Edmund Breese

Edmund Breese

Date of Birth:

Jun 17, 1871

Place of Birth:

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.

filmography:

Three O'Clock in the Morning Three O'Clock in the Morning

1923

Restless Wives Restless Wives

1924

Beloved Beloved

1934

Female Female

1933

The Song of the Wage Slave The Song of the Wage Slave

1915

On Your Guard On Your Guard

1933

Chains of Evidence Chains of Evidence

1920

Young Sinners Young Sinners

1931

Sonny Boy Sonny Boy

1929

Burning Daylight Burning Daylight

1928

Someone Must Pay Someone Must Pay

1919

The She-Wolf The She-Wolf

1931

Bright Lights of Broadway Bright Lights of Broadway

1923

The Highbinders The Highbinders

1926

As You Desire Me As You Desire Me

1932

How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points

1933

Girl Overboard Girl Overboard

1929

The Speed Spook The Speed Spook

1924

The Czar of Broadway The Czar of Broadway

1930

The Golden West The Golden West

1932

The Billion Dollar Scandal The Billion Dollar Scandal

1933

Only Yesterday Only Yesterday

1933

The Haunted House The Haunted House

1928

Paradise for Two Paradise for Two

1927

Return of the Terror Return of the Terror

1934

Drifting Souls Drifting Souls

1932

Laughing at Life Laughing at Life

1933

Torchy Turns Turtle Torchy Turns Turtle

1933

Torchy's Kitty Coup Torchy's Kitty Coup

1933

Torchy Rolls His Own Torchy Rolls His Own

1932

Treasure Island Treasure Island

1934

Back to Liberty Back to Liberty

1927

An Honorable Cad An Honorable Cad

1919

Trying Out Torchy Trying Out Torchy

1933

Chiselers of Hollywood Chiselers of Hollywood

1930

The Early Bird The Early Bird

1925

Torchy's Busy Day Torchy's Busy Day

1932

Torchy's Two Toots Torchy's Two Toots

1932

The Wright Idea The Wright Idea

1928

Luck Luck

1923

The Weakness of Strength The Weakness of Strength

1916

The Perfect Crime The Perfect Crime

1928

Damaged Hearts Damaged Hearts

1924

Torchy Torchy

1931

Torchy Raises the Auntie Torchy Raises the Auntie

1932

Torchy's Night Cap Torchy's Night Cap

1932

Torchy Turns the Trick Torchy Turns the Trick

1932

Torchy Passes the Buck Torchy Passes the Buck

1931

Stepping Along Stepping Along

1926

Beyond the Rainbow Beyond the Rainbow

1922

The Good Bad Girl The Good Bad Girl

1931

Young Bride Young Bride

1932

Alias Mary Smith Alias Mary Smith

1932

Morals for Women Morals for Women

1931

The Reckoning The Reckoning

1932

Women Won't Tell Women Won't Tell

1932

Come On, Marines! Come On, Marines!

1934

The Painted Desert The Painted Desert

1931

A Man of Sentiment A Man of Sentiment

1933

The Sea Bat The Sea Bat

1930

Kismet Kismet

1930

Womanhandled Womanhandled

1925

Lost in the Stratosphere Lost in the Stratosphere

1934

Fighting With Kit Carson Fighting With Kit Carson

1933

The Hurricane Express The Hurricane Express

1932

Platinum Blonde Platinum Blonde

1931

Finders Keepers Finders Keepers

1928

Madame Butterfly Madame Butterfly

1932

Broadway Bill Broadway Bill

1934

The Hatchet Man The Hatchet Man

1932

Millie Millie

1931

Cross-Examination Cross-Examination

1932

The Match King The Match King

1932

Defenders of the Law Defenders of the Law

1931

Above the Clouds Above the Clouds

1933

Love Bound Love Bound

1932

All Quiet on the Western Front All Quiet on the Western Front

1930

Rough Waters Rough Waters

1930

International House International House

1933

On Trial On Trial

1928

Conquest Conquest

1928

Burn 'Em Up Barnes Burn 'Em Up Barnes

1921

Mata Hari Mata Hari

1931

Hold Everything Hold Everything

1930

Fancy Baggage Fancy Baggage

1929

Police Court Police Court

1932

The Sixth Commandment The Sixth Commandment

1924

Dancing Man Dancing Man

1934

The Live Wire The Live Wire

1925

The Brown Derby The Brown Derby

1926

The Cabin in the Cotton The Cabin in the Cotton

1932

Top Speed Top Speed

1930

Bright Lights Bright Lights

1930

Chinatown After Dark Chinatown After Dark

1931

The Public Defender The Public Defender

1931

Playboy of Paris Playboy of Paris

1930

Tol'able David Tol'able David

1930

Duck Soup Duck Soup

1933

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