Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1901-11-28
- Day of Death1975-11-16 (73 years)
- Place of BirthTorreon, Coahuila, Mexico
- Also Known AsMaxwell Wagner
Max Wagner
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Max Wagner (November 28, 1901 – November 16, 1975) 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. Newspaper gossip columnists noted his rise from playing...Read More
Acting Career
- 1974
Young Frankenstein
As: Villager
- 1973
Terror in the Wax Museum
As: Music Hall Drunk (Uncredited)
- 1972
Evil Roy Slade
As: Townsman (uncredited)
- 1971
Columbo
As: Derelict (uncredited)
- 1971
Support Your Local Gunfighter
As: Townsman Watching Fight (uncredited)
- 1970
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
As: Barfly (uncredited)
- 1969
True Grit
As: Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- 1968
The Legend of Lylah Clare
As: Reporter (uncredited)
- 1968
Rosemary's Baby
As: Man in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
1968Hang 'em High
As: Prisoner
1967Return of the Gunfighter
As: Barfly (uncredited)
1966A Big Hand for the Little Lady
As: Cashier (uncredited)
1965The Great Race
As: Barfly (uncredited)
1965Shenandoah
As: Church Member
19634 for Texas
As: Blackjack Dealer
1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
As: Spectator (uncredited)
- 1962
To Kill a Mockingbird
As: Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- 1962
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
As: Townsman (uncredited)
1960Sunrise at Campobello
As: Convention Delegate (uncredited)
1960Ice Palace
As: Party Guest (uncredited)
1959The Twilight Zone
As: Roller Coaster Operator
1957Public Pigeon No. 1
As: Police Detective (uncredited)
1957The Spirit of St. Louis
As: Reporter (uncredited)
1957Robbery Under Arms
As: Sergeant Goring
1955I Died a Thousand Times
As: Deputy Charlie (uncredited)
1955Illegal
As: Bartender (uncredited)
1955East of Eden
As: Workman (uncredited)
1954The Great Diamond Robbery
As: Policeman (uncredited)
1953Donovan's Brain
As: Station Agent (uncredited)
1953Invaders from Mars
As: Army Sgt. Rinaldi
1952The Abbott and Costello Show
As: First Workman
1951The Racket
As: Durko (uncredited)
1951The Secret of Convict Lake
As: Jack Purcell (uncredited)
1951Pier 23
As: Bar Patron (uncredited)
1950Frenchie
As: Drunk (uncredited)
1949Reign of Terror
As: Citizen (uncredited)
1949It Happens Every Spring
As: Umpire (uncredited)
1949The Red Pony
As: Bartender
1949Caught
As: Projectionist (uncredited)
1949Flaxy Martin
As: Charles McMahon
1948Shed No Tears
As: Second Investigating Detective (Uncredited)
1948The Sainted Sisters
As: Townsman (uncredited)
1948The Miracle of the Bells
As: Baggage Man
1948Half Past Midnight
As: Mike
1947Sinbad the Sailor
As: Assistant Overseer (uncredited)
1946That Brennan Girl
As: Moving Man (uncredited)
- 1946
It's a Wonderful Life
As: Cashier / Nick's Assistant Bouncer (uncredited)
1946Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
As: Bartender (uncredited)
1946The Truth About Murder
As: Henchman Mike (uncredited)
1945The Lost Weekend
As: Mike (uncredited)
1945Fallen Angel
As: Bartender (uncredited)
1945Radio Stars on Parade
As: George
1945Circumstantial Evidence
As: Truck Driver
1945A Medal for Benny
As: Jake (uncredited)
1944Hi, Beautiful
As: Sailor (uncredited)
1944The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
As: Military Police Driver (uncredited)
1944Boss of Boomtown
As: Sergeant George Dunne
1943Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
As: Rudy the Sailor
1942A Night to Remember
As: Policeman Temple (uncredited)
1942Panama Hattie
As: Jailer (uncredited)
1942Overland to Deadwood
As: Buck
1942Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
As: Villa Luigi Headwaiter
1942The Palm Beach Story
As: Tom's Best Man (uncredited)
1942Sabotage Squad
As: Recruiting Sergeant
1942The Talk of the Town
As: Moving Man (uncredited)
1942Matri-Phony
As: Guard (uncredited)
1942The Spoilers
As: Deputy (uncredited)
1942Come on Danger
As: Tough Guy
1942Moontide
As: Fisherman (uncredited)
1942The Wife Takes a Flyer
As: Sergeant
1942Obliging Young Lady
As: Jack - Diner Counterman (uncredited)
1941The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
As: Bartender
1941Texas
As: Fats Delaney
1941Cyclone on Horseback
As: Jamison
1941Ride on Vaquero
As: Partner
1940The Mad Doctor
As: Cab Driver (Uncredited)
1940Trail of the Vigilantes
As: Joe
1940The Bank Dick
As: Shirtless Ditchdigger (uncredited)
1940Hired Wife
As: Streetcar Conductor
1940Men Against the Sky
As: Max - Radioman
1940Rhythm on the River
As: Cherry's Cabbie
1940Wildcat Bus
As: Bus Driver Jackson (uncredited)
1940Lucky Partners
As: Waiter (uncredited)
1940They Drive by Night
As: Sweeney, Driver (uncredited)
1940The Ghost Breakers
As: Ship Porter (uncredited)
1940Pop Always Pays
As: Bill - Policeman in Car 43
1940Buck Benny Rides Again
As: Cowboy
1940You Can't Fool Your Wife
As: Burglar
1940The Grapes of Wrath
As: Guard (uncredited)
1940Millionaire Playboy
As: Highway Patrol Officer
1940The House Across the Bay
As: Jim
1940Charlie Chan in Panama
As: Soldier
1940Mexican Spitfire
As: Headwaiter - Mexican Pete's
1940The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
As: Truck Driver
1939Reno
As: Police Lt. Joe Wilson
1939The Roaring Twenties
As: Gangster (uncredited)
1939Fifth Avenue Girl
As: Policeman (uncredited)
1939The Day the Bookies Wept
As: Bet Placing Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1939Our Leading Citizen
As: Workman
1939The Gracie Allen Murder Case
As: Thug
1939The Girl from Mexico
As: Headwaiter
1939The Return of the Cisco Kid
As: Brings in Rustler
1939Mr. Moto in Danger Island
As: Sailor at Wrestling Match
1939Money to Loan
As: Hanley's Strong-Arm Man
1939I'll Tell the World
As: Salesman
1939Cafe Society
As: Guest
1939Fast and Loose
As: Nolan's Henchman (uncredited)
1939Wings of the Navy
As: Boss Mechanic
1939Off the Record
As: Visitor (uncredited)
1939Scouts to the Rescue
As: Joe - Truck Driver-Henchman
1938Little Tough Guys in Society
As: Guest
1938Tarnished Angel
As: Tough Casino Decoy
1938The Arkansas Traveler
As: Hobo
1938Painted Desert
As: Henchman Kincaid
1938Professor Beware
As: Chinatown Barker
1938Cocoanut Grove
As: Brakeman
1938Maid's Night Out
As: Sam Johnson - Milk Man (uncredited)
1938Penrod and His Twin Brother
As: Blackie
1938Born to Be Wild
As: Jake - Trucker in Cafe (uncredited)
1937Many Unhappy Returns
As: Ernie - Counter Girl's Boyfriend
1937Alcatraz Island
As: Party Guest (uncredited)
1937Stage Door
As: Baggage Man (uncredited)
1937Step Lively, Jeeves!
As: Joey
1937Border Cafe
As: Shakey
1937San Quentin
As: Prison Runner
1937Wings Over Honolulu
As: Marine
1937The Great O'Malley
As: School Bus Driver (uncredited)
1937Black Legion
As: Truck Driver in Diner (uncredited)
1937You Only Live Once
As: Dan - Corridor Guard (uncredited)
1937God's Country and the Woman
As: Gus
1937We Who Are About to Die
As: Cell Block E Convict (uncredited)
1937Smart Blonde
As: Chuck Cannon
1936Night Waitress
As: Diner Trying to Date Helen
1936The Big Game
As: Man Outside Hotel
1936The Girl on the Front Page
As: Fireman
1936Walking on Air
As: Sam, Second Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1936Love Begins at Twenty
As: Lester - O'Bannion's Driver
1936Bullets or Ballots
As: Actor Impersonating Kruger in Newsreel (uncredited)
1936Dancing Pirate
As: Pirate (uncredited)
1936Sons o' Guns
As: Soldier
1936The Crime Patrol
As: Bennie
1936The Girl from Mandalay
As: Drunken Brawler
1936Two in Revolt
As: Davis
1936The House of a Thousand Candles
As: Henchman
1936Love on a Bet
As: Reporter
1936Paddy O'Day
As: Milkman's Helper on Dock
1936The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
As: Pug O'Leary
1935The Fighting Marines
As: Gibson
1935Mary Burns, Fugitive
As: Sailor
19353 Kids and a Queen
As: Reporter
1935Dr. Socrates
As: Gangster
1935Charlie Chan in Shanghai
As: Taxi Driver Henchman
1935The Daring Young Man
As: Reporter
1935The Miracle Rider
As: Morley
1934The Oil Raider
As: Simmons
1934Gridiron Flash
As: Convict Football Player
1934She Had to Choose
As: Hold-Up Man
1934Name the Woman
As: Reporter
1934Blind Date
As: Evans - Bob's Chauffeur
1934The Lost Jungle
As: Slade
1934The Personality Kid
As: Max
1934Hell Bent for Love
As: Ernest Dallas
1934The Lost Jungle
As: Slade
1934Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
As: Grip
1933Before Dawn
As: Policeman in Car (uncredited)
1933Arizona to Broadway
As: Pete
1932Renegades of the West
As: Bob
1932Rockabye
As: Reporter (uncredited)
1932The World and the Flesh
As: Vorobiov
1932Cock of the Air
As: Military Policeman
1931Suicide Fleet
As: Radio Operator (uncredited)
1931The Good Bad Girl
As: Thug
1930Going Wild
As: Ferguson - Pilot
1930Numbered Men
As: Convict Road Laborer (uncredited)
1927The Thrill Seekers
As: A Hood
1927The First Auto
As: Bartender
1927Flashing Oars
As: Student
1927The Relay
As: Sophomore
1926Making Good
As: Student