Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
5/28/1884
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Edward Keane
Biography
Known For
It's a Wonderful Life
as Tom (Bldg. & Loan)
Headline Shooter
as Joe Burnett (uncredited)
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
as Banker at Demo
Kid Glove Killer
as Forsythe - Second Politician (uncredited)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Stiles (uncredited)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as FBI Agent (uncredited)
A Fugitive from Justice
as Partridge
'Til We Meet Again
as Ship Officer (uncredited)
The Face Behind the Mask
as Nicholas Fouquet (uncredited)
Hellfire
Unknown Role
Trail to San Antone
as Sheriff Jones
A Night at the Opera
as Captain
Who Is Hope Schuyler?
as Judge
Mission to Moscow
as Isolationist (uncredited)
Exclusive Story
as Al Brown (uncredited)
Sergeant York
as Oscar of the Waldorf (uncredited)
Seventh Heaven
as Gendarme
When Strangers Marry
as Middle-Aged Man
Gold Is Where You Find It
as San Francisco Bar Patron (uncredited)
California Joe
as Governor Glynn
Career Timeline
1950
1949
1947
1946
It's a Wonderful Life
as Tom (Bldg. & Loan)
Out California Way
as E.J. Pearson
Sister Kenny
as Reporter (uncredited)
Angel on My Shoulder
as Prison Yard Captain (uncredited)
Roll on Texas Moon
as Frank B. Wilson
If I'm Lucky
as Golfer (uncredited)
Night Editor
as Police Chief Burns (Uncredited)
1945
1944
Rogues' Gallery
as Gentry
One Mysterious Night
as Police Commissioner Howard (Uncredited)
Haunted Harbor
as Fredrick Vorhees [Ch. 1]
When Strangers Marry
as Middle-Aged Man
A Fig Leaf for Eve
as Horace Sardham
South of Dixie
as Mr. Platt
The Lady and the Monster
as Mr. Manning, Bank Official (Uncredited)
Voodoo Man
as (scenes deleted/never filmed) (uncredited)
1943
California Joe
as Governor Glynn
The Song of Bernadette
as Policeman (uncredited)
I Escaped from the Gestapo
as Domack
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Stiles (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
as Isolationist (uncredited)
A Stranger in Town
as Blaxton's Lawyer
Let's Have Fun
as James Bradley
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
as Hon. George Hill [Chs. 8-12]
1942
1941
They Died with Their Boots On
as Congressman (uncredited)
Sea Raiders
as Elliott Carlton
Sergeant York
as Oscar of the Waldorf (uncredited)
Riders of the Timberline
as Preston Yates
Harmon of Michigan
as City Editor
Double Cross
as Commissioner Bob Trent (as Edmund Keane)
Her First Beau
as Mr. Wharton
South of Panama
as Colonel Stoddard
1940
The Son of Monte Cristo
as Turnkey
A Dispatch from Reuters
as Reporter (uncredited)
City for Conquest
as Gaul
Money and the Woman
as Mr. Kaiser
The Golden Fleecing
as Barney aka Derby Hat (uncredited)
Winners of the West
as John Hartford
A Fugitive from Justice
as Partridge
Edison, the Man
as Lecturer
'Til We Meet Again
as Ship Officer (uncredited)
And One Was Beautiful
as Prosecuting Attorney
Virginia City
as Officer (uncredited)
Midnight Limited
as Captain Harrigan
Charlie Chan in Panama
as Dr. Fredericks
I Take This Woman
as Dr. Harrison (uncredited)
Hidden Enemy
as Newspaper Editor
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Warden
The Green Hornet
as Williams (uncredited)
1939
Heroes in Blue
as Moran
The Roaring Twenties
as Henderson
The Escape
as Captain of Detectives
Angels Wash Their Faces
as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
When Tomorrow Comes
as Man Announcing End of Strike (uncredited)
Chicken Wagon Family
as Bank Manager
The Sun Never Sets
as DNXY Radio Operator
My Wife's Relatives
as Jarvis
Ex-Champ
as Clerk
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as FBI Agent (uncredited)
Union Pacific
as Man (uncredited)
Frontier Pony Express
as Senator Calhoun Lassister
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
as Washington Official
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
as Banker at Demo
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
as Stock Broker
Wings of the Navy
as Psychology Examiner
Devil's Island
as Dr. Duval
Stand Up and Fight
as Donnelly
1938
Kentucky
as Man at Race Track
I Demand Payment
as District Attorney
Nancy Drew… Detective
as Adam Thorne
Torchy Gets Her Man
as Henchman Stoneham (uncredited)
Girls on Probation
as Bob Brian
Shadows Over Shanghai
as American Consul
Slander House
as George Horton
You Can't Take It with You
as Board Member (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette
as General (uncredited)
Border G-Man
as Colonel Christie
Josette
as Doorman (uncredited)
The Face Behind the Mask
as Nicholas Fouquet (uncredited)
Love on a Budget
as Bank Manager
Gold Is Where You Find It
as San Francisco Bar Patron (uncredited)
International Settlement
as Captain
The Invisible Menace
as Officer at Dolman's Hearing
The Dummy Owner
Role unknown
1937
Wells Fargo
as Salmon P. Chase - Secretary of the Treasury
You're a Sweetheart
as Backstage Reporter (uncredited)
Missing Witnesses
as District Attorney (uncredited)
Hollywood Round-Up
as Lew Wallace
The Firefly
as French Chief of Staff (uncredited)
Alcatraz Island
as Crandall (uncredited)
Madame X
as Gendarme at Villa
Dangerously Yours
as Bronson
The Californian
as Marshal Morse
Song of Revolt
as Mayor (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
as Army Colonel
Seventh Heaven
as Gendarme
Time Out for Romance
as Stanhope
Once a Doctor
as Captain Littlejohn
We Who Are About to Die
as Ed Stanley (uncredited)
1936
The Boss Rider of Gun Creek
as Lawyer
California Mail
as Thompson
Mummy's Boys
as Ship's Captain
The Man Who Lived Twice
as Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Gambling with Souls
as District Attorney
So and Sew
as Jack Campbell
Jailbreak
as Attorney
The Devil-Doll
as Gendarme (uncredited)
For the Service
as Captain Murphy
The Princess Comes Across
as Chief Purser (uncredited)
The Drag-Net
as Arthur Hill
The Singing Kid
as Agent Potter (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Board Member (uncredited)
Down the Ribber
Role unknown
Colleen
as Mr. Edwards (uncredited)
Exclusive Story
as Al Brown (uncredited)
1935
Dangerous
as Doctor
Man of Iron
as Mortgage Man
Show Them No Mercy!
as Doctor (uncredited)
Frisco Kid
as Contractor (uncredited)
Stars Over Broadway
as Ford
A Night at the Opera
as Captain
3 Kids and a Queen
as Gangster
Shipmates Forever
as Piane Doctor (uncredited)
Page Miss Glory
as Advertising Man (uncredited)
The Murder Man
as Joe - Editor (uncredited)
Stranded
as Doctor (uncredited)
Border Brigands
as Inspector Jim Barry, RCMP
Whispering Smith Speaks
as Rebstock
'G' Men
as Bank Teller (uncredited)
Go Into Your Dance
as Producer #3
Circumstantial Evidence
as Judge Samuels
Naughty Marietta
as Major Bonnell (uncredited)
Public Opinion
as Edward Keane
The Payoff
as Frank (uncredited)
1934
Mills of the Gods
as Morgan
Gentlemen Are Born
as First Broker
A Lost Lady
as The Murderer (uncredited)
Kansas City Princess
as Plaza Garden Captain (uncredited)
Girl in Danger
as Thornton
Desirable
as First Playgoer
One Exciting Adventure
as Hotel Manager
Housewife
as William Reynolds' Attorney
One Night of Love
as Metropolitan Stage Director
Green Eyes
as Raynor
The Merry Frinks
as Truant Officer
The Crime of Helen Stanley
as Mr. Richardson - Studio Manager (uncredited)
Autobuyography
as Mr. Lee
1933
I Am Suzanne!
as Theatre Manager
Havana Widows
as El Havana Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Female
as Department Head (Uncredited)
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
as Construction Boss (uncredited)
I Loved a Woman
as Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)
Bureau of Missing Persons
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
One Year Later
as Grant
Headline Shooter
as Joe Burnett (uncredited)
Ann Carver's Profession
as Harrison (uncredited)