Edward McWade
Edward McWade (born January 14, 1865 in Washington, DC , † May 17, 1943 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor and author.
Life
Edward McWade was born as the son of the then well-known theater actor Robert McWade Sr. (1835-1913), who was particularly successful with the role of Rip Van Winkle. He followed his father into the acting business and worked as a stage actor for decades, including on Broadway in New York. He also wrote several plays as an author, some of which were also filmed. After McWade had already written several screenplays for silent films from 1911, he made his film debut as an actor in 1919. The white-haired character actor played in silent filmsa longer series of larger supporting roles, mostly dignified characters such as bishops, judges or doctors. With the introduction of the sound film at the end of the 1920s, the actor's film roles became increasingly small. In the role of a veteran Colonel in Fritz Lang's Western Revenge for Jesse James (1940) and as the lonely old man in Frank Capra's classic film Arsenic and Lace Cap (1944), in which he is almost poisoned by a glass of elderberry wine, McWade made striking short appearances.
Until his death, he remained in business as an actor in a total of over 130 Hollywood films. In addition to his younger brother Robert McWade (1872–1938), his wife Margaret McWade (1872–1956) also worked as an actress, her best-known appearance was in 1936 as one of the "pixilated sisters" in Mr. Deeds Goes to Town . The two were married from 1897 until Edward McWade's death in 1943.
Filmography (selection)
- 1919: Hornet's Nest
- 1920: Stop Thief
- 1922: Pals of the West
- 1925: The Monster
- 1931: The Big Shot
- 1932: The roar of the crowd (The Crowd Roars)
- 1933: Employees' Entrance
- 1935: If You Could Only Cook
- 1935: Adventures in the Yellow Sea (China Seas)
- 1935: Oil for the Lamps of China
- 1936: Satan and the Lady (Satan Met a Lady)
- 1937: The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
- 1938: Jezebel - The Malicious Lady (Jezebel)
- 1940: Orchid, the gangster brother (Brother Orchid)
- 1940: Margie
- 1940: Revenge for Jesse James (The Return of Frank James)
- 1941: The Marx Brothers in the department store (The Big Store)
- 1941: This is John Doe (Meet John Doe)
- 1941: Empire you'll never (You'll Never Get Rich)
- 1941: I Wake Up Screaming
- 1942: Yankee Doodle Dandy
- 1942: The woman speaks of it (Woman of the Year)
- 1944: Arsenic and Old Lace (Arsenic and Old Lace) [turned 1941]
Web links
- Edward McWade in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McWade, Edward |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 14, 1865 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Washington, DC |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 17, 1943 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California |