Edward Earle: movies and TV shows
Edward Earle has 218 credits in the archive: 207 films and 11 TV series, from 1913 to 1959. Highest rated: The Ford Television Theatre (7.8/10).
Career timeline
1913 – 1959 · busiest year: 1938 (21 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | The Deputy | Judge R. A. Jenson | TV | 6.5 | 76 |
| 1956 | Broken Arrow | Secretary of Interior | TV | 6.5 | 73 |
| 1956 | Never Say Goodbye | Colonel Washburn | Film | 6.4 | 73 |
| 1956 | The She-Creature | Professor Anderson | Film | 4.1 | 73 |
| 1956 | Francis in the Haunted House | Howard Grisby | Film | 5.8 | 73 |
| 1955 | The Bob Cummings Show | The Judge | TV | 6.3 | 72 |
| 1955 | One Desire | Mr. Hathaway | Film | 6.1 | 72 |
| 1954 | Annie Oakley | Priest | TV | 5.6 | 71 |
| 1953 | You Are There | General Marcy | TV | 6.0 | 70 |
| 1953 | You Are There | President Woodrow Wilson | TV | 6.0 | 70 |
| 1953 | You Are There | TV | 6.0 | 70 | |
| 1953 | The Stranger Wore a Gun | Jeb | Film | 5.5 | 70 |
| 1953 | Vice Squad | Vault Teller (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 70 |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | Third Mailman | TV | 6.8 | 69 |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | Caldwell | TV | 6.8 | 69 |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatre | Randall | TV | 7.8 | 69 |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatre | TV | 7.8 | 69 | |
| 1952 | The Merry Widow | Chestnut Vendor (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 69 |
| 1952 | Hangman's Knot | Union Captain | Film | 6.6 | 69 |
| 1952 | The Rose Bowl Story | Dr. Thompson | Film | 4.3 | 69 |
| 1951 | Go for Broke! | Dress Parade General (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 68 |
| 1951 | The Texas Rangers | Lowden (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 68 |
| 1951 | Flight to Mars | Justin (uncredited) | Film | 5.2 | 68 |
| 1951 | The Big Gusher | Oil Man | Film | 7.0 | 68 |
| 1950 | Annie Get Your Gun | Footman (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 67 |
| 1950 | Blondie's Hero | Richard Rogers (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 67 |
| 1950 | The Lawless | Town Councilman (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 67 |
| 1950 | Beware of Blondie | J.C. Dithers | Film | 6.0 | 67 |
| 1950 | When You're Smiling | Foster | Film | 9.0 | 67 |
| 1949 | The Gal Who Took the West | Mr. Nolan | Film | 6.0 | 66 |
| 1948 | Command Decision | Congressman Watson | Film | 6.6 | 65 |
| 1948 | Words and Music | James Fernby Kelly | Film | 5.8 | 65 |
| 1948 | The Dark Past | McCoy (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 65 |
| 1948 | Big Town Scandal | Court Clerk (uncredited) | Film | 5.3 | 65 |
| 1947 | Ride the Pink Horse | Locke | Film | 7.2 | 64 |
| 1947 | The Mighty McGurk | Martin (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 64 |
| 1947 | Heartaches | Anatole Hendricks - Radio Station Manager (uncredited) | Film | 5.3 | 64 |
| 1947 | Dragnet | District Attorney | Film | 7.3 | 64 |
| 1946 | The Best Years of Our Lives | Steese - Bank (uncredited) | Film | 7.7 | 63 |
| 1946 | The Postman Always Rings Twice | Doctor (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 63 |
| 1946 | The Harvey Girls | Jed Adams | Film | 6.6 | 63 |
| 1946 | Dark Alibi | Thomas Harley | Film | 6.3 | 63 |
| 1946 | The Devil's Mask | E. R. Willard | Film | 6.1 | 63 |
| 1946 | Accomplice | Jim Bonniwell | Film | 5.8 | 63 |
| 1945 | Purity Squad | Judge (uncredited) | Film | 7.7 | 62 |
| 1945 | Circumstantial Evidence | Doctor | Film | 5.2 | 62 |
| 1945 | In Old New Mexico | The Printer | Film | 7.0 | 62 |
| 1945 | Scared Stiff | Joshua Elliott (Uncredited) | Film | 4.7 | 62 |
| 1944 | Black Magic | Dawson, Police Lab | Film | 7.1 | 61 |
| 1944 | I Accuse My Parents | Judge | Film | 2.9 | 61 |
| 1944 | Maisie Goes to Reno | Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 61 |
| 1944 | Faces in the Fog | Wells | Film | 4.3 | 61 |
| 1944 | Detective Kitty O'Day | Oliver M. Wentworth | Film | 4.6 | 61 |
| 1944 | Wilson | Reporter (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 61 |
| 1944 | She's a Soldier Too | Mr. Spengler (uncredited) | Film | 5.5 | 61 |
| 1944 | Double Exposure | District Attorney Merkle | Film | 6.2 | 61 |
| 1944 | Kansas City Kitty | Lawyer Burgess | Film | 6.3 | 61 |
| 1943 | So Proudly We Hail | Doctor (Uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 60 |
| 1943 | Crash Dive | Wreckage Victim | Film | 6.4 | 60 |
| 1943 | Slightly Dangerous | Newspaper employee (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 60 |
| 1943 | Aerial Gunner | Squadron Commanding Officer (uncredited) | Film | 5.0 | 60 |
| 1943 | Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case | Morris (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 60 |
| 1943 | King of the Cowboys | Businessman | Film | 6.0 | 60 |
| 1943 | California Joe | Weldon's Commanding Officer | Film | 8.0 | 60 |
| 1943 | Jack London | James Hare | Film | 6.1 | 60 |
| 1943 | Bordertown Gun Fighters | Dan Forrester | Film | 9.0 | 60 |
| 1943 | Alaska Highway | Blair Caswell | Film | 6.3 | 60 |
| 1943 | The West Side Kid | Racketeer | Film | — | 60 |
| 1942 | Wake Island | Commander (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 59 |
| 1942 | Blue, White and Perfect | First Officer Richards | Film | 6.5 | 59 |
| 1942 | Lucky Jordan | Government Courier with Briefcase | Film | 7.4 | 59 |
| 1942 | Dr. Broadway | Assistant District Attorney Hayes (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 59 |
| 1942 | Laugh Your Blues Away | Mr. Larkin | Film | 10.0 | 59 |
| 1941 | Meet John Doe | Radio Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 58 |
| 1941 | Johnny Eager | Man #2 Watching Dog Run at Track (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 58 |
| 1941 | Pacific Blackout | Army Major | Film | 6.6 | 58 |
| 1941 | She Knew All the Answers | Harassed Man (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 58 |
| 1941 | The Richest Man in Town | Berton | Film | 10.0 | 58 |
| 1941 | Border Vigilantes | Stevens | Film | 6.3 | 58 |
| 1941 | Scattergood Baines | Crane | Film | 7.0 | 58 |
| 1940 | Before I Hang | Dr. Nichols | Film | 6.3 | 57 |
| 1940 | Edison, the Man | Broker | Film | 6.8 | 57 |
| 1940 | The Blue Bird | Maple Tree (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 57 |
| 1940 | This Thing Called Love | Film | 8.4 | 57 | |
| 1940 | Dark Command | Town Leader | Film | 6.4 | 57 |
| 1940 | The Doctor Takes a Wife | Party Guest (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 57 |
| 1940 | Angels Over Broadway | Vincent - Headwaiter (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 57 |
| 1940 | The Green Hornet | Felix Grant | Film | 6.0 | 57 |
| 1940 | I Love You Again | Mr. Watkins - Man in Bar on Ship (uncredited) | Film | 7.2 | 57 |
| 1940 | Black Friday | Detective | Film | 6.0 | 57 |
| 1940 | The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | Officer | Film | 5.3 | 57 |
| 1940 | Sailor's Lady | Navigator | Film | 6.5 | 57 |
| 1940 | The Mad Doctor | Librarian (Uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 57 |
| 1940 | Girls of the Road | Senator Wilson (Uncredited) | Film | 5.5 | 57 |
| 1940 | Mandrake the Magician | Dr. Andre Bennett | Film | 5.0 | 57 |
| 1940 | Manhattan Heartbeat | Official | Film | 8.0 | 57 |
| 1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Reporter (uncredited) | Film | 7.8 | 56 |
| 1939 | When Tomorrow Comes | Assistant Manager (uncredited) | Film | 5.4 | 56 |
| 1939 | Within the Law | Floorwalker | Film | 6.5 | 56 |
| 1939 | Three Smart Girls Grow Up | Executive | Film | 7.2 | 56 |
| 1939 | Remember? | Joe | Film | 6.0 | 56 |
| 1939 | Swanee River | Master of Ceremonies | Film | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1939 | East Side of Heaven | Henry Smith (uncredited) | Film | 7.4 | 56 |
| 1939 | The Ice Follies of 1939 | Man with Tolliver and Director (uncredited) | Film | 5.7 | 56 |
| 1939 | Hollywood Cavalcade | Actor | Film | 6.2 | 56 |
| 1939 | Sued for Libel | Judge Clark | Film | 6.3 | 56 |
| 1939 | Mandrake the Magician | Dr. Andre Bennett | Film | 5.9 | 56 |
| 1939 | The Day the Bookies Wept | Race Judge (uncredited) | Film | 7.5 | 56 |
| 1939 | Miracles for Sale | Ace of Spades Man | Film | 6.5 | 56 |
| 1939 | Back Door to Heaven | Judge (uncredited) | Film | 4.8 | 56 |
| 1939 | Second Fiddle | Gregg | Film | 5.1 | 56 |
| 1939 | Four Girls in White | Druggist | Film | 7.2 | 56 |
| 1939 | Barricade | American Consul's Under-Secretary | Film | 6.5 | 56 |
| 1939 | In Old Monterey | Army Captain | Film | 6.3 | 56 |
| 1939 | The Big Guy | Police Announcer (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 56 |
| 1939 | Buried Alive | Charlie Blake | Film | 5.1 | 56 |
| 1938 | You Can't Take It with You | Bank Manager (uncredited) | Film | 7.5 | 55 |
| 1938 | Tell Your Children | FBI Investigator Mr. Wayne (uncredited) | Film | 4.4 | 55 |
| 1938 | Judge Hardy's Children | Penniwill (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 55 |
| 1938 | The Jury's Secret | Man in Corridor | Film | 5.0 | 55 |
| 1938 | Men with Wings | Officer | Film | 5.4 | 55 |
| 1938 | The Rage of Paris | Chief of Waiters (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 55 |
| 1938 | The Headleys at Home | Van Wyck Schuyler | Film | 10.0 | 55 |
| 1938 | Give Me a Sailor | Businessman (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 55 |
| 1938 | Riders of the Black Hills | Race Track Steward | Film | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1938 | The Duke of West Point | Surgeon | Film | 4.5 | 55 |
| 1938 | Woman Against Woman | Country Club Guest | Film | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1938 | I Am a Criminal | Clark | Film | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1938 | Kentucky | Man with Woman at Race Track | Film | 6.1 | 55 |
| 1938 | Her Jungle Love | Capt. Avery | Film | 7.5 | 55 |
| 1938 | Say It in French | Bit Part | Film | 7.5 | 55 |
| 1938 | Youth Takes a Fling | Businessman | Film | 5.5 | 55 |
| 1938 | Safety in Numbers | Sloane | Film | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1938 | When G-Men Step In | Morton | Film | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1938 | The Marines Are Here | Lt. Drake | Film | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1938 | Code of the Rangers | Banker Price | Film | 10.0 | 55 |
| 1938 | Phantom Ranger | Matthews | Film | 4.7 | 55 |
| 1937 | History Is Made at Night | Film | 6.6 | 54 | |
| 1937 | Amateur Crook | Deputy Jonas | Film | 5.0 | 54 |
| 1937 | Find the Witness | Mr. Quinn (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1937 | Live, Love and Learn | Second Gallery Salesman (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 54 |
| 1937 | Wells Fargo | Mr. Padden | Film | 5.5 | 54 |
| 1937 | Murder in Greenwich Village | Mr. Andrews | Film | 5.8 | 54 |
| 1937 | Artists & Models | Flunky (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 54 |
| 1937 | The Devil Diamond | Arthur Stevens | Film | 4.7 | 54 |
| 1937 | The Frame-Up | Ellery Richards | Film | 6.5 | 54 |
| 1937 | Headline Crasher | Atwood | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1937 | Sky Racket | FBI Chief Maddox | Film | 3.9 | 54 |
| 1936 | Love Before Breakfast | Quartermaster (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 53 |
| 1936 | Dangerous Waters | Officer Nelson (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 53 |
| 1936 | Adventure in Manhattan | Jef - Henchman (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 53 |
| 1936 | Lady Be Careful | Second Officer | Film | 5.5 | 53 |
| 1936 | Wives Never Know | Mr. Lawyer (uncredited) | Film | 9.0 | 53 |
| 1936 | The Luckiest Girl in the World | Headwaiter | Film | 7.3 | 53 |
| 1935 | Rendezvous | Man in Code Room (uncredited) | Film | 4.9 | 52 |
| 1935 | West Point of the Air | Army Officer in Locker Room | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1935 | Ship Cafe | Mr. Simpson (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 52 |
| 1935 | Chinatown Squad | Hudson - Palmer's Attorney | Film | 7.5 | 52 |
| 1935 | Mutiny Ahead | Barnes | Film | 6.5 | 52 |
| 1935 | The Miracle Rider | Christopher Adams | Film | 5.5 | 52 |
| 1935 | The Revenge Rider | Kramer | Film | 8.0 | 52 |
| 1934 | Babes in Toyland | Townsman (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 51 |
| 1934 | Stand Up and Cheer! | Secret Service Man | Film | 5.3 | 51 |
| 1934 | Little Miss Marker | Marky's Father (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 51 |
| 1934 | Three on a Honeymoon | First Officer | Film | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1934 | He Was Her Man | Hotel Clerk | Film | 6.5 | 51 |
| 1934 | Mystery Mountain | Frank Blayden | Film | 6.5 | 51 |
| 1934 | Ticket to a Crime | Willard Purdy | Film | 6.0 | 51 |
| 1933 | Alimony Madness | Joel Mason | Film | 9.0 | 50 |
| 1933 | Revenge at Monte Carlo | Francisco Hernandez | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1932 | Rule 'Em and Weep | Film | 10.0 | 49 | |
| 1931 | A Woman of Experience | Captain Kurt von Hausen | Film | 6.2 | 48 |
| 1931 | Forgotten Women | Sleek Moran | Film | 8.0 | 48 |
| 1930 | Second Honeymoon | Jim Huntley | Film | 7.5 | 47 |
| 1930 | Phantom of the Desert | Dan Denton | Film | 9.0 | 47 |
| 1929 | Spite Marriage | Lionel Benmore | Film | 6.6 | 46 |
| 1929 | Kid Gloves | Penny | Film | 10.0 | 46 |
| 1929 | The Hottentot | Larry Crawford | Film | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1929 | Smiling Irish Eyes | Ralph Prescott | Film | 9.0 | 46 |
| 1929 | Friendship | 1st Friend | Film | 10.0 | 46 |
| 1928 | Runaway Girls | Varden | Film | 8.0 | 45 |
| 1928 | The Wind | Beverly | Film | 7.3 | 45 |
| 1927 | Twelve Miles Out | John Burton | Film | 6.5 | 44 |
| 1927 | Spring Fever | Johnson | Film | 6.9 | 44 |
| 1926 | The Greater Glory | Otto Steiner | Film | 8.0 | 43 |
| 1926 | A Captain's Courage | Captain Plum | Film | 8.0 | 43 |
| 1926 | Irene | Larry Hadley | Film | 4.5 | 43 |
| 1926 | Pals First | Dr. Harry Chilton | Film | 7.0 | 43 |
| 1925 | The Splendid Road | Dr. Bidwell | Film | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1925 | Her Market Value | Anthony Davis | Film | 8.0 | 42 |
| 1925 | The Lady Who Lied | Alan Mortimer | Film | 9.0 | 42 |
| 1925 | Why Women Love | Ira Meers | Film | 9.0 | 42 |
| 1924 | The Family Secret | Garry Holmes | Film | 6.4 | 41 |
| 1924 | The Lure of Love | Film | 10.0 | 41 | |
| 1924 | Gambling Wives | Vincent Forrest | Film | 10.0 | 41 |
| 1924 | How to Educate a Wife | Robert Benson | Film | 9.0 | 41 |
| 1924 | The Dangerous Flirt | Dick Morris | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1923 | None So Blind | Sheldon Sherman | Film | 9.0 | 40 |
| 1923 | Broadway Broke | Charles Farrin | Film | 9.0 | 40 |
| 1922 | The Man Who Played God | Philip Stevens | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1922 | The Streets of New York | Paul Fairweather | Film | 9.0 | 39 |
| 1921 | Passion Fruit | Pierce Lamont | Film | 8.0 | 38 |
| 1920 | High Speed | Billy Brice | Film | 10.0 | 37 |
| 1920 | The Law of the Yukon | Morgan Kleath | Film | 9.0 | 37 |
| 1919 | The Miracle of Love | Howard McClintock | Film | 8.0 | 36 |
| 1918 | A Little Ouija Work | Edward | Film | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1918 | Mammon and the Archer | Richard Rockwell | Film | — | 35 |
| 1917 | The Barrier | Film | — | 34 | |
| 1917 | For France | Edward Ackland | Film | — | 34 |
| 1917 | The Beautiful Lie | Paul Vivian | Film | 5.0 | 34 |
| 1917 | God's Man | Archie Hartogensis | Film | — | 34 |
| 1917 | The Great Bradley Mystery | Collier | Film | 8.0 | 34 |
| 1916 | The Gates of Eden | Rodney | Film | — | 33 |
| 1916 | The Light of Happiness | Lowell Van Orden | Film | — | 33 |
| 1916 | The Innocence of Ruth | Jimmy Carter | Film | 4.5 | 33 |
| 1915 | Through Turbulent Waters | Frank Wentworth | Film | — | 32 |
| 1915 | The Working of a Miracle | Ray Conover | Film | — | 32 |
| 1913 | An Hour Before Dawn | Prof. Wallace - The Inventor | Film | — | 30 |