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Max Wagner

Max Wagner

Actor

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 In 1940 during the filming of "The Mad Doctor", Wagner was credited for driving 50,000 miles as an on-screen taxi driver on the studio back lots of Hollywood. Since his appearance as a cab driver in Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935), producers often cast him as a wise-cracking or henchman taxi driver. "I was cast as a taxi driver about five years ago", Wagner told a reporter. "And I was typed." In 1952, Wagner began to appear on television, in episodes of such shows as The Cisco Kid, Zane Grey Theater and Perry Mason, playing much the same kind of parts he played in the movies. He was a regular cast member on the western television series Gunsmoke, making nearly 80 appearances between 1959 and 1973. He also appeared in many episodes of The Rifleman, Bonanza, Cimarron Strip, The Wild Wild West and Maverick, including a guest-starring role in the 1959 Rifleman episode "Blood Brother." He also had roles in the original Star Trek and The Twilight Zone series. He appeared in more than 200 television episodes between 1952 and 1974. Notable film roles for Wagner include a supporting role in the cult science fiction classic Invaders from Mars (1953), an actor playing a gangster in the film-within-a-film segment of Bullets or Ballots (1936), and the bull farm attendant in the Laurel and Hardy comedy The Bullfighters (1945). Late in his career, he appeared in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962). He also occasionally composed music, such as the Mexican folk ballad "Pedro, Rudarte y Simon" in the Western film The Last Trail (1933). Wagner died of a heart attack in Hollywood in 1975.

Born: November 28, 1901 in Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico

Died: November 16, 1975 (Age 73)

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Max Wagner  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
8.5
ActorCashier / Nick's Assistant Bouncer (uncredited)1946
Movie
5.6
ActorBob1932
Movie
8.2
ActorTownsman (uncredited)1962
Movie
6.4
ActorBaggage Man1948
Movie
6.1
ActorArmy Sgt. Rinaldi1953
Movie
6.9
ActorShirtless Ditchdigger (uncredited)1940
Movie
6.8
ActorProjectionist (uncredited)1949
Movie
5.6
ActorPete1933
Movie
7
ActorSweeney, Driver (uncredited)1940
Movie
5.4
ActorBurglar1940
Movie
6.3
ActorSam, Second Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)1936
Movie
6.7
ActorPartner1941
Movie
5.3
ActorRadio Operator (uncredited)1931
Movie
6.2
ActorMike1948
Movie
6.2
ActorFireman1936
Movie
6.4
ActorMorley1935
Movie
4.8
ActorMusic Hall Drunk (Uncredited)1973
Movie
6.3
ActorHeadwaiter1939
Movie
6.9
ActorPoliceman (uncredited)1939
Movie
8.2
ActorCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)1962
Movie
6.7
ActorCowboy1940
Movie
5.6
ActorMax1934
Movie
5.9
ActorHeadwaiter - Mexican Pete's1940
Movie
6.1
ActorThug1939
Movie
6.6
ActorReporter1936
Movie
5.6
ActorTough Casino Decoy1938
Movie
5.8
ActorBoss Mechanic1939
Movie
6.6
ActorCherry's Cabbie1940
Movie
5.2
ActorHenchman1936
Movie
6.2
ActorWorkman1939
Movie
5.2
ActorMan Outside Hotel1936
Movie
6.2
ActorMoving Man (uncredited)1946
Movie
5.1
ActorBet Placing Taxi Driver (uncredited)1939
Movie
6.5
ActorDurko (uncredited)1951
Movie
5.4
ActorMax - Radioman1940
Movie
5.6
Actor1952
Movie
8
ActorMike (uncredited)1945
Movie
4.7
ActorConvict Football Player1934
Movie
5.9
ActorJake (uncredited)1945
Movie
7.4
ActorTom's Best Man (uncredited)1942
Movie
5.4
ActorSimmons1934
Movie
5.8
ActorBennie1936
Movie
5.9
ActorGeorge1945
Movie
5.4
ActorVorobiov1932
Movie
5.9
ActorRudy the Sailor1943
Movie
5.2
ActorSergeant George Dunne1944
Movie
6.7
ActorTaxi Driver Henchman1935
Movie
6.2
ActorChuck Cannon1937
Movie
6
ActorDavis1936
Movie
5.6
ActorShakey1937
Movie
5.6
ActorHenchman Kincaid1938
Movie
5.6
ActorJamison1941
Movie
6.3
ActorRecruiting Sergeant1942
Movie
6.2
ActorJim1940
Movie
6.1
ActorJoe1940
Movie
ActorBuck1942
Movie
5.4
ActorThug1931
Movie
6
ActorLester - O'Bannion's Driver1936
Movie
4.4
ActorConvict Road Laborer (uncredited)1930
Movie
6.3
ActorPrison Runner1937
Movie
5.7
ActorBlackie1938
Movie
5.8
ActorHimself (uncredited)1936
Movie
5.5
ActorGus1937
Movie
6.6
ActorFisherman1942
Movie
6.9
ActorMilitary Policeman1932
Movie
5.5
ActorDiner Trying to Date Helen1936
Movie
6.6
ActorDrunken Brawler1936
Movie
5.7
ActorPoliceman (uncredited)1954
Movie
5.4
ActorReporter (uncredited)1932
Movie
5
ActorPirate (uncredited)1936
Movie
6.8
ActorBartender (uncredited)1945
Movie
6.1
ActorBartender1927
Movie
6.1
ActorGuest1938
Movie
6.7
ActorJack Purcell (uncredited)1951
Movie
6.3
ActorCab Driver (Uncredited)1940
Movie
5.6
ActorFerguson - Pilot1930
Movie
6.1
ActorNolan's Henchman1939
Movie
6.1
ActorBrings in Rustler1939
Movie
6.6
ActorSailor1935
Movie
5.7
ActorBartender1941
Movie
5.9
ActorVilla Luigi Headwaiter1942
Movie
4.4
ActorHighway Patrol Officer1940
Movie
5.7
ActorTough Guy1942
Movie
7.6
ActorBaggage Man (uncredited)1937
Movie
5.9
ActorJoe - Truck Driver-Henchman1939
Movie
7.2
ActorSoldier1940
Movie
6.9
ActorShip Porter (uncredited)1940
Movie
5.5
ActorSoldier1936
Movie
5.5
ActorBill - Policeman in Car 431940
Movie
5.7
ActorJailer (uncredited)1942
Movie
6.3
ActorWaiter (uncredited)1940
Movie
6.5
ActorSailor at Wrestling Match1939
Movie
6.4
ActorStreetcar Conductor1940
Movie
6.4
ActorPoliceman Temple (uncredited)1942
Movie
6.5
ActorGrip1934
Movie
5
ActorBus Driver Jackson (uncredited)1940
Movie
7.3
ActorMilitary Police Driver (uncredited)1943
Movie
6.2
ActorGuest1939
Movie
5.7
ActorVisitor (uncredited)1939
Movie
6.7
ActorCitizen (uncredited)1949
Movie
6.7
ActorTruck Driver in Diner (uncredited)1937
Movie
6.6
ActorDeputy (uncredited)1942
Movie
5.1
ActorTruck Driver1945
Movie
5.8
ActorEvans - Bob's Chauffeur1934
Movie
6.4
ActorBrakeman1938
Movie
6.5
ActorFats Delaney1941
Movie
6.8
ActorPug O'Leary1936
Movie
5.1
ActorMarine1937
Movie
6.2
ActorGangster1935
Movie
6.3
ActorCell Block E Convict (uncredited)1937
Movie
6.5
ActorSchool Bus Driver (uncredited)1937
Movie
7.9
ActorWorkman (uncredited)1955
Movie
7.4
ActorDan - Corridor Guard (uncredited)1937
Movie
6.1
ActorChinatown Barker1938
Movie
6
ActorReporter1935
Movie
5.5
ActorJack - Diner Counterman (uncredited)1942
Movie
6
ActorSergeant1942
Movie
8
ActorGuard (uncredited)1940
Movie
6.7
ActorTruck Driver1940
Movie
6.7
ActorReporter1935
Movie
6.8
ActorActor Impersonating Kruger in Newsreel (uncredited)1936
Movie
7.8
ActorGangster (uncredited)1939
Movie
4
ActorSlade1934
Movie
4.5
ActorSlade1934
Movie
5.6
ActorBlackjack Dealer1963
Movie
5.8
ActorPoliceman in Car (uncredited)1933
Movie
5.9
Actor1947
Movie
6
ActorHold-Up Man1934
Movie
7.6
ActorMoving Man (uncredited)1942
Movie
5.7
ActorA Hood1927
Movie
5.7
ActorBartender (uncredited)1946
Movie
5.8
ActorErnest Dallas1934
Movie
ActorReporter1934
Movie
5.5
ActorJoey1937
Movie
6.3
ActorGibson1935
Movie
6.1
ActorSecond Investigating Detective (Uncredited)1948
Movie
6.2
ActorDeputy Charlie (uncredited)1955
Movie
6.1
ActorDrunk (uncredited)1950
Movie
7.6
ActorCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)1969
Movie
5.6
Actor1930
Movie
5.8
ActorSergeant Goring1957
Movie
5.7
ActorMilkman's Helper on Dock1936
Movie
5.4
ActorPolice Lt. Joe Wilson1939
Movie
6.6
ActorUmpire (uncredited)1949
Movie
5.5
ActorJake - Trucker in Cafe (uncredited)1938
Movie
7.4
ActorBarfly (uncredited)1965
Movie
6.6
ActorTownsman Watching Fight (uncredited)1971
Movie
7.9
ActorMan in Dream1968
Movie
7.1
ActorPrisoner1968
Movie
6.3
ActorCharles McMahon1949
Movie
6.1
ActorStation Agent (uncredited)1953
Movie
6.3
ActorHobo1938
Movie
5.8
ActorSam Johnson - Milk Man (uncredited)1938
Movie
7.4
ActorChurch Member1965
Movie
5.9
Actor1966
Movie
5.5
ActorParty Guest (uncredited)1937
Movie
8.2
ActorVillager1974
Movie
7.4
ActorSpectator (uncredited)1963
Movie
6.9
Actor1962
Movie
6.8
ActorBartender (uncredited)1955
Movie
6.1
ActorBartender1949
Movie
5.3
ActorBar Patron (uncredited)1951
Movie
5.7
ActorHenchman Mike (uncredited)1946
Movie
7.5
ActorCashier (uncredited)1966
Movie
7
ActorReporter (uncredited)1957
TV Show
8.2
ActorDerelict (uncredited)
1 Episode
1971-1978
TV Show
8.8
ActorRoller Coaster Operator
1 Episode
1959-1964
TV Show
8.1
Actor1 Episode1958-1963
Short Film
6.5
ActorHanley's Strong-Arm Man1939
Short Film
ActorSalesman1939
Short Film
5.9
ActorStudent1926
Short Film
5.5
ActorStudent1927
Short Film
6.7
ActorSophomore1927
Short Film
6.1
ActorErnie - Counter Girl's Boyfriend1937
Short Film
7
ActorGuard (uncredited)1942
Movie
6.9
ActorTownsman (uncredited)1972
Movie
5.4
ActorBarfly (uncredited)1970
Movie
ArtArt Direction2024
Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
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