James Keane
Acting
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Acting Credits
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.
Known For
Filmography
Megalopolis
2024
as Laughing Man
The Rizen: Possession
2019
as Extra
Rules Don't Apply
2016
as Tom
Miss Meadows
2014
as Father Peter
Emit
2013
as Graydon Wofford
Water for Elephants
2011
as Chaplain
Love's Christmas Journey
2011
as Mr. Peters
Harry's Law
2011
as Joshua
Raising Hope
2010
as Doctor Walters
Crazy Heart
2009
as Manager
For Sale by Owner
2009
as Loman
A Gunfighter's Pledge
2008
as Preacher
Mad Men
2007
as Night Manager
Hidden Places
2006
as Mr. Jennings
Silent Partner
2005
as Senator Banner
Everybody Hates Chris
2005
as Boss
Close to Home
2005
as Fred Martins
Boston Legal
2004
as Joe Gordon
Assassination Tango
2003
as Whitey
Seabiscuit
2003
as Car Customer
Don't Let Go
2002
as Wes
Hey Arnold! The Movie
2002
as Marty Green / Riot Cop (voice)
Without a Trace
2002
as Dick Carver
The Vampire Hunters Club
2001
as Jonathan White
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as George Anderson
M.Y.O.B.
2000
as Principal Turk
Family Law
1999
Cult Movies TV
1999
as Self
The West Wing
1999
as Hartsfield's Landing Registrar of Voters
Bulworth
1998
as American Politics Director
Pleasantville
1998
as Police Chief Dan
Todd McFarlane's Spawn: Season 2
1998
as Sam Burke
The Fumbleheads
1997
as Veteran Cop
Don King: Only in America
1997
as Reporter 3
Spawn
1997
as Sam Burke (voice)
The Practice
1997
as Crime Analyst Michael Hallbrenner
Phenomenon
1996
as Pete the Cop
Journey Beneath the Sea
1996
as Rick (voice)
Hey Arnold!
1996
as Hospital Orderly (voice)
Hey Arnold!
1996
as Mr. Green (voice)
Hey Arnold!
1996
as Mr. Green (voice; uncredited)
Hey Arnold!
1996
as Mr. Green / EBN Announcer (voice)
Hey Arnold!
1996
as Mr. Green / Judge (voice)
7th Heaven
1996
as Pete
Here Come the Munsters
1995
as Maitre d'
Angus
1995
as Coach
ER
1994
as Workman
Coneheads
1993
as Harv
Falling Down
1993
as Detective Keene
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Man
Love & War
1992
as Husband
The Last Boy Scout
1991
as Garage Patrolman
Talent for the Game
1991
as Ray Coffey
Dick Tracy
1990
as Pat Patton
New York Stories
1989
as Jimmy
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989
as Morrie
Let's Get Harry
1986
as Al King
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984
as Duck Hunter Bubba
10 to Midnight
1983
as Jerry
48 Hrs.
1982
as Vanzant
Cannery Row
1982
as Eddie
The Ambush Murders
1982
as Lambert
The Sound of Murder
1982
Pray TV
1982
as Fats
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Lawyer
Life on the Mississippi
1980
Brubaker
1980
as Pinky
Ike
1979
as Corporal
Apocalypse Now
1979
as Kilgore's Gunner
Love and Bullets
1979
as Doctor
The Rose
1979
as Dealer
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
as Night Dispatcher
Ike
1979
as Corporal
Uncle Joe Shannon
1978
as Jeels
Zero to Sixty
1978
as Girlie Bar Bartender
Night Cries
1978
as Charlie
The Paper Chase
1978
as Willis Bell
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
as Radio Telescope Team
Sunshine Christmas
1977
as Hugh Bob
Intimate Strangers
1977
as Rusty Fenton
Three Days of the Condor
1975
as Store Clerk
Great Performances
1971
as Mr. Ealer