Earl Dwire
Earl Dwire (October 3, 1883 – January 16, 1940), born Earl Dean Dwire, was an American character actor who appeared in more than 150 movies between 1921 and his death in 1940. 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. In 1921, he acted with, and was the director of, the Wright Players. 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 enjoys a particularly large showcase opposite John Wayne and Gabby Hayes in The Lawless Frontier (1934). He also appeared in Bob Steele vehicles...
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King of the Lumberjacks
On Trial
Timber Stampede
The Arizona Kid
The Mysterious Rider
Man from Music Mountain
Two Gun Justice
Assassin of Youth
The Daredevil Drivers
Under Western Stars
The Old Barn Dance
The Purple Vigilantes
Young Dynamite
Trouble at Midnight
Riders of the Rockies
The Trusted Outlaw
Lightnin' Crandall
Hittin' the Trail
The Gambling Terror
Trouble in Texas
Riders of the Dawn
Doomed at Sundown
Tarzan and the Green Goddess
Danger Valley
Galloping Dynamite
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
Headin' for the Rio Grande
The Gun Ranger
Law and Lead
Tundra
Santa Fe Bound
Gun Grit
The Speed Reporter
Roamin' Wild
Desert Justice
Caryl of the Mountains
The Millionaire Kid
Ridin' On
The Kid Ranger
The Rogues' Tavern
Ghost Town
Idaho Kid
Pinto Rustlers
Cavalcade of the West
Step on It
Stormy Trails
The Courageous Avenger
Lawless Range
The Rider of the Law
Between Men
No Man's Range
Sundown Saunders
Avenging Angel
Tombstone Terror
Wagon Trail
Smokey Smith
Wolf Riders
The Dawn Rider
Born to Battle
Big Calibre
Alias John Law
The Last of the Clintons
Toll of the Desert
Social Error
Saddle Aces
Unconquered Bandit
The Pecos Kid
The New Adventures of Tarzan- FIFighting Pioneers
Western Justice
Vengence is Mine- Klondike Gold
Young Eagles- The Drifter
- Next Of Kin
- The Shadow Gang
- Bandits of the Badlands
The Star Packer
The Trail Beyond
Randy Rides Alone
West of the Divide
The Man from Utah
The Lucky Texan
The Lawless Frontier
Blue Steel
The Fugitive
Riders of Destiny
Galloping Romeo
Son of Oklahoma
The Man from Hell's Edges
Law of the West
Oklahoma Jim