Ed Keane

Ed Keane (エド・キーン, Edo kīn, April 17, 1913; Quebec, Canada - November 19, 1986; Chicago, Illinois {age 73} ) is a Canadian-born American actor who starred in many Japanese films as a police chief, criminal mastermind, and mafia boss. Sometimes he appeared in American movies. His Americanization name was Edwin Melvin Keane. 
== Career ==
Born in Quebec to a French immigrant family, Keane study agriculture at the Ste-Foy Elementary School. In 1920, the family moved to Custer, South Dakota after their plantations are failing.As Keane attended at Custer High School, he joined the stage club and made his first appearance on stage in many William Shakespeare's plays. When he was 18, Keane joined the Rapid City Journal where he delivery newspapers around the neighborhood after graduation high school. In 1937, Keane moved to Chicago and attended the University of Chicago, to which he got an acting degree. 
After finishing up at the university, Keane met Hilary Evelyn (1918-2004), an artist and latter a professional painter. The two married in 1942 and had two children, Duncan (1944-) & Claire (1946-). In 1946, Keane land a job at Universal Pictures and the family moved to New York where Keane became an actor for 16 films. Then in 1950, Keane Family visits Japan on a vacation when Toho producer Tomoyuki Tanaka met him and cast as a foreigner. From 1957 to 1969, Keane appered in many films for other studios like Toei, Toho and Shochiku. After they moved back to the state in 1971, Keane continued acting for other projects until retiring in 1974. 
During the 1970s and 80s, Keane would do some hobbies like fishing with his son, camp outside of the house and wrote stories. Keane passed away in 1986 from myocardial infarction. He is survived by his children. 
== Films ==
* All films on IMDB