Max Davidson

Max Davidson

1875-05-22 Berlin, Germany 78 Credits

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Laurel & Hardy: Year One

Laurel & Hardy: Year One

2023

10.0
Acting

Laurel & Hardy: Year One, The Newly Restored 1927 Silents, as proudly presented by Flicker Alley and Blackhawk FilmsĀ®, offers fans new and old the rar...

Adventure

Adventure

1945

as Man in Library (uncredited)

6.2
Acting

A rough and tumble man of the sea falls for a meek librarian.

Kitty Foyle

Kitty Foyle

1940

as Flower Man (uncredited)

6.6
Acting

A hard-working, white-collar girl falls in love with a young socialite, but meets with his family's disapproval.

The Great Dictator

The Great Dictator

1940

as Jewish Man (uncredited)

8.3
Acting

Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.

No Census, No Feeling

No Census, No Feeling

1940

as Storekeeper (uncredited)

6.4
Acting

The stooges get jobs as census takers and wind up in a fancy mansion looking for people to survey. Moe and Larry are recruited to join a bridge game, ...

The Mortal Storm

The Mortal Storm

1940

as Old Postman

7.2
Acting

The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. After the Nazis come to power, the family is divided ...

The Great Commandment

The Great Commandment

1939

as Old Man

4.2
Acting

Portrays the conversion to Christianity of a young Zealot, Joel, and the Roman soldier Longinus through the teachings of Jesus in his Parable of the G...

Union Pacific

Union Pacific

1939

as Card Player (uncredited)

6.5
Acting

One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. But financial opp...

Exclusive

Exclusive

1937

as Tailor

6.0
Acting

When Mountain City racketeer Charles Gillette is acquitted, he arrives at the Mountain City World newsroom and vows revenge on the Better Government C...

Man Of The People

Man Of The People

1937

as Mr. Shelman (uncredited)

7.0
Acting

An Italian immigrant studying the law gets mixed up with crooks.

Roamin' Wild

Roamin' Wild

1936

as Abe Wineman

5.0
Acting

Trouble has been reported in Placerville where Tom Barton's brother is the Marshal. Arriving Tom finds a phoney Marshal in his brother's place. Learni...

The Farmer Takes a Wife

The Farmer Takes a Wife

1935

as Seller

6.1
Acting

A farmer tries to convince a girl to leave her life on a canal boat to live with him on his farm.

Southern Exposure

Southern Exposure

1935

as Man Saluting Charley in Restaurant (uncredited)

1.0
Acting

Connie Chase receives a letter from Chaseville in Chase County, Kentucky, informing her that her lawyer husband, Jimmie, is a descendant of the Blue G...

The Gay Bride

The Gay Bride

1934

as $100 Recipient (uncredited)

5.8
Acting

Mary wants to marry a gangster because that is where the money is. Unfortunately, the life expectancy and finances of a gangster are unstable.

The World Gone Mad

The World Gone Mad

1933

as Cohen the tailor

4.3
Acting

A district attorney and a reporter try to find the killer of a D.A. who uncovered a massive stock fraud.

The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble

The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble

1933

as Larsen (uncredited)

Acting

Kelly's daughter falls for a revenue agent, and his divorced wife is after alimony.

The Trial of Vince Barnett

1933

Acting
The Wet Parade

The Wet Parade

1932

as Mr. Schwartz (uncredited)

5.8
Acting

The evils of alcohol before and during prohibition become evident as we see its effects on the rich Chilcote family and the hard working Tarleton fami...

Docks of San Francisco

Docks of San Francisco

1932

as Max Ranovich

4.5
Acting

Barbary Coast, San Francisco. The gangster moll Belle gets deeply entangled with gangsters led by her boyfriend Vance. The professional writer John Ba...

Blondes Prefer Bonds

1931

as Wife's Father

Acting

Louise Fazdenda decides to get a make-over to rekindle the romance in her marriage. Somehow the rejuvenation process takes them back to the time of th...

The Itching Hour

1931

as Max Davidson

Acting

Comedy spoof of THE CAT AND THE CANARY. A female athlete and her entourage take refuge on a stormy night in a strange hotel that seems to be haunted.

Boarding House Blues

Boarding House Blues

1930

as Max

Acting

A boarding house maid is treated mean, until inheriting oil gives her a new gleam.

The Shrimp

The Shrimp

1930

as Professor Schoenheimer (uncredited)

Acting

A timid man undergoes a personality change, and turns the tables on the people who've bullied him.

Great Gobs!

Great Gobs!

1929

as The Saloon Keeper

Acting

Charley and Edgar on shore leave in Mexico, fight for the affection of a pretty senorita.

Moan & Groan, Inc.

Moan & Groan, Inc.

1929

as The Lunatic (uncredited)

5.5
Acting

The gang goes digging for treasure in an old abandoned house against Kennedy the Cop's wishes.

So This Is College

So This Is College

1929

as Moe

4.2
Acting

Scheming coed Babs comes between college buddies Eddie and Biff.

Hurdy Gurdy

Hurdy Gurdy

1929

as Papa Ginsberg

Acting

A heat wave sends the residents of a New York City tenement to their fire escapes for whatever breeze is stirring. The tenants are a cross section of...

Going Ga-Ga

1929

as Detective Davidson

6.8
Acting

Anita and Marion realize that an abandoned baby they sneaked into an orphanage was kidnapped from a millionaire. For the reward, they proceed to break...

Feed 'em and Weep

1928

5.6
Acting

Anita and Marion take a temporary job as waitresses in Max's diner, next to a train station. When the train stops off, pandemonium erupts when the pas...

The Boy Friend

The Boy Friend

1928

as Papa Davidson

5.3
Acting

The pretty daughter of a bank clerk meets a handsome college student who attempts to romance her. Due to the comical nature of the two kids meeting, t...

All Parts

1928

Acting

All Parts is a silent comedy short

Should Women Drive?

1928

Acting

The momentous question of the day- "Should Women Drive" is hilariously answered by Max Davidson in this Hal Roach comedy.

Came the Dawn

Came the Dawn

1928

as Papa Gimplewort

6.5
Acting

Papa, Mama, Daughter and Son Gimplewort move into their new house. Two movers are talking to each other about the murder of a saxophone player that to...

Dumb Daddies

Dumb Daddies

1928

as The Father

Acting

Max mistakes his son's acting for reality. When the play calls for the son to commit a murder (on a mannequin), Max winds up trying to hide the body f...

Pass the Gravy

Pass the Gravy

1928

as Father

6.4
Acting

Schultz raises prize chickens and roosters that are always getting into neighbor Max Davidson's garden and eating the seeds, leading to constant feudi...

Flaming Fathers

Flaming Fathers

1927

as Papa Gimplewart

5.2
Acting

Papa Gimplewart chaperones his daughter and her "steady" during a beach adventure.

Fighting Fathers

1927

as Max

Acting

One of many LOST MGM silent films.

Love 'em and Feed 'em

1927

as 'Cherokee' Cohen

6.0
Acting

A pair of gold prospectors (Max Davidson, Oliver Hardy) try to make their way in the big city. *Only reconstructed fragments exists.

My Best Girl

My Best Girl

1927

as Night Court Spectator (uncredited)

7.0
Acting

Joe Merrill, son of the millionaire owner of a chain of 5 and 10 cent stores, poses as Joe Grant, and takes a job in the stockroom of one of his fathe...

Should Second Husbands Come First?

Should Second Husbands Come First?

1927

as Mr. Ethan Wattles

8.5
Acting

A woman's two sons pretend to be insane in order to de-rail their mother's plans to remarry.

Call of the Cuckoo

Call of the Cuckoo

1927

as Papa Gimplewart

5.7
Acting

Mishaps befall a new home owner located next door to an insane asylum.

Life in Hollywood No. 3

Life in Hollywood No. 3

1927

as Self

Acting

Part of a 7-part series exploring all aspects of Hollywood.

Don't Tell Everything

Don't Tell Everything

1927

as Papa Ginsberg

10.0
Acting

Max and his son Asher are invited to a party, where Max meets a rich widow, but Asher keeps annoying all of the guests, so Max refuses to speak to him...

Jewish Prudence

Jewish Prudence

1927

as Papa Gimplewart

6.5
Acting

Papa Gimplewart, father to three children is unimpressed by the young lawyer who wants to marry his daughter.

Why Girls Say No

Why Girls Say No

1927

as Papa Whisselberg

6.3
Acting

A short comedy by Leo McCarey about a Jewish father who is worried about his daughter.

Anything Once!

Anything Once!

1927

as Granville

6.0
Acting

ANYTHING ONCE! is a Cinderella story. Mabel works in a tailor shop, pressing clothes and dreaming of a better life. We're told that she's taken a lot ...

Hotel Imperial

Hotel Imperial

1927

as Elias Butterman

5.8
Acting

During World War I, an Austrian officer is trapped behind the Russian lines. He tries to sneak through to his own lines, but is forced to take refuge ...

Kitty from Killarney

Kitty from Killarney

1926

as Papa Levy

Acting

Kitty from Killarney is a 1926 comedy short.

Sunshine of Paradise Alley

Sunshine of Paradise Alley

1926

as Solomon Levy

6.0
Acting

A wealthy banker wants to tear down a tenement slum to build a factory, but a charming girl who lives there begins to persuade him otherwise.

Raggedy Rose

Raggedy Rose

1926

as Moe Ginsberg

5.5
Acting

Rose, who works for a penny-pinching junk dealer, dreams of romance with wealthy bachelor Ted Tudor.

Get 'Em Young

Get 'Em Young

1926

as Isaac Goldberg, a lawyer

5.0
Acting

A butler is persuaded to pretend to be a man's wife so that he can inherit a million dollars.

Into Her Kingdom

Into Her Kingdom

1926

as Shoestring Salesman

Acting

In Czarist Russia, a young peasant boy is sent to Siberia for insulting the Grand Duchess. Released years later, he joins the fighting to overthrow th...

Long Fliv the King

Long Fliv the King

1926

as Warfield

5.6
Acting

This offbeat comedy from future Hollywood screwball director McCarey is about a princess who must find a husband in 24 hours or forfeit her throne. Sh...

Don Key (Son of Burro)

1926

as Mr. Browning - Movie Producer

6.0
Acting

The head of a big movie studio is pulling his hair out because the company is bankrupt unless they can find a writer for a smash comedy. An aspiring w...

The Johnstown Flood

The Johnstown Flood

1926

as David Mandel

6.8
Acting

A dramatic recreation of the Johnstown Flood of 1889.

Old Clothes

Old Clothes

1925

as Max Ginsburg

3.0
Acting

Timothy and Max are partners in the junk business. They take poor young Mary in as a boarder. Mary gets a job in Nathan's office and falls in love wit...

The Rag Man

The Rag Man

1925

as Max Ginsberg

6.5
Acting

Tim Kelly is an orphan who runs away after his orphanage burns down. Presumed to be killed in the fire, he is able to roam the streets of New York fre...

Three Women

Three Women

1924

as The Pawnbroker

3.5
Acting

A frivolous middle aged socialite is suddenly put upon to have her daughter live with her. Her conniving paramour dumps her for the daughter, leaving ...

Fools Highway

Fools Highway

1924

as Old Levi

Acting

Mike Kildare, a swaggering youth from New York City's Bowery at the turn of the century, comes to the defense of Mamie Rose, a mender in a secondhand ...

The Darling of New York

The Darling of New York

1923

as Solomon Levinsky

7.0
Acting

Santussa, an orphan who becomes separated from her nurse en route to America to live with her grandfather, is cared for by gangsters who hide their st...

The Rendezvous

The Rendezvous

1923

as Commissar

Acting
Plumb Crazy

Plumb Crazy

1923

Acting

Bobby Vernon comedy produced by Al Christie.

Scars of Jealousy

Scars of Jealousy

1923

as French peasant

Acting

Scars of Jealousy is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Lloyd Hughes and Frank Keenan. It was produced by Thom...

The Ghost Patrol

The Ghost Patrol

1923

as Raspushkin

Acting

With his understanding manner policeman Donald Dorgan wins respect on his tough beat in "Little Hell." He tries to help Terry Rafferty "go straight" s...

Remembrance

Remembrance

1922

as Georges Cartier

Acting

Although he graduated from that time-worn university, the college of hard knocks, the tireless efforts of John P. Grout have paid off. He owns a numbe...

Second Hand Rose

Second Hand Rose

1922

as Abe Rosenstein

Acting

The adopted Irish daughter of the Rosensteins, Second Avenue pawnshop owners, Rose is much sought after by Tim McCarthy, a wealthy Irish contractor ma...

The Right That Failed

1922

Acting

The Right That Failed

No Woman Knows

No Woman Knows

1921

as Ferdinand Brandeis

Acting

In Winnebago, Wisconsin, a Jewish family comprising Molly and Ferdinand Brandeis and their two children, Fanny and Theodore, run a modest dry goods st...

The Hoodlum

The Hoodlum

1919

as Abram Isaacs

5.8
Acting

A spoiled young rich girl is forced by misfortune to fight for survival in the slums and alleys, where she becomes involved with all manner of unpleas...

The Hun Within

The Hun Within

1918

as Max

Acting

A German-American father, loyal to his new U.S. home, finds himself on opposite sides with his son in the wartime conflict between Germany and America...

A Daughter of the Poor

A Daughter of the Poor

1917

as Joe Eastman

Acting

A young girl, Rose Eastmen lives with her lazy Uncle, who works as a janitor in a publishing house. Lacking education, both Rose and her Uncle are sus...

The Heiress at Coffee Dan's

1916

as Shorty Olson

Acting

"Waffles," the waitress at "Coffee Dan's" hash-house, is selected by Bert Gallagher and Clara Johnstone, a pair of crooks, to be represented as a miss...

Puppets

Puppets

1916

as Scaramouche

Acting

A modern story of Commedia dell'Arte's Pierrot and Columbine.

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916

as Kindly Neighbor (uncredited)

7.1
Acting

The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.

The Two O'Clock Train

1916

Acting

short subject comedy

Sunshine Dad

Sunshine Dad

1916

as Mystic Seer

5.5
Acting

The theft of a sacred diamond band from a Hindoo shrine starts the action.

Bill and Ethel at the Ball

1914

Acting

Bill Joins the W.W.W.'s

1914

as Police Chief

4.8
Acting