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Edward McWade

Edward McWade

Known For Acting
Birthday Jan 14, 1865
Died May 17, 1943 (78)
Birthplace Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 25, 2024
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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. ...

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Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944

as Gibbs

Trifles That Win Wars

Trifles That Win Wars

1943

as Billiard Ball Tester (uncredited)

Don't You Believe It

Don't You Believe It

1943

as Wise Man

Crash Dive

Crash Dive

1943

as Crony

The Hard Way

The Hard Way

1943

as Stage Doorman (Uncredited)

Famous Boners

Famous Boners

1942

as Thomas Carlyle (uncredited)

Lady in a Jam

Lady in a Jam

1942

as Ground-Hog

Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year

1942

as Adolph (uncredited)

Nothing But the Truth

Nothing But the Truth

1941

as Elderly Clerk (uncredited)

I Wake Up Screaming

I Wake Up Screaming

1941

as Old man at library (uncredited)

Teddy the Rough Rider

Teddy the Rough Rider

1940

as Russell Alger, Secretary of War

Hot Steel

Hot Steel

1940

as Carlton

Chad Hanna

Chad Hanna

1940

as Elias

The Return of Frank James

The Return of Frank James

1940

as Colonel Jackson

Money and the Woman

Money and the Woman

1940

as Bank Customer Explaining 'NSF' (uncredited)

Brother Orchid

Brother Orchid

1940

as Aged Brother (uncredited)

A Dispatch from Reuters

A Dispatch from Reuters

1940

as Chemist Who Poisoned Medicine (uncredited)

They Asked For It

They Asked For It

1939

as 'Pi' Kelly

Indianapolis Speedway

Indianapolis Speedway

1939

as Tom Dugan

Bad Little Angel

Bad Little Angel

1939

as Ticket Seller at Station (uncredited)

Naughty But Nice

Naughty But Nice

1939

as Professor Trill (uncredited)

Zenobia

Zenobia

1939

as Minister

The Patient in Room 18

The Patient in Room 18

1938

as Frank Warren

Garden of the Moon

Garden of the Moon

1938

as Peter McGillicuddy

White Banners

White Banners

1938

as Sloan

Comet Over Broadway

Comet Over Broadway

1938

as Harvey

Three Comrades

Three Comrades

1938

as Ludwig, Pat’s majordomo (uncredited)

Jezebel

Jezebel

1938

as Second Director (uncredited)

Let's Get Married

Let's Get Married

1937

as Tom

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

1937

as Bishop Mallory

The Women Men Marry

The Women Men Marry

1937

as Brother Lamb

They Won't Forget

They Won't Forget

1937

as Confederate Soldier

She Had to Eat

She Had to Eat

1937

as Stationmaster Tucker (uncredited)

Love and Hisses

Love and Hisses

1937

as Ticket Seller

King of the Islands

King of the Islands

1936

as The Princess' Father

Darkest Africa

Darkest Africa

1936

as Gorn

F-Man

F-Man

1936

as Mr. Whitney

Laughing at Trouble

Laughing at Trouble

1936

as Harvey

Alibi for Murder

Alibi for Murder

1936

as Walter Emerson (Uncredited)

The Big Noise

The Big Noise

1936

as Douglas, the Gardener (uncredited)

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

1936

as Minister in Film (uncredited)

Satan Met a Lady

Satan Met a Lady

1936

as City Fathers Committee Member (uncredited)

The Case of the Black Cat

The Case of the Black Cat

1936

as Keene's Apartment Manager (uncredited)

I Married a Doctor

I Married a Doctor

1936

as Pa Dawson

The Country Doctor

The Country Doctor

1936

as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)

The Calling of Dan Matthews

The Calling of Dan Matthews

1935

as Lawyer Partington

The Girl from 10th Avenue

The Girl from 10th Avenue

1935

as Art Clerk

Red Salute

Red Salute

1935

as Baldy

Stranded

Stranded

1935

as Tim Powers

Frisco Kid

Frisco Kid

1935

as Tupper

The Goose and the Gander

The Goose and the Gander

1935

as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

Shipmates Forever

Shipmates Forever

1935

as Tailor (uncredited)

Mary Jane's Pa

Mary Jane's Pa

1935

as Chuck - the Old Timer

Here's to Romance

Here's to Romance

1935

as Stage Doorman

Life Begins at Forty

Life Begins at Forty

1935

as Doctor

If You Could Only Cook

If You Could Only Cook

1935

as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

The Meanest Gal in Town

The Meanest Gal in Town

1934

as Clark

Murder in the Clouds

Murder in the Clouds

1934

as Clement Williams

A Lost Lady

A Lost Lady

1934

as Simpson

Journal of a Crime

Journal of a Crime

1934

as Rigaud

One Exciting Adventure

One Exciting Adventure

1934

as Grouchy Man

I Sell Anything

I Sell Anything

1934

as Mr. Arden - Old Man (uncredited)

I'll Tell the World

I'll Tell the World

1934

as Trapper

Gentlemen Are Born

Gentlemen Are Born

1934

as Pawnbroker

Murders in the Zoo

Murders in the Zoo

1933

as Dan Baker (Uncredited)

Girl Missing

Girl Missing

1933

as Henry Gibson's Valet (Uncredited)

Bureau of Missing Persons

Bureau of Missing Persons

1933

as Tom - Dock Watchman (uncredited)

6 Hours to Live

6 Hours to Live

1932

as Ivan

Two Seconds

Two Seconds

1932

as The Prison Doctor

Big City Blues

Big City Blues

1932

as Baggage Master (uncredited)

The Crowd Roars

The Crowd Roars

1932

as Tom Beal the Counterman

The Big Shot

The Big Shot

1931

as Uncle Ira

The Monster

The Monster

1925

as Luke Watson

Deserted at the Altar

Deserted at the Altar

1922

as The Sheriff

The Strangers' Banquet

The Strangers' Banquet

1922

as Harriman

The Husband Hunter

The Husband Hunter

1920

as Charles Mack

Stop Thief

Stop Thief

1920

as Mr. Carr

Dangerous Days

Dangerous Days

1920

as Dr. Haverford

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