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Edward Keane was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1921 and 1955.
Birth Name
Edward Kelley
Born
Wednesday, 28 May 1884
Died
Monday, 12 October 1959
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy | (archive footage) | 1981 |
| The Big Boss | 1959 | |
| The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell | Court-Martial Judge | 1955 |
| MGM Parade | Nicholas Fouquet | 1955 |
| Deadline - U.S.A. | Mr. Blake | 1952 |
| Dragnet | Alfred Shroder | 1951 |
| Show Boat | Hotel Manager | 1951 |
| Racket Squad | Ed Mercer | 1951 |
| Belle Le Grand | Carter | 1951 |
| All Star Revue | Self | 1950 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy | (archive footage) | 1981 |
| The Big Boss | 1959 | |
| The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell | Court-Martial Judge | 1955 |
| MGM Parade | Nicholas Fouquet | 1955 |
| Deadline - U.S.A. | Mr. Blake | 1952 |
| Dragnet | Alfred Shroder | 1951 |
| Show Boat | Hotel Manager | 1951 |
| Racket Squad | Ed Mercer | 1951 |
| Belle Le Grand | Carter | 1951 |
| All Star Revue | Self | 1950 |
| A Modern Marriage | Dr. Connors | 1950 |
| Twilight in the Sierras | Judge Wiggins | 1950 |
| The Invisible Monster | Warren Madison | 1950 |
| The Good Humor Man | Doctor | 1950 |
| A Woman of Distinction | Police Desk Sergeant | 1950 |
| The Cisco Kid | Jay Willoughby / Conlan | 1950 |
| The Baron of Arizona | Surveyor General Miller | 1950 |
| The Story of Seabiscuit | The $15K Bidder | 1949 |
| Madame Bovary | Presiding Judge | 1949 |
| It Happens Every Spring | Jack Bell | 1949 |
| Hellfire | Edwards | 1949 |
| The Lucky Stiff | Headwaiter | 1949 |
| Chicken Every Sunday | Joe | 1949 |
| The Gallant Blade | Admiral Breeze | 1948 |
| The Judge Steps Out | Judge | 1947 |
| Roses Are Red | Jim Locke | 1947 |
| Desire Me | The Baker | 1947 |
| The Invisible Wall | Marty Floyd | 1947 |
| On the Old Spanish Trail | Mr. Burnett | 1947 |
| Key Witness | Police Chief Crandall | 1947 |
| The Unfinished Dance | Clock Customer | 1947 |
| The Perils of Pauline | Bond Buyer | 1947 |
| The Hat Box Mystery | District Attorney | 1947 |
| Saddle Pals | 2nd Doctor | 1947 |
| Undercover Maisie | Police Chief / Police Chief (Uncredited) | 1947 |
| Calendar Girl | Battalion Chief | 1947 |
| Trail to San Antone | Sheriff Jones | 1947 |
| It's a Wonderful Life | Tom (Bldg. & Loan) | 1946 |
| Boston Blackie and the Law | Andrews, Bank Manager | 1946 |
| Out California Way | E.J. Pearson | 1946 |
| Sister Kenny | Reporter | 1946 |
| The Jolson Story | Winter Garden Director | 1946 |
| Angel on My Shoulder | Prison Yard Captain | 1946 |
| Roll on Texas Moon | Frank B. Wilson | 1946 |
| If I'm Lucky | Golfer | 1946 |
| Night Editor | Police Chief Burns | 1946 |
| Colonel Effingham's Raid | Dr. Evans | 1946 |
| Scarlet Street | Detective | 1945 |
| Nob Hill | Politician | 1945 |
| Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion | Doctor / Dr. Barclay | 1945 |
| Fashion Model | Jacques Duval | 1945 |
| Rogues Gallery | Gentry - City Editor | 1944 |
| Nothing But Trouble | Police Chief Smith | 1944 |
| One Mysterious Night | Police Commissioner Howard / Police Commissioner Howard (Uncredited) | 1944 |
| Haunted Harbor | Fredrick Vorhees [Ch. 1] | 1944 |
| When Strangers Marry | Middle-Aged Man / Husband on Train | 1944 |
| Wilson | Hughes Campaign Orator | 1944 |
| A Fig Leaf for Eve | Horace Sardham | 1944 |
| South of Dixie | Mr. Platt | 1944 |
| Goodnight, Sweetheart | Trial Judge | 1944 |
| A Night of Adventure | Assistant District Attorney | 1944 |
| Take It Big | Customer | 1944 |
| Bermuda Mystery | Police Inspector | 1944 |
| The Lady and the Monster | Manning / Mr. Manning, Bank Official (Uncredited) | 1944 |
| The Navy Way | Randall Guest | 1944 |
| Voodoo Man | District Attorney | 1944 |
| Captain America | Agent 33 [Ch. 15] | 1944 |
| Sing a Jingle | Philip Jonas | 1944 |
| California Joe | Governor Glynn | 1943 |
| The Song of Bernadette | Policeman | 1943 |
| Klondike Kate | Sullivan | 1943 |
| Death Valley Manhunt | Ross | 1943 |
| Government Girl | Irate Man | 1943 |
| Sweet Rosie O'Grady | Little | 1943 |
| Someone to Remember | College Trustee | 1943 |
| The Good Fellows | Brother Lewis | 1943 |
| I Escaped from the Gestapo | Domack - Head of Gestapo Gang / Domack | 1943 |
| Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case | Stiles | 1943 |
| Submarine Alert | J.D. Deerhold's Boss | 1943 |
| Mission to Moscow | Isolationist | 1943 |
| It Comes Up Love | Headwaiter | 1943 |
| A Stranger in Town | Blaxton's Lawyer | 1943 |
| Let's Have Fun | James Bradley | 1943 |
| Truck Busters | Jud Elliott | 1943 |
| G-Men vs. The Black Dragon | Gordon | 1943 |
| The Adventures of Smilin' Jack | Hon. George Hill [Chs. 8-12] | 1943 |
| Ice Capades Revue | Gabby Haskoff | 1942 |
| The Traitor Within | Davis | 1942 |
| Pittsburgh | Headwaiter | 1942 |
| Who Done It? | Carter | 1942 |
| Wildcat | Oil Invester | 1942 |
| The Old Homestead | Inspector O'Brien | 1942 |
| I Live on Danger | Chief Investigator E.G. Lambert | 1942 |
| Yankee Doodle Dandy | Critic #2 | 1942 |
| Who Is Hope Schuyler? | Judge | 1942 |
| Kid Glove Killer | Forsythe - Second Politician | 1942 |
| Man with Two Lives | Dr. Richard Clark | 1942 |
| They Died with Their Boots On | Congressman | 1941 |
| Blues in the Night | Drunk Saying, 'It's a Scream' | 1941 |
| Sea Raiders | Elliott Carlton [Chs. 1-7] / Elliott Carlton | 1941 |
| Sergeant York | Oscar of the Waldorf | 1941 |
| Riders of the Timberline | Preston Yates | 1941 |
| Harmon of Michigan | City Editor | 1941 |
| Blossoms in the Dust | Second Businessman | 1941 |
| They Meet Again | Prosecuting Attorney | 1941 |
| Double Cross | Commissioner Bob Trent (as Edmund Keane) / Commissioner Bob Trent | 1941 |
| Broadway Limited | Man Reading Newspaper | 1941 |
| Her First Beau | Mr. Wharton | 1941 |
| South of Panama | Colonel Stoddard | 1941 |
| Men of Boys Town | District Attorney | 1941 |
| Knockout | Indianapolis Athletic Commission Official | 1941 |
| Meet John Doe | Relief Administrator | 1941 |
| Road Show | Newton | 1941 |
| Ride, Kelly, Ride | Steward | 1941 |
| The Son of Monte Cristo | Turnkey | 1941 |
| A Dispatch from Reuters | Reporter | 1940 |
| City for Conquest | Gaul | 1940 |
| Money and the Woman | Mr. Kaiser | 1940 |
| The Golden Fleecing | Barney - Fender's Lawyer | 1940 |
| Pony Express Days | Russell | 1940 |
| Sailor's Lady | Captain's Aide | 1940 |
| Winners of the West | John Hartford | 1940 |
| A Fugitive from Justice | Partridge | 1940 |
| Edison, the Man | Lecturer | 1940 |
| 'Til We Meet Again | Ship Officer | 1940 |
| And One Was Beautiful | Prosecuting Attorney | 1940 |
| Virginia City | Officer | 1940 |
| Midnight Limited | Capt. Harrigan | 1940 |
| Charlie Chan in Panama | Dr. Fredericks | 1940 |
| I Take This Woman | Dr. Harrison | 1940 |
| Pound Foolish | Woolsey Election Rally Speaker | 1940 |
| Hidden Enemy | Newspaper Editor | 1940 |
| The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | Warden | 1940 |
| The Green Hornet | Williams [Ch. 13] | 1940 |
| The Big Guy | Lait | 1939 |
| Heroes in Blue | Moran | 1939 |
| The Roaring Twenties | Henderson | 1939 |
| The Escape | Captain of Detectives | 1939 |
| Rio | Mr. Albert | 1939 |
| Angels Wash Their Faces | Defense Attorney | 1939 |
| Chicken Wagon Family | Bank Manager | 1939 |
| When Tomorrow Comes | Man Announcing End Of Strike | 1939 |
| They All Come Out | Social Service Director | 1939 |
| Ex-Champ | Clerk | 1939 |
| The Sun Never Sets | DNXY Radio Operator | 1939 |
| My Wife's Relatives | Jarvis | 1939 |
| Confessions of a Nazi Spy | FBI Agent | 1939 |
| Union Pacific | Man | 1939 |
| Frontier Pony Express | Senator Calhoun Lassister | 1939 |
| Mr. Moto in Danger Island | Washington Official | 1939 |
| The Story of Alexander Graham Bell | Banker at Demo | 1939 |
| Three Smart Girls Grow Up | Stock Broker | 1939 |
| Wings of the Navy | Psychology Examiner | 1939 |
| Devil's Island | Dr. Duval | 1939 |
| Stand Up and Fight | Donnelly | 1939 |
| Kentucky | Man at Race Track | 1938 |
| Nancy Drew: Detective | Adam Thorne | 1938 |
| Torchy Gets Her Man | Henchman Stoneham | 1938 |
| I Demand Payment | District Attorney | 1938 |
| The Great Waltz | Officer | 1938 |
| Girls on Probation | Mr. Bob Brian / Bob Brian | 1938 |
| Shadows Over Shanghai | American Consul | 1938 |
| Slander House | George Horton | 1938 |
| You Can't Take It with You | Board Member | 1938 |
| Marie Antoinette | General | 1938 |
| I Am the Law | Witness | 1938 |
| Alexander's Ragtime Band | Army Major | 1938 |
| The Shopworn Angel | Army Captain | 1938 |
| Border G-Man | Colonel Christie | 1938 |
| The Toy Wife | Auctioneer | 1938 |
| Speed to Burn | Police Chief | 1938 |
| Josette | Doorman | 1938 |
| In Old Chicago | Politician in Jack's Office | 1938 |
| The Face Behind the Mask | Nicholas Fouquet | 1938 |
| Love on a Budget | Bank Manager | 1938 |
| The Baroness and the Butler | Guard | 1938 |
| Gold Is Where You Find It | San Francisco Bar Patron | 1938 |
| International Settlement | Captain | 1938 |
| The Invisible Menace | Officer at Dolman's Hearing | 1938 |
| The Dummy Owner | 1938 | |
| Sergeant Murphy | Major Biddle | 1938 |
| Wells Fargo | Salmon P. Chase - Secretary of the Treasury | 1937 |
| You're a Sweetheart | Backstage Reporter | 1937 |
| Missing Witnesses | District Attorney | 1937 |
| Checkers | Paddock Judge | 1937 |
| The Man Without a Country | Minor Role | 1937 |
| Submarine D-1 | Captain on Battleship | 1937 |
| Hollywood Round-Up | Lew Wallace | 1937 |
| Alcatraz Island | Crandall | 1937 |
| Madame X | Gendarme at Villa | 1937 |
| Dangerously Yours | Bronson | 1937 |
| The Firefly | French Chief of Staff | 1937 |
| Fit for a King | Reception Guest | 1937 |
| That Certain Woman | Opposing Counsel | 1937 |
| Confession | Cabaret Manager | 1937 |
| Reported Missing! | Inspector Rhinock | 1937 |
| High, Wide and Handsome | Jones | 1937 |
| The Californian | Marshal Morse | 1937 |
| San Quentin | 2nd Detective | 1937 |
| Charlie Chan at the Olympics | Army Colonel | 1937 |
| I Promise to Pay | Mike Reardon | 1937 |
| Seventh Heaven | Gendarme | 1937 |
| Her Husband Lies | Second Investigator | 1937 |
| When You're in Love | Stage Manager | 1937 |
| Time Out for Romance | Stanhope | 1937 |
| Once a Doctor | Captain Littlejohn, S.S. Orlando / Captain Littlejohn | 1937 |
| Westbound Mail | 'Gun' Barlow | 1937 |
| We Who Are About to Die | Ed Stanley | 1937 |
| California Mail | Thompson | 1936 |
| Can This Be Dixie? | Mr. Hancock | 1936 |
| Legion of Terror | Governor | 1936 |
| The Boss Rider of Gun Creek | Lawyer | 1936 |
| Mummy's Boys | Ship's Captain | 1936 |
| The Man Who Lived Twice | Police Commissioner | 1936 |
| Down the Stretch | Fred Yates | 1936 |
| Missing Girls | District Attorney | 1936 |
| Gambling with Souls | District Attorney | 1936 |
| Anthony Adverse | Officer | 1936 |
| Jailbreak | Attorney | 1936 |
| The Devil-Doll | Gendarme | 1936 |
| Parole! | District Attorney | 1936 |
| For the Service | Captain Murphy | 1936 |
| The Golden Arrow | Bixby | 1936 |
| The Princess Comes Across | Chief Purser | 1936 |
| The Drag-Net | Asst. District Attorney Arthur Hill / Arthur Hill | 1936 |
| The Singing Kid | Potter - IRS Agent | 1936 |
| Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | Board Member | 1936 |
| The Farmer in the Dell | Robert F. 'Bob' Heath | 1936 |
| Colleen | Mr. Edwards | 1936 |
| It Had to Happen | Politician | 1936 |
| Exclusive Story | Al Brown | 1936 |
| Dangerous | Doctor | 1935 |
| Man of Iron | Mortgage Man | 1935 |
| Another Face | Casting Director | 1935 |
| Show Them No Mercy! | Doctor | 1935 |
| Frisco Kid | Contractor | 1935 |
| Stars Over Broadway | Ford | 1935 |
| A Night at the Opera | Ship's Captain / Captain | 1935 |
| The Payoff | Frank | 1935 |
| 3 Kids and a Queen | Gangster | 1935 |
| Case of the Missing Man | Photo Customer | 1935 |
| Metropolitan | Throat Specialist | 1935 |
| Shipmates Forever | Doctor on Airplane | 1935 |
| Page Miss Glory | Advertising Man | 1935 |
| Manhattan Butterfly | 1935 | |
| Orchids to You | Banker | 1935 |
| The Irish in Us | Doctor | 1935 |
| The Murder Man | Joe - Editor | 1935 |
| Front Page Woman | Reporter | 1935 |
| Hard Rock Harrigan | Dr. Wagner | 1935 |
| Stranded | Doctor | 1935 |
| Border Brigands | Inspector Jim Barry, RCMP | 1935 |
| Whispering Smith Speaks | Rebstock | 1935 |
| 'G' Men | Bank Teller | 1935 |
| Go Into Your Dance | Producer #3 | 1935 |
| Circumstantial Evidence | Judge Samuels | 1935 |
| Naughty Marietta | Major Bonnell | 1935 |
| Public Opinion | Edward Keane / Paul's Attorney | 1935 |
| The Whole Town's Talking | U.S. Deputy Attorney | 1935 |
| The Woman in Red | Horse Show Ring Master | 1935 |
| Red Hot Tires | Defense Attorney | 1935 |
| Behind the Evidence | Hackett | 1935 |
| Mills of the Gods | Morgan | 1934 |
| Sing Sing Nights | Chang | 1934 |
| Broadway Bill | Headwaiter | 1934 |
| I Am a Thief | Second Train Conductor | 1934 |
| Gentlemen Are Born | First Broker | 1934 |
| Wake Up and Dream | Agent | 1934 |
| A Lost Lady | The Murderer | 1934 |
| British Agent | Dr. S. Prohoroff | 1934 |
| Kansas City Princess | Plaza Garden Captain | 1934 |
| Girl in Danger | Thornton | 1934 |
| Desirable | First Playgoer | 1934 |
| One Night of Love | Metropolitan Stage Director | 1934 |
| One Exciting Adventure | Hotel manager | 1934 |
| Housewife | William Reynolds' Attorney / William's Lawyer | 1934 |
| The Count of Monte Cristo | Bertrand | 1934 |
| Stamboul Quest | Annemarie's Kabarett 'Date' | 1934 |
| Midnight Alibi | Special Officer in Flashback | 1934 |
| Green Eyes | Raynor | 1934 |
| Now I'll Tell | Gangster | 1934 |
| The Merry Frinks | Truant Officer | 1934 |
| Born to Be Bad | Admirer at Nightclub | 1934 |
| The Crime of Helen Stanley | Mr. Richardson - Studio Manager | 1934 |
| Registered Nurse | Gossip at Club | 1934 |
| Wonder Bar | Captain | 1934 |
| Gambling Lady | The Duke | 1934 |
| Massacre | Prosecutor | 1934 |
| I Am Suzanne! | Theatre Manager | 1933 |
| Havana Widows | El Havana Hotel Desk Clerk | 1933 |
| Blood Money | Pool Player - $1000 Bettor | 1933 |
| From Headquarters | Detective | 1933 |
| Female | Department Head / Department Head (Uncredited) | 1933 |
| College Coach | Shoe Company Executive | 1933 |
| After Tonight | Spy R9 | 1933 |
| Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men | Construction Boss | 1933 |
| I Loved a Woman | Businessman at Meeting | 1933 |
| Bureau of Missing Persons | Hotel Manager | 1933 |
| One Year Later | Grant | 1933 |
| Headline Shooter | Joe Burnett | 1933 |
| I Have Lived | Leading Man | 1933 |
| Ann Carver's Profession | Harrison | 1933 |
| The Cheat | Defense Attorney | 1931 |
| His Woman | Crewman / Boatswain | 1931 |
| Secrets of a Secretary | Albany Hotel Manager | 1931 |
| Stolen Heaven | Detective Morgan | 1931 |
| Fast and Loose | Maitre d' | 1930 |
| Runaway Bride | Policeman | 1930 |
| Hidden Charms | Dr. Jennings | 1921 |
