Known Credits
180
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1901-11-28 (124 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico
Also Known For
Maxwell 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 "Gangster #4", with no lines, and not carrying a gun, to "Gangster #2", with both lines and a gun. Wagner w ...
Known For
Acting
1974 --
Young Frankenstein
| Villager
1973 --
Terror in the Wax Museum
| Music Hall Drunk (Uncredited)
1972 --
Evil Roy Slade
| Townsman (uncredited)
1971 --
Support Your Local Gunfighter
| Townsman Watching Fight (uncredited)
1970 --
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
| Barfly (uncredited)
1969 --
True Grit
| Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1968 --
The Legend of Lylah Clare
| Reporter (uncredited)
1968 --
Rosemary's Baby
| Man in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
1968 --
Hang 'em High
| Prisoner
1967 --
Return of the Gunfighter
| Barfly (uncredited)
1966 --
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
| Cashier (uncredited)
1966 --
Gunpoint
|
1965 --
The Great Race
| Barfly (uncredited)
1965 --
Shenandoah
| Church Member
1963 --
4 for Texas
| Blackjack Dealer
1963 --
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
| Spectator (uncredited)
1962 --
To Kill a Mockingbird
| Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1962 --
Pressure Point
|
1962 --
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
| Townsman (uncredited)
1960 --
Sunrise at Campobello
| Convention Delegate (uncredited)
1960 --
Ice Palace
| Party Guest (uncredited)
1957 --
Public Pigeon No. 1
| Police Detective (uncredited)
1957 --
The Spirit of St. Louis
| Reporter (uncredited)
1957 --
Robbery Under Arms
| Sergeant Goring
1955 --
I Died a Thousand Times
| Deputy Charlie (uncredited)
1955 --
Illegal
| Bartender (uncredited)
1955 --
East of Eden
| Workman (uncredited)
1954 --
The Great Diamond Robbery
| Policeman (uncredited)
1953 --
Donovan's Brain
| Station Agent (uncredited)
1953 --
Invaders from Mars
| Army Sgt. Rinaldi
1952 --
Flaming Feather
|
1951 --
The Racket
| Durko (uncredited)
1951 --
The Secret of Convict Lake
| Jack Purcell (uncredited)
1951 --
Pier 23
| Bar Patron (uncredited)
1950 --
Frenchie
| Drunk (uncredited)
1949 --
Reign of Terror
| Citizen (uncredited)
1949 --
It Happens Every Spring
| Umpire (uncredited)
1949 --
The Red Pony
| Bartender
1949 --
Caught
| Projectionist (uncredited)
1949 --
Flaxy Martin
| Charles McMahon
1948 --
Shed No Tears
| Second Investigating Detective (Uncredited)
1948 --
The Sainted Sisters
| Townsman (uncredited)
1948 --
The Miracle of the Bells
| Baggage Man
1948 --
Half Past Midnight
| Mike
1947 --
Tycoon
|
1946 --
That Brennan Girl
| Moving Man (uncredited)
1946 --
It's a Wonderful Life
| Cashier / Nick's Assistant Bouncer (uncredited)
1946 --
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
| Bartender (uncredited)
1946 --
The Truth About Murder
| Henchman Mike (uncredited)
1945 --
The Lost Weekend
| Mike (uncredited)
1945 --
Fallen Angel
| Bartender (uncredited)
1945 --
Radio Stars on Parade
| George
1945 --
Circumstantial Evidence
| Truck Driver
1945 --
A Medal for Benny
| Jake (uncredited)
1944 --
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
| Military Police Driver (uncredited)
1944 --
Boss of Boomtown
| Sergeant George Dunne
1943 --
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
| Rudy the Sailor
1942 --
A Night to Remember
| Policeman Temple (uncredited)
1942 --
Panama Hattie
| Jailer (uncredited)
1942 --
Overland to Deadwood
| Buck
1942 --
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
| Villa Luigi Headwaiter
1942 --
The Palm Beach Story
| Tom's Best Man (uncredited)
1942 --
Sabotage Squad
| Recruiting Sergeant
1942 --
The Talk of the Town
| Moving Man (uncredited)
1942 --
Matri-Phony
| Guard (uncredited)
1942 --
The Spoilers
| Deputy (uncredited)
1942 --
Come on Danger
| Tough Guy
1942 --
Moontide
| Fisherman (uncredited)
1942 --
The Wife Takes a Flyer
| Sergeant
1942 --
Obliging Young Lady
| Jack - Diner Counterman (uncredited)
1941 --
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
| Bartender
1941 --
Texas
| Fats Delaney
1941 --
Cyclone on Horseback
| Jamison
1941 --
Ride on Vaquero
| Partner
1940 --
The Mad Doctor
| Cab Driver (Uncredited)
1940 --
Trail of the Vigilantes
| Joe
1940 --
The Bank Dick
| Shirtless Ditchdigger (uncredited)
1940 --
Hired Wife
| Streetcar Conductor
1940 --
Men Against the Sky
| Max - Radioman
1940 --
Rhythm on the River
| Cherry's Cabbie
1940 --
Wildcat Bus
| Bus Driver Jackson (uncredited)
1940 --
Lucky Partners
| Waiter (uncredited)
1940 --
They Drive by Night
| Sweeney, Driver (uncredited)
1940 --
Pop Always Pays
| Bill - Policeman in Car 43
1940 --
The Ghost Breakers
| Ship Porter (uncredited)
1940 --
Buck Benny Rides Again
| Cowboy
1940 --
You Can't Fool Your Wife
| Burglar
1940 --
The Grapes of Wrath
| Guard (uncredited)
1940 --
Millionaire Playboy
| Highway Patrol Officer
1940 --
Charlie Chan in Panama
| Soldier
1940 --
The House Across the Bay
| Jim
1940 --
Mexican Spitfire
| Headwaiter - Mexican Pete's
1940 --
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
| Truck Driver
1939 --
Reno
| Police Lt. Joe Wilson
1939 --
The Roaring Twenties
| Gangster (uncredited)
1939 --
Fifth Avenue Girl
| Policeman (uncredited)
1939 --
The Day the Bookies Wept
| Bet Placing Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1939 --
Our Leading Citizen
| Workman
1939 --
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
| Thug
1939 --
The Girl from Mexico
| Headwaiter
1939 --
The Return of the Cisco Kid
| Brings in Rustler
1939 --
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
| Sailor at Wrestling Match
1939 --
Money to Loan
| Hanley's Strong-Arm Man
1939 --
I'll Tell the World
| Salesman
1939 --
Cafe Society
| Guest
1939 --
Fast and Loose
| Nolan's Henchman (uncredited)
1939 --
Wings of the Navy
| Boss Mechanic
1939 --
Off the Record
| Visitor (uncredited)
1939 --
Scouts to the Rescue
| Joe - Truck Driver-Henchman
1938 --
Little Tough Guys in Society
| Guest
1938 --
Tarnished Angel
| Tough Casino Decoy
1938 --
The Arkansas Traveler
| Hobo
1938 --
Painted Desert
| Henchman Kincaid
1938 --
Professor Beware
| Chinatown Barker
1938 --
Cocoanut Grove
| Brakeman
1938 --
Maid's Night Out
| Sam Johnson - Milk Man (uncredited)
1938 --
Penrod and His Twin Brother
| Blackie
1938 --
Born to Be Wild
| Jake - Trucker in Cafe (uncredited)
1937 --
Many Unhappy Returns
| Ernie - Counter Girl's Boyfriend
1937 --
Alcatraz Island
| Party Guest (uncredited)
1937 --
Stage Door
| Baggage Man (uncredited)
1937 --
Step Lively, Jeeves!
| Joey
1937 --
Border Cafe
| Shakey
1937 --
San Quentin
| Prison Runner
1937 --
Wings Over Honolulu
| Marine
1937 --
The Great O'Malley
| School Bus Driver (uncredited)
1937 --
Black Legion
| Truck Driver in Diner (uncredited)
1937 --
You Only Live Once
| Dan - Corridor Guard (uncredited)
1937 --
God's Country and the Woman
| Gus
1937 --
We Who Are About to Die
| Cell Block E Convict (uncredited)
1937 --
Smart Blonde
| Chuck Cannon
1936 --
Night Waitress
| Diner Trying to Date Helen
1936 --
The Big Game
| Man Outside Hotel
1936 --
The Girl on the Front Page
| Fireman
1936 --
Walking on Air
| Sam, Second Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1936 --
Love Begins at Twenty
| Lester - O'Bannion's Driver
1936 --
Bullets or Ballots
| Actor Impersonating Kruger in Newsreel (uncredited)
1936 --
Dancing Pirate
| Pirate (uncredited)
1936 --
Sons o' Guns
| Soldier
1936 --
The Crime Patrol
| Bennie
1936 --
The Girl from Mandalay
| Drunken Brawler
1936 --
Two in Revolt
| Davis
1936 --
The House of a Thousand Candles
| Henchman
1936 --
Love on a Bet
| Reporter
1936 --
Chatterbox
| Himself (uncredited)
1936 --
Paddy O'Day
| Milkman's Helper on Dock
1936 --
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
| Pug O'Leary
1935 --
The Fighting Marines
| Gibson
1935 --
Mary Burns, Fugitive
| Sailor
1935 --
3 Kids and a Queen
| Reporter
1935 --
Dr. Socrates
| Gangster
1935 --
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
| Taxi Driver Henchman
1935 --
The Daring Young Man
| Reporter
1935 --
The Miracle Rider
| Morley
1934 --
The Oil Raider
| Simmons
1934 --
Gridiron Flash
| Convict Football Player
1934 --
She Had to Choose
| Hold-Up Man
1934 --
Name the Woman
| Reporter
1934 --
Blind Date
| Evans - Bob's Chauffeur
1934 --
The Lost Jungle
| Slade
1934 --
The Personality Kid
| Max
1934 --
Hell Bent for Love
| Ernest Dallas
1934 --
The Lost Jungle
| Slade
1934 --
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
| Grip
1933 --
Before Dawn
| Policeman in Car (uncredited)
1933 --
Arizona to Broadway
| Pete
1932 --
Rockabye
| Reporter (uncredited)
1932 --
Renegades of the West
| Bob
1932 --
The World and the Flesh
| Vorobiov
1932 --
Cock of the Air
| Military Policeman
1931 --
Suicide Fleet
| Radio Operator (uncredited)
1931 --
The Good Bad Girl
| Thug
1930 --
Going Wild
| Ferguson - Pilot
1930 --
The Last of the Vargas
|
1930 --
Numbered Men
| Convict Road Laborer (uncredited)
1927 --
The Thrill Seekers
| A Hood
1927 --
The First Auto
| Bartender
1927 --
Flashing Oars
| Student
1927 --
The Relay
| Sophomore
1926 --
Making Good
| Student