Edmund Breese
Born
June 17, 1871 (age 64)
Died
April 6, 1936
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York, USA

Edmund Breese

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.

Movies

Broadway Bill
Broadway Bill
1934 ★ 6.0
Presiding Judge
Lost in the Stratosphere
Lost in the Stratosphere
1934 ★ 4.2
Col. Brooks
Treasure Island
Treasure Island
1934 ★ 6.5
Pirate of the Spanish Main
Return of the Terror
Return of the Terror
1934 ★ 6.0
Editor
Come On, Marines!
Come On, Marines!
1934 ★ 4.5
General Cabot
Dancing Man
Dancing Man
1934 ★ 5.0
J.C. Trevor
Beloved
Beloved
1934
Maj. Tarrant
Above the Clouds
Above the Clouds
1933 ★ 6.0
Crusty
Duck Soup
Duck Soup
1933 ★ 7.3
Zander
Female
Female
1933 ★ 6.2
Board Member (Uncredited)
Only Yesterday
Only Yesterday
1933 ★ 6.8
Investor (Uncredited)
Ladies Must Love
Ladies Must Love
1933
Thomas Van Dyne
A Man of Sentiment
A Man of Sentiment
1933
John Russell Sr.
Trying Out Torchy
Trying Out Torchy
1933
Mr. Ellins
Laughing at Life
Laughing at Life
1933 ★ 6.0
Cabinet Officer
Fighting With Kit Carson
Fighting With Kit Carson
1933 ★ 6.0
Matt Fargo
International House
International House
1933 ★ 5.5
Doctor Wong
Torchy Turns Turtle
Torchy Turns Turtle
1933
Mr. Ellins
On Your Guard
On Your Guard
1933 ★ 6.0
Prison Warden
Torchy's Kitty Coup
Torchy's Kitty Coup
1933
Edward (Hickory) Ellins
The Billion Dollar Scandal
The Billion Dollar Scandal
1933
Mr. Haddock
The Match King
The Match King
1932 ★ 6.2
Olaf Christofsen
Madame Butterfly
Madame Butterfly
1932 ★ 5.2
Cho-Cho's Grandfather
Women Won't Tell
Women Won't Tell
1932 ★ 4.0
Attorney for the Defense
The Golden West
The Golden West
1932 ★ 4.0
Sam Lynch
Torchy Rolls His Own
Torchy Rolls His Own
1932
Mr. Ellins
Torchy's Busy Day
Torchy's Busy Day
1932
Hickory Ellins
The Cabin in the Cotton
The Cabin in the Cotton
1932 ★ 6.3
Holmes Scott
Two Lips and Juleps; or, Southern Love and Northern Exposure
Two Lips and Juleps; or, Southern Love and Northern Exposure
1932
Colonel Shelby
Drifting Souls
Drifting Souls
1932
Brad Martin
The Hurricane Express
The Hurricane Express
1932 ★ 5.2
The Secretary's Father
Alias Mary Smith
Alias Mary Smith
1932 ★ 5.0
Mr. Hayes
Torchy's Two Toots
Torchy's Two Toots
1932
Hickory Ellins
As You Desire Me
As You Desire Me
1932 ★ 6.3
Friar
Torchy Raises the Auntie
Torchy Raises the Auntie
1932
Mr. Ellins
Young Bride
Young Bride
1932 ★ 3.0
Mr. C. B. Chadwick the Broker
Torchy's Night Cap
Torchy's Night Cap
1932
Hickory Ellins
Love Bound
Love Bound
1932 ★ 3.6
J.B. 'Lucky' Morrison
Police Court
Police Court
1932 ★ 5.0
Judge Robert Webster
The Reckoning
The Reckoning
1932 ★ 4.0
Doc
Cross-Examination
Cross-Examination
1932 ★ 4.6
Dwight Simpson
Torchy Turns the Trick
Torchy Turns the Trick
1932
Hickory Ellins
The Hatchet Man
The Hatchet Man
1932 ★ 4.7
Yu Chang
Mata Hari
Mata Hari
1931 ★ 6.2
Warden
Torchy Passes the Buck
Torchy Passes the Buck
1931
Mr. Ellins
Platinum Blonde
Platinum Blonde
1931 ★ 6.6
Conroy
Morals for Women
Morals for Women
1931 ★ 3.4
Mr. Hutson
Chinatown After Dark
Chinatown After Dark
1931 ★ 3.0
Le Fong
Torchy
Torchy
1931
Hickory Ellins
The Public Defender
The Public Defender
1931 ★ 6.0
Frank Wells
Defenders of the Law
Defenders of the Law
1931 ★ 6.0
Capt. Bill Houston
The Good Bad Girl
The Good Bad Girl
1931 ★ 5.5
J.P. Henderson
Young Sinners
Young Sinners
1931
Trent
The She-Wolf
The She-Wolf
1931
Millie
Millie
1931 ★ 5.1
Defense Attorney
The Painted Desert
The Painted Desert
1931 ★ 4.7
Judge Matthews
Chiselers of Hollywood
Chiselers of Hollywood
1930
Tol'able David
Tol'able David
1930 ★ 7.0
Hunter Kinemon
Kismet
Kismet
1930 ★ 2.7
Jawan
Playboy of Paris
Playboy of Paris
1930 ★ 7.0
General de Karodek
Bright Lights
Bright Lights
1930 ★ 4.0
Franklin Harris
Top Speed
Top Speed
1930 ★ 6.0
Spencer Colgate
The Sea Bat
The Sea Bat
1930 ★ 4.3
Maddocks
Rough Waters
Rough Waters
1930
Captain Thomas
The Czar of Broadway
The Czar of Broadway
1930
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930 ★ 7.7
Herr Meyer
Hold Everything
Hold Everything
1930 ★ 6.0
Pop O'Keefe
In the Headlines
In the Headlines
1929
Eddy
The Hottentot
The Hottentot
1929
Ollie
Girl Overboard
Girl Overboard
1929
Jim Keefe
Sonny Boy
Sonny Boy
1929
Thorpe
Fancy Baggage
Fancy Baggage
1929
John Hardin
Conquest
Conquest
1928
William Holden
On Trial
On Trial
1928 ★ 6.0
Judge
The Haunted House
The Haunted House
1928
Uncle Herbert
The Wright Idea
The Wright Idea
1928
Mr. Filbert
The Perfect Crime
The Perfect Crime
1928
Wilmot
Burning Daylight
Burning Daylight
1928 ★ 4.3
John Dossett
Finders Keepers
Finders Keepers
1928
Hastings
Home Made
Home Made
1927
Mr. Tilford
Back to Liberty
Back to Liberty
1927
Tom Devon
Paradise for Two
Paradise for Two
1927
Uncle Howard
Stepping Along
Stepping Along
1926
Prince Ferdinand Darowitsky
The Brown Derby
The Brown Derby
1926 ★ 6.0
John J. Caldwell
The Highbinders
The Highbinders
1926
Mike Harrigan
Womanhandled
Womanhandled
1925 ★ 7.0
Uncle Lester
The Live Wire
The Live Wire
1925
Sawdust Sam
The Early Bird
The Early Bird
1925
The Great La Tour
Those Who Judge
Those Who Judge
1924
Henry Dawson
The Speed Spook
The Speed Spook
1924 ★ 3.0
Chuck Brady
The Sixth Commandment
The Sixth Commandment
1924 ★ 3.3
Col. Saunders
Damaged Hearts
Damaged Hearts
1924
Innkeeper
Restless Wives
Restless Wives
1924
Hobart Richards
Three O'Clock in the Morning
Three O'Clock in the Morning
1923
Mr. Winthrop
The Fair Cheat
The Fair Cheat
1923
Morgan Van Dam
Marriage Morals
Marriage Morals
1923
Harry's Father
Bright Lights of Broadway
Bright Lights of Broadway
1923
Reverend Graham Drake
Jacqueline, or Blazing Barriers
Jacqueline, or Blazing Barriers
1923
Edmund MacDonald
Luck
Luck
1923 ★ 7.0
Alan Crosby
Sure-Fire Flint
Sure-Fire Flint
1922
Johnny Jetts
Beyond the Rainbow
Beyond the Rainbow
1922
Insp. Richardson
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
1921 ★ 3.0
King Cole
A Common Level
A Common Level
1920
Matthew Ryan
Chains of Evidence
Chains of Evidence
1920
Judge Frank Sturgis
Someone Must Pay
Someone Must Pay
1919
Charles Bryant
An Honorable Cad
An Honorable Cad
1919
The Master Crook
The Master Crook
1918
The Weakness of Strength
The Weakness of Strength
1916
Daniel Gaynor
The Spell of the Yukon
The Spell of the Yukon
1916
Jim Carson
The Lure of Heart's Desire
The Lure of Heart's Desire
1916
Jim Carew
The Song of the Wage Slave
The Song of the Wage Slave
1915
The Master Mind
The Master Mind
1914
Richard Allen