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Edmund Breese

Acting
1871-06-17
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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 99 titles
The Czar of Broadway (1930) subtitle poster
The Czar of Broadway
1930 Movie
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Finders Keepers (1928) subtitle poster
Finders Keepers
1928 Movie
as Hastings
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Sure-Fire Flint (1922) subtitle poster
Sure-Fire Flint
1922 Movie
as Johnny Jetts
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Chains of Evidence (1920) subtitle poster
Chains of Evidence
1920 Movie
as Judge Frank Sturgis
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Jacqueline, or Blazing Barriers (1923) subtitle poster
Jacqueline, or Blazing Barriers
1923 Movie
as Edmund MacDonald
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Back to Liberty (1927) subtitle poster
Back to Liberty
1927 Movie
as Tom Devon
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The Lure of Heart's Desire (1916) subtitle poster
The Lure of Heart's Desire
1916 Movie
as Jim Carew
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On Your Guard (1933) subtitle poster
On Your Guard
1933 Movie
as Prison Warden
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Stepping Along (1926) subtitle poster
Stepping Along
1926 Movie
as Prince Ferdinand Darowitsky
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Rough Waters (1930) subtitle poster
Rough Waters
1930 Movie
as Captain Thomas
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Those Who Judge (1924) subtitle poster
Those Who Judge
1924 Movie
as Henry Dawson
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The Speed Spook (1924) subtitle poster
The Speed Spook
1924 Movie
as Chuck Brady
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Paradise for Two (1927) subtitle poster
Paradise for Two
1927 Movie
as Uncle Howard
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The She-Wolf (1931) subtitle poster
The She-Wolf
1931 Movie
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The Weakness of Strength (1916) subtitle poster
The Weakness of Strength
1916 Movie
as Daniel Gaynor
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In the Headlines (1929) subtitle poster
In the Headlines
1929 Movie
as Eddy
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His Temporary Wife (1920) subtitle poster
His Temporary Wife
1920 Movie
as Judge Laton
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The Spell of the Yukon (1916) subtitle poster
The Spell of the Yukon
1916 Movie
as Jim Carson
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The Live Wire (1925) subtitle poster
The Live Wire
1925 Movie
as Sawdust Sam
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Girls Gone Wild (1929) subtitle poster
Girls Gone Wild
1929 Movie
as Judge Elliott
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The Song of the Wage Slave (1915) subtitle poster
The Song of the Wage Slave
1915 Movie
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Marriage Morals (1923) subtitle poster
Marriage Morals
1923 Movie
as Harry's Father
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Home Made (1927) subtitle poster
Home Made
1927 Movie
as Mr. Tilford
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A Common Level (1920) subtitle poster
A Common Level
1920 Movie
as Matthew Ryan
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