Birthday
1901/11/28
Day of death
1975/11/16 (74 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico
Also know as
Maxwell Wagner
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...Read more
(1930) The Last of the Vargas
as ---
(1953) Invaders from Mars
as Army Sgt. Rinaldi
(1946) Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1927) The Thrill Seekers
as A Hood
(1949) It Happens Every Spring
as Umpire (uncredited)
(1934) Name the Woman
as Reporter
(1935) Charlie Chan in Shanghai
as Taxi Driver Henchman
(1934) Hell Bent for Love
as Ernest Dallas
(1926) Making Good
as Student
(1927) Flashing Oars
as Student
(1927) The Relay
as Sophomore
(1937) Step Lively, Jeeves!
as Joey
(1938) Born to Be Wild
as Jake - Trucker in Cafe (uncredited)
(1940) The House Across the Bay
as Jim
(1948) Shed No Tears
as Second Investigating Detective (Uncredited)
(1935) The Fighting Marines
as Gibson
(1966) Gunpoint
as ---
(1971) Support Your Local Gunfighter
as Townsman Watching Fight (uncredited)
(1955) I Died a Thousand Times
as Deputy Charlie (uncredited)
(1953) Donovan's Brain
as Station Agent (uncredited)
(1968) Rosemary's Baby
as Man in Dream
(1968) Hang 'em High
as Prisoner
(1963) It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Spectator (uncredited)
(1949) Flaxy Martin
as Charles McMahon
(1974) Young Frankenstein
as Villager
(1965) The Great Race
as Barfly (uncredited)
(1965) Shenandoah
as Church Member
(1938) The Arkansas Traveler
as Hobo
(1937) Alcatraz Island
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1938) Maid's Night Out
as Sam Johnson - Milk Man (uncredited)
(1937) God's Country and the Woman
as Gus
(1937) Many Unhappy Returns
as Ernie - Counter Girl's Boyfriend
(1970) The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
as Barfly (uncredited)
(1935) The Miracle Rider
as Morley
(1936) Love on a Bet
as Reporter
(1936) The Crime Patrol
as Bennie
(1955) Illegal
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1935) Dr. Socrates
as Gangster
(1962) Pressure Point
as ---
(1950) Frenchie
as Drunk (uncredited)
(1957) Robbery Under Arms
as Sergeant Goring
(1930) Numbered Men
as Convict Road Laborer (uncredited)
(1945) Radio Stars on Parade
as George
(1932) Cock of the Air
as Military Policeman
(1942) Matri-Phony
as Guard (uncredited)
(1969) True Grit
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
(1933) Arizona to Broadway
as Pete
(1937) We Who Are About to Die
as Cell Block E Convict (uncredited)
(1934) Gridiron Flash
as Convict Football Player
(1936) Walking on Air
as Sam, Second Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
(1934) Blind Date
as Evans - Bob's Chauffeur
(1934) The Personality Kid
as Max
(1938) Cocoanut Grove
as Brakeman
(1930) Going Wild
as Ferguson - Pilot
(1936) Two in Revolt
as Davis
(1938) Tarnished Angel
as Tough Casino Decoy
(1936) Paddy O'Day
as Milkman's Helper on Dock
(1937) Border Cafe
as Shakey
(1934) Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
as Grip
(1939) Wings of the Navy
as Boss Mechanic
(1939) Fast and Loose
as Nolan's Henchman (uncredited)
(1939) Mr. Moto in Danger Island
as Sailor at Wrestling Match
(1939) The Return of the Cisco Kid
as Brings in Rustler
(1939) Fifth Avenue Girl
as Policeman (uncredited)
(1939) The Girl from Mexico
as Headwaiter
(1939) The Gracie Allen Murder Case
as Thug
(1949) The Red Pony
as Bartender
(1938) Professor Beware
as Chinatown Barker
(1939) Reno
as Police Lt. Joe Wilson
(1939) The Roaring Twenties
as Gangster (uncredited)
(1951) Pier 23
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
(1939) The Day the Bookies Wept
as Bet Placing Taxi Driver (uncredited)
(1940) Millionaire Playboy
as Highway Patrol Officer
(1940) The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Truck Driver
(1940) The Grapes of Wrath
as Guard (uncredited)
(1945) The Lost Weekend
as Mike (uncredited)
(1955) East of Eden
as Workman (uncredited)
(1936) Night Waitress
as Diner Trying to Date Helen
(1937) Wings Over Honolulu
as Marine
(1937) The Great O'Malley
as School Bus Driver (uncredited)
(1946) It's a Wonderful Life
as Cashier / Nick's Assistant Bouncer (uncredited)
(1962) To Kill a Mockingbird
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
(1936) The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
as Pug O'Leary
(1936) The Girl from Mandalay
as Drunken Brawler
(1972) Evil Roy Slade
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1939) I'll Tell the World
as Salesman
(1935) The Daring Young Man
as Reporter
(1940) Charlie Chan in Panama
as Soldier
(1937) Smart Blonde
as Chuck Cannon
(1940) Mexican Spitfire
as Headwaiter - Mexican Pete's
(1946) The Truth About Murder
as Henchman Mike (uncredited)
(1934) The Oil Raider
as Simmons
(1962) The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1939) Money to Loan
as Hanley's Strong-Arm Man
(1940) Trail of the Vigilantes
as Joe
(1966) A Big Hand for the Little Lady
as Cashier (uncredited)
(1941) Ride on Vaquero
as Partner
(1940) Buck Benny Rides Again
as Cowboy
(1942) Overland to Deadwood
as Buck
(1932) The World and the Flesh
as Vorobiov
(1938) Little Tough Guys in Society
as Guest
(1946) That Brennan Girl
as Moving Man (uncredited)
(1945) Fallen Angel
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1936) Love Begins at Twenty
as Lester - O'Bannion's Driver
(1954) The Great Diamond Robbery
as Policeman (uncredited)
(1927) The First Auto
as Bartender
(1935) Mary Burns, Fugitive
as Sailor
(1937) San Quentin
as Prison Runner
(1940) The Bank Dick
as Shirtless Ditchdigger (uncredited)
(1940) Hired Wife
as Streetcar Conductor
(1940) They Drive by Night
as Sweeney, Driver (uncredited)
(1940) Men Against the Sky
as Max - Radioman
(1957) The Spirit of St. Louis
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1940) Lucky Partners
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1940) The Mad Doctor
as Cab Driver (Uncredited)
(1940) Rhythm on the River
as Cherry's Cabbie
(1940) The Ghost Breakers
as Ship Porter (uncredited)
(1940) Wildcat Bus
as Bus Driver Jackson (uncredited)
(1949) Caught
as Projectionist (uncredited)
(1936) Sons o' Guns
as Soldier
(1936) The Girl on the Front Page
as Fireman
(1948) The Sainted Sisters
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1939) Our Leading Citizen
as Workman
(1939) Cafe Society
as Guest
(1941) Cyclone on Horseback
as Jamison
(1940) Pop Always Pays
as Bill - Policeman in Car 43
(1944) Boss of Boomtown
as Sergeant George Dunne
(1940) You Can't Fool Your Wife
as Burglar
(1942) Come on Danger
as Tough Guy
(1943) Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
as Rudy the Sailor
(1942) The Spoilers
as Deputy (uncredited)
(1942) Sabotage Squad
as Recruiting Sergeant
(1936) Chatterbox
as Himself (uncredited)
(1941) Texas
as Fats Delaney
(1931) The Good Bad Girl
as Thug
(1942) The Wife Takes a Flyer
as Sergeant
(1932) Renegades of the West
as Bob
(1932) Rockabye
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1931) Suicide Fleet
as Radio Operator (uncredited)
(1941) The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
as Bartender
(1936) The House of a Thousand Candles
as Henchman
(1942) Obliging Young Lady
as Jack - Diner Counterman (uncredited)
(1937) Stage Door
as Baggage Man (uncredited)
(1942) Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
as Villa Luigi Headwaiter
(1939) Off the Record
as Visitor (uncredited)
(1942) Panama Hattie
as Jailer (uncredited)
(1938) Penrod and His Twin Brother
as Blackie
(1936) The Big Game
as Man Outside Hotel
(1939) Scouts to the Rescue
as Joe - Truck Driver-Henchman
(1945) Circumstantial Evidence
as Truck Driver
(1943) The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
as Military Police Driver (uncredited)
(1951) The Secret of Convict Lake
as Jack Purcell (uncredited)
(1948) The Miracle of the Bells
as Baggage Man
(1948) Half Past Midnight
as Mike
(1942) A Night to Remember
as Policeman Temple (uncredited)
(1935) 3 Kids and a Queen
as Reporter
(1949) Reign of Terror
as Citizen (uncredited)
(1945) A Medal for Benny
as Jake (uncredited)
(1936) Bullets or Ballots
as Actor Impersonating Kruger in Newsreel (uncredited)
(1937) Black Legion
as Truck Driver in Diner (uncredited)
(1942) Moontide
as Fisherman
(1937) You Only Live Once
as Dan - Corridor Guard (uncredited)
(1973) Terror in the Wax Museum
as Music Hall Drunk (Uncredited)
(1942) The Palm Beach Story
as Tom's Best Man (uncredited)
(1938) Painted Desert
as Henchman Kincaid
(1936) Dancing Pirate
as Pirate (uncredited)
(1951) The Racket
as Durko (uncredited)
(1952) Flaming Feather
as ---
(1934) The Lost Jungle
as Slade
(1934) The Lost Jungle
as Slade
(1963) 4 for Texas
as Blackjack Dealer
(1933) Before Dawn
as Policeman in Car (uncredited)
(1947) Tycoon
as ---
(1934) She Had to Choose
as Hold-Up Man
(1942) The Talk of the Town
as Moving Man (uncredited)
(1960) Ice Palace
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1967) Return of the Gunfighter
as Barfly (uncredited)
(1968) The Legend of Lylah Clare
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1959) The Twilight Zone
as Roller Coaster Operator
(1958) The Rifleman
as ---
(1971) Columbo
as Derelict (uncredited)