From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaMax 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, a writer who provided dispatches for the Christian Science Monitor during the Mexican Revolution. When he was 10 years old, his father was killed by rebels and the family moved to Salinas, California, where he met John Steinbeck, who became a lifelong friend. Steinback based the character of the boy in his novel The Red Pony on Wagner.Under the name Max Baron, Wagner acted in many Spanish-language versions of English-language films, which studios made as a matter of course in the early days of sound films, He also served as a Spanish language coach for other actors, and appeared in many of the Mexican Spitfire films starring Lupe Vélez, where he also served to monitor Velezs Spanish ad-libs for profanity.Other series that Wagner appeared in include the Charlie Chan films, and Tom Mix serials, as well as others made by Mascot Pictures Corporation. In the 1940s, Wagner was part of Preston Sturges unofficial stock company of character actors, appearing in six films written and directed by Sturges, beginning with The Palm Beach StoryIn 1940 during the filming of The Mad Doctor, Wagner was credited for driving 50,000 miles as an on-screen taxi driver on the studio back lots of Hollywood. Since his appearance as a cab driver in Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935), producers often cast him as a wise-cracking or henchman taxi driver. I was cast as a taxi driver about five years ago, Wagner told a reporter. And I was typed.In 1952, Wagner began to appear on television, in episodes of such shows as The Cisco Kid, Zane Grey Theater and Perry Mason, playing much the same kind of parts he played in the movies.He was a regular cast member on the western television series Gunsmoke, making nearly 80 appearances between 1959 and 1973. He also appeared in many episodes of The Rifleman, Bonanza, Cimarron Strip, The Wild Wild West and Maverick, including a guest-starring role in the 1959 Rifleman episode Blood Brother. He also had roles in the original Star Trek and The Twilight Zone series. He appeared in more than 200 television episodes between 1952 and 1974.Notable film roles for Wagner include a supporting role in the cult science fiction classic Invaders from Mars (1953), an actor playing a gangster in the film-within-a-film segment of Bullets or Ballots (1936), and the bull farm attendant in the Laurel and Hardy comedy The Bullfighters (1945).Late in his career, he appeared in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962). He also occasionally composed music, such as the Mexican folk ballad Pedro, Rudarte y Simon in the Western film The Last Trail (1933).Wagner died of a heart attack in Hollywood in 1975.

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The Last of the Vargas

Film 1930

Invaders from Mars

Army Sgt. Rinaldi

Film 1953

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

Bartender (uncredited)

Film 1946

The Thrill Seekers

A Hood

Film 1927

It Happens Every Spring

Umpire (uncredited)

Film 1949

Name the Woman

Reporter

Film 1934

Hell Bent for Love

Ernest Dallas

Film 1934

Charlie Chan in Shanghai

Taxi Driver Henchman

Film 1935

The Relay

Sophomore

Film 1927

Flashing Oars

Student

Film 1927

Making Good

Student

Film 1926

Step Lively, Jeeves!

Joey

Film 1937

Born to Be Wild

Jake - Trucker in Cafe (uncredited)

Film 1938

The House Across the Bay

Jim

Film 1940

Shed No Tears

Second Investigating Detective (Uncredited)

Film 1948

The Fighting Marines

Gibson

Film 1935

Gunpoint

Film 1966

Support Your Local Gunfighter

Townsman Watching Fight (uncredited)

Film 1971

I Died a Thousand Times

Deputy Charlie (uncredited)

Film 1955

Donovan's Brain

Station Agent (uncredited)

Film 1953

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

Spectator (uncredited)

Film 1963

The Great Race

Barfly (uncredited)

Film 1965

Shenandoah

Church Member

Film 1965

Young Frankenstein

Villager

Film 1974

Rosemary's Baby

Man in Dream

Film 1968

Hang 'em High

Prisoner

Film 1968

Flaxy Martin

Charles McMahon

Film 1949

The Arkansas Traveler

Hobo

Film 1938

Alcatraz Island

Party Guest (uncredited)

Film 1937

Maid's Night Out

Sam Johnson - Milk Man (uncredited)

Film 1938

God's Country and the Woman

Gus

Film 1937

Many Unhappy Returns

Ernie - Counter Girl's Boyfriend

Film 1937

The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again

Barfly (uncredited)

Film 1970

The Miracle Rider

Morley

Film 1935

Love on a Bet

Reporter

Film 1936

The Crime Patrol

Bennie

Film 1936

Illegal

Bartender (uncredited)

Film 1955

Dr. Socrates

Gangster

Film 1935

Pressure Point

Film 1962

Frenchie

Drunk (uncredited)

Film 1950

Robbery Under Arms

Sergeant Goring

Film 1957

Numbered Men

Convict Road Laborer (uncredited)

Film 1930

Radio Stars on Parade

George

Film 1945

Cock of the Air

Military Policeman

Film 1932

Matri-Phony

Guard (uncredited)

Film 1942

True Grit

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Film 1969

Arizona to Broadway

Pete

Film 1933

We Who Are About to Die

Cell Block E Convict (uncredited)

Film 1937

Gridiron Flash

Convict Football Player

Film 1934

Walking on Air

Sam, Second Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

Film 1936

Blind Date

Evans - Bob's Chauffeur

Film 1934

The Personality Kid

Max

Film 1934

Cocoanut Grove

Brakeman

Film 1938

Going Wild

Ferguson - Pilot

Film 1930

Two in Revolt

Davis

Film 1936

Tarnished Angel

Tough Casino Decoy

Film 1938

Paddy O'Day

Milkman's Helper on Dock

Film 1936

Border Cafe

Shakey

Film 1937

Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

Grip

Film 1934

Wings of the Navy

Boss Mechanic

Film 1939

Fast and Loose

Nolan's Henchman (uncredited)

Film 1939

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

Sailor at Wrestling Match

Film 1939

Fifth Avenue Girl

Policeman (uncredited)

Film 1939

The Girl from Mexico

Headwaiter

Film 1939

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

Thug

Film 1939

The Red Pony

Bartender

Film 1949

Professor Beware

Chinatown Barker

Film 1938

Reno

Police Lt. Joe Wilson

Film 1939

The Roaring Twenties

Gangster (uncredited)

Film 1939

Pier 23

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Film 1951

The Day the Bookies Wept

Bet Placing Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Film 1939

Millionaire Playboy

Highway Patrol Officer

Film 1940

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

Truck Driver

Film 1940

The Grapes of Wrath

Guard (uncredited)

Film 1940

The Lost Weekend

Mike (uncredited)

Film 1945

East of Eden

Workman (uncredited)

Film 1955

Night Waitress

Diner Trying to Date Helen

Film 1936

Wings Over Honolulu

Marine

Film 1937

The Great O'Malley

School Bus Driver (uncredited)

Film 1937

It's a Wonderful Life

Cashier / Nick's Assistant Bouncer (uncredited)

Film 1946

To Kill a Mockingbird

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Film 1962

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

Pug O'Leary

Film 1936

The Girl from Mandalay

Drunken Brawler

Film 1936

Evil Roy Slade

Townsman (uncredited)

Film 1972

I'll Tell the World

Salesman

Film 1939

The Daring Young Man

Reporter

Film 1935

Charlie Chan in Panama

Soldier

Film 1940

Smart Blonde

Chuck Cannon

Film 1937

Mexican Spitfire

Headwaiter - Mexican Pete's

Film 1940

The Truth About Murder

Henchman Mike (uncredited)

Film 1946

The Oil Raider

Simmons

Film 1934

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Townsman (uncredited)

Film 1962

Money to Loan

Hanley's Strong-Arm Man

Film 1939

Trail of the Vigilantes

Joe

Film 1940

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

Cashier (uncredited)

Film 1966

Ride on Vaquero

Partner

Film 1941

Buck Benny Rides Again

Cowboy

Film 1940

Overland to Deadwood

Buck

Film 1942

The World and the Flesh

Vorobiov

Film 1932

Little Tough Guys in Society

Guest

Film 1938

That Brennan Girl

Moving Man (uncredited)

Film 1946

Fallen Angel

Bartender (uncredited)

Film 1945

Love Begins at Twenty

Lester - O'Bannion's Driver

Film 1936

The Great Diamond Robbery

Policeman (uncredited)

Film 1954

The First Auto

Bartender

Film 1927

Mary Burns, Fugitive

Sailor

Film 1935

San Quentin

Prison Runner

Film 1937

The Bank Dick

Shirtless Ditchdigger (uncredited)

Film 1940

Hired Wife

Streetcar Conductor

Film 1940

They Drive by Night

Sweeney, Driver (uncredited)

Film 1940

Men Against the Sky

Max - Radioman

Film 1940

The Spirit of St. Louis

Reporter (uncredited)

Film 1957

Lucky Partners

Waiter (uncredited)

Film 1940

The Mad Doctor

Cab Driver (Uncredited)

Film 1940

Rhythm on the River

Cherry's Cabbie

Film 1940

Wildcat Bus

Bus Driver Jackson (uncredited)

Film 1940

The Ghost Breakers

Ship Porter (uncredited)

Film 1940

Caught

Projectionist (uncredited)

Film 1949

Sons o' Guns

Soldier

Film 1936

Our Leading Citizen

Workman

Film 1939

The Sainted Sisters

Townsman (uncredited)

Film 1948

Cafe Society

Guest

Film 1939

Cyclone on Horseback

Jamison

Film 1941

Pop Always Pays

Bill - Policeman in Car 43

Film 1940

Boss of Boomtown

Sergeant George Dunne

Film 1944

You Can't Fool Your Wife

Burglar

Film 1940

Come on Danger

Tough Guy

Film 1942

Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines

Rudy the Sailor

Film 1943

The Spoilers

Deputy (uncredited)

Film 1942

Sabotage Squad

Recruiting Sergeant

Film 1942

Chatterbox

Himself (uncredited)

Film 1936

Texas

Fats Delaney

Film 1941

The Good Bad Girl

Thug

Film 1931

The Wife Takes a Flyer

Sergeant

Film 1942

Renegades of the West

Bob

Film 1932

Rockabye

Reporter (uncredited)

Film 1932

Suicide Fleet

Radio Operator (uncredited)

Film 1931

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

Bartender

Film 1941

The House of a Thousand Candles

Henchman

Film 1936

Obliging Young Lady

Jack - Diner Counterman (uncredited)

Film 1942

Stage Door

Baggage Man (uncredited)

Film 1937

Mexican Spitfire's Elephant

Villa Luigi Headwaiter

Film 1942

Off the Record

Visitor (uncredited)

Film 1939

Panama Hattie

Jailer (uncredited)

Film 1942

Penrod and His Twin Brother

Blackie

Film 1938

The Big Game

Man Outside Hotel

Film 1936

Circumstantial Evidence

Truck Driver

Film 1945

Scouts to the Rescue

Joe - Truck Driver-Henchman

Film 1939

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

Military Police Driver (uncredited)

Film 1943

The Secret of Convict Lake

Jack Purcell (uncredited)

Film 1951

Half Past Midnight

Mike

Film 1948

A Night to Remember

Policeman Temple (uncredited)

Film 1942

3 Kids and a Queen

Reporter

Film 1935

Reign of Terror

Citizen (uncredited)

Film 1949

A Medal for Benny

Jake (uncredited)

Film 1945

Bullets or Ballots

Actor Impersonating Kruger in Newsreel (uncredited)

Film 1936

Black Legion

Truck Driver in Diner (uncredited)

Film 1937

Moontide

Fisherman

Film 1942

You Only Live Once

Dan - Corridor Guard (uncredited)

Film 1937

Terror in the Wax Museum

Music Hall Drunk (Uncredited)

Film 1973

The Palm Beach Story

Tom's Best Man (uncredited)

Film 1942

Dancing Pirate

Pirate (uncredited)

Film 1936

Painted Desert

Henchman Kincaid

Film 1938

The Racket

Durko (uncredited)

Film 1951

Flaming Feather

Film 1952

The Lost Jungle

Slade

Film 1934

The Lost Jungle

Slade

Film 1934

4 for Texas

Blackjack Dealer

Film 1963

Before Dawn

Policeman in Car (uncredited)

Film 1933

Tycoon

Film 1947

She Had to Choose

Hold-Up Man

Film 1934

The Talk of the Town

Moving Man (uncredited)

Film 1942

Ice Palace

Party Guest (uncredited)

Film 1960

Return of the Gunfighter

Barfly (uncredited)

Film 1967

The Legend of Lylah Clare

Reporter (uncredited)

Film 1968

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The Twilight Zone

Roller Coaster Operator

Tv 1959

The Rifleman

Tv 1958

Columbo

Derelict (uncredited)

Tv 1971