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Max Wagner
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Birthday
1901-11-28,Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico
Gender
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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 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.

Filmography

The Last of the Vargas

0

The Last of the Vargas
1930-10-03

Invaders from Mars

5.9

Invaders from Mars
1953-04-22

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

5.2

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
1946-11-22

The Thrill Seekers

6

The Thrill Seekers
1927-09-01

It Happens Every Spring

6.5

It Happens Every Spring
1949-06-10

0

Name the Woman
1934-07-25

Charlie Chan in Shanghai

6.6

Charlie Chan in Shanghai
1935-10-11

Hell Bent for Love

0

Hell Bent for Love
1934-05-19

0

Making Good
1926-12-06

3

Flashing Oars
1927-02-28

4.5

The Relay
1927-01-30

Step Lively, Jeeves!

4.7

Step Lively, Jeeves!
1937-06-30

Born to Be Wild

7

Born to Be Wild
1938-02-16

The House Across the Bay

5.3

The House Across the Bay
1940-03-01

5

Shed No Tears
1948-06-09

The Fighting Marines

6

The Fighting Marines
1935-11-22

6

Gunpoint
1966-04-25

Support Your Local Gunfighter

6.5

Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971-05-26

I Died a Thousand Times

6.1

I Died a Thousand Times
1955-11-09

Donovan's Brain

6.1

Donovan's Brain
1953-09-30

Rosemary's Baby

7.829

Rosemary's Baby
1968-06-12

6.8

Hang 'em High
1968-04-12

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

6.961

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963-11-07

5.711

Flaxy Martin
1949-02-15

Young Frankenstein

7.9

Young Frankenstein
1974-12-15

7.078

The Great Race
1965-07-01

6.83

Shenandoah
1965-06-03

The Arkansas Traveler

6

The Arkansas Traveler
1938-10-14

Alcatraz Island

4.9

Alcatraz Island
1937-10-13

Maid's Night Out

6.2

Maid's Night Out
1938-03-03

God's Country and the Woman

4.2

God's Country and the Woman
1937-01-16

Many Unhappy Returns

0

Many Unhappy Returns
1937-10-14

The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again

5

The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
1970-11-16

The Miracle Rider

4.3

The Miracle Rider
1935-04-11

7

Love on a Bet
1936-03-06

The Crime Patrol

0

The Crime Patrol
1936-05-12

6.438

Illegal
1955-10-09

6.4

Dr. Socrates
1935-10-19

6.6

Pressure Point
1962-10-10

5.7

Frenchie
1950-12-25

Robbery Under Arms

5.4

Robbery Under Arms
1957-01-10

4.6

Numbered Men
1930-06-07

Radio Stars on Parade

0

Radio Stars on Parade
1945-08-01

Cock of the Air

0

Cock of the Air
1932-01-23

4.7

Matri-Phony
1942-07-02

7.4

True Grit
1969-06-11

Arizona to Broadway

7

Arizona to Broadway
1933-07-22

We Who Are About to Die

6.8

We Who Are About to Die
1937-01-08

3.3

Gridiron Flash
1934-10-06

5.8

Walking on Air
1936-09-11

7

Blind Date
1934-07-20

The Personality Kid

4.2

The Personality Kid
1934-06-06

0

Cocoanut Grove
1938-05-20

6

Going Wild
1930-12-21

6

Two in Revolt
1936-04-03

Tarnished Angel

5.3

Tarnished Angel
1938-10-28

7

Paddy O'Day
1936-01-17

6.3

Border Cafe
1937-06-04

Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

5

Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
1934-01-12

Wings of the Navy

6

Wings of the Navy
1939-02-11

5.7

Fast and Loose
1939-02-17

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

7

Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939-04-07

The Return of the Cisco Kid

5

The Return of the Cisco Kid
1939-04-28

7

5th Ave Girl
1939-09-22

The Girl from Mexico

4.2

The Girl from Mexico
1939-06-01

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

5.5

The Gracie Allen Murder Case
1939-06-02

5.7

The Red Pony
1949-03-08

Professor Beware

6.1

Professor Beware
1938-07-29

6

Reno
1939-12-01

The Roaring Twenties

7.472

The Roaring Twenties
1939-10-28

5.2

Pier 23
1951-05-11

The Day the Bookies Wept

5

The Day the Bookies Wept
1939-09-13

Millionaire Playboy

2.7

Millionaire Playboy
1940-03-14

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

4

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940-01-11

The Grapes of Wrath

7.8

The Grapes of Wrath
1940-03-15

The Lost Weekend

7.633

The Lost Weekend
1945-11-29

7.6

East of Eden
1955-04-10

5.8

Night Waitress
1936-12-18

Wings Over Honolulu

5

Wings Over Honolulu
1937-05-16

The Great O'Malley

6.7

The Great O'Malley
1937-02-13

It's a Wonderful Life

8.3

It's a Wonderful Life
1946-12-20

To Kill a Mockingbird

8

To Kill a Mockingbird
1962-12-20

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

4

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
1936-01-13

The Girl from Mandalay

3

The Girl from Mandalay
1936-04-19

6.2

Evil Roy Slade
1972-02-18

I'll Tell the World

0

I'll Tell the World
1939-03-09

The Daring Young Man

0

The Daring Young Man
1935-07-17

Charlie Chan in Panama

6.8

Charlie Chan in Panama
1940-03-01

6.2

Smart Blonde
1937-01-02

Mexican Spitfire

4.6

Mexican Spitfire
1940-01-12

The Truth About Murder

5

The Truth About Murder
1946-04-01

0

The Oil Raider
1934-11-01

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

7.778

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962-04-13

6

Money to Loan
1939-03-11

Trail of the Vigilantes

0

Trail of the Vigilantes
1940-12-13

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

7.1

A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966-06-08

Ride on Vaquero

4.2

Ride on Vaquero
1941-04-18

Buck Benny Rides Again

0

Buck Benny Rides Again
1940-05-31

Overland to Deadwood

0

Overland to Deadwood
1942-09-25

The World and the Flesh

6.5

The World and the Flesh
1932-04-22

Little Tough Guys in Society

0

Little Tough Guys in Society
1938-11-01

That Brennan Girl

5.3

That Brennan Girl
1946-12-23

6.431

Fallen Angel
1945-11-15

Love Begins at Twenty

6

Love Begins at Twenty
1936-08-22

The Great Diamond Robbery

0

The Great Diamond Robbery
1954-01-29

3.7

The First Auto
1927-06-27

Mary Burns, Fugitive

0

Mary Burns, Fugitive
1935-11-15

6.5

San Quentin
1937-05-24

6.4

The Bank Dick
1940-11-29

6.8

Hired Wife
1940-09-13

They Drive by Night

6.9

They Drive by Night
1940-07-26

Men Against the Sky

4.4

Men Against the Sky
1940-09-06

The Spirit of St. Louis

6.6

The Spirit of St. Louis
1957-04-01

5.9

Lucky Partners
1940-08-02

6

The Mad Doctor
1940-12-20

Rhythm on the River

7

Rhythm on the River
1940-08-28

The Ghost Breakers

6.5

The Ghost Breakers
1940-06-21

4.6

Wildcat Bus
1940-08-23

6.5

Caught
1949-02-17

4.3

Sons o' Guns
1936-05-13

The Girl on the Front Page

0

The Girl on the Front Page
1936-09-26

The Sainted Sisters

7

The Sainted Sisters
1948-04-30

Our Leading Citizen

0

Our Leading Citizen
1939-08-23

6

Cafe Society
1939-03-03

Cyclone on Horseback

5.8

Cyclone on Horseback
1941-06-13

Pop Always Pays

0

Pop Always Pays
1940-06-21

Boss of Boomtown

0

Boss of Boomtown
1944-05-20

You Can't Fool Your Wife

4.5

You Can't Fool Your Wife
1940-05-21

5.7

Come on Danger
1942-06-05

Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines

5.7

Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
1943-01-01

6.2

The Spoilers
1942-06-11

6

Sabotage Squad
1942-08-27

6

Chatterbox
1936-01-17

6.5

Texas
1941-10-09

The Good Bad Girl

5.5

The Good Bad Girl
1931-05-20

The Wife Takes a Flyer

4.5

The Wife Takes a Flyer
1942-04-28

Renegades of the West

5.5

Renegades of the West
1932-11-25

6.2

Rockabye
1932-11-25

4.286

Suicide Fleet
1931-11-20

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

4.3

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
1941-11-28

The House of a Thousand Candles

0

The House of a Thousand Candles
1936-04-02

Obliging Young Lady

5

Obliging Young Lady
1942-04-01

6.9

Stage Door
1937-10-08

Mexican Spitfire's Elephant

5.2

Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
1942-09-17

6

Off the Record
1939-01-21

4

Panama Hattie
1942-09-30

Penrod and His Twin Brother

5

Penrod and His Twin Brother
1938-02-26

5.8

The Big Game
1936-10-09

Scouts to the Rescue

0

Scouts to the Rescue
1939-01-17

Circumstantial Evidence

4.8

Circumstantial Evidence
1945-04-20

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

6.8

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
1943-12-12

The Secret of Convict Lake

6.5

The Secret of Convict Lake
1951-07-29

The Miracle of the Bells

6.1

The Miracle of the Bells
1948-03-27

Half Past Midnight

6

Half Past Midnight
1948-03-01

A Night to Remember

6.3

A Night to Remember
1942-12-10

3 Kids and a Queen

6

3 Kids and a Queen
1935-10-21

Reign of Terror

6.9

Reign of Terror
1949-10-15

A Medal for Benny

4.5

A Medal for Benny
1945-04-16

Bullets or Ballots

6.5

Bullets or Ballots
1936-06-06

6.5

Black Legion
1937-01-30

6.3

Moontide
1942-05-29

You Only Live Once

7.1

You Only Live Once
1937-01-23

Terror in the Wax Museum

5.283

Terror in the Wax Museum
1973-05-02

The Palm Beach Story

7

The Palm Beach Story
1942-08-28

5.8

Painted Desert
1938-08-12

5.4

Dancing Pirate
1936-05-22

6.3

The Racket
1951-10-25

Flaming Feather

5.8

Flaming Feather
1952-02-01

The Lost Jungle

3.4

The Lost Jungle
1934-06-13

The Lost Jungle

3

The Lost Jungle
1934-03-22

5.054

4 for Texas
1963-12-21

5.6

Before Dawn
1933-08-04

5.3

Tycoon
1947-12-27

She Had to Choose

4

She Had to Choose
1934-10-01

The Talk of the Town

7.3

The Talk of the Town
1942-08-20

5.8

Ice Palace
1960-01-02

Return of the Gunfighter

6.1

Return of the Gunfighter
1967-03-25

The Twilight Zone

8.447

The Twilight Zone
1959-10-02

7

The Rifleman
1958-09-30

8.1

Columbo
1971-09-15