Edwin Maxwell

Career timeline

1. 1886 · Born

   Born in Dublin, Ireland

2. 1929 · Screen debut

   The Taming of the Shrew (Movie)

3. 1930 · Breakthrough

   All Quiet on the Western Front (Movie)

4. 1948 · Latest release

   The Walls of Jericho (Movie)

5. 1948 · Died

   August 13, 1948

Career in numbers

1 1920s

58 1930s

21 1940s

• Drama53
• Romance35
• Comedy28
• Crime14
• History7
• Mystery7

Highest-rated title The Shop Around the Corner 1940 8.1 Most popular title All Quiet on the Western Front 1930 7.8

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Edwin Maxwell in our catalogue.

Grant Mitchell

4 titles together

Cecil Cunningham

3 titles together

Robert Young

2 titles together

William Bakewell

2 titles together

Ben Alexander

2 titles together

Robert Greig

2 titles together

Andy Devine

2 titles together

John Eldredge

2 titles together

Robert Armstrong

2 titles together

Billy Gilbert

2 titles together

1. 1948 The Walls of Jericho as Porter Grimes Movie
2. 1947 The Gangster as Politician (uncredited) Movie
3. 1947 Second Chance as Mr. Davenport Movie
4. 1946 The Jolson Story as Oscar Hammerstein (uncredited) Movie
5. 1944 Wilson as William Jennings Bryan 5.6 Movie
6. 1944 The Great Moment as Vice-President of Medical Society 5.9 Movie
7. 1944 Since You Went Away as Businessman in Cocktail Lounge (uncredited) 6.6 Movie
8. 1943 Heaven Can Wait as Doctor (uncredited) 6.9 Movie
9. 1942 Street of Chance as Stillwell, D.A. 5.4 Movie
10. 1942 Ten Gentlemen from West Point as Sen. John Randolph Movie
11. 1941 Pacific Blackout as District attorney Movie
12. 1941 Buy Me That Town as P.V. Baxter Movie
13. 1941 Blossoms in the Dust as City Councilman 6.6 Movie
14. 1941 The Devil and Miss Jones as Withers 7.6 Movie
15. 1940 Brigham Young as 2nd Mob Leader Movie
16. 1940 Kit Carson as John Sutter Movie
17. 1940 New Moon as Captain de Jean Movie
18. 1940 Jack Pot as Rocky Fallon Movie
19. 1940 His Girl Friday as Dr. Egelhoffer 7.4 Movie
20. 1940 The Blue Bird as Oak 5.9 Movie
21. 1940 The Shop Around the Corner as Doctor 8.1 Movie
22. 1939 Ninotchka as Mercier 7.5 Movie
23. 1939 Drums Along the Mohawk as Rev. Daniel Gros 6.5 Movie
24. 1939 Young Mr. Lincoln as John T. Stuart (uncredited) 7.2 Movie
25. 1939 Made for Each Other as Messerschmidt (uncredited) 6.2 Movie
26. 1938 You Can't Take It with You as Kirby's Attorney (uncredited) 7.5 Movie
27. 1938 Rich Man, Poor Girl as Krauss Movie
28. 1938 The Rage of Paris as Hotel Manager (uncredited) 5.8 Movie
29. 1938 Paradise for Three as First Lawyer (uncredited) Movie
30. 1937 Nothing Sacred as Mr. Bullock (uncredited) 6.3 Movie
31. 1937 One Hundred Men and a Girl as Ira Westing - Editor 6.4 Movie
32. 1937 Slave Ship as Auctioneer Movie
33. 1937 The Road Back as Principal Movie
34. 1937 A Star Is Born as Vocal Coach (uncredited) 7.2 Movie
35. 1937 Night Key as Lawyer Kruger 6.2 Movie
36. 1937 Love Is News as Kenyon Movie
37. 1936 Camille as Doctor (uncredited) 7.0 Movie
38. 1936 Come and Get It as Sid LeMaire 6.7 Movie
39. 1936 Fury as Vickery 7.5 Movie
40. 1936 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town as Douglas (uncredited) 7.5 Movie
41. 1936 Big Brown Eyes as Newspaper Editor 6.2 Movie
42. 1936 Dangerous Waters as Mr. Brunch Movie
43. 1935 The Last Days of Pompeii as The Augur - a Pompeii Official (uncredited) 5.9 Movie
44. 1935 Happiness C.O.D. as Lester Walsh Movie
45. 1935 'G' Men as Joseph Kratz (uncredited) 6.6 Movie
46. 1935 The Devil Is a Woman as Tobacco Plant Manager (uncredited) 6.4 Movie
47. 1934 Cleopatra as Casca 6.1 Movie
48. 1934 The Cat's-Paw as District Attorney Neal 6.1 Movie
49. 1934 Burn 'Em Up Barnes as Lyman Warren Movie
50. 1934 Hollywood Party as Buddy Goldfarb (uncredited) Movie
51. 1934 This Side of Heaven as R.S. Sawyer (uncredited) Movie
52. 1934 The 9th Guest as Jason Osgood 6.0 Movie
53. 1934 Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen as Judge Movie
54. 1933 Dinner at Eight as Mr. Fitch 6.8 Movie
55. 1933 Lady Killer as Jeffries, the Theatre Manager (uncredited) 6.9 Movie
56. 1933 Duck Soup as Freedonia's Secretary of War #1 (uncredited) 7.3 Movie
57. 1933 Ann Vickers as Defense Attorney (uncredited) Movie
58. 1933 I Loved a Woman as Gossiper aka "That Cad" (uncredited) Movie
59. 1933 Broadway to Hollywood as Rockwell Movie
60. 1933 This Day and Age as Mayor's Assistant Movie
61. 1933 The Woman I Stole as Lentz Movie
62. 1933 The Mayor of Hell as Louis Johnson 7.1 Movie
63. 1933 Gambling Ship as District Attorney Travers Movie
64. 1933 Heroes for Sale as Laundry Company President 7.1 Movie
65. 1933 Night of Terror as The Maniac 5.2 Movie
66. 1933 Mystery of the Wax Museum as Worth 6.5 Movie
67. 1933 Frisco Jenny as Tom Ford (uncredited) 6.7 Movie
68. 1932 6 Hours to Live as Police Commissioner Movie
69. 1932 Tiger Shark as Doctor (uncredited) Movie
70. 1932 Grand Hotel as Dr. Waitz 7.0 Movie
71. 1932 American Madness as Clark (uncredited) 6.9 Movie
72. 1932 Merrily We Go to Hell as Jake Symonds (uncredited) 6.5 Movie
73. 1932 Scarface as Chief of Detectives 7.4 Movie
74. 1932 The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood as Chauncey Chadwick Movie
75. 1931 The Yellow Ticket as Police Agent Boligoff Movie
76. 1931 Men of the Sky as Count Movie
77. 1931 Inspiration as Uncle Julian Montell Movie
78. 1930 Du Barry, Woman of Passion as Maupeou Movie
79. 1930 All Quiet on the Western Front as Herr Bäumer (uncredited) 7.8 Movie
80. 1929 The Taming of the Shrew as Battista Movie

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