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Max Linder

Max Linder

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 highest-paid film star in the world, with an unprecedented salary of one million francs. He began to direct films in 1911 and showed equal facility behind the camera, but his career suffered an almost terminal blow when he was called up to fight in World War I. He was gassed, and the illness that resulted would blight his career. Although offered a contract in America, recurring ill-health meant that his US films had little of the sparkle of his early French work, and a brief attempt to revive his career by making films for the recently-formed United Artists (one of whose founders, of course, was Chaplin) in the early 1920s came to little, although these later films are now regarded as classics. He returned to France and killed himself in a suicide pact with his wife in 1925.

Personal information

Birthday

1883-12-16

Birth Place

Cavernes, Saint-Loubès, Gironde, France

Movies and TV shows :

A Conquest

A Conquest

1909

0.0

Movie
A Farmhouse Romance

A Farmhouse Romance

1912

4.2

Movie
A Nervous Twitch Is Catching (Un Tic Nerveux Contagieux)

A Nervous Twitch Is Catching (Un Tic Nerveux Contagieux)

0.0

Movie
A Short-Sighted Duellist

A Short-Sighted Duellist

1910

4.5

Movie
An Agitated Night

An Agitated Night

1912

4.8

Movie
An Unexpected Marriage

An Unexpected Marriage

1913

4.0

Movie
Attempted Suicide

Attempted Suicide

1906

6.0

Movie
Au music-hall (At the Music Hall)

Au music-hall (At the Music Hall)

1907

5.0

Movie
Au Secours!

Au Secours!

1924

6.6

Movie
Be My Wife

Be My Wife

1921

6.8

Movie
Beginning of the Serpentine Dance

Beginning of the Serpentine Dance

1908

4.8

Movie
Birth of the Tramp

Birth of the Tramp

2013

7.1

Movie
C'est Papa qui a pris la purge

C'est Papa qui a pris la purge

1907

4.5

Movie
Champion de boxe

Champion de boxe

1911

5.0

Movie
Chance and Love

Chance and Love

1915

5.2

Movie
Chaussure trop étroite

Chaussure trop étroite

1907

0.0

Movie
Comment Max fait le tour du monde

Comment Max fait le tour du monde

1911

0.0

Movie
Cordial Agreement

Cordial Agreement

1912

5.6

Movie
Dogs used as smugglers

Dogs used as smugglers

1906

4.0

Movie
poster

Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma

1978

0.0

TV
First Night Out

First Night Out

1905

0.0

Movie
For a Necklace

For a Necklace

1907

0.0

Movie
Hairdresser of Love

Hairdresser of Love

1915

5.5

Movie
Harlequin's Story

Harlequin's Story

1907

5.0

Movie
His First Cigar

His First Cigar

1908

5.0

Movie
I Want a Baby

I Want a Baby

1910

5.3

Movie
In a Difficult Position

In a Difficult Position

1908

5.0

Movie
In Love with the Bearded Woman

In Love with the Bearded Woman

1909

4.3

Movie
It Had to Be You

It Had to Be You

1947

6.5

Movie
Jalousie

Jalousie

1912

0.0

Movie
Joined Lips

Joined Lips

1907

4.5

Movie
Julot va dans le monde

Julot va dans le monde

1906

0.0

Movie
King of the Circus

King of the Circus

1924

5.0

Movie
La Petite Rosse

La Petite Rosse

1909

3.2

Movie
La puce gênante

La puce gênante

1906

0.0

Movie
La rencontre imprévue

La rencontre imprévue

1905

0.0

Movie
Laugh with Max Linder

Laugh with Max Linder

1963

7.2

Movie
Le billet doux

Le billet doux

1913

0.0

Movie
Le duel de Max

Le duel de Max

1913

0.0

Movie
Le Petit Café

Le Petit Café

1919

0.0

Movie
Le serment d'un prince

Le serment d'un prince

1910

0.0

Movie
Les étudiants de Paris

Les étudiants de Paris

1906

0.0

Movie
Life and Deaths of Max Linder

Life and Deaths of Max Linder

2024

0.0

Movie
Long-Lasting Love

Long-Lasting Love

1912

4.6

Movie
Love's Surprises

Love's Surprises

1909

5.0

Movie
Max a un duel

Max a un duel

1911

0.0

Movie
Max amoureux de la teinturière

Max amoureux de la teinturière

1912

0.0

Movie
Max and His Dog Dick

Max and His Dog Dick

1912

5.3

Movie
Max and His Mother-in-Law

Max and His Mother-in-Law

1911

5.3

Movie
Max and Jane Want to Do Theater

Max and Jane Want to Do Theater

1911

5.4

Movie
Max and the Donkey

Max and the Donkey

1912

4.7

Movie
Max and the Jealous Husband

Max and the Jealous Husband

1914

5.0

Movie
Max and the Lady Doctor

Max and the Lady Doctor

1914

5.8

Movie
Max and the Purse

Max and the Purse

1917

4.9

Movie
Max and the Statue

Max and the Statue

1912

5.4

Movie
Max as a Chiropodist

Max as a Chiropodist

1914

4.9

Movie
Max as a Musician

Max as a Musician

1913

0.0

Movie
Max asthmatique

Max asthmatique

1914

0.0

Movie
Max Comes Across

Max Comes Across

1917

0.0

Movie
Max devrait porter des bretelles

Max devrait porter des bretelles

1917

0.0

Movie
Max Embarrassed

Max Embarrassed

1910

5.0

Movie
Max émule de Tartarin

Max émule de Tartarin

1912

0.0

Movie
Max est distrait

Max est distrait

1910

0.0

Movie
Max Fears the Dogs

Max Fears the Dogs

1912

4.5

Movie
Max Gets Stuck Up

Max Gets Stuck Up

1910

4.8

Movie
Max Hates Cats

Max Hates Cats

1913

5.0

Movie
Max in a Taxi

Max in a Taxi

1917

4.8

Movie
Max in Monaco

Max in Monaco

1915

5.2

Movie
Max in the Convent

Max in the Convent

1914

5.0

Movie
Max Is Convalescent

Max Is Convalescent

1911

6.2

Movie
Max Juggles for Love

Max Juggles for Love

1912

5.2

Movie
Max Learns to Skate

Max Learns to Skate

1907

4.9

Movie
Max Linder Does All the Sports

Max Linder Does All the Sports

1913

5.5

Movie
Max Linder Visits Charlie Chaplin

Max Linder Visits Charlie Chaplin

1917

7.0

Movie
Max Linder's Appointment

Max Linder's Appointment

1913

6.0

Movie
Max Makes a Touch

Max Makes a Touch

1910

5.5

Movie
Max manque un riche mariage

Max manque un riche mariage

1910

4.0

Movie
Max Plays at Drama

Max Plays at Drama

1914

0.0

Movie
Max Plays the Part

Max Plays the Part

1914

4.5

Movie
Max se marie

Max se marie

1911

0.0

Movie
Max Sets the Fashion

Max Sets the Fashion

1912

5.2

Movie
Max Sets the Style

Max Sets the Style

1914

5.4

Movie
Max Skiing

Max Skiing

1910

5.0

Movie
Max Speaks English

Max Speaks English

1914

5.2

Movie
Max Takes a Bath

Max Takes a Bath

1911

6.1

Movie
Max Takes a Picture

Max Takes a Picture

1913

5.8

Movie
Max Takes Back His Freedom

Max Takes Back His Freedom

1912

5.8

Movie
Max Takes Tonics

Max Takes Tonics

1911

6.5

Movie
Max the Heartbreaker

Max the Heartbreaker

1917

4.6

Movie
Max Toreador

Max Toreador

1913

5.5

Movie
Max Wants a Divorce

Max Wants a Divorce

1917

4.9

Movie
Max Wants to Grow

Max Wants to Grow

1912

5.2

Movie
Max Wishes He Hadn't

Max Wishes He Hadn't

1914

0.0

Movie
Max, médecin malgré lui

Max, médecin malgré lui

1917

0.0

Movie
Max, Tango Teacher

Max, Tango Teacher

1912

4.9

Movie
Max: Boxer By Love

Max: Boxer By Love

1912

5.5

Movie
Max: Jockey for Love

Max: Jockey for Love

1913

7.0

Movie
Max's First Job

Max's First Job

1910

5.1

Movie
Max's Hat

Max's Hat

1913

5.9

Movie
Max's Latest Hobby

Max's Latest Hobby

1914

0.0

Movie
Max's Vacation

Max's Vacation

1914

5.8

Movie
Noisy Neighbors

Noisy Neighbors

1908

0.0

Movie
Phial of Poison

Phial of Poison

1907

0.0

Movie
Pitou, bonne d'enfants

Pitou, bonne d'enfants

0.0

Movie
Romeo Turns Bandit

Romeo Turns Bandit

1909

5.0

Movie
Seven Years Bad Luck

Seven Years Bad Luck

1921

6.7

Movie
The Adventures of Tartarin the Younger

The Adventures of Tartarin the Younger

1910

0.0

Movie
The Barometer of Fidelity

The Barometer of Fidelity

1909

5.1

Movie
The Dentures

The Dentures

1909

5.0

Movie
The Effects of Pills

The Effects of Pills

1910

0.0

Movie
The False Max Linder

The False Max Linder

1914

5.0

Movie
The Forced Marriage

The Forced Marriage

1914

3.3

Movie
The Gentleman Thief

The Gentleman Thief

1909

0.0

Movie
The Husband's Trick

The Husband's Trick

1907

0.0

Movie
The Man in the Silk Hat

The Man in the Silk Hat

1983

0.0

Movie
The Romance of Max

The Romance of Max

1912

5.3

Movie
The Theft of the Mona Lisa

The Theft of the Mona Lisa

1931

5.3

Movie
The Three Must-Get-Theres

The Three Must-Get-Theres

1922

6.3

Movie
The Water-Funker

The Water-Funker

1912

4.9

Movie
The Wedding Trunk

The Wedding Trunk

1912

4.2

Movie
The World of Yesteryear – Max Linder

The World of Yesteryear – Max Linder

1924

0.0

Movie
Tout sur mon père Max Linder

Tout sur mon père Max Linder

2013

0.0

Movie
Trop aimée

Trop aimée

1910

4.0

Movie
Troubles of a Grass Widower

Troubles of a Grass Widower

1908

5.2

Movie
Un pari original

Un pari original

1912

0.0

Movie
Une ruse de mari

Une ruse de mari

1911

0.0

Movie