Edward Peil Sr.

Edward Peil Sr.
Peil in a scene from Blue Steel
Born	(1883-01-18)January 18, 1883 Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	December 29, 1958(1958-12-29) (aged 75) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Cause of death	cardiac arrest
Alma mater	Notre Dame University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1913–1951
Spouse	Henriette (Etta) Raynor (1906-?) (2 children)
Children	Edward Jr. (1907-1962) Virginia Peil (b. 1916)
Parent(s)	John H. Peil Elizabeth Tetart

Edward Peil Sr. (January 18, 1883 – December 29, 1958) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 370 films between 1913 and 1951. He was born in Racine, Wisconsin, and died in Hollywood, California.

Selected filmography

• The Living Death (1915)
• You Can't Believe Everything (1918)
• The Greatest Thing in Life (1918)
• Peppy Polly (1919)
• Broken Blossoms (1919)
• Prudence on Broadway (1919)
• The Dragon Painter (1919)
• That Girl Montana (1921)
• The Servant in the House (1921)
• Dream Street (1921)
• Three Jumps Ahead (1923)
• The Purple Dawn (1923) as Wong Chong, the Tong leader
• The Lone Star Ranger (1923)
• The Iron Horse (1924) as Old Chinese Railroad Worker (uncredited)
• $50,000 Reward (1924) as Buck Scofield
• The Fighting Heart (1925)
• The Girl from Montmartre (1926)
• Midnight Faces (1926)
• The Great K & A Train Robbery (1926) as Bill Tolfree
• Cock o' the Walk (1930)
• The Galloping Ghost (1931)
• The Devil Horse (1932)
• Tombstone Canyon (1932) as Sheriff Mort Langly (scenes deleted)
• The Three Musketeers (1933) as Leon Ratkin
• Blue Steel (1934) as Malgrove
• The Man from Utah (1934) as Spike Barton
• The Phantom Empire (1935)
• Barbary Coast (1935) as Vigilante (uncredited)
• Daniel Boone (1936) as Frontiersman in Lone Wagon (uncredited)
• Conflict (1936) as Reporter (uncredited)
• Idol of the Crowds (1937) as Det. Sgt. Baker (uncredited)
• Heroes of the Alamo (1937) as General Sam Houston
• The Buccaneer (1938) as Victory Ball Guest (uncredited)
• The Night Riders (1939) as Rancher Harper
• Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939) as Price (uncredited)
• Geronimo (1939) as John A.J. Cresswell (uncredited)
• Black Dragons (1942) as Philip Wallace
• The Princess and the Pirate (1944) as Palace Guard (uncredited)
• The Wreck of the Hesperus (1948) as Zeb
• Samson and Delilah (1949) as Gnarled Worker (uncredited)

External links

• Edward Peil Sr. at IMDb
• Edward Peil Sr. at Find a Grave