Occupation Actor Years active 1918–48 | Name Edwin Maxwell Role Character actor | |
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Movies Ninotchka, Scarface, The Shop Around the Corner, His Girl Friday, Mystery of the Wax Museum Similar People Richard Rosson, Ernst Lubitsch, Roy William Neill, Ben Hecht, Howard Hawks | ||
Edwin Maxwell (9 February 1886 – 13 August 1948) was an Irish character actor in Hollywood movies of the 1930s and 1940s, frequently cast as shady businessmen and shysters, though often ones with a dignified bearing.
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
Actor
1948
The Walls of Jericho as
Porter Grimes (uncredited)
1948
The Vicious Circle as
Presiding Judge
1948
Campus Honeymoon as
Sen. Hughes
1947
The Gangster as
Johnny - Politician (uncredited)
1947
Second Chance as
Mr. Davenport
1946
The Jolson Story as
Oscar Hammerstein (uncredited)
1946
Swamp Fire as
Capt. Pierre Moise
1945
Mama Loves Papa as
Kirkwood
1945
The Great John L. as
Exhibition Ring Announcer (uncredited)
1944
Practically Yours as
Radio Official (uncredited)
1944
Wilson as
1944
The Great Moment as
Vice-President of Medical Society
1944
Since You Went Away as
Businessman in Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)
1944
Waterfront as
Max Kramer
1943
Holy Matrimony as
King Edward VII (uncredited)
1943
Heaven Can Wait as
Doctor (uncredited)
1943
Behind Prison Walls as
Percy Webb
1942
Street of Chance as
Stillwell, D.A.
1942
I Live on Danger as
Wingy Keefe
1942
Ten Gentlemen from West Point as
Sen. John Randolph
1941
Know for Sure (Short) as
Dr. Paxton (uncredited)
1941
Pacific Blackout as
District Attorney
1941
Buy Me That Town as
P.V. Baxter
1941
Blossoms in the Dust as
City Councilman (uncredited)
1941
Ride on Vaquero as
Dan Clark
1941
The Devil and Miss Jones as
Withers
1940
Kit Carson as
1940
Brigham Young as
2nd Mob Leader
1940
New Moon as
Captain de Jean
1940
Jack Pot (Short) as
Rocky Fallon
1940
Parole Fixer as
Edward Murkil (uncredited)
1940
Pound Foolish (Short) as
George Reynolds (uncredited)
1940
The Blue Bird as
Oak
1940
The Shop Around the Corner as
Doctor
1939
His Girl Friday as
Dr. Egelhoffer
1939
Ninotchka as
Mercier
1939
Drums Along the Mohawk as
Rev. Daniel Gros
1939
Way Down South as
Martin Dill
1939
Young Mr. Lincoln as
John T. Stuart (uncredited)
1939
Made for Each Other as
Messerschmidt (uncredited)
1938
Vacation from Love as
Samson Hatfield (uncredited)
1938
You Can't Take It with You as
Attorney to Kirby (uncredited)
1938
Rich Man, Poor Girl as
Mr. Krauss - the Shoe Store Manager (uncredited)
1938
The Rage of Paris as
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
1938
Hold That Kiss as
Theatre Manager (uncredited)
1938
Romance on the Run as
Mondoon
1938
Paradise for Three as
First Lawyer (uncredited)
1937
Nothing Sacred as
Mr. Bullock (uncredited)
1937
Love Takes Flight as
Dave Miller
1937
One Hundred Men and a Girl as
Ira Westing - Editor (uncredited)
1937
Slim as
Corton (uncredited)
1937
Slave Ship as
Auctioneer
1937
The Road Back as
Principal
1937
A Star Is Born as
Vocal Coach (uncredited)
1937
Night Key as
Kruger
1937
Love Is News as
Kenyon
1937
Torture Money (Short) as
Milton Beacher
1936
A Man Betrayed as
Richards
1936
Camille as
Doctor (uncredited)
1936
The Plainsman as
Secretary of War Edwin Stanton (uncredited)
1936
Come and Get It as
Sid LeMaire
1936
To Mary - with Love as
Byron C. Wakefield
1936
Fury as
Vickery
1936
Absolute Quiet as
Mr. Baxter (uncredited)
1936
Panic on the Air as
Gordon
1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town as
Douglas (uncredited)
1936
The Great Ziegfeld as
Charles Frohman (uncredited)
1936
Big Brown Eyes as
Editor
1936
Dangerous Waters as
Mr. Brunch
1935
Public Ghost #1 (Short) as
Insane Man
1935
Thanks a Million as
Mr. Casey
1935
The Last Days of Pompeii as
The Augur - a Pompeii Official (uncredited)
1935
Happiness C.O.D. as
Lester Walsh
1935
The Crusades as
Ship's Master (uncredited)
1935
Men of Action as
Jefferson - Crooked Banker
1935
Motive for Revenge as
William King
1935
'G' Men as
Joseph Kratz (uncredited)
1935
Great God Gold as
Nitto
1935
The Devil Is a Woman as
Tobacco Plant Manager (uncredited)
1935
All the King's Horses as
First Gentleman (uncredited)
1934
Elinor Norton as
Army Doctor (uncredited)
1934
Cleopatra as
Casca
1934
Gift of Gab as
Norton - President WGAB (uncredited)
1934
The Cat's-Paw as
District Attorney Neal
1934
Burn 'Em Up Barnes as
Lyman Warren
1934
The Life of Vergie Winters as
Rally Speaker (uncredited)
1934
Hollywood Party as
Producer Buddy Goldfarb (uncredited)
1934
Mystery Liner as
Major Pope
1934
Dancing Man as
Morton Randall
1934
This Side of Heaven as
R.S. Sawyer (uncredited)
1934
The 9th Guest as
Jason Osgood
1934
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen as
Judge (uncredited)
1933
Lady Killer as
Jeffries - Theatre Manager (uncredited)
1933
Christopher Bean as
Auctioneer (uncredited)
1933
Duck Soup as
Freedonia's Secretary of War #1 (uncredited)
1933
Fog as
Ship Captain
1933
Big Time or Bust as
Winthrop Allen
1933
Back Page as
Martin Regal
1933
Police Car 17 as
Big Bill Standish
1933
Ann Vickers as
Defense Attorney (uncredited)
1933
I Loved a Woman as
Gossiper (uncredited)
1933
Broadway to Hollywood as
Rockwell (uncredited)
1933
This Day and Age as
Mayor's Assistant (uncredited)
1933
Dinner at Eight as
Mr. Fitch
1933
The Narrow Corner as
Man Fred Killed (uncredited)
1933
The Man Who Dared as
Fletcher (uncredited)
1933
The Woman I Stole as
Lentz
1933
Gambling Ship as
D.A
1933
The Mayor of Hell as
Louis Johnson
1933
Heroes for Sale as
Laundry Company President
1933
Emergency Call as
Tom Rourke
1933
Night of Terror as
The Maniac
1933
Mystery of the Wax Museum as
Joe Worth
1933
State Trooper as
W.J. Brady
1933
Wild People (Short) as
President of Globe Broadcasting Company (uncredited)
1933
Tonight Is Ours as
Mob Leader
1932
Frisco Jenny as
Tom Ford (uncredited)
1932
The Son-Daughter as
Chinese Priest (uncredited)
1932
You Said a Mouthful as
Dr. Vorse
1932
The Girl from Calgary as
Earl Darrell
1932
6 Hours to Live as
Police Commissioner
1932
Tiger Shark as
Doctor (uncredited)
1932
Those We Love as
Marshall
1932
Blessed Event as
Sam Gobel
1932
American Madness as
Clark (uncredited)
1932
Merrily We Go to Hell as
Jake Symonds (uncredited)
1932
While Paris Sleeps as
Prison Commandant (uncredited)
1932
The Strange Case of Clara Deane as
Judge (uncredited)
1932
The Trial of Vivienne Ware as
Detective (uncredited)
1932
The World and the Flesh (uncredited)
1932
Grand Hotel as
Dr. Waitz
1932
Young Bride as
The Doctor
1932
Scarface as
Detective Chief
1932
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood as
Chauncey Chadwick
1932
Shopworn as
Bierbauer (uncredited)
1932
The Impatient Maiden as
Prof. Von Mueller (uncredited)
1932
Two Kinds of Women as
Deputy Police Commissioner (uncredited)
1931
Ambassador Bill as
Monte Montgomery
1931
The Yellow Ticket as
Police Agent Boligoff
1931
Wicked as
Owner of property
1931
New Adventures of Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford as
Adam Carver the Hotel Manager (uncredited)
1931
The Magnificent Lie as
Eye Specialist (uncredited)
1931
Men of the Sky as
Count
1931
Daddy Long Legs as
Wykoff (uncredited)
1931
Daybreak as
Herr Hoffman
1931
Kiki as
Dr. Smiley
1931
Inspiration as
Uncle Julian Montell
1930
The Gorilla as
Cyrus Stevens
1930
Du Barry, Woman of Passion as
1930
Top Speed as
J.W. Rollins (uncredited)
1930
All Quiet on the Western Front as
Herr Bäumer (uncredited)
1929
The Taming of the Shrew as
Baptista
1914
The Adventures of a Girl Reporter (Short)
Miscellaneous
1944
The Story of Dr. Wassell (dialogue supervisor)
1942
Reap the Wild Wind (dialogue supervisor)
1940
North West Mounted Police (dialogue supervisor)
1939
Union Pacific (dialogue supervisor)
1938
The Buccaneer (dialogue supervisor)
1936
The Plainsman (dialogue supervisor)
Archive Footage
1939
Land of Liberty
1934
Burn 'Em Up Barnes as
Lyman Warren
References
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