--- name: "Jules Cowles" canonical: "https://film.one/person/jules-cowles" fi1m_id: "jules-cowles" imdb_id: "nm0184801" tmdb_id: 29267 wikidata_id: "Q64436487" roles: ["Actor"] born: "17 October 1877" died: "22 May 1943" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-25T06:18:51.229213+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Jules Cowles ## Identity Jules Cowles - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jules-cowles - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** jules-cowles - **IMDb ID:** nm0184801 - **TMDB ID:** 29267 - **Wikidata ID:** Q64436487 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Cowles, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64436487, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0184801/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/29267 Actor. Born 17 October 1877 in Farmington, Connecticut, USA. Died 22 May 1943. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 17 October 1877, Farmington, Connecticut, USA - **Died:** 22 May 1943 - **Also known as:** Ed Cowles, J.D. Cowles, Julius D. Cowles, Mr. Jules Cowles, Mr. Cowles - **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 other - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1920s 78 (1), 1940s 73 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Cowles, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64436487, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0184801/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/29267 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Seven Chances*](https://film.one/film/seven-chances.md) (78) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Jules Cowles was an American actor. Born on 17 October 1877 in Farmington, Connecticut, he attended Yale University and performed for five years in a Shakespearean repertory company with Augustin Daly before entering films. He was also credited as Ed Cowles, J. D. Cowles and Julius D. Cowles, and worked as a writer. Cowles appeared in over 100 films between the 1910s and 1940s, often in supporting or uncredited roles. He is noted for his performances in *Seven Chances* (1925) as The Hired Hand, *The Lost World* (1925) as Zambo, *Fury* (1936) as Frank (uncredited), *Mrs. Miniver* (1942) as Man at Flower Show (uncredited) and *Woman of the Year* (1942) as Joe (uncredited). He died on 22 May 1943 in Hollywood, California. *Sources: catalog.afi.com, imdb.com, wikiwand.com, dejascene.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) ### Performed in (1) — the average rests on these - *Seven Chances* (1925), Fi1m 78, as The Hired Hand — [page](https://film.one/film/seven-chances.md) ### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *Mrs. Miniver* (1942), Fi1m 73, as Man at Flower Show (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/mrs-miniver.md) ## Complete filmography (79) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Above Suspicion* (1943), as Man in Museum (Uncredited) - *Mrs. Miniver* (1942), as Man at Flower Show (uncredited) — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/mrs-miniver.md) - *Fingers at the Window* (1942), as Crazy Man at the Clinic (uncredited) - *Woman of the Year* (1942), as Joe (uncredited) - *Two-Faced Woman* (1941), as Dance Watcher (uncredited) - *Johnny Eager* (1941), as Man on Betting Line in Front of Mr. Verne (uncredited) - *Billy the Kid* (1941), as Vagrant #1 (uncredited) (uncredited) - *A Failure at Fifty* (1940), as Member of the Senate (uncredited) - *The Ghost Comes Home* (1940), as Townsman on Street (uncredited) - *Thunder Afloat* (1939), as Man with Finch (uncredited) - *An Hour for Lunch* (1939), as Elevator Passenger (uncredited) - *Fast and Loose* (1939), as Casino Patron (uncredited) - *Stablemates* (1938), as Singer at Beulah's (uncredited) - *Marie Antoinette* (1938), as Citizen at Tribunal (uncredited) - *Rich Man, Poor Girl* (1938), as Man With Radio (voice, uncredited) - *Love Finds Andy Hardy* (1938), as Court Attendant (uncredited) - *Mannequin* (1938), as Derelict on Train (Uncredited) - *Love Is a Headache* (1938), as Hotel Doorman (uncredited) - *Double Wedding* (1937), as Gus, Waiter at Spike's (uncredited) - *The Emperor's Candlesticks* (1937), as Bidder (uncredited) - *Parnell* (1937), as Man in Office - *Every Sunday* (1936), as Man in Audience (uncredited) - *How to Vote* (1936), as Man on Platform (uncredited) - *Fury* (1936), as Frank (uncredited) - *Give Us This Night* (1936), as Prisoner (uncredited) - *Mississippi* (1935), as Bartender (uncredited) - *Law Beyond the Range* (1935), as Printer Lockjaw Nelson - *The Gay Bride* (1934), as $100 Recipient (uncredited) - *The Pursuit of Happiness* (1934), as The Drunk - *The Scarlet Letter* (1934), as Beadle - *Young Eagles* (1934), as Pinardo Henchman-Guard (uncredited) - *The Fighting Parson* (1933), as J.A. Darby - *Cross Fire* (1933), as Whitney T. Wilson - *Renegades of the West* (1932), as Marshal - *Heroes of the West* (1932), as Missouri - *The Secret Menace* (1931), as The Sheriff - *Heaven on Earth* (1931), as Buffalo - *The Prodigal* (1931), as Hobo (uncredited) - *Sea Devils* (1931), as Attorney - *Reducing* (1931), as Man on Train with Big Mustache (uncredited) - *Second Honeymoon* (1930), as Joe - *His First Command* (1929), as Cpl. Jones - *One Hysterical Night* (1929), as William Tell - *The Leatherneck* (1929), as Cook - *Sal of Singapore* (1928), as Cook - *Isle of Lost Men* (1928), as Ship's Cook - *Dog Law* (1928), as Hawkins - *Terror Mountain* (1928), as Jed Burke - *Bringing Up Father* (1928), as Dinty Moore - *London After Midnight* (1927), as Gallagher (uncredited) - *Mockery* (1927), as Peasant Who Robs Tatiana (uncredited) - *The Show* (1927), as Robin's Dressing Aide (uncredited) - *The Scarlet Letter* (1927), as The Beadle - *Money to Burn* (1926), as The Giant - *Man Rustlin'* (1926), as Jim Tucker - *Lord Jim* (1925), as Yankee Joe - *Spook Ranch* (1925), as George Washington Black - *Love on the Rio Grande* (1925), Actor - *The Ace of Clubs* (1925), as Jake McGill - *The Were-Tiger* (1925), Actor - *Seven Chances* (1925), as The Hired Hand — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/seven-chances.md) - *The Lost World* (1925), as Zambo - *The Ne'er-Do-Well* (1923), as Allen Allan - *Lost in a Big City* (1923), as Jasper - *God's Crucible* (1922), as Jack French's Servant - *The Bootleggers* (1922), as The Hermit - *Tangled Trails* (1921), as Robert Kingston - *The Idol of the North* (1921), as One-Eye Wallace - *A Fool and His Money* (1920), as Benton - *The Oakdale Affair* (1919), as Jeb Case - *The Cambric Mask* (1919), as Daniel Guernsey - *The Poor Rich Man* (1918), as Hobo - *Persuasive Peggy* (1917), as Head Farm Hand - *The Bar Sinister* (1917), as Buck - *The Girl Philippa* (1917), as Asticot - *The Quitter* (1916), as Seth Moore - *Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph* (1916), as Michael Gallagher - *Emmy of Stork's Nest* (1915), as Hicky Price (as Mr. Cowles) - *A Royal Family* (1915), Actor --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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