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Edward McWade

Edward McWade

Acting·1865–1943·94 films

Edward McWade was an American writer and stage and screen actor. He appeared in more than 132 films from 1919 to 1944, mostly in secondary roles. He also wrote 15 stage plays and silent film scenarios.

As Actor

Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)Gibbs
Jezebel
Jezebel (1938)Second Director (uncredited)
Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year (1942)Adolph (uncredited)
The Return of Frank James
The Return of Frank James (1940)Colonel Jackson
I Wake Up Screaming
I Wake Up Screaming (1941)Old man at library (uncredited)
Murders in the Zoo
Murders in the Zoo (1933)Dan Baker (Uncredited)
Brother Orchid
Brother Orchid (1940)Aged Brother (uncredited)
Three Comrades
Three Comrades (1938)Ludwig, Pat’s majordomo (uncredited)
Satan Met a Lady
Satan Met a Lady (1936)City Fathers Committee Member (uncredited)
They Won't Forget
They Won't Forget (1937)Confederate Soldier
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936)Minister in Film (uncredited)
The Monster
The Monster (1925)Luke Watson
Crash Dive
Crash Dive (1943)Crony
Two Seconds
Two Seconds (1932)The Prison Doctor
The Hard Way
The Hard Way (1943)Stage Doorman (Uncredited)
The Crowd Roars
The Crowd Roars (1932)Tom Beal the Counterman
Bureau of Missing Persons
Bureau of Missing Persons (1933)Tom - Dock Watchman (uncredited)
If You Could Only Cook
If You Could Only Cook (1935)Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Nothing but the Truth
Nothing but the Truth (1941)Elderly Clerk (uncredited)
A Dispatch from Reuters
A Dispatch from Reuters (1940)Chemist Who Poisoned Medicine (uncredited)
Journal of a Crime
Journal of a Crime (1934)Rigaud
Zenobia
Zenobia (1939)Minister
Lady in a Jam
Lady in a Jam (1942)Ground-Hog
A Lost Lady
A Lost Lady (1934)Simpson
Big City Blues
Big City Blues (1932)Baggage Master (uncredited)
Lawyer Man
Lawyer Man (1932)Moyle (uncredited)
Teddy the Rough Rider
Teddy the Rough Rider (1940)Russell Alger, Secretary of War
The Girl from 10th Avenue
The Girl from 10th Avenue (1935)Art Clerk
The Lady Is Willing
The Lady Is Willing (1942)Boston Doorman (uncredited)
Frisco Kid
Frisco Kid (1935)Tupper
The Patient in Room 18
The Patient in Room 18 (1938)Frank Warren
Red Salute
Red Salute (1935)Baldy
The Case of the Black Cat
The Case of the Black Cat (1936)Keene's Apartment Manager (uncredited)
The Goose and the Gander
The Goose and the Gander (1935)Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Girl Missing
Girl Missing (1933)Henry Gibson's Valet (Uncredited)
6 Hours to Live
6 Hours to Live (1932)Ivan
Naughty But Nice
Naughty But Nice (1939)Professor Trill (uncredited)
Indianapolis Speedway
Indianapolis Speedway (1939)Tom Dugan
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937)Bishop Mallory
Oil for the Lamps of China
Oil for the Lamps of China (1935)Dan
White Banners
White Banners (1938)Sloan
Murder in the Clouds
Murder in the Clouds (1934)Clement Williams
Stranded
Stranded (1935)Tim Powers
Garden of the Moon
Garden of the Moon (1938)Peter McGillicuddy
The Notorious Sophie Lang
The Notorious Sophie Lang (1934)Jeweler (uncredited)
Shipmates Forever
Shipmates Forever (1935)Tailor (uncredited)
She Had to Eat
She Had to Eat (1937)Stationmaster Tucker (uncredited)
Bad Little Angel
Bad Little Angel (1939)Ticket Seller at Station (uncredited)
Money and the Woman
Money and the Woman (1940)Bank Customer Explaining 'NSF' (uncredited)
Darkest Africa
Darkest Africa (1936)Gorn
I Sell Anything
I Sell Anything (1934)Mr. Arden - Old Man (uncredited)
The Country Doctor
The Country Doctor (1936)Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
Mary Jane's Pa
Mary Jane's Pa (1935)Chuck - the Old Timer
I Married a Doctor
I Married a Doctor (1936)Pa Dawson
Dangerous Days
Dangerous Days (1920)Dr. Haverford
Chad Hanna
Chad Hanna (1940)Elias
Gentlemen Are Born
Gentlemen Are Born (1934)Pawnbroker
Comet Over Broadway
Comet Over Broadway (1938)Harvey
Alibi for Murder
Alibi for Murder (1936)Walter Emerson (Uncredited)
The Calling of Dan Matthews
The Calling of Dan Matthews (1935)Lawyer Partington
The Meanest Gal in Town
The Meanest Gal in Town (1934)Clark
Famous Boners
Famous Boners (1942)Thomas Carlyle (uncredited)
Laughing at Trouble
Laughing at Trouble (1936)Harvey
Let's Get Married
Let's Get Married (1937)Tom
The Big Noise
The Big Noise (1936)Douglas, the Gardener (uncredited)
Don't You Believe It
Don't You Believe It (1943)Wise Man
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (1939)Neighbor
The Women Men Marry
The Women Men Marry (1937)Brother Lamb
Hot Steel
Hot Steel (1940)Carlton
Love and Hisses
Love and Hisses (1937)Ticket Seller
Life Begins at Forty
Life Begins at Forty (1935)Doctor
F-Man
F-Man (1936)Mr. Whitney
King of the Islands
King of the Islands (1936)The Princess' Father
Here's to Romance
Here's to Romance (1935)Stage Doorman
I'll Tell the World
I'll Tell the World (1934)Trapper
The Big Shot
The Big Shot (1931)Uncle Ira
Our Neighbors - The Carters
Our Neighbors - The Carters (1939)Pop Hagen
One Exciting Adventure
One Exciting Adventure (1934)Grouchy Man
The Strangers' Banquet
The Strangers' Banquet (1922)Harriman
The Husband Hunter
The Husband Hunter (1920)Charles Mack
Bat Men of Africa
Bat Men of Africa (1966)Gorn
The Town Scandal
The Town Scandal (1923)Avery Crawford
The Great Accident
The Great Accident (1920)Williams
Deserted at the Altar
Deserted at the Altar (1922)The Sheriff
Stop Thief
Stop Thief (1920)Mr. Carr
Trifles That Win Wars
Trifles That Win Wars (1943)Billiard Ball Tester (uncredited)
Hornet's Nest
Hornet's Nest (1919)Wimms
Wing Toy
Wing Toy (1921)Wong

As Writer