Max Wagner
Born in Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico — Nov 28 1901• Died Nov 16 1975
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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…
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Columbo
Derelict (uncredited)
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Gambler (uncredited)
The Andy Griffith Show
Townsman (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
Roller Coaster Operator
The Rifleman
The Abbott and Costello Show
First Workman
It's a Wonderful Life
Cashier / Nick's Assistant Bouncer (uncredited)
The Secret of Convict Lake
Jack Purcell (uncredited)
Rosemary's Baby
Man in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Young Frankenstein
Villager (uncredited)
True Grit
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Spectator (uncredited)
Hang 'em High
Prisoner
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Townsman (uncredited)
The Great Race
Barfly (uncredited)
East of Eden
Workman (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
Guard (uncredited)
The Red Pony
Bartender
The Roaring Twenties
Gangster (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend
Mike (uncredited)
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
Villa Luigi Headwaiter
Caught
Projectionist (uncredited)
The Country Girl
Expressman (uncredited)
The Conqueror
Mongul Guard (uncredited)
The Talk of the Town
Moving Man (uncredited)
Sinbad the Sailor
Assistant Overseer (uncredited)
Shenandoah
Church Member
The Miracle of the Bells
Baggage Man
Stage Door
Baggage Man (uncredited)
Possessed
Man in Café (uncredited)
Texas
Fats Delaney
Bullets or Ballots
Actor Impersonating Kruger in Newsreel (uncredited)
Illegal
Bartender (uncredited)
Night Waitress
Diner Trying to Date Helen
The Spirit of St. Louis
Reporter (uncredited)
The Ghost Breakers
Ship Porter (uncredited)
Dr. Socrates
Gangster
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Sailor at Wrestling Match
The Spoilers
Deputy (uncredited)
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
Cashier (uncredited)
Half Past Midnight
Mike
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
Barfly (uncredited)
Hired Wife
Streetcar Conductor
The Palm Beach Story
Tom's Best Man (uncredited)
Border Cafe
Shakey
The Daring Young Man
Reporter
Fallen Angel
Bartender (uncredited)
Professor Beware
Chinatown Barker
Reign of Terror
Citizen (uncredited)
The Racket
Durko (uncredited)
Return of the Gunfighter
Barfly (uncredited)
Evil Roy Slade
Townsman (uncredited)
Scouts to the Rescue
Joe - Truck Driver-Henchman
Gunpoint
The Big Game
Man Outside Hotel
Wings of the Navy
Boss Mechanic
Moontide
Fisherman (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Panama
Soldier
God's Country and the Woman
Gus
Pressure Point
I Died a Thousand Times
Deputy Charlie (uncredited)
Money to Loan
Hanley's Strong-Arm Man
Frenchie
Drunk (uncredited)
The Mad Doctor
Cab Driver (Uncredited)
The Great O'Malley
School Bus Driver (uncredited)
Buck Benny Rides Again
Cowboy
Ice Palace
Party Guest (uncredited)
Sunrise at Campobello
Convention Delegate (uncredited)
Black Legion
Truck Driver in Diner (uncredited)
You Only Live Once
Dan - Corridor Guard (uncredited)
The Girl from Mexico
Headwaiter
The Sainted Sisters
Townsman (uncredited)
The House Across the Bay
Jim
The Arkansas Traveler
Hobo
The First Auto
Bartender
A Night to Remember
Policeman Temple (uncredited)
4 for Texas
Blackjack Dealer
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
Thug
Shed No Tears
Second Investigating Detective (Uncredited)
The Legend of Lylah Clare
Reporter (uncredited)
Cafe Society
Guest
Mexican Spitfire
Headwaiter - Mexican Pete's
They Drive by Night
Sweeney, Driver (uncredited)
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Townsman Watching Fight (uncredited)
The Lost Jungle
Slade
Blind Date
Evans - Bob's Chauffeur
The Miracle Rider
Morley
Donovan's Brain
Station Agent (uncredited)
Dancing Pirate
Pirate (uncredited)
The World and the Flesh
Vorobiov
That Brennan Girl
Moving Man (uncredited)
The Day the Bookies Wept
Bet Placing Taxi Driver (uncredited)
The Bank Dick
Shirtless Ditchdigger (uncredited)
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
Pug O'Leary
3 Kids and a Queen
Reporter
Sons o' Guns
Soldier
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
Bartender (uncredited)
Pier 23
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Suicide Fleet
Radio Operator (uncredited)
Terror in the Wax Museum
Music Hall Drunk (Uncredited)
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Military Police Driver (uncredited)
Love on a Bet
Reporter
Gridiron Flash
Convict Football Player
Tarnished Angel
Tough Casino Decoy
Reno
Police Lt. Joe Wilson
Rockabye
Reporter (uncredited)
San Quentin
Prison Runner
Circumstantial Evidence
Truck Driver
Panama Hattie
Jailer (uncredited)
Born to Be Wild
Jake - Trucker in Cafe (uncredited)
Obliging Young Lady
Jack - Diner Counterman (uncredited)
Maid's Night Out
Sam Johnson - Milk Man (uncredited)
Come on Danger
Tough Guy
Walking on Air
Sam, Second Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Boss of Boomtown
Sergeant George Dunne
The Wife Takes a Flyer
Sergeant
Flaxy Martin
Charles McMahon
The Great Diamond Robbery
Policeman (uncredited)
Smart Blonde
Chuck Cannon
Before Dawn
Policeman in Car (uncredited)
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
Grip
Submarine Patrol
Marine Corporal (uncredited)
The Return of the Cisco Kid
Brings in Rustler
Off the Record
Visitor (uncredited)
Renegades of the West
Bob
It Happens Every Spring
Umpire (uncredited)
Alcatraz Island
Party Guest (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
Taxi Driver Henchman
Rhythm on the River
Cherry's Cabbie
Invaders from Mars
Army Sgt. Rinaldi
Tycoon
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Truck Driver
Flaming Feather
A Medal for Benny
Jake (uncredited)
Men Against the Sky
Max - Radioman
Cocoanut Grove
Brakeman
Fifth Avenue Girl
Policeman (uncredited)
Ride on Vaquero
Partner
Paddy O'Day
Milkman's Helper on Dock
Matri-Phony
Guard (uncredited)
Hi, Beautiful
Sailor (uncredited)
Arizona to Broadway
Pete
The House of a Thousand Candles
Henchman
Painted Desert
Henchman Kincaid
Love Begins at Twenty
Lester - O'Bannion's Driver
Making Good
Student
Two in Revolt
Davis
Robbery Under Arms
Sergeant Goring
Numbered Men
Convict Road Laborer (extra)
Wings Over Honolulu
Marine
Name the Woman
Reporter
Overland to Deadwood
Buck
Cyclone on Horseback
Jamison
The Oil Raider
Simmons
Fast and Loose
Nolan's Henchman (uncredited)
Pop Always Pays
Bill - Policeman in Car 43
Hell Bent for Love
Ernest Dallas
Our Leading Citizen
Workman
The Relay
Sophomore
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
Bartender
Sabotage Squad
Recruiting Sergeant
The Fighting Marines
Gibson
The Good Bad Girl
Thug
Step Lively, Jeeves!
Joey
Lucky Partners
Waiter (uncredited)
Cock of the Air
Military Policeman
Wildcat Bus
Bus Driver Jackson (uncredited)
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
Rudy the Sailor
The Crime Patrol
Bennie
Chatterbox
Himself (uncredited)
Public Pigeon No. 1
Police Detective (uncredited)
Radio Stars on Parade
George
Going Wild
Ferguson - Pilot
We Who Are About to Die
Cell Block E Convict (uncredited)
The Lost Jungle
Slade
The Girl on the Front Page
Fireman
Little Tough Guys in Society
Guest
Penrod and His Twin Brother
Blackie
The Truth About Murder
Henchman Mike (uncredited)
I'll Tell the World
Salesman
Trail of the Vigilantes
Joe
Mary Burns, Fugitive
Sailor
The Personality Kid
Max
Many Unhappy Returns
Ernie - Counter Girl's Boyfriend
The Girl from Mandalay
Drunken Brawler
She Had to Choose
Hold-Up Man
You Can't Fool Your Wife
Burglar
Flashing Oars
Student
Millionaire Playboy
Highway Patrol Officer
The Last of the Vargas
The Thrill Seekers
A Hood
The Garden
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