Job Actor
Years active 1934-86
Known for Rough-edged voice and energetic character
Top Roles Sgt. Kellwin, Company J, Bugsy Welch, Edmund Vincent 'Eddie' Hoke, General Lacomber, Max Ferris
Top GenresComedy, Drama, Romance, Musical, War, Western
Top TopicsRomance (Comic), World War II, Book-Based
Top Collaborators (Producer), , (Director), (Producer)
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Keenan Wynn Overview:

Character actor, Keenan Wynn, was born Francis Xavier Aloysius James Jeremiah Keenan Wynn on Jul 27, 1916 in New York City, NY. Wynn died at the age of 70 on Oct 14, 1986 in Los Angeles, CA and was laid to rest in Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) Cemetery in Glendale, CA.

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Keenan Wynn was a dark-haired, often mustachioed American actor with a faintly dejected air, rough-edged voice and energetic character. At his best during his long association with MGM, specifically from 1945 to 1955, he provided more useful back-up for the stars than some of them could handle, notably in comedy. He is the son of Ed Wynn and the father of screenwriter Tracy Keenan Wynn.

(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Illustrated Dictionary of Film Character Actors).

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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Television.

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Keenan Wynn Quotes:

[After Jennifer Griggs and her boyfriend are soaked by rain, Jennifer quickly exchanges her wet dress for a provocative blanket]
Ben Griggs: What does she do?
Sam Griggs: She's a librarian.
Ben Griggs: Must read a lot.


Senator Billboard Rawkins: My family's been having nothing but trouble with immigrants ever since they come to this country!


Ronnie Hastings: I made a wedding breakfast...spaghetti and meatballs.


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Keenan Wynn Facts
Was originally to play Perry White in Superman (1978), but had to drop out upon arriving in London for filming due to heart problems.

Keenan helped push his father Ed Wynn to become an actor.

Interred along with his father Ed Wynn at Forest Lawn, Glendale, CA., in the Great Mausoleum, Holly entrance, Daffodil Corridor.

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