Biography
Max Perlich (born March 26, 1968) is an American film and television actor. In 1990, Perlich won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in the hit indie film Drugstore Cowboy and was nominated for the same award in 1996 for his performance in Georgia. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Complete Filmography

Amsterdam
2022
as Morty Baum
In the 1930s, three friends—a doctor, a nurse, and an attorney—witness a murder, become suspects themselves and uncover one of the most outrageous plo...

Trust
2022
as Uncle Don
Three siblings attempt to reconcile over their mother's suicide, torn between mourning and greed.

Tar
2020
as Alfred
In the murky depths of Los Angeles' world-famous La Brea Tar Pits there lies an ancient secret - a creature that, awakened by underground construction...

Ricky Powell: The Individualist
2020
as Self
Ricky Powell boasts a quintessential New York story, rising to fame as a street photographer in the 80’s and 90’s and touring with the Beastie Boys, c...

Bullet
2014
as Leroy
Danny Trejo plays 'Bullet' a tough cop who takes the law into his own hands when his grandson is kidnapped.

Night of the Templar
2012
as Benoit the Butler
The stage is set for retribution as an eclectic group is lured to a secluded European Castle under the guise of a promised "fantasy weekend." And as t...

InSight
2011
as Det. Canto
While tending to a stabbing victim, Kaitlyn is electrocuted and awakens to find that she is experiencing the memories of the now-deceased woman.

Street Warrior
2008
as Georgie Bautista
An Iraqi war vet returns home to find that his brother is in a coma from participating in an illegal underground fight club.

Ninja Cheerleaders
2008
as Jimmy "the Snitch"
3 college cheerleaders use their martial arts know-how to save their Sensei from mafia kidnappers, but must keep their extra curricular activities a s...

Protecting the King
2007
as Darryl
Sex, drugs and violence--they're all part of the job when you're protecting The King of Rock & Roll. And when you're only 16, the on-the-job train...

13 Graves
2006
as Russell
An ex-treasure hunter's search for his missing brother coincides with a quest for buried Incan gold.

The Darwin Awards
2006
as Bob
After botching the capture of a notorious serial killer, idiosyncratic detective Michael Burrows loses his job with the San Francisco Police. He becom...

Punk Love
2006
as Officer Lawson
Set in the rainy environs of Oregon and Washington, Punk Love is the story of two forlorn lovers, searching for that elusive Hollywood Ending to the s...
Beastie Boys Solid Gold Hits
2005
as Self
Solid Gold Hits is a greatest hits collection by Beastie Boys, released in November 2005. In contrast to 1999's The Sounds of Science anthology, Solid...

Dinocroc
2004
as Deputy Kerrigan
After an African dinosaur ancestor of the crocodile is found, Dr. Campbell uses its DNA to create prototypes at Paula Kennedy's Gereco lab.

The Missing
2003
as Isaac Edgerly
When rancher and single mother of two Maggie Gilkeson sees her teenage daughter, Lily, kidnapped by Apache rebels, she reluctantly accepts the help of...

Sol Goode
2003
as Murphy
Sol Goode, a charismatic L.A. twenty-something, has always relied on charm, good looks, and fast talk to glide through life. But his luck may have run...

The Watermelon Heist
2003
as Deputy
To make money fast the Browns come up with a plan to win a contest for "Watermelon Juice Afro Sheen," awarding $10,000 to whoever can find the juicies...

Deuces Wild
2002
as Freddie
In 1950s New York City, a bad and bloody gang war is about to erupt on the dysfunctional streets of Brooklyn between the Deuces and the vicious Vipers...

Early Bird Special
2001
as Lester
A black comedy that was produced but immediately went into arbitration and was seemingly not released.

Blow
2001
as Kevin Dulli
A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family....

Beastie Boys: Video Anthology
2000
as Self
The Beastie Boys are among the most influential groups of the last two decades. As their music has opened hip-hop to a wider audience and changed the ...

The Independent
2000
as Ivan
A notorious B-movie director tries for a comeback by seeking out the film rights to the life story of a serial killer who wants his biography film to ...

Desperate But Not Serious
2000
as Darby
Lily is a twenty-something aspiring writer who receives an invitation to attend a wedding reception with Jonathan, a handsome entomologist who also ha...
Stanley's Gig
2000
as Steve
An emotionally dysfunctional ukulele minstrel lands a gig at a nursing home where he strikes up an unlikely relationship with an ancient jazz chanteus...

Auggie Rose
2000
as Landlord
An insurance salesman's humdrum existence takes a turn when a stranger, ex-con Auggie Rose, unexpectedly dies in his arms. Assuming the identity of th...

Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
2000
as Flacco
A twisted teenage prostitute and an equally deranged vicious killer manage to escape from the pen and embark on a non-stop orgy of violence and debauc...

Homicide: The Movie
2000
as J.H. Brodie
Retired police lieutenant Al Giardello is running for mayor when he is suddenly shot at a press conference. All of the detectives, past and present, c...

House on Haunted Hill
1999
as Carl Schecter
An amusement park mogul offers a random group of diverse people $1 million to spend the night in a decrepit former mental institution.

Goodbye Lover
1999
as Will
Police investigate when a man having an affair with his brother's wife disappears suddenly.

Lansky
1999
as Meyer Lansky Ages 19-28
Organized crime boss Meyer Lansky remembers his life as he is moving about the world looking for some country that will take him in since the USA have...

Sometimes They Come Back... for More
1998
as Lieutenant Brian Shebanski
On a arctic circle radio shack, an ancient evil lurks, ready to strike at a psychologist, an army man and their collective forces.

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
1998
as Assistant Undertaker
A mental patient escapes from the looney bin in drag, robs a bank, and goes on the lam!

Men with Guns
1998
as Easy Gary
Three losers, Eddie, Lucas and Mamet, are sent to collect some debt at a remote farm. But the thugs there are too hard for them, and they are humiliat...

Gummo
1997
as Cole
Solomon and Tummler are two teenagers killing time in Xenia, Ohio, a small town that has never recovered from the tornado that ravaged the community i...

The Brave
1997
as Lou Jr.
A down-on-his-luck American Indian recently released from jail is offered the chance to "star" as the victim of a snuff film, the resulting pay of whi...

Truth or Consequences, N.M.
1997
as Wayne
Raymond Lembecke is a con just out of prison after serving time for selling drugs for his mob boss Tony Vago. (Lembecke was innocent and took the rap ...

The Curse of Inferno
1996
as Harold Cantrell
A rather dull minded bank robber suddenly suffers from a change of heart and decides to give the money back. However, he then learns that getting the ...

Feeling Minnesota
1996
as Desk Clerk at Cowboy Style Hotel
Sam Clayton's marriage to ex-stripper Freddie comes about when she's strong-armed into the match by Red, a club proprietor who once did her a favor. B...

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
1996
as Ralph
When the pets accidentally get separated from their vacationing owners, Chance, Shadow, and Sassy navigate the mean streets of San Francisco, trying t...

Beautiful Girls
1996
as Kev
During a snowy winter in the small fictional town of Knight's Ridge, Massachusetts, a group of lifelong buddies hang out, drink and struggle to connec...

The Grave
1996
as Boo
Two prisoners escape with the help of their jailer to search for a treasure that is supposedly buried with a dead millionaire.

Cityscrapes: Los Angeles
1996
as Mack
"CITYSCRAPES" takes you on a 24-hour voyeuristic journey through the bedrooms, bathrooms, bars, cars, clubs, restaurants and back alleys of the lives ...

The Real Thing
1996
as Tom
Their plan was simple...Get the Cash. As Rupert, an ex-con, tries to go straight, his younger brother James pursues a life of delinquency. Days after ...

Georgia
1995
as Axel Goldman
Sadie looks up to her older sister Georgia, a successful folk singer. Unfortunately it is this very obsession — coupled with her self-destructive tend...

Terrified
1995
as Chad
Traumatized after witnessing her jealous husband kill her adulterous lover and then himself, an unbalanced, nymphomaniac young woman finds herself sta...

Shake, Rattle and Rock!
1994
as Tony
In 1950s America, teenage rebellion comes easy when something like rock 'n' roll is viewed as sinful. Looking to have a good time while they're young,...

Dead Beat
1994
as Jimmy
The girlfriend of a womanizer threatens to reveal his secret of killing a local girl.

Maverick
1994
as Johnny Hardin
Bret Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them, and needs an additional $3k in order to enter a winner-takes-all poker game b...

Cliffhanger
1993
as Evan
A year after losing his friend in a tragic 4,000-foot fall, former ranger Gabe Walker and his partner, Hal, are called to return to the same peak to r...

Born Yesterday
1993
as JJ
A rich millionaire hires a sophisticated journalist to bring his somewhat dim-witted girlfriend up to the level of his peers. He fears that the showgi...

Cruise Control
1992
Cruise Control is a 1992 English language short film directed by Matt Palmieri, starring Ed Begley Jr., Sean Penn and Max Perlich. The film was nomina...

Rush
1991
as Walker
Undercover cop Jim Raynor is a seasoned veteran. His partner, Kristen Cates, is lacking in experience, but he thinks she's tough enough to work his ne...

The Butcher's Wife
1991
as Eugene
A clairvoyant woman thinks that she's met her future husband because she's seen him in a dream. They marry and he takes her back to his butcher shop i...

Liebestraum
1991
as Orderly #1
A man returns to his hometown and a series of dark secrets are revealed.
Cityscrapes
1990
as Pete Sakes
Over the course of a day, Pete Sakes skates his way through 5 intertwined stories in Gen-X era Los Angeles.

Horseplayer
1990
as Kid
A blonde seduces a quirky liquor-store worker as inspiration for her artist boyfriend.

Drugstore Cowboy
1989
as David
Portland, Oregon, 1971. Bob Hughes is the charismatic leader of a peculiar quartet, formed by his wife, Dianne, and another couple, Rick and Nadine, w...

Lost Angels
1989
as Frankie
Rich L.A. party brat Tim spins into a cycle of despair after his parents divorce, and trying to fill the void with drugs and trouble only buys him a t...

Gleaming the Cube
1989
as Yabbo
An Orange County teenager's carefree life of ditching class and skateboarding abandoned pools comes to a screeching halt when someone close to him die...

Vibes
1988
as Busboy
Medium Sylvia Pickel and psychometrist Nick Deezy meet at a psychic research facility in New York. Not long after, they're contacted by Harry Buscafus...

Plain Clothes
1988
as Carter
To prove his brother's innocence, undercover officer Nick enrolls in high school again, dealing with crushes, bullies, humiliations, popularity swings...

Home Fires
1987
as Sam Ash
The story of a nuclear family and how it survives despite the modern-day pressures that make it difficult to maintain the conventional family arrangem...

Can't Buy Me Love
1987
as Lester
Nerdy high schooler Ronald Miller rescues cheerleader Cindy Mancini from parental punishment after she accidentally destroys her mother's designer clo...

The Allnighter
1987
as Benny
Molly, Val and Gina are graduating college, but on their final night, frustrations are aired. Molly is still looking for real love and Val is beginnin...

Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986
as Economics Student - Anderson
After high school slacker Ferris Bueller successfully fakes an illness in order to skip school for the day, he goes on a series of adventures througho...