About Edward Keane
Lived 1884 – 1959 (aged 75). Edward Keane was an American actor.
Edward Keane (May 28, 1884 – October 12, 1959) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1921 and 1955.
Selected filmography
The Supreme Passion (1921) – Dr. Jennings The Runaway Bride (1930) – Policeman (uncredited) Fast and Loose (1930) – Maitre d' (uncredited) Stolen Heaven (1931) – Detective Morgan Secrets of a Secretary (1931) – Albany Hotel Manager (uncredited) His Woman (1931) – Boatswain (uncredited) The Cheat (1931) – Defense Attorney Ann Carver's Profession (1933) – Harrison (uncredited) I Have Lived (1933) – Leading Man Headline Shooter (1933) – Joe Burnett (uncredited) One Year Later (1933) – Grant (uncredited) Bureau of Missing Persons (1933) – Hotel Manager (uncredited) I Loved a Woman (1933) – Businessman at Meeting (uncredited) Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men (1933) – Construction Boss (uncredited) After Tonight (1933) – Spy R9 (uncredited) College Coach (1933) – Shoe Company Executive (uncredited) Female (1933) – Department Head (uncredited) From Headquarters (1933) – Detective (uncredited) Blood Money (1933) – Pool Player – $1000 Bettor (uncredited) Havana Widows (1933) – El Havana Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) I Am Suzanne! (1933) – Theatre Manager Massacre (1934) – Prosecutor (uncredited) Wonder Bar (1934) – Captain (uncredited) Gambling Lady (1934) – The Duke (uncredited) Registered Nurse (1934) – Gossip at Club (uncredited) The Crime of Helen Stanley (1934) – Mr. Richardson – Studio Manager (uncredited) Born to Be Bad (1934) – Admirer at Nightclub (uncredited) The Merry Frinks (1934) – Truant Officer Now I'll Tell (1934) – Gangster (uncredited) Green Eyes (1934) – Raynor Stamboul Quest (1934) – Annemarie's Kabarett 'Date' (uncredited) Midnight Alibi (1934) – Special Officer in Flashback (uncredited) The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) – Bertrand (uncredited) Housewife (1934) – William's Lawyer (uncredited) One Exciting Adventure (1934) – Hotel manager One Night of Love (1934) – Metropolitan Stage Director (uncredited) Desirable (1934) – First Playgoer (uncredited) Girl in Danger (1934) – Thornton Kansas City Princess (1934) – Plaza Garden Captain (uncredited) British Agent (1934) – Dr. S. Prohoroff (uncredited) A Lost Lady (1934) – The Murderer (uncredited) Wake Up and Dream (1934) – (uncredited) Gentlemen Are Born (1934) – First Broker (uncredited) Jealousy (1934) – District Attorney (uncredited) I Am a Thief (1934) – Second Train Conductor (uncredited) Broadway Bill (1934) – Headwaiter (uncredited) Sing Sing Nights (1934) – Chang (uncredited) Mills of the Gods (1934) – Morgan Behind the Evidence (1935) – Hackett Red Hot Tires (1935) – Defense Attorney (uncredited) The Woman in Red (1935) – Horse Show Ring Master (uncredited) The Whole Town's Talking (1935) – U.S. Deputy Attorney (uncredited) Naughty Marietta (1935) – Major Bonnell (uncredited) Public Opinion (1935) – Paul's Attorney Circumstantial Evidence (1935) – Judge Samuels G Men (1935) – Bank Teller (uncredited) Go Into Your Dance (1935) – Producer #3 (uncredited) Whispering Smith Speaks (1935) – Rebstock Border Brigands (1935) – Inspector Jim Barry, RCMP Stranded (1935) – Doctor (uncredited) Hard Rock Harrigan (1935) – Dr. Wagner Front Page Woman (1935) – Reporter (uncredited) The Murder Man (1935) – Joe – Editor (uncredited) The Irish in Us (1935) – Doctor (uncredited) Orchids to You (1935) – Banker (uncredited) Manhattan Butterfly (1935) Page Miss Glory (1935) – Advertising Man (uncredited) Shipmates Forever (1935) – Doctor on Airplane (uncredited) Metropolitan (1935) – Throat Specialist (uncredited) The Case of the Missing Man (1935) – Photo Customer (uncredited) Three Kids and a Queen (1935) – Gangster (uncredited) The Payoff (1935) – Frank (uncredited) A Night at the Opera (1935) – Ship's Captain Another Face (1935) – Casting Director (uncredited) Stars Over Broadway (1935) – Ford (uncredited) Frisco Kid (1935) – Contractor (uncredited) Show Them No Mercy! (1935) – Doctor (uncredited) Man of Iron (1935) – Mortgage Man Dangerous (1935) – Doctor (uncredited) Exclusive Story (1936) – Al Brown (uncredited) It Had to Happen (1936) – Politician (uncredited) The Farmer in the Dell (1936) – Robert F. 'Bob' Heath (uncredited) Colleen (1936) – Mr. Edwards (uncredited) The Singing Kid (1936) – IRS Agent Potter (uncredited) Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) – Board Member (uncredited) The Drag-Net (1936) – Asst. District Attorney Arthur Hill For the Service (1936) – Captain Murphy The Princess Comes Across (1936) – Chief Purser (uncredited) The Golden Arrow (1936) – Bixby (uncredited) Parole! (1936) – District Attorney (uncredited) The Devil-Doll (1936) – Gendarme (uncredited) Anthony Adverse (1936) – Officer (uncredited) Jailbreak (1936) – Attorney (uncredited) Missing Girls (1936) – District Attorney Down the Stretch (1936) – Fred Yates (uncredited) The Man Who Lived Twice (1936) – Police Commissioner (uncredited) Gambling with Souls (1936) – Attorney Mummy's Boys (1936) – Ship's Captain (uncredited) Legion of Terror (1936) – Governor (uncredited) Can This Be Dixie? (1936) – Mr. Hancock (uncredited) California Mail (1936) – Thompson The Boss Rider of Gun Creek (1936) – Lawyer We Who Are About to Die (1937) – Ed Stanley (uncredited) Westbound Mail (1937) – 'Gun' Barlow Once a Doctor (1937) – Captain Littlejohn, S.S. Orlando Time Out for Romance (1937) – Stanhope (uncredited) When You're in Love (1937) – Stage Manager (uncredited) Her Husband Lies (1937) – Second Investigator (uncredited) Seventh Heaven (1937) – Gendarme I Promise to Pay (1937) – Mike Reardon Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937) – Army Colonel (uncredited) San Quentin (1937) – 2nd Detective (uncredited) The Californian (1937) – Marshal Morse High, Wide and Handsome (1937) – Jones (uncredited) Reported Missing (1937) – Inspector Rhinock (uncredited) Confession (1937) – Cabaret Manager (voice, uncredited) That Certain Woman (1937) – Opposing Counsel (scenes deleted) The Firefly (1937) – French Chief of Staff (uncredited) Fit for a King (1937) – Reception Guest (uncredited) Dangerously Yours (1937) – Bronson (uncredited) Madame X (1937) – Gendarme at Villa (uncredited) Alcatraz Island (1937) – U.S. Attorney Crandall (uncredited) Hollywood Round-Up (1937) – Lew Wallace Submarine D-1 (1937) – Captain on Battleship (uncredited) Checkers (1937) – Paddock Judge (uncredited) Missing Witnesses (1937) – District Attorney (uncredited) You're a Sweetheart (1937) – Backstage Reporter (uncredited) Wells Fargo (1937) – Salmon P. Chase – Secretary of the Treasury (uncredited) Sergeant Murphy (1938) – Major Biddle (uncredited) In Old Chicago (1938) – Politician in Jack's Office (uncredited) The Invisible Menace (1938) – Officer at Dolman's Hearing (uncredited) International Settlement (1938) – Captain (uncredited) Gold Is Where You Find It (1938) – San Francisco Bar Patron (uncredited) The Baroness and the Butler (1938) – Guard (uncredited) Love on a Budget (1938) – Bank Manager (uncredited) Extortion (1938) – Brooks (uncredited) Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938) – Army Major (uncredited) Josette (1938) – Doorman (uncredited) Speed to Burn (1938) – Police Chief (uncredited) Border G-Man (1938) – Colonel Christie The Toy Wife (1938) – Auctioneer (uncredited) Marie Antoinette (1938) – General (uncredited) The Shopworn Angel (1938) – Army Captain (uncredited) I Am the Law (1938) – Witness (uncredited) You Can't Take It with You (1938) – Board Member (uncredited) Slander House (1938) – George Horton Shadows Over Shanghai (1938) – American Consul Girls on Probation (1938) – Mr. Bob Brian (uncredited) The Great Waltz (1938) – Officer (uncredited) I Demand Payment (1938) – District Attorney Torchy Gets Her Man (1938) – Henchman Stoneham (uncredited) Nancy Drew... Detective (1938) – Adam Thorne Kentucky (1938) – Man at Race Track (uncredited) Stand Up and Fight (1939) – Donnelly (uncredited) Devil's Island (1939) – Duval, Camp Doctor Wings of the Navy (1939) – Psychology Examiner (uncredited) Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939) – Stock Broker (uncredited) The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939) – Banker at Demo (uncredited) Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939) – Washington Official (uncredited) Frontier Pony Express (1939) – Senator Calhoun Lassister Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) – FBI Agent (uncredited) Union Pacific (1939) – Man (uncredited) Ex-Champ (1939) – Clerk (uncredited) My Wife's Relatives (1939) – Jarvis The Sun Never Sets (1939) – DNXY Radio Operator (uncredited) They All Come Out (1939) – Social Service Director (uncredited) When Tomorrow Comes (1939) – Man Announcing End Of Strike (uncredited) Chicken Wagon Family (1939) – Bank Manager (uncredited) The Angels Wash Their Faces (1939) – Defense Attorney (uncredited) Rio (1939) – Mr. Albert (uncredited) The Escape (1939) – Captain of Detectives (uncredited) The Roaring Twenties (1939) – Henderson Heroes in Blue (1939) – Moran The Big Guy (1939) – Lait (uncredited) The Green Hornet (1940, Serial) – Williams [Ch. 13] (uncredited) The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940) – Warden (uncredited) Hidden Enemy (1940) – Newspaper Editor I Take This Woman (1940) – Dr. Harrison (uncredited) Charlie Chan in Panama (1940) – Dr. Fredericks Virginia City (1940) – Officer (uncredited) Midnight Limited (1940) – Capt. Harrigan And One Was Beautiful (1940) – Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited) 'Til We Meet Again (1940) – Ship Officer (uncredited) Edison, the Man (1940) – Lecturer (uncredited) A Fugitive from Justice (1940) – Partridge Winners of the West (1940, Serial) – John Hartford Sailor's Lady (1940) – Captain's Aide (uncredited) The Golden Fleecing (1940) – Barney – Fender's Lawyer (uncredited) Money and the Woman (1940) – Mr. Kaiser City for Conquest (1940) – Gaul A Dispatch from Reuters (1940) – Reporter (uncredited) The Son of Monte Cristo (1940) – Turnkey Ride, Kelly, Ride (1941) – Steward (uncredited) Road Show (1941) – Newton (uncredited) Meet John Doe (1941) – Relief Administrator (uncredited) Knockout (1941) – Indianapolis Athletic Commission Official (uncredited) Men of Boys Town (1941) – District Attorney (scenes deleted) South of Panama (1941) – Colonel Stoddard Her First Beau (1941) – Mr. Wharton (uncredited) Broadway Limited (1941) – Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited) Blossoms in the Dust (1941) – Second Businessman (uncredited) Double Cross (1941) – Commissioner Bob Trent Sergeant York (1941) – Oscar of the Waldorf (uncredited) They Meet Again (1941) – Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited) Harmon of Michigan (1941) – City Editor (uncredited) Riders of the Timberline (1941) – Preston Yates Sea Raiders (1941, Serial) – Elliott Carlton [Chs. 1–7] Blues in the Night (1941) – Drunk Saying, 'It's a Scream' (uncredited) They Died with Their Boots On (1941) – Congressman (uncredited) Man with Two Lives (1942) – Dr. Richard Clark Kid Glove Killer (1942) – Forsythe – Second Politician (uncredited) Who Is Hope Schuyler? (1942) – Judge Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) – Critic #2 (uncredited) I Live on Danger (1942) – Chief Investigator E.G. Lambert (uncredited) The Old Homestead (1942) – Inspector O'Brien (uncredited) Wildcat (1942) – Oil Investor (uncredited) Who Done It? (1942) – Carter (uncredited) Pittsburgh (1942) – Headwaiter (uncredited) The Traitor Within (1942) – Davis Ice-Capades Revue (1942) – Gabby Haskoff (uncredited) The Adventures of Smilin' Jack (1943, Serial) – Hon. George Hill [Chs. 8–12] (uncredited) G-Men vs. the Black Dragon (1943) – Gordon (uncredited) It Comes Up Love (1943) – Headwaiter (uncredited) Truck Busters (1943) – Elliott Submarine Alert (1943) – J.D. Deerhold's Boss (uncredited) Let's Have Fun (1943) – James Bradley Mission to Moscow (1943) – Isolationist (uncredited) A Stranger in Town (1943) – Blaxton's Lawyer Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943) – Stiles (uncredited) I Escaped from the Gestapo (1943) – Domack – Head of Gestapo Gang The Good Fellows (1943) – Brother Lewis (uncredited) Someone to Remember (1943) – College Trustee (uncredited) Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943) – Little (uncredited) Government Girl (1943) – Irate Man (uncredited) Death Valley Manhunt (1943) – Ross (uncredited) Klondike Kate (1943) – Sullivan (uncredited) The Song of Bernadette (1943) – Policeman (uncredited) California Joe (1943) – Gov. Glynn (uncredited) Sing a Jingle (1944) – Philip Jonas (uncredited) Captain America (1944, Serial) – Agent 33 [Ch. 15] Voodoo Man (1944) – District Attorney (uncredited) The Navy Way (1944) – Randall Guest (uncredited) The Lady and the Monster (1944) – Manning (uncredited) Bermuda Mystery (1944) – Police Inspector (uncredited) A Night of Adventure (1944) – Assistant District Attorney (uncredited) Take It Big (1944) – Customer (uncredited) Goodnight, Sweetheart (1944) – Trial Judge (uncredited) South of Dixie (1944) – Mr. Platt A Fig Leaf for Eve (1944) – Horace Sardham Wilson (1944) – Hughes Campaign Orator (uncredited) When Strangers Marry (1944) – Middle – Aged Husband on Train Haunted Harbor (1944, Serial) – Fredrick Vorhees [Ch. 1] One Mysterious Night (1944) – Police Commissioner Howard (uncredited) Rogues' Gallery (1944) – Gentry – City Editor Nothing but Trouble (1944) – Police Chief Smith (uncredited) Fashion Model (1945) – Jacques Duval Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion (1945) – Dr. Barclay (uncredited) Nob Hill (1945) – Politician (uncredited) Scarlet Street (1945) – Detective (uncredited) Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946) – Dr. Evans (uncredited) Night Editor (1946) – Police Chief Burns (uncredited) If I'm Lucky (1946) – Golfer (uncredited) Roll on Texas Moon (1946) – Frank B. Wilson Angel on My Shoulder (1946) – Prison Yard Captain (uncredited) Sister Kenny (1946) – Reporter (uncredited) The Jolson Story (1946) – Winter Garden Director (uncredited) Out California Way (1946) – E.J. Pearson Boston Blackie and the Law (1946) – Andrews, Bank Manager (uncredited) It's a Wonderful Life (1946) – Tom (Bldg. & Loan) Trail to San Antone (1947) – Sheriff Jones Calendar Girl (1947) – Battalion Chief (uncredited) Undercover Maisie (1947) – Police Chief (uncredited) Saddle Pals (1947) – Doctor (uncredited) The Perils of Pauline (1947) – Bond Buyer (uncredited) The Unfinished Dance (1947) – Clock Customer (uncredited) Key Witness (1947) – Police Chief Crandall (uncredited) The Invisible Wall (1947) – Marty Floyd On the Old Spanish Trail (1947) – Mr. Burnett (uncredited) Desire Me (1947) – The Baker (uncredited) The Hat Box Mystery (1947) – District Attorney Roses Are Red (1947) – Jim Locke The Judge Steps Out (1948) – Judge (uncredited) The Gallant Blade (1948) – Admiral Breeze (uncredited) Chicken Every Sunday (1949) – Joe (uncredited) The Lucky Stiff (1949) – Headwaiter (uncredited) Hellfire (1949) – Edwards (uncredited) It Happens Every Spring (1949) – Jack Bell (uncredited) Madame Bovary (1949) – Presiding Judge (uncredited) The Story of Seabiscuit (1949) – The $15K Bidder (uncredited) The Baron of Arizona (1950) – Surveyor General Miller A Woman of Distinction (1950) – Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) The Good Humor Man (1950) – Doctor (uncredited) The Invisible Monster (1950) – Warren Madison (uncredited) Twilight in the Sierras (1950) – Judge Wiggins A Modern Marriage (1950) – Dr. Connors Belle Le Grand (1951) – Carter (uncredited) Show Boat (1951) – Hotel Manager (uncredited) Deadline – U.S.A. (1952) – Mr. Blake, Mrs. Garrison's Lawyer (uncredited) The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955) – Court-Martial Judge (uncredited)
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Who was Edward Keane?
actor (1884-1959)
When was Edward Keane born?
Edward Keane was born on 28 May 1884 in New York City.
When did Edward Keane die?
Edward Keane died on 12 October 1959 in Los Angeles.
What was Edward Keane's occupation?
Edward Keane was an actor.
What nationality was Edward Keane?
Edward Keane was American.
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