Edwin Stanley was a bespectacled, white haired, distinguished-looking
actor who was trained in live theater and who, except a few silent
pictures, stayed in that medium until he reached the age of 51. In
1932, he made his screen debut in talking pictures in "Virtue".
Thereafter, Stanley appeared in over 200 movies, specializing in
officials such as doctors, lawyers, judges, producers, etc. Stanley
appeared in several serials, including those featuring Dick Tracy and
Flash Gordon. Stanley worked up until his death in 1944.
He filmed his role as Phillips in the Humphrey Bogart movie Conflict in 1943. The movie was delayed due to a plagiarism lawsuit concerning its story. Stanley died in 1944, and the movie wasn't released until 1945.
Appeared in vaudeville with first spouse as Muller and Stanley.