Earle Foxe

Earle Foxe
Born (1891-12-25)December 25, 1891
Oxford, Ohio, U.S.
Died December 10, 1973(1973-12-10) (aged 81)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other names Earl Foxe
Occupation Actor
Years active 1912 - 1946
Spouse(s) Gladys Elizabeth Borum Tenison (1923-1973) (his death)

Earle Foxe (December 25, 1891 – December 10, 1973) was an American actor.

Background

Foxe was born Earl Aldrich Fox in Oxford, Ohio, to Charles Aldrich Fox, originally of Flint, Michigan, and Eva May Herron. His older half sister was Ethel May Fox, a music teacher, born in Michigan to Charles Aldrich Fox and Katie Eldridge. Always very private about his own early history. He was educated at Ohio State University. He left for New York as a young man, joined a stock company and became a successful stage star, being on the stage with Douglas Fairbanks before going into films.

He appeared in some films in New York and lived at the Lambs Club in the early 1920s at 130 West 44th Street in New York City but moved to California in 1922 and signed a contract with Fox Film Corporation. He married Gladys Borum in 1923 and later legally adopted her son Chester E. Foxe.

He was one of the founders of Black-Foxe Military Institute, a military school for boys in Hollywood, in 1928. He died in Los Angeles, California.

Career

Foxe acted in 148 films between 1912 and 1946.

Filmography

1940s

1930s

1920s

  • Black Magic (1929) .... Hugh Darrell
  • Thru Different Eyes (1929) .... Howard Thornton
  • The Ghost Talks (1929) .... Heimie Heimrath
  • New Year's Eve (1929) .... Barry Harmon
  • Fugitives (1929) .... Al Barrow
  • Blindfold (1928) .... Dr. Cornelius Simmons
  • The River Pirate (1928) .... Shark
  • None but the Brave (1928/I) (unconfirmed)
  • News Parade (1928) .... Ivan Vodkoff - Mysterious Stranger
  • Hangman's House (1928) .... John D'Arcy
  • Four Sons (1928) .... Maj. von Stomm
  • Sailors' Wives (1928) .... Max Slater
  • Ladies Must Dress (1927) .... George Ward, Jr
  • A Hot Potato (1927)
  • Slaves of Beauty (1927) .... Paul Perry
  • Not the Type (1927)
  • Car Shy (1927)
  • Society Architect (1927)
  • Upstream (1927) .... Eric Brasingham
  • Motor Boat Demon (1927)
  • The Tennis Wizard (1926) .... Reginald Van Bibber
  • King Bozo (1926)
  • The Swimming Instructor (1926)
  • Rah! Rah! Heidelberg! (1926)
  • A Trip to Chinatown (1926) .... Welland Strong
  • The Mad Racer (1926)
  • The Reporter (1926)
  • The Feud (1926)
  • A Parisian Knight (1925) .... Van Bibber
  • Wages for Wives (1925) .... Hughie Logan
  • The Wrestler (1925)
  • The Sky Jumper (1925)
  • A Spanish Romeo (1925)
  • The Guest of Honor (1925)
  • The Burglar (1924)
  • Paul Jones, Jr. (1924)
  • The Last Man on Earth (1924) .... Elmer Smith
  • The Race (1924)
  • Oh, You Tony! (1924) .... Jim Overton
  • The Hunt (1924)
  • The Fight (1924)
  • A Lady of Quality (1924) .... Sir John Ozen
  • Fashion Row (1923) .... James Morton
  • Innocence (1923) .... Paul Atkins
  • The French Doll (1923) (uncredited) (unconfirmed) .... Undetermined Role
  • Vanity Fair (1923) .... Captain Dobbin
  • The Man She Brought Back (1922) .... John Ramsey
  • The Prodigal Judge (1922) .... Bruce Carrington
  • The Black Panther's Cub (1921) .... Lord Maudsley

1910s

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