Occupation Stage, film actor Name Edmund Breese | Role Film actor | |
 | ||
Born June 18, 1871 ( 1871-06-18 ) Brooklyn, New York, United States Years active 1892-1936 (stage)
1914-1935 (film) Died April 6, 1936, New York City, New York, United States Spouse Harriet A. Beach, Genevieve Landry Parents Renshaw Breese, Josephine Busby Movies Duck Soup, Platinum Blonde, All Quiet on the Western, Mata Hari, Lost in the Stratosphere Similar People George Fitzmaurice, Marion Gering, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, J P McGowan | ||
Edmund Breese (June 18, 1871 – April 6, 1936) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era.
Contents
Biography
Long on the stage with a varied Broadway career before entering movies, Breese appeared with James O'Neill in The Count of Monte Cristo (1893), The Lion and the Mouse (1906) with Richard Bennett, The Third Degree (1909) with Helen Ware, The Master Mind (1913) with Elliott Dexter, the popular World War I era play Why Marry? (1917) with Estelle Winwood & Nat C. Goodwin and So This Is London (1922) with Donald Gallaher. He appeared in 129 films between 1914 and 1935. He is best remembered as the advice-giving German businessman at the beginning of the war film All Quiet on the Western Front.
His final role was on stage in Night of January 16th from September 1935 to April 1936. Just before the play ended its run, Breese developed peritonitis, from which he died on April 6, 1936.
Filmography
Actor
1935
The Marriage Bargain as
Judge Robert Stanhope
1934
Broadway Bill as
Presiding Judge
1934
Lost in the Stratosphere as
Colonel Brooks
1934
Law of the Wild as
Dr. R.N. Price [Chs. 6, 11-12] (uncredited)
1934
Treasure Island as
Pirate of the Spanish Main
1934
Return of the Terror as
Editor
1934
Come On, Marines! as
Gen. Cabot
1934
Dancing Man as
J.C. Trevor
1934
Beloved as
Maj. Tarrant
1933
On Your Guard as
Prison Warden
1933
Above the Clouds as
Crusty
1933
Duck Soup as
Zander
1933
Female as
Board Member (uncredited)
1933
Only Yesterday as
Wall Street Investor
1933
Ladies Must Love as
Thomas Van Dyne
1933
A Man of Sentiment as
John Russell Sr.
1933
The Stranger's Return as
Dr. Craig (uncredited)
1933
Laughing at Life as
Cabinet Officer
1933
Fighting with Kit Carson as
Matt Fargo [Chs. 1-7, 12]
1933
Torchy's Loud Spooker (Short) as
Mr. Ellins
1933
International House as
Dr. Wong
1933
Torchy Turns Turtle (Short) as
Mr. Ellins
1933
Torchy's Kitty Coup (Short) as
Edward (Hickory) Ellins
1933
The Billion Dollar Scandal as
Haddock
1932
The Match King as
Olaf Christofsen
1932
Madame Butterfly as
Cho-Cho's grandfather
1932
Torchy Rolls His Own (Short) as
Mr. Ellins
1932
Women Won't Tell as
Attorney for the Defense
1932
The Golden West as
Sam Lynch
1932
Torchy's Busy Day (Short) as
Hickory Ellins
1932
The Cabin in the Cotton as
Holmes Scott
1932
Two Lips and Juleps; or, Southern Love and Northern Exposure (Short) as
Colonel Shelby
1932
Drifting Souls as
Brad Martin
1932
The Hurricane Express as
Frank Stratton
1932
Alias Mary Smith as
Father
1932
Torchy's Two Toots (Short) as
Hickory Ellins
1932
As You Desire Me as
Friar (uncredited)
1932
Torchy Raises the Auntie (Short) as
Mr. Ellins
1932
Young Bride as
Mr. Chadwick
1932
Torchy's Night Cap (Short) as
Hickory Ellins
1932
Love Bound as
J.B. 'Lucky' Morrison
1932
Police Court as
Judge Robert Webster
1932
The Reckoning as
Doc
1932
Cross-Examination as
Dwight Simpson - Prosecuting Attorney
1932
Torchy Turns the Trick (Short) as
Hickory Ellins
1932
The Hatchet Man as
Yu Chang
1931
Mata Hari as
Warden
1931
Torchy Passes the Buck (Short) as
Mr. Ellins
1931
Morals for Women as
Mr. Huston
1931
Platinum Blonde as
Conroy - The Editor
1931
Chinatown After Dark as
Le Fong
1931
Torchy (Short) as
Hickory Ellins
1931
Wicked
1931
Oh! Oh! Cleopatra (Short) as
Edmund Breese - Banquet Guest
1931
The Public Defender as
Frank Wells
1931
Defenders of the Law as
Police Commander Randall
1931
The Good Bad Girl as
Mr. J.P. Henderson
1931
Young Sinners as
Trent
1931
The She-Wolf as
William Remington
1931
Millie as
Defense Attorney
1931
The Last Parade as
City Editor (uncredited)
1931
The Painted Desert as
Judge Matthews
1930
Playthings of Hollywood
1930
Tol'able David as
Hunter Kinemon
1930
Kismet as
Jawan
1930
Playboy of Paris as
General de Karodek
1930
Bright Lights as
Harris
1930
Top Speed as
Spencer Colgate
1930
The Sea Bat as
Maddocks
1930
Rough Waters as
Captain Thomas
1930
Czar of Broadway as
McNab
1930
All Quiet on the Western Front as
Herr Meyer
1930
Hold Everything as
Pop O'Keefe
1929
In the Headlines as
Eddy
1929
The Hottentot as
Ollie
1929
The Gamblers as
Bit Part (uncredited)
1929
From Headquarters as
Bit Part (uncredited)
1929
Girls Gone Wild as
Judge Elliott
1929
Sonny Boy as
Thorpe
1929
Fancy Baggage as
John Hardin
1928
Conquest as
William Holden
1928
Port of Dreams as
Jim Keefe
1928
On Trial as
Judge
1928
The Haunted House as
Uncle Herbert
1928
The Wright Idea as
Mr. Filbert
1928
The Perfect Crime as
Wilmot
1928
Burning Daylight as
John Dossett
1928
Finders Keepers as
Col. Hastings
1927
Home Made as
Mr. Tilford
1927
Back to Liberty as
Tom Devon / Reginald Briand
1927
Paradise for Two as
Uncle Howard
1926
Stepping Along as
Prince Ferdinand Darowitsky
1926
The Brown Derby as
John J. Caldwell
1926
The Highbinders as
Mike Harrigan
1925
Womanhandled as
Uncle Lester
1925
The Live Wire as
Sawdust Sam
1925
The Police Patrol as
Tony Rocco
1925
Wildfire as
Sen. Woodhurst
1925
The Early Bird as
The Great La Tour
1924
Playthings of Desire as
Governor Cabbot
1924
Those Who Judge as
Henry Dawson
1924
The Speed Spook as
Chuck Brady
1924
The Sixth Commandment as
Col. Saunders
1924
Damaged Hearts as
Innkeeper
1924
Restless Wives as
Hobart Richards
1923
Three O'Clock in the Morning as
Mr. Winthrop
1923
The Fair Cheat as
Morgan Van Dam
1923
Marriage Morals as
Harry's Father
1923
Bright Lights of Broadway as
Reverend Graham Drake
1923
Little Red School House as
Brent
1923
You Are Guilty as
Judge Elkins
1923
Jacqueline, or Blazing Barriers as
Edmund MacDonald
1923
Luck as
Alan Crosby
1922
The Curse of Drink as
John Rand
1922
Sure-Fire Flint as
Johnny Jetts
1922
Beyond the Rainbow as
Insp. Richardson
1921
Burn 'Em Up Barnes as
King Cole
1920
A Common Level as
Matthew Ryan
1920
Chains of Evidence as
Judge Frank Sturgis
1920
His Temporary Wife as
Judge Laton
1919
Someone Must Pay as
Charles Bryant
1919
An Honorable Cad (Short)
1918
The Master Crook
1916
The Weakness of Strength as
Daniel Gaynor
1916
The Spell of the Yukon as
Jim Carson
1916
The Lure of Heart's Desire as
Jim Carew
1915
The Song of the Wage Slave as
Ned Lane
1915
The Shooting of Dan McGrew as
Jim Maxwell
1914
The Walls of Jericho as
Jack Frobisher
1914
The Master Mind as
Richard Allen
Writer
1921
A Man's Home (play)
1915
Snatched from the Altar (Short) (scenario)
Director
1915
He Fell in a Cabaret (Short)
Soundtrack
1931
Platinum Blonde (performer: "A Bird in a Gilded Cage" (1900) - uncredited)
Self
1933
How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points (Short) as
Self - Edmund Breese (uncredited)
1930
The Voice of Hollywood No. 14 (Short) as
Self (uncredited)
1913
Animated Weekly, No. 56 (Documentary short) as
Self
References
Edmund Breese Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA