Edmund Breese

Edmund Breese (June 18, 1871 – April 6, 1936) was an American stage[1] and film actor of the silent era.

Edmund Breese
Portrait of Breese by Elmer Chickering
Born	(1871-06-18)June 18, 1871 Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died	6 April 1936(1936-04-06) (aged 64) New York City, New York, United States
Occupation	Stage, film actor
Years active	1892-1936 (stage) 1914-1935 (film)

Biography

Long on the stage with a varied Broadway career before entering movies, Breese 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.[2] 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, from which he died on April 6, 1936.[3]

Selected filmography

• The Master Mind (1914) as Richard Allen
• The Walls of Jericho (1914) as Jack Frobisher
• The Shooting of Dan McGrew (1915) as Jim Maxwell
• The Song of the Wage Slave (1915) as Ned Lane
• The Lure of Heart's Desire (1916) as Jim Carew
• The Spell of the Yukon (1916) as Jim Carson
• The Weakness of Strength (1916) as Daniel Gaynor
• Someone Must Pay (1919)
• His Temporary Wife (1920) as Judge Laton
• Chains of Evidence (1920) as Judge Frank Sturgis
• A Common Level (1920) as Matthew Ryan
• Burn 'Em Up Barnes (1921) as King Cole
• Beyond the Rainbow (1922) as Insp. Richardson
• Sure Fire Flint (1922) as Johnny Jetts
• The Curse of Drink (1922) as John Rand
• Jacqueline, or Blazing Barriers (1923) as Edmund MacDonald
• Luck (1923) as Alan Crosby
• The Little Red Schoolhouse (1923) as Brent
• You Are Guilty (1923) as Judge Elkins
• Bright Lights of Broadway (1923) as Reverend Graham Drake
• Marriage Morals (1923) as Harry's Father
• The Fair Cheat (1923) as Morgan Van Dam
• Three O'Clock in the Morning (1923) as Mr. Winthrop
• Restless Wives (1924) as Hobart Richards
• Damaged Hearts (1924) as Innkeeper
• The Sixth Commandment (1924) as Col. Saunders
• The Speed Spook (1924) as Chuck Brady
• Those Who Judge (1924) as Henry Dawson
• Playthings of Desire (1924) as Governor Cabbot
• The Early Bird (1925) as The Great La Tour
• Wildfire (1925) as Sen. Woodhurst
• The Police Patrol (1925) as Tony Rocco
• The Live Wire (1925) as Sawdust Sam
• Womanhandled (1925) as Uncle Lester
• The Highbinders (1926) as Mike Harrigan
• The Brown Derby (1926) as John J. Caldwell
• Stepping Along (1926) as Prince Ferdinand Darowitsky
• Paradise for Two (1927) as Uncle Howard
• Back to Liberty (1927) as Tom Devon / Reginald Briand
• Home Made (1927) as Mr. Tilford
• Finders Keepers (1928) as Col. Hastings
• Burning Daylight (1928) as John Dossett
• The Perfect Crime (1928) as Wilmot
• The Wright Idea (1928) as Mr. Filbert
• The Haunted House (1928) as Uncle Herbert
• On Trial (1928) as Judge
• Conquest (1928) as William Holden
• Fancy Baggage (1929) as John Hardin
• Sonny Boy (1929) as Thorpe
• Girls Gone Wild (1929) as Judge Elliott
• From Headquarters (1929) as Bit Part (uncredited)
• The Gamblers (1929) as Bit Part (uncredited)
• Girl Overboard (1929) as Jim Keefe
• The Hottentot (1929) as Ollie
• In the Headlines (1929) as Eddy
• Hold Everything (1930) as Pop O'Keefe
• All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) as Herr Meyer, the Stammtisch speaker
• The Czar of Broadway (1930) as McNab
• Rough Waters (1930) as Captain Thomas
• The Sea Bat (1930) as Maddocks
• Top Speed (1930) as Spencer Colgate
• Bright Lights (1930) as Harris
• Playboy of Paris (1930) as General (uncredited)
• Kismet (1930) as Jawan
• Tol'able David (1930) as Hunter Kinemon
• Playthings of Hollywood (1930)
• The Painted Desert (1931) as Judge Matthews
• The Last Parade (1931) as City Editor (uncredited)
• Millie (1931) as Defense Attorney
• The She-Wolf (1931) as William Remington
• Young Sinners (1931) as Trent
• The Good Bad Girl (1931) as Mr. J.P. Henderson
• Defenders of the Law (1931) as Police Commander Randall
• The Public Defender (1931) as Frank Wells
• Wicked (1931)
• Chinatown After Dark (1931) as Le Fong
• Platinum Blonde (1931) as Conroy - the Editor
• Morals for Women (1931) as Mr. Huston
• Mata Hari (1931) as Warden
• The Hatchet Man (1932) as Yu Chang
• Cross-Examination (1932) as Dwight Simpson - Prosecuting Attorney
• The Reckoning (1932) as Doc
• Police Court (1932) as Judge Robert Webster
• Love Bound (1932) as J.B. 'Lucky' Morrison
• Young Bride (1932) as Mr. C. B. Chadwick, the Broker
• As You Desire Me (1932) as Friar (uncredited)
• Alias Mary Smith (1932) as Father
• The Hurricane Express (1932) as Frank Stratton
• Drifting Souls (1932) as Brad Martin
• The Cabin in the Cotton (1932) as Holmes Scott
• The Golden West (1932) as Sam Lynch
• Women Won't Tell (1932) as Attorney for the Defense
• Madame Butterfly (1932) as Cho-Cho's grandfather
• The Match King (1932) as Olaf Christofsen
• The Billion Dollar Scandal (1933) as Haddock
• International House (1933) as Dr. Wong
• Fighting with Kit Carson (1933, Serial) as Matt Fargo [Chs. 1–7, 12]
• Laughing at Life (1933) as Cabinet Officer
• The Stranger's Return (1933) as Dr. Craig (uncredited)
• A Man of Sentiment (1933) as John Russell Sr.
• Ladies Must Love (1933) as Thomas Van Dyne
• Only Yesterday (1933) as Wall Street Investor
• Female (1933) as Board Member (uncredited)
• Duck Soup (1933) as Former President Zander, Firefly's predecessor
• Above the Clouds (1933) as Crusty
• On Your Guard (1933) as Prison Warden
• Beloved (1934) as Maj. Tarrant
• Dancing Man (1934) as J.C. Trevor
• Come On, Marines! (1934) as Gen. Cabot
• Return of the Terror (1934) as Editor
• Treasure Island (1934) as Pirate of the Spanish Main
• The Law of the Wild (1934, Serial) as Dr. R.N. Price [Chs. 6, 11-12] (uncredited)
• Lost in the Stratosphere (1934) as Col. Brooks
• Broadway Bill (1934) as Presiding Judge
• The Marriage Bargain (1935) as Judge Robert Stanhope

References

1. Eaton, Walter Prichard (1910). The American Stage of Today. New york, NY: P.F. Collier & Son.
2. Pictorial History of the American Theatre 1860-1985 c.1985 by Daniel Blum
3. "Illness is Fatal to Edmund Breese". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 7, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved July 22, 2013.

External links

• Works by or about Edmund Breese at Internet Archive
• Edmund Breese on IMDb