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James Keane

Acting

Born September 26, 1952 · Buffalo, New York, USA

Biography

James Keane (born September 26, 1952) is an American film and television actor. He is known for playing the role of Willis Thomas Bell in the American drama television series The Paper Chase.

Filmography50+ titles

Uncle Joe Shannon

1978as Jeels

The West Wing

1999as Hartsfield's Landing Registrar of Voters

Apocalypse Now

1979as Kilgore's Gunner

Mad Men

2007as Night Manager

Everybody Hates Chris

2005as Boss

Spawn

1997as Sam Burke (voice)

Hey Arnold!

1996as Mr. Green / Judge (voice)

The Ambush Murders

1982as Lambert

Boston Legal

2004as Joe Gordon

ER

1994as Workman

The Practice

1997as Crime Analyst Michael Hallbrenner

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000as George Anderson

Raising Hope

2010as Doctor Walters

Falling Down

1993as Detective Keene

Roots: The Next Generations

1979as Night Dispatcher

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977as Radio Telescope Team

Without a Trace

2002as Dick Carver

Pleasantville

1998as Police Chief Dan

Three Days of the Condor

1975as Store Clerk

Seabiscuit

2003as Car Customer

Diagnosis: Murder

1993as Man

Brubaker

1980as Pinky

Talent for the Game

1991as Ray Coffey

Water for Elephants

2011as Chaplain

Crazy Heart

2009as Manager

The Last Boy Scout

1991as Garage Patrolman

48 Hrs.

1982as Vanzant

Angus

1995as Coach

Hey Arnold! The Movie

2002as Marty Green / Riot Cop (voice)

Phenomenon

1996as Pete the Cop

7th Heaven

1996as Pete

Love & War

as Husband

Bulworth

1998as American Politics Director

Dick Tracy

1990as Pat Patton

New York Stories

1989as Jimmy

10 to Midnight

1983as Jerry

Great Performances

1971as Mr. Ealer

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

1984as Duck Hunter Bubba

Miss Meadows

2014as Father Peter

Close to Home

2005as Fred Martins

Cannery Row

1982as Eddie

Love and Bullets

1979as Doctor

Rules Don't Apply

2016as Tom

St. Elsewhere

1982as Lawyer

The Rizen: Possession

2019as Extra

Coneheads

1993as Harv

Assassination Tango

2002as Whitey

Megalopolis

2024as Laughing Man

A Gunfighter's Pledge

2008as Preacher

Here Come the Munsters

1995as Maitre d'