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Edward Peil Sr.

Edward Peil Sr.

Acting1883Racine, Wisconsin, USA

Biography

Edward Peil Sr. was an American stage and screen actor. He appeared in films from 1906 to 1951.

Acting History

1951
Fort Worth
as Citizen (uncredited)
Storm Warning
as Townsman (uncredited)
1950
Colt .45
as Townsman (uncredited)
Bright Leaf
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Pretty Baby
as Hawkins (uncredited)
1949
Red, Hot and Blue
as Piano Tuner (uncredited)
1948
Three Daring Daughters
as Waiter (uncredited)
1947
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
as Townsman (uncredited)
Yankee Fakir
as Frank
Valley of Fear
as Jamison Forbes
The Lady from Shanghai
as Guard (uncredited)
1946
1943
Hoppy Serves a Writ
as Card Player
The Kid Rides Again
as John Ainsley
Canyon City
as Jim Hardy (as Ed Peil Sr.)
The Outlaw
as Swanson (uncredited)
Bombardier
as Officer
Robin Hood of the Range
as Grady (as Ed Peil Sr.)
Captive Wild Woman
as Jake - Handler (uncredited)
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
as Freighter Captain [Chs. 7-8]
1942
The Major and the Minor
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
Border Roundup
as Sheriff
Texas Justice
as Ed Hannigan
The Pride of the Yankees
as Policeman (uncredited)
Down Rio Grande Way
as Commissioner Adams
For Me and My Gal
as Jim (uncredited)
Sunset Serenade
as Party Guest
Riders of the West
as Investigator Jim Dodge
The Secret Code
as Policeman
Foreign Agent
as Robert Nelson, fifth columnist
My Favorite Blonde
as Policeman (uncredited)
Shut My Big Mouth
as Hotel Proprietor
1941
Fugitive Valley
as Jailer Ed
Tonto Basin Outlaws
as Photographer
Jesse James at Bay
as U.S. Marshal
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Love Crazy
as Sun Valley Private Investigator (uncredited)
Red River Valley
as Cattle Rancher
Forbidden Trails
as Dealer with Visor
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
as Mr. Harper - Cattle Rancher (as Ed Piel Sr.)
In Old Cheyenne
as Train Conductor
Pacific Blackout
as Air Raid Warden
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
as Opera House Assistant manager (uncredited)
The Texas Marshal
as Sam Adams
1940
The Shadow
as Inspector Joe Cardona
The Showdown
as Man Wearing Visor
Riders of Pasco Basin
as Jones (uncredited)
One Man's Law
as Joel Winters
Two Girls on Broadway
as Man Saying 'Give Him His Five Bucks' (uncredited)
Men with Steel Faces
as Dr. Cooper (archive footage)
I Take This Oath
as Police Sergeant Riley
Legion of the Lawless
as Speaker at Meeting (uncredited)
Riders of Black Mountain
as George Harris
1939
The Night Riders
as Rancher Harper
Union Pacific
as Laborer (uncredited)
Let Us Live
as Bank Cashier (uncredited)
Dodge City
as Mr. Turner (uncredited)
I Stole a Million
as Doorman (uncredited)
Girl from Rio
as William W. Wilson, Lawyer
When Tomorrow Comes
as Janitor (uncredited)
The Marshal Of Mesa City
as Express Agent Frank (uncredited)
Mutiny in the Big House
as Prison Gate Guard
Water Rustlers
as Weylan's Lawyer
Geronimo
as John A.J. Cresswell
The Man from Sundown
as Sheriff Wiley
1938
You Can't Take It with You
as Neighbor Helping with Move (uncredited)
King of the Sierras
as Rancher Blake
The Singing Cowgirl
as Tom Harkins
Code of the Rangers
as Ranger Captain (as Ed Pier Sr.)
Too Hot to Handle
as Newsreel Man (uncredited)
The Girl of the Golden West
as Townsman in Sheriff's Office
1937
Come on, Cowboys
as Thomas Rigby
Gunsmoke Ranch
as Dam Engineer Rankin
Heroes of the Alamo
as General Sam Houston
Idol of the Crowds
as Det. Sgt. Baker (uncredited)
The Old Wyoming Trail
as Edward Peil Sr.
Slaves in Bondage
as Detective Captain
Blossoms On Broadway
as Conductor (uncredited)
Paradise Express
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Two-Fisted Sheriff
as Judge Webster
Trapped
as Bill Ashley
Captains Courageous
as Fisherman (uncredited)
The Awful Truth
as Bailiff (uncredited)
1936
Ghost Town Gold
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Love on a Bet
as Mr. Bligh, at Hutchinson's Meeting
The Cowboy Star
as Clem Baker (as Ed Piel Sr.)
Road Gang
as Guard in Sleeping Quarters (uncredited)
Oh, Susanna
as Mineral Springs Sheriff Cole (as Ed Peil Sr.)
Two Against the World
as Coroner (uncredited)
Exclusive Story
as Newspaperman (uncredited)
College Holiday
as Cop in Park
White Fang
as Minor Role
Yours for the Asking
as Waiter (uncredited)
Alibi for Murder
as Peters (Uncredited)
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Jailer (uncredited)
1935
Reckless
as Man Raising Stage Curtain (uncredited)
Society Fever
as Booker
The Nitwits
as Eddie the Detective
Bride of Frankenstein
as Villager (uncredited)
The Phantom Empire
as Cooper (as Edward Piel Sr.)
1934
Madame Spy
as Garage Owner
Fog Over Frisco
as Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
The Man from Utah
as Spike Barton (as Edward Peil)
Blue Steel
as Malgrove
Kid Millions
as Assistant Bartender (uncredited)
Our Daily Bread
as Powerhouse Employee (uncredited)
Manhattan Love Song
as Employment Agent
Journal of a Crime
as Jailer (uncredited)
Cheating Cheaters
as Detective (uncredited)
1933
Night Flight
as Airport Office Employee (uncredited)
King of the Arena
as Police Chief
The Big Cage
as Glenn Stoner
Fury of the Jungle
as Molango Villager (uncredited)
I Am Suzanne!
as Newspaper Reporter
Broadway to Hollywood
as Stage Manager
The Mystery Squadron
as Andrew Martin
Headline Shooter
as Riverport Townsman (uncredited)
1932
Movie Crazy
as Waiter (Uncredited)
The Mask of Fu Manchu
as Coolie Spy (uncredited)
Tombstone Canyon
as Replaced by Bob Burns (credit only)
Madame Racketeer
as Train Passenger
Emma
as Man (uncredited)
The Hatchet Man
as Bing Foo
The Devil Horse
as The Sheriff (as Edward Peil)
The Local Bad Man
as Sheriff Hickory (as Edward Peil)
Destry Rides Again
as Frank Warren
Trapped in Tia Juana
as Capt. Davis
1931
Wild Horse
as Sheriff
Clearing the Range
as Sheriff Jim
Law of the Rio Grande
as Second Sheriff
The Galloping Ghost
as Coach of Baxter Team
Everything’s Rosie
as 1st Sheriff
The Avenger
as Ike Mason
The Gay Buckaroo
as Hi - Clint's Servant (as Edward Peil)
1930
Cock o' the Walk
as Cafe Manager
1929
Masked Emotions
as Lee Wing
1927
Framed
as Moola
Tumbling River
as Roan Tibbets
1926
Black Paradise
as Murdock
Yellow Fingers
as Kwong Li
Midnight Faces
as Suie Chang
1925
The Iron Horse
as Old Chinese Railroad Worker (uncredited)
The Fighting Heart
as Flash Fogarty
As No Man Has Loved
as Capt. Kearney
The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted
as 'Slick' Jennings
1924
$50,000 Reward
as Buck Scofield
The Man Who Came Back
as Sam Shu Sin
Teeth
as Sheriff
1923
The Lone Star Ranger
as Kane (as Edward Peil)
Three Jumps Ahead
as Buck Taggitt
The Purple Dawn
as Wong Chang
Stepping Fast
as Sun Yat (as Edward Peil)
1922
Arabia
as Ibrahim Bulamar (as Edward Piel)
The Song of Life
as Amos Tilden
The Dust Flower
as Judson Flack
1921
Dream Street
as Swan Way
That Girl Montana
as Lee Holly
The Killer
as Ramon (as Edward Peil)
1920
The Road to Divorce
as Dr. Shaw (as Edward Peil)
Two Moons
as Lang Whistler
The Money Changers
as Ling Choo Fong
1919
The Dragon Painter
as Kano Indara
The Girl Who Stayed at Home
as Turnverein Terror
A Sage Brush Hamlet
as Claude Dutton
Peppy Polly
as Judge Monroe
I'll Get Him Yet
as Robert Hamilton (as Edward Peil)
Prudence on Broadway
as Mr. Wentworth
Boots
as Nicholas Jerome
The Pagan God
as Wah Kung
The Illustrious Prince
as Inspector Jacks
Fighting Cressy
as John Ford
1918
The Greatest Thing in Life
as The German Officer
Borrowed Clothes
as George Weston
The Shuttle
as Ughtred Anstruthers
Cheating the Public
as Mary's Attorney
Jilted Janet
as Ernest Morgan
1917
The Man from Montana
as Warren Summers
The Serpent's Tooth
as Jack Stilling
Whose Wife?
as John Herrick (as Edward Peil)
Souls in Pawn
as Etienne Jaccard
The Eyes of the World
as James Rutledge Jr.
1916
The Stronger Love
as Jim Serviss (as Edward Peil)
The Valiants of Virginia
as Edward Sassoon
At Piney Ridge
as Mark Brierson
1914
The Ragged Earl
as Lord Wildbrook (as Edward J. Peil)
Through Fire to Fortune
as Thomas Barrett

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/18/1883
Day of Death
12/29/1958
Place of Birth
Racine, Wisconsin, USA