{{Short description|American actor (1880–1944)}} {{for|the United States federal judge|Edwin Monroe Stanley}} {{Use American English|date=April 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Edwin Stanley | image = Edwin Stanley in Billy the Kid Returns.jpg | caption = Stanley in ''Billy the Kid Returns'' (1938) | birth_date = {{Birth date|1880|11|22|mf=yes}} | birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|1944|12|25|1880|11|22|mf=yes}} | death_place = Hollywood, California, U.S. | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1916–1946 | spouse = Maude Muller (her death)<br>Minerva Kaufman (his death) }}
'''Edwin Stanley''' (November 22, 1880 – December 25, 1944), was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 230 films between 1916 and 1946. He was born in Chicago, Illinois and died in Hollywood, California.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Seymour|first1=Blackie|title=Edwin Stanley|journal=Films of the Golden Age|date=Spring 2011|issue=65|page=84}}</ref> On Broadway, Stanley appeared in ''This Man's Town'' (1930), ''The Marriage Bed'' (1929), and ''The Donovan Affair'' (1926).<ref>{{cite web |title=Edwin Stanley |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/edwin-stanley-60833 |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |access-date=April 21, 2019 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20190421233756/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/edwin-stanley-60833 |archivedate=April 21, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Stanley was also a playwright.<ref>{{cite news |title=Maverick to Produce New Play |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30828495/the_kingston_daily_freeman/ |access-date=April 21, 2019 |work=The Kingston Daily Freeman |date=August 26, 1929 |location=New York, Kingston |page=2|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
==Selected filmography== [[File:Marriages Are Made (1918) - 1.jpg|thumb|Edwin Stanley and Peggy Hyland in ''Marriages Are Made'' (1918)]] {{Div col|colwidth=25em}} * ''The Fear of Poverty'' (1916) - Alfred Griffin * ''Divorce and the Daughter'' (1916) - Dr. John Osborne * ''King Lear'' (1916) - Edgar * ''The Dummy'' (1917) - Mr. Meredith * ''The Law of Compensation'' (1917) - Raymond Wells * ''Miss Deception'' (1917) - Tom Norton * ''Just a Woman'' (1918) - Fred Howard * ''Marriages Are Made'' (1918) - James Morton * ''Every Mother's Son'' (1918) - Eldest Son * ''The Love Auction'' (1919) - Jack Harley * ''Life'' (1920) - Dennis O'Brien * ''Scandal for Sale'' (1932) - Hotel Resident (uncredited) * ''Amateur Daddy'' (1932) - 1st Fred Smith * ''Virtue'' (1932) - District Attorney * ''If I Had a Million'' (1932) - Mr. Galloway - Bank Manager (uncredited) * ''Rockabye'' (1932) - Defense Attorney (uncredited) * ''No Other Woman'' (1933) - Judge * ''Lucky Devils'' (1933) - Mr. Spence - A Director * ''Treason'' (1933) - District Attorney * ''Murders in the Zoo'' (1933) - Doctor (uncredited) * ''International House'' (1933) - Mr. Rollins - Electric Company Boss (uncredited) * ''Ann Carver's Profession'' (1933) - Clarkson - Bill's Boss (uncredited) * ''Wild Boys of the Road'' (1933) - Merchant (uncredited) * ''My Woman'' (1933) - Harry Mason—Studio Manager (uncredited) * ''College Coach'' (1933) - Regent (uncredited) * ''From Headquarters'' (1933) - Jones - Forensic Expert (uncredited) * ''Let's Fall in Love'' (1933) - Roland Markwell (uncredited) * ''The Big Shakedown'' (1934) - Harris - Board Member (uncredited) * ''Upper World'' (1934) - Joe—Fingerprint Expert (uncredited) * ''Now I'll Tell'' (1934) - Willie Coffey (uncredited) * ''The Life of Vergie Winters'' (1934) - Mr. Truesdale * ''You Belong to Me'' (1934) - Major Hurley - School Commandant * ''Marie Galante'' (1934) - Sympathetic American (uncredited) * ''Jealousy'' (1934) - Ringside Radio Reporter (uncredited) * ''A Night at the Ritz'' (1935) - Doctor (uncredited) * ''Princess O'Hara'' (1935) - Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited) * ''Strangers All'' (1935) - Policeman in Film (uncredited) * ''People Will Talk'' (1935) - Mr. Simpson (uncredited) * ''Black Sheep'' (1935) - Oscar's Friend (uncredited) * ''Stranded'' (1935) - Police Surgeon (uncredited) * ''The Daring Young Man'' (1935) - Assistant Editor (uncredited) * ''One Way Ticket'' (1935) - Airline Official (uncredited) * ''Your Uncle Dudley'' (1935) - Businessman (uncredited) * ''Man of Iron'' (1935) - Doctor (uncredited) * ''Two Against the World'' (1936) - Board Chairman (uncredited) * ''Gentle Julia'' (1936) - Mr. Atwater (uncredited) * ''The Sky Parade'' (1936) - Prof. Ed Manderson (uncredited) * ''The Law in Her Hands'' (1936) - First Trial Judge (uncredited) * ''Counterfeit'' (1936) - Mason (uncredited) * ''Bullets or Ballots'' (1936) - Judge in Newsreel (uncredited) * ''Parole!'' (1936) - Bank President (uncredited) * ''And Sudden Death'' (1936) - Dr. Grayson (uncredited) * ''The White Angel'' (1936) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''The Final Hour'' (1936) - District Attorney Robertson (uncredited) * ''Hot Money'' (1936) - Joe Thomas * ''Jailbreak'' (1936) - Judge (uncredited) * ''My American Wife'' (1936) - Party Guest (uncredited) * ''China Clipper'' (1936) - Airplane Designer (uncredited) * ''Second Wife'' (1936) - 3rd Partner (uncredited) * ''Trailin' West'' (1936) - Maj. Pinkerton * ''Stage Struck'' (1936) - Eugene (uncredited) * ''Libeled Lady'' (1936) - Clerk (uncredited) * ''The Public Pays'' (1936, Short) - John Allgren, Department of Justice (uncredited) * ''The Accusing Finger'' (1936) - Fingerprint Expert (uncredited) * ''Winterset'' (1936) - Courtroom Witness (uncredited) * ''The Mandarin Mystery'' (1936) - Howard Bronson * ''Lady from Nowhere'' (1936) - Editor * ''Once a Doctor'' (1937) - Dr. Adams * ''Dick Tracy'' (1937, Serial) - Walter Odette * ''Marked Woman'' (1937) - Detective Casey * ''Let Them Live'' (1937) - Roberts (uncredited) * ''Behind the Headlines'' (1937) - Mr. Denning (uncredited) * ''Easy Living'' (1937) - Second Partner (uncredited) * ''West Bound Limited'' (1937) - Judge (uncredited) * ''Stella Dallas'' (1937) - Helen's Butler (uncredited) * ''She's No Lady'' (1937) - Butler (uncredited) * ''The Footloose Heiress'' (1937) - Mr. Clark (uncredited) * ''The Man Who Cried Wolf'' (1937) - Defense Attorney (uncredited) * ''The Women Men Marry'' (1937) - Charley (uncredited) * ''Charlie Chan on Broadway'' (1937) - Lab Technician (uncredited) * ''Love Is on the Air'' (1937) - Mr. Brown - KDTS Lawyer (uncredited) * ''Alcatraz Island'' (1937) - Second Trial United States Attorney (uncredited) * ''Some Blondes Are Dangerous'' (1937) - Reilly * ''Merry-Go-Round of 1938'' (1937) - Doctor (uncredited) * ''Beg, Borrow or Steal'' (1937) - Minister (uncredited) * ''Borrowing Trouble'' (1937) - Haynes (uncredited) * ''Missing Witnesses'' (1937) - Grand Jury Foreman (uncredited) * ''The Buccaneer'' (1938) - Dolly Madison's Dinner Guest (uncredited) * ''International Settlement'' (1938) - Doctor (uncredited) * ''Born to Be Wild'' (1938) - Randolph * ''Mad About Music'' (1938) - Defense Attorney, Film Within a Film (uncredited) * ''Love on a Budget'' (1938) - Committeeman Emmett (uncredited) * ''Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars'' (1938, Serial) - Gen. Rankin [Chs. 1, 9] (uncredited) * ''Mr. Moto's Gamble'' (1938) - Doctor (uncredited) * ''Accidents Will Happen'' (1938) - Judge (uncredited) * ''The Nurse from Brooklyn'' (1938) - Ballistics Expert (uncredited) * ''Alexander's Ragtime Band'' (1938) - Critic in Army Show Audience (uncredited) * ''The Fighting Devil Dogs'' (1938, Serial) - The Lightning (Chs. 2–12) (voice, uncredited) * ''Wives Under Suspicion'' (1938) - Forbes - Second Judge (uncredited) * ''Speed to Burn'' (1938) - Police Detective (uncredited) * ''Always Goodbye'' (1938) - Decorator (uncredited) * ''Racket Busters'' (1938) - Second Doctor - Cotwald Sanitarium (uncredited) * ''Little Tough Guy'' (1938) - District Attorney (uncredited) * ''The Missing Guest'' (1938) - Dr. Carroll * ''You Can't Take It with You'' (1938) - Executive (uncredited) * ''Billy the Kid Returns'' (1938) - Nathaniel Moore * ''Too Hot to Handle'' (1938) - Second Advertising Man (uncredited) * ''Flight to Fame'' (1938) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''Young Dr. Kildare'' (1938) - Resident Doctor (uncredited) * ''The Sisters'' (1938) - Doctor (uncredited) * ''Girls on Probation'' (1938) - Sutton (uncredited) * ''Adventure in Sahara'' (1938) - Dr. Renault (uncredited) * ''The Shining Hour'' (1938) - Minister Performing Wedding (uncredited) * ''Road Demon'' (1938) - Doctor (uncredited) * ''Comet Over Broadway'' (1938) - Doctor (uncredited) * ''The Little Adventuress'' (1938) - Tom Walton (uncredited) * ''Sweethearts'' (1938) - Man in Lobby (uncredited) * ''Newsboys' Home'' (1938) - Bailey (uncredited) * ''Kentucky'' (1938) - Banker (uncredited) * ''The Phantom Creeps'' (1939, Serial) - Dr. Fred Mallory * ''King of the Underworld'' (1939) - Dr. Jacobs * ''Scouts to the Rescue'' (1939, Serial) - Pat Scanlon * ''Tail Spin'' (1939) - Doctor (uncredited) * ''I Was a Convict'' (1939) - Dr. Craile * ''Mr. Moto in Danger Island'' (1939) - Doctor (uncredited) * ''Confessions of a Nazi Spy'' (1939) - U.S. Official (uncredited) * ''Union Pacific'' (1939) - Businessman at Financiers' Meeting (uncredited) * ''Undercover Doctor'' (1939) - Leery (uncredited) * ''Charlie Chan in Reno'' (1939) - Police Chemist (uncredited) * ''Unexpected Father'' (1939) - Dr. Evans (uncredited) * ''Mutiny on the Blackhawk'' (1939) - Chief of Army Intelligence (uncredited) * ''When Tomorrow Comes'' (1939) - Man on Bus With Child (uncredited) * ''Lady of the Tropics'' (1939) - Mr. Hype (uncredited) * ''The Star Maker'' (1939) - Gerry Member * ''Espionage Agent'' (1939) - Secretary of State * ''Eternally Yours'' (1939) - Reno Lawyer Jones (uncredited) * ''Sabotage'' (1939) - Colonel Benson- Crash Investigator (uncredited) * ''20,000 Men a Year'' (1939) - Chief Pilot Lawson (uncredited) * ''Ninotchka'' (1939) - Soviet lawyer (uncredited) * ''Too Busy to Work'' (1939) - Frazier * ''Remember?'' (1939) - Doctor (scenes deleted) * ''The Big Guy'' (1939) - Judge (uncredited) * ''The Man Who Wouldn't Talk'' (1940) - Officer (uncredited) * ''Parole Fixer'' (1940) - Jergens (uncredited) * ''The Man from Dakota'' (1940) - Union Major Shot Trying to Escape (uncredited) * ''Charlie Chan in Panama'' (1940) - Governor Webster * ''Black Friday'' (1940) - Dr. Warner (uncredited) * ''Johnny Apollo'' (1940) - Stock Exchange Official (uncredited) * ''Hot Steel'' (1940) - John—Bank Director (uncredited) * ''Murder in the Air'' (1940) - Congressman Courtney Rice (uncredited) * ''Babies for Sale'' (1940) - Mr. Edwards * ''The Man Who Talked Too Much'' (1940) - District Attorney Nelson * ''Queen of the Mob'' (1940) - Federal Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited) * ''Private Affairs'' (1940) - Floor Manager (uncredited) * ''Andy Hardy Meets Debutante'' (1940) - Judge (uncredited) * ''Manhattan Heartbeat'' (1940) - Official (uncredited) * ''I Want a Divorce'' (1940) - Minister (uncredited) * ''Diamond Frontier'' (1940) - Judge * ''Knute Rockne All American'' (1940) - Committee Member (uncredited) * ''The Quarterback'' (1940) - Interne (uncredited) * ''East of the River'' (1940) - Commencement Speaker (uncredited) * ''Always a Bride'' (1940) - (scenes deleted) * ''Youth Will Be Served'' (1940) - CCC Camp Major * ''Street of Memories'' (1940) - Judge (uncredited) * ''Kiddie Kure'' (1940, Our Gang short) - Dr. Malcolm Scott * ''Mysterious Doctor Satan'' (1940, Serial) - Col. Bevans * ''Behind the News'' (1940) - Judge #2 (uncredited) * ''Where Did You Get That Girl?'' (1941) - Harper (uncredited) * ''Lucky Devils'' (1941) - Official (uncredited) * ''The Face Behind the Mask'' (1941) - Dr. Alex Beckett (uncredited) * ''Arkansas Judge'' (1941) - Judge Elmer Carruthers * ''Ride, Kelly, Ride'' (1941) - Steward * ''Flight from Destiny'' (1941) - Doctor (uncredited) * ''A Man Betrayed'' (1941) - Prosecutor * ''Meet John Doe'' (1941) - Democrat (uncredited) * ''Mr. District Attorney'' (1941) - Public Defender (uncredited) * ''Knockout'' (1941) - Doctor * ''Men of Boys Town'' (1941) - Dr. Carlton (uncredited) * ''Rookies on Parade'' (1941) - Officer (uncredited) * ''Under Age'' (1941) - Judge * ''Hurry, Charlie, Hurry'' (1941) - Mr. Mortimer Whitley (uncredited) * ''Caught in the Draft'' (1941) - Medical Examiner (uncredited) * ''Sergeant York'' (1941) - Editor (uncredited) * ''Mountain Moonlight'' (1941) - Randolph * ''Citadel of Crime'' (1941) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''Bad Men of Missouri'' (1941) - Prison Doctor (uncredited) * ''Ice-Capades'' (1941) - Lawyer (uncredited) * ''Private Nurse'' (1941) - Doctor (uncredited) * ''Navy Blues'' (1941) - Rear Admiral (uncredited) * ''Lydia'' (1941) - Dignitary on Podium (uncredited) * ''The Night of January 16th'' (1941) - Hemingway * ''The Man Who Came to Dinner'' (1942) - John * ''Sealed Lips'' (1942) - Warden * ''Blue, White and Perfect'' (1942) - Ship's Doctor (uncredited) * ''A Gentleman at Heart'' (1942) - Beecham - Art Expert (uncredited) * ''Pardon My Stripes'' (1942) - Andrews * ''Who Is Hope Schuyler?'' (1942) - Gillian Stafford * ''Fingers at the Window'' (1942) - Hospital Doctor (uncredited) * ''Drums of the Congo'' (1942) - Col. S.C. Robinson * ''This Gun for Hire'' (1942) - Police Captain at Train Station (uncredited) * ''Small Town Deb'' (1942) - Mr. Blakely * ''Syncopation'' (1942) - Goodwill's Attorney (uncredited) * ''Private Buckaroo'' (1942) - Maj. Evans (uncredited) * ''The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe'' (1942) - Dr. Moran * ''Girl Trouble'' (1942) - Lehman * ''Gentleman Jim'' (1942) - Bank President McInnes (uncredited) * ''Seven Miles from Alcatraz'' (1942) - Prison Warden (uncredited) * ''Ice-Capades Revue'' (1942) - Otis (uncredited) * ''Shadow of a Doubt'' (1943) - Mr. Green (uncredited) * ''Air Force'' (1943) - Doctor Attending Quincannon (uncredited) * ''Flight for Freedom'' (1943) - Rear Admiral Gage (uncredited) * ''Submarine Alert'' (1943) - Commanding Officer at Finish (uncredited) * ''A Stranger in Town'' (1943) - Supreme Court Justice (uncredited) * ''Yanks Ahoy'' (1943) - Dr. Hadley (uncredited) * ''Johnny Come Lately'' (1943) - Winterbottom * ''Minesweeper'' (1943) - Officer (uncredited) * ''The Song of Bernadette'' (1943) - Mr. Jones (uncredited) * ''O, My Darling Clementine'' (1943) - Hartfield * ''Standing Room Only'' (1944) - Guest at Ritchie Home (uncredited) * ''The Racket Man'' (1944) - Doctor (uncredited) * ''Ladies Courageous'' (1944) - (uncredited) * ''Buffalo Bill'' (1944) - Doctor (uncredited) * ''Follow the Boys'' (1944) - Taylor (uncredited) * ''Jamboree'' (1944) - Sam Smith * ''Christmas Holiday'' (1944) - Room Clerk (uncredited) * ''Louisiana Hayride'' (1944) - Studio Producer (uncredited) * ''Strange Affair'' (1944) - Dr. Parrish (uncredited) * ''Heavenly Days'' (1944) - Vice President Wallace (uncredited) * ''The Missing Juror'' (1944) - Prison Warden (uncredited) * ''The Princess and the Pirate'' (1944) - Captain of the King's Ship (uncredited) * ''And Now Tomorrow'' (1944) - Mr. Raines (uncredited) * ''Faces in the Fog'' (1944) - Fairbanks, Juror (uncredited) * ''Youth on Trial'' (1945) - Commissioner Collins (uncredited) * ''Conflict'' (1945) - Phillips * ''Incendiary Blonde'' (1945) - Mr. Zweigler (uncredited) * ''Two Years Before the Mast'' (1946) - Blake (uncredited) {{Div col end}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stanley, Edwin}} Category:1880 births Category:1944 deaths Category:American male film actors Category:Male actors from Chicago Category:20th-century American male actors Category:American male stage actors Category:American male dramatists and playwrights Category:20th-century American dramatists and playwrights Category:20th-century American male writers