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Edwin Max was an actor with a strong presence in film throughout his Hollywood career. Edwin Max's career beginnings included film roles in the comedic fantasy "Stairway to Heaven" (1947) with Kim Hunter, the drama "Abandoned" (1949) with Dennis O'Keefe and "Follow Me Quietly" (1949). He went on to act in "The Law of the Barbary Coast" (1949), the Richard Conte drama "Thieves' Hig...

Filmography

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The Gift (1979)

The Incredible Melting Man (1977)

Come Back, Little Sheba (1953)

The Twonky (1953)

Editor the repairman

Tropical Heat Wave (1952)

Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952)

Lookout Louie Larchmont

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Thieves' Highway (1949) -- (Movie Clip) I Got Plenty Of Shirts

Set-Up, The (1949) -- (Movie Clip) Eggs In The Coffee

Biography

Edwin Max was an actor with a strong presence in film throughout his Hollywood career. Edwin Max's career beginnings included film roles in the comedic fantasy "Stairway to Heaven" (1947) with Kim Hunter, the drama "Abandoned" (1949) with Dennis O'Keefe and "Follow Me Quietly" (1949). He went on to act in "The Law of the Barbary Coast" (1949), the Richard Conte drama "Thieves' Highway" (1949) and "Love That Brute" (1950) with Paul Douglas. He also appeared in the Betty Grable musical "Meet Me After the Show" (1951), "Bloodhounds of Broadway" (1952) and the Alex Rebar horror movie "The Incredible Melting Man" (1977). Later in his career, Edwin Max appeared in "The Gift" (CBS, 1979-1980). Edwin Max passed away in October 1980 at the age of 71.

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

The Gift (1979)

The Incredible Melting Man (1977)

Come Back, Little Sheba (1953)

The Twonky (1953)

Editor the repairman

Tropical Heat Wave (1952)

Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952)

Lookout Louie Larchmont

Jumping Jacks (1952)

The Merry Widow (1952)

We're Not Married! (1952)

Models Inc. (1952)

Here Come the Nelsons (1952)

Jim Thorpe--All-American (1951)

Half Angel (1951)

Richard MacLeish

Meet Me After the Show (1951)

The Fat Man (1951)

I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951)

Best of the Badmen (1951)

The Well (1951)

Francis Goes to the Races (1951)

Love That Brute (1950)

Mister 880 (1950)

Side Street (1950)

The Undercover Man (1949)

Always Leave Them Laughing (1949)

The Set-Up (1949)

Follow Me Quietly (1949)

Charlie Roy, also known as "The Judge"

Law of the Barbary Coast (1949)

Thieves' Highway (1949)

Ride, Ryder, Ride! (1949)

Frenchy Beaumont

Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949)

Abandoned (1949)

Come to the Stable (1949)

Border Incident (1949)

Everybody Does It (1949)

The Arnelo Affair (1947)

A Matter of Life and Death (1947)

Strange Holiday (1945)

First detective

Life Events

Videos

Thieves' Highway (1949) -- (Movie Clip) I Got Plenty Of Shirts Location shooting at the San Francisco produce market, for which the movie is famous, novice trucker Nick (Richard Conte) jousts with dealer Figlia (Lee J. Cobb), not revealing he’s seeking revenge for injuries to his father, Edwin Max and George Tyne the henchmen, in Thieves’ Highway, 1949.

Set-Up, The (1949) -- (Movie Clip) Eggs In The Coffee From the opening scenes, manager Tiny (George Tobias) planning with Danny (Edwin Max) to throw a boxing match, trainer Red (Percy Helton) suggesting they should tell their fighter, in Robert Wise's The Set-Up, 1949.

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