Robert McWade

Robert McWade (January 25, 1872 – January 19, 1938), was an American stage and film actor.

Biography McWade was born in Buffalo, New York. He was the third actor named Robert McWade, after his father and grandfather. From 1903 to 1927, he appeared in at least 38 Broadway productions, his last being Devil In The Cheese (1926), 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 older brother was character actor Edward McWade.

McWade was married to Minne Lee, and they had two sons.

On January 19, 1938, McWade died of heart disease in Culver City, California, at age 65.

Selected filmography

Second Youth (1924) - Department Store Clerk (uncredited) New Brooms (1925) - Robert Bates Sr. The Home Towners (1928) - P. H. Bancroft The Sins of the Children (1930) - Joe Higginson Good Intentions (1930) - Cyrus Holt Night Work (1930) - Phil Reisman The Pay-Off (1930) - Frank Smiley Feet First (1930) - John Quincy Tanner Cimarron (1931) - Louis Hefner Kept Husbands (1931) - Arthur Parker It's a Wise Child (1931) - G. A. Appleby Too Many Cooks (1931) - Uncle George Bennett New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford (1931) - Mr. Tuttle Skyline (1931) - Judge West Girls About Town (1931) - Simms Ladies of the Jury (1932) - Judge Henry Fish Grand Hotel (1932) - Meierheim Madame Racketeer (1932) - James Butterworth The First Year (1932) - Fred Livingston Movie Crazy (1932) - Wesley Kitterman - Producer Back Street (1932) - Uncle Felix Flaming Gold (1932) - Bill Conway Once in a Lifetime (1932) - Mr. Walker (uncredited) The Phantom of Crestwood (1932) - Herbert Walcott I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) - F.E. Ramsey The Match King (1932) - Mr. Larsen Hard to Handle (1933) - Charles Reeves Ladies They Talk About (1933) - District Attorney Walter Simpson 42nd Street (1933) - Jones Pick-Up (1933) - Jerome Turner The Big Cage (1933) - Henry Cameron Heroes for Sale (1933) - Dr. Briggs Tugboat Annie (1933) - Mayor of Secoma (uncredited) The Solitaire Man (1933) - Mr. Arthur Peabody I Loved a Woman (1933) - Larkin The Kennel Murder Case (1933) - District Attorney Markham Only Yesterday (1933) - Harvey Miles The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933) - Adopted Son Fog (1933) - Alonzo Holt Cross Country Cruise (1934) - The Grouch The Countess of Monte Cristo (1934) - Hotel Manager Hold That Girl (1934) - McCloy Let's Be Ritzy (1934) - Splevin Thirty-Day Princess (1934) - Managing Editor Operator 13 (1934) - Col. Sharpe Midnight Alibi (1934) - Senator The Dragon Murder Case (1934) - Markham The Lemon Drop Kid (1934) - Mr. Griggsby No Ransom (1934) - John Winfield Gridiron Flash (1934) - Man Whose Home is Robbed (scenes deleted) The President Vanishes (1934) - Vice President Robert Molleson College Rhythm (1934) - Herman Whimple The County Chairman (1935) - Tom Craden Society Doctor (1935) - Harris Snowden Straight from the Heart (1935) - Boss Tim Reglan Mary Jane's Pa (1935) - John Wagner The Healer (1935) - Mr. Bradshaw (Joan's father) Here Comes the Band (1935) - Judge Diamond Jim (1935) - A.E. Moore Cappy Ricks Returns (1935) - Alden 'Cappy' Ricks His Night Out (1935) - Davis Frisco Kid (1935) - Judge Crawford Anything Goes (1936) - Elisha J. Whitney Next Time We Love (1936) - Frank Carteret Moonlight Murder (1936) - Police Chief Quinlan Early to Bed (1936) - Burgess Frisbie Bunker Bean (1936) - J.C. Kent High Tension (1936) - Willard Stone Old Hutch (1936) - Mr. Jolly 15 Maiden Lane (1936) - John Graves Mr. Cinderella (1936) - Mr. J.J. Gates We're on the Jury (1937) - Judge Henry Prime California Straight Ahead! (1937) - Corrigan The Good Old Soak (1937) - Webster Parsons Mountain Justice (1937) - Horace Bamber - Lawyer This Is My Affair (1937) - Admiral Dewey On Such a Night (1937) - Colonel Fentridge Of Human Hearts (1938) - Dr. Lupus Crumm Gold Is Where You Find It (1938) - Mr. Crouch (final film role)