Edward Peil Sr.

Acting / Production / Writing / Creator

Biography

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

Personal Information

Place of Birth

Racine, Wisconsin, USA

About

Acting, Male

Birthday

18 January 1883, 143 years old

Known For

Bride of Frankenstein

The Lady from Shanghai

You Can't Take It with You

The Awful Truth

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

Captains Courageous

The Major and the Minor

The Pride of the Yankees

Dodge City

Filmography

Production

Writing

Creator

Fort Worth

Citizen (uncredited)

1951

The Texas Rangers

1951

Storm Warning

Townsman (uncredited)

1951

Branded

1950

Pretty Baby

Hawkins (uncredited)

1950

Bright Leaf

Train Conductor (uncredited)

1950

Colt .45

Townsman (uncredited)

1950

Red, Hot and Blue

Piano Tuner (uncredited)

1949

Three Daring Daughters

Waiter (uncredited)

1948

The Lady from Shanghai

Guard (uncredited)

1947

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

Townsman (uncredited)

1947

Valley of Fear

Jamison Forbes

1947

Yankee Fakir

Frank

1947

Desert Command

Ratkin

1946

Canyon City

Jim Hardy (as Ed Peil Sr.)

1943

Cattle Stampede

Banker

1943

Robin Hood of the Range

Grady (as Ed Peil Sr.)

1943

Captive Wild Woman

Jake - Handler (uncredited)

1943

Bombardier

Officer

1943

King of the Cowboys

Townsman

1943

Hoppy Serves a Writ

Card Player

1943

The Outlaw

Swanson (uncredited)

1943

The Kid Rides Again

John Ainsley

1943

The Adventures of Smilin' Jack

Freighter Captain [Chs. 7-8]

1943

For Me and My Gal

Jim (uncredited)

1942

Foreign Agent

Robert Nelson, fifth columnist

1942

Border Roundup

Sheriff

1942

The Major and the Minor

Stationmaster (uncredited)

1942

Sunset Serenade

Party Guest

1942

The Secret Code

Policeman

1942

Riders of the West

Investigator Jim Dodge

1942

The Pride of the Yankees

Policeman (uncredited)

1942

Texas Justice

Ed Hannigan

1942

Down Rio Grande Way

Commissioner Adams

1942

My Favorite Blonde

Policeman (uncredited)

1942

Black Dragons

Ryder

1942

Shut My Big Mouth

Hotel Proprietor

1942

Man from Cheyenne

Rancher

1942

Pacific Blackout

Air Raid Warden

1941

Forbidden Trails

Dealer with Visor

1941

Red River Valley

Cattle Rancher

1941

Underground Rustlers

Mr. Ward

1941

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Minor Role (uncredited)

1941

Jesse James at Bay

U.S. Marshal

1941

Tonto Basin Outlaws

Photographer

1941

The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury

Mr. Harper - Cattle Rancher (as Ed Piel Sr.)

1941

Fugitive Valley

Jailer Ed

1941

The Texas Marshal

Sam Adams

1941

Love Crazy

Sun Valley Private Investigator (uncredited)

1941

The Lone Rider in Ghost Town

Clark

1941

Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals

Hardy

1941

In Old Cheyenne

Train Conductor

1941

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

Opera House Assistant manager (uncredited)

1941

Billy the Kid's Gun Justice

Dave Barlow

1940

The Border Legion

Barfly

1940

Riders of Black Mountain

George Harris

1940

You're Not So Tough

Carstens

1940

Deadwood Dick

Sears

1940

One Man's Law

Joel Winters

1940

I Take This Oath

Police Sergeant Riley

1940

Men with Steel Faces

Dr. Cooper (archive footage)

1940

Two Girls on Broadway

Man Saying 'Give Him His Five Bucks' (uncredited)

1940

Riders of Pasco Basin

Jones (uncredited)

1940

The Showdown

Man Wearing Visor

1940

The Shadow

Inspector Joe Cardona

1940

Legion of the Lawless

Speaker at Meeting (uncredited)

1940

Geronimo

John A.J. Cresswell

1939

The Marshal Of Mesa City

Express Agent Frank (uncredited)

1939

Mutiny in the Big House

Prison Gate Guard

1939

Dick Tracy's G-Men

Price

1939

When Tomorrow Comes

Janitor (uncredited)

1939

Girl from Rio

William W. Wilson, Lawyer

1939

I Stole a Million

Doorman (uncredited)

1939

The Man from Sundown

Sheriff Wiley

1939

Union Pacific

Laborer (uncredited)

1939

The Night Riders

Rancher Harper

1939

Dodge City

Mr. Turner (uncredited)

1939

Let Us Live

Bank Cashier (uncredited)

1939

Sundown on the Prairie

John

1939

Water Rustlers

Weylan's Lawyer

1939

Pirates of the Skies

1939

King of the Sierras

Rancher Blake

1938

Gangster's Boy

Editor

1938

Too Hot to Handle

Newsreel Man (uncredited)

1938

Colorado Trail

Hobbs

1938

You Can't Take It with You

Neighbor Helping with Move (uncredited)

1938

The Singing Cowgirl

Tom Harkins

1938

Six Shootin' Sheriff

Andy

1938

Code of the Rangers

Ranger Captain (as Ed Pier Sr.)

1938

The Girl of the Golden West

Townsman in Sheriff's Office

1938

Blossoms On Broadway

Conductor (uncredited)

1937

The Old Wyoming Trail

Edward Peil Sr.

1937

The Awful Truth

Bailiff (uncredited)

1937

Idol of the Crowds

Det. Sgt. Baker (uncredited)

1937

Heroes of the Alamo

General Sam Houston

1937

Slaves in Bondage

Detective Captain

1937

It Can't Last Forever

Detective

1937

Captains Courageous

Fisherman (uncredited)

1937

Two-Fisted Sheriff

Judge Webster

1937

Come on, Cowboys

Thomas Rigby

1937

Gunsmoke Ranch

Dam Engineer Rankin

1937

Trapped

Bill Ashley

1937

Paradise Express

Sheriff (uncredited)

1937

A Million to One

Mac

1936

College Holiday

Cop in Park

1936

The Cowboy Star

Clem Baker (as Ed Piel Sr.)

1936

Ghost Town Gold

Sheriff (uncredited)

1936

Code of the Range

Sheriff

1936

Alibi for Murder

Peters (Uncredited)

1936

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Jailer (uncredited)

1936

Oh, Susanna

Mineral Springs Sheriff Cole (as Ed Peil Sr.)

1936

Yours for the Asking

Waiter (uncredited)

1936

White Fang

Minor Role

1936

Two Against the World

Coroner (uncredited)

1936

Show Boat

1936

Road Gang

Guard in Sleeping Quarters (uncredited)

1936

Love on a Bet

Mr. Bligh, at Hutchinson's Meeting

1936

Exclusive Story

Newspaperman (uncredited)

1936

Society Fever

Booker

1935

The Nitwits

Eddie the Detective

1935

Bride of Frankenstein

Villager (uncredited)

1935

Reckless

Man Raising Stage Curtain (uncredited)

1935

The Phantom Empire

Cooper (as Edward Piel Sr.)

1935

The Mysterious Mr. Wong

Jen Yu

1935

Million Dollar Baby

Louie

1934

Kid Millions

Assistant Bartender (uncredited)

1934

Cheating Cheaters

Detective (uncredited)

1934

Our Daily Bread

Powerhouse Employee (uncredited)

1934

Fog Over Frisco

Police Sergeant (Uncredited)

1934

Bandits of the Badlands

Malgrove

1934

The Man from Utah

Spike Barton (as Edward Peil)

1934

Rodeo Rocketeers

Spike

1934

Blue Steel

Malgrove

1934

Manhattan Love Song

Employment Agent

1934

Journal of a Crime

Jailer (uncredited)

1934

Madame Spy

Garage Owner

1934

I Am Suzanne!

Newspaper Reporter

1933

The Mystery Squadron

Andrew Martin

1933

Fury of the Jungle

Molango Villager (uncredited)

1933

Night Flight

Airport Office Employee (uncredited)

1933

Broadway to Hollywood

Stage Manager

1933

Headline Shooter

Riverport Townsman (uncredited)

1933

King of the Arena

Police Chief

1933

The Big Cage

Glenn Stoner

1933

The Three Musketeers

Ratkin

1933

Tombstone Canyon

Replaced by Bob Burns (credit only)

1932

The Mask of Fu Manchu

Coolie Spy (uncredited)

1932

The Devil Horse

The Sheriff (as Edward Peil)

1932

Movie Crazy

Waiter (Uncredited)

1932

Trapped in Tia Juana

Capt. Davis

1932

Madame Racketeer

Train Passenger

1932

Destry Rides Again

Frank Warren

1932

The Hatchet Man

Bing Foo

1932

Charlie Chan's Chance

Li Gung

1932

The Local Bad Man

Sheriff Hickory (as Edward Peil)

1932

Emma

Man (uncredited)

1932

The Gay Buckaroo

Hi - Clint's Servant (as Edward Peil)

1931

The Galloping Ghost

Coach of Baxter Team

1931

Law of the Rio Grande

Second Sheriff

1931

Wild Horse

Sheriff

1931

Everything’s Rosie

1st Sheriff

1931

Clearing the Range

Sheriff Jim

1931

The Avenger

Ike Mason

1931

Shadow of the Law

Usher

1930

Cock o' the Walk

Ortega

1930

Cock o' the Walk

Cafe Manager

1930

Masked Emotions

Lee Wing

1929

Tumbling River

Roan Tibbets

1927

Framed

Moola

1927

The Great K&A Train Robbery

Bill Tolfree

1926

Black Paradise

Murdock

1926

Midnight Faces

Suie Chang

1926

Yellow Fingers

Kwong Li

1926

The Girl from Montmartre

Messenger

1926

Queen o'Diamonds

Crook

1926

The Pleasure Buyers

Kildare

1925

The Fighting Heart

Flash Fogarty

1925

The Iron Horse

Old Chinese Railroad Worker (uncredited)

1925

The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted

'Slick' Jennings

1925

The Hunted Woman

Charlie

1925

As No Man Has Loved

Capt. Kearney

1925

$50,000 Reward

Buck Scofield

1924

Teeth

Sheriff

1924

The Man Who Came Back

Sam Shu Sin

1924

The Lone Star Ranger

Kane (as Edward Peil)

1923

Stepping Fast

Sun Yat (as Edward Peil)

1923

The Purple Dawn

Wong Chang

1923

Three Jumps Ahead

Buck Taggitt

1923

Arabia

Ibrahim Bulamar (as Edward Piel)

1922

The Dust Flower

Judson Flack

1922

The Song of Life

Amos Tilden

1922

Dream Street

Swan Way

1921

That Girl Montana

Lee Holly

1921

The Killer

Ramon (as Edward Peil)

1921

Two Moons

Lang Whistler

1920

Isobel or the Trail's End

Scottie Dean

1920

The Money Changers

Ling Choo Fong

1920

The Road to Divorce

Dr. Shaw (as Edward Peil)

1920

The Lincoln Highwayman

Steele

1919

Fighting Cressy

John Ford

1919

The Illustrious Prince

Inspector Jacks

1919

The Gray Wolf's Ghost

1919

The Dragon Painter

Kano Indara

1919

The Pagan God

Wah Kung

1919

A Sage Brush Hamlet

Claude Dutton

1919

Prudence on Broadway

Mr. Wentworth

1919

I'll Get Him Yet

Robert Hamilton (as Edward Peil)

1919

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

Evil Eye

1919

Peppy Polly

Judge Monroe

1919

The Girl Who Stayed at Home

Turnverein Terror

1919

Boots

Nicholas Jerome

1919

The Greatest Thing in Life

The German Officer

1918

Borrowed Clothes

George Weston

1918

You Can't Believe Everything

Jim Wheeler

1918

Jilted Janet

Ernest Morgan

1918

The Shuttle

Ughtred Anstruthers

1918

Cheating the Public

Mary's Attorney

1918

The Man from Montana

Warren Summers

1917

Souls in Pawn

Etienne Jaccard

1917

The Serpent's Tooth

Jack Stilling

1917

Whose Wife?

John Herrick (as Edward Peil)

1917

The Eyes of the World

James Rutledge Jr.

1917

The Stronger Love

Jim Serviss (as Edward Peil)

1916

The Valiants of Virginia

Edward Sassoon

1916

At Piney Ridge

Mark Brierson

1916

Unto Those Who Sin

Stokes

1916

The Ragged Earl

Lord Wildbrook (as Edward J. Peil)

1914

Through Fire to Fortune

Thomas Barrett

1914