Ed Wynn (born Isaiah Edwin Leopold; November 9, 1886 – June 19, 1966) was an American actor and comedian whose career lasted for six decades and encompassed vaudeville, the Broadway stage, film, radio, and television.
He received an Academy Award nomination for his supporting role in the Holocaust drama The Diary of Anne Frank, and had memorable appearances in a number of Disney films including Alice in Wonderland (1951), Mary Poppins, and Babes in Toyland.
He was married three times and had one child, actor Keenan Wynn.
Wynn died in 1966 at the age of 79 from esophageal cancer.
Filmography:
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Film roles
- Rubber Heals (1927) as Homer Thrush
- Follow The Leader (1930) as Cricke
- The Chief (1933) as Henry Summers
- Stage Door Canteen (1943) as Ed Wynn
- Alice in Wonderland (1951) as Mad Hatter (voice)
- The Great Man (1956) as Paul Beaseley
- Marjorie Morningstar (1958) as Uncle Samson
- The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) as Mr. Albert Dussell
- Cinderfella (1960) as Fairy Godfather
- The Absent-Minded Professor (1961) as Fire Chief
- Babes in Toyland (1961) as Toymaker
- Son of Flubber (1963) as A.J. Allen
- The Patsy as Himself
- Mary Poppins (1964) as Uncle Albert
- Dear Brigitte (1965) as The Captain
- Those Calloways (1965) as Ed Parker
- The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) as Old Aram
- That Darn Cat! (1965) as Mr. A. Hofstedder
- The Daydreamer (1966) as The Emperor (voice)
- The Gnome Mobile (1967) as Rufus
Television roles
- Camel Comedy Caravan (1950) as Himself (host)
- The Red Skelton Show (4 episodes, 1955–65) as various
- Playhouse 90 (1 episode, 1956) as Army
- The Twentieth Century Fox Hour (1 episode, 1957) as John Hodges
- The Alcoa Hour (1 episode, 1957) as Billy Bishop
- On Borrowed Time (TV movie, 1957) as "Gramps" Northrup
- Shower Of Stars (1 episode, 1958) as Himeself
- The Ed Wynn Show (1958–59) as John Beamer
- Meet Me in St. Louis (TV movie, 1959) as Grandpa
- Wagon Train (1 episode, 1959) as Cappy Darrin
- Miracle on 34th Street (TV movie, 1959) as Kris Kringle
- General Electric Theater (2 episodes, 1959–62) as Prof. Franz/Max Grossblatt
- Startime (1 episode, 1960) as Amos Benedict
- Rawride (1 episode, 1961) as Bateman
- 77 Sunset Strip (1 episode, 1963) as Feigenstein
- The Twilight Zone (2 episodes, 1959–63) as Lou Bookman/Sam Frostman
- Burke's Law (1 episode, 1964) as Zachary Belden
- Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (2 episodes, 1964) as Alfred
- Slatterys People (1 episode, 1964) as Ezra Tallicott
- Bonanza (1 episode, 1965) as Prof. Phineas T. Klump
- Vacation Playhouse (1 episode, 1967) as Prof. Hubert Abernathy
Short film roles
- Hollywood On Parade (1932) as Himself
- Wash Your Step (1936) as Chief on Radio (voice)
