Acting · Buffalo, New York, USA · Born September 26, 1952
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.
MovieMegalopolis
2024
as Laughing Man
MovieThe Rizen: Possession
2019
as Extra
MovieRules Don't Apply
2016
as Tom
MovieMiss Meadows
2014
as Father Peter
Emit
2013
as Graydon Wofford
MovieLove's Christmas Journey
2011
as Mr. Peters
MovieWater for Elephants
2011
as Chaplain
TVHarry's Law
2011
as Joshua
TVRaising Hope
2010
as Doctor Walters
MovieCrazy Heart
2009
as Manager
MovieA Gunfighter's Pledge
2008
as Preacher
TVMad Men
2007
as Night Manager
MovieHidden Places
2006
as Mr. Jennings
TVEverybody Hates Chris
2005
as Boss
TVClose to Home
2005
as Fred Martins
MovieSilent Partner
2005
as Senator Banner
TVBoston Legal
2004
as Joe Gordon
MovieSeabiscuit
2003
as Car Customer
MovieAssassination Tango
2003
as Whitey
TVWithout a Trace
2002
as Dick Carver
MovieHey Arnold! The Movie
2002
as Marty Green / Riot Cop (voice)
MovieDon't Let Go
2002
as Wes
The Vampire Hunters Club
2001
as Jonathan White
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as George Anderson
M.Y.O.B.
2000
as Principal Turk
TVThe West Wing
1999
as Hartsfield's Landing Registrar of Voters
TVFamily Law
1999
TVCult Movies TV
1999
as Self
MoviePleasantville
1998
as Police Chief Dan
MovieTodd McFarlane's Spawn 2
1998
as Sam Burke
MovieBulworth
1998
as American Politics Director
MovieDon King: Only in America
1997
as Reporter 3
TVSpawn
1997
as Sam Burke (voice)
TVThe Practice
1997
as Crime Analyst Michael Hallbrenner
MovieThe Fumbleheads
1997
as Veteran Cop
MovieJourney Beneath the Sea
1996
as Rick (voice)
TVHey Arnold!
1996
as Hospital Orderly (voice)
TV7th Heaven
1996
as Pete
MoviePhenomenon
1996
as Pete the Cop
MovieAngus
1995
as Coach
MovieHere Come the Munsters
1995
as Maitre d'
TVER
1994
as Workman
TVDiagnosis: Murder
1993
as Man
MovieConeheads
1993
as Harv
MovieFalling Down
1993
as Detective Keene
TVLove & War
1992
as Husband
MovieThe Last Boy Scout
1991
as Garage Patrolman
MovieTalent for the Game
1991
as Ray Coffey
MovieDick Tracy
1990
as Pat Patton
MovieNew York Stories
1989
as Jimmy
MovieLet's Get Harry
1986
as Al King
MovieThe Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984
as Duck Hunter Bubba
Movie10 to Midnight
1983
as Jerry
MovieThe Sound of Murder
1982
Movie48 Hrs.
1982
as Vanzant
TVSt. Elsewhere
1982
as Lawyer
MovieCannery Row
1982
as Eddie
MoviePray TV
1982
as Fats
MovieThe Ambush Murders
1982
as Lambert
MovieLife on the Mississippi
1980
MovieBrubaker
1980
as Pinky
MovieThe Rose
1979
as Dealer
MovieApocalypse Now
1979
as Kilgore's Gunner
MovieIke
1979
as Corporal
TVIke
1979
as Corporal
MovieLove and Bullets
1979
as Doctor
TVRoots: The Next Generations
1979
as Night Dispatcher
TVThe Paper Chase
1978
as Willis Bell
MovieZero to Sixty
1978
as Girlie Bar Bartender
MovieNight Cries
1978
as Charlie
MovieUncle Joe Shannon
1978
as Jeels
MovieClose Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
as Radio Telescope Team
MovieSunshine Christmas
1977
as Hugh Bob
MovieIntimate Strangers
1977
as Rusty Fenton
MovieThree Days of the Condor
1975
as Store Clerk
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Mr. Ealer
