
Max Wagner
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Max Wagner (November 28, 1901 – November 16, 1975) was a Mexican-born American film actor who specialized in playing small parts such as thugs, gangsters, sailors, henchmen, bodyguards, cab drivers and moving men, appearing more than 400 films in his career, most without receiving screen credit. Newspaper gossip columnists noted his rise from playing "Gangster #4", with no lines, and not carrying a gun, to "Gangster #2", with both lines and a gun. Wagner w…
Known For
It's a Wonderful Life
Cashier / Nick's Assistant Bouncer (uncredited)
Rosemary's Baby
Man in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
Young Frankenstein
Villager (uncredited)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Townsman (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
Guard (uncredited)
East of Eden
Workman (uncredited)
True Grit
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Filmography
Acting (192)
Movies (186)
Young Frankenstein
1974as Villager (uncredited)
Terror in the Wax Museum
1973as Music Hall Drunk (Uncredited)
Evil Roy Slade
1972as Townsman (uncredited)
Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971as Townsman Watching Fight (uncredited)
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
1970as Barfly (uncredited)
True Grit
1969as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Hang 'em High
1968as Prisoner
Rosemary's Baby
1968as Man in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
The Legend of Lylah Clare
1968as Reporter (uncredited)
Return of the Gunfighter
1967as Barfly (uncredited)
Gunpoint
1966
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966as Cashier (uncredited)
The Great Race
1965as Barfly (uncredited)
Shenandoah
1965as Church Member
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963as Spectator (uncredited)
4 for Texas
1963as Blackjack Dealer
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962as Townsman (uncredited)
Pressure Point
1962
Ice Palace
1960as Party Guest (uncredited)
Sunrise at Campobello
1960as Convention Delegate (uncredited)
Public Pigeon No. 1
1957as Police Detective (uncredited)
The Spirit of St. Louis
1957as Reporter (uncredited)
Robbery Under Arms
1957as Sergeant Goring
The Conqueror
1956as Mongul Guard (uncredited)
East of Eden
1955as Workman (uncredited)
Illegal
1955as Bartender (uncredited)
I Died a Thousand Times
1955as Deputy Charlie (uncredited)
The Country Girl
1954as Expressman (uncredited)
The Great Diamond Robbery
1954as Policeman (uncredited)
Invaders from Mars
1953as Army Sgt. Rinaldi
Donovan's Brain
1953as Station Agent (uncredited)
Flaming Feather
1952
The Secret of Convict Lake
1951as Jack Purcell (uncredited)
The Racket
1951as Durko (uncredited)
Pier 23
1951as Bar Patron (uncredited)
Frenchie
1950as Drunk (uncredited)
Reign of Terror
1949as Citizen (uncredited)
Caught
1949as Projectionist (uncredited)
The Red Pony
1949as Bartender
Flaxy Martin
1949as Charles McMahon
It Happens Every Spring
1949as Umpire (uncredited)
The Miracle of the Bells
1948as Baggage Man
Shed No Tears
1948as Second Investigating Detective (Uncredited)
The Sainted Sisters
1948as Townsman (uncredited)
Half Past Midnight
1948as Mike
Sinbad the Sailor
1947as Assistant Overseer (uncredited)
Possessed
1947as Man in Café (uncredited)
Tycoon
1947
It's a Wonderful Life
1946as Cashier / Nick's Assistant Bouncer (uncredited)
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
1946as Bartender (uncredited)
That Brennan Girl
1946as Moving Man (uncredited)
The Truth About Murder
1946as Henchman Mike (uncredited)
Fallen Angel
1945as Bartender (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend
1945as Mike (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence
1945as Truck Driver
A Medal for Benny
1945as Jake (uncredited)
Radio Stars on Parade
1945as George
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944as Military Police Driver (uncredited)
Hi, Beautiful
1944as Sailor (uncredited)
Boss of Boomtown
1944as Sergeant George Dunne
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
1943as Rudy the Sailor
Come on Danger
1942as Tough Guy
The Palm Beach Story
1942as Tom's Best Man (uncredited)
Panama Hattie
1942as Jailer (uncredited)
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
1942as Villa Luigi Headwaiter
The Talk of the Town
1942as Moving Man (uncredited)
The Spoilers
1942as Deputy (uncredited)
Moontide
1942as Fisherman (uncredited)
Matri-Phony
1942as Guard (uncredited)
Obliging Young Lady
1942as Jack - Diner Counterman (uncredited)
Overland to Deadwood
1942as Buck
A Night to Remember
1942as Policeman Temple (uncredited)
The Wife Takes a Flyer
1942as Sergeant
Sabotage Squad
1942as Recruiting Sergeant
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
1941as Bartender
Ride on Vaquero
1941as Partner
Texas
1941as Fats Delaney
Cyclone on Horseback
1941as Jamison
They Drive by Night
1940as Sweeney, Driver (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
1940as Guard (uncredited)
Hired Wife
1940as Streetcar Conductor
Pop Always Pays
1940as Bill - Policeman in Car 43
The Bank Dick
1940as Shirtless Ditchdigger (uncredited)
The Ghost Breakers
1940as Ship Porter (uncredited)
Millionaire Playboy
1940as Highway Patrol Officer
The Mad Doctor
1940as Cab Driver (Uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Panama
1940as Soldier
Lucky Partners
1940as Waiter (uncredited)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940as Truck Driver
Men Against the Sky
1940as Max - Radioman
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940as Cowboy
Trail of the Vigilantes
1940as Joe
You Can't Fool Your Wife
1940as Burglar
The House Across the Bay
1940as Jim
Rhythm on the River
1940as Cherry's Cabbie
Mexican Spitfire
1940as Headwaiter - Mexican Pete's
Wildcat Bus
1940as Bus Driver Jackson (uncredited)
Money to Loan
1939as Hanley's Strong-Arm Man
Scouts to the Rescue
1939as Joe - Truck Driver-Henchman
The Roaring Twenties
1939as Gangster (uncredited)
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939as Sailor at Wrestling Match
Reno
1939as Police Lt. Joe Wilson
Fifth Avenue Girl
1939as Policeman (uncredited)
I'll Tell the World
1939as Salesman
Off the Record
1939as Visitor (uncredited)
Fast and Loose
1939as Nolan's Henchman (uncredited)
Our Leading Citizen
1939as Workman
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
1939as Thug
Wings of the Navy
1939as Boss Mechanic
Cafe Society
1939as Guest
The Girl from Mexico
1939as Headwaiter
The Return of the Cisco Kid
1939as Brings in Rustler
The Day the Bookies Wept
1939as Bet Placing Taxi Driver (uncredited)
The Arkansas Traveler
1938as Hobo
Tarnished Angel
1938as Tough Casino Decoy
Submarine Patrol
1938as Marine Corporal (uncredited)
Maid's Night Out
1938as Sam Johnson - Milk Man (uncredited)
Professor Beware
1938as Chinatown Barker
Painted Desert
1938as Henchman Kincaid
Cocoanut Grove
1938as Brakeman
Born to Be Wild
1938as Jake - Trucker in Cafe (uncredited)
Little Tough Guys in Society
1938as Guest
Penrod and His Twin Brother
1938as Blackie
Stage Door
1937as Baggage Man (uncredited)
San Quentin
1937as Prison Runner
Alcatraz Island
1937as Party Guest (uncredited)
Black Legion
1937as Truck Driver in Diner (uncredited)
Step Lively, Jeeves!
1937as Joey
You Only Live Once
1937as Dan - Corridor Guard (uncredited)
God's Country and the Woman
1937as Gus
Many Unhappy Returns
1937as Ernie - Counter Girl's Boyfriend
Smart Blonde
1937as Chuck Cannon
The Great O'Malley
1937as School Bus Driver (uncredited)
Border Cafe
1937as Shakey
We Who Are About to Die
1937as Cell Block E Convict (uncredited)
Wings Over Honolulu
1937as Marine
Love Begins at Twenty
1936as Lester - O'Bannion's Driver
The House of a Thousand Candles
1936as Henchman
Night Waitress
1936as Diner Trying to Date Helen
Chatterbox
1936as Himself (uncredited)
Bullets or Ballots
1936as Actor Impersonating Kruger in Newsreel (uncredited)
Paddy O'Day
1936as Milkman's Helper on Dock
Sons o' Guns
1936as Soldier
The Big Game
1936as Man Outside Hotel
The Girl on the Front Page
1936as Fireman
Love on a Bet
1936as Reporter
Dancing Pirate
1936as Pirate (uncredited)
The Crime Patrol
1936as Bennie
Walking on Air
1936as Sam, Second Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
The Girl from Mandalay
1936as Drunken Brawler
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
1936as Pug O'Leary
Two in Revolt
1936as Davis
Mary Burns, Fugitive
1935as Sailor
The Miracle Rider
1935as Morley
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
1935as Taxi Driver Henchman
The Fighting Marines
1935as Gibson
Dr. Socrates
1935as Gangster
The Daring Young Man
1935as Reporter
3 Kids and a Queen
1935as Reporter
Blind Date
1934as Evans - Bob's Chauffeur
The Lost Jungle
1934as Slade
The Lost Jungle
1934as Slade
Name the Woman
1934as Reporter
Hell Bent for Love
1934as Ernest Dallas
She Had to Choose
1934as Hold-Up Man
The Oil Raider
1934as Simmons
The Personality Kid
1934as Max
Gridiron Flash
1934as Convict Football Player
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
1934as Grip
Before Dawn
1933as Policeman in Car (uncredited)
Arizona to Broadway
1933as Pete
The World and the Flesh
1932as Vorobiov
Rockabye
1932as Reporter (uncredited)
Cock of the Air
1932as Military Policeman
Renegades of the West
1932as Bob
The Good Bad Girl
1931as Thug
Suicide Fleet
1931as Radio Operator (uncredited)
Numbered Men
1930as Convict Road Laborer (extra)
Going Wild
1930as Ferguson - Pilot
The Last of the Vargas
1930
The Thrill Seekers
1927as A Hood
Flashing Oars
1927as Student
The First Auto
1927as Bartender
The Relay
1927as Sophomore
Making Good
1926as Student
Television (6)
Crew (1)
Movies (1)
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