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Wade Boteler

Acting Born Oct 2, 1888 Died May 7, 1943 Santa Ana, California, USA 324 credits
324
Total Credits
1944
25 Years Career Span
14
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Wade Boteler works in acting. Born October 2, 1888 in Santa Ana, California, USA. Died May 7, 1943. Archytele lists 324 screen credits below. A full profile for this page is being written and will appear here once verified against sources.

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Known for

Film

His Girl Friday

as Mike (uncredited)

Kangxi Dynasty

as Policeman (uncredited)

Isa TK+

as New York Policeman (uncredited)

Blossom

as Police Captain

O Sétimo Guardião

as Bartender
Film

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

as Family Man (uncredited)

Mistresses

as Mr. Wright (uncredited)

The Borgias

as Turnkey (Uncredited)

Sweetpea

as Cop (uncredited)

Velvet

as Detective Humphries
Film

Duck Soup

as Officer at Battle Headquarters (uncredited)

Hello Kitty and Friends Supercute Adventures

as Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Frequent co-stars

Groucho Marx 1 shared title
Harpo Marx 1 shared title
Chico Marx 1 shared title
Zeppo Marx 1 shared title
Margaret Dumont 1 shared title
Raquel Torres 1 shared title
Louis Calhern 1 shared title
Edmund Breese 1 shared title
Leonid Kinskey 1 shared title
Charles Middleton 1 shared title

Career timeline

The Last Ride
Hit the IceThe Amazing Mrs. HollidayIt Ain't HayKeep 'Em SluggingFired Wife
Mississippi GamblerI Married a WitchThe Forest RangersBlue, White and PerfectGentleman Jim
Ride 'Em CowboyMen of Boys TownI Wake Up ScreamingThe Strawberry BlondeFootsteps in the Dark
His Girl FridayA Volta do Besouro VerdeDance, Girl, DanceKnute Rockne All AmericanCity for Conquest
Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonThe Roaring TwentiesThe Oklahoma KidThe Adventures of Huckleberry FinnInvisible Stripes
In Old ChicagoThe Amazing Dr. ClitterhouseA Slight Case of MurderValley of the GiantsTopper Takes a Trip
A Star Is BornCaptains CourageousParnellDead EndYou Only Live Once
The Walking DeadThe Return of Jimmy ValentineThe Bride Walks OutHere Comes TroubleCharlie Chan at the Circus
Captain HurricaneCall of the WildFrecklesThe Gay DeceptionFront Page Woman
Queen ChristinaOperator 13Fugitive LadyManhattan MelodramaChained
Hello, Everybody!Duck SoupHello, Sister!Mystery of the Wax MuseumWild Boys of the Road
Under EighteenBird of ParadiseEmmaCentral ParkThe Trial of Vivienne Ware
PossessedPoker WidowsWay Back HomeThe Painted DesertBlonde Crazy
College LoversThe Devil's HolidaySoldiers and WomenThe Way of All MenDerelict
Navy BluesThe Single StandardThe Flying FleetDynamiteBig News
A Woman Against the WorldJust MarriedThe CrashLet 'Er Go GallegherThe Baby Cyclone
Soft CushionsSoft Cushions · WriterLet It RainLet It Rain · StoryLet It Rain · Screenplay
Hold That Lion!That's My BabyThat's My Baby · Story
Winds of ChanceThe Last EditionMarriage in TransitSeven Keys to BaldpateSeven Keys to Baldpate · Screenplay
The Whipping BossThe Phantom HorsemanThrough the Dark
The Social BuccaneerAlias the Night WindAround the World in 18 DaysGoing UpA Man of Action
Ridin' WildSecond Hand RoseThrough a Glass WindowThe Woman's SideDeserted at the Altar
Ducks and DrakesOne Man in a MillionBlind HeartsThe Home StretchFifty Candles
LahomaAn Old Fashioned BoyWater, Water, EverywhereThe Cup of FuryThe False Road
Crooked StraightA Very Good Young Man23 1/2 Hours' Leave

Full Filmography

324 titles
  • The Last Ride (1944) as Police Chief Delaney
  • Hit the Ice (1943) as Train Conductor #2 (uncredited)
  • The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943)
  • It Ain't Hay (1943) as Reilly
  • Keep 'Em Slugging (1943) as Police Sergeant
  • Fired Wife (1943) as Rafferty
  • Find the Blackmailer (1943) as Detective Lieutenant Cramer
  • Mississippi Gambler (1942) as Eric Brandon - New York Newspaper Editor
  • I Married a Witch (1942)
  • The Forest Rangers (1942) as Sheriff (uncredited)
  • Blue, White and Perfect (1942) as Judge
  • Gentleman Jim (1942) as Policeman (uncredited)
  • My Favorite Blonde (1942) as Conductor (uncredited)
  • The Hidden Hand (1942) as Sheriff Selby (uncredited)
  • Butch Minds the Baby (1942) as Policeman (uncredited)
  • The Man in the Trunk (1942) as Prison Warden (uncredited)
  • Bombay Clipper (1942) as Christopher Ruggles
  • The Secret Code (1942) as Police Chief Burns
  • Don Winslow of the Navy (1942) as Mike Splendor
  • Escape from Crime (1942) as Lieutenant 'Biff' Malone
  • The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942) as Warden Carl Jones
  • Jackass Mail (1942) as Doctor
  • Fly By Night (1942) as O'Brien (Uncredited)
  • Eyes of the Underworld (1942) as Sgt. Clancy
  • Timber! (1942) as Dan Crowley
  • I Was Framed (1942) as Ben Belden
  • Between Us Girls (1942) as Policeman (uncredited)
  • Get Hep to Love (1942) as Stacey
  • Moonlight in Havana (1942) as Joe Clark
  • Ride 'Em Cowboy (1941) as Rodeo Manager (uncredited)
  • Men of Boys Town (1941) as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
  • I Wake Up Screaming (1941) as Detective (uncredited)
  • The Strawberry Blonde (1941) as Warden (uncredited)
  • Footsteps in the Dark (1941) as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
  • Love Crazy (1941) as Head Private Investigator (uncredited)
  • It Started with Eve (1941) as Harry - Newspaper Editor
  • Pacific Blackout (1941) as Cop
  • The Body Disappears (1941) as Inspector Deming
  • The Singing Hill (1941) as Pop Sloan
  • A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941) as Attendant at Marriage Bureau (uncredited)
  • The Lady from Cheyenne (1941) as Turk
  • Bad Men of Missouri (1941) as Sedalia Sheriff
  • Kathleen (1941) as Policeman
  • Highway West (1941) as Sheriff (uncredited)
  • Strange Alibi (1941) as Capt. Allen
  • Robin Hood of the Pecos (1941) as General Wright (uncredited)
  • Where Did You Get That Girl? (1941) as Connolly
  • His Girl Friday (1940) as Mike (uncredited)
  • A Volta do Besouro Verde (1940) as Michael Axford
  • Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) as Policeman (uncredited)
  • Knute Rockne All American (1940) as Trainer (uncredited)
  • City for Conquest (1940) as New York Policeman (uncredited)
  • Hot Steel (1940) as Joe Farley
  • Young Tom Edison (1940) as Si Weaver
  • The Green Hornet (1940) as Michael Axford
  • The Howards of Virginia (1940) as Uncle Reuben
  • Brother Rat and a Baby (1940) as Police Captain
  • Three Faces West (1940) as Mr. Harris, Department of Agriculture Official
  • 'Til We Meet Again (1940) as Captain Stoddard
  • Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940) as Honolulu Police Chief
  • Women in Hiding (1940) as Mr. Pelton (uncredited)
  • My Little Chickadee (1940) as Leading Citizen (uncredited)
  • We Who Are Young (1940) as Policeman at Digging Site (uncredited)
  • Castle on the Hudson (1940) as Principal Keeper
  • Gaucho Serenade (1940) as Rancher
  • Emergency Squad (1940) as Workman
  • Love Thy Neighbor (1940) as Policeman at Dock
  • Under Texas Skies (1940) as Sheriff Brooke
  • The Way of All Flesh (1940) as Policeman
  • The Leather Pushers (1940) as Fight Commissioner Dunlap
  • Spring Parade (1940) as Sergeant
  • Know Your Money (1940) as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
  • Young Buffalo Bill (1940) as Colonel Joseph Calhoun
  • High School (1940) as McDonald
  • Double Alibi (1940) as Bartender
  • Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me! (1940) as Policeman (uncredited)
  • Ski Patrol (1940) as German Olympics Spokesman
  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) as Family Man (uncredited)
  • The Roaring Twenties (1939) as Policeman in Speakeasy (uncredited)
  • The Oklahoma Kid (1939) as Sheriff
  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939) as First Riverboat Captain (uncredited)
  • Invisible Stripes (1939) as Policeman Outside Garage (uncredited)
  • When Tomorrow Comes (1939) as Policeman at Pier (uncredited)
  • They Shall Have Music (1939) as Bill - Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
  • Thunder Afloat (1939) as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
  • On Your Toes (1939) as Second Policeman
  • Buck Rogers (1939) as Prof. Wade
  • Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939) as Guest
  • The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939) as Policeman in Central Park (uncredited)
  • Sergeant Madden (1939) as Police Lt. Niles
  • Blackwell's Island (1939) as Captain Pedersen
  • Dust Be My Destiny (1939) as Sergeant (uncredited)
  • Blackmail (1939) as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
  • Rulers of the Sea (1939) as Mr. Brown (Uncredited)
  • Blondie Takes a Vacation (1939) as Engineer (uncredited)
  • Days of Jesse James (1939) as Dr. R.S. Samuels
  • Bad Little Angel (1939) as Policeman (uncredited)
  • Off the Record (1939) as Dupty (uncredited)
  • Everything's on Ice (1939) as White
  • Sabotage (1939) as Cop
  • Code of the Streets (1939) as Reception Guard
  • Southward Ho! (1939) as Colonel Denby
  • Television Spy (1939) as Police Sergeant
  • The Mysterious Miss X (1939) as Police Chief T. J. McDougal
  • Missing Daughters (1939) as Captain McGraw
  • News Is Made at Night (1939) as Warden
  • Chicken Wagon Family (1939) as Policeman
  • Dog Daze (1939) as Precinct Officer Riley
  • Ambush (1939) as Bank Guard Riley
  • East Side of Heaven (1939) as Detective (uncredited)
  • In Old Chicago (1938) as Police Officer
  • The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) as Captain MacLevy (uncredited)
  • A Slight Case of Murder (1938) as First Policeman (uncredited)
  • Valley of the Giants (1938) as Joe Lorimer
  • Topper Takes a Trip (1938) as Police Sergeant in Bank (uncredited)
  • Professor Beware (1938) as Officer in Court
  • Dangerous to Know (1938) as Policeman in Brandon’s Office (uncredited)
  • The Rage of Paris (1938) as Mr. Wright (uncredited)
  • Mannequin (1938) as Turnkey (Uncredited)
  • Girls on Probation (1938) as Policeman in Car
  • One Wild Night (1938) as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
  • Billy The Kid Returns (1938) as Sheriff Pat Garrett
  • Red Barry (1938) as Inspector Scott
  • Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus (1938) as Murphy
  • Change of Heart (1938) as Policeman
  • Little Miss Roughneck (1938) as Police Inspector Carr
  • The Marines Are Here (1938) as Sergeant Foster
  • Captain Kidd's Treasure (1938) as Captain of Modern-day Expedition (uncredited)
  • Youth Takes a Fling (1938) as Tugboat Captain
  • A Star Is Born (1937) as Santa Anita Cop (uncredited)
  • Captains Courageous (1937) as Skipper of Blue Gill (uncredited)
  • Parnell (1937) as Irish Cop
  • Dead End (1937) as Policeman at Killing (uncredited)
  • You Only Live Once (1937) as Pat - Policeman with Package (uncredited)
  • Find the Witness (1937) as Inspector Collins
  • Love Is News (1937) as Cop (uncredited)
  • Wells Fargo (1937) as Ship Captain
  • Jim Hanvey, Detective (1937) as Davis
  • Youth on Parole (1937) as Mr. Blair
  • 52nd Street (1937) as Butler
  • The Bad Man of Brimstone (1937) as Mr. Grant
  • Hold 'Em Navy (1937) as O'Brien - Guard
  • It Happened in Hollywood (1937) as Patrolman
  • Border Cafe (1937) as Jailer (uncredited)
  • A Fight to the Finish (1937) as A. K. McDonald
  • You're a Sweetheart (1937) as Cop (uncredited)
  • It Can't Last Forever (1937) as Police Captain Rorty
  • Borrowing Trouble (1937) as Police Sergeant Callahan
  • The Frame-Up (1937) as Capt. Donovan
  • The Great Hospital Mystery (1937) as Det. Lt. Mattoon
  • The Walking Dead (1936) as Cellist's Guard (uncredited)
  • The Return of Jimmy Valentine (1936) as Red Dolan
  • The Bride Walks Out (1936) as Field Chief of Alliance Engineering Corp.
  • Here Comes Trouble (1936) as Detective Lieutenant
  • Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936) as Lt. Macy
  • Riffraff (1936) as Bert
  • The Big Game (1936) as Kidnap Henchman
  • High Tension (1936) as Man at Oxygen Tent
  • Sinner Take All (1936) as Irish Patrolman (uncredited)
  • The President's Mystery (1936) as Floyd, the sheriff
  • Exclusive Story (1936) as O'Neil
  • The Mandarin Mystery (1936) as Inspector Queen
  • Human Cargo (1936) as Bob McSweeney
  • Country Gentlemen (1936) as First Deputy
  • Shakedown (1936) as Captain of Detectives
  • Alibi for Murder (1936) as Conroy
  • Captain Hurricane (1935) as Freighter Captain
  • Call of the Wild (1935) as First Miner in Dawson (uncredited)
  • Freckles (1935) as Butch
  • The Gay Deception (1935) as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
  • Front Page Woman (1935) as Joe a Policeman (uncredited)
  • The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935) as Townsman Show Fan
  • Frisco Kid (1935) as Receiver of Shanghaied Men (uncredited)
  • Bordertown (1935) as Man Wanting to Buy Roark's Casino
  • Whipsaw (1935) as Detective Humphries
  • The Goose and the Gander (1935) as Hotel Detective Sprague
  • The Leather Necker (1935) as Sergeant Donegan
  • Diamond Jim (1935) as Mill Foreman
  • The Three Musketeers (1935) as Peylerand
  • Reckless (1935) as Policeman Re-arresting Mona (uncredited)
  • The Headline Woman (1935) as Flanagan
  • Cheers of the Crowd (1935) as Dan O'Reilly
  • Goin' to Town (1935) as Ranch foreman
  • O'Shaughnessy's Boy (1935) as Callahan
  • Music Is Magic (1935) as Streetcar Inspector (uncredited)
  • Carnival (1935) as Sheriff
  • Streamline Express (1935)
  • Baby Face Harrington (1935) as Glynn
  • Ginger (1935) as Murphy (uncredited)
  • Melody Trail (1935) as Timothy T. Thomas
  • Helldorado (1935) as Gas Station Attendant
  • Queen Christina (1934) as Magnus' Rabble Rouser (uncredited)
  • Operator 13 (1934) as Gaston
  • Fugitive Lady (1934) as Rudy Davis
  • Manhattan Melodrama (1934) as Prison Guard (uncredited)
  • Chained (1934) as Max (uncredited)
  • Murder on the Blackboard (1934) as Bearded Diner (Uncredited)
  • The Merry Frinks (1934) as 1st Detective Sergeant (uncredited)
  • Gambling Lady (1934) as Sergeant at Bail Window (uncredited)
  • The Richest Girl in the World (1934) as Jim Franey
  • Sadie McKee (1934) as Second Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
  • A Man's Game (1934) as Captain O'Hara
  • Among the Missing (1934) as Detective Rogers
  • The Human Side (1934) as Cop (uncredited)
  • Two Alone (1934) as 2nd Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
  • Charlie Chan's Courage (1934) as Bliss
  • Melody in Spring (1934) as Anton
  • A Very Honorable Guy (1934) as Guard
  • Hello, Everybody! (1933) as Parker
  • Duck Soup (1933) as Officer at Battle Headquarters (uncredited)
  • Hello, Sister! (1933) as Passerby at Apartment
  • Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) as Ambrose (Uncredited)
  • Wild Boys of the Road (1933) as Policeman in Court (uncredited)
  • The Kennel Murder Case (1933) as Desk Sergeant Mellish (uncredited)
  • Bed of Roses (1933) as River Boat Purser (uncredited)
  • College Humor (1933) as Creamery Worker
  • She Done Him Wrong (1933) as Dan's Pal (uncredited)
  • Advice to the Lovelorn (1933)
  • Hold Your Man (1933) as Police Sergeant at Reformatory (uncredited)
  • King for a Night (1933) as McCue
  • Made on Broadway (1933) as Police Inspector Burke
  • Unknown Valley (1933) as Elder Crossett
  • Humanity (1933) as Police Lt. Mike Farley
  • Under Eighteen (1932) as Cop (uncredited)
  • Bird of Paradise (1932) as Capitaine Johnson
  • Emma (1932) as Airport Official (uncredited)
  • Central Park (1932) as Barney Goodman (uncredited)
  • The Trial of Vivienne Ware (1932) as Cop (uncredited)
  • Air Mail (1932) as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
  • The Strange Love of Molly Louvain (1932) as Detective (uncredited)
  • Silver Dollar (1932) as A miner
  • Lawyer Man (1932) as Court Policeman (uncredited)
  • The Death Kiss (1932) as Sergeant Hilliker
  • Manhattan Tower (1932) as Mr. Ramsay
  • Fireman, Save My Child (1932) as Policeman
  • Speed Madness (1932) as Bill Collector
  • Speed Demon (1932) as Runyan
  • End of the Trail (1932) as Sergeant O'Brien
  • Come on Danger! (1932) as Tex
  • Possessed (1931) as 'Answer That One' Heckler (uncredited)
  • Poker Widows (1931) as Bill - Patsy's Husband
  • Way Back Home (1931) as Income Tax Man (uncredited)
  • The Painted Desert (1931) as Bob Carson
  • Blonde Crazy (1931) as Detective (uncredited)
  • Laugh and Get Rich (1931) as Detective Flannery (uncredited)
  • The Fainting Lover (1931) as Bert
  • Beyond Victory (1931)
  • Local Boy Makes Good (1931) as Doc
  • 24 Hours (1931) as Pat Healy
  • Penrod and Sam (1931) as Mr. Williams (uncredited)
  • Kick In (1931) as Jack Diggs
  • Silence (1931) as Detective
  • College Lovers (1930) as Coach Donovan
  • The Devil's Holiday (1930) as House Detective
  • Soldiers and Women (1930) as Sgt. Conlon
  • The Way of All Men (1930) as Charlie
  • Derelict (1930) as Captain Gregg
  • Top Speed (1930) as Sheriff
  • Midnight Daddies (1930) as Bridge Kibitzer
  • Navy Blues (1929) as Higgins
  • The Single Standard (1929) as The Pedestrian Masher (uncredited)
  • The Flying Fleet (1929) as Shipwrecked Crewman (uncredited)
  • Dynamite (1929) as Mine Foreman
  • Big News (1929) as O'Neill
  • The Leatherneck (1929) as Top Sergeant
  • Close Harmony (1929) as Officer Kelly
  • The New Half Back (1929) as Red Hennessy
  • A Woman Against the World (1928) as Jim Barnes, Chauffeur
  • Just Married (1928) as Purser
  • The Crash (1928) as Pat Regan
  • Let 'Er Go Gallegher (1928) as McGinty
  • The Baby Cyclone (1928) as Bill
  • The Toilers (1928) as Toby
  • Sporting Goods (1928) as Regan
  • Top Sergeant Mulligan (1928) as Top Sgt. Mulligan
  • All for Nothing (1928)
  • Soft Cushions (1927) as The Police Judge
  • Soft Cushions (1927) Writer
  • Let It Rain (1927) as Kelly (a gob)
  • Let It Rain (1927) Story
  • Let It Rain (1927) Screenplay
  • High School Hero (1927) as Mr. Greer
  • Hold That Lion! (1926) as Andrew MacTavish
  • That's My Baby (1926) as Dave Barton
  • That's My Baby (1926) Story
  • Winds of Chance (1925) as Jack McCaskey
  • The Last Edition (1925) as Mike Fitzgerald
  • Marriage in Transit (1925) as Conspirator
  • Seven Keys to Baldpate (1925)
  • Seven Keys to Baldpate (1925) Screenplay
  • Havoc (1925) as Sergeant Major
  • The Whipping Boss (1924) as The Whipping Boys
  • The Phantom Horseman (1924) as Jefferson Williams
  • Through the Dark (1924) as Detective O'Leary
  • The Social Buccaneer (1923) as Madison Ames
  • Alias the Night Wind (1923) as Thomas Clancy
  • Around the World in 18 Days (1923) as Wallace J. Brenton
  • Going Up (1923) as John Gordon
  • A Man of Action (1923) as Spike McNab
  • Ridin' Wild (1922) as Art Jordan
  • Second Hand Rose (1922) as Frankie 'Bull' Thompson
  • Through a Glass Window (1922) as Hartigan
  • The Woman's Side (1922) as 'Big Bob' Masters
  • Deserted at the Altar (1922) as John Simpson (The Minister)
  • At the Sign of the Jack'O Lantern (1922) as Dick
  • Don't Shoot (1922) as Buck Lindsay
  • While Satan Sleeps (1922) as Red Barton
  • The Great Night (1922) as Jack Denton
  • The Unfoldment (1922) as Ted Packham
  • Ducks and Drakes (1921) as Colonel Tweed
  • One Man in a Million (1921) as Immigration Inspector
  • Blind Hearts (1921) as John Thomas
  • The Home Stretch (1921) as Mr. Duffy
  • Fifty Candles (1921) as Mark Drew
  • Lahoma (1920) as Henry Gledware
  • An Old Fashioned Boy (1920) as Herbert
  • Water, Water, Everywhere (1920) as Ben Morgan
  • The Cup of Fury (1920) as Larry
  • The False Road (1920) as Mike Wilson
  • She Couldn't Help It (1920) as Tom Dorgan
  • Let's Be Fashionable (1920) as John Hammond
  • Crooked Straight (1919) as Spark Nelson
  • A Very Good Young Man (1919) as Tom Hurley
  • 23 1/2 Hours' Leave (1919) as Mess Sergeant

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What movies or TV shows is Wade Boteler best known for?

Wade Boteler is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including His Girl Friday (1940), Kangxi Dynasty (2001), Isa TK+ (2009), Blossom (2024).

When and where was Wade Boteler born?

Wade Boteler was born on October 2, 1888 in Santa Ana, California, USA. They passed away on May 7, 1943.

How many credits does Wade Boteler have?

Wade Boteler has accumulated over 324 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1920 to 1944.

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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 Voi...