Edmund Breese

Edmund Breese

Born June 17, 1871 (Age: 154) Brooklyn, New York, USA

Biography

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.
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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Filmography

The Match King

The Match King

1932 as Olaf Christofsen Age: 61
Madame Butterfly

Madame Butterfly

1932 as Cho-Cho's Grandfather Age: 61
Women Won't Tell

Women Won't Tell

1932 as Attorney for the Defense Age: 61
The Golden West

The Golden West

1932 as Sam Lynch Age: 61
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Torchy Rolls His Own

1932 as Mr. Ellins Age: 61
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Torchy's Busy Day

1932 as Hickory Ellins Age: 61
The Cabin in the Cotton

The Cabin in the Cotton

1932 as Holmes Scott Age: 61
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Two Lips and Juleps; or, Southern Love and Northern Exposure

1932 as Colonel Shelby Age: 61
Drifting Souls

Drifting Souls

1932 as Brad Martin Age: 61
The Hurricane Express

The Hurricane Express

1932 as The Secretary's Father Age: 61
Alias Mary Smith

Alias Mary Smith

1932 as Mr. Hayes Age: 61
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Torchy's Two Toots

1932 as Hickory Ellins Age: 60
As You Desire Me

As You Desire Me

1932 as Friar Age: 60
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Torchy Raises the Auntie

1932 as Mr. Ellins Age: 60
Young Bride

Young Bride

1932 as Mr. C. B. Chadwick the Broker Age: 60
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Torchy's Night Cap

1932 as Hickory Ellins Age: 60
Love Bound

Love Bound

1932 as J.B. 'Lucky' Morrison Age: 60
Police Court

Police Court

1932 as Judge Robert Webster Age: 60
The Reckoning

The Reckoning

1932 as Doc Age: 60
Cross-Examination

Cross-Examination

1932 as Dwight Simpson Age: 60
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Torchy Turns the Trick

1932 as Hickory Ellins Age: 60
The Hatchet Man

The Hatchet Man

1932 as Yu Chang Age: 60
Mata Hari

Mata Hari

1931 as Warden Age: 60
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Torchy Passes the Buck

1931 as Mr. Ellins Age: 60
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Torchy

1931 as Hickory Ellins Age: 60
Young Sinners

Young Sinners

1931 as Trent Age: 59
The She-Wolf

The She-Wolf

1931 as Age: 59
All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930 as Herr Meyer Age: 58
The Curse of Drink

The Curse of Drink

1922 as John Rand Age: 51
The Master Crook

The Master Crook

1918 as Age: 46