Edwin Maxwell

Actor · 1886–1948 · Dublin, Ireland

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.

Acted in 130

1940s

1948
The Walls of Jericho
Porter Grimes
The Vicious Circle
Presiding Judge
Campus Honeymoon
Sen. Hughes
1947
The Gangster
Politician (uncredited)
55
Second Chance
Mr. Davenport
1946
The Jolson Story
Oscar Hammerstein (uncredited)
79
Swamp Fire
Capt. Pierre Moise
55
1945
Mama Loves Papa
Kirkwood
1944
Practically Yours
Radio Official (uncredited)
Wilson
William Jennings Bryan
The Great Moment
Vice-President of Medical Society
Since You Went Away
Businessman in Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)
74
Waterfront
Max Kramer
1943
Heaven Can Wait
Doctor (uncredited)
76
1942
Street of Chance
Stillwell, D.A.
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Sen. John Randolph
I Live on Danger
Wingy Keefe
1941
Pacific Blackout
District attorney
Know For Sure
Dr. Paxton
Buy Me That Town
P.V. Baxter
Blossoms in the Dust
City Councilman
Ride on Vaquero
Dan Clark
The Devil and Miss Jones
Withers
1940
Brigham Young
2nd Mob Leader
Kit Carson
John Sutter
62
New Moon
Captain de Jean
Jack Pot
Rocky Fallon
His Girl Friday
Dr. Egelhoffer
85
The Blue Bird
Oak
61
The Shop Around the Corner
Doctor
87

1930s

1939
Ninotchka
Mercier
82
Drums Along the Mohawk
Rev. Daniel Gros
Way Down South
Martin Dill
Young Mr. Lincoln
John T. Stuart (uncredited)
83
Made for Each Other
Messerschmidt (uncredited)
62
1938
You Can't Take It with You
Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)
82
Rich Man, Poor Girl
Krauss
The Rage of Paris
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
66
Paradise for Three
First Lawyer (uncredited)
Hold That Kiss
Theatre Manager
Romance on the Run
Mondoon
1937
Nothing Sacred
Mr. Bullock (uncredited)
76
Love Takes Flight
Dave Miller
One Hundred Men and a Girl
Ira Westing - Editor
Slave Ship
Auctioneer
The Road Back
Principal
A Star Is Born
Vocal Coach (uncredited)
79
Night Key
Lawyer Kruger
Love Is News
Kenyon
67
Torture Money
Milton Beacher
1936
A Man Betrayed
Richards
Camille
Doctor (uncredited)
78
Come and Get It
Sid LeMaire
75
To Mary - with Love
Byron C. Wakefield
Fury
Vickery
Absolute Quiet
Baxter (Uncredited)
Panic on the Air
Gordon
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Douglas (uncredited)
81
Big Brown Eyes
Newspaper Editor
Dangerous Waters
Mr. Brunch
1935
Public Ghost # 1
Insane Man
Thanks a Million
Mr. Casey
The Last Days of Pompeii
The Augur - a Pompeii Official (uncredited), The Augur, a Pompeii Official (uncredited)
Happiness C.O.D.
Lester Walsh
Men of Action
Jefferson
Motive for Revenge
William King
'G' Men
Joseph Kratz (uncredited)
The Devil Is a Woman
Tobacco Plant Manager (uncredited)
Great God Gold
Nitto
All the King's Horses
First Gentleman
1934
Elinor Norton
Army Doctor
Cleopatra
Casca
The Cat's-Paw
District Attorney Neal
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
Lyman Warren
Hollywood Party
Buddy Goldfarb (uncredited)
Mystery Liner
Major Pope
Dancing Man
Morton Randall
This Side of Heaven
R.S. Sawyer (uncredited)
The 9th Guest
Jason Osgood
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
Judge
1933
Dinner at Eight
Mr. Fitch
78
Lady Killer
Jeffries, the Theatre Manager (uncredited)
70
Duck Soup
Freedonia's Secretary of War #1 (uncredited)
83
Fog
Ship Captain
Big Time Or Bust
Winthrop Allen
Back Page
Martin Blake
Police Car 17
Big Bill Standish
Ann Vickers
Defense Attorney (uncredited)
I Loved a Woman
Gossiper aka "That Cad" (uncredited)
Broadway to Hollywood
Rockwell
This Day and Age
Mayor's Assistant
The Narrow Corner
The Man Fred Killed
The Woman I Stole
Lentz
The Mayor of Hell
Louis Johnson
70
Emergency Call
Tom Rourke
Gambling Ship
District Attorney Travers
Heroes for Sale
Laundry Company President
Night of Terror
The Maniac
Mystery of the Wax Museum
Worth
74
State Trooper
W.J. Brady
Tonight Is Ours
Mob Leader
Frisco Jenny
Tom Ford (uncredited)
1932
You Said a Mouthful
Dr. Vorse
The Girl from Calgary
Earl Darrell
6 Hours to Live
Police Commissioner
Tiger Shark
Doctor (uncredited)
64
Grand Hotel
Dr. Waitz
76
Those We Love
Marshall
Blessed Event
Sam Gobel
American Madness
Clark (uncredited)
Merrily We Go to Hell
Jake Symonds (uncredited)
While Paris Sleeps
Prison Commandant
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
Detective (uncredited)
Scarface
Chief of Detectives
84
Young Bride
The Doctor
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
Chauncey Chadwick
The Impatient Maiden
Prof. Von Mueller (uncredited)
1931
Ambassador Bill
Monte
The Yellow Ticket
Police Agent Boligoff
Wicked
Owner of Property, Owner of property
Men of the Sky
Count
Daddy Long Legs
Wykoff (uncredited)
Daybreak
Herr Hoffman
Kiki
Dr. Smiley
Inspiration
Uncle Julian Montell
1930
The Gorilla
Cyrus Stevens
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
Maupeou
Top Speed
J.W. Rollins
All Quiet on the Western Front
Herr Bäumer (uncredited)
86