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Max Wagner

Max Wagner

Acting

Born November 28, 1901 · Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico

Biography

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, a railroad conductor, and Edith Wagner…

Known For · 40 titles

Columbo

Columbo

1971
The Rifleman

The Rifleman

1958
The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

1960
Bonanza

Bonanza

1959
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955
It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

1946
The Abbott and Costello Show

The Abbott and Costello Show

1952
To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird

1962
Rosemary's Baby

Rosemary's Baby

1968
True Grit

True Grit

1969
Young Frankenstein

Young Frankenstein

1974
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962
Hang 'em High

Hang 'em High

1968
Bullets or Ballots

Bullets or Ballots

1936
The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

1940
The Great Race

The Great Race

1965
East of Eden

East of Eden

1955
Fallen Angel

Fallen Angel

1945
The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend

1945
The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties

1939
Support Your Local Gunfighter

Support Your Local Gunfighter

1971
The Ghost Breakers

The Ghost Breakers

1940
The Country Girl

The Country Girl

1954
Shenandoah

Shenandoah

1965
Sinbad the Sailor

Sinbad the Sailor

1947
A Big Hand for the Little Lady

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

1966
The Spirit of St. Louis

The Spirit of St. Louis

1957
The Palm Beach Story

The Palm Beach Story

1942
Invaders from Mars

Invaders from Mars

1953
The Secret of Convict Lake

The Secret of Convict Lake

1951
Return of the Gunfighter

Return of the Gunfighter

1967
The Legend of Lylah Clare

The Legend of Lylah Clare

1968
Caught

Caught

1949
The Conqueror

The Conqueror

1956
4 for Texas

4 for Texas

1963
I Died a Thousand Times

I Died a Thousand Times

1955
The Cheyenne Social Club

The Cheyenne Social Club

1970
Tarnished Angel

Tarnished Angel

1938