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Edmund Breese (June 18, 1871 – April 6, 1936) was an American stage and film actor of the
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.


Biography

Breese was born in Brooklyn, New York. His parents were Renshaw Breese and Josephine Busby. The Opera House in
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, was the site of Breese's stage debut in the summer of 1895. He portrayed Adonis Evergreen in ''My Awful Dad''. Long on the stage with a varied Broadway career before entering films, Breese 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
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, ''The Master Mind'' (1913) with
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, the popular World War I era play ''Why Marry?'' (1917) with
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& Nat C. Goodwin and ''So This Is London'' (1922) with
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. He also acted in a stock company at the
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in Boston. Breese's film career began in 1914 with the
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. He appeared in more than 120 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 ''
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'' from September 1935 to April 1936. Just before the play ended its run, Breese developed
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, from which he died on April 6, 1936 at the
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. Funeral services were at the Church of the Transfiguration in New York City on April 8, 1936, after which his body was cremated. Breese's first wife was Genevieve Landry. At the time of his death, he was married to Harriet Beach.


Selected filmography

* '' The Master Mind'' (1914) as Richard Allen * '' The Walls of Jericho'' (1914) as Jack Frobisher * ''
The Shooting of Dan McGrew "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" is a narrative poem by British-Canadian writer Robert W. Service, first published in '' The Songs of a Sourdough'' in 1907 in Canada. Details The tale takes place in a Yukon saloon during the Yukon Gold Rush of th ...
'' (1915) as Jim Maxwell * ''The Song of the Wage Slave'' (1915) as Ned Lane * ''
The Lure of Heart's Desire ''The Lure of Heart's Desire'' is a 1916 silent American drama film directed by Francis J. Grandon. The film is considered to be lost. Cast * Edmund Breese as Jim Carew * Arthur Hoops as Thomas Martin * John Mahon as Crazy Jake * Jeanette Ho ...
'' (1916) as Jim Carew * '' The Spell of the Yukon'' (1916) as Jim Carson * ''
The Weakness of Strength ''The Weakness of Strength'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Harry Revier. It is considered to be a lost film.His Temporary Wife'' (1920) as Judge Laton * ''Chains of Evidence'' (1920) as Judge Frank Sturgis * ''A Common Level'' (1920) as Matthew Ryan * ''
Burn 'Em Up Barnes ''Burn 'Em Up Barnes'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code movie serial produced and distributed by Mascot Pictures, along with a feature version of the serial bearing the same title. It was a loose remake of the 1921 silent film of the same name. Cas ...
'' (1921) as King Cole * ''
Beyond the Rainbow ''Beyond the Rainbow'' is a 1922 American silent drama film starring Billie Dove, Harry T. Morey and Clara Bow in her film debut. A 16mm print of the film is in the collection of the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Plot As described in a fi ...
'' (1922) as Insp. Richardson * ''
Sure Fire Flint ''Sure Fire Flint'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Dell Henderson and starring Johnny Hines. Cast *Johnny Hines as Sure Fire Flint * Edmund Breese as Johnny Jets * Robert Edeson as Anthony De Lanni *Effie Shannon as Mrs. De La ...
'' (1922) as Johnny Jetts * ''
The Curse of Drink ''The Curse of Drink'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Harry O. Hoyt and starring Harry T. Morey, Edmund Breese and Marguerite Clayton.Munden p. 159 It is based on the 1904 play ''The Curse of Drink'' by Charles E. Blaney. S ...
'' (1922) as John Rand * ''
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'' (1923) as Edmund MacDonald * ''Luck'' (1923) as Alan Crosby * ''
The Little Red Schoolhouse ''The Little Red Schoolhouse'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Frank Coghlan Jr., Lloyd Hughes and Dickie Moore.Pitts p.110 A boy runs away from school and heads for New York City ...
'' (1923) as Brent * ''
You Are Guilty ''You Are Guilty'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Edgar Lewis and starring James Kirkwood, Doris Kenyon and Robert Edeson.Connelly p. 439 Synopsis Stephen Martin takes the blame over some missing funds in order to spare his ha ...
'' (1923) as Judge Elkins * '' Bright Lights of Broadway'' (1923) as Reverend Graham Drake * ''
Marriage Morals ''Marriage Morals'' is a 1923 American silent romantic drama film directed by William Nigh and starring Tom Moore, Ann Forrest and Harry T. Morey.Munden p.494 Cast * Tom Moore as Young Harry Ryan * Ann Forrest as Mary Gardner * Russell Gri ...
'' (1923) as Harry's Father * ''
The Fair Cheat ''The Fair Cheat'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent comedy film directed by Burton L. King and starring Edmund Breese, Wilfred Lytell, and Dorothy Mackaill. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''The Fair Cheat'' located in any film archi ...
'' (1923) as Morgan Van Dam * ''
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'' (1923) as Mr. Winthrop * ''
Restless Wives ''Restless Wives'' is a lost 1924 American silent melodrama film directed by Gregory La Cava Gregory La Cava (March 10, 1892 – March 1, 1952) was an American film director of Italian descent best known for his films of the 1930s, includi ...
'' (1924) as Hobart Richards * '' Damaged Hearts'' (1924) as Innkeeper * ''
The Sixth Commandment ''The Sixth Commandment'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring William Faversham. Plot John Brant, a devoted minister, is in love with Marian Calhoun, but must keep it a secret because she is engaged to ...
'' (1924) as Col. Saunders * ''
The Speed Spook ''The Speed Spook'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Charles Hines and starring Johnny Hines, Faire Binney and Edmund Breese.Munden p.754 Cast * Johnny Hines as 'Blue Streak' Billings * Faire Binney as Betty West * Edmund Brees ...
'' (1924) as Chuck Brady * ''
Those Who Judge ''Those Who Judge'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Patsy Ruth Miller, Lou Tellegen, and Mary Thurman. Plot As described in a film magazine, any romance between Angelique Dean (Miller) and John Dawso ...
'' (1924) as Henry Dawson * ''
Playthings of Desire ''Playthings of Desire'' is a 1924 American silent melodrama film produced and directed by Burton L. King and starring Estelle Taylor. Cast Preservation A print listed as being complete of ''Playthings of Desire'' is located in the Library o ...
'' (1924) as Governor Cabbot * ''
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'' (1925) as The Great La Tour * ''
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'' (1925) as Sen. Woodhurst * ''
The Police Patrol ''The Police Patrol'' is a 1925 American silent crime film directed by Burton L. King and starring James Kirkwood, Edna Murphy and Edmund Breese.Munden p.367 Plot A patrolman falls in love with a dressmaker, is ordered to arrest her when a do ...
'' (1925) as Tony Rocco * '' The Live Wire'' (1925) as Sawdust Sam * ''
Womanhandled ''Womanhandled'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. It is based on a short story by Arthur Stringer and stars Richard Dix and Esther Ralston. Plot Bill Dana (Ric ...
'' (1925) as Uncle Lester * ''
The Highbinders ''The Highbinders'' is a 1915 American short crime film directed by Tod Browning. It is not known whether the film currently survives. Plot As recorded in a film magazine, Maggie, the daughter of Pat Gallagher, a brutal saloon keeper, to esc ...
'' (1926) as Mike Harrigan * '' The Brown Derby'' (1926) as John J. Caldwell * ''
Stepping Along ''Stepping Along'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Charles Hines and starring Johnny Hines, Mary Brian, and William Gaxton. Plot Cast * Johnny Hines as Johnny Rooney * Mary Brian as Molly Taylor * William Gaxton as Fran ...
'' (1926) as Prince Ferdinand Darowitsky * '' Paradise for Two'' (1927) as Uncle Howard * ''
Back to Liberty ''Back to Liberty'' is a 1927 American silent mystery film directed by Bernard McEveety and starring George Walsh, Edmund Breese and Dorothy Hall.Munden p.33 Cast * George Walsh as Jimmy Stevens * Edmund Breese as Tom Devon / Reginald Briand ...
'' (1927) as Tom Devon / Reginald Briand * '' Home Made'' (1927) as Mr. Tilford * ''
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'' (1928) as Col. Hastings * ''
Burning Daylight ''Burning Daylight'' is a novel by Jack London, published in 1910, one of the best-selling books of that year and London's best-selling book in his lifetime. The novel has been adapted for film. Plot The first part of the novel takes place in ...
'' (1928) as John Dossett * '' The Perfect Crime'' (1928) as Wilmot * ''
The Wright Idea ''The Wright Idea'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by Charles Hines and starring Johnny Hines, Louise Lorraine and Edmund Breese.Munden p. 928 Plot Cast * Johnny Hines as Johnny Wright * Louise Lorraine as Helen * Edmund Brees ...
'' (1928) as Mr. Filbert * '' The Haunted House'' (1928) as Uncle Herbert * '' On Trial'' (1928) as Judge * ''
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'' (1928) as William Holden * ''
Fancy Baggage ''Fancy Baggage'' is a 1929 American drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with ...
'' (1929) as John Hardin * '' Sonny Boy'' (1929) as Thorpe * '' Girls Gone Wild'' (1929) as Judge Elliott * '' From Headquarters'' (1929) as Bit Part (uncredited) * '' The Gamblers'' (1929) as Bit Part (uncredited) * '' Girl Overboard'' (1929) as Jim Keefe * ''
The Hottentot ''The Hottentot'' is a lost 1929 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Edward Everett Horton and Patsy Ruth Miller. It is based on the 1920 Broadway play ''The Hottentot'' by William Collier, Sr. and Victor Mape ...
'' (1929) as Ollie * '' In the Headlines'' (1929) as Eddy * '' Hold Everything'' (1930) as Pop O'Keefe * '' All Quiet on the Western Front'' (1930) as Herr Meyer, the Stammtisch speaker * ''
The Czar of Broadway ''The Czar of Broadway'' is a 1930 American pre-Code crime film produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, directed by William James Craft and starring John Wray, Betty Compson, John Harron and Claud Allister. Synopsis A young reporter ...
'' (1930) as McNab * ''
Rough Waters ''Rough Waters'' is a 1930 American pre-Code all-talking adventure drama film that directed by John Daumery and starring Rin Tin Tin. The film was adapted by James A. Starr from a story by Lillie Hayward, and was the last Rin Tin Tin film produc ...
'' (1930) as Captain Thomas * ''
The Sea Bat ''The Sea Bat'' is a 1930 American pre-Code melodrama thriller film directed by Lionel Barrymore and Wesley Ruggles, starring Raquel Torres, Charles Bickford and featuring Boris Karloff. Part of the film was filmed on location in Mazatlán, ...
'' (1930) as Maddocks * '' Top Speed'' (1930) as Spencer Colgate * '' Bright Lights'' (1930) as Harris * ''
Playboy of Paris ''Playboy of Paris'' is a 1930 American pre-Code musical comedy film directed by Ludwig Berger and starring Maurice Chevalier, Frances Dee (in her film debut), and O.P. Heggie. It was based on a 1911 play '' The Little Cafe'' by Tristan Bernard ...
'' (1930) as General (uncredited) * '' Kismet'' (1930) as Jawan * ''
Tol'able David ''Tol'able David'' is a 1921 American silent film based on the 1917 Joseph Hergesheimer short story of the same name. It was adapted to the screen by Edmund Goulding and directed by Henry King for Inspiration Pictures. A rustic tale of violenc ...
'' (1930) as Hunter Kinemon * ''
Playthings of Hollywood ''Playthings of Hollywood'' is a 1930 American romantic drama film directed by William A. O'Connor and starring Phyllis Barrington, Rita La Roy, Sheila Bromley and Donald Reed.Pitts p.167 Made by the independent producer Willis Kent during the ...
'' (1930) as Unknown Role * ''
The Painted Desert ''The Painted Desert'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film released by Pathé Exchange. Produced by E. B. Derr, it was directed by Howard Higgin, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Tom Buckingham. The picture stars low-budget Western ...
'' (1931) as Judge Matthews * '' The Last Parade'' (1931) as City Editor (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1931) as Defense Attorney * '' The She-Wolf'' (1931) as William Remington * '' Young Sinners'' (1931) as Trent * ''
The Good Bad Girl ''The Good Bad Girl'' is a 1931 American romance film based on a novel by Winifred Van Duzer. Cast * Mae Clarke as Marcia Cameron * James Hall as Bob Henderson * Marie Prevost as Trixie Barnes * Robert Ellis as Dapper Dan Tyler * Nance O'Neil ...
'' (1931) as Mr. J.P. Henderson * ''
Defenders of the Law ''Defenders of the Law'' is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film directed by Joseph Levering and starring Catherine Dale Owen, John Holland and Robert Gleckler.Pitts, p. 401 Synopsis A cop goes undercover to infiltrate a gang with strong polit ...
'' (1931) as Police Commander Randall * ''
The Public Defender ''The Public Defender'' is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film directed by J. Walter Ruben, starring Richard Dix and featuring Boris Karloff. Rich playboy Pike Winslow dons the mantle of 'The Reckoner', a mysterious avenger, when he learns that ...
'' (1931) as Frank Wells * ''
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'' (1931) * ''
Chinatown After Dark ''Chinatown After Dark'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Stuart Paton and starring Carmel Myers, Rex Lease and Barbara Kent.Pitts p.240 Cast *Carmel Myers as Madame Ying Su *Rex Lease as James 'Jim' Bonner *Barbara Kent as Lo ...
'' (1931) as Le Fong * '' Platinum Blonde'' (1931) as Conroy - the Editor * ''
Morals for Women ''Morals for Women'' (known in the UK as ''Farewell Party'' and in re-release as ''Big City Interlude'') is a 1931 American pre-Code film produced and released by Tiffany Pictures, often considered a low budget studio. The film stars Bessie Love ...
'' (1931) as Mr. Huston * ''
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'' (1931) as Warden * '' The Hatchet Man'' (1932) as Yu Chang * ''
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'' (1932) as Dwight Simpson - Prosecuting Attorney * '' The Reckoning'' (1932) as Doc * '' Police Court'' (1932) as Judge Robert Webster * ''
Love Bound ''Love Bound'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code mystery film directed by Robert F. Hill and starring Jack Mulhall, Natalie Moorhead, Clara Kimball Young.Pitts p.259 It is a second feature produced by the Poverty Row studio Peerless Pictures. The fi ...
'' (1932) as J.B. 'Lucky' Morrison * ''
Young Bride ''Young Bride'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by William A. Seiter and written by Garrett Fort, Ralph Murphy and Jane Murfin. The film stars Helen Twelvetrees, Eric Linden, Arline Judge, Roscoe Ates and Polly Walters. The film ...
'' (1932) as Mr. C. B. Chadwick, the Broker * '' As You Desire Me'' (1932) as Friar (uncredited) * '' Alias Mary Smith'' (1932) as Father * ''
The Hurricane Express ''The Hurricane Express'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code 12-chapter Mascot Pictures film serial. Written by Colbert Clark, Barney Sarecky, Wyndham Gittens, George Morgan, and J.P. McGowan, the serial was directed by Armand Schaeffer and J.P. M ...
'' (1932) as Frank Stratton * ''
Drifting Souls ''Drifting Souls'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Louis King and starring Lois Wilson, Theodore von Eltz and Raymond Hatton.Pitts p.435 Cast * Lois Wilson as Linda Lawrence * Theodore von Eltz as Joe Robson * Raymond Hatt ...
'' (1932) as Brad Martin * ''
The Cabin in the Cotton ''The Cabin in the Cotton'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Michael Curtiz. The screenplay by Paul Green is based on the novel of the same title by Harry Harrison Kroll. The film perhaps is best known for a line of dialogue ...
'' (1932) as Holmes Scott * '' The Golden West'' (1932) as Sam Lynch * ''
Women Won't Tell ''Women Won't Tell'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Sarah Padden, Otis Harlan and Gloria Shea. It was written by Lela E. Rogers, mother of Ginger Rogers.Pitts p. 91 Main cast * Sarah Padden ...
'' (1932) as Attorney for the Defense * ''
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'' (1932) as Cho-Cho's grandfather * ''
The Match King ''The Match King'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code drama film made by First National Pictures, directed by William Keighley and Howard Bretherton. The film starred Warren William and Lili Damita, and follows the rise and fall of Swedish safety mat ...
'' (1932) as Olaf Christofsen * ''
The Billion Dollar Scandal ''The Billion Dollar Scandal'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Harry Joe Brown and written by Beatrice Banyard, Willard Mack and Gene Towne. The film stars Robert Armstrong, Constance Cummings, Olga Baclanova, Frank Morgan, ...
'' (1933) as Haddock * '' International House'' (1933) as Dr. Wong * ''
Fighting with Kit Carson ''Fighting with Kit Carson'' is a 1933 American pre-Code Mascot Pictures film serial. It was edited into a feature film by Al Dezel Productions in 1946 and released to theaters as a movie. Johnny Mack Brown starred as Kit Carson, and Betsy Kin ...
'' (1933, Serial) as Matt Fargo hs. 1–7, 12* ''
Laughing at Life ''Laughing at Life'' is a 1933 American pre-Code film directed by Ford Beebe. Plot summary Easter, a soldier of fortune and gunrunner, leaves his family behind escaping from the authorities and an American detective named Mason. His globe-ho ...
'' (1933) as Cabinet Officer * ''
The Stranger's Return ''The Stranger's Return'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code drama film directed by King Vidor and starring Miriam Hopkins, Lionel Barrymore and Franchot Tone. It was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Miriam Hopkins was loaned out to MGM for the pictu ...
'' (1933) as Dr. Craig (uncredited) * '' A Man of Sentiment'' (1933) as John Russell Sr. * ''
Ladies Must Love ''Ladies Must Love'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film directed by E. A. Dupont and written by John Francis Larkin. The film stars June Knight, Neil Hamilton, Sally O'Neil, Dorothy Burgess, Mary Carlisle and George E. Stone. The fil ...
'' (1933) as Thomas Van Dyne * '' Only Yesterday'' (1933) as Wall Street Investor * ''
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'' (1933) as Board Member (uncredited) * '' Duck Soup'' (1933) as Former President Zander, Firefly's predecessor * ''Above the Clouds'' (1933) as Crusty * ''On Your Guard'' (1933) as Prison Warden * ''
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'' (1934) as Maj. Tarrant * ''
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'' (1934) as J.C. Trevor * '' Come On, Marines!'' (1934) as Gen. Cabot * '' Return of the Terror'' (1934) as Editor * ''
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'' (1934) as Pirate of the Spanish Main * ''
The Law of the Wild ''The Law of the Wild'' is a 1934 American western serial film produced by Nat Levine, directed by B. Reeves Eason and Armand Schaefer, distributed by Mascot Pictures, and starring two famous animal stars, Rex the Wonder Horse and Rin Tin Tin ...
'' (1934, Serial) as Dr. R.N. Price hs. 6, 11-12(uncredited) * ''
Lost in the Stratosphere ''Lost in the Stratosphere'' is a 1934 American aviation drama film directed by Melville W. Brown and starring William Cagney, Edward J. Nugent, and June Collyer. In one of his few roles in front of the cameras, Cagney was the lookalike younger ...
'' (1934) as Col. Brooks * '' Broadway Bill'' (1934) as Presiding Judge * '' The Marriage Bargain'' (1935) as Judge Robert Stanhope


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Breese, Edmund 1871 births 1936 deaths 19th-century American male actors American male stage actors 20th-century American male actors Male actors from New York City American male film actors American male silent film actors People from Brooklyn Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) Deaths from peritonitis