Person

Edward Peil Sr.

Acting · 1883–1958 · Racine, Wisconsin, USA

Biography

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

Known for

Filmography

1951Fort WorthCitizen (uncredited)
1951The Texas Rangers
1951Storm WarningTownsman (uncredited)
1950Branded
1950Pretty BabyHawkins (uncredited)
1950Bright LeafTrain Conductor (uncredited)
1950Colt .45Townsman (uncredited)
1949Red, Hot and BluePiano Tuner (uncredited)
1948Three Daring DaughtersWaiter (uncredited)
1947The Lady from ShanghaiGuard (uncredited)
1947The Last Round-up
1947The Wistful Widow of Wagon GapTownsman (uncredited)
1947Valley of FearJamison Forbes
1947Yankee FakirFrank
1946Desert CommandRatkin
1943Canyon CityJim Hardy (as Ed Peil Sr.)
1943Cattle StampedeBanker
1943Robin Hood of the RangeGrady (as Ed Peil Sr.)
1943Captive Wild WomanJake - Handler (uncredited)
1943BombardierOfficer
1943King of the CowboysTownsman
1943Hoppy Serves a WritCard Player
1943The OutlawSwanson (uncredited)
1943The Kid Rides AgainJohn Ainsley
1943The Adventures of Smilin' JackFreighter Captain [Chs. 7-8]
1942For Me and My GalJim (uncredited)
1942Foreign AgentRobert Nelson, fifth columnist
1942Border RoundupSheriff
1942The Major and the MinorStationmaster (uncredited)
1942Sunset SerenadeParty Guest
1942The Secret CodePoliceman
1942Riders of the WestInvestigator Jim Dodge
1942The Pride of the YankeesPoliceman (uncredited)
1942Texas JusticeEd Hannigan
1942Down Rio Grande WayCommissioner Adams
1942My Favorite BlondePoliceman (uncredited)
1942Black DragonsRyder
1942Shut My Big MouthHotel Proprietor
1942Man from CheyenneRancher
1941Pacific BlackoutAir Raid Warden
1941Forbidden TrailsDealer with Visor
1941Red River ValleyCattle Rancher
1941Underground RustlersMr. Ward
1941Ride 'Em CowboyMinor Role (uncredited)
1941Jesse James at BayU.S. Marshal
1941Tonto Basin OutlawsPhotographer
1941The Lone Rider in Frontier FuryMr. Harper - Cattle Rancher (as Ed Piel Sr.)
1941Fugitive ValleyJailer Ed
1941The Texas MarshalSam Adams
1941Love CrazySun Valley Private Investigator (uncredited)
1941The Lone Rider in Ghost TownClark
1941Billy The Kid's Fighting PalsHardy
1941In Old CheyenneTrain Conductor
1941A Girl, a Guy, and a GobOpera House Assistant manager (uncredited)
1940Billy the Kid's Gun JusticeDave Barlow
1940The Border LegionBarfly
1940Riders of Black MountainGeorge Harris
1940You're Not So ToughCarstens
1940Deadwood DickSears
1940One Man's LawJoel Winters
1940I Take This OathPolice Sergeant Riley
1940Radio RanchDr. Cooper (archive footage)
1940Two Girls on BroadwayMan Saying 'Give Him His Five Bucks' (uncredited)
1940Riders of Pasco BasinJones (uncredited)
1940The ShowdownMan Wearing Visor
1940The ShadowInspector Joe Cardona
1940Legion of the LawlessSpeaker at Meeting (uncredited)
1939GeronimoJohn A.J. Cresswell
1939The Marshal Of Mesa CityExpress Agent Frank (uncredited)
1939Mutiny in the Big HousePrison Gate Guard
1939Dick Tracy's G-MenPrice
1939When Tomorrow ComesJanitor (uncredited)
1939Girl from RioWilliam W. Wilson, Lawyer
1939I Stole a MillionDoorman (uncredited)
1939The Man from SundownSheriff Wiley
1939Union PacificLaborer (uncredited)
1939The Night RidersRancher Harper
1939Dodge CityMr. Turner (uncredited)
1939Let Us LiveBank Cashier (uncredited)
1939Sundown on the PrairieJohn
1939Water RustlersWeylan's Lawyer
1939Pirates of the Skies
1938King of the SierrasRancher Blake
1938Gangster's BoyEditor
1938Too Hot to HandleNewsreel Man (uncredited)
1938Colorado TrailHobbs
1938You Can't Take It with YouNeighbor Helping with Move (uncredited)
1938The Singing CowgirlTom Harkins
1938Six Shootin' SheriffAndy
1938Code of the RangersRanger Captain (as Ed Pier Sr.)
1938The Girl of the Golden WestTownsman in Sheriff's Office
1937Blossoms On BroadwayConductor (uncredited)
1937The Old Wyoming TrailEdward Peil Sr.
1937The Awful TruthBailiff (uncredited)
1937Idol of the CrowdsDet. Sgt. Baker (uncredited)
1937Heroes of the AlamoGeneral Sam Houston
1937Slaves in BondageDetective Captain
1937It Can't Last ForeverDetective
1937Captains CourageousFisherman (uncredited)
1937Two-Fisted SheriffJudge Webster
1937Come on, CowboysThomas Rigby
1937Gunsmoke RanchDam Engineer Rankin
1937TrappedBill Ashley
1937Paradise ExpressSheriff (uncredited)
1936A Million to OneMac
1936College HolidayCop in Park
1936The Cowboy StarClem Baker (as Ed Piel Sr.)
1936Ghost Town GoldSheriff (uncredited)
1936Code of the RangeSheriff
1936Alibi for MurderPeters (Uncredited)
1936Ride 'Em CowboyJailer (uncredited)
1936Oh, SusannaMineral Springs Sheriff Cole (as Ed Peil Sr.)
1936Yours for the AskingWaiter (uncredited)
1936White FangMinor Role
1936Two Against the WorldCoroner (uncredited)
1936Show Boat
1936Road GangGuard in Sleeping Quarters (uncredited)
1936Love on a BetMr. Bligh, at Hutchinson's Meeting
1936The Walking Dead
1936Exclusive StoryNewspaperman (uncredited)
1935Society FeverBooker
1935The NitwitsEddie the Detective
1935Bride of FrankensteinVillager (uncredited)
1935RecklessMan Raising Stage Curtain (uncredited)
1935The Phantom EmpireCooper (as Edward Piel Sr.)
1935The Mysterious Mr. WongJen Yu
1934Million Dollar BabyLouie
1934Kid MillionsAssistant Bartender (uncredited)
1934Cheating CheatersDetective (uncredited)
1934Our Daily BreadPowerhouse Employee (uncredited)
1934Fog Over FriscoPolice Sergeant (Uncredited)
1934Bandits of the BadlandsMalgrove
1934The Man from UtahSpike Barton (as Edward Peil)
1934Rodeo RocketeersSpike
1934Blue SteelMalgrove
1934Manhattan Love SongEmployment Agent
1934Journal of a CrimeJailer (uncredited)
1934Madame SpyGarage Owner
1933I Am Suzanne!Newspaper Reporter
1933The Mystery SquadronAndrew Martin
1933Fury of the JungleMolango Villager (uncredited)
1933Night FlightAirport Office Employee (uncredited)
1933Broadway to HollywoodStage Manager
1933Headline ShooterRiverport Townsman (uncredited)
1933King of the ArenaPolice Chief
1933The Big CageGlenn Stoner
1933The Three MusketeersRatkin
1932Tombstone CanyonReplaced by Bob Burns (credit only)
1932The Mask of Fu ManchuCoolie Spy (uncredited)
1932The Devil HorseThe Sheriff (as Edward Peil)
1932Movie CrazyWaiter (Uncredited)
1932Trapped in Tia JuanaCapt. Davis
1932Madame RacketeerTrain Passenger
1932Destry Rides AgainFrank Warren
1932The Hatchet ManBing Foo
1932Charlie Chan's ChanceLi Gung
1932The Local Bad ManSheriff Hickory (as Edward Peil)
1932EmmaMan (uncredited)
1931The Gay BuckarooHi - Clint's Servant (as Edward Peil)
1931The Galloping GhostCoach of Baxter Team
1931Law of the Rio GrandeSecond Sheriff
1931Wild HorseSheriff
1931Everything’s Rosie1st Sheriff
1931Clearing the RangeSheriff Jim
1931The AvengerIke Mason
1930Shadow of the LawUsher
1930Cock o' the WalkOrtega
1929Masked EmotionsLee Wing
1927Tumbling RiverRoan Tibbets
1927FramedMoola
1926The Great K&A Train RobberyBill Tolfree
1926Black ParadiseMurdock
1926Midnight FacesSuie Chang
1926Yellow FingersKwong Li
1926The Girl from MontmartreMessenger
1926Queen o'DiamondsCrook
1925The Pleasure BuyersKildare
1925The Fighting HeartFlash Fogarty
1925The Iron HorseOld Chinese Railroad Worker (uncredited)
1925The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted'Slick' Jennings
1925The Hunted WomanCharlie
1925As No Man Has LovedCapt. Kearney
1924$50,000 RewardBuck Scofield
1924TeethSheriff
1924The Man Who Came BackSam Shu Sin
1923The Lone Star RangerKane (as Edward Peil)
1923Stepping FastSun Yat (as Edward Peil)
1923The Purple DawnWong Chang
1923Three Jumps AheadBuck Taggitt
1922ArabiaIbrahim Bulamar (as Edward Piel)
1922The Dust FlowerJudson Flack
1922The Song of LifeAmos Tilden
1921Dream StreetSwan Way
1921The Servant in the HouseWilliam Smythe, The Vicar
1921That Girl MontanaLee Holly
1921The KillerRamon (as Edward Peil)
1920Two MoonsLang Whistler
1920Isobel or the Trail's EndScottie Dean
1920The Money ChangersLing Choo Fong
1920The Road to DivorceDr. Shaw (as Edward Peil)
1919The Lincoln HighwaymanSteele
1919Haunting ShadowsArthur Pickering
1919Fighting CressyJohn Ford
1919The Illustrious PrinceInspector Jacks
1919The Gray Wolf's Ghost
1919The Dragon PainterKano Indara
1919The Pagan GodWah Kung
1919A Sage Brush HamletClaude Dutton
1919Prudence on BroadwayMr. Wentworth
1919I'll Get Him YetRobert Hamilton (as Edward Peil)
1919Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the GirlEvil Eye
1919Peppy PollyJudge Monroe
1919The Girl Who Stayed at HomeTurnverein Terror
1919BootsNicholas Jerome
1918The Greatest Thing in LifeThe German Officer
1918Borrowed ClothesGeorge Weston
1918You Can't Believe EverythingJim Wheeler
1918Jilted JanetErnest Morgan
1918The ShuttleUghtred Anstruthers
1918Cheating the PublicMary's Attorney
1917The Man from MontanaWarren Summers
1917Souls in PawnEtienne Jaccard
1917The Serpent's ToothJack Stilling
1917Whose Wife?John Herrick (as Edward Peil)
1917The Eyes of the WorldJames Rutledge Jr.
1916The Stronger LoveJim Serviss (as Edward Peil)
1916The Valiants of VirginiaEdward Sassoon
1916At Piney RidgeMark Brierson
1916Unto Those Who SinStokes
1914The Ragged EarlLord Wildbrook (as Edward J. Peil)
1914Through Fire to FortuneThomas Barrett

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