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

Darkest Africa

Oil for the Lamps of China

Three Comrades

Nothing But the Truth

If You Could Only Cook

Acting

1944

Arsenic and Old Lace

as

Gibbs

1932

Two Seconds

as

The Prison Doctor

1922

Deserted at the Altar

as

The Sheriff

1937

They Won't Forget

as

Confederate Soldier

1940

Teddy the Rough Rider

as

Russell Alger, Secretary of War

1932

The Crowd Roars

as

Tom Beal the Counterman

1936

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

as

Minister in Film (uncredited)

1920

Stop Thief

as

Mr. Carr

1935

Frisco Kid

as

Tupper

1935

The Girl from 10th Avenue

as

Art Clerk

1931

The Big Shot

as

Uncle Ira

1934

A Lost Lady

as

Simpson

1939

Indianapolis Speedway

as

Tom Dugan

1934

The Meanest Gal in Town

as

Clark

1938

Comet Over Broadway

as

Harvey

1938

White Banners

as

Sloan

1937

The Women Men Marry

as

Brother Lamb

1940

Chad Hanna

as

Elias

1932

6 Hours to Live

as

Ivan

1936

F-Man

as

Mr. Whitney

1938

The Patient in Room 18

as

Frank Warren

1936

Darkest Africa

as

Gorn

1920

Dangerous Days

as

Dr. Haverford

1940

The Return of Frank James

as

Colonel Jackson

1922

The Strangers' Banquet

as

Harriman

1937

Love and Hisses

as

Ticket Seller

1934

I'll Tell the World

as

Trapper

1935

The Goose and the Gander

as

Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

1939

Zenobia

as

Minister

1938

Garden of the Moon

as

Peter McGillicuddy

1936

Laughing at Trouble

as

Harvey

1937

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

as

Bishop Mallory

1936

The Case of the Black Cat

as

Keene's Apartment Manager (uncredited)

1939

Naughty But Nice

as

Professor Trill (uncredited)

1934

Gentlemen Are Born

as

Pawnbroker

1935

Oil for the Lamps of China

as

Dan

1936

The Big Noise

as

Douglas, the Gardener (uncredited)

1938

Three Comrades

as

Ludwig, Pat’s majordomo (uncredited)

1935

Mary Jane's Pa

as

Chuck - the Old Timer

1934

Journal of a Crime

as

Rigaud

1934

One Exciting Adventure

as

Grouchy Man

1939

Bad Little Angel

as

Ticket Seller at Station (uncredited)

1936

The Country Doctor

as

Newspaper Editor (uncredited)

1920

The Husband Hunter

as

Charles Mack

1933

Girl Missing

as

Henry Gibson's Valet (Uncredited)

1942

Lady in a Jam

as

Ground-Hog

1940

Brother Orchid

as

Aged Brother (uncredited)

1935

Red Salute

as

Baldy

1939

They Asked For It

as

'Pi' Kelly

1936

I Married a Doctor

as

Pa Dawson

1934

I Sell Anything

as

Mr. Arden - Old Man (uncredited)

1935

Here's to Romance

as

Stage Doorman

1938

Jezebel

as

Second Director (uncredited)

1940

A Dispatch from Reuters

as

Chemist Who Poisoned Medicine (uncredited)

1941

Nothing But the Truth

as

Elderly Clerk (uncredited)

1943

Don't You Believe It

as

Wise Man

1935

Life Begins at Forty

as

Doctor

1936

Satan Met a Lady

as

City Fathers Committee Member (uncredited)

1936

King of the Islands

as

The Princess' Father

1942

Woman of the Year

as

Adolph (uncredited)

1934

Murder in the Clouds

as

Clement Williams

1935

Shipmates Forever

as

Tailor (uncredited)

1941

I Wake Up Screaming

as

Old man at library (uncredited)

1935

Stranded

as

Tim Powers

1943

Trifles That Win Wars

as

Billiard Ball Tester (uncredited)

1943

Crash Dive

as

Crony

1939

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

as

Neighbor

1942

Famous Boners

as

Thomas Carlyle (uncredited)

1935

If You Could Only Cook

as

Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

1935

The Calling of Dan Matthews

as

Lawyer Partington

1933

Bureau of Missing Persons

as

Tom - Dock Watchman (uncredited)

1932

Big City Blues

as

Baggage Master (uncredited)

1940

Money and the Woman

as

Bank Customer Explaining 'NSF' (uncredited)

1937

She Had to Eat

as

Stationmaster Tucker (uncredited)

1943

The Hard Way

as

Stage Doorman (Uncredited)

1933

Murders in the Zoo

as

Dan Baker (Uncredited)

1936

Alibi for Murder

as

Walter Emerson (Uncredited)

1937

Let's Get Married

as

Tom

1925

The Monster

as

Luke Watson

1940

Hot Steel

as

Carlton

1919

Hornet's Nest

as

Wimms

1934

The Notorious Sophie Lang

as

Jeweler (uncredited)

1966

Bat Men of Africa

as

Gorn

1939

Our Neighbors - The Carters

as

Pop Hagen

1942

The Lady Is Willing

as

Boston Doorman (uncredited)

1923

The Town Scandal

as

Avery Crawford

Production

Crew

Directing