Edwin Maxwell

Born: 1886-02-09

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.


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The Shop Around the Corner

as Doctor
Released: 1940-01-12

Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand one another, without realising that they are...

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All Quiet on the Western Front

as Herr Bäumer (uncredited)
Released: 1930-04-29

When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are...

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You Can't Take It with You

as Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)
Released: 1938-09-01

Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with...

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Scarface

as Chief of Detectives
Released: 1932-04-09

In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, aka Scarface,...

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Ninotchka

as Mercier
Released: 1939-11-23

A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who...

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Grand Hotel

as Dr. Waitz
Released: 1932-05-25

Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.

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Heaven Can Wait

as Doctor (uncredited)
Released: 1943-08-05

Spoiled playboy Henry van Cleve dies and arrives at the entrance to Hell, a final destination he...

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Duck Soup

as Freedonia's Secretary of War #1 (uncredited)
Released: 1933-11-12

Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on...

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The Blue Bird

as Oak
Released: 1940-01-15

An ungrateful girl and her little brother are transported in their dreams by a fairy to a...

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Mystery of the Wax Museum

as Worth, Eigor's bootlegger partner
Released: 1933-02-18

The disappearance of people and corpses leads a reporter to a wax museum and a sinister sculptor.

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His Girl Friday

as Dr. Egelhoffer
Released: 1940-01-18

Walter Burns is an irresistibly conniving newspaper publisher desperate to woo back his paper’s...

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'G' Men

as Joseph Kratz (uncredited)
Released: 1935-05-04

James “Brick” Davis, a struggling attorney, owes his education to a mobster, but always has...

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Camille

as Doctor (uncredited)
Released: 1936-12-26

Life in 1847 Paris is as spirited as champagne and as unforgiving as the gray morning after. In...

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American Madness

as Clark (uncredited)
Released: 1932-08-15

Socially-conscious banker Thomas Dickson faces a crisis when his protégé is wrongly accused of...

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A Star Is Born

as Vocal Coach (uncredited)
Released: 1937-04-27

Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies....

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Drums Along the Mohawk

as Rev. Daniel Gros
Released: 1939-11-10

Albany, New York, 1776. After marrying, Gil and Lana travel north to settle on a small farm in...

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Made for Each Other

as Messerschmidt (uncredited)
Released: 1939-02-10

A couple struggle to find happiness after a whirlwind courtship.

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Cleopatra

as Casca
Released: 1934-10-05

The queen of Egypt barges the Nile and flirts with Mark Antony and Julius Caesar.

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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

as Douglas (uncredited)
Released: 1936-04-09

Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies...

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The Last Days of Pompeii

as The Augur - a Pompeii Official (uncredited)
Released: 1935-10-18

In this action-filled spectacle set in ancient Pompeii, a blacksmith becomes a Roman gladiator,...

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The Last Days of Pompeii

as The Augur, a Pompeii Official (uncredited)
Released: 1935-10-18

In this action-filled spectacle set in ancient Pompeii, a blacksmith becomes a Roman gladiator,...

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Dinner at Eight

as Mr. Fitch
Released: 1933-12-22

An ambitious New York socialite plans an extravagant dinner party as her businessman husband,...

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The Mayor of Hell

as Louis Johnson
Released: 1933-06-24

Members of a teenage gang are sent to the State Reformatory, presided over by the callous...

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Kit Carson

as John Sutter
Released: 1940-08-30

Frontiersman Kit Carson fights off Indian attacks on the trail to California.

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Blossoms in the Dust

as City Councilman
Released: 1941-08-15

Edna marries Texan Sam Gladney, operator of a wheat mill. They have a son, who is killed when...

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Nothing Sacred

as Mr. Bullock (uncredited)
Released: 1937-11-25

When a small-town girl is incorrectly diagnosed with a rare, deadly disease, an unknowing...

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Fury

as Vickery
Released: 1936-06-05

Joe, who owns a gas station along with his brothers and is about to marry Katherine, travels to...

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The Devil Is a Woman

as Tobacco Plant Manager (uncredited)
Released: 1935-05-03

In the carnival in Spain in the beginning of the Twentieth Century, the exiled republican...

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The Devil and Miss Jones

as Withers
Released: 1941-04-11

The wealthiest man in the world, John P. Merrick, is a private person who likes to stay...

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This Side of Heaven

as R.S. Sawyer (uncredited)
Released: 1934-02-02

A family man becomes innocently involved in an embezzlement.

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Since You Went Away

as Businessman in Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)
Released: 1944-06-30

In 1943, several people enter, re-enter, and exit the difficult life of a Midwestern family...

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Hollywood Party

as Buddy Goldfarb (uncredited)
Released: 1934-05-24

Jimmy Durante is jungle movie star Schnarzan the Conqueror, but the public is tiring of his fake...

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Emergency Call

as Tom Rourke
Released: 1933-06-24

A surgeon and an ambulance driver fight racketeers who take over their hospital.

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Absolute Quiet

as Baxter (Uncredited)
Released: 1936-04-24

Escaped convicts Jack and Judy stumble upon an airstrip on the Western ranch of arrogant...

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Tiger Shark

as Doctor (uncredited)
Released: 1932-09-24

A Portuguese tuna fisherman catches his bride with his first mate.

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Lady Killer

as uncredited
Released: 1933-12-09

An ex-gang member tries to resist his old cohorts' criminal influence after he suddenly becomes...

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The Girl from Calgary

as Earl Darrell
Released: 1932-10-23

A French-Canadian girl is a champion bronc rider and is also a nightclub singer. An ambitious...

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One Hundred Men and a Girl

as Ira Westing - Editor
Released: 1937-09-05

The daughter of a struggling musician forms a symphony orchestra made up of his unemployed...

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Brigham Young

as 2nd Mob Leader
Released: 1940-09-27

Based on the story of the famous Mormon leader, it follows Brigham Young and his challenge to...

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Night Key

as Lawyer Kruger
Released: 1937-04-18

The inventor of a new top-of-the-line burglar alarm system is kidnapped by a gang in order to...

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Young Mr. Lincoln

as John T. Stuart (uncredited)
Released: 1939-06-09

In this dramatized account of his early law career in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln is born into a...

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Heroes for Sale

as Laundry Company President
Released: 1933-06-17

Tom Holmes is someone guided by honesty and moral rectitude, a heroic veteran of the World War I...

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The Narrow Corner

as The Man Fred Killed
Released: 1933-07-08

An Englishman sought for murder, tries to escape fate to South Seas island.

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The Gangster

as Politician (as Eddie Maxwell)
Released: 1947-11-25

Based on the novel Low Company. One of the most peculiar film noirs of the 1940s stars Barry...

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The Jolson Story

as Oscar Hammerstein (uncredited)
Released: 1946-10-10

At the turn of the 20th century, young Asa Yoelson decides to go against the wishes of his...

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The 9th Guest

as Jason Osgood
Released: 1934-01-31

Eight people are invited by an unsigned telegram to a penthouse apartment, where they find...

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Street of Chance

as Stillwell, D.A.
Released: 1942-10-03

In this Cornell Woolrich thriller, a man's memory is recovered after being injured by falling...

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This Day and Age

as Mayor's Assistant
Released: 1933-08-25

A modern-day tale of gangsterism and revenge. After a notorious mobster murders a Jewish tailor...

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Practically Yours

as Radio Official (uncredited)
Released: 1944-12-20

In this screwball comedy a WW2 US pilot bombs a Japanese aircraft carrier, is assumed to be...

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Ann Vickers

as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Released: 1933-09-26

After a love affair ending in an abortion, a young prison reformer submerges herself in her...

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Wicked

as Owner of Property
Released: 1931-10-04

Margot Rande, a basically decent woman, is led down the path to perdition by her bank robber...

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Wicked

as Owner of property
Released: 1931-10-04

Margot Rande, a basically decent woman, is led down the path to perdition by her bank robber...

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6 Hours to Live

as Police Commissioner
Released: 1932-10-15

A murder victim is brought back to life by a scientific experiment. However, the effects only...

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Wilson

as William Jennings Bryan
Released: 1944-08-01

The political career of Woodrow Wilson is chronicled, beginning with his decision to leave his...

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Kiki

as Dr. Smiley
Released: 1931-03-14

A young Frenchwoman is determined to get into and stay in show business, no matter what. Then...

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The Rage of Paris

as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Released: 1938-06-09

Nicole has no job and is several weeks behind with her rent. Her solution to her problems is to...

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Tonight Is Ours

as Mob Leader
Released: 1933-01-21

A princess is torn between her royal obligations and her love for a handsome Frenchman.

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While Paris Sleeps

as Prison Commandant
Released: 1932-05-08

To save his daughter Manon from falling into the hands of a vicious gang of pimps, convict...

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Slave Ship

as Auctioneer
Released: 1937-06-16

Action-filled drama about a ship captain, ashamed of his background in the slave trade, forced...

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Rich Man, Poor Girl

as Krauss
Released: 1938-08-12

A millionaire courts a working-class woman.

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The Road Back

as Principal
Released: 1937-06-01

After the First World War a group of German soldiers try to readjust to civilian life. A sequel...

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The Walls of Jericho

as Porter Grimes
Released: 1948-11-22

In a small town in Kansas, a county attorney in an unhappy marriage falls in love with another...

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The Yellow Ticket

as Police Agent Boligoff
Released: 1931-10-30

A young Russian girl is forced into a life of prostitution in Czarist Russia, and she and a...

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Merrily We Go to Hell

as Jake Symonds (uncredited)
Released: 1932-06-10

A drunken newspaperman, Jerry Corbett, is rescued from his alcoholic haze by an heiress, Joan...

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The Gorilla

as Cyrus Stevens
Released: 1930-11-02

A series of murders that take place in an old, dark mansion are suspected of being committed by...

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Back Page

as Martin Blake
Released: 1933-11-07

A former New York reporter (Peggy Shannon) is hired as editor of a failing, small town newspaper...

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Big Brown Eyes

as Newspaper Editor
Released: 1936-04-03

Sassy manicurist Eve Fallon is recruited as an even more brassy reporter and she helps police...

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Second Chance

as Mr. Davenport
Released: 1947-07-18

Jewel thieves battle investigators.

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Burn 'Em Up Barnes

as Lyman Warren
Released: 1934-06-15

Marjorie Temple, owner of a bus line and an apparently worthless plot of land, is set upon by...

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The Impatient Maiden

as Prof. Von Mueller (uncredited)
Released: 1932-03-01

A maid's dream comes true but are not quite what she expected.

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You Said a Mouthful

as Dr. Vorse
Released: 1932-11-18

Two men bear the name Joe Holt. One is a shipping clerk, the other a champion Canadian swimmer....

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Torture Money

as Milton Beacher
Released: 1937-01-02

In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, police go after a fraud operation that stages...

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Love Is News

as Kenyon
Released: 1937-02-26

When a crafty reporter uses false pretenses to get a story out of heiress Tony Gateson, she...

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Panic on the Air

as Gordon
Released: 1936-04-10

A sports announcer and a friend investigate after a pitcher misses a series. When they discover...

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The Taming of the Shrew

as Battista
Released: 1929-10-26

Adapted from Shakespeare's play: Baptista Minola, a wealthy resident of Padua, is the father of...

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Come and Get It

as Sid LeMaire
Released: 1936-11-06

An ambitious lumberjack abandons his saloon girl lover so that he can marry into wealth, but...

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New Moon

as Captain de Jean
Released: 1940-06-28

A revolutionary leader romances a French aristocrat in Louisiana.

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The Vicious Circle

as Presiding Judge
Released: 1948-07-21

In Hungary, a rich baron discovers that there are extensive oil deposits underneath nearby...

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I Loved a Woman

as Gossiper aka "That Cad" (uncredited)
Released: 1933-09-23

The son of a ruthless meatpacking king goes through a number of changes in ideals and...

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Inspiration

as Uncle Julian Montell
Released: 1931-01-31

The film features the leading actress Greta Garbo as Yvonne, an artist's model. Other stars...

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Ten Gentlemen from West Point

as Sen. John Randolph
Released: 1942-06-26

This historical drama tells the story of the first class to graduate from the U.S. Military...

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Blessed Event

as Sam Gobel
Released: 1932-09-10

A New York gossip columnist feuds with a singer and enjoys the power of the press.

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Dangerous Waters

as Mr. Brunch
Released: 1936-02-10

While a ship captain is at sea dealing with a mutiny among his crew, his wife is at home having...

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Way Down South

as Martin Dill
Released: 1939-07-21

In the pre-Civil War South, a plantation owner dies and leaves all his possessions, including...

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Waterfront

as Max Kramer
Released: 1944-06-10

A Nazi spy passes himself off as an optometrist in San Francisco's waterfront district. Someone...

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Hold That Kiss

as Theatre Manager
Released: 1938-05-13

Two young people meet at a wedding and begin dating, each thinking the other is extremely...

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Daybreak

as Herr Hoffman
Released: 1931-05-02

An Austrian soldier must choose between a wealthy fiancee and a new girl who takes his fancy.

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The Great Moment

as Vice-President of Medical Society
Released: 1944-07-18

The biography of Dr. W.T. Morgan, a 19th century Boston dentist, during his quest to have...

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Du Barry, Woman of Passion

as Maupeou
Released: 1930-10-10

Jeannette Vaubernier, an impulsive shopgirl en route to deliver a hat, dreams of luxury and...

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Paradise for Three

as First Lawyer (uncredited)
Released: 1938-06-04

A businessman mingles with German laborers to learn more about their lives.

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Swamp Fire

as Capt. Pierre Moise
Released: 1946-09-06

Buster Crabbe and Johnny Weissmuller battle it out in Cajun country! Johnny, a riverboat pilot...

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Men of Action

as Jefferson
Released: 1935-07-13

A villainous banker and his hired saboteurs attempt to thwart construction of Sweetwater Dam.

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Elinor Norton

as Army Doctor
Released: 1934-11-02

A romantic triangle during WW I provides the basis of this drama. The trouble begins when a...

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All the King's Horses

as First Gentleman
Released: 1935-02-22

A Hollywood actor visits a mythical country where he looks like the king and confuses the queen.

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Romance on the Run

as Mondoon
Released: 1938-05-11

A (rather shady?) private detective specializing in recovering highly insured items gets...

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I Live on Danger

as Wingy Keefe
Released: 1942-06-16

A cocky radio reporter sets out to prove an ex-convict is innocent in the murder of a mob boss.

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A Man Betrayed

as Richards
Released: 1936-12-27

A businessman during the Great Depression discovers that his partners are crooked con-men, and...

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Those We Love

as Marshall
Released: 1932-09-11

Director Robert Florey's 1932 melodrama about a woman who suspects her husband of infidelity...

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Mama Loves Papa

as Kirkwood
Released: 1945-08-08

A loose remake of the 1935 comedy of the same name. Thanks to the efforts of his social-climbing...

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Fog

as Ship Captain
Released: 1933-11-11

The murders are committed in swift succession on board a liner crossing the Atlantic in a dense...

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To Mary - with Love

as Byron C. Wakefield
Released: 1936-08-01

Mary stands by Jack after the Depression of 1929 but considers divorce when he again becomes...

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Jack Pot

as Rocky Fallon
Released: 1940-03-09

This entry in MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series deals with illegal gambling and bookmaking.

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Thanks a Million

as Mr. Casey
Released: 1935-11-13

A show troupe is engaged by Judge Culliman, who is running for Governor, to enhance his...

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Night of Terror

as The Maniac
Released: 1933-04-23

The heirs to a family fortune are required to attend a seance at the spooky old family mansion....

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Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

as Judge
Released: 1934-01-12

Miss Madeline Fane is a famous California screen star who has been devoted to her baby son...

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Know For Sure

as Dr. Paxton
Released: 1941-01-01

A 1941 film encouraging people to seek treatment if they had, or might have had, syphilis.

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Ambassador Bill

as Monte
Released: 1931-11-13

An American ambassador arrives in a small country that is being convulsed by political intrigue...

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Great God Gold

as Nitto
Released: 1935-04-14

Greed, ambition and hunger-for-power drive John Hart, a New-York-City stock-market broker, into...

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Men of the Sky

as Count
Released: 1931-06-20

In the years before World War I, a love affair takes place between an American pilot named Jack...

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Daddy Long Legs

as Wykoff (uncredited)
Released: 1931-06-05

Wealthy Jervis Pendleton acts as benefactor for orphan Judy Abbott, anonymously sponsoring her...

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Mystery Liner

as Major Pope
Released: 1934-03-15

Police try to solve a murder on board an ocean liner.

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Dancing Man

as Morton Randall
Released: 1934-02-24

A dancing gigolo gets involved with a wealthy lady and her young step-daughter, and murder is...

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Broadway to Hollywood

as Rockwell
Released: 1933-09-15

In this through-the-years saga about a show business family, the fame of husband and wife...

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Ride on Vaquero

as Dan Clark
Released: 1941-04-18

The Cisco Kid is captured while keeping a rendezvous with cantina dancer Dolores but is released...

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The Woman I Stole

as Lentz
Released: 1933-06-29

A man (Jack Holt) wins his best friend's wife (Fay Wray) and seems to be plotting to ruin the...

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Big Time Or Bust

as Winthrop Allen
Released: 1933-11-10

Newlywed carnival performers decide to try their luck in New York, but their marriage begins to...

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Happiness C.O.D.

as Lester Walsh
Released: 1935-10-14

A young man, hard-pressed to pay off his mortgage and support his family, decides that he'll get...

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Young Bride

as The Doctor
Released: 1932-04-08

A newlywed discovers her husband is a cheating phony.

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Pacific Blackout

as District attorney
Released: 1941-12-31

Falsely convicted of murder, young Robert Draper escapes custody during a practice blackout...

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Top Speed

as J.W. Rollins
Released: 1930-08-24

An order clerk poses as a millionaire.

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State Trooper

as W.J. Brady
Released: 1933-02-10

Mike Rolph quits his job, seemingly, as a highway patrolman and takes the position of the Police...

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Motive for Revenge

as William King
Released: 1935-05-15

Bank teller Barry Webster is driven to stealing bank funds by his mother-in-law who continually...

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Gambling Ship

as District Attorney Travers
Released: 1933-06-23

Tired of the dangerous life as gambling boss, Ace Corbin 'retires' from the racket and travels...

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The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood

as Chauncey Chadwick
Released: 1932-03-27

The Cohens and the Kellys invade a Hollywood studio after Kitty becomes the darling of the studio.

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Buy Me That Town

as P.V. Baxter
Released: 1941-10-03

A gangster and his mob buy a small-town in this warm comedy. They, tired of trying to make it as...

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Love Takes Flight

as Dave Miller
Released: 1937-11-05

A commercial pilot romances both a Hollywood actress and a female aviator. 1937.

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Police Car 17

as Big Bill Standish
Released: 1933-09-30

Motor patrolman Tim Conlon and his partner Bumps O'Neill vie for the attentions of Helen Regan,...

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Public Ghost # 1

as Insane Man
Released: 1935-12-14

Charley is hired to haunt a house.

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