Acting · b. 1883 · Cavernes, Saint-Loubès, Gironde, France

Max Linder

Biography

Although all too frequently neglected by fans of silent comedy, Max Linder is in many ways as important a figure as Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, or Harold Lloyd, not least because he predated (and influenced) them all by several years, and was largely responsible for the creation of the classic style of silent slapstick comedy. He started out as an actor in the French theatre, but after making his screen debut in 1905 he quickly became an enormously famous and successful film comedian on both sides of the Atlantic, thanks to his character "Max", a top-hatted dandy. By 1912, he was the high...

Directed
The Three Must-Get-Theres 1922 Seven Years Bad Luck 1921 Be My Wife 1921 Max the Heartbreaker 1917 Max Wants a Divorce 1917 Max in a Taxi 1917 Max and the Purse 1917 Max, médecin malgré lui 1917 Max devrait porter des bretelles 1917 Max Comes Across 1917 Max in Monaco 1915 Chance and Love 1915 Hairdresser of Love 1915 Max Speaks English 1914 Max and the Lady Doctor 1914 Max Sets the Style 1914 Max as a Chiropodist 1914 Max's Vacation 1914 The Forced Marriage 1914 Max and the Jealous Husband 1914 Max Wishes He Hadn't 1914 Max asthmatique 1914 Max's Latest Hobby 1914 Max's Hat 1913 Max Linder's Appointment 1913 Max Linder Does All the Sports 1913 Max Hates Cats 1913 Max Toreador 1913 An Unexpected Marriage 1913 Max: Jockey for Love 1913 Max as a Musician 1913 Le duel de Max 1913 Le billet doux 1913 Max Juggles for Love 1912 Max and His Dog Dick 1912 A Farmhouse Romance 1912 Max Wants to Grow 1912 Max: Boxer By Love 1912 Max and the Statue 1912 Max and the Donkey 1912 An Agitated Night 1912 The Romance of Max 1912 Max Sets the Fashion 1912 Long-Lasting Love 1912 The Water-Funker 1912 Cordial Agreement 1912 The Wedding Trunk 1912 Jalousie 1912 Max, Tango Teacher 1912 Max Takes Back His Freedom 1912 Max Fears the Dogs 1912 Max émule de Tartarin 1912 Max amoureux de la teinturière 1912 Un pari original 1912 Champion de boxe 1911 Max Takes Tonics 1911 Max and His Mother-in-Law 1911 Max and Jane Want to Do Theater 1911 Max Is Convalescent 1911 Max se marie 1911 Max a un duel 1911 Comment Max fait le tour du monde 1911 Max's First Job 1910 Max Gets Stuck Up 1910 Max Embarrassed 1910 The Adventures of Tartarin the Younger 1910 I Want a Baby 1910 Le serment d'un prince 1910 Max est distrait 1910 The Puzzle 1910 The Gentleman Thief 1909 Love's Surprises 1909 Troubles of a Grass Widower 1908
Acting
Life and Deaths of Max Linder Self (archive footage) 2026 Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty archive footage 2020 Max Linder Collection 1917-1922 2014 Birth of the Tramp Self (archive footage) 2013 Tout sur mon père Max Linder Self (archive footage) 2013 The Man in the Silk Hat Self (archive footage) 1983 All in Good Fun Archive Footage 1955 Easter Parade Audience Member (uncredited) 1948 The Way of the World (Archive Footage) 1947 Those Were The Days (self) 1946 The Theft of the Mona Lisa (archive footage) 1931 The World of Yesteryear – Max Linder Self 1924 Max Linder Visits Charlie Chaplin Self 1917 The False Max Linder Max 1914 Max Plays the Part 1914 Max in the Convent 1914 Max Plays at Drama 1914 Max Takes a Picture 1913 Max Makes a Touch 1910 A Short-Sighted Duellist Max 1910 Max Skiing Max 1910 Trop aimée Max 1910 The Little Vixen 1909 Romeo Turns Bandit 1909 The Dentures 1909 The Barometer of Fidelity 1909 In Love with the Bearded Woman 1909 A Conquest 1909 His First Cigar 1908 In a Difficult Position Dieutegarde 1908
Other Credits
Laugh with Max Linder Writer 1963 Maxim's Porter Writer 1927 Au secours ! Writer 1924 King of the Circus Writer 1924 Par habitude Story 1923 Le Petit Café Writer 1919 Max Takes a Bath Scenario Writer 1911 Une ruse de mari Writer 1911 Max manque un riche mariage Writer 1910 The Effects of Pills Writer 1910
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