Edwin Maxwell (actor)

Edwin Maxwell
Maxwell in Romance on the Run (1938)
Born	(1886-02-09)9 February 1886 Dublin, Ireland
Died	13 August 1948(1948-08-13) (aged 62) Falmouth, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1918–1948

Edwin Maxwell (9 February 1886 – 13 August 1948) was an Irish character actor on in Hollywood movies of the 1930s and 1940s, frequently cast as shady businessmen and shysters, though often ones with a pompous or dignified bearing. Prior to that, he was an actor on the Broadway stage and a director of plays.

Early life

Maxwell was a native of Dublin.^[1]

Career

In the late 1920s, Maxwell directed and acted in plays with the New York Theater Guild Repertory Company.^[2]

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

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