Ed Wynn
American actor (1886-1966) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 79
Isaiah Edwin Leopold, better known as Ed Wynn, was an American actor and comedian.
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The DaydreamerFilm, 1966The Emperor (voice)1964
The Hollywood PalaceSeries
For the Love of WilladeanFilm, 1964Alfred1963
Burke's LawSeries, Zachary Belden
Son of FlubberFilm, 1963A.J. Allen1961
Babes in ToylandFilm, Toymaker1959
BonanzaSeries, Professor Phineas T. Klump
Meet Me in St. LouisFilm, 1959Grandpa1958
77 Sunset StripSeries, Feigenstein1957On Borrowed TimeFilm, 'Gramps' Northrup1956
Playhouse 90Series, Army
Requiem for a HeavyweightFilm, 1956Army1955
The 20th Century Fox HourSeries, John Hodges1952
This Is Your LifeSeries1951
Hallmark Hall of FameSeries, Gramps1949
The Emmy AwardsSeries1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries1943
Stage Door CanteenFilm, Ed Wynn1933
The ChiefFilm, Henry Summers1932
Hollywood on ParadeFilm1927
Rubber HeelsFilm, Homer Thrush1886Born9 November 1886Known for
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Mary Poppins 1964
The Diary of Anne Frank 1959
Alice in Wonderland 1951
That Darn Cat! 1965
The Absent-Minded Professor 1961
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Walt Disney Produced Mary Poppins and That Darn Cat!- Robert Stevenson Directed Mary Poppins and That Darn Cat!
- Bill Walsh Produced Mary Poppins and That Darn Cat!
Jerry Lewis Produced Cinderfella (1960)
George Stevens Produced The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
José Ferrer Directed The Great Man (1956)
Dick Van Dyke Duets: I Love to Laugh (1964)
Ray Bolger Also in Stage Door Canteen and Babes in Toyland
William Demarest Also in Stage Door Canteen and That Darn Cat!
Ralph Nelson Directed The Man in the Funny Suit (1960)
Tommy Kirk Also in Babes in Toyland (1961)
J. Pat O'Malley Also in Mary Poppins and Son of Flubber- Thurl Ravenscroft Also in Mary Poppins and Alice in Wonderland
- Winston Hibler Produced Those Calloways (1965)
Jesse White Also in Stage Door Canteen and Dear Brigitte- Ned Wynn Also in Son of Flubber and The Patsy
Shelley Winters Also in The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
Count Basie Also in Stage Door Canteen and Cinderfella
Frank Borzage Directed Stage Door Canteen (1943)
Alfred Newman Wrote The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
Jesse Louis Lasky Produced Rubber Heels (1927)
Sol Lesser Produced Stage Door Canteen (1943)
George Stevens, Jr. Produced The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
Aaron Rosenberg Produced The Great Man (1956)
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Correct this familyFilmography 39
77 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Photos 9
Caricature by Ralph Barton, 1925
His Book of Cross-Word Puzzles (1925)
Ed Wynn as "Mr. Busybody" 1908
Wynn and his son Keenan in The Man in the Funny Suit (1960)
Wynn in The Twilight Zone episode "One for the Angels" (1959)
Wynn (left) and Richard Crenna (right) in Slattery's People, 1964.
Wynn in the film Stage Door Canteen (1943)Awards
About this person
He began his career in vaudeville in 1903 and was known for his Perfect Fool comedy character, his pioneering radio show of the 1930s, his performances in classic Disney films such as Alice in Wonderland and Mary Poppins, and his later career as a dramatic actor, which continued into the 1960s. Wynn's variety show (1949-1950), The Ed Wynn Show, won a Peabody Award and an Emmy Award. Late in his career, he began alternating his comedic work with acclaimed dramatic performances; earning nominations for a Golden Globe and a BAFTA award for The Great Man, and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Diary of Anne Frank.
