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
Jezebel
(1938)
Second Director (uncredited)
Woman of the Year
(1942)
Adolph (uncredited)
Arsenic and Old Lace
(1944)
Gibbs
Crash Dive
(1943)
Crony
Zenobia
(1939)
Minister
The Return of Frank James
(1940)
Colonel Jackson
Brother Orchid
(1940)
Aged Brother (uncredited)
Three Comrades
(1938)
Ludwig, Pat’s majordomo (uncredited)
Chad Hanna
(1940)
Elias
I Wake Up Screaming
(1941)
Old man at library (uncredited)
Frisco Kid
(1935)
Tupper
Full Filmography
Acting
Dangerous Days
(1920)
Dr. Haverford
The Husband Hunter
(1920)
Charles Mack
Stop Thief
(1920)
Mr. Carr
Deserted at the Altar
(1922)
The Sheriff
The Strangers' Banquet
(1922)
Harriman
The Monster
(1925)
Luke Watson
The Big Shot
(1931)
Uncle Ira
Big City Blues
(1932)
Baggage Master (uncredited)
6 Hours to Live
(1932)
Ivan
The Crowd Roars
(1932)
Tom Beal the Counterman
Two Seconds
(1932)
The Prison Doctor
Bureau of Missing Persons
(1933)
Tom - Dock Watchman (uncredited)
Murders in the Zoo
(1933)
Dan Baker (Uncredited)
Girl Missing
(1933)
Henry Gibson's Valet (Uncredited)
Journal of a Crime
(1934)
Rigaud
The Meanest Gal in Town
(1934)
Clark
A Lost Lady
(1934)
Simpson
One Exciting Adventure
(1934)
Grouchy Man
I Sell Anything
(1934)
Mr. Arden - Old Man (uncredited)
Gentlemen Are Born
(1934)
Pawnbroker
I'll Tell the World
(1934)
Trapper
Murder in the Clouds
(1934)
Clement Williams
The Goose and the Gander
(1935)
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Here's to Romance
(1935)
Stage Doorman
If You Could Only Cook
(1935)
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Stranded
(1935)
Tim Powers
The Girl from 10th Avenue
(1935)
Art Clerk
Frisco Kid
(1935)
Tupper
The Calling of Dan Matthews
(1935)
Lawyer Partington
Shipmates Forever
(1935)
Tailor (uncredited)
Life Begins at Forty
(1935)
Doctor
Mary Jane's Pa
(1935)
Chuck - the Old Timer
Oil for the Lamps of China
(1935)
Dan
Red Salute
(1935)
Baldy
Laughing at Trouble
(1936)
Harvey
The Case of the Black Cat
(1936)
Keene's Apartment Manager (uncredited)
The Country Doctor
(1936)
Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
Alibi for Murder
(1936)
Walter Emerson (Uncredited)
F-Man
(1936)
Mr. Whitney
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
(1936)
Minister in Film (uncredited)
Darkest Africa
(1936)
Gorn
I Married a Doctor
(1936)
Pa Dawson
The Big Noise
(1936)
Douglas, the Gardener (uncredited)
King of the Islands
(1936)
The Princess' Father
Satan Met a Lady
(1936)
City Fathers Committee Member (uncredited)
She Had to Eat
(1937)
Stationmaster Tucker (uncredited)
Love and Hisses
(1937)
Ticket Seller
Let's Get Married
(1937)
Tom
The Women Men Marry
(1937)
Brother Lamb
They Won't Forget
(1937)
Confederate Soldier
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
(1937)
Bishop Mallory
The Patient in Room 18
(1938)
Frank Warren
Garden of the Moon
(1938)
Peter McGillicuddy
Comet Over Broadway
(1938)
Harvey
White Banners
(1938)
Sloan
Jezebel
(1938)
Second Director (uncredited)
Three Comrades
(1938)
Ludwig, Pat’s majordomo (uncredited)
They Asked For It
(1939)
'Pi' Kelly
Bad Little Angel
(1939)
Ticket Seller at Station (uncredited)
Naughty But Nice
(1939)
Professor Trill (uncredited)
Zenobia
(1939)
Minister
Indianapolis Speedway
(1939)
Tom Dugan
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
(1939)
Neighbor
Money and the Woman
(1940)
Bank Customer Explaining 'NSF' (uncredited)
Teddy the Rough Rider
(1940)
Russell Alger, Secretary of War
A Dispatch from Reuters
(1940)
Chemist Who Poisoned Medicine (uncredited)
Brother Orchid
(1940)
Aged Brother (uncredited)
The Return of Frank James
(1940)
Colonel Jackson
Chad Hanna
(1940)
Elias
Hot Steel
(1940)
Carlton
I Wake Up Screaming
(1941)
Old man at library (uncredited)
Famous Boners
(1942)
Thomas Carlyle (uncredited)
Woman of the Year
(1942)
Adolph (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam
(1942)
Ground-Hog
The Hard Way
(1943)
Stage Doorman (Uncredited)
Trifles That Win Wars
(1943)
Billiard Ball Tester (uncredited)
Don't You Believe It
(1943)
Wise Man
Crash Dive
(1943)
Crony
Arsenic and Old Lace
(1944)
Gibbs
Writing