Edmund Gwenn (1877-1959)
49.8 TOPICAL actor score · #566 of 1,977 actors
Edmund Gwenn (1877-1959) has a TOPICAL actor score of 49.8 - ranked 566 of the 1,977 actors TOPICAL ranks. Their strongest parts are acting honours and credits. They've won 2 acting honours from 2 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Their best ten-year run was 1940-1949. Best films: Miracle on 34th Street (1947), Lassie Come Home (1943), Foreign Correspondent (1940).
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 1,977 actors we rank. How the score works.
Acting honours83
Prime59
Their movies47
Credits69
Career standing53
- Acting honours2 wins, 2 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
- Prime1940-1949
- Credits69 films and shows · billed in the top 8 of 14 scored films (0 as a lead)
- Known inWikipedia articles in 43 languages
“After the Second World War, he lived in the United States, where he had a successful career in Hollywood and Broadway.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 6/10
Edmund Gwenn's scored films
| TOPICAL rank | Film | Year | Billed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 498 | Miracle on 34th Street | 1947 | 3 |
| 1,754 | Foreign Correspondent | 1940 | 7 |
| 1,869 | Lassie Come Home | 1943 | 4 |
| 1,967 | Life with Father | 1947 | 4 |
| 2,272 | Pride and Prejudice | 1940 | 8 |
| 2,718 | The Trouble with Harry | 1955 | 3 |
| 2,909 | The Keys of the Kingdom | 1944 | 6 |
| 3,118 | Them! | 1954 | 4 |
| 3,150 | The Devil and Miss Jones | 1941 | 4 |
| 3,493 | Green Dolphin Street | 1947 | 6 |
| 4,351 | Anthony Adverse | 1936 | 5 |
| 4,546 | Mister 880 | 1950 | 3 |
| 6,252 | Cheers for Miss Bishop | 1941 | 3 |
| 6,306 | Louisa | 1950 | 5 |