Edmund Lowe

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Edmund Dantes Lowe March 3 1890 April 21 1971 was an American actor His formative experience began in vaudeville and silent film Edmund Lowes career included over 100 films in which he starred as the leading man He is best remembered for his role as Sergeant Quirt in the 1926 movie What Price Glory Lowe reprised his role from the movie in the radio program Captain Flagg and Sergeant Quirt broadcast on the Blue Network September 28 1941 January 25 1942 and on NBC February 13 1942 April 3 1942 Making a smooth transition to talking pictures he remained popular but by the mid 1930s he was no longer a major star although he occasionally played leading man to the likes of Jean Harlow Mae West and Claudette Colbert He remained a valuable supporting actor at the major studios while continuing in leads for such Poverty Row studios as Columbia Pictures where his skills could bolster low budget productions He also starred in 35 episodes of the 1950s television show Front Page Detective and appeared as the elderly lead villain in the first episode of Maverick opposite James Garner in 1957 Description above from the Wikipedia article Edmund Lowe licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia