Edward McWade (January 14, 1865 – May 17, 1943) was a writer, stage actor and an American film actor.

Biography

McWade was born in Washington, D.C., on January 14, 1865. His father was notable stage actor Robert McWade Sr. (1835-1913) and his younger brother was character actor Robert McWade Jr. On September 4, 1897, McWade married actress Margaret May Fish. They performed in a number of stage and film productions together both before and after they were married. McWade appeared in more than 130 films between 1919 and 1944, mostly in secondary roles. He also wrote 15 stage plays and silent films scripts between 1897 and 1914. McWade died in

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Selected filmography

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Uncle Tom's Cabin ''Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly'' is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in two volumes in 1852, the novel had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U ...

'' (1914) * ''Hornet's Nest'' (1919) - Wimms * '' When a Man Loves'' (1919) - Takamura * ''Dangerous Days'' (1920) - Dr. Haverford * ''

The Great Accident ''The Great Accident'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Tom Moore, Jane Novak and Willard Louis.Langman p.20 Cast * Tom Moore as Wint Chase * Jane Novak as Joan Caretall * Andrew Robson as Winthrop ...

'' (1920) - Williams * '' Stop Thief!'' (1920) - Mr. Carr * ''The Husband Hunter'' (1920) - Charles Mack * ''

Wing Toy ''Wing Toy'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Howard M. Mitchell and starring Shirley Mason, Raymond McKee, Edward McWade, Harry Northrup, and Betty Schade. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on January 30, 1921. Ca ...

'' (1921) - Wong * ''Pals of the West'' (1922) - Lee Wong * ''

The Strangers' Banquet ''The Strangers' Banquet'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Hobart Bosworth, Claire Windsor, and Rockliffe Fellowes.Connelly p. 272 It is based on the 1919 novel of the same title by Brian Oswald Donn ...

'' (1922) - Harriman * ''

The Town Scandal ''The Town Scandal'' is a 1923 American comedy film directed by King Baggot from a screenplay written by Hugh Hoffman. It was based on the novel ''The Chicken That Came Home to Roost'' by Frederic Arnold Kummer. The film stars Gladys Walton, ...

'' (1923) - Avery Crawford * '' The Monster'' (1925) - Luke Watson * '' The Big Gamble'' (1931) - Justice of the Peace (uncredited) * '' The Big Shot'' (1931) - Uncle Ira * '' The Crowd Roars'' (1932) - Tom Beal - Counterman (uncredited) * '' Two Seconds'' (1932) - The Prison Doctor * '' Love Is a Racket'' (1932) - Messenger (uncredited) * '' Big City Blues'' (1932) - Baggage Master (uncredited) * ''

Six Hours to Live ''Six Hours to Live'' is a 1932 American pre-Code science fiction drama film directed by William Dieterle and starring Warner Baxter, Miriam Jordan and John Boles.Solomon p.336 Cast * Warner Baxter as Capt. Paul Onslow * Miriam Jordan as Ba ...

'' (1932) - Ivan * '' The Son-Daughter'' (1932) - Sin Kai's Servant (uncredited) * ''

Lawyer Man ''Lawyer Man'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by William Dieterle, based on the novel by Max Trell. The film stars William Powell and Joan Blondell. It was produced by Warner Bros. By the time of the release, several actors we ...

'' (1932) - Moyle (uncredited) * '' The Billion Dollar Scandal'' (1933) - Income Tax Man (uncredited) * '' Employees' Entrance'' (1933) - Second Fired Employee (uncredited) * '' Murders in the Zoo'' (1933) - Dan Baker - Zoo Guard (uncredited) * '' Girl Missing'' (1933) - Henry Gibson's Valet (uncredited) * ''

Song of the Eagle ''Song of the Eagle'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Ralph Murphy and starring Charles Bickford, Richard Arlen, Mary Brian and Jean Hersholt. It was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Its release coincided with th ...

'' (1933) - Beer Drinking Businessman (uncredited) * '' Adorable'' (1933) - Valet (uncredited) * ''

I Love That Man ''I Love That Man'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Harry Joe Brown and written by C. Graham Baker, Casey Robinson and Gene Towne. The film stars Edmund Lowe, Nancy Carroll, Robert Armstrong, Lew Cody, Warren Hymer, Grant M ...

'' (1933) - Casket Salesman (uncredited) * '' Bureau of Missing Persons'' (1933) - Tom - Dock Watchman (uncredited) * '' Ever in My Heart'' (1933) - Mailman (uncredited) * '' College Coach'' (1933) - Regent (uncredited) * ''

The Meanest Gal in Town ''The Meanest Gal in Town'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code romantic comedy, directed by Russell Mack from a screenplay written by Richard Schayer, Russell Mack, and H. W. Hanemann, and starring Zasu Pitts, El Brendel, Pert Kelton, and James Gl ...

'' (1934) - Clark - Tillie's Clerk * '' I've Got Your Number'' (1934) - Crystal's Partner in Con Game (uncredited) * '' Journal of a Crime'' (1934) - Rigaud * '' I'll Tell the World'' (1934) - Trapper (uncredited) * '' Dr. Monica'' (1934) - Janitor (uncredited) * ''

The Notorious Sophie Lang ''The Notorious Sophie Lang'' is a 1934 American crime drama film directed by Ralph Murphy and starring Gertrude Michael, Paul Cavanagh and Alison Skipworth.The Party's Over The Party's Over may refer to: Film and TV * ''The Party's Over'' (1934 film), starring Stuart Erwin and Ann Sothern, based on the 1933 Broadway play * ''The Party's Over'' (1965 film), directed by Guy Hamilton, starring Oliver Reed, with a ...

'' (1934) - Hurley (uncredited) * ''

One Exciting Adventure ''One Exciting Adventure'' is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Ernst L. Frank and starring Binnie Barnes, Neil Hamilton and Paul Cavanagh.Goble p.229 It is a remake of the 1933 German film ''What Women Dream''. Cast * Binnie Barnes as R ...

'' (1934) - Grouchy Man * ''

A Lost Lady ''A Lost Lady'' is a 1923 novel by American writer Willa Cather. It tells the story of Marian Forrester and her husband, Captain Daniel Forrester, who live in the Western town of Sweet Water along the Transcontinental Railroad. Throughout the ...

'' (1934) - Simpson * '' I Sell Anything'' (1934) - Mr. Arden - Old Man (uncredited) * '' Gentlemen Are Born'' (1934) - Pawnbroker (uncredited) * ''

Murder in the Clouds Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse, especially the unlawful killing of another human with malice aforethought. ("The killing of another person without justification or excuse, especially the ...

'' (1934) - Clement Williams * '' Bordertown'' (1935) - Dean of Law School (uncredited) * ''

Sweet Music ''Sweet Music'' is a 1935 American musical film directed by Alfred E. Green, written by Jerry Wald, Carl Erickson and Warren Duff, and starring Rudy Vallée, Ann Dvorak, Ned Sparks, Helen Morgan, Robert Armstrong and Allen Jenkins. It wa ...

'' (1935) - Justice of the Peace (uncredited) * '' Life Begins at 40'' (1935) - Doctor (uncredited) * '' Mary Jane's Pa'' (1935) - Chuck - the Old Timer (uncredited) * ''

The Girl from 10th Avenue ''The Girl from 10th Avenue'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Alfred E. Green. The screenplay by Charles Kenyon is based on the 1914 play ''Outcast'' by Hubert Henry Davies. The film was released in the United Kingdom as ''Men on Her M ...

'' (1935) - Art Clerk * '' Oil for the Lamps of China'' (1935) - Dan * '' Stranded'' (1935) - Tim Powers * ''

Dante's Inferno ''Inferno'' (; Italian for "Hell") is the first part of Italian writer Dante Alighieri's 14th-century epic poem ''Divine Comedy''. It is followed by ''Purgatorio'' and '' Paradiso''. The ''Inferno'' describes Dante's journey through Hell, gui ...

'' (1935) - Professor of Anatomy (uncredited) * '' China Seas'' (1935) - Minor Role (scenes deleted) * ''

Here's to Romance ''Here's to Romance'' is a 1935 American musical comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Nino Martini, Genevieve Tobin and Anita Louise.Solomon p. 359 Synopsis The wife of a music teacher, who has been angered by her husband's phi ...

'' (1935) - Stage Doorman (uncredited) * '' Red Salute'' (1935) - Baldy * '' The Goose and the Gander'' (1935) - Justice of the Peace (uncredited) * ''

Shipmates Forever ''Shipmates Forever'' is a 1935 American musical film directed by Frank Borzage and written by Delmer Daves. Set at the United States Naval Academy, the film stars Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, Lewis Stone, Ross Alexander, John Arledge, Eddie Acuff, ...

'' (1935) - Tailor (uncredited) * '' Frisco Kid'' (1935) - Tupper * '' The Calling of Dan Matthews'' (1935) - Lawyer Partington * ''

If You Could Only Cook ''If You Could Only Cook'' (1935) is a screwball comedy of mistaken identity starring Herbert Marshall as a frustrated automobile executive and Jean Arthur as a young woman who talks him into posing as her husband so they can land jobs as a butle ...

'' (1935) - Justice of the Peace (uncredited) * '' Tough Guy'' (1936) - Elderly Witness (uncredited) * ''

Darkest Africa ''Darkest Africa'' (1936) is a Republic movie serial. This was the first serial produced by Republic Pictures and was a loose sequel to a Mascot Pictures serial called ''The Lost Jungle'', also starring Clyde Beatty. Mascot, and other companies, ...

'' (1936) - Gorn * '' The Country Doctor'' (1936) - Newspaper Editor (uncredited) * ''

I Married a Doctor ''I Married a Doctor'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Archie Mayo and written by Casey Robinson. It is an adaptation of Sinclair Lewis’s novel Main Street. The film stars Pat O'Brien, Josephine Hutchinson, Ross Alexander, Guy Kib ...

'' (1936) - Pa Dawson (uncredited) * ''

F-Man ''F-Man'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Richard Connell, Henry Johnson, Paul Gerard Smith and Eddie Welch. The film stars Jack Haley, William Frawley, Grace Bradley, Adrienne Marden, Onslow Stevens a ...

'' (1936) - Mr. Whitney * ''

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford ''The Ex-Mrs. Bradford'' is a 1936 American comedy-mystery film. William Powell and Jean Arthur star as a divorced couple who investigate a murder at a racetrack. This was the last film directed by Stephen Roberts before his untimely death from ...

'' (1936) - Minister in Film (uncredited) * '' Forgotten Faces'' (1936) - Druggist * '' The Big Noise'' (1936) - Douglas, the Gardener (uncredited) * ''

Satan Met a Lady ''Satan Met a Lady'' is a 1936 American detective film directed by William Dieterle and starring Bette Davis and Warren William. The screenplay by Brown Holmes is a loose adaptation of the 1929 novel '' The Maltese Falcon'' by Dashiell Hammett ...

'' (1936) - City Fathers Committee Member (uncredited) * '' Alibi for Murder'' (1936) - Walter Emerson (uncredited) * '' The Case of the Black Cat'' (1936) - Keene's Apartment Manager (uncredited) * ''

The Man I Marry ''The Man I Marry'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Ralph Murphy and written by Harry Clork and M. Coates Webster. The film stars Doris Nolan, Michael Whalen, Charles "Chic" Sale, Nigel Bruce, Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, Marjorie Gate ...

'' (1936) - Druggist * ''

Reunion Reunion may refer to: * Class reunion * Family reunion Reunion, Réunion, Re-union, Reunions or The Reunion may also refer to: Places * Réunion, a French overseas department and island in the Indian Ocean * Reunion, Commerce City, Colorado, US ...

'' (1936) - Editor * '' Laughing at Trouble'' (1936) - Harvey * '' Let's Get Married'' (1937) - Tom * ''

The Road Back ''The Road Back'', also translated as ''The Way Back'', (german: Der Weg zurück) is a novel by German author Erich Maria Remarque, commonly regarded as a sequel to his 1929 novel ''All Quiet on the Western Front''. It was first serialized in th ...

'' (1937) - Ticket Taker (uncredited) * '' The Case of the Stuttering Bishop'' (1937) - Bishop Mallory * '' Slim'' (1937) - Doctor (uncredited) * '' She Had to Eat'' (1937) - Stationmaster Tucker (uncredited) * ''

They Won't Forget ''They Won't Forget'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Claude Rains, Gloria Dickson, Edward Norris, and Lana Turner, in her feature debut. It was based on a novel by Ward Greene called ''Death in the Deep Sou ...

'' (1937) - Confederate Soldier * ''

The Women Men Marry ''The Women Men Marry'' is a 1937 American film directed by Errol Taggart and starring George Murphy, Josephine Hutchinson, Claire Dodd and Toby Wing. The film's script is credited to Donald Henderson Clarke. Cast * George Murphy - Bill Raebur ...

'' (1937) - Brother Lamb * '' A Girl with Ideas'' (1937) - Judge (uncredited) * '' Love and Hisses'' (1937) - Ticket Seller (uncredited) * ''

The Patient in Room 18 ''The Patient in Room 18'' is a 1929 mystery novel written by Mignon G. Eberhart. Eberhart's first published novel, it follows the adventures of Nurse Sarah Keate, who would later appear in six more of Eberhart's works, and became one of the mos ...

'' (1938) - Frank Warren * '' White Banners'' (1938) - Sloan * ''

Jezebel Jezebel (;"Jezebel"
(US) and ) was the daughte ...

'' (1938) - Second Director (uncredited) * '' Three Comrades'' (1938) - Ludwig - Pat's Majordomo (uncredited) * ''

Four's a Crowd ''Four's a Crowd'' is a 1938 American romantic comedy film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Rosalind Russell, and Patric Knowles. It was written by Casey Robinson and Sig Herzig from a story by Wallace Sulli ...

'' (1938) - Mike (uncredited) * '' Garden of the Moon'' (1938) - Peter McGillicuddy * ''

Comet Over Broadway ''Comet over Broadway'' (1938) is an American film starring Kay Francis and released by Warner Brothers. John Farrow stepped in as director when Busby Berkeley became ill, but Farrow was uncredited on the film. Plot Eve Appleton (Francis), wife ...

'' (1938) - Harvey * ''

Zenobia Septimia Zenobia ( Palmyrene Aramaic: , , vocalized as ; AD 240 – c. 274) was a third-century queen of the Palmyrene Empire in Syria. Many legends surround her ancestry; she was probably not a commoner and she married the ruler of the cit ...

'' (1939) - Minister (uncredited) * '' They Asked for It'' (1939) - 'Pi' Kelly * '' Naughty but Nice'' (1939) - Professor Trill (uncredited) * '' Indianapolis Speedway'' (1939) - Tom Dugan, the Counterman * '' The Magnificent Fraud'' (1939) - Little Old Man (uncredited) * '' Quick Millions'' (1939) - Storekeeper * '' No Place to Go'' (1939) - Old Soldier (uncredited) * '' Bad Little Angel'' (1939) - Ticket Seller at Station (uncredited) * '' Our Neighbors – The Carters'' (1939) - Pop Hagen * ''

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President ''Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Robert B. Sinclair and written by Melville Baker. The film stars Ann Sothern, Lewis Stone, Walter Brennan, William Gargan, Marsha Hunt and Tom Neal. It wa ...

'' (1939) - Neighbor (uncredited) * ''

Teddy, the Rough Rider ''Teddy, the Rough Rider'' is a 1940 American short drama film directed by Ray Enright. It won an Oscar at the 13th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel). Cast * Sidney Blackmer as Theodore Roosevelt * Pierre Watkin as Senator P ...

'' (1940, Short) - Russell Alger, Secretary of War (uncredited) * ''

Hot Steel Hot Steel is a 1940 American film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, and Peggy Moran. Cast *Richard Arlen as Frank Stewart *Andy Devine as Matt Morrison *Peggy Moran as Babe Morrison *Anne Nagel as Rita Martin * ...

'' (1940) - Carlton * ''

Brother Orchid ''Brother Orchid'' is a 1940 American crime/ comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Edward G. Robinson, Ann Sothern and Humphrey Bogart, with featured performances by Donald Crisp, Ralph Bellamy and Allen Jenkins. The screenplay was wr ...

'' (1940) - Aged Brother (uncredited) * '' The Return of Frank James'' (1940) - Colonel Jackson * '' Money and the Woman'' (1940) - Bank Customer Explaining 'NSF' (uncredited) * '' Margie'' (1940) - Pinwinkle * '' A Dispatch from Reuters'' (1940) - Chemist Who Poisoned Medicine (uncredited) * ''

Youth Will Be Served ''Youth Will Be Served'' is a 1940 American musical film directed by Otto Brower and starring Jane Withers and Jane Darwell. Plot A southern girl (Withers) goes to a National Youth Association camp after her father goes to jail for bootlegging. Wh ...

'' (1940) - Eli Hoy (uncredited) * '' Chad Hanna'' (1940) - Elias * ''

Meet John Doe ''Meet John Doe'' is a 1941 American comedy-drama film directed and produced by Frank Capra, written by Robert Riskin, and starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. The film is about a "grassroots" political campaign created unwittingly by ...

'' (1941) - Joe (uncredited) * '' The Big Store'' (1941) - Mr. Andrews (uncredited) * '' Blossoms in the Dust'' (1941) - Darrow (uncredited) * ''

Richest Man in Town ''The Richest Man in Town'' is a 1941 comedy film directed by Charles Barton (director), Charles Barton, which stars Frank Craven, Edgar Buchanan, and Eileen O'Hearn. Cast list * Frank Craven as Abb Crothers * Edgar Buchanan as Pete Martin * Eil ...

'' (1941) - Old Timer (uncredited) * ''

You'll Never Get Rich ''You'll Never Get Rich'' is a 1941 Hollywood musical comedy film with a wartime theme directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, Robert Benchley, Cliff Nazarro, with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The title stems f ...

'' (1941) - Doctor at Induction Center (uncredited) * '' Nothing but the Truth'' (1941) - Elderly Clerk (uncredited) * '' I Wake Up Screaming'' (1941) - Old Man at Library (uncredited) * ''

Bedtime Story A bedtime story is a traditional form of storytelling, where a story is told to a child at bedtime to prepare the child for sleep. The bedtime story has long been considered "a definite institution in many families".Dickson, Marguerite Stockma ...

'' (1941) - Elderly Man (uncredited) * '' Mr. and Mrs. North'' (1942) - Lacey - Antique Dealer (uncredited) * '' Woman of the Year'' (1942) - Adolph (uncredited) * '' The Lady Is Willing'' (1942) - Boston Doorman (uncredited) * ''

Yankee Doodle Dandy ''Yankee Doodle Dandy'' is a 1942 American biographical musical film about George M. Cohan, known as "The Man Who Owned Broadway". It stars James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, and Richard Whorf, and features Irene Manning, George To ...

'' (1942) - New York Stage Doorman (uncredited) * '' Are Husbands Necessary?'' (1942) - Mr. Greenfield (uncredited) * ''

Lady in a Jam ''Lady in a Jam'' is a 1942 film comedy directed by Gregory La Cava and starring Irene Dunne, Patric Knowles, Ralph Bellamy, and Eugene Pallette. It was made and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art director ...

'' (1942) - Ground-Hog * '' Daring Young Man'' (1942) - Old Man (uncredited) * ''

You Can't Escape Forever ''You Can't Escape Forever'' is a 1942 American drama film directed by Jo Graham and written by Fred Niblo, Jr. and Hector Chevigny. The film stars George Brent, Brenda Marshall, Gene Lockhart, Roscoe Karns, Eduardo Ciannelli and Paul Harvey. T ...

'' (1942) - Jimmy (uncredited) * '' The Hard Way'' (1943) - Stage Doorman (uncredited) * ''

Crash Dive A crash dive is a maneuver by a submarine in which the vessel submerges as quickly as possible to avoid attack. Crash diving from the surface to avoid attack has been largely rendered obsolete with the advent of nuclear-powered submarines, as they ...

'' (1943) - Crony (uncredited) * '' Lost Angel'' (1943) - Old Man in the Park (uncredited) * '' Arsenic and Old Lace'' (1944) - Mr. Gibbs - the old man

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