Max Wagner

Max Wagner

Acting

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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…

Filmography

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Young Frankenstein ★ 7.9 Young Frankenstein 1974 Terror in the Wax Museum ★ 5.2 Terror in the Wax Museum 1973 Evil Roy Slade ★ 6.5 Evil Roy Slade 1972 Columbo ★ 8.1 Columbo 1971 Support Your Local Gunfighter ★ 6.6 Support Your Local Gunfighter 1971 The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again ★ 5.6 The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again 1970 True Grit ★ 7.3 True Grit 1969 The Legend of Lylah Clare ★ 6.0 The Legend of Lylah Clare 1968 Rosemary's Baby ★ 7.8 Rosemary's Baby 1968 Hang 'em High ★ 6.8 Hang 'em High 1968 Return of the Gunfighter ★ 6.1 Return of the Gunfighter 1967 A Big Hand for the Little Lady ★ 7.1 A Big Hand for the Little Lady 1966 Gunpoint ★ 6.2 Gunpoint 1966 The Great Race ★ 7.1 The Great Race 1965 Shenandoah ★ 7.0 Shenandoah 1965 4 for Texas ★ 5.1 4 for Texas 1963 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World ★ 7.0 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963 To Kill a Mockingbird ★ 8.0 To Kill a Mockingbird 1962 Pressure Point ★ 6.5 Pressure Point 1962 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance ★ 7.8 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 1962 The Andy Griffith Show ★ 7.6 The Andy Griffith Show 1960 Sunrise at Campobello ★ 6.0 Sunrise at Campobello 1960 Ice Palace ★ 6.3 Ice Palace 1960 The Twilight Zone ★ 8.5 The Twilight Zone 1959 Bonanza ★ 7.5 Bonanza 1959 The Rifleman ★ 7.1 The Rifleman 1958 Public Pigeon No. 1 ★ 6.3 Public Pigeon No. 1 1957 The Spirit of St. Louis ★ 6.7 The Spirit of St. Louis 1957 Robbery Under Arms ★ 5.2 Robbery Under Arms 1957 The Conqueror ★ 3.6 The Conqueror 1956 I Died a Thousand Times ★ 6.2 I Died a Thousand Times 1955 Illegal ★ 6.4 Illegal 1955 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp ★ 6.8 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp 1955 East of Eden ★ 7.5 East of Eden 1955 The Country Girl ★ 7.0 The Country Girl 1954 The Great Diamond Robbery ★ 10.0 The Great Diamond Robbery 1954 Donovan's Brain ★ 6.2 Donovan's Brain 1953 Invaders from Mars ★ 5.9 Invaders from Mars 1953 The Abbott and Costello Show ★ 7.2 The Abbott and Costello Show 1952 Flaming Feather ★ 6.3 Flaming Feather 1952 The Racket ★ 6.3 The Racket 1951 The Secret of Convict Lake ★ 6.6 The Secret of Convict Lake 1951 Pier 23 ★ 5.5 Pier 23 1951 Frenchie ★ 6.0 Frenchie 1950 Reign of Terror ★ 6.8 Reign of Terror 1949 It Happens Every Spring ★ 6.5 It Happens Every Spring 1949 The Red Pony ★ 6.1 The Red Pony 1949 Caught ★ 6.6 Caught 1949 Flaxy Martin ★ 5.6 Flaxy Martin 1949 Shed No Tears ★ 5.1 Shed No Tears 1948 The Sainted Sisters ★ 7.3 The Sainted Sisters 1948 The Miracle of the Bells ★ 6.1 The Miracle of the Bells 1948 Half Past Midnight ★ 7.0 Half Past Midnight 1948 Tycoon ★ 5.6 Tycoon 1947 Possessed ★ 6.9 Possessed 1947 Sinbad the Sailor ★ 6.0 Sinbad the Sailor 1947 That Brennan Girl ★ 5.5 That Brennan Girl 1946 It's a Wonderful Life ★ 8.3 It's a Wonderful Life 1946 Dick Tracy vs. Cueball ★ 5.5 Dick Tracy vs. Cueball 1946 The Truth About Murder ★ 4.8 The Truth About Murder 1946 The Lost Weekend ★ 7.6 The Lost Weekend 1945 Fallen Angel ★ 6.6 Fallen Angel 1945 Radio Stars on Parade ★ 9.0 Radio Stars on Parade 1945 Circumstantial Evidence ★ 5.2 Circumstantial Evidence 1945 A Medal for Benny ★ 5.6 A Medal for Benny 1945 Hi, Beautiful ★ 9.8 Hi, Beautiful 1944 The Miracle of Morgan's Creek ★ 6.9 The Miracle of Morgan's Creek 1944 Boss of Boomtown ★ 10.0 Boss of Boomtown 1944 Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines ★ 6.0 Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines 1943 A Night to Remember ★ 6.7 A Night to Remember 1942 Panama Hattie ★ 5.7 Panama Hattie 1942 Overland to Deadwood ★ 9.0 Overland to Deadwood 1942 Mexican Spitfire's Elephant ★ 5.4 Mexican Spitfire's Elephant 1942 The Palm Beach Story ★ 7.0 The Palm Beach Story 1942 Sabotage Squad ★ 7.5 Sabotage Squad 1942 The Talk of the Town ★ 7.3 The Talk of the Town 1942 Matri-Phony ★ 5.3 Matri-Phony 1942 The Spoilers ★ 6.2 The Spoilers 1942 Come on Danger ★ 6.0 Come on Danger 1942 Moontide ★ 6.4 Moontide 1942