Acting
Edwin Maxwell
Born 1886-02-09
Dublin, Ireland
Department: Acting
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
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All Quiet on the Western Front
1930
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His Girl Friday
1940
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Duck Soup
1933
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The Shop Around the Corner
1940
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Scarface
1932
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You Can't Take It with You
1938
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Ninotchka
1939
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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
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Grand Hotel
1932
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Fury
1936
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (134 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Walls of Jericho | Porter Grimes | Movie | 1948 |
 | The Vicious Circle | Presiding Judge | Movie | 1948 |
 | Campus Honeymoon | Sen. Hughes | Movie | 1948 |
 | The Gangster | Politician (uncredited) | Movie | 1947 |
 | Second Chance | Mr. Davenport | Movie | 1947 |
 | The Jolson Story | Oscar Hammerstein (uncredited) | Movie | 1946 |
 | Swamp Fire | Capt. Pierre Moise | Movie | 1946 |
 | Mama Loves Papa | Kirkwood | Movie | 1945 |
 | Practically Yours | Radio Official (uncredited) | Movie | 1944 |
 | Wilson | William Jennings Bryan | Movie | 1944 |
 | The Great Moment | Vice-President of Medical Society | Movie | 1944 |
 | Since You Went Away | Businessman in Cocktail Lounge (uncredited) | Movie | 1944 |
 | Waterfront | Max Kramer | Movie | 1944 |
 | Heaven Can Wait | Doctor (uncredited) | Movie | 1943 |
| Behind Prison Walls | Percy Webb | Movie | 1943 | |
 | Street of Chance | Stillwell, D.A. | Movie | 1942 |
 | Ten Gentlemen from West Point | Sen. John Randolph | Movie | 1942 |
 | I Live on Danger | Wingy Keefe | Movie | 1942 |
 | Pacific Blackout | District attorney | Movie | 1941 |
 | Know For Sure | Dr. Paxton | Movie | 1941 |
 | Buy Me That Town | P.V. Baxter | Movie | 1941 |
 | Blossoms in the Dust | City Councilman | Movie | 1941 |
 | Ride on Vaquero | Dan Clark | Movie | 1941 |
 | The Devil and Miss Jones | Withers | Movie | 1941 |
 | North West Mounted Police | Supervising Dialogue Editor | Movie | 1940 |
 | Brigham Young | 2nd Mob Leader | Movie | 1940 |
 | Kit Carson | John Sutter | Movie | 1940 |
 | New Moon | Captain de Jean | Movie | 1940 |
 | Jack Pot | Rocky Fallon | Movie | 1940 |
 | His Girl Friday | Dr. Egelhoffer | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Blue Bird | Oak | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Shop Around the Corner | Doctor | Movie | 1940 |
 | Ninotchka | Mercier | Movie | 1939 |
 | Drums Along the Mohawk | Rev. Daniel Gros | Movie | 1939 |
 | Way Down South | Martin Dill | Movie | 1939 |
 | Young Mr. Lincoln | John T. Stuart (uncredited) | Movie | 1939 |
 | Union Pacific | Dialogue Coach | Movie | 1939 |
 | Made for Each Other | Messerschmidt (uncredited) | Movie | 1939 |
 | You Can't Take It with You | Kirby's Attorney (uncredited) | Movie | 1938 |
 | Rich Man, Poor Girl | Krauss | Movie | 1938 |
 | The Rage of Paris | Hotel Manager (uncredited) | Movie | 1938 |
 | Paradise for Three | First Lawyer (uncredited) | Movie | 1938 |
 | Hold That Kiss | Theatre Manager | Movie | 1938 |
 | Romance on the Run | Mondoon | Movie | 1938 |
 | Nothing Sacred | Mr. Bullock (uncredited) | Movie | 1937 |
 | Love Takes Flight | Dave Miller | Movie | 1937 |
 | One Hundred Men and a Girl | Ira Westing - Editor | Movie | 1937 |
 | Slave Ship | Auctioneer | Movie | 1937 |
 | The Road Back | Principal | Movie | 1937 |
 | A Star Is Born | Vocal Coach (uncredited) | Movie | 1937 |
 | Night Key | Lawyer Kruger | Movie | 1937 |
 | Love Is News | Kenyon | Movie | 1937 |
 | Torture Money | Milton Beacher | Movie | 1937 |
 | A Man Betrayed | Richards | Movie | 1936 |
 | Camille | Doctor (uncredited) | Movie | 1936 |
 | Come and Get It | Sid LeMaire | Movie | 1936 |
 | To Mary - with Love | Byron C. Wakefield | Movie | 1936 |
 | Fury | Vickery | Movie | 1936 |
 | Absolute Quiet | Baxter (Uncredited) | Movie | 1936 |
 | Panic on the Air | Gordon | Movie | 1936 |
 | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | Douglas (uncredited) | Movie | 1936 |
 | Big Brown Eyes | Newspaper Editor | Movie | 1936 |
 | Dangerous Waters | Mr. Brunch | Movie | 1936 |
 | Public Ghost # 1 | Insane Man | Movie | 1935 |
 | Thanks a Million | Mr. Casey | Movie | 1935 |
 | The Last Days of Pompeii | The Augur - a Pompeii Official (uncredited) | Movie | 1935 |
| The Last Days of Pompeii | The Augur, a Pompeii Official (uncredited) | Movie | 1935 |
 | Happiness C.O.D. | Lester Walsh | Movie | 1935 |
 | Men of Action | Jefferson | Movie | 1935 |
 | Motive for Revenge | William King | Movie | 1935 |
 | 'G' Men | Joseph Kratz (uncredited) | Movie | 1935 |
 | The Devil Is a Woman | Tobacco Plant Manager (uncredited) | Movie | 1935 |
 | Great God Gold | Nitto | Movie | 1935 |
 | All the King's Horses | First Gentleman | Movie | 1935 |
 | Elinor Norton | Army Doctor | Movie | 1934 |
 | Cleopatra | Casca | Movie | 1934 |
 | Burn 'Em Up Barnes | Lyman Warren | Movie | 1934 |
 | Hollywood Party | Buddy Goldfarb (uncredited) | Movie | 1934 |
 | Mystery Liner | Major Pope | Movie | 1934 |
 | Dancing Man | Morton Randall | Movie | 1934 |
 | This Side of Heaven | R.S. Sawyer (uncredited) | Movie | 1934 |
 | The 9th Guest | Jason Osgood | Movie | 1934 |
 | Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen | Judge | Movie | 1934 |
 | Dinner at Eight | Mr. Fitch | Movie | 1933 |
 | Lady Killer | Jeffries, the Theatre Manager (uncredited) | Movie | 1933 |
 | Duck Soup | Freedonia's Secretary of War #1 (uncredited) | Movie | 1933 |
 | Fog | Ship Captain | Movie | 1933 |
 | Big Time Or Bust | Winthrop Allen | Movie | 1933 |
 | Back Page | Martin Blake | Movie | 1933 |
 | Police Car 17 | Big Bill Standish | Movie | 1933 |
 | Ann Vickers | Defense Attorney (uncredited) | Movie | 1933 |
 | I Loved a Woman | Gossiper aka "That Cad" (uncredited) | Movie | 1933 |
 | Broadway to Hollywood | Rockwell | Movie | 1933 |
 | This Day and Age | Mayor's Assistant | Movie | 1933 |
 | The Narrow Corner | The Man Fred Killed | Movie | 1933 |
 | The Woman I Stole | Lentz | Movie | 1933 |
 | The Mayor of Hell | Louis Johnson | Movie | 1933 |
 | Emergency Call | Tom Rourke | Movie | 1933 |
 | Gambling Ship | District Attorney Travers | Movie | 1933 |
 | Heroes for Sale | Laundry Company President | Movie | 1933 |
 | Night of Terror | The Maniac | Movie | 1933 |
 | Mystery of the Wax Museum | Worth | Movie | 1933 |
 | State Trooper | W.J. Brady | Movie | 1933 |
 | Tonight Is Ours | Mob Leader | Movie | 1933 |
 | Frisco Jenny | Tom Ford (uncredited) | Movie | 1933 |
 | You Said a Mouthful | Dr. Vorse | Movie | 1932 |
 | The Girl from Calgary | Earl Darrell | Movie | 1932 |
 | 6 Hours to Live | Police Commissioner | Movie | 1932 |
 | Tiger Shark | Doctor (uncredited) | Movie | 1932 |
 | Grand Hotel | Dr. Waitz | Movie | 1932 |
 | Those We Love | Marshall | Movie | 1932 |
 | Blessed Event | Sam Gobel | Movie | 1932 |
 | American Madness | Clark (uncredited) | Movie | 1932 |
 | Merrily We Go to Hell | Jake Symonds (uncredited) | Movie | 1932 |
 | While Paris Sleeps | Prison Commandant | Movie | 1932 |
 | The Trial of Vivienne Ware | Detective (uncredited) | Movie | 1932 |
 | Scarface | Chief of Detectives | Movie | 1932 |
 | Young Bride | The Doctor | Movie | 1932 |
 | The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood | Chauncey Chadwick | Movie | 1932 |
 | The Impatient Maiden | Prof. Von Mueller (uncredited) | Movie | 1932 |
 | Ambassador Bill | Monte | Movie | 1931 |
 | The Yellow Ticket | Police Agent Boligoff | Movie | 1931 |
 | Wicked | Owner of Property | Movie | 1931 |
| Wicked | Owner of property | Movie | 1931 |
 | Men of the Sky | Count | Movie | 1931 |
 | Daddy Long Legs | Wykoff (uncredited) | Movie | 1931 |
 | Daybreak | Herr Hoffman | Movie | 1931 |
 | Kiki | Dr. Smiley | Movie | 1931 |
 | Inspiration | Uncle Julian Montell | Movie | 1931 |
 | The Gorilla | Cyrus Stevens | Movie | 1930 |
 | Du Barry, Woman of Passion | Maupeou | Movie | 1930 |
 | Top Speed | J.W. Rollins | Movie | 1930 |
 | All Quiet on the Western Front | Herr Bäumer (uncredited) | Movie | 1930 |
 | The Taming of the Shrew | Battista | Movie | 1929 |