Earle Foxe
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| Born | December 25, 1891 Oxford, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | December 10, 1973 (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 (born Earl Aldrich Fox; December 25, 1891 – December 10, 1973) was an American actor.
Early years[]
Foxe was born 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.[citation needed] He was educated at Ohio State University, where he participated in theatrical productions.[1]
Career[]
Foxe left for New York City as a young man and became a stage actor, working for two years as the Garrick Stock Company's leading man.[2] He performed on stage with Douglas Fairbanks before going into films. Foxe was a cousin of the stage actor Robert T. Haines. On Broadway, he performed in Princess Virtue (1921), Come Seven (1920), and Dancing Around (1915).[3]
He appeared in some films in New York City 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.
Foxe acted in 148 films between 1912 and 1946.
Personal life and death[]
Foxe 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.
Selected filmography[]
1910s[]
- The Street Singer (1912, Short) .... Karl
- The County Fair (1912, Short) .... John - Mary's Sweetheart
- The Young Millionaire (1912, Short) .... John Curtis - Sarah's Father
- The Tell-Tale Message (1912, Short) .... Robert Boardman - The Detective / James Ruthven - The Banker's Valet
- A Battle of Wits (1912, Short) .... Frank Anderson
- All for a Girl (1912, Short) .... Billy Joy, a Reporter (as Mr. Fox)
- A Business Buccaneer (1912, Short) .... Hastings - Manager of the Rival Company
- A Sawmill Hazard (1913, Short) .... Roland Hurton
- A Desperate Chance (1913, Short) .... Tom Hoover - a Freight Conductor
- The Cub Reporter's Temptation (1913, Short) .... Bud Collins - a Cub Reporter
- The Game Warden (1913, Short) .... Heck Thompson - a Mountaineer
- The Fire Coward (1913, Short) .... Jim Houston - a Revenue Officer
- The Face at the Window (1913, Short) .... Harold - the Foreman's Nephew
- The Pursuit of the Smugglers (1913, Short) .... James Peyton - an Internal Revenue Officer
- The Scimitar of the Prophet (1913, Short) .... Harris - a Tourist
- The Spender (1913, Short) .... Bobby Lang
- His Wife's Child (1913, Short) .... Fox - the Dissolute
- Unto the Third Generation (1913, Short)
- The Green-Eyed Devil (1914, Short)
- (1914, Short)
- The Floor Above (1914, Short) .... Bartlett
- Home, Sweet Home (1914)
- The Girl in the Shack (1914, Short) .... Jim - the Bandit
- The Lover's Gift (1914, Short) .... James Dayton
- (1914, Short) .... Roy Walton
- The Escape (1914) .... Minor Role (uncredited)
- The Rose Bush of Memories (1914, Short) .... Ogilvie - the Husband
- To Be Called For (1914, Short) .... Otis Perkins
- His Father's Rifle (1914, Short)
- The Livid Flame (1914, Short) .... James McNair
- Rosemary, That's for Remembrance (1914, Short) .... Harvey Greerson
- (1914, Short)
- The Amateur Detective (1914, Short)
- The Combination of the Safe (1914) .... The Diamond Thief
- (1915, Short) - Harry Wallace - the Millionaire's Son
- The Eternal Feminine (1915) .... Charles Philips
- (1915, Short) .... Frank Holden
- (1915, Short) .... Charles Clancy
- (1915, Short) .... Henry Blaisdell - Telegrapher
- (1916, Short) .... Tom Roach
- The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1916) .... Dave Tolliver
- (1916, Short) .... Lt. Jack Peters
- Unto Those Who Sin (1916) .... Ashton
- The Love Mask (1916) .... Silver Spurs
- Alien Souls (1916) .... Aleck Lindsay
- The Dream Girl (1916) .... Tom Merton
- Public Opinion (1916) .... Dr. Henry Morgan
- Ashes of Embers (1916) .... Richard Leigh
- (1917) .... Gerald Mordaunt
- Blind Man's Luck (1917) .... Boby Guerton
- The Fatal Ring (1917) .... Nicholas Knox
- Outwitted (1917) .... Billy Bond
- The Honeymoon (1917) .... Richard Greer
- The Studio Girl (1918) .... Frazer Ordway
- (1918) .... Howard Skeele
- Peck's Bad Girl (1918) .... Dick
1920s[]
- The Black Panther's Cub (1921) .... Lord Maudsley
- The Prodigal Judge (1922) .... Bruce Carrington
- (1922) .... John Ramsey
- Vanity Fair (1923) .... Captain Dobbin
- The French Doll (1923) .... Minor Role (uncredited)
- Innocence (1923) .... Paul Atkins
- Fashion Row (1923) .... James Morton
- A Lady of Quality (1924) .... Sir John Ozen
- The Fight (1924, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
- (1924, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
- Oh, You Tony! (1924) .... Jim Overton
- The Race (1924, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
- The Last Man on Earth (1924) .... Elmer Smith
- (1924, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
- (1924, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
- (1925, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
- (1925, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
- (1925, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
- (1925, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
- Wages for Wives (1925) .... Hughie Logan
- (1925, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
- (1926, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
- (1926, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
- The Mad Racer (1926, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
- A Trip to Chinatown (1926) .... Welland Strong
- (1926, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
- (1926, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
- (1926, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
- (1926, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
- (1927, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
- Upstream (1927) .... Eric Brasingham
- (1927, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
- (1927, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
- (1927, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
- Slaves of Beauty (1927) .... Paul Perry
- (1927, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
- Ladies Must Dress (1927) .... George Ward Jr
- Sailors' Wives (1928) .... Max Slater
- Four Sons (1928) .... Maj. von Stomm
- Hangman's House (1928) .... John D'Arcy
- News Parade (1928) .... Ivan Vodkoff - Mysterious Stranger
- None but the Brave (1928)
- The River Pirate (1928) .... Shark
- Blindfold (1928) .... Dr. Cornelius Simmons
- Fugitives (1929) .... Al Barrow
- New Year's Eve (1929) .... Barry Harmon
- The Ghost Talks (1929) .... Heimie Heimrath
- Thru Different Eyes (1929) .... Howard Thornton
- Black Magic (1929) .... Hugh Darrell
1930s[]
- Good Intentions (1930) .... 'Flash' Norton
- Dance, Fools, Dance (1931) .... Wally Baxter (as Earl Foxe)
- Transatlantic (1931) .... Handsome
- The Spider (1931) .... John Carrington
- Ladies of the Big House (1931) .... Kid Athens
- (1931, Short) .... Townsman
- Union Depot (1932) .... Detective Jim Parker, G-Man
- The Expert (1932) .... Fred Minick
- Strangers in Love (1932) .... J.C. Clark
- The Midnight Patrol (1932) .... Judson
- Destry Rides Again (1932) .... Brent
- So Big! (1932) .... Pervus De Jong
- They Never Come Back (1932) .... Jerry Filmore
- (1932, Short) .... William Brawney
- A Passport to Hell (1932) .... Purser
- (1932, Short) .... Stanway Stone
- Those We Love (1932) .... Bert Parker
- The All-American (1932) .... Read
- Scarlet Dawn (1932) .... Boris, a soldier (uncredited)
- Men Are Such Fools (1932) .... Joe Darrow
- Blondie Johnson (1933) .... Scannel
- The Mind Reader (1933) .... Don Holman
- A Bedtime Story (1933) .... Max de l'Enclos
- Arizona to Broadway (1933) .... John Sandburg
- The Big Shakedown (1934) .... Carey (uncredited)
- Bedside (1934) .... Joe
- Missouri Nightingale (1934) .... Harry Crandall
- Little Man, What Now? (1934) .... Frenchman
- You Belong to Me (1934) .... (uncredited)
- (1934, Short) .... Travers, Tony's Attorney
- Love Time (1934) .... Sergeant
- Bright Eyes (1934) .... Bond Man (uncredited)
- The Informer (1935) .... British Officer (uncredited)
- Brilliant Marriage (1936) .... Reporter
- The Golden Arrow (1936) .... Alfred 'Pat' Parker
- Mary of Scotland (1936) .... Earl of Kent
- Fifteen Maiden Lane (1936) .... Society Crook (uncredited)
- Crack-Up (1936) .... Operative #30
- The Mighty Treve (1937) .... Judson (as Earle Fox)
- We're on the Jury (1937) .... Mr. Thomas Jeffreys
- Murder Goes to College (1937) .... Tom Barry
- Dangerously Yours (1937) .... Eddie
- Lady Behave! (1937) .... (uncredited)
1940s[]
- Military Academy (1940) .... Maj. Dover
- My Darling Clementine (1946) .... Gambler (uncredited) (final film role)
References[]
- ^ Adams, Marjory (October 6, 1928). "Smile of comedian, now villain's sneer". The Boston Globe. p. 3. Retrieved September 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Earle Foxe is released from N. Y. hospital". The Washington Times. D.C., Washington. January 16, 1922. p. 3. Retrieved September 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Earle Foxe". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
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