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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1888-10-02 (136 years old)

Place of Birth

Santa Ana, California, USA

Wade Boteler

Biography:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wade Boteler (October 3, 1888 – May 7, 1943) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 430 films between 1919 and 1943. He was born in Santa Ana, California, and died in Hollywood, California from a heart attack.

On Broadway, Boteler appeared in the play The Silent Voice (1914).

Known For

Acting

1944

The Last Ride as Police Chief Delaney

1943

Find the Blackmailer as Detective Lieutenant Cramer
Fired Wife as Rafferty
Keep 'Em Slugging as Police Sergeant
It Ain't Hay as Reilly
Hit the Ice as Train Conductor #2 (uncredited)

1942

The Hidden Hand as Sheriff Selby (uncredited)
Escape from Crime as Lieutenant 'Biff' Malone
Butch Minds the Baby as Policeman (uncredited)
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine as Warden Carl Jones
My Favorite Blonde as Conductor (uncredited)
Eyes of the Underworld as Sgt. Clancy
Bombay Clipper as Christopher Ruggles
Moonlight in Havana as Joe Clark
The Man in the Trunk as Prison Warden (uncredited)
I Was Framed as Ben Belden
The Forest Rangers as Sheriff (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim as Policeman (uncredited)
Between Us Girls as Policeman (uncredited)
Jackass Mail as Doctor
Ride 'Em Cowboy as Rodeo Manager (uncredited)
Don Winslow of the Navy as Mike Splendor
Get Hep to Love as Stacey
The Secret Code as Police Chief Burns
Mississippi Gambler as Eric Brandon - New York Newspaper Editor
Timber! as Dan Crowley
Fly By Night as O'Brien (Uncredited)

1941

It Started with Eve as Harry - Newspaper Editor
Kathleen as Policeman
Strange Alibi as Capt. Allen
Love Crazy as Head Private Investigator (uncredited)
The Body Disappears as Inspector Deming
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob as Attendant at Marriage Bureau (uncredited)
The Singing Hill as Pop Sloan
Bad Men of Missouri as Sedalia Sheriff
Robin Hood of the Pecos as General Wright (uncredited)
Men of Boys Town as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
I Wake Up Screaming as Detective (uncredited)
Highway West as Sheriff (uncredited)
Footsteps in the Dark as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

1940

The Howards of Virginia as Uncle Reuben
Spring Parade as Sergeant
Young Buffalo Bill as Colonel Joseph Calhoun
Castle on the Hudson as Principal Keeper
Women in Hiding as Mr. Pelton (uncredited)
Young Tom Edison as Si Weaver
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise as Honolulu Police Chief
His Girl Friday as Mike (uncredited)
Emergency Squad as Workman
Brother Rat and a Baby as Police Captain
The Green Hornet as Michael Axford
Under Texas Skies as Sheriff Brooke
Gaucho Serenade as Rancher
My Little Chickadee as Leading Citizen (uncredited)
City for Conquest as New York Policeman (uncredited)
Dance, Girl, Dance as Policeman (uncredited)
'Til We Meet Again as Captain Stoddard
Knute Rockne All American as Trainer (uncredited)
Three Faces West as Mr. Harris, Department of Agriculture Official
Love Thy Neighbor as Policeman at Dock
Double Alibi as Bartender
High School as McDonald
Know Your Money as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
We Who Are Young as Policeman at Digging Site (uncredited)
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me! as Policeman (uncredited)
Hot Steel as Joe Farley
The Leather Pushers as Fight Commissioner Dunlap
Ski Patrol as German Olympics Spokesman

1939

Blackwell's Island as Captain Pedersen
Southward Ho! as Colonel Denby
The Ice Follies of 1939 as Policeman in Central Park (uncredited)
Television Spy as Police Sergeant
Buck Rogers as Prof. Wade
On Your Toes as Second Policeman
The Mysterious Miss X as Police Chief T. J. McDougal
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as First Riverboat Captain (uncredited)
The Oklahoma Kid as Sheriff
East Side of Heaven as Detective (uncredited)
They Shall Have Music as Bill - Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Thunder Afloat as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Family Man (uncredited)
Days of Jesse James as Dr. R.S. Samuels
Sergeant Madden as Police Lt. Niles
Dog Daze as Precinct Officer Riley
Blackmail as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Dust Be My Destiny as Sergeant (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties as Policeman in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Bad Little Angel as Policeman (uncredited)
Blondie Takes a Vacation as Engineer (uncredited)
Missing Daughters as Captain McGraw
Code of the Streets as Reception Guard
Sabotage as Cop
Off the Record as Dupty (uncredited)
Rulers of the Sea as Mr. Brown (Uncredited)
Invisible Stripes as Policeman Outside Garage (uncredited)
Ambush as Bank Guard Riley

1938

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse as Captain MacLevy (uncredited)
Billy The Kid Returns as Sheriff Pat Garrett
Change of Heart as Policeman
Red Barry as Inspector Scott
The Marines Are Here as Sergeant Foster
Topper Takes a Trip as Police Sergeant in Bank (uncredited)
Youth Takes a Fling as Tugboat Captain
Girls on Probation as Policeman in Car
Professor Beware as Officer in Court
One Wild Night as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Valley of the Giants as Joe Lorimer
Mannequin as Turnkey (Uncredited)
In Old Chicago as Police Officer
Captain Kidd's Treasure as Captain of Modern-day Expedition (uncredited)
The Rage of Paris as Mr. Wright (uncredited)
Little Miss Roughneck as Police Inspector Carr

1937

Dead End as Policeman at Killing (Uncredited)
52nd Street as Butler
Youth on Parole as Mr. Blair
The Frame-Up as Capt. Donovan
Wells Fargo as Ship Captain
Border Cafe as Jailer (uncredited)
A Fight to the Finish as A. K. McDonald
Captains Courageous as Skipper of Blue Gill (uncredited)
Love Is News as Cop (uncredited)
You're a Sweetheart as Cop (uncredited)
It Can't Last Forever as Police Captain Rorty
A Star Is Born as Santa Anita Cop (uncredited)
The Great Hospital Mystery as Det. Lt. Mattoon
Borrowing Trouble as Police Sergeant Callahan
You Only Live Once as Pat - Policeman with Package (uncredited)
Hold 'Em Navy as O'Brien - Guard
Parnell as Irish Cop

1936

Shakedown as Captain of Detectives
The Mandarin Mystery as Inspector Queen
The President's Mystery as Floyd, the sheriff
Exclusive Story as O'Neil
Country Gentlemen as First Deputy
The Bride Walks Out as Field Chief of Alliance Engineering Corp.
High Tension as Man at Oxygen Tent
Here Comes Trouble as Detective Lieutenant
Sinner Take All as Irish Patrolman (uncredited)
Human Cargo as Bob McSweeney
The Walking Dead as Cellist's Guard (uncredited)
The Big Game as Kidnap Henchman
Riffraff as Bert

1935

Whipsaw as Detective Humphries
Goin' to Town as Ranch foreman
Helldorado as Gas Station Attendant
Frisco Kid as Receiver of Shanghaied Men (uncredited)
The Goose and the Gander as Hotel Detective Sprague
The Leather Necker as Sergeant Donegan
Melody Trail as Timothy T. Thomas
Reckless as Policeman Re-arresting Mona (uncredited)
Call of the Wild as First Miner in Dawson (uncredited)
The Gay Deception as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Music Is Magic as Streetcar Inspector (uncredited)
Freckles as Butch
Cheers of the Crowd as Dan O'Reilly
Bordertown as Man Wanting to Buy Roark's Casino
Diamond Jim as Mill Foreman
Ginger as Murphy (uncredited)
Captain Hurricane as Freighter Captain
Carnival as Sheriff
Front Page Woman as Joe a Policeman (uncredited)
The Headline Woman as Flanagan
The Farmer Takes a Wife as Townsman Show Fan

1934

Murder on the Blackboard as Bearded diner (Uncredited)
A Man's Game as Captain O'Hara
Among the Missing as Detective Rogers
Fugitive Lady as Rudy Davis
Gambling Lady as Sergeant at Bail Window (uncredited)
Two Alone as 2nd Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Chained as Max (uncredited)
The Human Side as Cop (uncredited)
Operator 13 as Gaston
The Merry Frinks as 1st Detective Sergeant (uncredited)
Manhattan Melodrama as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Sadie McKee as Second Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

1933

She Done Him Wrong as Dan's Pal (uncredited)
Humanity as Police Lt. Mike Farley
Hello, Sister! as Passerby at Apartment
Unknown Valley as Elder Crossett
College Humor as Creamery Worker
Duck Soup as Officer at Battle Headquarters (uncredited)
Queen Christina as Magnus' Rabble Rouser (uncredited)
Wild Boys of the Road as Policeman in Court (uncredited)
The Kennel Murder Case as Desk Sergeant Mellish (uncredited)
Mystery of the Wax Museum as Ambrose (Uncredited)
Made on Broadway as Police Inspector Burke
Hold Your Man as Police Sergeant at Reformatory (uncredited)
Bed of Roses as River Boat Purser (uncredited)

1932

Bird of Paradise as Capitaine Johnson
Under Eighteen as Cop (uncredited)
Air Mail as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Manhattan Tower as Mr. Ramsay
Lawyer Man as Court Policeman (uncredited)
Emma as Airport Official (uncredited)
Speed Madness as Bill Collector
Speed Demon as Runyan
The Death Kiss as Sergeant Hilliker
Silver Dollar as A miner
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain as Detective (uncredited)
Central Park as Barney Goodman (uncredited)
End of the Trail as Sergeant O'Brien

1931

Silence as Detective
24 Hours as Pat Healy
The Painted Desert as Bob Carson
Penrod and Sam as Mr. Williams (uncredited)
Poker Widows as Bill - Patsy's Husband
Kick In as Jack Diggs
Way Back Home as Income Tax Man (uncredited)
Blonde Crazy as Detective (uncredited)
Possessed as Campaign Rally Heckler (uncredited)
Laugh and Get Rich as Detective Flannery (uncredited)

1930

Midnight Daddies as Bridge Kibitzer
College Lovers as Coach Donovan
Soldiers and Women as Sgt. Conlon
Derelict as Captain Gregg
Top Speed as Sheriff
The Devil's Holiday as House Detective

1929

Navy Blues as Higgins
The Single Standard as The Pedestrian Masher (uncredited)
Close Harmony as Officer Kelly
Big News as O'Neill
The Flying Fleet as Shipwrecked Crewman (uncredited)
The New Half Back as Red Hennessy
The Leatherneck as Top Sergeant
Dynamite as Mine Foreman

1928

Top Sergeant Mulligan as Top Sgt. Mulligan
The Crash as Pat Regan
Just Married as Purser
The Toilers as Toby

1927

Let It Rain as Kelly (a gob)
Soft Cushions as The Police Judge
High School Hero as Mr. Greer

1926

That's My Baby as Dave Barton

1925

Marriage in Transit as Conspirator
Winds of Chance as Jack McCaskey
The Last Edition as Mike Fitzgerald
Havoc as Sergeant Major

1924

Through the Dark as Detective O'Leary
The Whipping Boss as The Whipping Boys
The Phantom Horseman as Jefferson Williams

1923

A Man of Action as Spike McNab
Going Up as John Gordon

1922

While Satan Sleeps as Red Barton
Ridin' Wild as Art Jordan
Deserted at the Altar as John Simpson (The Minister)
Don't Shoot as Buck Lindsay
The Unfoldment as Ted Packham
Second Hand Rose as Frankie 'Bull' Thompson

1921

Fifty Candles as Mark Drew
Ducks and Drakes as Colonel Tweed
Blind Hearts as John Thomas
The Home Stretch as Mr. Duffy

1920

Lahoma as Henry Gledware
She Couldn't Help It as Tom Dorgan
The False Road as Mike Wilson
Let's Be Fashionable as John Hammond

1919

23 1/2 Hours' Leave as Mess Sergeant

Writing

1927

Let It Rain as Screenplay
Let It Rain as Story
Soft Cushions as Writer

1926

1925