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Edwin Maxwell

Edwin Maxwell

Acting1886Dublin, Ireland

Biography

Edwin Maxwell was born on February 9, 1886 in Dublin, Ireland. He was an actor, known for Scarface (1932), The Shop Around the Corner (1940) and His Girl Friday (1940). He was previously married to Betty Alden. He died on August 13, 1948 in Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA.

Acting History

1948
Campus Honeymoon
as Sen. Hughes
The Vicious Circle
as Presiding Judge
The Walls of Jericho
as Porter Grimes
1947
The Gangster
as Politician (uncredited)
Second Chance
as Mr. Davenport
1946
The Jolson Story
as Oscar Hammerstein (uncredited)
1944
Waterfront
as Max Kramer
The Great Moment
as Vice-President of Medical Society
Since You Went Away
as Businessman in Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)
Wilson
as William Jennings Bryan
Practically Yours
as Radio Official (uncredited)
1943
Heaven Can Wait
as Doctor (uncredited)
1942
I Live on Danger
as Wingy Keefe
Street of Chance
as Stillwell, D.A.
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Sen. John Randolph
1941
Know For Sure
as Dr. Paxton
Ride on Vaquero
as Dan Clark
Blossoms in the Dust
as City Councilman
Pacific Blackout
as District attorney
1940
Brigham Young
as 2nd Mob Leader
His Girl Friday
as Dr. Egelhoffer
New Moon
as Captain de Jean
Jack Pot
as Rocky Fallon
Kit Carson
as John Sutter
North West Mounted Police
Supervising Dialogue Editor
1939
Drums Along the Mohawk
as Rev. Daniel Gros
Ninotchka
as Mercier
Young Mr. Lincoln
as John T. Stuart (uncredited)
Way Down South
as Martin Dill
Made for Each Other
as Messerschmidt (uncredited)
Union Pacific
Dialogue Coach
1938
The Rage of Paris
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
as Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)
Hold That Kiss
as Theatre Manager
Paradise for Three
as First Lawyer (uncredited)
1937
A Star Is Born
as Vocal Coach (uncredited)
100 Men and a Girl
as Ira Westing - Editor
Night Key
as Lawyer Kruger
Torture Money
as Milton Beacher
Love Is News
as Kenyon
The Road Back
as Principal
Nothing Sacred
as Mr. Bullock (uncredited)
Slave Ship
as Auctioneer
Love Takes Flight
as Dave Miller
1936
Camille
as Doctor (uncredited)
Big Brown Eyes
as Newspaper Editor
A Man Betrayed
as Richards
Fury
as Vickery
To Mary - with Love
as Byron C. Wakefield
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Douglas (uncredited)
Come and Get It
as Sid LeMaire
Absolute Quiet
as Baxter (Uncredited)
1935
The Last Days of Pompeii
as The Augur, a Pompeii Official (uncredited)
Public Ghost # 1
as Insane Man
Motive for Revenge
as William King
The Devil Is a Woman
as Tobacco Plant Manager (uncredited)
'G' Men
as Joseph Kratz (uncredited)
Thanks a Million
as Mr. Casey
All the King's Horses
as First Gentleman
Happiness C.O.D.
as Lester Walsh
Men of Action
as Jefferson
1934
Elinor Norton
as Army Doctor
Cleopatra
as Casca
This Side of Heaven
as R.S. Sawyer (uncredited)
Mystery Liner
as Major Pope
Hollywood Party
as Buddy Goldfarb (uncredited)
The 9th Guest
as Jason Osgood
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
as Lyman Warren
Dancing Man
as Morton Randall
1933
Frisco Jenny
as Tom Ford (uncredited)
Lady Killer
as Jeffries, the Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Duck Soup
as Freedonia's Secretary of War #1 (uncredited)
Emergency Call
as Tom Rourke
Breadline
as Laundry Company President
Ann Vickers
as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
The Mayor of Hell
as Louis Johnson
Fog
as Ship Captain
Dinner at Eight
as Mr. Fitch
Gambling Ship
as District Attorney Travers
I Loved a Woman
as Gossiper aka "That Cad" (uncredited)
This Day and Age
as Mayor's Assistant
Night of Terror
as The Maniac
Tonight Is Ours
as Mob Leader
Big Time Or Bust
as Winthrop Allen
Back Page
as Martin Blake
The Narrow Corner
as The Man Fred Killed
1932
The Impatient Maiden
as Prof. Von Mueller (uncredited)
Young Bride
as The Doctor
Blessed Event
as Sam Gobel
Merrily We Go To ____
as Jake Symonds (uncredited)
Scarface
as Chief of Detectives
6 Hours to Live
as Police Commissioner
Tiger Shark
as Doctor (uncredited)
American Madness
as Clark (uncredited)
Grand Hotel
as Dr. Waitz
Those We Love
as Marshall
While Paris Sleeps
as Prison Commandant
The Girl from Calgary
as Earl Darrell
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
as Detective (uncredited)
1931
Inspiration
as Uncle Julian Montell
The Yellow Ticket
as Police Agent Boligoff
Daybreak
as Herr Hoffman
Wicked
as Owner of property
Daddy Long Legs
as Wykoff (uncredited)
Kiki
as Dr. Smiley
1930
The Gorilla
as Cyrus Stevens
Top Speed
as J.W. Rollins
All Quiet on the Western Front
as Herr Bäumer (uncredited)
1929

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Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
2/9/1886
Day of Death
8/13/1948
Place of Birth
Dublin, Ireland