Max Wagner
Known for Acting · 193 credits
- Born
- 1901-11-28
- Died
- 1975-11-16
- Place of birth
- Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico
- Also known as
- Maxwell 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 "Gangster #4", with no lines, and not carrying a gun, to "Gangster #2", with both lines and a gun.
Wagner was one of five children, all boys, of William Wallace Wagner, a railroad conductor, and Edith Wagner, a writer who provided dispatches for the Christian Science Monitor during the Mexican Revolution. When he was 10 years old, his father was killed by rebels and the family moved to Salinas, California, where he met John Steinbeck, who became a lifelong friend. Steinback based the character of the boy in his novel The Red Pony on Wagner.
Under the name "Max Baron", Wagner acted in many Spanish-language versions of English-language films, which studios made as a matter of course in the early days of sound films, He also served as a Spanish language coach for other actors, and appeared in many of the "Mexican Spitfire" films starring Lupe Vélez, where he also served to monitor Velez's Spanish ad-libs for profanity.
Other series that Wagner appeared in include the Charlie Chan films, and Tom Mix serials, as well as others made by Mascot Pictures Corporation. In the 1940s, Wagner was part of Preston Sturges' unofficial "stock company" of character actors, appearing in six films written and directed by Sturges, beginning with The Palm Beach Story
Known For
TV Shows (7)
Columbo
1971
as Derelict (uncredited)
Bonanza
1959
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Rifleman
1958
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Roller Coaster Operator
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Gambler (uncredited) / Townsman (uncredited)
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as First Workman
Movies (186)
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Cashier / Nick's Assistant Bouncer (uncredited)
Young Frankenstein
1974
as Villager (uncredited)
True Grit
1969
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Rosemary's Baby
1968
as Man in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Hang 'em High
1968
as Prisoner
Gunpoint
1966
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
as Townsman (uncredited)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Spectator (uncredited)
The Great Race
1965
as Barfly (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Guard (uncredited)
The Spoilers
1942
as Deputy (uncredited)
East of Eden
1955
as Workman (uncredited)
Moontide
1942
as Fisherman (uncredited)
The Conqueror
1956
as Mongul Guard (uncredited)
Cocoanut Grove
1938
as Brakeman
Wildcat Bus
1940
as Bus Driver Jackson (uncredited)
Shenandoah
1965
as Church Member
Caught
1949
as Projectionist (uncredited)
Sabotage Squad
1942
as Recruiting Sergeant
Possessed
1947
as Man in Café (uncredited)
Fallen Angel
1945
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend
1945
as Mike (uncredited)
Gridiron Flash
1934
as Convict Football Player
Illegal
1955
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Gangster (uncredited)
Cafe Society
1939
as Guest
Numbered Men
1930
as Convict Road Laborer (extra)
Stage Door
1937
as Baggage Man (uncredited)
Return of the Gunfighter
1967
as Barfly (uncredited)
Chatterbox
1936
as Himself (uncredited)
Smart Blonde
1937
as Chuck Cannon
The Country Girl
1954
as Expressman (uncredited)
Lucky Partners
1940
as Waiter (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence
1945
as Truck Driver
Sinbad the Sailor
1947
as Assistant Overseer (uncredited)
The Spirit of St. Louis
1957
as Reporter (uncredited)
4 for Texas
1963
as Blackjack Dealer
Invaders from Mars
1953
as Army Sgt. Rinaldi
Bullets or Ballots
1936
as Actor Impersonating Kruger in Newsreel (uncredited)
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966
as Cashier (uncredited)
That Brennan Girl
1946
as Moving Man (uncredited)
Millionaire Playboy
1940
as Highway Patrol Officer
The Talk of the Town
1942
as Moving Man (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story
1942
as Tom's Best Man (uncredited)
Frenchie
1950
as Drunk (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
1940
as Sweeney, Driver (uncredited)
Arizona to Broadway
1933
as Pete
Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971
as Townsman Watching Fight (uncredited)
You Only Live Once
1937
as Dan - Corridor Guard (uncredited)
Tycoon
1947
Dancing Pirate
1936
as Pirate (uncredited)
A Medal for Benny
1945
as Jake (uncredited)
Shed No Tears
1948
as Second Investigating Detective (Uncredited)
The Legend of Lylah Clare
1968
as Reporter (uncredited)
Pressure Point
1962
The House Across the Bay
1940
as Jim
Reign of Terror
1949
as Citizen (uncredited)
I Died a Thousand Times
1955
as Deputy Charlie (uncredited)
Fast and Loose
1939
as Nolan's Henchman (uncredited)
The Ghost Breakers
1940
as Ship Porter (uncredited)
Dr. Socrates
1935
as Gangster
The Miracle of the Bells
1948
as Baggage Man
Mexican Spitfire
1940
as Headwaiter - Mexican Pete's
The Lost Jungle
1934
as Slade
Texas
1941
as Fats Delaney
The Truth About Murder
1946
as Henchman Mike (uncredited)
Rockabye
1932
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Secret of Convict Lake
1951
as Jack Purcell (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
1935
as Taxi Driver Henchman
Black Legion
1937
as Truck Driver in Diner (uncredited)
Ice Palace
1960
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944
as Military Police Driver (uncredited)
The Racket
1951
as Durko (uncredited)
Wings of the Navy
1939
as Boss Mechanic
Alcatraz Island
1937
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Paddy O'Day
1936
as Milkman's Helper on Dock
Flaming Feather
1952
Panama Hattie
1942
as Jailer (uncredited)
Wings Over Honolulu
1937
as Marine
Rhythm on the River
1940
as Cherry's Cabbie
Donovan's Brain
1953
as Station Agent (uncredited)
She Had to Choose
1934
as Hold-Up Man
San Quentin
1937
as Prison Runner
Evil Roy Slade
1972
as Townsman (uncredited)
Obliging Young Lady
1942
as Jack - Diner Counterman (uncredited)
Making Good
1926
as Student
Sunrise at Campobello
1960
as Convention Delegate (uncredited)
The Red Pony
1949
as Bartender
Submarine Patrol
1938
as Marine Corporal (uncredited)
The Sainted Sisters
1948
as Townsman (uncredited)
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
1934
as Grip
Tarnished Angel
1938
as Tough Casino Decoy
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
1970
as Barfly (uncredited)
The Bank Dick
1940
as Shirtless Ditchdigger (uncredited)
Cock of the Air
1932
as Military Policeman
A Night to Remember
1942
as Policeman Temple (uncredited)
Two in Revolt
1936
as Davis
Hi, Beautiful
1944
as Sailor (uncredited)
3 Kids and a Queen
1935
as Reporter
Terror in the Wax Museum
1973
as Music Hall Drunk (Uncredited)
The Miracle Rider
1935
as Morley
We Who Are About to Die
1937
as Cell Block E Convict (uncredited)
Blind Date
1934
as Evans - Bob's Chauffeur
The Oil Raider
1934
as Simmons
Our Leading Citizen
1939
as Workman
The Personality Kid
1934
as Max
Radio Stars on Parade
1945
as George
The Lost Jungle
1934
as Slade
It Happens Every Spring
1949
as Umpire (uncredited)
Fifth Avenue Girl
1939
as Policeman (uncredited)
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
1942
as Villa Luigi Headwaiter
Scouts to the Rescue
1939
as Joe - Truck Driver-Henchman
The Crime Patrol
1936
as Bennie
The World and the Flesh
1932
as Vorobiov
The Mad Doctor
1940
as Cab Driver (Uncredited)
Reno
1939
as Police Lt. Joe Wilson
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
1941
as Bartender
Going Wild
1930
as Ferguson - Pilot
Suicide Fleet
1931
as Radio Operator (uncredited)
About Max Wagner
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 "Gangster #4", with no lines, and not carrying a gun, to "Gangster #2", with both lines and a gun. Wagner was one of five children, all boys, of William Walla… With 193 credits spanning from 1926 to 1974, Max Wagner has appeared in 186 films and 7 TV shows.
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- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) — as Cashier / Nick's Assistant Bouncer (uncredited)
- Young Frankenstein (1974) — as Villager (uncredited)
- True Grit (1969) — as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- Rosemary's Baby (1968) — as Man in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
- To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) — as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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