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

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2010
The West Wing
2002
Diagnosis: Murder
1994
ER
1995
The Practice
2002
Mad Men
2007
Without a Trace
2007
Great Performances
1980
Boston Legal
2007
St. Elsewhere
1982
Hey Arnold!
1996
Everybody Hates Chris
2005

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
82
2024
Megalopolis
as Laughing Man
2019
The Rizen: Possession
as Extra
2016
Rules Don't Apply
as Tom
2014
Miss Meadows
as Father Peter
2013
Emit
as Graydon Wofford
2013
Raising Hope
as Doctor Walters
2012
Harry's Law
as Joshua
2011
Water for Elephants
as Chaplain
2011
Love's Christmas Journey
as Mr. Peters
2010
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as George Anderson
2009
Crazy Heart
as Manager
2009
For Sale by Owner
as Loman
2008
A Gunfighter's Pledge
as Preacher
2007
Mad Men
as Night Manager
2007
Without a Trace
as Dick Carver
2007
Boston Legal
as Joe Gordon
2006
Hidden Places
as Mr. Jennings
2005
Silent Partner
as Senator Banner
2005
Everybody Hates Chris
as Boss
2005
Close to Home
as Fred Martins
2003
Assassination Tango
as Whitey
2003
Seabiscuit
as Car Customer
2002
Don't Let Go
as Wes
2002
Hey Arnold! The Movie
as Marty Green / Riot Cop (voice)
2002
The West Wing
as Hartsfield's Landing Registrar of Voters
2002
The Practice
as Crime Analyst Michael Hallbrenner
2001
The Vampire Hunters Club
as Jonathan White
2001
Family Law
2000
M.Y.O.B.
as Principal Turk
2000
7th Heaven
as Pete
1999
Cult Movies TV
as Self
1998
Bulworth
as American Politics Director
1998
Pleasantville
as Police Chief Dan
1998
Todd McFarlane's Spawn: Season 2
as Sam Burke
1997
The Fumbleheads
as Veteran Cop
1997
Don King: Only in America
as Reporter 3
1997
Spawn
as Sam Burke (voice)
1997
Hey Arnold!
as Mr. Green / EBN Announcer (voice)
1997
Hey Arnold!
as Mr. Green / Judge (voice)
1996
Phenomenon
as Pete the Cop
1996
Journey Beneath the Sea
as Rick (voice)
1996
Hey Arnold!
as Hospital Orderly (voice)
1996
Hey Arnold!
as Mr. Green (voice)
1996
Hey Arnold!
as Mr. Green (voice; uncredited)
1995
Here Come the Munsters
as Maitre d'
1995
Angus
as Coach
1995
ER
as Workman
1994
Diagnosis: Murder
as Man
1994
Love & War
as Husband
1993
Coneheads
as Harv
1993
Falling Down
as Detective Keene
1991
The Last Boy Scout
as Garage Patrolman
1991
Talent for the Game
as Ray Coffey
1990
Dick Tracy
as Pat Patton
1989
New York Stories
as Jimmy
1989
Mancuso, F.B.I.
as Morrie
1986
Let's Get Harry
as Al King
1984
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
as Duck Hunter Bubba
1983
10 to Midnight
as Jerry
1982
48 Hrs.
as Vanzant
1982
Cannery Row
as Eddie
1982
The Ambush Murders
as Lambert
1982
The Sound of Murder
1982
Pray TV
as Fats
1982
St. Elsewhere
as Lawyer
1980
Life on the Mississippi
1980
Brubaker
as Pinky
1980
Great Performances
as Mr. Ealer
1979
Ike
as Corporal
1979
Apocalypse Now
as Kilgore's Gunner
1979
Love and Bullets
as Doctor
1979
The Rose
as Dealer
1979
Roots: The Next Generations
as Night Dispatcher
1979
Ike
as Corporal
1978
Uncle Joe Shannon
as Jeels
1978
Zero to Sixty
as Girlie Bar Bartender
1978
Night Cries
as Charlie
1978
The Paper Chase
as Willis Bell
1977
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
as Radio Telescope Team
1977
Sunshine Christmas
as Hugh Bob
1977
Intimate Strangers
as Rusty Fenton
1975
Three Days of the Condor
as Store Clerk