Edwin Maxwell
Known for
Acting
Life
1886 – 1948 (aged 62)
Born in
Dublin, Ireland
Credits
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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.
Known For
His Girl Friday
18 Jan 1940
All Quiet on the Western Front
29 Apr 1930
Duck Soup
12 Nov 1933
The Shop Around the Corner
12 Jan 1940
Scarface
09 Apr 1932
You Can't Take It with You
01 Sep 1938
Ninotchka
16 Nov 1939
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
09 Apr 1936
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Filmography
1948
- The Walls of Jerichoas Porter Grimes
- The Vicious Circleas Presiding Judge
- Campus Honeymoonas Sen. Hughes
1947
- The Gangsteras Politician (uncredited)
- Second Chanceas Mr. Davenport
1946
- The Jolson Storyas Oscar Hammerstein (uncredited)
- Swamp Fireas Capt. Pierre Moise
1945
- Mama Loves Papaas Kirkwood
1944
- Practically Yoursas Radio Official (uncredited)
- Wilsonas William Jennings Bryan
- The Great Momentas Vice-President of Medical Society
- Since You Went Awayas Businessman in Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)
- Waterfrontas Max Kramer
1943
- Heaven Can Waitas Doctor (uncredited)
- Behind Prison Wallsas Percy Webb
1942
- Street of Chanceas Stillwell, D.A.
- Ten Gentlemen from West Pointas Sen. John Randolph
- I Live on Dangeras Wingy Keefe
1941
- Pacific Blackoutas District attorney
- Know For Sureas Dr. Paxton
- Buy Me That Townas P.V. Baxter
- Blossoms in the Dustas City Councilman
- Ride on Vaqueroas Dan Clark
- The Devil and Miss Jonesas Withers
1940
- Brigham Youngas 2nd Mob Leader
- Kit Carsonas John Sutter
- New Moonas Captain de Jean
- Jack Potas Rocky Fallon
- His Girl Fridayas Dr. Egelhoffer
- The Blue Birdas Oak
- The Shop Around the Corneras Doctor
1939
- Ninotchkaas Mercier
- Drums Along the Mohawkas Rev. Daniel Gros
- Way Down Southas Martin Dill
- Young Mr. Lincolnas John T. Stuart (uncredited)
- Made for Each Otheras Messerschmidt (uncredited)
1938
- You Can't Take It with Youas Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)
- Rich Man, Poor Girlas Krauss
- The Rage of Parisas Hotel Manager (uncredited)
- Paradise for Threeas First Lawyer (uncredited)
- Hold That Kissas Theatre Manager
- Romance on the Runas Mondoon
1937
- Nothing Sacredas Mr. Bullock (uncredited)
- Love Takes Flightas Dave Miller
- One Hundred Men and a Girlas Ira Westing - Editor
- Slave Shipas Auctioneer
- The Road Backas Principal
- A Star Is Bornas Vocal Coach (uncredited)
- Night Keyas Lawyer Kruger
- Love Is Newsas Kenyon
- Torture Moneyas Milton Beacher
1936
- A Man Betrayedas Richards
- Camilleas Doctor (uncredited)
- Come and Get Itas Sid LeMaire
- To Mary - with Loveas Byron C. Wakefield
- Furyas Vickery
- Absolute Quietas Baxter (Uncredited)
- Panic on the Airas Gordon
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Townas Douglas (uncredited)
- Big Brown Eyesas Newspaper Editor
- Dangerous Watersas Mr. Brunch
1935
- Public Ghost # 1as Insane Man
- Thanks a Millionas Mr. Casey
- The Last Days of Pompeiias The Augur, a Pompeii Official (uncredited)
- Happiness C.O.D.as Lester Walsh
- Men of Actionas Jefferson
- Motive for Revengeas William King
- 'G' Menas Joseph Kratz (uncredited)
- The Devil Is a Womanas Tobacco Plant Manager (uncredited)
- Great God Goldas Nitto
- All the King's Horsesas First Gentleman
1934
- Elinor Nortonas Army Doctor
- Cleopatraas Casca
- Burn 'Em Up Barnesas Lyman Warren
- Hollywood Partyas Buddy Goldfarb (uncredited)
- Mystery Lineras Major Pope
- Dancing Manas Morton Randall
- This Side of Heavenas R.S. Sawyer (uncredited)
- The 9th Guestas Jason Osgood
- Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolenas Judge
1933
- Dinner at Eightas Mr. Fitch
- Lady Killeras Jeffries, the Theatre Manager (uncredited)
- Duck Soupas Freedonia's Secretary of War #1 (uncredited)
- Fogas Ship Captain
- Big Time Or Bustas Winthrop Allen
- Back Pageas Martin Blake
- Police Car 17as Big Bill Standish
- Ann Vickersas Defense Attorney (uncredited)
- I Loved a Womanas Gossiper aka "That Cad" (uncredited)
- Broadway to Hollywoodas Rockwell
- This Day and Ageas Mayor's Assistant
- The Narrow Corneras The Man Fred Killed
- The Woman I Stoleas Lentz
- The Mayor of Hellas Louis Johnson
- Emergency Callas Tom Rourke
- Gambling Shipas District Attorney Travers
- Heroes for Saleas Laundry Company President
- Night of Terroras The Maniac
- Mystery of the Wax Museumas Worth
- State Trooperas W.J. Brady
- Tonight Is Oursas Mob Leader
- Frisco Jennyas Tom Ford (uncredited)
1932
- You Said a Mouthfulas Dr. Vorse
- The Girl from Calgaryas Earl Darrell
- 6 Hours to Liveas Police Commissioner
- Tiger Sharkas Doctor (uncredited)
- Grand Hotelas Dr. Waitz
- Those We Loveas Marshall
- Blessed Eventas Sam Gobel
- American Madnessas Clark (uncredited)
- Merrily We Go to Hellas Jake Symonds (uncredited)
- While Paris Sleepsas Prison Commandant
- The Trial of Vivienne Wareas Detective (uncredited)
- Scarfaceas Chief of Detectives
- Young Brideas The Doctor
- The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywoodas Chauncey Chadwick
- The Impatient Maidenas Prof. Von Mueller (uncredited)
1931
- Ambassador Billas Monte
- The Yellow Ticketas Police Agent Boligoff
- Wickedas Owner of property
- Men of the Skyas Count
- Daddy Long Legsas Wykoff (uncredited)
- Daybreakas Herr Hoffman
- Kikias Dr. Smiley
- Inspirationas Uncle Julian Montell
1930
- The Gorillaas Cyrus Stevens
- Du Barry, Woman of Passionas Maupeou
- Top Speedas J.W. Rollins
- All Quiet on the Western Frontas Herr Bäumer (uncredited)
1929
- The Taming of the Shrewas Battista