Edward Earle (1882 - 1972) إدوارد إيرل

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A Canadian-American stage, film and television actor, born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His career lasted from the early twentieth century until 1966. He was an athlete with a daring instinct and worked as a painter, pilot, and race car driver. He began his theatrical career in...Read more Canada, focusing on musical comedy. He began touring as a vaudeville performer, then participated in a joint-stock theater company. In 1904, he arrived on Broadway and stood on its stage in comedies, and in 1914, he appeared in films through the Edison Company. His elegant appearance qualified him for silent romantic roles, then he worked with Vitagraph, Metro, Warner and Columbia, presenting more than 400 silent and talking films. He played starring roles in the pre-sound era. His first cinematic appearance was in the film An Hour Before Dawn (1913), and when sound entered, he was included in secondary roles. His last film was The Ten Commandments (1956) and his last TV appearance was in the series Camera Three (1966). Among his notable works are The Wind (1928), The Hottentot (1929) and East Lynne (1921). He died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA on December 15, 1972, at age 90.


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  • A Canadian-American stage, film and television actor, born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His career lasted from the early twentieth century until 1966. He was an athlete with a...Read more daring instinct and worked as a painter, pilot, and race car driver. He began his theatrical career in Canada, focusing on musical comedy. He began touring as a vaudeville performer, then participated in a joint-stock theater company. In 1904, he arrived on Broadway and stood on its stage in comedies, and in 1914, he appeared in films through the Edison Company. His elegant appearance qualified him for silent romantic roles, then he worked with Vitagraph, Metro, Warner and Columbia, presenting more than 400 silent and talking films. He played starring roles in the pre-sound era. His first cinematic appearance was in the film An Hour Before Dawn (1913), and when sound entered, he was included in secondary roles. His last film was The Ten Commandments (1956) and his last TV appearance was in the series Camera Three (1966). Among his notable works are The Wind (1928), The Hottentot (1929) and East Lynne (1921). He died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA on December 15, 1972, at age 90.

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Trivia:
  • He was 183 cm tall.
  • During his career (1914-1966), he appeared in 333 feature films, 95 short films, and 21 television series.
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  • Birth Country:
  • Canada

  • Birth City:
  • Ontario


  • Death Country:
  • US

  • Death City:
  • California



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