James Keane

Acting

James Keane

Born 26 September 1952 · Buffalo, New York, USA · 74

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.

Known for

Highlights

Apocalypse Now1979 · Film · Kilgore's Gunner
Close Encounters of the Third Kind1977 · Film · Radio Telescope Team
Falling Down1993 · Film · Detective Keene
Mad Men2007 · Series · Night Manager
Everybody Hates Chris2005 · Series · Boss
Pleasantville1998 · Film · Police Chief Dan

Filmography

Movies

51 films

Megalopolis2024 · Film · Laughing Man
The Rizen: Possession2019 · Film · Extra
Rules Don't Apply2016 · Film · Tom
Miss Meadows2014 · Film · Father Peter
Love's Christmas Journey2011 · Film · Mr. Peters
Water for Elephants2011 · Film · Chaplain
Crazy Heart2009 · Film · Manager
For Sale by Owner2009 · Film · Loman
A Gunfighter's Pledge2008 · Film · Preacher
Hidden Places2006 · Film · Mr. Jennings
Silent Partner2005 · Film · Senator Banner
Seabiscuit2003 · Film · Car Customer
Assassination Tango2003 · Film · Whitey
Hey Arnold! The Movie2002 · Film · Marty Green / Riot Cop (voice)
Don't Let Go2002 · Film · Wes
Pleasantville1998 · Film · Police Chief Dan
Todd McFarlane's Spawn: Season 21998 · Film · Sam Burke
Bulworth1998 · Film · American Politics Director
Don King: Only in America1997 · Film · Reporter 3
The Fumbleheads1997 · Film · Veteran Cop
Journey Beneath the Sea1996 · Film · Rick (voice)
Phenomenon1996 · Film · Pete the Cop
Angus1995 · Film · Coach
Here Come the Munsters1995 · Film · Maitre d'
Coneheads1993 · Film · Harv
Falling Down1993 · Film · Detective Keene
The Last Boy Scout1991 · Film · Garage Patrolman
Talent for the Game1991 · Film · Ray Coffey
Dick Tracy1990 · Film · Pat Patton
New York Stories1989 · Film · Jimmy
Let's Get Harry1986 · Film · Al King
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension1984 · Film · Duck Hunter Bubba
10 to Midnight1983 · Film · Jerry
The Sound of Murder1982 · Film
48 Hrs.1982 · Film · Vanzant
Cannery Row1982 · Film · Eddie
Pray TV1982 · Film · Fats
The Ambush Murders1982 · Film · Lambert
Life on the Mississippi1980 · Film
Brubaker1980 · Film · Pinky
The Rose1979 · Film · Dealer
Apocalypse Now1979 · Film · Kilgore's Gunner
Ike1979 · Film · Corporal
Love and Bullets1979 · Film · Doctor
Zero to Sixty1978 · Film · Girlie Bar Bartender
Night Cries1978 · Film · Charlie
Uncle Joe Shannon1978 · Film · Jeels
Close Encounters of the Third Kind1977 · Film · Radio Telescope Team
Sunshine Christmas1977 · Film · Hugh Bob
Intimate Strangers1977 · Film · Rusty Fenton
Three Days of the Condor1975 · Film · Store Clerk

Filmography

Series

23 shows

Harry's Law2011 · Series · Joshua
Raising Hope2010 · Series · Doctor Walters
Mad Men2007 · Series · Night Manager
Everybody Hates Chris2005 · Series · Boss
Close to Home2005 · Series · Fred Martins
Boston Legal2004 · Series · Joe Gordon
Without a Trace2002 · Series · Dick Carver
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000 · Series · George Anderson
The West Wing1999 · Series · Hartsfield's Landing Registrar of Voters
Family Law1999 · Series
Spawn1997 · Series · Sam Burke (voice)
The Practice1997 · Series · Crime Analyst Michael Hallbrenner
Hey Arnold!1996 · Series · Hospital Orderly (voice)
7th Heaven1996 · Series · Pete
ER1994 · Series · Workman
Diagnosis: Murder1993 · Series · Man
Love & War1992 · Series · Husband
Mancuso, F.B.I.1989 · Series · Morrie
St. Elsewhere1982 · Series · Lawyer
Ike1979 · Series · Corporal
Roots: The Next Generations1979 · Series · Night Dispatcher
The Paper Chase1978 · Series · Willis Bell
Great Performances1971 · Series · Mr. Ealer