Occupation stage/film actor Parents Robert McWade Sr. Role Film actor | Name Robert McWade Years active 1903-1938 Siblings Edward McWade | |
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Born January 25, 1872 ( 1872-01-25 ) Buffalo, New York, U.S. Died January 19, 1938, Culver City, California, United States Movies Grand Hotel, The Kennel Murder Case, Cimarron, 42nd Street, Feet First Similar People Edward McWade, Wesley Ruggles, William Keighley, Clyde Bruckman, Edmund Goulding | ||
Robert McWade (January 25, 1872 – January 19, 1938), was an American stage and film actor. From 1903 to 1927, he appeared in at least 38 Broadway productions, his last being The Devil In The Cheese, with Bela Lugosi and Fredric March. McWade also appeared in 83 films between 1924 and 1938, for example 42nd Street with Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler (1933). His father was notable stage actor Robert McWade Sr. (1835–1913) and his older brother was character actor Edward McWade.
He was born in Buffalo, New York and died in Culver City, California.
Filmography
Actor
1938
Gold Is Where You Find It as
Mr. Crouch
1938
Of Human Hearts as
Dr. Lupus Crumm
1937
On Such a Night as
Colonel Fentridge
1937
This Is My Affair as
Admiral Dewey
1937
Mountain Justice as
Horace Bamber - Lawyer
1937
The Good Old Soak as
Webster Parsons
1937
California Straight Ahead! as
Corrigan
1937
We're on the Jury as
Judge Henry Prime
1936
Mister Cinderella as
Mr. J.J. Gates
1936
15 Maiden Lane as
John Graves
1936
Old Hutch as
Mr. Jolly
1936
High Tension as
Willard Stone
1936
Bunker Bean as
J.C. Kent
1936
Early to Bed as
Burgess Frisbie
1936
Moonlight Murder as
Police Chief Quinlan
1936
Next Time We Love as
Frank Carteret
1936
Anything Goes as
Elisha J. Whitney
1935
Frisco Kid as
Judge Crawford
1935
His Night Out as
Davis
1935
Cappy Ricks Returns as
Alden 'Cappy' Ricks
1935
Diamond Jim as
A.E. Moore
1935
Here Comes the Band as
Judge
1935
The Healer as
Mr. Bradshaw (Joan's father)
1935
Mary Jane's Pa as
John Wagner
1935
Straight from the Heart as
Boss Tim Reglan
1935
Society Doctor as
Harris Snowden
1935
The County Chairman as
Tom Craden
1934
College Rhythm as
Herman Whimple
1934
The President Vanishes as
Vice Presient Robert Molleson
1934
Gridiron Flash as
Man Whose Home is Robbed (scenes deleted)
1934
No Ransom as
John Winfield
1934
The Lemon Drop Kid as
Mr. Griggsby
1934
The Dragon Murder Case as
Markham
1934
Midnight Alibi as
Senator
1934
Operator 13 as
Col. Sharpe
1934
Thirty Day Princess as
Managing Editor
1934
Let's Be Ritzy as
Splevin
1934
Hold That Girl as
McCloy
1934
The Countess of Monte Cristo as
Hotel Manager
1934
Cross Country Cruise as
The Grouch
1933
Fog as
Alonzo Holt
1933
The Prizefighter and the Lady as
Adopted Son
1933
Only Yesterday as
Harvey Miles
1933
The Kennel Murder Case as
District Attorney Markham
1933
I Loved a Woman as
Larkin
1933
The Solitaire Man as
Mr. Arthur Peabody
1933
Tugboat Annie as
Mayor of Secoma (uncredited)
1933
Heroes for Sale as
Dr. Briggs
1933
The Big Cage as
Henry Cameron
1933
Pick-up as
Jerome Turner
1933
42nd Street as
Jones
1933
Should Crooners Marry (Short)
1933
Ladies They Talk About as
District Attorney Walter Simpson
1933
Hard to Handle as
Charles Reeves
1932
The Match King as
Mr. Larsen
1932
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang as
Attorney
1932
The Phantom of Crestwood as
Herbert Walcott
1932
Once in a Lifetime as
Mr. Walker (uncredited)
1932
Flaming Gold as
Bill Conway
1932
Who, Me? (Short)
1932
Movie Crazy as
Wesley Kitterman - Producer
1932
Back Street as
Uncle Felix
1932
The First Year as
Fred Livingston
1932
Madame Racketeer as
James Butterworth
1932
Grand Hotel as
Meierheim (as Robert Mc Wade)
1932
Ladies of the Jury as
Judge Henry Fish
1931
Girls About Town as
Simms
1931
Skyline as
Judge West
1931
New Adventures of Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford as
Mr. Tuttle
1931
Too Many Cooks as
Uncle George Bennett
1931
It's a Wise Child as
G. A. Appleby
1931
Kept Husbands as
Arthur Parker
1931
Cimarron as
Louis Hefner
1930
Feet First as
John Quincy Tanner
1930
The Pay-Off as
Frank Smiley
1930
Night Work as
Phil Reisman
1930
Good Intentions as
Cyrus Holt
1930
The Sins of the Children as
Joe Higginson
1928
The Home Towners as
P. H. Bancroft
1925
New Brooms as
Robert Bates Sr.
1924
Second Youth as
Department Store Clerk (uncredited)
Archive Footage
1939
Land of Liberty as
Admiral Dewey (edited from 'This Is My Affair')
References
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