
James Keane
Known for Acting · 74 credits
- Born
- 1952-09-26 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (24)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as George Anderson

ER
1994
as Workman

The West Wing
1999
as Hartsfield's Landing Registrar of Voters

Without a Trace
2002
as Dick Carver

Mad Men
2007
as Night Manager

Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Man

Boston Legal
2004
as Joe Gordon

The Practice
1997
as Crime Analyst Michael Hallbrenner

Great Performances
1971
as Mr. Ealer

St. Elsewhere
1982
as Lawyer

Hey Arnold!
1996
as Mr. Green (voice) / Hospital Orderly (voice) / Mr. Green (voice; uncredited) / Mr. Green / EBN Announcer (voice) / Mr. Green / Judge (voice)

Everybody Hates Chris
2005
as Boss

Close to Home
2005
as Fred Martins

7th Heaven
1996
as Pete

Raising Hope
2010
as Doctor Walters

Family Law
1999

Harry's Law
2011
as Joshua

Love & War
1992
as Husband

The Paper Chase
1978
as Willis Bell

Spawn
1997
as Sam Burke (voice)

Roots: The Next Generations
1979
as Night Dispatcher

Ike
1979
as Corporal
M.Y.O.B.
2000
as Principal Turk

Cult Movies TV
1999
as Self
Movies (50)

Apocalypse Now
1979
as Kilgore's Gunner

Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
as Radio Telescope Team

Falling Down
1993
as Detective Keene

Megalopolis
2024
as Laughing Man

Three Days of the Condor
1975
as Store Clerk

The Last Boy Scout
1991
as Garage Patrolman

48 Hrs.
1982
as Vanzant

Coneheads
1993
as Harv

Phenomenon
1996
as Pete the Cop

Pleasantville
1998
as Police Chief Dan

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984
as Duck Hunter Bubba

Dick Tracy
1990
as Pat Patton

Seabiscuit
2003
as Car Customer

Assassination Tango
2003
as Whitey

Crazy Heart
2009
as Manager

Water for Elephants
2011
as Chaplain

Brubaker
1980
as Pinky

10 to Midnight
1983
as Jerry

Rules Don't Apply
2016
as Tom

New York Stories
1989
as Jimmy

Bulworth
1998
as American Politics Director

Miss Meadows
2014
as Father Peter

Angus
1995
as Coach

Hey Arnold! The Movie
2002
as Marty Green / Riot Cop (voice)

The Rose
1979
as Dealer

Let's Get Harry
1986
as Al King

Love's Christmas Journey
2011
as Mr. Peters

Love and Bullets
1979
as Doctor

Ike
1979
as Corporal

Here Come the Munsters
1995
as Maitre d'

Silent Partner
2005
as Senator Banner

Cannery Row
1982
as Eddie

The Ambush Murders
1982
as Lambert

Pray TV
1982
as Fats

Intimate Strangers
1977
as Rusty Fenton

A Gunfighter's Pledge
2008
as Preacher

Talent for the Game
1991
as Ray Coffey

Night Cries
1978
as Charlie

Uncle Joe Shannon
1978
as Jeels

The Fumbleheads
1997
as Veteran Cop

The Rizen: Possession
2019
as Extra

Zero to Sixty
1978
as Girlie Bar Bartender

Sunshine Christmas
1977
as Hugh Bob

Life on the Mississippi
1980

Don't Let Go
2002
as Wes
The Vampire Hunters Club
2001
as Jonathan White

The Sound of Murder
1982

Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2
1998
as Sam Burke

Journey Beneath the Sea
1996
as Rick (voice)
Emit
2013
as Graydon Wofford
About James Keane
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. With 74 credits spanning from 1971 to 2024, James Keane has appeared in 50 films and 24 TV shows.
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Most Popular James Keane Movies
- Apocalypse Now (1979) — as Kilgore's Gunner
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) — as Radio Telescope Team
- Falling Down (1993) — as Detective Keene
- Megalopolis (2024) — as Laughing Man
- Three Days of the Condor (1975) — as Store Clerk
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