Edward Earle
Edward Earle (16 July 1882 – 15 December 1972) was a Canadian-American stage, film and television actor. In a career which lasted from the 1910s to 1966, he appeared in almost 400 films between 1914 and 1956. He was born in Toronto and died in Los Angeles, aged 90.
Edward Earle

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- Name
- Edward Earle
- Born
- 16 July 1882
- Birthplace
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Died
- 15 December 1972
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- Canada
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Edward Earle (16 July 1882 – 15 December 1972) was a Canadian-American stage, film and television actor. In a career which lasted from the 1910s to 1966, he appeared in almost 400 films between 1914 and 1956. He was born in Toronto and died in Los Angeles, aged 90.
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• Name — Edward Earle • Born — 16 July 1882 • Birthplace — Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Died — 15 December 1972 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, United States • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1914–1966
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Film • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1913 — An Hour Before Dawn — Professor Wallace-the Inventor • 1915 — Through Turbulent Waters — Frank Wentworth • Eugene Aram — Walter Lester • Ranson's Folly — Lieutenant Ranson • 1916 — data-sort-value="Innocence of Ruth, The" | The Innocence of Ruth — Jimmy Carter • data-sort-value="Light of Happiness, The" | The Light of Happiness — Lowell Van Orden • data-sort-value="Gates of Eden, The" | The Gates of Eden — Rodney • 1917 — data-sort-value="Great Bradley Mystery, The" | The Great Bradley Mystery — Collier • God's Man — Archie Hartogensis • data-sort-value="Beautiful Lie, The" | The Beautiful Lie — Paul Vivian • For France — Edward Ackland • 1918 — data-sort-value="Blind Adventure, The" | The Blind Adventure — Geoffrey West • data-sort-value="Little Runaway, The" | The Little Runaway — Lord Killowen • One Thousand Dollars — Eddie Gillian • 1919 — His Bridal Night — Joe Damorel • data-sort-value="Miracle of Love, The" | The Miracle of Love — Howard McClintock • 1920 — data-sort-value="Law of the Yukon, The" | The Law of the Yukon — Morgan Kleath • 1921 — Passion Fruit — Pierce Lamont • East Lynne — Archibald Carlyle • 1922 — data-sort-value="Streets of New York, The" | The Streets of New York — Paul Fairweather • 1922 — False Fronts — Keith Drummond • 1923 — None So Blind — Sheldon Sherman • 1924 — Gambling Wives — Vincent Forrest • data-sort-value="Family Secret, The" | The Family Secret — Gary Holmes • data-sort-value="Dangerous Flirt, The" | The Dangerous Flirt — Dick Morris — Lost film • 1925 — Her Market Value — Anthony Davis • Why Women Love — Ira Meers • 1926 — data-sort-value="Greater Glory, The" | The Greater Glory — Otto Steiner • data-sort-value="Woman's Heart, A" | A Woman's Heart — Ralph Deane • data-sort-value="Captain's Courage, A" | A Captain's Courage • 1927 — Twelve Miles Out — John Burton • 1928 — Runaway Girls — Varden • data-sort-value="Wind, The" | The Wind — Beverly • 1929 — Spite Marriage — Lionel Benmore • Smiling Irish Eyes — Ralph Prescott • data-sort-value="Hottentot, The" | The Hottentot — Larry Crawford • 1930 — Second Honeymoon — Jim Huntley • 1931 — data-sort-value="Woman of Experience, A" | A Woman of Experience — Captain Kurt von Hausen • 1931 — Forgotten Women — Sleek Moran • 1934 — Mystery Mountain — Frank Blayden • 1935 — data-sort-value="Miracle Rider, The" | The Miracle Rider — Christopher Adams • Grand Exit — Optics expert • data-sort-value="Revenge Rider, The" | The Revenge Rider — Kramer • 1936 — Wives Never Know — Mr. Lawyer • Headline Crasher — Atwood • 1937 — Artists and Models — Flunky • 1938 — Her Jungle Love — Captain Avery • Riders of the Black Hills — Race Track Steward • data-sort-value="Marines Are Here, The" | The Marines Are Here — Lieutenant Drake • data-sort-value="Headleys at Home, The" | The Headleys at Home — Van Wyck Schuyler • 1940 — data-sort-value="Secret Seven, The" | The Secret Seven — Twine Company Manager • 1941 — Scattergood Baines — Crane • 1943 — Alaska Highway — Blair Caswell • What a Woman — Livingstone • 1944 — Detective Kitty O'Day — Oliver M. Wentworth • I Accuse My Parents — Judge • 1946 — Dark Alibi — Thomas Harley • data-sort-value="Devil's Mask, The" | The Devil's Mask — E. R. Willard • 1948 — Command Decision — Congressman Watson • 1956 — Never Say Goodbye — Colonel Wasburn • Francis in the Haunted House — Professor Anderson • data-sort-value="She-Creature, The" | The She-Creature — Professor Anderson • data-sort-value="Ten Commandments, The" | The Ten Commandments — Slave (uncredited) Television • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1953–1956 — You Are There — Charles G. Ross/General Macy/President Woodrow Wilson/Mr Hale — 4 episodes • 1954 — I Led Three Lives — Randall Milton — "Rest Home" (season 2, episode 15) • Annie Oakley — Priest — "Annie Trusts a Convict" (season 1, episode 2) • My Little Margie — Dr. Farrell — "Vern's Winter Vacation" (season 4, episode 13) • 1955 — Science Fiction Theatre — Dr. Joel Kerwin — "Sound of Murder" (season 1, episode 37) • 1956 — Broken Arrow — Secretary of Interior — "The Conspirators" (season 1, episode 11) • 1958 — M Squad — Doctor — "The Chicago Bluebeard" (season 1, episode 25) • 1960 — data-sort-value="Texan, The" | The Texan — Mr Mead — "The Nomad" (season 2, episode 32) • 1966 — Camera Three — Man I — "In Search of Ezra Pound: Part 1" (season 11, episode 22)

Actor Edward Earle, on page 11 of the August 4, 1923 Universal Weekly.
Universal Pictures, Freulich (photographer) · Universal Weekly (1923-1926) on the Internet Archive

The Family Secret (see note regarding identification of the film)
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