Earl Dwire

Earl Dwire
Born	October 3, 1883 Waukegan , Illinois , United States
Died	January 16, 1940 (aged 56) Panorama City, California, United States

Earl Dwire (October 3, 1883 – January 16, 1940) was an American character actor who appeared in more than 150 movies between 1921 and his death in 1940. 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 also appeared in Bob Steele vehicles such as Alias John Law (1935).

Partial filmography

• Riders of Destiny - Slip Morgan (1933)
• King Kong - New York Theatregoer (uncredited) (1933)
• 'Neath the Arizona Skies - Tom (Nina's Father) (uncredited) (1934)
• The Lawless Frontier - Pandro Zanti Posing as Don Yorba (1934)
• The Trail Beyond - Henchman Benoit (1934)
• Randy Rides Alone - Sheriff (1934)
• The Man from Utah - Rodeo Announcer (uncredited) (1934)
• Blue Steel - Henchman (1934)
• West of the Divide - Sheriff (1934)
• The Lucky Texan - Sheriff Miller (1934)
• Smokey Smith (1935)
• Tombstone Terror (1935)
• Lawless Range - Emmett (1935)
• The Fighting Coward (1935)
• The New Frontier - Pat Miller (uncredited) (1935)
• Westward Ho - Townsman Notifying Vigilantes (uncredited) (1935)
• Paradise Canyon - Sheriff #2 - Arizona (uncredited) (1935)
• The Dawn Rider - Pete (Expressman) (1935)
• King of the Pecos - Rancher (uncredited) (1936)
• Born to the West - Cowhand (uncredited) (1937)
• The Gambling Terror (1937)
• On Trial (1939)

External links

• Earl Dwire at the Internet Movie Database
• findagrave.com