
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
1944

The Return of Frank James
1940

Jezebel
1938

Woman of the Year
1942

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936

I Wake Up Screaming
1941

The Hard Way
1943

The Lady Is Willing
1942

They Won't Forget
1937

Satan Met a Lady
1936

Wing Toy
1921

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
























































































