Cast & creator
Edward McWade
Best known for Arsenic and Old Lace, Woman of the Year, Jezebel
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.
Also known as: Eddie McWade, Ed McWade, Edward McQuade
96
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television credits
90
1911–1966 · acting roles
6.6
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (96)
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Arsenic and Old Lace
Gibbs
1944
Woman of the Year
Adolph (uncredited)
1942
Jezebel
Second Director (uncredited)
1938
The Return of Frank James
Colonel Jackson
1940
If You Could Only Cook
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
1935
Murders in the Zoo
Dan Baker (Uncredited)
1933
Zenobia
Minister
1939
Wing Toy
Wong
1921
The Lady Is Willing
Boston Doorman (uncredited)
1942
Satan Met a Lady
City Fathers Committee Member (uncredited)
1936
Lady in a Jam
Ground-Hog
1942
Nothing but the Truth
Elderly Clerk (uncredited)
1941
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
Minister in Film (uncredited)
1936
Naughty but Nice
Professor Trill (uncredited)
1939
She Had to Eat
Stationmaster Tucker (uncredited)
1937
I Wake Up Screaming
Old man at library (uncredited)
1941
Garden of the Moon
Peter McGillicuddy
1938
I'll Tell the World
Trapper
1934
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Neighbor
1939
Mary Jane's Pa
Chuck - the Old Timer
1935
A Dispatch from Reuters
Chemist Who Poisoned Medicine (uncredited)
1940
Life Begins at Forty
Doctor
1935
Crash Dive
Crony
1943
They Won't Forget
Confederate Soldier
1937
Money and the Woman
Bank Customer Explaining 'NSF' (uncredited)
1940
Teddy the Rough Rider
Russell Alger, Secretary of War
1940
Oil for the Lamps of China
Dan
1935
Gentlemen Are Born
Pawnbroker
1934
Bureau of Missing Persons
Tom - Dock Watchman (uncredited)
1933
The Case of the Black Cat
Keene's Apartment Manager (uncredited)
1936
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
Bishop Mallory
1937
I Married a Doctor
Pa Dawson
1936
The Women Men Marry
Brother Lamb
1937
Here's to Romance
Stage Doorman
1935
The Patient in Room 18
Frank Warren
1938
6 Hours to Live
Ivan
1932
Journal of a Crime
Rigaud
1934
The Calling of Dan Matthews
Lawyer Partington
1935
A Lost Lady
Simpson
1934
Chad Hanna
Elias
1940
The Girl from 10th Avenue
Art Clerk
1935
The Notorious Sophie Lang
Jeweler (uncredited)
1934They Asked For It
'Pi' Kelly
1939
The Hard Way
Stage Doorman (Uncredited)
1943
Hot Steel
Carlton
1940
Big City Blues
Baggage Master (uncredited)
1932
Three Comrades
Ludwig, Pat’s majordomo (uncredited)
1938
Brother Orchid
Aged Brother (uncredited)
1940
Don't You Believe It
Wise Man
1943
The Meanest Gal in Town
Clark
1934
Two Seconds
The Prison Doctor
1932
Murder in the Clouds
Clement Williams
1934
Let's Get Married
Tom
1937
Bat Men of Africa
Gorn
1966
Frisco Kid
Tupper
1935
The Goose and the Gander
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
1935
Lawyer Man
Moyle (uncredited)
1932
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Writer
1914
Love and Hisses
Ticket Seller
1937
Indianapolis Speedway
Tom Dugan
1939
Our Neighbors - The Carters
Pop Hagen
1939
Red Salute
Baldy
1935
The Devil and Tom Walker
Story
1913
The Country Doctor
Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
1936
The Crowd Roars
Tom Beal the Counterman
1932
Bad Little Angel
Ticket Seller at Station (uncredited)
1939
Comet Over Broadway
Harvey
1938
Stranded
Tim Powers
1935
Trifles That Win Wars
Billiard Ball Tester (uncredited)
1943
The Big Noise
Douglas, the Gardener (uncredited)
1936
Thor, Lord of the Jungles
Writer
1913
Deserted at the Altar
The Sheriff
1922
Alibi for Murder
Walter Emerson (Uncredited)
1936
Shipmates Forever
Tailor (uncredited)
1935
The Monster
Luke Watson
1925
King of the Islands
The Princess' Father
1936
One Exciting Adventure
Grouchy Man
1934
Stop Thief
Mr. Carr
1920
The Flight of the Crow
Story
1913
Girl Missing
Henry Gibson's Valet (Uncredited)
1933
I Sell Anything
Mr. Arden - Old Man (uncredited)
1934
The Husband Hunter
Charles Mack
1920
The Big Shot
Uncle Ira
1931
White Banners
Sloan
1938
The Great Accident
Williams
1920
Hornet's Nest
Wimms
1919
F-Man
Mr. Whitney
1936
Darkest Africa
Gorn
1936
Adorable
Valet (uncredited)
1933
Famous Boners
Thomas Carlyle (uncredited)
1942
Juggling with Fate
Writer
1913
The Town Scandal
Avery Crawford
1923
The Strangers' Banquet
Harriman
1922
Laughing at Trouble
Harvey
1936
Dangerous Days
Dr. Haverford
1920
Captain Kate
Writer
1911