Edwin Maxwell

Edwin Maxwell
Born	9 February 1886(1886-02-09) Dublin, Ireland
Died	13 August 1948(1948-08-13) (aged 62) Falmouth, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1929–48

Edwin Maxwell (9 February 1886 – 13 August 1948) was an Irish character actor in Hollywood movies of the 1930s and 1940s, frequently cast as shady businessmen and shysters, though often ones with a dignified bearing.

From 1939 to 1942, Maxwell served as the dialogue director for the films of epic director Cecil B. DeMille. Maxwell is notable for appearing in four Academy Award-winning Best Pictures: All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), Grand Hotel (1932), The Great Ziegfeld (1936) and You Can't Take It With You (1938).

Partial filmography

The Taming of the Shrew (1929) film debut as Baptista All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) as Mr. Baumer The Yellow Ticket (1931) Scarface (1932) as chief of detectives Grand Hotel (1932) as Dr. Waitz Those We Love (1932) Duck Soup (1933) as Freedonia's Secretary of War Dinner at Eight (1933) as Mr. Fitch Night of Terror (1933) as The Maniac Cleopatra (1934) as Casca

The Great Ziegfeld (1936) as Charles Frohman Fury (1936) as Will Vickery Torture Money (1937) You Can't Take It With You (1938) as Kirby's attorney Ninotchka (1939) as Mercier Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) as Reverend Daniel Gros His Girl Friday (1940) as Dr. Eggelhoffer Pacific Blackout (1941) Wilson (1944) as William Jennings Bryan The Jolson Story (1946) as Oscar Hammerstein

External links

• Edwin Maxwell at the Internet Movie Database
• Edwin Maxwell at the Internet Broadway Database
• Edwin Maxwell at Find a Grave