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Birthday
November 28, 1901
Day of Death
1975-11-16
(73 years old)
Place of Birth
Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico
Also Known 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 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.
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A Night to Remember
as Policeman Temple (uncredited)
Panama Hattie
as Jailer (uncredited)
Overland to Deadwood
as Buck
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
as Villa Luigi Headwaiter
The Palm Beach Story
as Tom's Best Man (uncredited)
Sabotage Squad
as Recruiting Sergeant
The Talk of the Town
as Moving Man (uncredited)
Matri-Phony
as Guard (uncredited)
The Spoilers
as Deputy (uncredited)
Come on Danger
as Tough Guy
Moontide
as Fisherman (uncredited)
The Wife Takes a Flyer
as Sergeant
Obliging Young Lady
as Jack - Diner Counterman (uncredited)
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The Mad Doctor
as Cab Driver (Uncredited)
Trail of the Vigilantes
as Joe
The Bank Dick
as Shirtless Ditchdigger (uncredited)
Hired Wife
as Streetcar Conductor
Men Against the Sky
as Max - Radioman
Rhythm on the River
as Cherry's Cabbie
Wildcat Bus
as Bus Driver Jackson (uncredited)
Lucky Partners
as Waiter (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
as Sweeney, Driver (uncredited)
The Ghost Breakers
as Ship Porter (uncredited)
Pop Always Pays
as Bill - Policeman in Car 43
Buck Benny Rides Again
as Cowboy
You Can't Fool Your Wife
as Burglar
The Grapes of Wrath
as Guard (uncredited)
Millionaire Playboy
as Highway Patrol Officer
Charlie Chan in Panama
as Soldier
The House Across the Bay
as Jim
Mexican Spitfire
as Headwaiter - Mexican Pete's
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Truck Driver
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Reno
as Police Lt. Joe Wilson
The Roaring Twenties
as Gangster (uncredited)
Fifth Avenue Girl
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Day the Bookies Wept
as Bet Placing Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Our Leading Citizen
as Workman
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
as Thug
The Girl from Mexico
as Headwaiter
The Return of the Cisco Kid
as Brings in Rustler
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
as Sailor at Wrestling Match
Money to Loan
as Hanley's Strong-Arm Man
I'll Tell the World
as Salesman
Cafe Society
as Guest
Fast and Loose
as Nolan's Henchman (uncredited)
Wings of the Navy
as Boss Mechanic
Off the Record
as Visitor (uncredited)
Scouts to the Rescue
as Joe - Truck Driver-Henchman
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Little Tough Guys in Society
as Guest
Tarnished Angel
as Tough Casino Decoy
The Arkansas Traveler
as Hobo
Painted Desert
as Henchman Kincaid
Professor Beware
as Chinatown Barker
Cocoanut Grove
as Brakeman
Maid's Night Out
as Sam Johnson - Milk Man (uncredited)
Penrod and His Twin Brother
as Blackie
Born to Be Wild
as Jake - Trucker in Cafe (uncredited)
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Many Unhappy Returns
as Ernie - Counter Girl's Boyfriend
Alcatraz Island
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Stage Door
as Baggage Man (uncredited)
Step Lively, Jeeves!
as Joey
Border Cafe
as Shakey
San Quentin
as Prison Runner
Wings Over Honolulu
as Marine
The Great O'Malley
as School Bus Driver (uncredited)
Black Legion
as Truck Driver in Diner (uncredited)
You Only Live Once
as Dan - Corridor Guard (uncredited)
God's Country and the Woman
as Gus
We Who Are About to Die
as Cell Block E Convict (uncredited)
Smart Blonde
as Chuck Cannon
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Night Waitress
as Diner Trying to Date Helen
The Big Game
as Man Outside Hotel
The Girl on the Front Page
as Fireman
Walking on Air
as Sam, Second Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Love Begins at Twenty
as Lester - O'Bannion's Driver
Bullets or Ballots
as Actor Impersonating Kruger in Newsreel (uncredited)
Dancing Pirate
as Pirate (uncredited)
Sons o' Guns
as Soldier
The Crime Patrol
as Bennie
The Girl from Mandalay
as Drunken Brawler
Two in Revolt
as Davis
The House of a Thousand Candles
as Henchman
Love on a Bet
as Reporter
Paddy O'Day
as Milkman's Helper on Dock
Chatterbox
as Himself (uncredited)
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
as Pug O'Leary
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