Robert McWade

Robert McWade
File:Robert-McWade-Jr-as-Simonides.jpg McWade as Simonides in a 1905 production of Ben Hur
Born	(1872-01-25)January 25, 1872 Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Died	Culver City, California, U.S.
Occupation	stage/film actor
Years active	1903-1938

Robert McWade (January 25, 1872 – January 19, 1938), was an American stage and film actor. From 1903-1927, he appeared in at least 38 Broadway productions, his last being The Devil In The Cheese, 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 father was notable stage actor Robert McWade Sr. (1835-1913) and his older brother was character actor Edward McWade.

He was born in Buffalo, New York and died in Culver City, California.

Partial filmography

• The Sins of the Children (1930)
• Feet First (1930)
• Cimarron (1931)
• Kept Husbands (1931)
• Girls About Town (1931)
• New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford (1931)
• Grand Hotel (1932)
• The First Year (1932)
• Movie Crazy (1932)
• Back Street (1932)
• I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
• The Match King (1932)
• The Phantom of Crestwood (1932)
• Hard to Handle (1933)
• 42nd Street (1933)
• Pick-Up (1933)
• The Big Cage (1933)
• Ladies They Talk About (1933)
• Heroes for Sale (1933)
• The Kennel Murder Case (1933)
• The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933)
• Thirty-Day Princess (1934)
• Operator 13 (1934)
• Straight from the Heart (1935)
• Midnight Alibi (1934)
• Cappy Ricks Returns (1935)
• The Dragon Murder Case (1934)
• The Healer (1935)
• Diamond Jim (1935)
• Next Time We Love (1936)
• Old Hutch (1936)
• 15 Maiden Lane (1936)
• California Straight Ahead! (1937)
• The Good Old Soak (1937)
• This Is My Affair (1937)

External links

• Robert McWade at the Internet Movie Database
• Robert McWade at the Internet Broadway Database