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Edward Keane(1884-1959)

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Edward Keane in The Green Hornet (1940)
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The Roaring Twenties (1939)
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Edward Keane was born on 28 May 1884 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for A Night at the Opera (1935), The Roaring Twenties (1939) and It's a Wonderful Life (1946). He was previously married to Helen. He died on 12 October 1959 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 28, 1884
DiedOctober 12, 1959(75)
BornMay 28, 1884
DiedOctober 12, 1959(75)
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Edward Keane, Peggy Knudsen, and Joe Sawyer in Roses Are Red (1947)
Roy Rogers, Pat Brady, Dale Evans, Edward Keane, and Harry Strang in Twilight in the Sierras (1950)
Reed Hadley, William Hall, Edward Keane, John McGuire, and Morgan Wallace in Sea Raiders (1941)
Adrienne Ames, Edward Keane, George Meeker, and Dorothy Vaughan in Slander House (1938)
Adrienne Ames, Edward Keane, and Craig Reynolds in Slander House (1938)
Andy Clyde, Mickey Eissa, Victor Jory, Edward Keane, Brad King, Eleanor Stewart, and The Guardsmen Quartet in Riders of the Timberline (1941)
John Carradine, Sidney Blackmer, William Henry, Dean Jagger, Edward Keane, and Ian Keith in I Escaped from the Gestapo (1943)
James Cagney and Edward Keane in 'G' Men (1935)
Bonita Granville, Edward Keane, Dick Purcell, and Frankie Thomas in Nancy Drew: Detective (1938)
James Stewart, Lionel Barrymore, Ward Bond, Frank Capra, Donna Reed, Stanley Andrews, Frank Albertson, Ernie Adams, Beulah Bondi, Lane Chandler, Tom Chatterton, Jack Cheatham, Harry Cheshire, Dick Elliott, Tom Fadden, Karolyn Grimes, Frank Hagney, Charles Halton, Samuel S. Hinds, Harry Holman, Todd Karns, Edward Keane, Thomas Mitchell, Virginia Patton, Henry Travers, Mary Treen, Ray Walker, Charles C. Wilson, and Frank Fenton in It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Jack Adair, John Dilson, Edward Keane, Rod La Rocque, and Marian Nixon in The Drag-Net (1936)
Nancy Carroll and Edward Keane in Stolen Heaven (1931)

Known for

Groucho Marx, Kitty Carlisle, Allan Jones, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx in A Night at the Opera (1935)
A Night at the Opera
7.8
  • Ship's Captain
  • 1935
Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, and Priscilla Lane in The Roaring Twenties (1939)
The Roaring Twenties
7.9
  • Henderson(as Ed Keane)
  • 1939
James Stewart and Donna Reed in It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
It's a Wonderful Life
8.6
  • Tom (Bldg. & Loan)(as Edward Kean)
  • 1946
Marlo Dwyer, Eleanor Lawson, and Edward Norris in Man with Two Lives (1942)
Man with Two Lives
5.2
  • Dr. Richard Clark
  • 1942

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Actor

  • Gary Cooper, Elizabeth Montgomery, Rod Steiger, and Charles Bickford in The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
    The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
    • Court-Martial Judge (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Dragnet (1951)
    Dragnet
    • Alfred Shroder (as Eddie Keane)
    • TV Series
    • 1955
  • Racket Squad (1950)
    Racket Squad
    • Ed Mercer (as Ed Keane)
    • TV Series
    • 1952
  • Humphrey Bogart in Deadline - U.S.A. (1952)
    Deadline - U.S.A.
    • Mr. Blake (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Duncan Renaldo in The Cisco Kid (1950)
    The Cisco Kid
    • Conlan
    • Jay Willoughby
    • TV Series
    • 1951
  • Ava Gardner, Kathryn Grayson, and Howard Keel in Show Boat (1951)
    Show Boat
    • Hotel Manager (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • John Carroll, William Ching, Muriel Lawrence, and Vera Ralston in Belle Le Grand (1951)
    Belle Le Grand
    • Carter (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • A Modern Marriage (1950)
    A Modern Marriage
    • Dr. Connors
    • 1950
  • Roy Rogers and Dale Evans in Twilight in the Sierras (1950)
    Twilight in the Sierras
    • Judge Wiggins
    • 1950
  • Lane Bradford and Richard Webb in The Invisible Monster (1950)
    The Invisible Monster
    • Warren Madison (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Jack Carson, Lola Albright, and Jean Wallace in The Good Humor Man (1950)
    The Good Humor Man
    • Doctor (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Ray Milland and Rosalind Russell in A Woman of Distinction (1950)
    A Woman of Distinction
    • Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Vincent Price, Beulah Bondi, Ellen Drew, Tina Pine, and Vladimir Sokoloff in The Baron of Arizona (1950)
    The Baron of Arizona
    • Surveyor General Miller
    • 1950
  • Shirley Temple, Barry Fitzgerald, and Seabiscuit in The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)
    The Story of Seabiscuit
    • The $15K Bidder (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • James Mason, Van Heflin, Jennifer Jones, and Louis Jourdan in Madame Bovary (1949)
    Madame Bovary
    • Presiding Judge (uncredited)
    • 1949

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    • Edward Kean
  • Born
    • May 28, 1884
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • October 12, 1959
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Helen1930 - 1950

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