325full-earl-dwire.jpgEARL DWIRE
INFORMATION FROM IMDb
Date of birth
3 October 1883
Missouri, USA
Date of death
16 January 1940
Carmichael, California, USA.
Sometimes Credited As:
Earle Dwire / Earl Dwyer
Mini-Biography
From The New York Times
American character actor Earl Dwire was most closely associated
with the B-Western movie mills of the 1930s.
Dwire frequently played the antagonist in the low-budget vehicles
of such cowboy stars as Bob Steele and Johnny Mack Brown.
In the early '30s, he was virtually a regular in the
John Wayne Westerns produced by the Lone Star outfit.
He also occasionally accepted such contemporary
minor roles as a priest in Angels With Dirty Faces (1938)
and a gangster in Accidents Will Happen (1939).
Earl Dwire's last known film credit was the Universal seria
l Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940).
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.AMG © 2006
Filmography
Actor
1. King of the Lumberjacks (1940) .... Dr. Vance
2. Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940) .... Jenda
... aka Perils from the Planet Mongo (USA: recut version)
... aka Purple Death from Outer Space (USA: recut version)
... aka Space Soldiers Conquer the Universe (USA: TV title)
3. Teddy the Rough Rider (1940) (uncredited) .... Caretaker Messenger in Adirondacks
4. Granny Get Your Gun (1940) (uncredited) .... Jake, checker player
5. His Girl Friday (1940) (uncredited) .... Pete Davis, man mistaken for Bruce
... aka Howard Hawks' His Girl Friday (USA: complete title)
6. Private Detective (1939) (scenes deleted) .... Justice of the Peace
7. Pride of the Blue Grass (1939) (uncredited) .... Dr. Holmes
8. The Arizona Kid (1939) .... Dr. Jason Radford
9. Ride, Cowboy, Ride (1939) (uncredited) .... Amos
10. The Star Maker (1939) (uncredited) .... Mac, the Accountant
11. Each Dawn I Die (1939) (uncredited) .... Judge Crowder
... aka Killer Meets Killer
12. Timber Stampede (1939) .... Henry Clay Baylor (editor, 'The Clarion')
13. On Trial (1939) .... Judge
14. Southward Ho (1939) (uncredited) .... Wounded storekeeper
15. Lincoln in the White House (1939) (uncredited)
16. Devil's Island (1939) (uncredited) .... Priest
... aka Song of Hell (USA)
17. Six Gun Trail (1938) (uncredited) .... Henchman, stock footage
18. Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) (uncredited) .... Priest
19. Trouble at Midnight (1938) .... Goff
20. The Mysterious Rider (1938) (as Earl Dwyer) .... Sheriff Burley
... aka Mark of the Avenger
21. Man from Music Mountain (1938) .... Lew Martin
22. The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) (uncredited) .... Surgeon
23. Gold Mine In the Sky (1938) (uncredited) .... Station Agent
24. The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1938) (uncredited) .... Jenkins (storekeeper) [Ch. 1]
... aka Wild Bill Hickok
25. Six Shootin' Sheriff (1938) .... Wild Bill Holman
26. Two Gun Justice (1938) .... Old-timer
27. Under Western Stars (1938) .... Mayor Biggs
28. Outlaws of Sonora (1938) (uncredited) .... Jake, the Banker
... aka Guns of Sonora
29. Accidents Will Happen (1938) .... Dr. Faris
30. Tarzan and the Green Goddess (1938) .... Scientist
31. The Painted Trail (1938) (uncredited) .... Archive Footage
32. Daredevil Drivers (1938) .... Mr. Perkins
33. The Old Barn Dance (1938) .... Clem Hanley
34. The Purple Vigilantes (1938) .... David Ross
... aka Purple Riders (UK)
35. Romance of the Rockies (1937) .... Henchman Trigger
36. Young Dynamite (1937) .... Finnegan
37. Danger Valley (1937) .... Hardrock
38. Radio Patrol (1937) .... Jeremiah Crockett
39. Alcatraz Island (1937) (uncredited) .... Third Trial Judge Robert Tremaine
40. Varsity Show (1937) (uncredited) .... Professor
41. Atlantic Flight (1937) .... Doctor Harvey
42. The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen (1937) .... Sheriff Walker
43. The Toast of New York (1937) (uncredited) .... Member of the board of directors
44. Riders of the Dawn (1937) .... Two-Gun Gardner
45. They Won't Forget (1937) (uncredited) .... Jury Foreman
46. Empty Holsters (1937) .... Doctor J.M. 'Doc' Eagan
47. Galloping Dynamite (1937) .... Pop
48. Doomed at Sundown (1937) .... Butch Brawley
49. Riders of the Rockies (1937) .... Jeff Jeffries
50. Fly Away Baby (1937) (uncredited) .... Globe Chop House Waiter
... aka Crime in the Clouds (UK)
51. The Trusted Outlaw (1937) .... Jim Swain
52. Hittin' the Trail (1937) .... James Clark
53. The Man Who Found Himself (1937) (uncredited) .... Joe, the Train Dispatcher
54. Git Along, Little Dogies (1937) (uncredited) .... Townsman
... aka Serenade of the West (UK)
55. Lightnin' Crandall (1937) .... Parson Durkin
56. Trouble in Texas (1937) .... Barker
57. The Gambling Terror (1937) .... Homer Bradley
58. The Great O'Malley (1937) (uncredited) .... First Judge
59. The Gun Ranger (1937) .... Bud Cooper
60. Arizona Days (1937) .... Joe Workman
61. Assassin of Youth (1937) .... Henry 'Pop' Brady
... aka Marihuana
62. Stormy Trails (1936) .... Steve Barick (lawyer)
63. Headin' for the Rio Grande (1936) .... Rand (Travis henchman)
64. Career Woman (1936) (uncredited) .... Townsman
65. Song of the Gringo (1936) (uncredited) .... Chief Marshal
... aka The Old Corral (UK)
66. Law and Lead (1936) .... Dad Hawley
67. Cavalry (1936) (uncredited) .... Raid Leader
68. Cavalcade of the West (1936) .... George Christman
69. Tundra (1936) .... Trading Post Keeper
... aka The Mighty Thunder
70. Oh, Susanna! (1936) (uncredited) .... Excited Sage City Townsman
71. Santa Fe Bound (1936) .... Tibbets, mob leader
72. The Idaho Kid (1936) .... Clint Hollister
73. The Crooked Trail (1936) (uncredited) .... Miner
... aka Lead Law
74. The Rogues Tavern (1936) .... Morgan
75. Gun Grit (1936) .... Uncle Joe Hess
... aka Protection Racket (UK)
76. Pinto Rustlers (1936) .... Bud Walton
77. Speed Reporter (1936) .... Publisher John Parker
... aka Dead Line (USA)
78. The Fighting Coward (1936) .... Police Chief John Russell
79. Roamin' Wild (1936) .... Jim Madison
80. Desert Justice (1936) .... Police Commissioner Hansen
... aka Crime's Highway (UK)
81. Caryl of the Mountains (1936) .... RCMP INspector Bradshaw
... aka Get That Girl (UK)
82. The Millionaire Kid (1936) .... Black
83. King of the Pecos (1936) (uncredited) .... Rancher
84. Wildcat Saunders (1936) (uncredited) .... Henchman Steve
... aka Cyclone Cowboy (USA: TV title)
... aka Wild Cat: Prize Fighter (UK)
85. Red River Valley (1936) (uncredited) .... Rancher
... aka Man of the Frontier (USA: TV title)
86. Ridin' On (1936) .... Buck O'Neil
... aka The Unseen Enemy (UK)
87. Ghost Town (1936) .... Tex McCall
88. The Kid Ranger (1936) .... Steve Brent
89. Step On It (1936) .... Frank Banning
... aka Hunting Trouble (USA: TV title)
90. The Courageous Avenger (1935) .... Prisoner
91. Last of the Clintons (1935) .... Pete
92. Alias John Law (1935/I) .... The Kootney Kid, posing as Everett Trakington Clark
93. Lawless Range (1935) .... Emmett (storekeeper)
94. Between Men (1935) .... Trent
95. The Rider of the Law (1935) .... Razor Tolliver
96. Confidential (1935) (uncredited) .... Secretary
97. The New Frontier (1935) (uncredited) .... Pat Miller
98. Cappy Ricks Returns (1935) (uncredited) .... Spy in Office
99. Westward Ho (1935) (uncredited) .... Townsman notifying vigilantes
100. Sundown Saunders (1935) .... Sheriff Baker
101. Paradise Canyon (1935) (uncredited) .... Sheriff #2 (Arizona)
... aka Paradise Ranch
102. Danger Ahead (1935) .... Detective Sergeant
103. The Dawn Rider (1935) .... Pete (Expressman)
104. Saddle Aces (1935) .... El Canejo
105. Justice of the Range (1935) (uncredited) .... Townsman
106. Fighting Pioneers (1935) .... Sgt. Luke
107. The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935/I) (uncredited) .... Expatriate Scientist [Chs. 8-10]
... aka Tarzan and the Lost Goddess
... aka Tarzan in Guatemala
108. Toll of the Desert (1935) .... Joe Carson
109. Social Error (1935) .... Mr. Merton
... aka Kidnapped (UK)
110. Tombstone Terror (1935) .... Regan
111. The Miracle Rider (1935) (uncredited) .... Army scout in prologue (scenes deleted)
112. Wagon Trail (1935) .... Deputy Joe
113. Smokey Smith (1935) .... Sheriff
114. Born to Battle (1935) .... George Powell
115. The Pecos Kid (1935) .... Jose
116. Big Calibre (1935) .... Sheriff of Gladstone
117. Wolf Riders (1935) .... Red Wolf
118. The Unconquered Bandit (1935) .... Pedro
119. No Man's Range (1935) .... Phony Ed Oliver
... aka Non Man's Land
120. Western Justice (1934) (uncredited) .... Doctor
121. 'Neath the Arizona Skies (1934) (uncredited) .... Tom, Nina's Father
... aka 'Neath Arizona Skies
122. The Lawless Frontier (1934) .... Pandro Zanti, alias Don Yorba
123. The Trail Beyond (1934) .... Henchman Benoit
124. The Dude Ranger (1934) (uncredited) .... Train passenger
125. Fighting Through (1934) (uncredited) .... Barfly
126. The Tonto Kid (1934) (uncredited) .... Deputy George
127. The Star Packer (1934) .... Henchman Mason
... aka He Wore a Star (UK)
128. Young Eagles (1934) (uncredited) .... William Thayer [Ch. 3]
129. Randy Rides Alone (1934) .... Sheriff
130. The Man from Utah (1934) (uncredited) .... Rodeo announcer
131. Blue Steel (1934) .... Henchman in town
132. West of the Divide (1934) .... Sheriff
133. The Lucky Texan (1934) .... Sheriff Miller
134. Riders of Destiny (1933) .... Slip Morgan
135. Her Forgotten Past (1933) (uncredited) .... Henchman
136. Galloping Romeo (1933) .... Express Agent Pete Manning (replaced by Hal Price)
137. Rainbow Ranch (1933) (uncredited) .... Deputy Earl
138. The Fugitive (1933) .... Henchman Spike
139. King Kong (1933) (uncredited) .... Theater goer
... aka The Eighth Wonder
... aka The Eighth Wonder of the World
140. Young Blood (1932) (uncredited) .... Clearwater Station Agent
... aka Lola (UK)
141. Texas Buddies (1932) (uncredited) .... Hank, the Liveryman
142. Hidden Valley (1932) (uncredited) .... Prosecuting Attorney
143. Broadway to Cheyenne (1932) .... Cattleman
144. Klondike (1932) (uncredited) .... Jury Foreman
... aka The Doctor's Sacrifice (UK)
145. Son of Oklahoma (1932) .... Ray Brent
146. Honor of the Mounted (1932) (uncredited) .... Deputy
... aka Beyond the Border (UK)
147. Law of the North (1932) (uncredited) .... Deputy
148. Mason of the Mounted (1932) (uncredited) .... Dwire a Calhoun Man
149. Man from Hell's Edges (1932) .... Morgan
150. Riders of the Desert (1932) (uncredited) .... Bill, a Ranger
151. Tangled Fortunes (1932) (uncredited) .... Townsman
152. Law of the West (1932) .... Butch
153. Ghost City (1932) (uncredited) .... Barfly
154. Oklahoma Jim (1931)
155. The Montana Kid (1931) (uncredited) .... Deputy
156. Alias: The Bad Man (1931) (uncredited) .... Townsman
... aka Alias Bad Man (USA: review title)
157. Dugan of the Badlands (1931) .... Lang
158. The Kingfisher's Roost (1922) (as Earl Dwyer) .... Dave Butler (the grocer)
Archive Footage
1. Purple Death from Outer Space (1966) (TV) (uncredited) .... Jenda
2. Arctic Fury (1949) (uncredited) .... Trading post owner
