Edmund Breese

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

June 17, 1871

died

April 6, 1936

place of birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

total credits

50 movies

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

Filmography

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All Quiet on the Western Front
7.7

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930as Herr Meyer
Duck Soup
7.3

Duck Soup

1933as Zander
Treasure Island
6.5

Treasure Island

1934as Pirate of the Spanish Main
Mata Hari
6.2

Mata Hari

1931as Warden
Millie
5.3

Millie

1931as Defense Attorney
Platinum Blonde
6.7

Platinum Blonde

1931as Conroy
The Sea Bat
4.4

The Sea Bat

1930as Maddocks
Broadway Bill
6.0

Broadway Bill

1934as Presiding Judge
Kismet
4.0

Kismet

1930as Jawan
Female
6.3

Female

1933as Board Member (Uncredited)
The Painted Desert
5.2

The Painted Desert

1931as Judge Matthews
The Hurricane Express
5.4

The Hurricane Express

1932as The Secretary's Father
Only Yesterday
7.1

Only Yesterday

1933as Investor (Uncredited)
Return of the Terror
6.5

Return of the Terror

1934as Editor
The Match King
6.7

The Match King

1932as Olaf Christofsen
The Cabin in the Cotton
6.3

The Cabin in the Cotton

1932as Holmes Scott
Morals for Women
4.1

Morals for Women

1931as Mr. Hutson
Young Bride
4.2

Young Bride

1932as Mr. C. B. Chadwick the Broker
International House
5.5

International House

1933as Doctor Wong
Madame Butterfly
5.4

Madame Butterfly

1932as Cho-Cho's Grandfather
Come On, Marines!
5.6

Come On, Marines!

1934as General Cabot
Drifting Souls
10.0

Drifting Souls

1932as Brad Martin
The Hatchet Man
5.4

The Hatchet Man

1932as Yu Chang
The Public Defender
6.4

The Public Defender

1931as Frank Wells
Ladies Must Love
8.0

Ladies Must Love

1933as Thomas Van Dyne
Tol'able David
8.5

Tol'able David

1930as Hunter Kinemon
Beloved
9.0

Beloved

1934as Maj. Tarrant
Sonny Boy
7.0

Sonny Boy

1929as Thorpe
As You Desire Me
6.4

As You Desire Me

1932as Friar
The Good Bad Girl
6.5

The Good Bad Girl

1931as J.P. Henderson
Above the Clouds
6.5

Above the Clouds

1933as Crusty
Bright Lights of Broadway
10.0

Bright Lights of Broadway

1923as Reverend Graham Drake
Womanhandled
7.0

Womanhandled

1925as Uncle Lester
The Hottentot
7.0

The Hottentot

1929as Ollie
Top Speed
6.5

Top Speed

1930as Spencer Colgate
The Master Mind

The Master Mind

1914as Richard Allen
Police Court
5.8

Police Court

1932as Judge Robert Webster
Finders Keepers
8.0

Finders Keepers

1928as Hastings
The Perfect Crime
9.0

The Perfect Crime

1928as Wilmot
Bright Lights
5.2

Bright Lights

1930as Franklin Harris
Love Bound
4.0

Love Bound

1932as J.B. 'Lucky' Morrison
Three O'Clock in the Morning
7.0

Three O'Clock in the Morning

1923as Mr. Winthrop
The Sixth Commandment
4.8

The Sixth Commandment

1924as Col. Saunders
Luck
8.5

Luck

1923as Alan Crosby
Laughing at Life
7.3

Laughing at Life

1933as Cabinet Officer
Young Sinners
9.0

Young Sinners

1931as Trent
The Golden West
5.5

The Golden West

1932as Sam Lynch
Rough Waters
9.0

Rough Waters

1930as Captain Thomas
Playboy of Paris
7.0

Playboy of Paris

1930as General de Karodek
Chiselers of Hollywood
10.0

Chiselers of Hollywood

1930