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Earl Askam(1891-1940)

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Earl Askam was born on 10 May 1891 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He was an actor, known for Flash Gordon (1936), Madam Satan (1930) and Flash Gordon: Chapter Six - Flaming Torture (1936). He was previously married to Wally Ella. He died on 3 April 1940 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 10, 1891
DiedApril 3, 1940(48)
BornMay 10, 1891
DiedApril 3, 1940(48)
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John Wayne, Earl Askam, John Beach, Olin Francis, and William Royle in Red River Range (1938)
Earl Askam, Henry Hall, Lloyd Ingraham, Frank Minor, John Qualen, and Addison Richards in Our Daily Bread (1934)
Earl Askam, P.J. Kelly, William Royle, and Dick Wessel in Hawk of the Wilderness (1938)
Earl Askam, Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, and Frank Shannon in Flash Gordon (1936)
Earl Askam, George Cleveland, Jack Kirk, and Duncan Renaldo in Pioneers of the West (1940)
Earl Askam, John Beach, William Boyd, James Ellison, Leo J. McMahon, Al St. John, and Bob Woodward in Trail Dust (1936)
William Holden, Barbara Stanwyck, Earl Askam, Don Beddoe, Edward Brophy, Joseph Calleia, Eddie Coke, and Adolphe Menjou in Golden Boy (1939)
John Wayne, Earl Askam, Ray Corrigan, Polly Moran, William Royle, and Max Terhune in Red River Range (1938)
John Wayne, Earl Askam, Stanley Blystone, Ray Corrigan, Lorna Gray, William Royle, and Max Terhune in Red River Range (1938)
Earl Askam and Buck Jones in Silver Spurs (1936)

Known for

Buster Crabbe and Carol Hughes in Flash Gordon (1936)
Flash Gordon
7.0
  • Officer Torch
  • 1936
Kay Johnson in Madam Satan (1930)
Madam Satan
6.4
  • Pirate
  • 1930
Flash Gordon: Chapter Six - Flaming Torture (1936)
Flash Gordon: Chapter Six - Flaming Torture
Short
  • Officer Torch
  • 1936
Flash Gordon: Chapter Seven - Shattering Doom (1936)
Flash Gordon: Chapter Seven - Shattering Doom
Short
  • Officer Torch
  • 1936

Credits

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Actor

  • Gary Cooper, Paulette Goddard, and Madeleine Carroll in North West Mounted Police (1940)
    North West Mounted Police
    • Mountie (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Alan Ladd, Noah Beery Jr., Morris Ankrum, Russell Hayden, Victor Jory, and Jo Ann Sayers in The Light of Western Stars (1940)
    The Light of Western Stars
    • Deputy Sneed
    • 1940
  • John Wayne, Walter Pidgeon, and Claire Trevor in Dark Command (1940)
    Dark Command
    • Guerrilla (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Noah Beery, Raymond Hatton, Robert Livingston, and Duncan Renaldo in Pioneers of the West (1940)
    Pioneers of the West
    • Mac
    • 1940
  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Margaret Lockwood in Rulers of the Sea (1939)
    Rulers of the Sea
    • Chief Engineer (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • John Wayne and Claire Trevor in Allegheny Uprising (1939)
    Allegheny Uprising
    • One of Jim's Black Boys (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • William Holden and Barbara Stanwyck in Golden Boy (1939)
    Golden Boy
    • Policeman (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Carole Landis, Miles Mander, William Pagan, Charles Quigley, and Ben Taggart in Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939)
    Daredevils of the Red Circle
    • Lutens (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Richard Arlen and Rochelle Hudson in Missing Daughters (1939)
    Missing Daughters
    • Waiter (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Don Beddoe, Dolores Costello, Dick Curtis, Virginia Weidler, and Michael Whalen in Outside These Walls (1939)
    Outside These Walls
    • Prison Guard (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Lynne Overman, Robert Preston, and Akim Tamiroff in Union Pacific (1939)
    Union Pacific
    • Bluett (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Roy Rogers, Raymond Hatton, Bud Osborne, and Lynne Roberts in Frontier Pony Express (1939)
    Frontier Pony Express
    • Johnson Henchman (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Henry Fonda and Maureen O'Sullivan in Let Us Live (1939)
    Let Us Live
    • Prison Guard (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Gene Autry, Noah Beery, Smiley Burnette, and Luana Walters in Mexicali Rose (1939)
    Mexicali Rose
    • Henchman (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • James Cagney in The Oklahoma Kid (1939)
    The Oklahoma Kid
    • Joe - Train Mail Clerk (uncredited)
    • 1939

Personal details

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  • Born
    • May 10, 1891
    • Seattle, Washington, USA
  • Died
    • April 3, 1940
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Wally Ella? - April 1, 1940 (his death)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared in "Aida" by Giuseppe Verdi. Opera. Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, CA.

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  • Trivia
    Brother of Perry Askam. NOTE: Like his brother, Earl was also a trained opera singer, and a member of the New York Metropolitan Opera.

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