[1] He was the third actor named Robert McWade, after his father and grandfather.

[2] In 1902, McWade debuted on stage with the Murray Hill Stock Company.

[2] From 1903 to 1927, he appeared in at least 38 Broadway productions, his last being Devil In The Cheese (1926),[3] with Bela Lugosi and Fredric March.

McWade also appeared in 83 films between 1924 and 1938, for example 42nd Street with Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler (1933).

[2] On January 19, 1938, McWade died of heart disease in Culver City, California, at age 65.