
Person
Edmund Breese
Acting · 1871–1936 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
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.
Known for

All Quiet on the Western Front
Herr Meyer

Marriage Morals
Harry's Father

Treasure Island
Pirate of the Spanish Main

Duck Soup
Zander

Mata Hari
Warden
Wildfire
Sen. Woodhurst

Love Bound
J.B. 'Lucky' Morrison

His Temporary Wife
Judge Laton

Home Made
Mr. Tilford

Return of the Terror
Editor
Filmography
- 1935The Marriage BargainJudge Robert Stanhope
- 1934Broadway BillPresiding Judge
- 1934Lost in the StratosphereCol. Brooks
- 1934Treasure IslandPirate of the Spanish Main
- 1934Return of the TerrorEditor
- 1934Come On, Marines!General Cabot
- 1934Dancing ManJ.C. Trevor
- 1934BelovedMaj. Tarrant
- 1933Above the CloudsCrusty
- 1933Duck SoupZander
- 1933FemaleBoard Member (Uncredited)
- 1933Only YesterdayInvestor (Uncredited)
- 1933Ladies Must LoveThomas Van Dyne
- 1933A Man of SentimentJohn Russell Sr.
- 1933Trying Out TorchyMr. Ellins
- 1933How to Break 90 #6: Fine PointsHimself
- 1933Laughing at LifeCabinet Officer
- 1933Fighting With Kit CarsonMatt Fargo
- 1933International HouseDoctor Wong
- 1933Torchy Turns TurtleMr. Ellins
- 1933On Your GuardPrison Warden
- 1933Torchy's Kitty CoupEdward (Hickory) Ellins
- 1933The Billion Dollar ScandalMr. Haddock
- 1932The Match KingOlaf Christofsen
- 1932Madame ButterflyCho-cho San's Grandfather
- 1932Women Won't TellAttorney for the Defense
- 1932The Golden WestSam Lynch
- 1932Torchy Rolls His OwnMr. Ellins
- 1932Torchy's Busy DayHickory Ellins
- 1932The Cabin in the CottonHolmes Scott
- 1932Two Lips and Juleps; or, Southern Love and Northern ExposureColonel Shelby
- 1932Drifting SoulsBrad Martin
- 1932The Hurricane ExpressThe Secretary's Father
- 1932Alias Mary SmithMr. Hayes
- 1932Torchy's Two TootsHickory Ellins
- 1932As You Desire MeFriar
- 1932Torchy Raises the AuntieMr. Ellins
- 1932Young BrideMr. C. B. Chadwick the Broker
- 1932Torchy's Night CapHickory Ellins
- 1932Love BoundJ.B. 'Lucky' Morrison
- 1932Police CourtJudge Robert Webster
- 1932The ReckoningDoc
- 1932Cross-ExaminationDwight Simpson
- 1932Torchy Turns the TrickHickory Ellins
- 1932The Hatchet ManYu Chang
- 1931Mata HariWarden
- 1931Torchy Passes the BuckMr. Ellins
- 1931Platinum BlondeConroy
- 1931Morals for WomenMr. Hutson
- 1931Chinatown After DarkLe Fong
- 1931TorchyHickory Ellins
- 1931The Public DefenderFrank Wells
- 1931Defenders of the LawCapt. Bill Houston
- 1931The Good Bad GirlJ.P. Henderson
- 1931Young SinnersTrent
- 1931The She-Wolf
- 1931MillieDefense Attorney
- 1931The Painted DesertJudge Matthews
- 1930Chiselers of Hollywood
- 1930Tol'able DavidHunter Kinemon
- 1930KismetJawan
- 1930Playboy of ParisGeneral de Karodek
- 1930Bright LightsFranklin Harris
- 1930Top SpeedSpencer Colgate
- 1930The Sea BatMaddocks
- 1930Rough WatersCaptain Thomas
- 1930The Czar of Broadway
- 1930All Quiet on the Western FrontHerr Meyer
- 1930Hold EverythingPop O'Keefe
- 1929In the HeadlinesEddy
- 1929The HottentotOllie
- 1929Girl OverboardJim Keefe
- 1929Sonny BoyThorpe
- 1929Girls Gone WildJudge Elliott
- 1929Fancy BaggageJohn Hardin
- 1928ConquestWilliam Holden
- 1928On TrialJudge
- 1928The Haunted HouseUncle Herbert
- 1928The Wright IdeaMr. Filbert
- 1928The Perfect CrimeWilmot
- 1928Burning DaylightJohn Dossett
- 1928Finders KeepersHastings
- 1927Home MadeMr. Tilford
- 1927Back to LibertyTom Devon
- 1927Paradise for TwoUncle Howard
- 1926Stepping AlongPrince Ferdinand Darowitsky
- 1926The Brown DerbyJohn J. Caldwell
- 1926The HighbindersMike Harrigan
- 1925WomanhandledUncle Lester
- 1925The Live WireSawdust Sam
- 1925WildfireSen. Woodhurst
- 1925The Early BirdThe Great La Tour
- 1924Those Who JudgeHenry Dawson
- 1924The Speed SpookChuck Brady
- 1924The Sixth CommandmentCol. Saunders
- 1924Damaged HeartsInnkeeper
- 1924Restless WivesHobart Richards
- 1923Three O'Clock in the MorningMr. Winthrop
- 1923The Fair CheatMorgan Van Dam
- 1923Marriage MoralsHarry's Father
- 1923Bright Lights of BroadwayReverend Graham Drake
- 1923Jacqueline, or Blazing BarriersEdmund MacDonald
- 1923LuckAlan Crosby
- 1922The Curse of DrinkJohn Rand
- 1922Sure-Fire FlintJohnny Jetts
- 1922Beyond the RainbowInsp. Richardson
- 1921A Man's HomeTheatre Play
- 1921Burn 'Em Up BarnesKing Cole
- 1920A Common LevelMatthew Ryan
- 1920Chains of EvidenceJudge Frank Sturgis
- 1920His Temporary WifeJudge Laton
- 1919Someone Must PayCharles Bryant
- 1919An Honorable Cad
- 1918The Master Crook
- 1916The Weakness of StrengthDaniel Gaynor
- 1916The Spell of the YukonJim Carson
- 1916The Lure of Heart's DesireJim Carew
- 1915The Song of the Wage Slave
- 1914The Master MindRichard Allen
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