Biography
Earl Dwire (October 3, 1883 β January 16, 1940), born Earl Dean Dwire, was an American character actor who appeared in more than 150 movies between 1921 and his death in 1940.
Dwire acted for three years in stock theater with companies in Portland and Seattle. In December 1912, he joined the American Theater company in Spokane, Washington, and shortly after was named the company's manager when the previous manager resigned. In 1921, he acted with, and was the director of, the Wright Players.Noted for his almost frightening long face, Dwire worked mainly as a villain in westerns, including Riders of Destiny (1933) with John Wayne in the first singing cowboy movie and The Trail Beyond (1934) opposite Wayne, Noah Beery, Sr., and Noah Beery, Jr. He enjoys a particularly large showcase opposite John Wayne and Gabby Hayes in The Lawless Frontier (1934). He also appeared in Bob Steele vehicles such as Alias John Law (1935).
Filmography
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Movies 120
Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics (1994)
King of the Lumberjacks (1940)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)
Teddy the Rough Rider (1940)
His Girl Friday (1940)
The Arizona Kid (1939)
Timber Stampede (1939)
On Trial (1939)
Southward Ho! (1939)
The Oklahoma Kid (1939)
Lincoln in the White House (1939)
Devil's Island (1939)
Six-Gun Trail (1938)
The Mysterious Rider (1938)
Man from Music Mountain (1938)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
Six Shootin' Sheriff (1938)
Two Gun Justice (1938)
Under Western Stars (1938)
Accidents Will Happen (1938)
Assassin of Youth (1938)
The Daredevil Drivers (1938)
The Old Barn Dance (1938)
The Purple Vigilantes (1938)
Romance of the Rockies (1937)
Young Dynamite (1937)
Danger Valley (1937)
Trouble at Midnight (1937)
Alcatraz Island (1937)
Radio Patrol (1937)
Varsity Show (1937)
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen (1937)
Riders of the Dawn (1937)
Galloping Dynamite (1937)
Empty Holsters (1937)
Doomed at Sundown (1937)
Riders of the Rockies (1937)
Fly Away Baby (1937)
The Trusted Outlaw (1937)
Hittin' the Trail (1937)
The Man Who Found Himself (1937)
Lightnin' Crandall (1937)
Trouble in Texas (1937)
The Gambling Terror (1937)
The Great O'Malley (1937)
Stormy Trails (1936)
The Gun Ranger (1936)
Law and Lead (1936)
Cavalcade of the West (1936)
Santa Fe Bound (1936)
The Idaho Kid (1936)
The Rogues' Tavern (1936)
Gun Grit (1936)
Pinto Rustlers (1936)
The Speed Reporter (1936)
Roamin' Wild (1936)
Desert Justice (1936)
Caryl of the Mountains (1936)
The Millionaire Kid (1936)
Red River Valley (1936)
Ridin' On (1936)
Ghost Town (1936)
The Kid Ranger (1936)
Step on It (1936)
Headin' for the Rio Grande (1936)
The Courageous Avenger (1935)
The Last of the Clintons (1935)
Alias John Law (1935)
Lawless Range (1935)
The Rider of the Law (1935)
Between Men (1935)
The New Frontier (1935)
Confidential (1935)
Cappy Ricks Returns (1935)
No Man's Range (1935)
Westward Ho (1935)
Sundown Saunders (1935)
The Dawn Rider (1935)
Saddle Aces (1935)
Avenging Angel (1935)
Fighting Pioneers (1935)
The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935)
Toll of the Desert (1935)
Social Error (1935)
Tombstone Terror (1935)
Wagon Trail (1935)
The Pecos Kid (1935)
Born to Battle (1935)
Smokey Smith (1935)
Big Calibre (1935)
Wolf Riders (1935)
Western Justice (1934)
'Neath the Arizona Skies (1934)
The Lawless Frontier (1934)
The Trail Beyond (1934)
The Star Packer (1934)
Young Eagles (1934)
Randy Rides Alone (1934)
Next Of Kin (1934)
Bandits of the Badlands (1934)
The Shadow Gang (1934)
The Man from Utah (1934)
Blue Steel (1934)
West of the Divide (1934)
The Lucky Texan (1934)
Riders of Destiny (1933)
Galloping Romeo (1933)
Rainbow Ranch (1933)
The Fugitive (1933)
Young Blood (1932)
Hidden Valley (1932)
Broadway to Cheyenne (1932)
Klondike (1932)
Son of Oklahoma (1932)
Law of the North (1932)
Mason of the Mounted (1932)
The Man from Hell's Edges (1932)
Law of the West (1932)
Dugan of the Badlands (1931)
King Fisher's Roost (1921)
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GenderMale
Birthday1883-10-03
Deathday1940-01-16 (56 years old)
Birth PlaceWaukegan, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsEarl Dean Dwire, Earle Dwire, Earl Dwyer, Earl Dwyre
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