Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/18/1883
Place of Birth
Racine, Wisconsin, USA
Also Known As
Edward Peil Sr.
Biography
Known For
Captains Courageous
as Fisherman (uncredited)
Union Pacific
as Laborer (uncredited)
Headline Shooter
as Riverport Townsman (uncredited)
Bright Leaf
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
The Outlaw
as Swanson (uncredited)
Pretty Baby
as Hawkins (uncredited)
The Shadow
as Inspector Joe Cardona
Fort Worth
as Citizen (uncredited)
Show Boat
Unknown Role
Colt .45
as Townsman (uncredited)
Paradise Express
as Sheriff (uncredited)
White Fang
as Minor Role
Branded
Unknown Role
Three Daring Daughters
as Waiter (uncredited)
Bombardier
as Officer
College Holiday
as Cop in Park
Two Against the World
as Coroner (uncredited)
Cattle Stampede
as Banker
For Me and My Gal
as Jim (uncredited)
Journal of a Crime
as Jailer (uncredited)
Career Timeline
1951
1950
1947
1943
Canyon City
as Jim Hardy (as Ed Peil Sr.)
Cattle Stampede
as Banker
Robin Hood of the Range
as Grady (as Ed Peil Sr.)
Captive Wild Woman
as Jake - Handler (uncredited)
Bombardier
as Officer
King of the Cowboys
as Townsman
Hoppy Serves a Writ
as Card Player
The Outlaw
as Swanson (uncredited)
The Kid Rides Again
as John Ainsley
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
as Freighter Captain [Chs. 7-8]
1942
For Me and My Gal
as Jim (uncredited)
Foreign Agent
as Robert Nelson, fifth columnist
Border Roundup
as Sheriff
The Major and the Minor
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
Sunset Serenade
as Party Guest
The Secret Code
as Policeman
Riders of the West
as Investigator Jim Dodge
The Pride of the Yankees
as Policeman (uncredited)
Texas Justice
as Ed Hannigan
Down Rio Grande Way
as Commissioner Adams
My Favorite Blonde
as Policeman (uncredited)
Black Dragons
as Ryder
Shut My Big Mouth
as Hotel Proprietor
Man from Cheyenne
as Rancher
1941
Pacific Blackout
as Air Raid Warden
Forbidden Trails
as Dealer with Visor
Red River Valley
as Cattle Rancher
Underground Rustlers
as Mr. Ward
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Jesse James at Bay
as U.S. Marshal
Tonto Basin Outlaws
as Photographer
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
as Mr. Harper - Cattle Rancher (as Ed Piel Sr.)
Fugitive Valley
as Jailer Ed
The Texas Marshal
as Sam Adams
Love Crazy
as Sun Valley Private Investigator (uncredited)
The Lone Rider in Ghost Town
as Clark
Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals
as Hardy
In Old Cheyenne
as Train Conductor
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
as Opera House Assistant manager (uncredited)
1940
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
as Dave Barlow
The Border Legion
as Barfly
Riders of Black Mountain
as George Harris
You're Not So Tough
as Carstens
Deadwood Dick
as Sears
One Man's Law
as Joel Winters
I Take This Oath
as Police Sergeant Riley
Men with Steel Faces
as Dr. Cooper (archive footage)
Two Girls on Broadway
as Man Saying 'Give Him His Five Bucks' (uncredited)
Riders of Pasco Basin
as Jones (uncredited)
The Showdown
as Man Wearing Visor
The Shadow
as Inspector Joe Cardona
Legion of the Lawless
as Speaker at Meeting (uncredited)
1939
Geronimo
as John A.J. Cresswell
The Marshal Of Mesa City
as Express Agent Frank (uncredited)
Mutiny in the Big House
as Prison Gate Guard
Dick Tracy's G-Men
as Price
When Tomorrow Comes
as Janitor (uncredited)
Girl from Rio
as William W. Wilson, Lawyer
I Stole a Million
as Doorman (uncredited)
The Man from Sundown
as Sheriff Wiley
Union Pacific
as Laborer (uncredited)
The Night Riders
as Rancher Harper
Dodge City
as Mr. Turner (uncredited)
Let Us Live
as Bank Cashier (uncredited)
Sundown on the Prairie
as John
Water Rustlers
as Weylan's Lawyer
Pirates of the Skies
Role unknown
1938
King of the Sierras
as Rancher Blake
Gangster's Boy
as Editor
Too Hot to Handle
as Newsreel Man (uncredited)
Colorado Trail
as Hobbs
You Can't Take It with You
as Neighbor Helping with Move (uncredited)
The Singing Cowgirl
as Tom Harkins
Six Shootin' Sheriff
as Andy
Code of the Rangers
as Ranger Captain (as Ed Pier Sr.)
The Girl of the Golden West
as Townsman in Sheriff's Office
1937
Blossoms On Broadway
as Conductor (uncredited)
The Old Wyoming Trail
as Edward Peil Sr.
The Awful Truth
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Idol of the Crowds
as Det. Sgt. Baker (uncredited)
Heroes of the Alamo
as General Sam Houston
Slaves in Bondage
as Detective Captain
It Can't Last Forever
as Detective
Captains Courageous
as Fisherman (uncredited)
Two-Fisted Sheriff
as Judge Webster
Come on, Cowboys
as Thomas Rigby
Gunsmoke Ranch
as Dam Engineer Rankin
Trapped
as Bill Ashley
Paradise Express
as Sheriff (uncredited)
1936
A Million to One
as Mac
College Holiday
as Cop in Park
The Cowboy Star
as Clem Baker (as Ed Piel Sr.)
Ghost Town Gold
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Alibi for Murder
as Peters (Uncredited)
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Jailer (uncredited)
Oh, Susanna
as Mineral Springs Sheriff Cole (as Ed Peil Sr.)
Yours for the Asking
as Waiter (uncredited)
White Fang
as Minor Role
Two Against the World
as Coroner (uncredited)
Show Boat
Role unknown
Road Gang
as Guard in Sleeping Quarters (uncredited)
Love on a Bet
as Mr. Bligh, at Hutchinson's Meeting
Exclusive Story
as Newspaperman (uncredited)
1935
1934
Million Dollar Baby
as Louie
Kid Millions
as Assistant Bartender (uncredited)
Cheating Cheaters
as Detective (uncredited)
Our Daily Bread
as Powerhouse Employee (uncredited)
Fog Over Frisco
as Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
Bandits of the Badlands
as Malgrove
The Man from Utah
as Spike Barton (as Edward Peil)
Rodeo Rocketeers
as Spike
Blue Steel
as Malgrove
Manhattan Love Song
as Employment Agent
Journal of a Crime
as Jailer (uncredited)
Madame Spy
as Garage Owner
1933
I Am Suzanne!
as Newspaper Reporter
The Mystery Squadron
as Andrew Martin
Fury of the Jungle
as Molango Villager (uncredited)
Night Flight
as Airport Office Employee (uncredited)
Broadway to Hollywood
as Stage Manager
Headline Shooter
as Riverport Townsman (uncredited)
King of the Arena
as Police Chief
The Big Cage
as Glenn Stoner
The Three Musketeers
as Ratkin
1932
Tombstone Canyon
as Replaced by Bob Burns (credit only)
The Mask of Fu Manchu
as Coolie Spy (uncredited)
The Devil Horse
as The Sheriff (as Edward Peil)
Movie Crazy
as Waiter (Uncredited)
Trapped in Tia Juana
as Capt. Davis
Madame Racketeer
as Train Passenger
Destry Rides Again
as Frank Warren
The Hatchet Man
as Bing Foo
Charlie Chan's Chance
as Li Gung
The Local Bad Man
as Sheriff Hickory (as Edward Peil)
Emma
as Man (uncredited)
1931
1930
1926
1925
1923
1922
1921
1920
1919
The Lincoln Highwayman
as Steele
Fighting Cressy
as John Ford
The Illustrious Prince
as Inspector Jacks
The Dragon Painter
as Kano Indara
The Pagan God
as Wah Kung
A Sage Brush Hamlet
as Claude Dutton
Prudence on Broadway
as Mr. Wentworth
I'll Get Him Yet
as Robert Hamilton (as Edward Peil)
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
as Evil Eye
Peppy Polly
as Judge Monroe
The Girl Who Stayed at Home
as Turnverein Terror
Boots
as Nicholas Jerome