Edwin Maxwell
Actor (1886-1948) · Ireland · On the map · Actors · Died at 62
Edwin Maxwell was an Irish character actor in Hollywood movies of the 1930s and 1940s, frequently cast as businessmen and shysters, though often ones with a pompous or dignified bearing. Prior to that, he was an actor on the Broadway stage and a director of plays.
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1948Died13 August 19481944
Since You Went AwayFilm, Businessman in Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)1943
Heaven Can WaitFilm, Doctor (uncredited)1941
Blossoms in the DustFilm, City Councilman1940
Brigham YoungFilm, 2nd Mob Leader1939
Drums Along the MohawkFilm, Rev. Daniel Gros1938
You Can't Take It with YouFilm, Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)1937
A Star Is BornFilm, Vocal Coach (uncredited)1936
Big Brown EyesFilm, Newspaper Editor1935
'G' MenFilm, Joseph Kratz (uncredited)1934
CleopatraFilm, Casca1933
Dinner at EightFilm, Mr. Fitch1932
American MadnessFilm, Clark (uncredited)
Grand HotelFilm, 1932Dr. Waitz1930
All Quiet on the Western FrontFilm, Herr Bäumer (uncredited)1886Born9 February 1886
Since You Went AwayFilm, Businessman in Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)1943Heaven Can WaitFilm, Doctor (uncredited)1941Blossoms in the DustFilm, City Councilman1940Brigham YoungFilm, 2nd Mob Leader1939Drums Along the MohawkFilm, Rev. Daniel Gros1938You Can't Take It with YouFilm, Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)1937A Star Is BornFilm, Vocal Coach (uncredited)1936Big Brown EyesFilm, Newspaper Editor1935'G' MenFilm, Joseph Kratz (uncredited)1934CleopatraFilm, Casca1933Dinner at EightFilm, Mr. Fitch1932American MadnessFilm, Clark (uncredited)Grand HotelFilm, 1932Dr. Waitz1930All Quiet on the Western FrontFilm, Herr Bäumer (uncredited)1886Born9 February 1886Known for
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The Shop Around the Corner 1940
All Quiet on the Western Front 1930
The Devil and Miss Jones 1941
Ninotchka 1939
You Can't Take It with You 1938
People around Edwin
Close ties
Howard Hawks Produced Scarface and His Girl Friday
Darryl F. Zanuck Produced Young Mr. Lincoln and Wilson
Sam Taylor Directed The Taming of the Shrew and Kiki
Irving Thalberg Produced Grand Hotel and Inspiration
William A. Wellman Directed Nothing Sacred and Frisco Jenny
Claire Du Brey Also in The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Mary Pickford Produced The Taming of the Shrew and Kiki
Alfred Newman Wrote Young Mr. Lincoln and Wilson
David O. Selznick Produced Dinner at Eight and Nothing Sacred
Harry C. Bradley Also in His Girl Friday and Come and Get It
Ernst Lubitsch Directed Ninotchka (1939)
Ben Hecht Wrote His Girl Friday (1940)
Francis Ford Also in Scarface, Young Mr. Lincoln and Wilson
John Ford Directed Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
Raoul Walsh Produced The Yellow Ticket (1931)
Allan Dwan Directed American Madness and Hollywood Party
Edmund Goulding Directed Grand Hotel and Hollywood Party
Joseph M. Schenck Produced Kiki and Du Barry, Woman of Passion
Tully Marshall Also in Grand Hotel and Scarface
Tay Garnett Directed Love Is News and Slave Ship
Richard Rosson Directed Scarface and Come and Get It
Charles Halton Also in The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Lamar Trotti Wrote Young Mr. Lincoln and Wilson- Nat Levine Produced A Man Betrayed and Burn 'Em Up Barnes
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About this person
Country
Ireland
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1886 to 1948 · aged 62
