Edward McWade

Jan 14, 1865 - May 17, 1943 (78 years old) in Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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.

Known For

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The Big Shot

Uncle Ira

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The Town Scandal

Avery Crawford

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Laughing at Trouble

Harvey

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The Return of Frank James

Colonel Jackson

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One Exciting Adventure

Grouchy Man

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Nothing But the Truth

Elderly Clerk (uncredited)

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The Country Doctor

Newspaper Editor (uncredited)

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Darkest Africa

Gorn

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F-Man

Mr. Whitney

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The Big Noise

Douglas, the Gardener (uncredited)

Credits

Bat Men of Africa 1966

Gorn

★ NR
Arsenic and Old Lace 1944

Gibbs

★ 7.6
Trifles That Win Wars 1943

Billiard Ball Tester (uncredited)

★ NR
Don't You Believe It 1943

Wise Man

★ 5
Crash Dive 1943

Crony

★ 6.2
The Hard Way 1943

Stage Doorman (Uncredited)

★ 6.6
Famous Boners 1942

Thomas Carlyle (uncredited)

★ 5
Lady in a Jam 1942

Ground-Hog

★ 5.5
The Lady Is Willing 1942

Boston Doorman (uncredited)

★ 6.4
Woman of the Year 1942

Adolph (uncredited)

★ 6.9
I Wake Up Screaming 1941

Old man at library (uncredited)

★ 6.9
Nothing But the Truth 1941

Elderly Clerk (uncredited)

★ 7.1
Chad Hanna 1940

Elias

★ 6
A Dispatch from Reuters 1940

Chemist Who Poisoned Medicine (uncredited)

★ 5.8
Money and the Woman 1940

Bank Customer Explaining 'NSF' (uncredited)

★ 4.3
The Return of Frank James 1940

Colonel Jackson

★ 6.3
Brother Orchid 1940

Aged Brother (uncredited)

★ 6.5
Hot Steel 1940

Carlton

★ NR
Teddy the Rough Rider 1940

Russell Alger, Secretary of War

★ 6.7
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President 1939

Neighbor

★ 2
Our Neighbors - The Carters 1939

Pop Hagen

★ NR
Bad Little Angel 1939

Ticket Seller at Station (uncredited)

★ 4.9
Indianapolis Speedway 1939

Tom Dugan

★ 5
Naughty But Nice 1939

Professor Trill (uncredited)

★ 6.2
They Asked For It 1939

'Pi' Kelly

★ 3
Zenobia 1939

Minister

★ 4.6
Comet Over Broadway 1938

Harvey

★ 5
Garden of the Moon 1938

Peter McGillicuddy

★ 5.8
White Banners 1938

Sloan

★ 5.8
Three Comrades 1938

Ludwig, Pat’s majordomo (uncredited)

★ 7.1
Jezebel 1938

Second Director (uncredited)

★ 7
The Patient in Room 18 1938

Frank Warren

★ 5.1
Love and Hisses 1937

Ticket Seller

★ NR
The Women Men Marry 1937

Brother Lamb

★ 5.5
They Won't Forget 1937

Confederate Soldier

★ 5.7
She Had to Eat 1937

Stationmaster Tucker (uncredited)

★ 5
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop 1937

Bishop Mallory

★ 6.8
Let's Get Married 1937

Tom

★ 5
Laughing at Trouble 1936

Harvey

★ 6
The Case of the Black Cat 1936

Keene's Apartment Manager (uncredited)

★ 6.6
Alibi for Murder 1936

Walter Emerson (Uncredited)

★ 5.8
Satan Met a Lady 1936

City Fathers Committee Member (uncredited)

★ 5.8
The Big Noise 1936

Douglas, the Gardener (uncredited)

★ 5
F-Man 1936

Mr. Whitney

★ NR
I Married a Doctor 1936

Pa Dawson

★ 4.7
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford 1936

Minister in Film (uncredited)

★ 6.3
The Country Doctor 1936

Newspaper Editor (uncredited)

★ 6
King of the Islands 1936

The Princess' Father

★ NR
Darkest Africa 1936

Gorn

★ 7.9
If You Could Only Cook 1935

Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

★ 7.4
The Calling of Dan Matthews 1935

Lawyer Partington

★ 3
Frisco Kid 1935

Tupper

★ 6.8
Shipmates Forever 1935

Tailor (uncredited)

★ 6.5
Here's to Romance 1935

Stage Doorman

★ NR
The Goose and the Gander 1935

Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

★ 4.6
Red Salute 1935

Baldy

★ 5.6
Stranded 1935

Tim Powers

★ 5.8
Oil for the Lamps of China 1935

Dan

★ 7.3
The Girl from 10th Avenue 1935

Art Clerk

★ 6.5
Mary Jane's Pa 1935

Chuck - the Old Timer

★ 6
Life Begins at Forty 1935

Doctor

★ NR
Murder in the Clouds 1934

Clement Williams

★ 4.7
Gentlemen Are Born 1934

Pawnbroker

★ 6.5
I Sell Anything 1934

Mr. Arden - Old Man (uncredited)

★ 4.5
A Lost Lady 1934

Simpson

★ 6.1
One Exciting Adventure 1934

Grouchy Man

★ NR
The Notorious Sophie Lang 1934

Jeweler (uncredited)

★ 6
I'll Tell the World 1934

Trapper

★ NR
Journal of a Crime 1934

Rigaud

★ 5.7
The Meanest Gal in Town 1934

Clark

★ 6.5
Bureau of Missing Persons 1933

Tom - Dock Watchman (uncredited)

★ 5.8
Murders in the Zoo 1933

Dan Baker (Uncredited)

★ 5.9
Girl Missing 1933

Henry Gibson's Valet (Uncredited)

★ 5.1
6 Hours to Live 1932

Ivan

★ 5
Big City Blues 1932

Baggage Master (uncredited)

★ 5.3
Two Seconds 1932

The Prison Doctor

★ 6.3
The Crowd Roars 1932

Tom Beal the Counterman

★ 5.9
The Big Shot 1931

Uncle Ira

★ NR
The Monster 1925

Luke Watson

★ 5.7
The Town Scandal 1923

Avery Crawford

★ NR
The Strangers' Banquet 1922

Harriman

★ NR
Deserted at the Altar 1922

The Sheriff

★ NR
Stop Thief 1920

Mr. Carr

★ NR
Dangerous Days 1920

Dr. Haverford

★ 5.3
The Husband Hunter 1920

Charles Mack

★ NR
Hornet's Nest 1919

Wimms

★ NR