Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
11/9/1886
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
Isaiah Edwin «Ed» WynnIsaiah Edwin WynnIsaiah Edwin Leopold
Ed Wynn
Biography
Isaiah Edwin Leopold (November 9, 1886 – June 19, 1966), better known as Ed Wynn, was an American actor and comedian noted for his Perfect Fool comedy character, his pioneering radio show of the 1930s, and his later career as a dramatic actor.
Ed Wynn first appeared on television on July 7, 1936 in a brief, ad-libbed spot with Graham McNamee during an NBC experimental television broadcast. In the 1949–50 season, Ed Wynn hosted one of the first network, comedy-variety television shows, on CBS, and won both a Peabody Award and an Emmy Award in 1949. Buster Keaton, Lucille Ball, and The Three St...
Known For
Alice in Wonderland
as Mad Hatter (voice)
Mary Poppins
as Uncle Albert
Dear Brigitte
as The Captain
The Patsy
as Ed Wynn
Cinderfella
as Fairy Godfather
The Daydreamer
as The Emperor (voice)
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Old Aram
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
as Self (archive footage)
Son of Flubber
as A.J. Allen
Marjorie Morningstar
as Uncle Samson
The Chief
as Henry Summers
The Diary of Anne Frank
as Albert Dussell
The Absent-Minded Professor
as Fire Chief
For the Love of Willadean
as Alfred
Stage Door Canteen
as Ed Wynn
The Gnome-Mobile
as Rufus
That Darn Cat!
as Mr. Hofstedder
Requiem for a Heavyweight
as Army
The Great Man
as Paul Beaseley
Operation Wonderland
as Self
Career Timeline
1976
1965
1964
1963
1962
1961
1959
1958
1956
1954
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Gramps
The Red Skelton Show
as Self
The Red Skelton Show
as Self / Colonel Jungle-Rot Freeloader
The Red Skelton Show
as Fairy Godfather
The Red Skelton Show
as Muggsy
The Red Skelton Show
as Guest Host
Alice in Wonderland
as Mad Hatter (voice)
Operation Wonderland
as Self