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.
Filmography
Broadway Bill
as Presiding Judge
Broadway Bill
as Presiding Judge
Treasure Island
as Pirate of the Spanish Main
Treasure Island
as Pirate of the Spanish Main
Beloved
as Maj. Tarrant
Beloved
as Maj. Tarrant
Duck Soup
as Zander
Duck Soup
as Zander
Only Yesterday
as Investor (Uncredited)
Only Yesterday
as Investor (Uncredited)
Trying Out Torchy
as Mr. Ellins
Trying Out Torchy
as Mr. Ellins
How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points
as Himself
How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points
as Himself
Laughing at Life
as Cabinet Officer
Laughing at Life
as Cabinet Officer
The Billion Dollar Scandal
as Mr. Haddock
The Billion Dollar Scandal
as Mr. Haddock
The Match King
as Olaf Christofsen
The Match King
as Olaf Christofsen
Madame Butterfly
as Cho-cho San's Grandfather
Madame Butterfly
as Cho-cho San's Grandfather
Women Won't Tell
as Attorney for the Defense
Women Won't Tell
as Attorney for the Defense
The Golden West
as Sam Lynch
The Golden West
as Sam Lynch
Torchy Rolls His Own
as Mr. Ellins
Torchy Rolls His Own
as Mr. Ellins
Torchy's Busy Day
as Hickory Ellins
Torchy's Busy Day
as Hickory Ellins
The Cabin in the Cotton
as Holmes Scott
The Cabin in the Cotton
as Holmes Scott
Two Lips and Juleps; or, Southern Love and Northern Exposure
as Colonel Shelby
Two Lips and Juleps; or, Southern Love and Northern Exposure
as Colonel Shelby
Drifting Souls
as Brad Martin
Drifting Souls
as Brad Martin
The Hurricane Express
as The Secretary's Father
The Hurricane Express
as The Secretary's Father
Alias Mary Smith
as Mr. Hayes
Alias Mary Smith
as Mr. Hayes
Torchy's Two Toots
as Hickory Ellins
Torchy's Two Toots
as Hickory Ellins
Torchy Raises the Auntie
as Mr. Ellins
Torchy Raises the Auntie
as Mr. Ellins
Young Bride
as Mr. C. B. Chadwick the Broker
Young Bride
as Mr. C. B. Chadwick the Broker
Torchy's Night Cap
as Hickory Ellins
Torchy's Night Cap
as Hickory Ellins
Love Bound
as J.B. 'Lucky' Morrison
Love Bound
as J.B. 'Lucky' Morrison
The Reckoning
as Doc
The Reckoning
as Doc
Cross-Examination
as Dwight Simpson
Cross-Examination
as Dwight Simpson
Torchy Turns the Trick
as Hickory Ellins
Torchy Turns the Trick
as Hickory Ellins
Mata Hari
as Warden
Mata Hari
as Warden
Torchy Passes the Buck
as Mr. Ellins
Torchy Passes the Buck
as Mr. Ellins
Platinum Blonde
as Conroy
Platinum Blonde
as Conroy
Morals for Women
as Mr. Hutson
Morals for Women
as Mr. Hutson
Chinatown After Dark
as Le Fong
Chinatown After Dark
as Le Fong
Torchy
as Hickory Ellins
Torchy
as Hickory Ellins
The Public Defender
as Frank Wells
The Public Defender
as Frank Wells
Defenders of the Law
as Capt. Bill Houston
Defenders of the Law
as Capt. Bill Houston
The She-Wolf
The She-Wolf
The Painted Desert
as Judge Matthews
The Painted Desert
as Judge Matthews
Chiselers of Hollywood
Chiselers of Hollywood
Bright Lights
as Franklin Harris
Bright Lights
as Franklin Harris
Top Speed
as Spencer Colgate
Top Speed
as Spencer Colgate
Rough Waters
as Captain Thomas
Rough Waters
as Captain Thomas
The Czar of Broadway
The Czar of Broadway
The Hottentot
as Ollie
The Hottentot
as Ollie
The Haunted House
as Uncle Herbert
The Haunted House
as Uncle Herbert
Three O'Clock in the Morning
as Mr. Winthrop
Three O'Clock in the Morning
as Mr. Winthrop
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
as King Cole
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
as King Cole
The Weakness of Strength
as Daniel Gaynor
The Weakness of Strength
as Daniel Gaynor