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Earl Dwire

Earl Dwire

Actor · Died January 16, 1940, aged 56 · Missouri, USA

Earl Dwire was born on 3 October 1883 in Rock Port, Arkansas, USA. He was an actor, known for Randy Rides Alone (1934), On Trial (1939) and Accidents Will Happen (1938). He was married to Elizabeth Alice Maddeaux and Ruth Lechler, nee Castle. He died on 16 January 1940 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Born
October 2, 1883
Died
January 16, 1940 (aged 56)
From
Missouri, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
64 on MovieCove · 128 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 18% in 30 days

What are Earl Dwire's films like?

Across their 46 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama35 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
62%
Bonds
22%
Survival
6%
Society
6%
Self
2%
Power
1%
Ideas
0%
Justice35 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds13 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 46 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 31 · Serious 14 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 41 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 12 · Charged 32 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 30 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 26 · Some laughs 19 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 36 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 41 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 44 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Threshold guardian: 7 of 16 analyzed roles.

Threshold guardian
7 of 16
Shadow
3 of 16
Trickster
2 of 16
Herald
2 of 16
Ally
1 of 16
Mentor
1 of 16
Show the 16 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
33
Thrilling
25
Hopeful
16
Melancholic
8
Triumphant
7
Other
22

How their films linger

Fun25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy38
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Earl Dwire's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 55 of their 64 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (47).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Earl Dwire's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

128 credits, 64 with a MovieCove page.

  • Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics(1994)

    as Pete Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Arctic Fury(1951)

    as Trading Post Owner

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • King of the Lumberjacks(1940)

    as Dr. Vance

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe(1940)

    as Janda

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Teddy the Rough Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Caretaker Messenger in Adirondacks

  • His Girl Friday(1940)

    as Pete Davis (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Arizona Kid(1939)

    as Dr. Jason Radford

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Timber Stampede (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Henry Clay Baylor

  • On Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Judge

  • Southward Ho!(1939)

    as Wounded Storekeeper

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Oklahoma Kid(1939)

    as Relay Station Man (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Lincoln in the White House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as (uncredited)

  • Devil's Island(1938)

    as Priest

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Six-Gun Trail(1938)

    as Henchman, stock footage

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Mysterious Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Sheriff Burley

  • Man from Music Mountain(1938)

    as Martin

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse(1938)

    as Surgeon (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Six-Shootin' Sheriff(1938)

    as Wild Bill Holman

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Two Gun Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Old-Timer

  • Under Western Stars(1938)

    as Mayor Biggs

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Accidents Will Happen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Dr. Faris

  • Assassin of Youth(1938)

    as Henry 'Pop' Brady

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Daredevil Drivers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Mr. Perkins

  • The Old Barn Dance(1938)

    as Clem Handley

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Purple Vigilantes(1938)

    as David Ross

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Romance of the Rockies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Trigger

  • Young Dynamite(1937)

    as Finnegan

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Danger Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Hardrock

  • Trouble at Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Henry Goff

  • Alcatraz Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Judge Robert Tremaine (uncredited)

  • Radio Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Jeremiah Crockett

  • Varsity Show(1937)

    as Professor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen(1937)

    as Sheriff Walker

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Riders of the Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Two-Gun Gardner

  • Galloping Dynamite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Actor

  • Empty Holsters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Dr. J.M. 'Doc' Eagan

  • Doomed at Sundown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Butch Brawley

  • Riders of the Rockies(1937)

    as Jeff Jeffries

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Fly Away Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Globe Chop House Waiter (uncredited)

  • The Trusted Outlaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Jim Swain

  • Hittin' the Trail(1937)

    as James Clark

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Found Himself(1937)

    as Joe, the Train Dispatcher

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Lightnin' Crandall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Parson Durkin

  • Trouble in Texas(1937)

    as Barker

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Paradise Express(1937)

    as Townsman in Café (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Gambling Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Homer Bradley

  • The Great O'Malley(1937)

    as First Judge (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Stormy Trails (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Steve Barick

  • Headin' for the Rio Grande(1936)

    as Rand (Travis henchman)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Gun Ranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Bud Cooper

  • Law and Lead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Dad Hawley

  • Cavalcade of the West(1936)

    as George Christman

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Tundra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Trading Post Keeper

  • Santa Fe Bound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Tibbets

  • The Idaho Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Clint Hollister

  • The Rogues' Tavern(1936)

    as Morgan

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Gun Grit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Uncle Joe Hess

  • Pinto Rustlers(1936)

    as Bud Walton

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Speed Reporter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Publisher John Parker

  • Roamin' Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Jim Madison

  • Desert Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Hansen - Police Commissioner

  • Caryl of the Mountains(1936)

    as Captain Bradshaw

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Millionaire Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Black

  • Red River Valley(1936)

    as Rancher (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Ridin' On(1936)

    as Buck O'Nell

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ghost Town(1936)

    as Jim / Max McCall

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Kid Ranger(1936)

    as Steve Brent

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Murder on the Road(1936)

    as Frank Banning

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Courageous Avenger(1935)

    as Prisoner

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Last of the Clintons(1935)

    as Henchman Pete

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Alias John Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as The Kootney Kid

  • Lawless Range(1935)

    as Emmett

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Rider of the Law(1935)

    as Razor Tolliver

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Between Men(1935)

    as Trent

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The New Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Actor

  • Confidential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Secretary

  • Cappy Ricks Returns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Spy in Office (uncredited)

  • No Man's Range(1935)

    as Phony Ed Oliver

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Westward Ho(1935)

    as Townsman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Sundown Saunders(1935)

    as Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Dawn Rider(1935)

    as Pete

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Avenging Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Pete

  • Saddle Aces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Sloan aka El Canejo

  • Fighting Pioneers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Sergeant Luke

  • The New Adventures of Tarzan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Expatriate Scientist

  • Toll of the Desert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Joe Carson

  • Social Error (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Mr. Merton

  • Tombstone Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Regan

  • Wagon Trail(1935)

    as Deputy Joe Larkin

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Pecos Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Jose

  • Born to Battle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as George Powell

  • Smokey Smith(1935)

    as Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Big Calibre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Sheriff of Gladstone

  • Wolf Riders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Red Wolf

  • Unconquered Bandit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Pedro Gonzales

  • Western Justice(1934)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • 'Neath the Arizona Skies(1934)

    as Tom - Nina's Father (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Lawless Frontier(1934)

    as Pandro Zanti / Don Yorba

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Vengence is Mine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Pancho

  • Klondike Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Henchman

  • The Trail Beyond(1934)

    as Henchman Benoit

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Star Packer(1934)

    as Henchman Mason

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Young Eagles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as William Thayer

  • The Drifter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Sheriff

  • Randy Rides Alone(1934)

    as Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Bandits of the Badlands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Henchman

  • Next Of Kin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Sheriff

  • The Shadow Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Henchman Mason

  • The Man from Utah(1934)

    as Rodeo Announcer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Blue Steel(1934)

    as Henchman

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • West of the Divide(1934)

    as Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Lucky Texan(1934)

    as Sheriff Miller

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Riders of Destiny(1933)

    as Slip Morgan

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Galloping Romeo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Pete Manning - Express Agent (replaced by Hal Price)

  • Rainbow Ranch(1933)

    as Earl (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Spike

  • Young Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Clearwater Station Agent

  • Hidden Valley(1932)

    as Prosecuting Attorney

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • From Broadway to Cheyenne(1932)

    as Cattleman

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Klondike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Jury Foreman

  • Son of Oklahoma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Ray Brent

  • Law of the North(1932)

    as Deputy

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mason of the Mounted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Henchman Dwire

  • The Man from Hell's Edges (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Henchman Morgan

  • Law of the West(1932)

    as Henchman Butch

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Texas Buddies(1932)

    as Hank, the Liveryman

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dugan of the Badlands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Lang

  • King Fisher's Roost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Dave Butler (the Grocer)

Career shape

Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 126 titles from 1921 to 1994.

Highest rated

Westward Ho (1935)

Midcredits 29th

Most popular right now

King of the Lumberjacks (1940)

Film career

Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting126 of 126: 126 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score26th

By decade

1920s1 · acting1930s120 · acting1940s4 · acting1990s1 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 14 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Earl Dwire's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 64; across their 46 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 27th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Approval · how many liked their films

14thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Reach · how many have seen their films

10thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Midcredits score across 64 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th25
  • Below 25th31

Shape of the crowd

47 of their 64 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed47

Most divisive · actor

Texas Buddies (1932)

78th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

His Girl Friday (1940)

Midcredits 96th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 53/100 in their films, across 40 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Earl Dwire work with?

People who share at least 2 of Earl Dwire's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert N. Bradbury shares the most, 25.

Directors

Writers

Actors

  • John Wayne13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with John Wayne
  • George 'Gabby' Hayes12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with George 'Gabby' Hayes
  • Yakima Canutt11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Yakima Canutt
  • Lafe McKee8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Lafe McKee

Cinematographers and editors

  • Archie Stout16 titles    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Archie Stout
  • Carl Pierson12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Carl Pierson
  • Fred Bain9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Fred Bain
  • S. Roy Luby8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with S. Roy Luby

Producers