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