Edward McWade

Biography

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

Arsenic and Old Lace

Jezebel

Crash Dive

Frisco Kid

Woman of the Year

I Wake Up Screaming

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

The Return of Frank James

All Movies (89)

• Bat Men of Africa1966 · as Gorn
• Arsenic and Old Lace1944 · as Gibbs
• Trifles That Win Wars1943 · as Billiard Ball Tester (uncredited)
• Don't You Believe It1943 · as Wise Man
• Crash Dive1943 · as Crony
• The Hard Way1943 · as Stage Doorman (Uncredited)
• Famous Boners1942 · as Thomas Carlyle (uncredited)
• Lady in a Jam1942 · as Ground-Hog
• The Lady Is Willing1942 · as Boston Doorman (uncredited)
• Woman of the Year1942 · as Adolph (uncredited)
• I Wake Up Screaming1941 · as Old man at library (uncredited)
• Nothing but the Truth1941 · as Elderly Clerk (uncredited)
• Chad Hanna1940 · as Elias
• A Dispatch from Reuters1940 · as Chemist Who Poisoned Medicine (uncredited)
• Money and the Woman1940 · as Bank Customer Explaining 'NSF' (uncredited)
• The Return of Frank James1940 · as Colonel Jackson
• Brother Orchid1940 · as Aged Brother (uncredited)
• Hot Steel1940 · as Carlton
• Teddy the Rough Rider1940 · as Russell Alger, Secretary of War
• Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President1939 · as Neighbor
• Our Neighbors - The Carters1939 · as Pop Hagen
• Bad Little Angel1939 · as Ticket Seller at Station (uncredited)
• Indianapolis Speedway1939 · as Tom Dugan
• Naughty But Nice1939 · as Professor Trill (uncredited)
• They Asked For It1939 · as 'Pi' Kelly
• Zenobia1939 · as Minister
• Comet Over Broadway1938 · as Harvey
• Garden of the Moon1938 · as Peter McGillicuddy
• White Banners1938 · as Sloan
• Three Comrades1938 · as Ludwig, Pat’s majordomo (uncredited)
• Jezebel1938 · as Second Director (uncredited)
• The Patient in Room 181938 · as Frank Warren
• Love and Hisses1937 · as Ticket Seller
• The Women Men Marry1937 · as Brother Lamb
• They Won't Forget1937 · as Confederate Soldier
• She Had to Eat1937 · as Stationmaster Tucker (uncredited)
• The Case of the Stuttering Bishop1937 · as Bishop Mallory
• Let's Get Married1937 · as Tom
• Laughing at Trouble1936 · as Harvey
• The Case of the Black Cat1936 · as Keene's Apartment Manager (uncredited)
• Alibi for Murder1936 · as Walter Emerson (Uncredited)
• Satan Met a Lady1936 · as City Fathers Committee Member (uncredited)
• The Big Noise1936 · as Douglas, the Gardener (uncredited)
• F-Man1936 · as Mr. Whitney
• I Married a Doctor1936 · as Pa Dawson
• The Ex-Mrs. Bradford1936 · as Minister in Film (uncredited)
• The Country Doctor1936 · as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
• King of the Islands1936 · as The Princess' Father
• Darkest Africa1936 · as Gorn
• If You Could Only Cook1935 · as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
• The Calling of Dan Matthews1935 · as Lawyer Partington
• Frisco Kid1935 · as Tupper
• Shipmates Forever1935 · as Tailor (uncredited)
• Here's to Romance1935 · as Stage Doorman
• The Goose and the Gander1935 · as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
• Red Salute1935 · as Baldy
• Stranded1935 · as Tim Powers
• Oil for the Lamps of China1935 · as Dan
• The Girl from 10th Avenue1935 · as Art Clerk
• Mary Jane's Pa1935 · as Chuck - the Old Timer
• Life Begins at Forty1935 · as Doctor
• Murder in the Clouds1934 · as Clement Williams
• Gentlemen Are Born1934 · as Pawnbroker
• I Sell Anything1934 · as Mr. Arden - Old Man (uncredited)
• A Lost Lady1934 · as Simpson
• One Exciting Adventure1934 · as Grouchy Man
• The Notorious Sophie Lang1934 · as Jeweler (uncredited)
• I'll Tell the World1934 · as Trapper
• Journal of a Crime1934 · as Rigaud
• The Meanest Gal in Town1934 · as Clark
• Bureau of Missing Persons1933 · as Tom - Dock Watchman (uncredited)
• Murders in the Zoo1933 · as Dan Baker (Uncredited)
• Girl Missing1933 · as Henry Gibson's Valet (Uncredited)
• Lawyer Man1932 · as Moyle (uncredited)
• 6 Hours to Live1932 · as Ivan
• Big City Blues1932 · as Baggage Master (uncredited)
• Two Seconds1932 · as The Prison Doctor
• The Crowd Roars1932 · as Tom Beal the Counterman
• The Big Shot1931 · as Uncle Ira
• The Monster1925 · as Luke Watson
• The Town Scandal1923 · as Avery Crawford
• The Strangers' Banquet1922 · as Harriman
• Deserted at the Altar1922 · as The Sheriff
• Wing Toy1921 · as Wong
• Stop Thief1920 · as Mr. Carr
• The Great Accident1920 · as Williams
• Dangerous Days1920 · as Dr. Haverford
• The Husband Hunter1920 · as Charles Mack
• Hornet's Nest1919 · as Wimms