Portrait of Edward Peil Sr.

Acting

Edward Peil Sr.

Career

Active from 1914 to 1947, busiest in 1919 with 11 main titles.

Leading roles
17
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 50 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Edward Peil Sr. Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.3, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 5
  • Western 3
  • Good vs Evil 2
  • Action 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Early Cinema 2
  • Revenge Plot 2
  • Silent Film 2
  • Friendship 2
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

225
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

5 titles ยท average score 63
Storm Warning
Storm Warning (1951)
GoodWatch score 66

as Townsman (uncredited)

Fort Worth
Fort Worth (1951)
GoodWatch score 63

as Citizen (uncredited)

Bright Leaf
Bright Leaf (1950)
GoodWatch score 61

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

Colt .45
Colt .45 (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

as Townsman (uncredited)

Pretty Baby
Pretty Baby (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

as Hawkins (uncredited)

1940s

59 titles ยท average score 61
The Lady from Shanghai
The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
GoodWatch score 81

as Guard (uncredited)

Valley of Fear
Valley of Fear (1947)

as Jamison Forbes

The Kid Rides Again
The Kid Rides Again (1943)

as John Ainsley

Robin Hood of the Range
Robin Hood of the Range (1943)

as Grady (as Ed Peil Sr.)

The Outlaw
The Outlaw (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

as Swanson (uncredited)

Border Roundup
Border Roundup (1942)

as Sheriff

Black Dragons
Black Dragons (1942)
GoodWatch score 39

as Ryder

The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
GoodWatch score 86

as Policeman (uncredited)

Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals
Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals (1941)

as Hardy

The Texas Marshal
The Texas Marshal (1941)

as Sam Adams

The Shadow
The Shadow (1940)
GoodWatch score 70

as Inspector Joe Cardona

Riders of Black Mountain
Riders of Black Mountain (1940)

as George Harris

1930s

98 titles ยท average score 59
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
GoodWatch score 86

as Neighbor Helping with Move (uncredited)

Come on, Cowboys
Come on, Cowboys (1937)

as Thomas Rigby

The Mysterious Mr. Wong
The Mysterious Mr. Wong (1935)
GoodWatch score 36

as Jen Yu

Bride of Frankenstein
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
GoodWatch score 88

as Villager (uncredited)

Blue Steel
Blue Steel (1934)
GoodWatch score 45

as Malgrove

The Man from Utah
The Man from Utah (1934)
GoodWatch score 44

as Spike Barton (as Edward Peil)

Destry Rides Again
Destry Rides Again (1932)

as Frank Warren

The Avenger
The Avenger (1931)

as Ike Mason

Law of the Rio Grande
Law of the Rio Grande (1931)

as Second Sheriff

The Gay Buckaroo
The Gay Buckaroo (1931)

as Hi - Clint's Servant (as Edward Peil)

Clearing the Range
Clearing the Range (1931)

as Sheriff Jim

Cock o' the Walk
Cock o' the Walk (1930)

as Ortega / Cafe Manager

1920s

33 titles ยท average score 63
The Great K&A Train Robbery
The Great K&A Train Robbery (1926)
GoodWatch score 60

as Bill Tolfree

Midnight Faces
Midnight Faces (1926)

as Suie Chang

Black Paradise
Black Paradise (1926)

as Murdock

Teeth
Teeth (1924)

as Sheriff

$50,000 Reward
$50,000 Reward (1924)

as Buck Scofield

The Man Who Came Back
The Man Who Came Back (1924)

as Sam Shu Sin

Three Jumps Ahead
Three Jumps Ahead (1923)

as Buck Taggitt

The Song of Life
The Song of Life (1922)

as Amos Tilden

Dream Street
Dream Street (1921)
GoodWatch score 57

as Swan Way

The Servant in the House
The Servant in the House (1921)

as William Smythe, The Vicar

The Killer
The Killer (1921)

as Ramon (as Edward Peil)

Isobel or the Trail's End
Isobel or the Trail's End (1920)

as Scottie Dean

1910s

30 titles ยท average score 74
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl (1919)
GoodWatch score 82

as Evil Eye

The Dragon Painter
The Dragon Painter (1919)
GoodWatch score 65

as Kano Indara

Peppy Polly
Peppy Polly (1919)

as Judge Monroe

Fighting Cressy
Fighting Cressy (1919)

as John Ford

The Pagan God
The Pagan God (1919)

as Wah Kung

A Sage Brush Hamlet
A Sage Brush Hamlet (1919)

as Claude Dutton

Boots
Boots (1919)

as Nicholas Jerome

The Girl Who Stayed at Home
The Girl Who Stayed at Home (1919)

as Turnverein Terror

The Greatest Thing in Life
The Greatest Thing in Life (1918)

as The German Officer

The Serpent's Tooth
The Serpent's Tooth (1917)

as Jack Stilling

Whose Wife?
Whose Wife? (1917)

as John Herrick (as Edward Peil)

The Ragged Earl
The Ragged Earl (1914)

as Lord Wildbrook (as Edward J. Peil)