Edwin Maxwell (actor)
Edwin Maxwell (9 February 1886 – 13 August 1948) was an Irish character actor on in Hollywood movies of the 1930s and 1940s, frequently cast as shady 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.
Edwin Maxwell | |
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.jpg.webp) Maxwell in Romance on the Run (1938) | |
| Born | 9 February 1886 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 13 August 1948 (aged 62) Falmouth, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1918–1948 |
Early life
Maxwell was a native of Dublin.[1]
Career
In the late 1920s, Maxwell directed and acted in plays with the New York Theater Guild Repertory Company.[2]
From 1939 to 1942, Maxwell served as the dialogue director for the films of epic director Cecil B. DeMille. Maxwell appeared in four Academy Award-winning Best Pictures: All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), Grand Hotel (1932), The Great Ziegfeld (1936) and You Can't Take It with You (1938).
Filmography
- The Taming of the Shrew (1929, film debut) as Baptista
- All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) as Mr. Bäumer (uncredited)
- Top Speed (1930) as J.W. Rollins (uncredited)
- Du Barry, Woman of Passion (1930) as Maupeou
- The Gorilla (1930) as Cyrus Stevens
- Inspiration (1931) as Uncle Julian Montell
- Kiki (1931) as Dr. Smiley
- Daybreak (1931) as Herr Hoffman
- Daddy Long Legs (1931) as Wykoff (uncredited)
- Men of the Sky (1931) as Count
- The Magnificent Lie (1931) as Eye Specialist (uncredited)
- New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford (1931) as Adam Carver the Hotel Manager (uncredited)
- Wicked (1931) as Owner of property
- The Yellow Ticket (1931) as Police Agent Boligoff
- Ambassador Bill (1931) as Monte Montgomery
- Two Kinds of Women (1932) as Deputy Police Commissioner (uncredited)
- The Impatient Maiden (1932) as Prof. Von Mueller (uncredited)
- Shopworn (1932) as Bierbauer (uncredited)
- The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood (1932) as Chauncey Chadwick
- Scarface (1932) as Chief of Detectives
- Young Bride (1932) as The Doctor
- Grand Hotel (1932) as Dr. Waitz
- The World and the Flesh (1932) (uncredited)
- The Trial of Vivienne Ware (1932) as Detective (uncredited)
- The Strange Case of Clara Deane (1932) as Judge (uncredited)
- While Paris Sleeps (1932) as Prison Commandant (uncredited)
- Merrily We Go to Hell (1932) as Jake Symonds (uncredited)
- American Madness (1932) as Clark (uncredited)
- Blessed Event (1932) as Sam Gobel
- Those We Love (1932) as Marshall
- Tiger Shark (1932) as Doctor (uncredited)
- Six Hours to Live (1932) as Police Commissioner
- The Girl from Calgary (1932) as Earl Darrell
- You Said a Mouthful (1932) as Dr. Vorse
- The Son-Daughter (1932) as Chinese Priest (uncredited)
- Frisco Jenny (1932) as Tom Ford (uncredited)
- Tonight Is Ours (1933) as Mob Leader
- State Trooper (1933) as W.J. Brady
- Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) as Joe Worth
- Night of Terror (1933) as The Maniac
- Emergency Call (1933) as Tom Rourke
- Heroes for Sale (1933) as Laundry Company President
- Gambling Ship (1933) as D.A
- The Mayor of Hell (1933) as Louis Johnson
- The Woman I Stole (1933) as Lentz
- The Man Who Dared (1933) as Fletcher (uncredited)
- The Narrow Corner (1933) as Man Fred Killed (uncredited)
- Dinner at Eight (1933) as Mr. Fitch, Hotel Manager
- This Day and Age (1933) as Mayor's Assistant (uncredited)
- Broadway to Hollywood (1933) as Rockwell (uncredited)
- I Loved a Woman (1933) as Gossiper (uncredited)
- Ann Vickers (1933) as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
- Police Car 17 (1933) as Big Bill Standish
- Big Time or Bust (1933) as Winthrop Allen
- Fog (1933) as Ship Captain
- Duck Soup (1933) as Freedonia's Former Secretary of War
- Christopher Bean (1933) as Auctioneer (uncredited)
- Lady Killer (1933) as Jeffries, Theatre Manager (uncredited)
- Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen (1934) as Judge (uncredited)
- The Ninth Guest (1934) as Jason Osgood
- This Side of Heaven (1934) as R.S. Sawyer (uncredited)
- Dancing Man (1934) as Morton Randall
- Mystery Liner (1934) as Major Pope
- Hollywood Party (1934) as Producer Buddy Goldfarb (uncredited)
- The Life of Vergie Winters (1934) as Rally Speaker (uncredited)
- Burn 'Em Up Barnes (1934) as Lyman Warren
- Back Page (1934) as Martin Regal
- The Cat's-Paw (1934) as District Attorney Neal
- Gift of Gab (1934) as Norton, President WGAB
- Cleopatra (1934) as Casca
- Elinor Norton (1934) as Army Doctor (uncredited)
- All the King's Horses (1935) as First Gentleman (uncredited)
- Great God Gold (1935) as Nitto
- G Men (1935) as Joseph Kratz (uncredited)
- The Devil Is a Woman (1935) as Tobacco Plant Manager (uncredited)
- Motive for Revenge (1935) as William King
- Men of Action (1935) as Jefferson, Crooked Banker
- The Crusades (1935) as Ship's Master (uncredited)
- Happiness C.O.D. (1935) as Lester Walsh
- The Last Days of Pompeii (1935) as The Augur, a Pompeii Official (uncredited)
- Thanks a Million (1935) as Mr. Casey
- Dangerous Waters (1936) as Mr. Brunch
- The Great Ziegfeld (1936) as Charles Frohman (uncredited)
- Big Brown Eyes (1936) as Editor
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) as Douglas (uncredited)
- Panic on the Air (1936) as Gordon
- Absolute Quiet (1936) as Mr. Baxter (uncredited)
- Fury (1936) as Will Vickery
- To Mary - with Love (1936) as Byron C. Wakefield
- Come and Get It (1936) as Sid LeMaire
- The Plainsman (1936) as Secretary of War Edwin Stanton (uncredited)
- Camille (1936) as Doctor (uncredited)
- A Man Betrayed (1936) as Richards
- Torture Money (1937, Short) as Milton Beacher
- Love Is News (1937) as Kenyon
- Night Key (1937) as Kruger
- A Star Is Born (1937) as Vocal Coach (uncredited)
- The Road Back (1937) as Principal
- Slave Ship (1937) as Auctioneer
- Slim (1937) as Corton (uncredited)
- One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937) as Ira Westing, Editor (uncredited)
- Love Takes Flight (1937) as Dave Miller
- Nothing Sacred (1937) as Mr. Bullock (uncredited)
- Paradise for Three (1938) as First Lawyer (uncredited)
- Romance on the Run (1938) as Mondoon
- Hold That Kiss (1938) as Theatre Manager (uncredited)
- The Rage of Paris (1938) as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
- Rich Man, Poor Girl (1938) as Mr. Krauss, the Shoe Store Manager (uncredited)
- You Can't Take It with You (1938) as Attorney to Kirby (uncredited)
- Vacation from Love (1938) as Samson Hatfield (uncredited)
- Made for Each Other (1939) as Messerschmidt (uncredited)
- Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) as John T. Stuart (uncredited)
- Way Down South (1939) as Martin Dill
- Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) as Reverend Daniel Gros
- Ninotchka (1939) as Mercier
- The Shop Around the Corner (1940) as Doctor
- His Girl Friday (1940) as Dr. Max J. Eggelhoffer
- The Blue Bird (1940) as Oak
- Pound Foolish (1940, Short) as George Reynolds (uncredited)
- Parole Fixer (1940) as Edward Murkil (uncredited)
- Jack Pot (1940, Short) as Rocky Fallon
- New Moon (1940) as Captain de Jean
- Brigham Young (1940) as 2nd Mob Leader
- Kit Carson (1940) as John Sutter
- The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) as Withers
- Ride on Vaquero (1941) as Dan Clark
- Blossoms in the Dust (1941) as City Councilman (uncredited)
- Buy Me That Town (1941) as P.V. Baxter
- Pacific Blackout (1941) as District Attorney
- Know for Sure (1942, Short) as Dr. Paxton (uncredited)
- Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942) as Sen. John Randolph
- I Live on Danger (1942) as Wingy Keefe
- Street of Chance (1942) as Stillwell, D.A.
- Behind Prison Walls (1943) as Percy Webb
- Heaven Can Wait (1943) as Doctor (uncredited)
- Holy Matrimony (1943) as King Edward VII (uncredited)
- Waterfront (1944) as Max Kramer
- Since You Went Away (1944) as Businessman in Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)
- The Great Moment (1944) as vice-president of Medical Society
- Wilson (1944) as William Jennings Bryan
- Practically Yours (1944) as Radio Official (uncredited)
- The Great John L. (1945) as Exhibition Ring Announcer (uncredited)
- Mama Loves Papa (1945) as Kirkwood
- Swamp Fire (1946) as Capt. Pierre Moise
- The Jolson Story (1946) as Oscar Hammerstein (uncredited)
- Second Chance (1947) as Mr. Davenport
- The Gangster (1947) as Johnny, Politician (uncredited)
- Campus Honeymoon (1948) as Sen. Hughes
- The Vicious Circle (1948) as Presiding Judge
- The Walls of Jericho (1948) as Porter Grimes (uncredited) (final film role)
References
- Saunders, Mae (5 May 1945). "Sharing between the shears". The Bakersfield Californian. p. 4. Retrieved 23 February 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Edwin Maxwell to be presented by Little Theater to its subscribers". Montgomery Advertiser. 30 January 1929. p. 6. Retrieved 23 February 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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