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Edmund Breese

Acting 64 (deceased) years old Brooklyn, New York, USA ★ 0.5
Born: June 17, 1871
Died: April 6, 1936

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.

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Known For

All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front Herr Meyer 1930
Duck Soup
Duck Soup Zander 1933
Mata Hari
Mata Hari Warden 1931
Platinum Blonde
Platinum Blonde Conroy 1931
Treasure Island
Treasure Island Pirate of the Spanish Main 1934

Filmography

Acting Credits (118)

The Marriage Bargain
The Marriage Bargain Judge Robert Stanhope 1935
Broadway Bill
Broadway Bill Presiding Judge 1934
Lost in the Stratosphere
Lost in the Stratosphere Col. Brooks 1934
Treasure Island
Treasure Island Pirate of the Spanish Main 1934
Return of the Terror
Return of the Terror Editor 1934
Come On, Marines!
Come On, Marines! General Cabot 1934
Dancing Man
Dancing Man J.C. Trevor 1934
Beloved
Beloved Maj. Tarrant 1934
Above the Clouds
Above the Clouds Crusty 1933
Duck Soup
Duck Soup Zander 1933
Female
Female Board Member (Uncredited) 1933
Only Yesterday
Only Yesterday Investor (Uncredited) 1933
Ladies Must Love
Ladies Must Love Thomas Van Dyne 1933
A Man of Sentiment
A Man of Sentiment John Russell Sr. 1933
Trying Out Torchy
Trying Out Torchy Mr. Ellins 1933
How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points
How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points Himself 1933
Laughing at Life
Laughing at Life Cabinet Officer 1933
Fighting With Kit Carson
Fighting With Kit Carson Matt Fargo 1933
International House
International House Doctor Wong 1933
Torchy Turns Turtle
Torchy Turns Turtle Mr. Ellins 1933
On Your Guard
On Your Guard Prison Warden 1933
Torchy's Kitty Coup
Torchy's Kitty Coup Edward (Hickory) Ellins 1933
The Billion Dollar Scandal
The Billion Dollar Scandal Mr. Haddock 1933
The Match King
The Match King Olaf Christofsen 1932
Madame Butterfly
Madame Butterfly Cho-Cho's Grandfather 1932
Women Won't Tell
Women Won't Tell Attorney for the Defense 1932
The Golden West
The Golden West Sam Lynch 1932
Torchy Rolls His Own
Torchy Rolls His Own Mr. Ellins 1932
Torchy's Busy Day
Torchy's Busy Day Hickory Ellins 1932
The Cabin in the Cotton
The Cabin in the Cotton Holmes Scott 1932
Two Lips and Juleps; or, Southern Love and Northern Exposure
Two Lips and Juleps; or, Southern Love and Northern Exposure Colonel Shelby 1932
Drifting Souls
Drifting Souls Brad Martin 1932
The Hurricane Express
The Hurricane Express The Secretary's Father 1932
Alias Mary Smith
Alias Mary Smith Mr. Hayes 1932
Torchy's Two Toots
Torchy's Two Toots Hickory Ellins 1932
As You Desire Me
As You Desire Me Friar 1932
Torchy Raises the Auntie
Torchy Raises the Auntie Mr. Ellins 1932
Young Bride
Young Bride Mr. C. B. Chadwick the Broker 1932
Torchy's Night Cap
Torchy's Night Cap Hickory Ellins 1932
Love Bound
Love Bound J.B. 'Lucky' Morrison 1932
Police Court
Police Court Judge Robert Webster 1932
The Reckoning
The Reckoning Doc 1932
Cross-Examination
Cross-Examination Dwight Simpson 1932
Torchy Turns the Trick
Torchy Turns the Trick Hickory Ellins 1932
The Hatchet Man
The Hatchet Man Yu Chang 1932
Mata Hari
Mata Hari Warden 1931
Torchy Passes the Buck
Torchy Passes the Buck Mr. Ellins 1931
Platinum Blonde
Platinum Blonde Conroy 1931
Morals for Women
Morals for Women Mr. Hutson 1931
Chinatown After Dark
Chinatown After Dark Le Fong 1931
Torchy
Torchy Hickory Ellins 1931
The Public Defender
The Public Defender Frank Wells 1931
Defenders of the Law
Defenders of the Law Capt. Bill Houston 1931
The Good Bad Girl
The Good Bad Girl J.P. Henderson 1931
Young Sinners
Young Sinners Trent 1931
The She-Wolf
The She-Wolf 1931
Millie
Millie Defense Attorney 1931
The Painted Desert
The Painted Desert Judge Matthews 1931
Chiselers of Hollywood
Chiselers of Hollywood 1930
Tol'able David
Tol'able David Hunter Kinemon 1930
Kismet
Kismet Jawan 1930
Playboy of Paris
Playboy of Paris General de Karodek 1930
Bright Lights
Bright Lights Franklin Harris 1930
Top Speed
Top Speed Spencer Colgate 1930
The Sea Bat
The Sea Bat Maddocks 1930
Rough Waters
Rough Waters Captain Thomas 1930
The Czar of Broadway
The Czar of Broadway 1930
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front Herr Meyer 1930
Hold Everything
Hold Everything Pop O'Keefe 1930
In the Headlines
In the Headlines Eddy 1929
The Hottentot
The Hottentot Ollie 1929
Girl Overboard
Girl Overboard Jim Keefe 1929
Sonny Boy
Sonny Boy Thorpe 1929
Girls Gone Wild
Girls Gone Wild Judge Elliott 1929
Fancy Baggage
Fancy Baggage John Hardin 1929
Conquest
Conquest William Holden 1928
On Trial
On Trial Judge 1928
The Haunted House
The Haunted House Uncle Herbert 1928
The Wright Idea
The Wright Idea Mr. Filbert 1928
The Perfect Crime
The Perfect Crime Wilmot 1928
Burning Daylight
Burning Daylight John Dossett 1928
Finders Keepers
Finders Keepers Hastings 1928
Home Made
Home Made Mr. Tilford 1927
Back to Liberty
Back to Liberty Tom Devon 1927
Paradise for Two
Paradise for Two Uncle Howard 1927
Stepping Along
Stepping Along Prince Ferdinand Darowitsky 1926
The Brown Derby
The Brown Derby John J. Caldwell 1926
The Highbinders
The Highbinders Mike Harrigan 1926
Womanhandled
Womanhandled Uncle Lester 1925
The Live Wire
The Live Wire Sawdust Sam 1925
Wildfire
Wildfire Sen. Woodhurst 1925
The Early Bird
The Early Bird The Great La Tour 1925
Those Who Judge
Those Who Judge Henry Dawson 1924
The Speed Spook
The Speed Spook Chuck Brady 1924
The Sixth Commandment
The Sixth Commandment Col. Saunders 1924
Damaged Hearts
Damaged Hearts Innkeeper 1924
Restless Wives
Restless Wives Hobart Richards 1924
Three O'Clock in the Morning
Three O'Clock in the Morning Mr. Winthrop 1923
The Fair Cheat
The Fair Cheat Morgan Van Dam 1923
Marriage Morals
Marriage Morals Harry's Father 1923
Bright Lights of Broadway
Bright Lights of Broadway Reverend Graham Drake 1923
Jacqueline, or Blazing Barriers
Jacqueline, or Blazing Barriers Edmund MacDonald 1923
Luck
Luck Alan Crosby 1923
The Curse of Drink
The Curse of Drink John Rand 1922
Sure-Fire Flint
Sure-Fire Flint Johnny Jetts 1922
Beyond the Rainbow
Beyond the Rainbow Insp. Richardson 1922
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
Burn 'Em Up Barnes King Cole 1921
A Common Level
A Common Level Matthew Ryan 1920
Chains of Evidence
Chains of Evidence Judge Frank Sturgis 1920
His Temporary Wife
His Temporary Wife Judge Laton 1920
Someone Must Pay
Someone Must Pay Charles Bryant 1919
An Honorable Cad
An Honorable Cad 1919
The Master Crook
The Master Crook 1918
The Weakness of Strength
The Weakness of Strength Daniel Gaynor 1916
The Spell of the Yukon
The Spell of the Yukon Jim Carson 1916
The Lure of Heart's Desire
The Lure of Heart's Desire Jim Carew 1916
The Song of the Wage Slave
The Song of the Wage Slave 1915
The Master Mind
The Master Mind Richard Allen 1914

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