{{Short description|Canadian-American actor (1882–1972)}} {{About|the Canadian-American actor | the American historian | Edward Mead Earle}} {{Use Canadian English|date=July 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Edward Earle | image = Edward Earle c. 1920 (extracted).jpg | image_size = 220px | caption = Earle {{circa}} 1920 | birth_date = {{Birth date|1882|7|16|df=y}} | birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada | death_date = {{Death date and age|1972|12|15|1882|7|16|df=y}} | death_place = Los Angeles, California, United States | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1914–1966 }}
'''Edward Earle''' (16 July 1882 – 15 December 1972) was a Canadian-American stage, film and television actor.<ref name="NY Times">{{Cite web|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/20969/Edward-Earle |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080125042209/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/20969/Edward-Earle |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 January 2008 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |date=2008 |title=Edward Earle |access-date=2 March 2013}}</ref> 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.
==Partial filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ Film |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1913 |''An Hour Before Dawn'' |Professor Wallace-the Inventor | |- |rowspan="3"|1915 |''Through Turbulent Waters'' |Frank Wentworth | |- |''Eugene Aram'' |Walter Lester | |- |''Ranson's Folly'' |Lieutenant Ranson | |- |rowspan="3"|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 | |- |rowspan="4"|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 | |- |rowspan="3"|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 | |- |rowspan="2"|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 | |- |rowspan="2"|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 | |- |rowspan="3"|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 |- |rowspan="2"|1925 | ''Her Market Value'' | Anthony Davis | |- | ''Why Women Love'' |Ira Meers | |- |rowspan="3"|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 | |- |rowspan=2|1928 | ''Runaway Girls'' |Varden | |- | data-sort-value="Wind, The" | ''The Wind'' |Beverly | |- |rowspan="3"|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 | |- |rowspan="3"|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 | |- |rowspan="2"|1936 | ''Wives Never Know'' |Mr. Lawyer | |- | ''Headline Crasher'' |Atwood | |- |1937 | ''Artists and Models'' |Flunky | |- |rowspan="4"|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 | |- |rowspan="2"|1943 | ''Alaska Highway'' |Blair Caswell | |- | ''What a Woman'' |Livingstone | |- |rowspan="2"|1944 | ''Detective Kitty O'Day'' |Oliver M. Wentworth | |- | ''I Accuse My Parents'' |Judge | |- |rowspan="2"|1946 | ''Dark Alibi'' |Thomas Harley | |- | data-sort-value="Devil's Mask, The" | ''The Devil's Mask'' |E. R. Willard | |- |1948 | ''Command Decision'' |Congressman Watson | |- |rowspan="4"|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) | |}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ Television |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- |- |1953–1956 | ''You Are There'' |Charles G. Ross/General Macy/President Woodrow Wilson/Mr Hale |4 episodes |- |rowspan="3"|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) |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Earle, Edward}} Category:1882 births Category:1972 deaths Category:Canadian male film actors Category:Canadian male silent film actors Category:20th-century Canadian male actors Category:Male actors from Toronto Category:Canadian emigrants to the United States