Earl Dwire

Earl Dwire
Dwire in The Lucky Texan (1934)
Born
Earl Dean Dwire

(1883-10-03)October 3, 1883
DiedJanuary 16, 1940(1940-01-16) (aged 56)
OccupationActor
Years active1909-1940
Spouses
  • Ruth Dwire
Elizabeth Alice Maddeaux
(m. 1923)
[1]

Earl Dwire (October 3, 1883 – January 16, 1940), born Earl Dean Dwire,[citation needed] was an American character actor who appeared in more than 150 movies between 1921 and his death in 1940.

Biography

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.[2] In 1921, he acted with, and was the director of, the Wright Players.[3]

Dwire worked mainly as a villain in westerns,[citation needed] 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 acted with John Wayne and Gabby Hayes in The Lawless Frontier (1934). He also appeared in Bob Steele vehicles such as Alias John Law (1935).

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "Earl Dwire".
  2. ^ "Leland resigns at American". The Spokesman-Review. Washington, Spokane. December 19, 1912. p. 6. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Keller, Joe (July 20, 1929). "Little Theater Movement Being Felt Around World". The Dayton Herald. p. 7. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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