Max Linder

Max Linder

Acting

Although all too frequently neglected by fans of silent comedy, Max Linder is in many ways as important a figure as Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, or Harold Lloyd, not least because he predated (and influenced) them all by several years, and was largely responsible for the creation of the classic style of silent slapstick comedy.

He started out as an actor in the French theatre, but after making his screen debut in 1905 he quickly became an enormously famous and successful film comedian on both sides of the Atlantic, thanks to his character "Max", a top-hatted dandy. By 1912, he was the…

Filmography

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Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty ★ 8.0 Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty 2020 Max Linder Collection 1917-1922 Max Linder Collection 1917-1922 2014 Laugh with Max Linder ★ 7.4 Laugh with Max Linder 1963 All in Good Fun ★ 4.0 All in Good Fun 1955 Easter Parade ★ 7.0 Easter Parade 1948 The Way of the World The Way of the World 1947 Those Were The Days Those Were The Days 1946 Charlie the Innkeeper ★ 5.3 Charlie the Innkeeper 1939 The Theft of the Mona Lisa ★ 6.3 The Theft of the Mona Lisa 1931 Maxim's Porter ★ 9.0 Maxim's Porter 1927 Au secours ! ★ 6.7 Au secours ! 1924 King of the Circus ★ 5.8 King of the Circus 1924 Par habitude ★ 7.0 Par habitude 1923 The Three Must-Get-Theres ★ 6.4 The Three Must-Get-Theres 1922 Be My Wife ★ 6.8 Be My Wife 1921 Seven Years Bad Luck ★ 6.8 Seven Years Bad Luck 1921 Le Petit Café ★ 10.0 Le Petit Café 1919 Max, médecin malgré lui ★ 8.0 Max, médecin malgré lui 1917 Max the Heartbreaker ★ 4.6 Max the Heartbreaker 1917 Max in a Taxi ★ 5.8 Max in a Taxi 1917 Max Wants a Divorce ★ 5.9 Max Wants a Divorce 1917 Max Comes Across Max Comes Across 1917 Max and the Purse ★ 4.9 Max and the Purse 1917 Max devrait porter des bretelles ★ 8.0 Max devrait porter des bretelles 1917 Chance and Love ★ 6.0 Chance and Love 1915 Hairdresser of Love ★ 6.3 Hairdresser of Love 1915 Max in Monaco ★ 6.5 Max in Monaco 1915 The False Max Linder ★ 5.7 The False Max Linder 1914 Max asthmatique ★ 9.0 Max asthmatique 1914 Max in the Convent ★ 6.5 Max in the Convent 1914 The Forced Marriage ★ 3.3 The Forced Marriage 1914 Max Plays at Drama Max Plays at Drama 1914 Max and the Lady Doctor ★ 6.2 Max and the Lady Doctor 1914 Max Plays the Part ★ 6.0 Max Plays the Part 1914 Max as a Chiropodist ★ 5.0 Max as a Chiropodist 1914 Max Wishes He Hadn't ★ 8.0 Max Wishes He Hadn't 1914 Max and the Jealous Husband ★ 5.0 Max and the Jealous Husband 1914 Max Speaks English ★ 5.5 Max Speaks English 1914 Max Sets the Style ★ 5.8 Max Sets the Style 1914 Max's Latest Hobby ★ 7.0 Max's Latest Hobby 1914 Max's Vacation ★ 6.1 Max's Vacation 1914 Max as a Musician Max as a Musician 1913 An Unexpected Marriage ★ 6.0 An Unexpected Marriage 1913 Max's Hat ★ 6.0 Max's Hat 1913 Le billet doux ★ 8.0 Le billet doux 1913 Max Hates Cats ★ 6.5 Max Hates Cats 1913 Max Toreador ★ 5.8 Max Toreador 1913 Le duel de Max ★ 10.0 Le duel de Max 1913 Max Linder Does All the Sports ★ 7.0 Max Linder Does All the Sports 1913 Max: Jockey for Love ★ 7.0 Max: Jockey for Love 1913 Max Linder's Appointment ★ 6.5 Max Linder's Appointment 1913 Max Takes a Picture ★ 6.3 Max Takes a Picture 1913 Max and the Statue ★ 5.8 Max and the Statue 1912 Max Wants to Grow ★ 5.5 Max Wants to Grow 1912 The Water-Funker ★ 5.1 The Water-Funker 1912 Jalousie Jalousie 1912 Max: Boxer By Love ★ 6.8 Max: Boxer By Love 1912 The Romance of Max ★ 5.9 The Romance of Max 1912 Long-Lasting Love ★ 5.1 Long-Lasting Love 1912 Cordial Agreement ★ 5.6 Cordial Agreement 1912 Max émule de Tartarin ★ 9.0 Max émule de Tartarin 1912 Max, Tango Teacher ★ 4.9 Max, Tango Teacher 1912 A Farmhouse Romance ★ 5.0 A Farmhouse Romance 1912 The Wedding Trunk ★ 4.2 The Wedding Trunk 1912 Max and the Donkey ★ 5.3 Max and the Donkey 1912 Un pari original ★ 8.0 Un pari original 1912 An Agitated Night ★ 5.6 An Agitated Night 1912 Max Juggles for Love ★ 6.5 Max Juggles for Love 1912 Max Fears the Dogs ★ 5.3 Max Fears the Dogs 1912 Max amoureux de la teinturière ★ 7.0 Max amoureux de la teinturière 1912 Max and His Dog Dick ★ 5.8 Max and His Dog Dick 1912 Max Takes Back His Freedom ★ 5.9 Max Takes Back His Freedom 1912 Max Sets the Fashion ★ 5.8 Max Sets the Fashion 1912 Max Takes Tonics ★ 6.4 Max Takes Tonics 1911 Max and Jane Want to Do Theater ★ 5.4 Max and Jane Want to Do Theater 1911 Max a un duel ★ 10.0 Max a un duel 1911 Max Is Convalescent ★ 6.4 Max Is Convalescent 1911 Max and His Mother-in-Law ★ 5.5 Max and His Mother-in-Law 1911 Max se marie ★ 9.0 Max se marie 1911 Max Takes a Bath ★ 6.2 Max Takes a Bath 1911