---
name: "Snitz Edwards"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/snitz-edwards"
fi1m_id: "snitz-edwards"
imdb_id: "nm0250366"
tmdb_id: 14488
wikidata_id: "Q327140"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1868"
died: "1 May 1937"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-25T06:13:47.894961+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Snitz Edwards

## Identity

Snitz Edwards

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/snitz-edwards
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** snitz-edwards
- **IMDb ID:** nm0250366
- **TMDB ID:** 14488
- **Wikidata ID:** Q327140
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snitz_Edwards, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q327140, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0250366/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14488

Actor. Born 1 January 1868 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. Died 1 May 1937.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1868, Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
- **Died:** 1 May 1937
- **Active:** 1924–1925
- **Also known as:** Edward Neumann
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 2 acting, 1 other
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1920s 80 (2), 1930s 83 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snitz_Edwards, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q327140, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0250366/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14488

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Thief of Bagdad*](https://film.one/film/the-thief-of-bagdad-1924.md) (82)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Seven Chances*](https://film.one/film/seven-chances.md) (78)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Snitz Edwards, born Edward Neumann, was a Hungarian-born stage and character actor who worked in American silent films and into the early sound era. He was born on 1 January 1868 in Budapest, then part of Austria-Hungary, and died on 1 May 1937 in Los Angeles, California.

Edwards began as a successful Broadway performer before transitioning to film around 1915. He appeared in numerous productions with major stars of the period and is noted for roles such as His Evil Associate in *The Thief of Bagdad* (1924), His Lawyer in *Seven Chances* (1925), Florine Papillon in *The Phantom of the Opera* (1925), and supporting parts in three Buster Keaton films including *Battling Butler* (1926) and *College* (1927). His final screen appearance was an uncredited role in *The Public Enemy* (1931).

He was married to actress Eleanor Taylor from 1906 until his death.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

### Performed in (2) — the average rests on these

- *Seven Chances* (1925), Fi1m 78, as His Lawyer — [page](https://film.one/film/seven-chances.md)
- *The Thief of Bagdad* (1924), Fi1m 82, as His Evil Associate — [page](https://film.one/film/the-thief-of-bagdad-1924.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *The Public Enemy* (1931), Fi1m 83, as Miller (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-public-enemy.md)

## Complete filmography (57)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Public Enemy* (1931), as Miller (uncredited) — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/the-public-enemy.md)
- *Sit Tight* (1931), as Charley
- *The Right of Way* (1930), as Luis Trudel
- *The Mysterious Island* (1929), as Anton
- *A Dangerous Woman* (1929), as Chief Macheria
- *Night Life* (1927), as Merry-Go-Round Manager
- *College* (1927), as The Dean
- *The Red Mill* (1927), as Caesar Rinkle
- *The Cruise of the Jasper B* (1926), as Reginald Maltravers
- *April Fool* (1926), as Mr. Applebaum
- *The Lady of the Harem* (1926), as Abdu
- *The Clinging Vine* (1926), as Dr. A. 'Tut' Tutweiler
- *Battling Butler* (1926), as Alfred's Valet
- *The Sea Wolf* (1926), as Thomas Mugridge (cook)
- *Volcano* (1926), as Auctioneer
- *Made for Love* (1926), as Bit Role
- *A Lover's Oath* (1925), as Omar's Servant
- *The Wanderer* (1925), as Jeweler
- *The Phantom of the Opera* (1925), as Florine Papillon
- *Old Shoes* (1925), as The Shopkeeper
- *Seven Chances* (1925), as His Lawyer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/seven-chances.md)
- *The Tornado* (1925), as Pewee
- *Inez from Hollywood* (1924), as The Old Sport
- *Tarnish* (1924), as Mr. Stutts
- *Passion's Pathway* (1924), as Simpson
- *In Fast Company* (1924), as Mike Ricketts
- *A Woman Who Sinned* (1924), as Grabini
- *Tiger Love* (1924), as Hunchback
- *The Thief of Bagdad* (1924), as His Evil Associate — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-thief-of-bagdad-1924.md)
- *The Hill Billy* (1924), as Tabb Tafel
- *Scaramouche* (1923), as Villager (uncredited)
- *Modern Matrimony* (1923), as Mr. Baltman
- *Rosita* (1923), as Little Jailer
- *The Huntress* (1923), as Musq'oosis
- *Hollywood* (1923), as Snitz Edwards
- *Children of Jazz* (1923), as Blivens
- *Souls for Sale* (1923), as Komical Kale - the Klown
- *June Madness* (1922), as Pennetti
- *Rags to Riches* (1922), as Purist League member
- *The Prisoner of Zenda* (1922), as Josef
- *The Ghost Breaker* (1922), as Maurice
- *Love Is an Awful Thing* (1922), as Superintendent
- *Human Hearts* (1922), as Ran Schreiber
- *The Primitive Lover* (1922), as Little Husband
- *Red Hot Romance* (1922), as Signor Frijole
- *Ladies Must Live* (1921), as Edward Barron
- *No Woman Knows* (1921), as Herr Bauer
- *Cheated Love* (1921), as Bernie
- *The Love Special* (1921), as Zeka Logan
- *The Charm School* (1921), as Mr. Boyd
- *Going Some* (1920), as Willie
- *The City of Masks* (1920), as Drouillard
- *Good Night, Nurse!* (1918), as Drunken Man
- *The Price She Paid* (1917), as General Siddall
- *The Politicians* (1915), as Ike Dobbins
- *Keep Moving* (1915), as Hypo Jake
- *The Fixer* (1915), as General Gomez of Mexico

## Gallery

- ![Snitz Edwards](https://film.one/media/person/3849758/gallery-42654b81e48b.jpg) Snitz Edwards — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Snitz_Edwards.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Snitz Edwards](https://film.one/media/person/3849758/gallery-2a3b5bc2d5b4.jpg) Snitz Edwards — Image via TMDB
- ![Snitz Edwards](https://film.one/media/person/3849758/gallery-1f7cf54f97c2.jpg) Snitz Edwards — Image via TMDB

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