Earle Foxe

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. He was educated at Ohio State University, where he participated in theatrical productions.

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. He performed on stage with Douglas Fairbanks before going into films. On Broadway, he performed in Dancing Around (1915), Come Seven (1920), and Princess Virtue (1921).

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 became the first president of the Black-Foxe Military Institute, a military school for boys in Hollywood, in 1928 and served in that office until 1960. He continued to regularly appear in movies until 1937, with two minor appearances thereafter.

Personal life and death

Foxe married vaudeville star Maybelle Meeker, aka "Dainty Marie", on August 7, 1914, in Leavenworth, Kansas. The marriage effectively lasted about four months, but was not legally dissolved for a year.

Selected filmography 1910s Year Title Role 1912 The Street Singer Karl 1912 The County Fair John - Mary's Sweetheart 1912 The Young Millionaire John Curtis - Sarah's Father 1912 The Tell-Tale Message Robert Boardman - The Detective / James Ruthven - The Banker's Valet 1912 A Battle of Wits Frank Anderson 1912 All for a Girl Billy Joy, a Reporter (as Mr. Fox) 1912 A Business Buccaneer Hastings - Manager of the Rival Company 1913 A Sawmill Hazard Roland Hurton 1913 A Desperate Chance Tom Hoover - a Freight Conductor 1913 The Cub Reporter's Temptation Bud Collins - a Cub Reporter 1913 The Game Warden Heck Thompson - a Mountaineer 1913 The Fire Coward Jim Houston - a Revenue Officer 1913 The Face at the Window Harold - the Foreman's Nephew 1913 The Pursuit of the Smugglers James Peyton - an Internal Revenue Officer 1913 The Scimitar of the Prophet Harris - a Tourist 1913 The Spender Bobby Lang 1913 His Wife's Child Fox - the Dissolute 1913 Unto the Third Generation 1914 The Green-Eyed Devil 1914 The Old Man 1914 The Floor Above Bartlett 1914 Home, Sweet Home 1914 The Girl in the Shack Jim - the Bandit 1914 The Lover's Gift James Dayton 1914 The Swindlers Roy Walton 1914 The Escape Minor Role (uncredited) 1914 The Rose Bush of Memories Ogilvie - the Husband 1914 To Be Called For Otis Perkins 1914 His Father's Rifle 1914 The Livid Flame James McNair 1914 Rosemary, That's for Remembrance Harvey Greerson 1914 Out of Petticoat Lane 1914 The Amateur Detective 1914 The Combination of the Safe The Diamond Thief 1915 Celeste Harry Wallace - the Millionaire's Son 1915 The Eternal Feminine Charles Philips 1915 The Tiger Slayer Frank Holden 1915 The Lost Messenger Charles Clancy 1915 Locked In Henry Blaisdell - Telegrapher 1916 Diamonds Are Trumps Tom Roach 1916 The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Dave Tolliver 1916 The Black Orchid Lt. Jack Peters 1916 Unto Those Who Sin Ashton 1916 The Love Mask Silver Spurs 1916 Alien Souls Aleck Lindsay 1916 The Dream Girl Tom Merton 1916 Public Opinion Dr. Henry Morgan 1916 Ashes of Embers Richard Leigh 1917 Panthea Gerald Mordaunt 1917 Blind Man's Luck Boby Guerton 1917 The Fatal Ring Nicholas Knox 1917 Outwitted Billy Bond 1917 The Honeymoon Richard Greer 1918 The Studio Girl Frazer Ordway 1918 From Two to Six Howard Skeele 1918 Peck's Bad Girl Dick

1920s Year Title Role 1921 The Black Panther's Cub Lord Maudsley 1922 The Prodigal Judge Bruce Carrington 1922 The Man She Brought Back John Ramsey 1923 Vanity Fair Captain Dobbin 1923 The French Doll Minor Role (uncredited) 1923 Innocence Paul Atkins 1923 Fashion Row James Morton 1924 A Lady of Quality Sir John Ozen 1924 The Fight Reginald Van Bibber 1924 The Hunt Reginald Van Bibber 1924 Oh, You Tony! Jim Overton 1924 The Race Reginald Van Bibber 1924 The Last Man on Earth Elmer Smith 1924 Paul Jones Jr. Reginald Van Bibber 1924 The Burglar Reginald Van Bibber 1925 The Guest of Honor Reginald Van Bibber 1925 A Spanish Romeo Reginald Van Bibber 1925 The Sky Jumper Reginald Van Bibber 1925 The Wrestler Reginald Van Bibber 1925 Wages for Wives Hughie Logan 1925 A Parisian Knight Reginald Van Bibber 1926 The Feud Reginald Van Bibber 1926 The Reporter Reginald Van Bibber 1926 The Mad Racer Reginald Van Bibber 1926 A Trip to Chinatown Welland Strong 1926 Rah! Rah! Heidelberg! Reginald Van Bibber 1926 The Swimming Instructor Reginald Van Bibber 1926 King Bozo Reginald Van Bibber 1926 The Tennis Wizard Reginald Van Bibber 1927 Motor Boat Demon Reginald Van Bibber 1927 Upstream Eric Brasingham 1927 Society Architect Reginald Van Bibber 1927 Car Shy Reginald Van Bibber 1927 Not the Type Reginald Van Bibber 1927 Slaves of Beauty Paul Perry 1927 A Hot Potato Reginald Van Bibber 1927 Ladies Must Dress George Ward Jr 1928 Sailors' Wives Max Slater 1928 Four Sons Maj. von Stomm 1928 Hangman's House John D'Arcy 1928 News Parade Ivan Vodkoff - Mysterious Stranger 1928 None but the Brave 1928 The River Pirate Shark 1928 Blindfold Dr. Cornelius Simmons 1929 Fugitives Al Barrow 1929 New Year's Eve Barry Harmon 1929 The Ghost Talks Heimie Heimrath 1929 Thru Different Eyes Howard Thornton 1929 Black Magic Hugh Darrell

1930s Year Title Role 1930 Good Intentions 'Flash' Norton 1931 Dance, Fools, Dance Wally Baxter (as Earl Foxe) 1931 Transatlantic Handsome 1931 The Spider John Carrington 1931 Ladies of the Big House Kid Athens 1931 The Wide Open Spaces Townsman 1932 Union Depot Detective Jim Parker, G-Man 1932 The Expert Fred Minick 1932 Strangers in Love J.C. Clark 1932 The Midnight Patrol Judson 1932 Destry Rides Again Brent 1932 So Big! Pervus De Jong 1932 They Never Come Back Jerry Filmore 1932 The Engineer's Daughter William Brawney 1932 A Passport to Hell Purser 1932 Two Lips and Juleps Stanway Stone 1932 Those We Love Bert Parker 1932 The All-American Read 1932 Scarlet Dawn Boris, a soldier (uncredited) 1932 Men Are Such Fools Joe Darrow 1933 Blondie Johnson Scannel 1933 The Mind Reader Don Holman 1933 A Bedtime Story Max de l'Enclos 1933 Arizona to Broadway John Sandburg 1934 The Big Shakedown Carey (uncredited) 1934 Bedside Joe 1934 Missouri Nightingale Harry Crandall 1934 Little Man, What Now? Frenchman 1934 You Belong to Me (uncredited) 1934 Counsel on De Fence Travers, Tony's Attorney 1934 Love Time Sergeant 1934 Bright Eyes Bond Man (uncredited) 1935 The Informer British Officer (uncredited) 1936 Brilliant Marriage Reporter 1936 The Golden Arrow Alfred 'Pat' Parker 1936 Mary of Scotland Earl of Kent 1936 Fifteen Maiden Lane Society Crook (uncredited) 1936 Crack-Up Operative #30 1937 The Mighty Treve Judson (as Earle Fox) 1937 We're on the Jury Mr. Thomas Jeffreys 1937 Murder Goes to College Tom Barry 1937 Dangerously Yours Eddie 1937 Lady Behave! (uncredited)

1940s Year Title Role 1940 Military Academy Maj. Dover 1946 My Darling Clementine Gambler (uncredited) (final film role)