Max Wagner
American actor (1901-1975) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 73
Max Wagner was a Mexican-born American film actor who specialized in playing small parts such as thugs, gangsters, sailors, henchmen, bodyguards, cab drivers and moving men, appearing more than 400 films in his career, most without receiving screen credit.
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1975Died16 November 19751974
Young FrankensteinFilm, Villager (uncredited)1971
ColumboSeries, Derelict (uncredited)1970
The Cheyenne Social ClubFilm, Barfly (uncredited)1968
Hang 'em HighFilm, Prisoner1966
A Big Hand for the Little LadyFilm, Cashier (uncredited)1963
4 for TexasFilm, Blackjack Dealer1960
The Andy Griffith ShowSeries, Townsman (uncredited)1959
BonanzaSeries, Townsman (uncredited)
The Twilight ZoneSeries, 1959Roller Coaster Operator1958
The RiflemanSeries1957
The Spirit of St. LouisFilm, Reporter (uncredited)1955
GunsmokeSeries, Townsman (uncredited)
The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpSeries, 1955Gambler (uncredited)
East of EdenFilm, 1955Workman (uncredited)1954
The Country GirlFilm, Expressman (uncredited)1952
The Abbott and Costello ShowSeries, First Workman1951
The RacketFilm, Durko (uncredited)1947
PossessedFilm, Man in Café (uncredited)1945
Fallen AngelFilm, Bartender (uncredited)1942
The Palm Beach StoryFilm, Tom's Best Man (uncredited)1939
The Roaring TwentiesFilm, Gangster (uncredited)1936
Bullets or BallotsFilm, Actor Impersonating Kruger in Newsreel (uncredited)1901Born28 November 1901
Young FrankensteinFilm, Villager (uncredited)1971ColumboSeries, Derelict (uncredited)1970The Cheyenne Social ClubFilm, Barfly (uncredited)1968Hang 'em HighFilm, Prisoner1966A Big Hand for the Little LadyFilm, Cashier (uncredited)19634 for TexasFilm, Blackjack Dealer1960The Andy Griffith ShowSeries, Townsman (uncredited)1959BonanzaSeries, Townsman (uncredited)The Twilight ZoneSeries, 1959Roller Coaster Operator1958The RiflemanSeries1957The Spirit of St. LouisFilm, Reporter (uncredited)1955GunsmokeSeries, Townsman (uncredited)The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpSeries, 1955Gambler (uncredited)East of EdenFilm, 1955Workman (uncredited)1954The Country GirlFilm, Expressman (uncredited)1952The Abbott and Costello ShowSeries, First Workman1951The RacketFilm, Durko (uncredited)1947PossessedFilm, Man in Café (uncredited)1945Fallen AngelFilm, Bartender (uncredited)1942The Palm Beach StoryFilm, Tom's Best Man (uncredited)1939The Roaring TwentiesFilm, Gangster (uncredited)1936Bullets or BallotsFilm, Actor Impersonating Kruger in Newsreel (uncredited)1901Born28 November 1901Known for
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It's a Wonderful Life 1946
To Kill a Mockingbird 1962
Young Frankenstein 1974
Rosemary's Baby 1968
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 1962
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Close ties
Lewis Milestone Produced Ocean's 11 (1960)
Hal B. Wallis Produced True Grit and They Drive by Night
Paul Fix Also in The Good Bad Girl (1931)
Franklyn Farnum Also in East of Eden and Fallen Angel
Eddy Chandler Also in They Drive by Night (1940)
George Raft Also in Ocean's 11 and They Drive by Night
Larry Fine Also in The Captain Hates the Sea (1934)
Bob Steele Also in 4 for Texas and Shenandoah
Bess Flowers Also in They Drive by Night (1940)
Roy Webb Wrote Sinbad the Sailor and Painted Desert
Emmett Vogan Also in The Captain Hates the Sea (1934)
Charles Sullivan Also in They Drive by Night (1940)
J. Farrell MacDonald Also in Fallen Angel and Smoky
Harry Cording Also in Painted Desert (1938)
Jimmy Conlin Also in Fallen Angel (1945)
Akim Tamiroff Also in Ocean's 11 and The Captain Hates the Sea
Gregory La Cava Produced Fifth Avenue Girl (1939)
Archie Mayo Directed The House Across the Bay (1940)
Strother Martin Also in True Grit and Shenandoah
Edmund Mortimer Also in They Drive by Night (1940)
Walter Wanger Produced The House Across the Bay (1940)
Joe Sawyer Also in The House Across the Bay and Wildcat Bus
Harry Harvey Also in Sinbad the Sailor (1947)
Cy Schindell Also in Matri-Phony and Two-Fisted Gentleman
Filmography 40
202 credits on file
Television 8
Media & music
Photos 2
About this person
In 1927, he was a leading witness in the well-publicized manslaughter trials of actor Paul Kelly and actress/screenwriter Dorothy Mackaye.
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1901 to 1975 · aged 73
