables")
Les Miserables Bishop Courbet (1952) -
![Sally and Saint Anne]( "Sally and Saint Anne")
Sally and Saint Anne Grandpa Pat Ryan (1952) -
![Peking Express]( "Peking Express")
Peking Express Father Joseph Murray (1951) -
![For Heaven's Sake]( "For Heaven's Sake")
For Heaven's Sake Arthur (1950) -
![Mister 880]( "Mister 880")
Mister 880 William 'Skipper' Miller (1950) -
![Pretty Baby]( "Pretty Baby")
Pretty Baby Cyrus Baxter (1950) -
![Louisa]( "Louisa")
Louisa Mr. Hammond (1950) -
![A Woman of Distinction]( "A Woman of Distinction")
A Woman of Distinction Mark 'J.M.' Middlecott (1950) -
![Challenge to Lassie]( "Challenge to Lassie")
Challenge to Lassie John Traill (1949) -
![Hills of Home]( "Hills of Home")
Hills of Home Dr. William MacLure (1948) -
![Apartment for Peggy]( "Apartment for Peggy")
Apartment for Peggy Prof. Henry Barnes (1948) -
![Green Dolphin Street]( "Green Dolphin Street")
Green Dolphin Street Octavius Patourel (1947) -
![Life with Father]( "Life with Father")
Life with Father Rev. Dr. Lloyd (1947) -
![Thunder in the Valley]( "Thunder in the Valley")
Thunder in the Valley Adam MacAdam (1947) -
![Miracle on 34th Street]( "Miracle on 34th Street")
Miracle on 34th Street Kris Kringle (1947) -
![Undercurrent]( "Undercurrent")
Undercurrent Prof. David 'Dink' Hamilton (1946) -
![Of Human Bondage]( "Of Human Bondage")
Of Human Bondage Athelny (1946) -
![She Went to the Races]( "She Went to the Races")
She Went to the Races Dr. Homer Pecke (1945) -
![Bewitched]( "Bewitched")
Bewitched Dr. Bergson (1945) -
![Dangerous Partners]( "Dangerous Partners")
Dangerous Partners Albert Richard Kingby (1945) -
![The Keys of the Kingdom]( "The Keys of the Kingdom")
The Keys of the Kingdom Father Hamish MacNabb (1944) -
![Between Two Worlds]( "Between Two Worlds")
Between Two Worlds Scrubby (1944) -
![Lassie Come Home]( "Lassie Come Home")
Lassie Come Home Rowlie (1943) -
![The Meanest Man in the World]( "The Meanest Man in the World")
The Meanest Man in the World Frederick P. Leggitt (1943) -
![Forever and a Day]( "Forever and a Day")
Forever and a Day Stubbs (1943) -
![A Yank at Eton]( "A Yank at Eton")
A Yank at Eton Headmaster Justin (1942) -
The Greatest Gift Bartolomé - the Juggler (1942)
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![Charley's Aunt]( "Charley's Aunt")
Charley's Aunt Stephen Spettigue (1941) -
![One Night in Lisbon]( "One Night in Lisbon")
One Night in Lisbon Lord Fitzleigh (1941) -
![Scotland Yard]( "Scotland Yard")
Scotland Yard Inspector Cork (1941) -
![The Devil and Miss Jones]( "The Devil and Miss Jones")
The Devil and Miss Jones Hooper (1941) -
![Cheers for Miss Bishop]( "Cheers for Miss Bishop")
Cheers for Miss Bishop President Corcoran (1941) -
![Foreign Correspondent]( "Foreign Correspondent")
Foreign Correspondent Rowley (1940) -
![Pride and Prejudice]( "Pride and Prejudice")
Pride and Prejudice Mr. Bennet (1940) -
![The Doctor Takes a Wife]( "The Doctor Takes a Wife")
The Doctor Takes a Wife Dr. Lionel Sterling (1940) -
![Mad Men of Europe]( "Mad Men of Europe")
Mad Men of Europe Tom Brown (1940) -
![The Earl of Chicago]( "The Earl of Chicago")
The Earl of Chicago Munsey (1940) -
![Cheer Boys Cheer]( "Cheer Boys Cheer")
Cheer Boys Cheer Edward Ironside (1939) -
![Penny Paradise]( "Penny Paradise")
Penny Paradise Joe Higgins (1938) -
![A Yank at Oxford]( "A Yank at Oxford")
A Yank at Oxford Dean of Cardinal (1938) -
Thank You, Mr. Pepys Mr. Samuel Pepys (1938)
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Theatre Parade Pepys (1938)
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![South Riding]( "South Riding")
South Riding Alfred Huggins (1938) -
![Parnell]( "Parnell")
Parnell Campbell (1937) -
![Mad Holiday]( "Mad Holiday")
Mad Holiday Williams (1936) -
![All American Chump]( "All American Chump")
All American Chump Jeffrey Crane (1936) -
![Anthony Adverse]( "Anthony Adverse")
Anthony Adverse John Bonnyfeather (1936) -
![Laburnum Grove]( "Laburnum Grove")
Laburnum Grove Mr. Radfern (1936) -
![The Walking Dead]( "The Walking Dead")
The Walking Dead Dr. Evan Beaumont (1936) -
![Sylvia Scarlett]( "Sylvia Scarlett")
Sylvia Scarlett Henry Scarlett (1935) -
![The Bishop Misbehaves]( "The Bishop Misbehaves")
The Bishop Misbehaves Bishop (1935) -
Spring in the Air Franz (1934)
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Father and Son John Bolton (1934)
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![The Admiral's Secret]( "The Admiral's Secret")
The Admiral's Secret Admiral FitzPorter (1934) -
![Java Head]( "Java Head")
Java Head Jeremy Ammidon (1934) -
![Warn London]( "Warn London")
Warn London Dr. Herman Krauss (1934) -
Passing Shadows David Lawrence (1934)
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![Strauss' Great Waltz]( "Strauss' Great Waltz")
Strauss' Great Waltz Johann Strauss, the Elder (1934) -
Marooned Tom Roberts (1933)
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![Friday the Thirteenth]( "Friday the Thirteenth")
Friday the Thirteenth Mr Wakefield (1933) -
![Early to Bed]( "Early to Bed")
Early to Bed Kruger (1933) -
Smithy John Smith (1933)
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![Channel Crossing]( "Channel Crossing")
Channel Crossing Trotter (1933) -
![I Was a Spy]( "I Was a Spy")
I Was a Spy Burgomaster (1933) -
![For Love or Money]( "For Love or Money")
For Love or Money Edmund Gilbert (1933) -
![The Good Companions]( "The Good Companions")
The Good Companions Jess Oakroyd (1933) -
![Be Mine Tonight]( "Be Mine Tonight")
Be Mine Tonight Mayor Pategg (1932) -
![Love on Wheels]( "Love on Wheels")
Love on Wheels Philpotts (1932) -
![Condemned to Death]( "Condemned to Death")
Condemned to Death Banting (1932) -
Money for Nothing Sir Henry Blossom (1932)
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Frail Women The Bookmaker (1932)
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![Hindle Wakes]( "Hindle Wakes")
Hindle Wakes Chris Hawthorne (1931) -
![The Skin Game]( "The Skin Game")
The Skin Game Mr. Hornblower (1931) -
How He Lied to Her Husband Teddu Bompas (1931)
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The Skin Game Hornblower (1921)
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Unmarried Simm Vandeleur (1920)
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ActorThe Real Thing at Last Rupert K. Thunder / Macbeth (1916)
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Soundtrack
![Miracle on 34th Street]( "Miracle on 34th Street")
Miracle on 34th Street (1947) -
![Lassie Come Home]( "Lassie Come Home")
Lassie Come Home (1943) -
Soundtrack
![Sylvia Scarlett]( "Sylvia Scarlett")
Sylvia Scarlett (1935) -
Archive footage
![The Movies]( "The Movies")
The Movies (2019) -
![A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!]( "A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!")
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![Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us]( "Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us")
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![The Trouble with Harry Isn't Over]( "The Trouble with Harry Isn't Over")
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![The Great Christmas Movies]( "The Great Christmas Movies")
The Great Christmas Movies (1998) -
![Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers']( "Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'")
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![20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years]( "20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years")
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![Hollywood's Children]( "Hollywood's Children")
Hollywood's Children (1982) -
![The Horror Show]( "The Horror Show")
The Horror Show (1979) -
![The Dick Cavett Show]( "The Dick Cavett Show")
The Dick Cavett Show (1971) -
![Ensign Pulver]( "Ensign Pulver")
Ensign Pulver (1964) -
![MGM Parade]( "MGM Parade")
MGM Parade (1955) -
Archive footageFootlights Theater (1953)
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![Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership]( "Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership")
All Filmography
Videos
Did You Know
Trivia
Older brother of Arthur Chesney.
Quotes
[on being given his Academy Award for playing Kris Kringle in Miracle on 34th Street (1947)] Now I know there is a Santa Claus.
Nickname
Teddy
Star Sign
Libra
Personal Details
Born
Edmund John Kellaway
Wandsworth, London, England, UK
Died
(age 81)
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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