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Edwin Maxwell

Acting

Born February 9, 1886 · Dublin, Ireland

Died August 13, 1948

Biography

Edwin Maxwell was born on February 9, 1886 in Dublin, Ireland. He was an actor, known for Scarface (1932), The Shop Around the Corner (1940) and His Girl Friday (1940). He was previously married to Betty Alden. He died on August 13, 1948 in Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA.

Filmography50+ titles

The Shop Around the Corner

1940as Doctor

The Devil and Miss Jones

1941as Withers

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930as Herr Bäumer (uncredited)

Ninotchka

1939as Mercier

You Can't Take It with You

1938as Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936as Douglas (uncredited)

Fury

1936as Vickery

His Girl Friday

1940as Dr. Egelhoffer

Scarface

1932as Chief of Detectives

Duck Soup

1933as Freedonia's Secretary of War #1 (uncredited)

Young Mr. Lincoln

1939as John T. Stuart (uncredited)

A Star Is Born

1937as Vocal Coach (uncredited)

The Mayor of Hell

1933as Louis Johnson

Camille

1936as Doctor (uncredited)

Back Page

1933as Martin Blake

Grand Hotel

1932as Dr. Waitz

Heaven Can Wait

1943as Doctor (uncredited)

New Moon

1940as Captain de Jean

Lady Killer

1933as Jeffries, the Theatre Manager (uncredited)

Blessed Event

1932as Sam Gobel

American Madness

1932as Clark (uncredited)

Come and Get It

1936as Sid LeMaire

Dinner at Eight

1933as Mr. Fitch

Blossoms in the Dust

1941as City Councilman

'G' Men

1935as Joseph Kratz (uncredited)

Drums Along the Mohawk

1939as Rev. Daniel Gros

Merrily We Go to Hell

1932as Jake Symonds (uncredited)

Those We Love

1932as Marshall

Way Down South

1939as Martin Dill

Nothing Sacred

1937as Mr. Bullock (uncredited)

The Devil Is a Woman

1935as Tobacco Plant Manager (uncredited)

Night Key

1937as Lawyer Kruger

Kit Carson

1940as John Sutter

Made for Each Other

1939as Messerschmidt (uncredited)

Cleopatra

1934as Casca

The Vicious Circle

1948as Presiding Judge

The Blue Bird

1940as Oak

The Rage of Paris

1938as Hotel Manager (uncredited)

The Last Days of Pompeii

1935as The Augur, a Pompeii Official (uncredited)

The Taming of the Shrew

1929as Battista

Hollywood Party

1934as Buddy Goldfarb (uncredited)

Big Time Or Bust

1933as Winthrop Allen

Swamp Fire

1946as Capt. Pierre Moise

Wilson

1944as William Jennings Bryan

Burn 'Em Up Barnes

1934as Lyman Warren

Great God Gold

1935as Nitto

Night of Terror

1933as The Maniac

The Gangster

1947as Politician (uncredited)

Love Takes Flight

1937as Dave Miller

Waterfront

1944as Max Kramer