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James Keane

Actor

James Keane

Acting
1975 — present · 21 films
Born
26 September 1952 · age 73
From
Buffalo, New York, USA

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.

Career Signature

How James Keane’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.

crowd-pleaser
heavy emotional
bittersweet
kinetic urgency
urban alienation

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every acted-in film.

Tonal kin

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Filmography

Miss Meadows

2014

Water for Elephants

2011

Crazy Heart

2009

Seabiscuit

2003

Hey Arnold! The Movie

2002

Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2

1998

Phenomenon

1996

Angus

1995

Coneheads

1993

Falling Down

1993

Dick Tracy

1990

New York Stories

1989

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

1984

10 to Midnight

1983

48 Hrs.

1982

Cannery Row

1982

Brubaker

1980

Apocalypse Now

1979

The Rose

1979

Love and Bullets

1979

Three Days of the Condor

1975