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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.〔''Pictorial History of the American Theatre 1860-1985'' c.1985 by Daniel Blum〕 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, from which he died on April 6, 1936. ==Selected filmography== * ''The Master Mind'' (1914) (based on the 1913 Broadway play starring Breese) * ''The Shooting of Dan McGrew'' (1915) * ''The Lure of Heart's Desire'' (1916) * ''The Spell of the Yukon'' (1916) * ''The Weakness of Strength'' (1916) * ''His Temporary Wife'' (1920) * ''Beyond the Rainbow'' (1922) * ''Restless Wives'' (1924) * ''The Sixth Commandment'' (1924) * ''Playthings of Desire'' (1924) * ''Paradise for Two'' (1927) * ''The Haunted House'' (1928) * ''The Hottentot'' (1929) * ''Hold Everything'' (1930) * ''All Quiet on the Western Front'' (1930) * ''The Sea Bat'' (1930) * ''Tol'able David'' (1930) * ''The Public Defender'' (1931) * ''Mata Hari'' (1931) * ''Chinatown After Dark'' (1931) * ''Morals for Women'' (1931) * ''The Hurricane Express'' (1932) * ''International House'' (1933) * ''Treasure Island'' (1934) * ''Lost in the Stratosphere'' (1934) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edmund Breese」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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