Edmund Breese1871 - 1936

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From Wikipedia Edmund Breese (June 18, 1871 – April 6, 1936) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. Long on the stage with a varied Broadway career before entering movies he 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, which he died from on April 6, 1936.

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Broadway Bill
Broadway Bill

1934

Comedy • Drama

as Presiding Judge

6
0.5
Lost in the Stratosphere
Lost in the Stratosphere

1934

Action • Adventure • Comedy

as Col. Brooks

3.8
0.4
Treasure Island
Treasure Island

1934

Adventure • Family

as Pirate of the Spanish Main

6.5
0.5
Return of the Terror
Return of the Terror

1934

Horror • Mystery

as Editor

6
0.2
Come On, Marines!
Come On, Marines!

1934

Drama

as General Cabot

5
0.1
Dancing Man
Dancing Man

1934

Mystery

as J.C. Trevor

5
0.1
Beloved
Beloved

1934

Drama

as Maj. Tarrant

0
0.2
Above the Clouds
Above the Clouds

1933

Action • Drama

as Crusty

6
0.2
Duck Soup
Duck Soup

1933

Comedy • War

as Zander

7.3
1.8
Female
Female

1933

Comedy • Romance

as Board Member (Uncredited)

6.3
0.6
Only Yesterday
Only Yesterday

1933

Drama • Romance

as Investor (Uncredited)

6.8
0.4
A Man of Sentiment
A Man of Sentiment

1933

Drama • Romance

as John Russell Sr.

0
0.1
Trying Out Torchy
Trying Out Torchy

1933

Comedy

as Mr. Ellins

0
0
How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points
How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points

1933

Documentary

as Himself

0
0.1
Laughing at Life
Laughing at Life

1933

Adventure • Drama

as Cabinet Officer

6
0.2
Fighting With Kit Carson
Fighting With Kit Carson

1933

Action • Western

as Matt Fargo

6
0.1
International House
International House

1933

Comedy

as Doctor Wong

5.4
0.2
Torchy Turns Turtle
Torchy Turns Turtle

1933

Comedy

as Mr. Ellins

0
0
On Your Guard
On Your Guard

1933

as Prison Warden

6
0.1
Torchy's Kitty Coup
Torchy's Kitty Coup

1933

Comedy

as Edward (Hickory) Ellins

0
0
The Billion Dollar Scandal
The Billion Dollar Scandal

1933

Crime • Drama

as Mr. Haddock

0
0.2
The Match King
The Match King

1932

Drama

as Olaf Christofsen

6.6
0.3
Madame Butterfly
Madame Butterfly

1932

Drama

as Cho-Cho's Grandfather

5.5
0.4
Women Won't Tell
Women Won't Tell

1932

Drama

as Attorney for the Defense

4
0.3
The Golden West
The Golden West

1932

Western

as Sam Lynch

4
0.1
Torchy Rolls His Own
Torchy Rolls His Own

1932

Comedy

as Mr. Ellins

0
0.1
Torchy's Busy Day
Torchy's Busy Day

1932

Comedy

as Hickory Ellins

0
0.1
The Cabin in the Cotton
The Cabin in the Cotton

1932

Drama

as Holmes Scott

6.3
0.4
Drifting Souls
Drifting Souls

1932

Drama

as Brad Martin

0
0.2
The Hurricane Express
The Hurricane Express

1932

Action • Adventure • Crime • Mystery

as The Secretary's Father

5.2
0.8
Alias Mary Smith
Alias Mary Smith

1932

Mystery

as Mr. Hayes

5
0.1
Torchy's Two Toots
Torchy's Two Toots

1932

Comedy

as Hickory Ellins

0
0
As You Desire Me
As You Desire Me

1932

Drama

as Friar

6.2
0.4
Torchy Raises the Auntie
Torchy Raises the Auntie

1932

Comedy

as Mr. Ellins

0
0
Young Bride
Young Bride

1932

Drama

as Mr. C. B. Chadwick the Broker

3
0.2
Torchy's Night Cap
Torchy's Night Cap

1932

Comedy

as Hickory Ellins

0
0.1
Love Bound
Love Bound

1932

Drama

as J.B. 'Lucky' Morrison

4
0.9
Police Court
Police Court

1932

Drama

as Judge Robert Webster

5
0.3
The Reckoning
The Reckoning

1932

as Doc

4.4
0.1
Cross-Examination
Cross-Examination

1932

Drama • Mystery

as Dwight Simpson

4.6
0.3
Torchy Turns the Trick
Torchy Turns the Trick

1932

Comedy

as Hickory Ellins

0
0.1
The Hatchet Man
The Hatchet Man

1932

Crime • Drama

as Yu Chang

4.9
0.3
Mata Hari
Mata Hari

1931

Crime • Drama • Romance

as Warden

6.2
0.9
Torchy Passes the Buck
Torchy Passes the Buck

1931

Comedy

as Mr. Ellins

0
0.1
Platinum Blonde
Platinum Blonde

1931

Comedy • Romance

as Conroy

6.7
0.6
Morals for Women
Morals for Women

1931

Drama

as Mr. Hutson

3.7
0.3
Chinatown After Dark
Chinatown After Dark

1931

Crime • Drama

as Le Fong

3
0.4
Torchy
Torchy

1931

Comedy

as Hickory Ellins

0
0.2
The Public Defender
The Public Defender

1931

Crime • Drama • Mystery

as Frank Wells

6
0.2
Defenders of the Law
Defenders of the Law

1931

Action • Adventure • Crime • Drama • Romance

as Capt. Bill Houston

6
0.2
The Good Bad Girl
The Good Bad Girl

1931

Drama • Romance

as J.P. Henderson

5.5
0.2
Young Sinners
Young Sinners

1931

Drama

as Trent

0
0.2
The She-Wolf
The She-Wolf

1931

Drama

0
0.1
Millie
Millie

1931

Drama • Romance

as Defense Attorney

5.4
1.1
The Painted Desert
The Painted Desert

1931

Western

as Judge Matthews

4.8
0.9
Chiselers of Hollywood
Chiselers of Hollywood

1930

Drama • Romance

0
0.1
Tol'able David
Tol'able David

1930

Drama

as Hunter Kinemon

7
0.2
Kismet
Kismet

1930

Adventure • Fantasy • Romance

as Jawan

3.5
0.4
Playboy of Paris
Playboy of Paris

1930

Comedy • Romance

as General de Karodek

7
0.1
Bright Lights
Bright Lights

1930

Crime • Drama • Music • Romance

as Franklin Harris

4
0.2
Top Speed
Top Speed

1930

Comedy • Music • Romance

as Spencer Colgate

6
0.5
The Sea Bat
The Sea Bat

1930

Action • Romance • Thriller

as Maddocks

4.6
0.3
Rough Waters
Rough Waters

1930

Drama

as Captain Thomas

0
0.6
The Czar of Broadway
0
0.1
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front

1930

Drama • War

as Herr Meyer

7.7
2.5
Hold Everything
Hold Everything

1930

Comedy • Music

as Pop O'Keefe

6
0.1
In the Headlines
In the Headlines

1929

Crime

as Eddy

0
0.1
The Hottentot
The Hottentot

1929

Comedy

as Ollie

0
0.4
Girl Overboard
Girl Overboard

1929

Drama

as Jim Keefe

0
0.1
Sonny Boy
Sonny Boy

1929

Comedy

as Thorpe

0
0.2
Fancy Baggage
Fancy Baggage

1929

Drama

as John Hardin

0
0.1
Conquest
Conquest

1928

Drama

as William Holden

0
0.2
On Trial
On Trial

1928

Drama

as Judge

6
0.2
The Haunted House
The Haunted House

1928

Comedy • Drama • Horror

as Uncle Herbert

0
0.3
The Wright Idea
The Wright Idea

1928

Comedy

as Mr. Filbert

0
0.1
The Perfect Crime
The Perfect Crime

1928

Crime • Drama • Mystery

as Wilmot

0
0.1
Burning Daylight
Burning Daylight

1928

Action • Adventure • Drama

as John Dossett

5
0.2
Finders Keepers
Finders Keepers

1928

Comedy • Drama

as Hastings

0
0.1
Back to Liberty
Back to Liberty

1927

Adventure • Crime • Drama

as Tom Devon

0
0.1
Paradise for Two
Paradise for Two

1927

Comedy • Romance

as Uncle Howard

0
0.1
Stepping Along
Stepping Along

1926

Comedy • Drama

as Prince Ferdinand Darowitsky

0
0.2
The Brown Derby
The Brown Derby

1926

Comedy

as John J. Caldwell

6
0.1
The Highbinders
The Highbinders

1926

Drama

as Mike Harrigan

0
0.1
Womanhandled
Womanhandled

1925

Adventure • Comedy • Western

as Uncle Lester

7
0.2
The Live Wire
The Live Wire

1925

Comedy • Romance

as Sawdust Sam

0
0.1
The Early Bird
The Early Bird

1925

Comedy

as The Great La Tour

0
0.1
Those Who Judge
Those Who Judge

1924

Drama

as Henry Dawson

0
0.1
The Speed Spook
The Speed Spook

1924

Action • Comedy • Mystery

as Chuck Brady

3
0.2
The Sixth Commandment
The Sixth Commandment

1924

Drama

as Col. Saunders

1
0.2
Damaged Hearts
Damaged Hearts

1924

Drama

as Innkeeper

0
0.1
Restless Wives
Restless Wives

1924

Drama • Romance

as Hobart Richards

0
0.2
Three O'Clock in the Morning
Three O'Clock in the Morning

1923

Drama

as Mr. Winthrop

0
0.1
Bright Lights of Broadway
Bright Lights of Broadway

1923

Drama

as Reverend Graham Drake

0
0.1
Jacqueline, or Blazing Barriers
Jacqueline, or Blazing Barriers

1923

Drama

as Edmund MacDonald

0
0.1
Luck
Luck

1923

Action • Comedy

as Alan Crosby

7
0.2
Sure-Fire Flint
Sure-Fire Flint

1922

Comedy • Drama

as Johnny Jetts

0
0.1
Beyond the Rainbow
Beyond the Rainbow

1922

Drama

as Insp. Richardson

0
0.1
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
Burn 'Em Up Barnes

1921

Adventure • Crime

as King Cole

3
0.2
Chains of Evidence
Chains of Evidence

1920

Mystery

as Judge Frank Sturgis

0
0.2
Someone Must Pay
Someone Must Pay

1919

Drama

as Charles Bryant

0
0.1
An Honorable Cad
0
0.1
The Master Crook
The Master Crook

1918

Crime • Drama

0
0.1
The Weakness of Strength
The Weakness of Strength

1916

Drama

as Daniel Gaynor

0
0.1
The Spell of the Yukon
The Spell of the Yukon

1916

Drama

as Jim Carson

0
0.1
The Lure of Heart's Desire
The Lure of Heart's Desire

1916

Drama

as Jim Carew

0
0.1

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