KEANE, James 1952–

(James S. Keane)

PERSONAL

Born September 26, 1952, in Buffalo, NY; son of Gerald Joseph and Anastasia Gertrude (maiden name, Dubey) Keane. Education: American Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduated, 1972.

Career:

Actor and voice performer.

Member:

American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Screen Actors Guild, Actors' Equity Association.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Store clerk, Three Days of the Condor, Paramount, 1975.

Member of radio telescope team, Close Encounters of the Third Kind (also known as CE3K, The Close Encounter of the Third Kind, and Watch the Skies), Columbia, 1977, other editions also released.

Bartender, Zero to Sixty, First Artists/Samuel Goldwyn, 1978.

Doctor, Love and Bullets, Associated Film Distributors, 1979.

Kilgore's gunner, Apocalypse Now, United Artists, 1979, revised edition released as Apocalypse Now Redux.

Sam, The Rose, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1979.

Pinky, Brubaker, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1980.

Eddie, Cannery Row (also known as John Steinbeck's Cannery Row), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1982.

Vanzant, 48 Hrs., Paramount, 1982.

The Sound of Murder, Warner Bros., 1982.

Jerry, 10 to Midnight, Cannon, 1983.

Duck hunter Bubba, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai across the 8th Dimension (also known as The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1984.

Al King, Let's Get Harry (also known as The Rescue), TriStar, 1986.

Jimmy, New York Stories, Buena Vista, 1989.

Pat Patton, Dick Tracy, Buena Vista, 1990.

Garage patrolman, The Last Boy Scout, Geffen Pictures, 1991.

Ray Coffey, Talent for the Game, Paramount, 1991.

Detective Keene, Falling Down (also known as Chute libre), Warner Bros., 1993.

Harv, Coneheads, Paramount, 1993.

Alcatraz guard, Murder in the First (also known as Muertre a Alcatraz), Warner Bros., 1995.

Coach, Angus (also known as Angus—Voll Cool), New Line Cinema, 1995.

Single Jim at bar, One Night Stand (also known as Before the Night), New Horizons, 1995.

Pete, Phenomenon, Buena Vista, 1996.

Voice of Rick, Journey beneath the Sea (animated), 1997.

American politics director, Bulworth, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1998.

Police chief Dan, Pleasantville (also known as Color of Heart), New Line Cinema, 1998.

Delbert, Bill's Gun Shop, Dangerous Films, 2001.

Jonathan White, The Vampire Hunters Club, Doodle Barnett Productions/Irena Belle Films, 2001.

Voices of Marty Green and riot police officer, Hey Arnold! The Movie (animated), Paramount, 2002.

Wes, Don't Let Go, Jimmy Ray Productions, 2002.

Whitey, Assassination Tango, United Artists, 2002.

Car customer, Seabiscuit, Universal, 2003.

Professor Staplejoy, The Low Budget Time Machine, Doodle Barnett Productions/Irena Belle Films, 2003.

Television Appearances; Series:

Willis Bell, The Paper Chase (also known as The Paper Chase: The Second Year, The Paper Chase: The Third Year, The Paper Chase: The Fourth Year, and The Paper Chase: The Graduation Year), CBS, 1978–79, Showtime, 1983–86.

Voice of Marty Green, Hey Arnold! (animated), Nickelodeon, 1996–2004.

Voices of Tony Twist/Sam Burke, Spawn (animated; also known as Spawn: The Animated Series, Spawn 2, Spawn 3: Ultimate Battle, and Todd McFarlane's Spawn), HBO, 1997–99.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Corporal, Ike, ABC, 1979.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Hugh Bob, Sunshine Christmas, NBC, 1977.

Intimate Strangers, ABC, 1977.

Charlie, Night Cries, ABC, 1978.

Fats, Pray TV (also known as Mixed Blessings), ABC, 1982.

Lambert, The Ambush Murders, CBS, 1982.

Maitre d', Here Come the Munsters, Fox, 1995.

Ray, Letter to My Killer, USA Network, 1995.

Second man, Runway One, [Great Britain], 1995.

Third reporter, Don King: Only in America, HBO, 1997.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Mr. Ealer, "Life on the Mississippi," Great Performances, PBS, 1980.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Shaw, "Mr. and Mrs. Who?," M*A*S*H, CBS, 1979.

Carl, "Harts under Glass," Hart to Hart, ABC, 1981.

"Legionnaires: Part 1," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1982.

James Sanders, "I Come on My Knees," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1986.

Morrie, "Little Saigon," Mancuso F.B.I., NBC, 1989.

Loud tourist, "A Blast from the Past," Designing Women, CBS, 1990.

First wild man, "Real, Scary Men," Designing Women, CBS, 1991.

Uncle Milt, "Chris vs. Donald," Get a Life, Fox, 1991.

Bunny man, "The Egg and I," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1993.

Man, "Lily," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1994.

Umpire, "Frank Buys an Island, Mike Pays the Price," Hardball, Fox, 1994.

Umpire, "The Rookie, the Batgirl, the Coach, and His Wife," Hardball, Fox, 1994.

Police officer, "Lucky Suit," Weird Science, USA Network, 1995.

Worker, "Welcome Back Carter!," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1995.

Burrito Buddy, "My Fair Miller," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1996.

Voice of hospital orderly, "Downtown as Fruits/Eugene's Bike," Hey Arnold! (animated), Nickelodeon, 1996.

Voice of Flaxson, "Tears of a Clone," Spicy City (animated), HBO, 1997.

Voice of Lem, "An Eye for an Eye," Spicy City (animated), HBO, 1997.

(As James S. Keane) "Alternate World," Timecop, ABC, 1998.

"The Christmas Star" (also known as "The Heart of Christmas"), Chicken Soup for the Soul, PAX TV, 1999.

Pete, "Broke," 7th Heaven, The WB, 2000.

Principal Turk, "Bad Seed," M.Y.O.B. (also known as Mind Your Own Business), NBC, 2000.

Judge Alvin Singer, "Security," Family Law, CBS, 2001.

Pete, "One Hundred," 7th Heaven, The WB, 2001.

Pete, "Worked" (also known as "Work"), 7th Heaven, The WB, 2001.

Michael Hallbrenner, "Of Thee I Sing," The Practice, ABC, 2002.

Noel Thomas, "Guns and Hoses," NYPD Blue, ABC, 2002.

Registrar of voters, "Hartsfield's Landing," The West Wing, NBC, 2002.

Mr. Loman, "Spontaneous Combustion," Becker, CBS, 2003.

Pete, "Angel," 7th Heaven, The WB, 2004.

Appeared in "A Wing and a Prayer," an unaired episode of The Court, ABC.