Max Wright

Career timeline

1. 1943 · Born

   Born in Detroit, Michigan, USA

2. 1971 · Screen debut

   Great Performances (TV)

3. 1982 · Breakthrough

   Cheers (TV)

4. 1999 · Latest release

   Snow Falling on Cedars (Movie)

5. 2019 · Died

   June 26, 2019

Career in numbers

8 1970s

24 1980s

19 1990s

• Comedy31
• Drama18
• Tv Movie11
• Romance7
• Crime5
• Family4

Highest-rated title Friends 1994 8.4 Most popular title Friends 1994 8.4

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Max Wright in our catalogue.

James Burrows

5 titles together

Sam Simon

3 titles together

Michael Lembeck

2 titles together

Roy Scheider

2 titles together

Joanna Cassidy

2 titles together

1. 1999 Snow Falling on Cedars as Horace Whaley 6.1 Movie
2. 1999 A Midsummer Night's Dream as Robin Starveling 6.4 Movie
3. 1999 The Norm Show as Max Denby 7.3 TV
4. 1998 Twelfth Night as Sir Andrew Aguecheek Movie
5. 1998 From the Earth to the Moon as Günter Wendt 8.1 TV
6. 1998 LateLine TV
7. 1997 Dead by Midnight as Dr. Jonas Reilly Movie
8. 1995 Grumpier Old Men as County Health Inspector 6.5 Movie
9. 1995 A Mother's Gift as Herman Mandelbrot Movie
10. 1994 Friends as Terry 8.4 TV
11. 1994 The Shadow as Berger 6.1 Movie
12. 1994 White Mile as Bill Spencer 5.9 Movie
13. 1994 The Stand as Dr. Herbert Denninger 6.8 TV
14. 1994 Monty TV
15. 1993 The John Larroquette Show as Jackson Bishop TV
16. 1993 Dudley as Paul TV
17. 1992 Mad About You as Man in Elevator 6.8 TV
18. 1992 The Powers That Be TV
19. 1991 Roc as Mr. Cole TV
20. 1988 Going to the Chapel as Howard Haldane Movie
21. 1987 The Dancing Princesses as Prince Heinrick Movie
22. 1986 Soul Man as Dr. Aronson 5.2 Movie
23. 1986 ALF as Willie Tanner 7.6 TV
24. 1986 Touch and Go as Lester 6.4 Movie
25. 1986 Liberty as Alexandre Gustave Eiffel Movie
26. 1985 Fraternity Vacation as Millard Tvedt 5.2 Movie
27. 1985 Konrad as Dr. Al Monford Movie
28. 1985 Misfits of Science as Dick Stetmeyer 7.1 TV
29. 1985 The Comedy Factory as Leon Pakulski TV
30. 1985 Scandal Sheet as Stan Clark Movie
31. 1984 The Boy Who Loved Trolls as Secretary Movie
32. 1984 Murder, She Wrote as Gerald Yelverton 7.5 TV
33. 1984 E/R TV
34. 1983 Buffalo Bill as Karl Shub TV
35. 1983 The Sting II as Floor Manager 4.8 Movie
36. 1982 Cheers as Jim Fleener 7.6 TV
37. 1982 Faerie Tale Theatre as Prince Heinrick 8.1 TV
38. 1982 Dangerous Company as Dr. Boone Movie
39. 1981 Reds as Floyd Dell 6.9 Movie
40. 1981 Open All Night TV
41. 1981 For Ladies Only as Shakespeare Director Movie
42. 1980 Playing for Time as Dr. Josef Mengele 6.9 Movie
43. 1980 Simon as Leon Hundertwasser 6.3 Movie
44. 1979 All That Jazz as Joshua Penn 7.5 Movie
45. 1979 Hart to Hart as Dr. Robert Chase 6.9 TV
46. 1979 Last Embrace as Second Commuter 5.5 Movie
47. 1978 WKRP in Cincinnati as Frank Bartman 7.6 TV
48. 1978 Taxi as Mr. Ambrose 7.3 TV
49. 1974 In Fashion as Etienne Movie
50. 1974 Lincoln: Trial by Fire as Horace Greeley Movie
51. 1971 Great Performances as Etienne 6.1 TV

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