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Edward J. Peil Sr. was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 370 films between 1913 and 1951.
Birth Name
Charles Edward Peil
Born
Thursday, 18 January 1883
Died
Monday, 29 December 1958
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Jim Thorpe -- All-American | First Bartender | 1951 |
| Fort Worth | Citizen | 1951 |
| Excuse My Dust | Bit Role | 1951 |
| The Texas Rangers | Pinkerton Man | 1951 |
| Storm Warning | Townsman | 1951 |
| Highway 301 | Garage Manager | 1950 |
| Kansas Raiders | Bank Teller | 1950 |
| Branded | Tully | 1950 |
| Pretty Baby | Hawkins | 1950 |
| Bright Leaf | Train Conductor | 1950 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Jim Thorpe -- All-American | First Bartender | 1951 |
| Fort Worth | Citizen | 1951 |
| Excuse My Dust | Bit Role | 1951 |
| The Texas Rangers | Pinkerton Man | 1951 |
| Storm Warning | Townsman | 1951 |
| Highway 301 | Garage Manager | 1950 |
| Kansas Raiders | Bank Teller | 1950 |
| Branded | Tully | 1950 |
| Pretty Baby | Hawkins | 1950 |
| Bright Leaf | Train Conductor | 1950 |
| The Reformer and the Redhead | Parkers' Gateman | 1950 |
| Colt .45 | Townsman | 1950 |
| Kill the Umpire | Texan | 1950 |
| Riders of the Range | Poker Player | 1950 |
| My Foolish Heart | Conductor | 1949 |
| Samson and Delilah | Gnarled Worker | 1949 |
| Red, Hot and Blue | Piano Tuner | 1949 |
| Force of Evil | Counterman | 1949 |
| The Sun Comes Up | Minor Role | 1949 |
| The Valiant Hombre | Miller | 1948 |
| Good Sam | Churchgoer | 1948 |
| The Walls of Jericho | Court Reporter | 1948 |
| Up in Central Park | Politician | 1948 |
| The Miracle of the Bells | Man | 1948 |
| Adventures in Silverado | Townsman | 1948 |
| Angels' Alley | Court Clerk | 1948 |
| Three Daring Daughters | Waiter | 1948 |
| The Wreck of the Hesperus | Zeb | 1948 |
| The Lady from Shanghai | Guard | 1947 |
| The Last Round-up | Carl | 1947 |
| The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap | Townsman | 1947 |
| The Son of Rusty | Townsman | 1947 |
| Wyoming | Rancher | 1947 |
| Saddle Pals | 3rd Buyer | 1947 |
| Yankee Fakir | Frank | 1947 |
| Valley of Fear | Jamison Forbes (as Edward J. Peil) / Jamison Forbes | 1947 |
| It's a Joke, Son! | Man at Rally | 1947 |
| Desert Command | Ratkin | 1946 |
| Throw a Saddle on a Star | Frazer | 1946 |
| Rustlers' Hideout | Poker Player | 1945 |
| The Princess and the Pirate | Palace Guard | 1944 |
| Wild Horse Phantom | Rancher | 1944 |
| That's My Gal | Buyer | 1944 |
| Silver City Kid | Townsman in Stoner's Office | 1944 |
| Fuzzy Settles Down | Carson City Marshal | 1944 |
| Man from Frisco | Key Man | 1944 |
| The Great Alaskan Mystery | Mine Watchman | 1944 |
| Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout | Chamber of Commerce President | 1944 |
| Canyon City | Jim Hardy (as Ed Peil Sr.) / Jim Hardy | 1943 |
| Teen Age | Detective | 1943 |
| Cattle Stampede | Banker | 1943 |
| The Good Fellows | Lodge Member | 1943 |
| Robin Hood of the Range | Grady (as Ed Peil Sr.) / Grady | 1943 |
| Captive Wild Woman | Jake - Handler | 1943 |
| The Desperadoes | Train Conductor | 1943 |
| Bombardier | Officer | 1943 |
| King of the Cowboys | Townsman | 1943 |
| Hoppy Serves a Writ | Card Player / Poker Player | 1943 |
| The Outlaw | Swanson - Deputy | 1943 |
| The Kid Rides Again | John Ainsley | 1943 |
| The Adventures of Smilin' Jack | Freighter Captain [Chs. 7-8] | 1943 |
| The Valley of Vanishing Men | Cave Prisoner | 1942 |
| For Me and My Gal | Jim | 1942 |
| Foreign Agent | Robert Nelson / Robert Nelson, fifth columnist | 1942 |
| Sin Town | Hedges | 1942 |
| Border Roundup | Sheriff | 1942 |
| The Major and the Minor | Stationmaster | 1942 |
| Sunset Serenade | Party Guest | 1942 |
| The Glass Key | Politician | 1942 |
| The Secret Code | Policeman | 1942 |
| Henry Aldrich, Editor | Police Captain | 1942 |
| Riders of the West | Investigator Jim Dodge | 1942 |
| The Pride of the Yankees | Policeman | 1942 |
| Are Husbands Necessary? | Mailman | 1942 |
| Texas Justice | Ed Hannigan | 1942 |
| Juke Girl | Bean Picker | 1942 |
| Down Rio Grande Way | Commissioner Adams | 1942 |
| My Favorite Blonde | Policeman | 1942 |
| Reap the Wild Wind | Bailiff | 1942 |
| The Lone Rider in Cheyenne | Townsman | 1942 |
| Unseen Enemy | Skipper | 1942 |
| Black Dragons | Ryder (as Edward Piel Sr.) / Ryder | 1942 |
| Shut My Big Mouth | Hotel Proprietor | 1942 |
| Captain Midnight | Fang | 1942 |
| Ride 'Em Cowboy | Minor Role | 1942 |
| Jail House Blues | Guard | 1942 |
| Code of the Outlaw | Committeeman | 1942 |
| Man from Cheyenne | Rancher | 1942 |
| Pacific Blackout | Air Raid Warden | 1941 |
| Forbidden Trails | Card Player with Visor / Poker Player | 1941 |
| Red River Valley | Cattle Rancher | 1941 |
| Skylark | Man Behind Tony in Subway | 1941 |
| Underground Rustlers | Mr. Ward | 1941 |
| Jesse James at Bay | U.S. Marshal | 1941 |
| Tonto Basin Outlaws | Photographer | 1941 |
| World Premiere | Bob - Studio Guard | 1941 |
| Blossoms in the Dust | Mill Worker | 1941 |
| The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury | Mr. Harper / Mr. Harper - Cattle Rancher (as Ed Piel Sr.) | 1941 |
| Kiss the Boys Goodbye | Conductor | 1941 |
| Fugitive Valley | Jailer Ed / Ed - Jailer | 1941 |
| Father Steps Out | Oliver Associate | 1941 |
| The Texas Marshal | Sam Adams | 1941 |
| Gangs of Sonora | Johnson | 1941 |
| Kansas Cyclone | Wagon Driver | 1941 |
| Love Crazy | Sun Valley Private Investigator | 1941 |
| The Lone Rider in Ghost Town | Dennis Clark / Clark | 1941 |
| Penny Serenade | Train conductor | 1941 |
| Billy the Kid's Fighting Pals | Hardy - Banker / Hardy | 1941 |
| In Old Cheyenne | Train Conductor | 1941 |
| I Wanted Wings | Detective | 1941 |
| A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob | Opera House Assistant Manager | 1941 |
| The Monster and the Girl | Court Clerk | 1941 |
| White Eagle | Sam Clarke | 1941 |
| Lucky Devils | Jail Guard | 1941 |
| Billy the Kid's Gun Justice | Dave Barlow | 1940 |
| The Great Plane Robbery | Deputy | 1940 |
| The Border Legion | Barfly | 1940 |
| Girls Under 21 | Doctor | 1940 |
| Riders of Black Mountain | George Harris | 1940 |
| Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride | Rancher | 1940 |
| Deadwood Dick | Sears | 1940 |
| You're Not So Tough | Carstens | 1940 |
| One Man's Law | Joel Winters | 1940 |
| I Take This Oath | Police Sergeant Riley / Police Sgt. Riley | 1940 |
| Men with Steel Faces | Dr. Cooper (archive footage) / Dr. Cooper | 1940 |
| Two Girls on Broadway | Man Saying 'Give Him His Five Bucks' | 1940 |
| Riders of Pasco Basin | Jones | 1940 |
| The Showdown | Man Wearing Visor | 1940 |
| The Shadow | Inspector Joe Cardona / Cardona | 1940 |
| Legion of the Lawless | Speaker at Meeting | 1940 |
| My Son Is Guilty | Policeman | 1939 |
| Geronimo | John A.J. Cresswell | 1939 |
| The Marshal of Mesa City | Express Agent Frank / Frank - Express Agent | 1939 |
| One Hour to Live | Fingerprint Expert | 1939 |
| Flaming Lead | Dan Burke | 1939 |
| Mutiny in the Big House | Prison Gate Guard | 1939 |
| Dick Tracy's G-Men | Price | 1939 |
| When Tomorrow Comes | Janitor | 1939 |
| The Girl from Rio | William W. Wilson, Lawyer / William W. Wilson - Lawyer | 1939 |
| I Stole a Million | Doorman | 1939 |
| The Man from Sundown | Sheriff Wiley | 1939 |
| Racketeers of the Range | Cattle Rancher | 1939 |
| Union Pacific | Laborer | 1939 |
| Spoilers of the Range | Harper - Rancher | 1939 |
| The Night Riders | Rancher Harper / Harper - Rancher | 1939 |
| Dodge City | Mr. Turner | 1939 |
| Let Us Live | Bank Teller | 1939 |
| Sundown on the Prairie | John | 1939 |
| The Thundering West | Townsman | 1939 |
| Water Rustlers | Weylan's Lawyer | 1939 |
| Pirates of the Skies | Police Dispatcher | 1939 |
| Federal Man-Hunt | Chief of Police | 1938 |
| Rio Grande | Hayes - Banker | 1938 |
| Gangster's Boy | Editor / Newspaper Editor | 1938 |
| King of the Sierras | Rancher Blake | 1938 |
| The Storm | Bryant | 1938 |
| The Spider's Web | Officer Jones | 1938 |
| Too Hot to Handle | Newsreel Man | 1938 |
| You Can't Take It with You | Neighbor Helping with Move | 1938 |
| Delinquent Parents | Jack Burke - Probation Officer | 1938 |
| Squadron of Honor | Policeman | 1938 |
| The Main Event | Detective | 1938 |
| The Singing Cowgirl | Tom Harkins | 1938 |
| Six-Shootin' Sheriff | Andy | 1938 |
| Code of the Rangers | Ranger Captain (as Ed Pier Sr.) / Ranger Captain | 1938 |
| Rawhide | Reporter | 1938 |
| The Girl of the Golden West | Townsman in Sheriff's Office | 1938 |
| Cattle Raiders | Sheriff Bates | 1938 |
| The Buccaneer | Victory Ball Guest | 1938 |
| The Purple Vigilantes | Deputy | 1938 |
| The Singing Outlaw | 1st Sheriff | 1938 |
| Paid to Dance | Train Conductor | 1937 |
| Boy of the Streets | Homicide Det. Craig | 1937 |
| Blossoms on Broadway | Conductor | 1937 |
| The Old Wyoming Trail | Sheriff / Edward Peil Sr. | 1937 |
| Conquest | Minor Role | 1937 |
| The Awful Truth | Bailiff | 1937 |
| Idol of the Crowds | Det. Sgt. Baker | 1937 |
| It's All Yours | 1st Guard | 1937 |
| Heroes of the Alamo | General Sam Houston / Gen. Sam Houston | 1937 |
| Slaves in Bondage | Detective Captain | 1937 |
| It Can't Last Forever | Detective | 1937 |
| A Fight to the Finish | Parole Officer | 1937 |
| The Devil Is Driving | Peter's Friend | 1937 |
| Two-Fisted Sheriff | Judge Webster | 1937 |
| The Painted Stallion | Riverboat Marshal (Ch. 1) | 1937 |
| This Is My Affair | Secretary Hayes | 1937 |
| Come on, Cowboys | Thomas Rigby | 1937 |
| San Quentin | Deputy Guard | 1937 |
| Captains Courageous | Fisherman | 1937 |
| Gunsmoke Ranch | Dam Engineer Rankin / Rankin | 1937 |
| Secret Agent X-9 | The Fence [Chs. 11-12] | 1937 |
| Headline Crasher | Assistant District Attorney | 1937 |
| A Family Affair | Minor Role | 1937 |
| Parole Racket | Detective | 1937 |
| Trapped | Bill Ashley | 1937 |
| Paradise Express | Sheriff | 1937 |
| Riders of the Whistling Skull | Sheriff Tex Blaine | 1937 |
| A Million to One | Mac | 1936 |
| College Holiday | Cop in Park | 1936 |
| Career Woman | Townsman | 1936 |
| Conflict | Reporter | 1936 |
| Pennies from Heaven | Old Man | 1936 |
| The Cowboy Star | Clem Baker (as Ed Piel Sr.) / Clem Baker | 1936 |
| Legion of Terror | Bradley | 1936 |
| Ghost-Town Gold | Sheriff | 1936 |
| White Legion | Dr. Moore | 1936 |
| Ace Drummond | Queen of India Plane Passenger [Ch. 1] | 1936 |
| 15 Maiden Lane | Engineer | 1936 |
| Daniel Boone | Frontiersman in Lone Wagon | 1936 |
| Code of the Range | Sheriff | 1936 |
| Adventure in Manhattan | Police Broadcaster in Montage | 1936 |
| Alibi for Murder | Peters--Fingerprint Man / Peters (Uncredited) | 1936 |
| Ride 'Em Cowboy | Jailer | 1936 |
| Oh, Susanna! | Mineral Springs Sheriff Cole / Mineral Springs Sheriff Cole (as Ed Peil Sr.) | 1936 |
| The Case of the Velvet Claws | Officer Riley | 1936 |
| Yours for the Asking | Waiter | 1936 |
| White Fang | Minor Role / Miner | 1936 |
| The Crime of Dr. Forbes | Juror | 1936 |
| Counterfeit | Police Sergeant | 1936 |
| Show Boat | Gambler | 1936 |
| Snowed Under | Man in Producer's Office | 1936 |
| Love on a Bet | Mr. Bligh, at Hutchinson's Meeting / Mr. Bligh - at Hutchinson's Meeting | 1936 |
| The Walking Dead | Train Engineer | 1936 |
| Road Gang | Guard in Sleeping Quarters | 1936 |
| Exclusive Story | Newspaperman | 1936 |
| Dangerous Intrigue | Detective | 1936 |
| Riffraff | Fisherman | 1936 |
| Two Against the World | Coroner | 1936 |
| A Tale of Two Cities | Cartwright | 1935 |
| Whipsaw | Bartender | 1935 |
| Hands Across the Table | Barber | 1935 |
| Barbary Coast | Vigilante | 1935 |
| The Public Menace | Police Announcer | 1935 |
| Make a Million | Postal Inspector Curley | 1935 |
| Branded a Coward | Bit Role | 1935 |
| Riding Wild | Sheriff Williams | 1935 |
| Society Fever | Booker | 1935 |
| Ladies Crave Excitement | Warden | 1935 |
| The Nitwits | Eddie the Detective | 1935 |
| Let 'em Have It | Radio Police | 1935 |
| $10 Raise | Cigar Store Customer | 1935 |
| Reckless | Man Raising Stage Curtain | 1935 |
| The Bride of Frankenstein | Villager | 1935 |
| The Revenge Rider | Connors | 1935 |
| The Phantom Empire | Cooper (as Edward Piel Sr.) / Doctor Cooper | 1935 |
| Million Dollar Baby | Louie | 1934 |
| The Mysterious Mr. Wong | Jen Yu - Wong Henchman / Jen Yu | 1934 |
| Night Alarm | George - Plant Foreman | 1934 |
| Babbitt | Policeman | 1934 |
| I Am a Thief | Officer with Telegrams | 1934 |
| Kid Millions | Assistant Bartender | 1934 |
| Cheating Cheaters | Detective | 1934 |
| 6 Day Bike Rider | Jailer | 1934 |
| Port of Lost Dreams | Second Hospital Detective | 1934 |
| A Successful Failure | E.D. Hale | 1934 |
| Our Daily Bread | Powerhouse Employee | 1934 |
| The Return of Chandu | Airport Official | 1934 |
| The Pursuit of Happiness | Peddler | 1934 |
| Law of the Wild | Gives John Directions [Ch. 1] | 1934 |
| Whom the Gods Destroy | Balkan Engineer | 1934 |
| Such Women Are Dangerous | Bailiff | 1934 |
| Fog Over Frisco | Police Sergeant / Police Sergeant (Uncredited) | 1934 |
| The Man from Utah | Spike Barton (as Edward Peil) / Spike Barton | 1934 |
| Blue Steel | Malgrove | 1934 |
| Manhattan Love Song | Employment Agent | 1934 |
| Voice in the Night | Foreman | 1934 |
| Looking for Trouble | Dispatcher | 1934 |
| Journal of a Crime | Jailer | 1934 |
| Madame Spy | Garage Owner | 1934 |
| I Am Suzanne! | Newspaper Reporter | 1933 |
| The Mystery Squadron | Andrew Martin | 1933 |
| Fury of the Jungle | Molango Villager | 1933 |
| Night Flight | Airport Office Employee | 1933 |
| Brief Moment | Walsh's Associate | 1933 |
| Broadway to Hollywood | Stage Manager | 1933 |
| Notorious But Nice | Doctor at Hospital | 1933 |
| Headline Shooter | Riverport Townsman | 1933 |
| Life in the Raw | Petroff's Henchman | 1933 |
| King of the Arena | Police Chief | 1933 |
| The Return of Casey Jones | Train Conductor | 1933 |
| The Phantom of the Air | Reporter | 1933 |
| The Big Cage | Glenn Stoner | 1933 |
| The Three Musketeers | Ratkin | 1933 |
| Drum Taps | Sheriff | 1933 |
| Tombstone Canyon | Replaced by Bob Burns (credit only) / Replaced by Bob Burns | 1932 |
| Silver Dollar | Real Estate Agent | 1932 |
| The Fighting Champ | Townsman | 1932 |
| The Mask of Fu Manchu | Coolie Spy | 1932 |
| The Devil Horse | The Sheriff (as Edward Peil) / The Sheriff | 1932 |
| The Heart Punch | Prosecutor | 1932 |
| Movie Crazy | Waiter / Waiter (Uncredited) | 1932 |
| Trapped in Tia Juana | Capt. Davis / Captain Davis | 1932 |
| The Phantom Express | Donovan | 1932 |
| Cornered | Lang | 1932 |
| Madame Racketeer | Train Passenger | 1932 |
| Unashamed | Assistant Defense Attorney | 1932 |
| Dynamite Denny | Train Conductor | 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) / Sheriff Hickory | 1932 |
| Emma | Undetermined Minor Role | 1932 |
| The Gay Buckaroo | Hi - Clint's Servant (as Edward Peil) / Hi - Clint's Servant | 1931 |
| Secret Service | Colonel Sharpe | 1931 |
| The Galloping Ghost | Coach of Baxter Team | 1931 |
| Law of the Rio Grande | Second Sheriff / 2nd Sheriff | 1931 |
| Wild Horse | Sheriff | 1931 |
| Everything's Rosie | 1st Sheriff | 1931 |
| The Texas Ranger | Sam Lanning | 1931 |
| The Sign of the Wolf | Winslow Confederate | 1931 |
| Cracked Nuts | King's Officer | 1931 |
| Clearing the Range | Sheriff Jim | 1931 |
| The Avenger | Ike Mason | 1931 |
| Shadow of the Law | Usher | 1930 |
| Cock o' the Walk | Ortega / Cafe Manager | 1930 |
| Masked Emotions | Lee Wing | 1929 |
| In Old Arizona | Joe - Man in Barber Shop | 1929 |
| Chicago | Sketch Artist | 1927 |
| Tumbling River | Roan Tibbets | 1927 |
| Framed | Moola | 1927 |
| The Great K & A Train Robbery | Bill Tolfree | 1926 |
| Gigolo | Paris Cafe Patron | 1926 |
| Black Paradise | Murdock | 1926 |
| Midnight Faces | Suie Chang | 1926 |
| Yellow Fingers | Kwong Li | 1926 |
| The Girl from Montmartre | Messenger | 1926 |
| The Pleasure Buyers | Kildare | 1925 |
| The Fighting Heart | Flash Fogarty | 1925 |
| The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted | 'Slick' Jennings | 1925 |
| Double Action Daniels | Jack Monroe | 1925 |
| The Hunted Woman | Charlie | 1925 |
| The Man Without a Country | Capt. Kearney | 1925 |
| $50, 000 Reward | Buck Scofield | 1924 |
| The Iron Horse | Old Chinese Railroad Worker | 1924 |
| The Man Who Came Back | Sam Shu Sin | 1924 |
| The Lone Star Ranger | Kane / Kane (as Edward Peil) | 1923 |
| Stepping Fast | Sun Yat / Sun Yat (as Edward Peil) | 1923 |
| The Purple Dawn | Wong Chang | 1923 |
| Three Jumps Ahead | Buck Taggitt / Buck Taggitt (as Edward Piel) | 1923 |
| Broken Chains | Burglar | 1922 |
| Dust Flower | Judson Flack | 1922 |
| Don't Doubt Your Wife | John Manning | 1922 |
| Song of Life | Amos Tilden | 1922 |
| Dream Street | Swan Way | 1921 |
| The Servant in the House | William Smythe, The Vicar | 1921 |
| That Girl Montana | Lee Holly | 1921 |
| Two Moons | Lang Whistler | 1920 |
| Isobel or the Trail's End | Scottie Dean | 1920 |
| The Money Changers | Ling Choo Fong | 1920 |
| Rose of Nome | Tim Donnay | 1920 |
| The Road to Divorce | Dr. Shaw / Dr. Shaw (as Edward Peil) | 1920 |
| Haunting Shadows | Arthur Pickering | 1920 |
| The Lincoln Highwayman | Steele | 1919 |
| The Illustrious Prince | Inspector Jacks | 1919 |
| The Gray Wolf's Ghost | 1919 | |
| Broken Blossoms | Evil Eye | 1919 |
| The Dragon Painter | Kano Indara | 1919 |
| A Sagebrush Hamlet | Claude Dutton | 1919 |
| Prudence on Broadway | Mr. Wentworth | 1919 |
| I'll Get Him Yet | Robert Hamilton | 1919 |
| Peppy Polly | Judge Monroe | 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 |
| New York Luck | Steve Diamond | 1917 |
| The Man from Montana | Warren Summers | 1917 |
| The Serpent's Tooth | Jack Stilling | 1917 |
| High Play | Gautier Brooks | 1917 |
| At Piney Ridge | Mark Brierson | 1916 |
| Through Fire to Fortune | Thomas Barrett | 1914 |
