Actor
Max Linder
126 movies as actor · 69 as director
Born Dec 16, 1883 – Nov 1, 1925 (aged 41)From Cavernes, Saint-Loubès, Gironde, FranceAlso known as Gabriel-Maximilien Leuvielle, Gentleman Max
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, wa…
Known for
Easter Parade
1948 · Romance, Music
Seven Years Bad Luck
1921 · Comedy
The Three Must-Get-Theres
1922 · Romance, Comedy
Max Takes a Bath
1911 · Comedy
Au secours !
1924 · Comedy, Horror
Birth of the Tramp
2013 · Documentary, TV Movie
Be My Wife
1921 · Comedy
Max's Vacation
1914 · Comedy
Max's Hat
1913 · Comedy
Max's First Job
1910 · Comedy
Max Takes Back His Freedom
1912 · Comedy
Max as a Chiropodist
1914 · Comedy
Max Linder movies
A Nervous Twitch Is Catching (Un Tic Ner
A Nervous Twitch Is Catching (Un Tic Nerveux Contagieux)
Upcoming
Life and Deaths of Max Linder
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020 · archive footage
Max Linder Collection 1917-1922
2014
Tout sur mon père Max Linder
Tout sur mon père Max Linder
2013 · Self (archive footage)
Birth of the Tramp
2013 · Self (archive footage)
The Man in the Silk Hat
1983 · Self (archive footage)
Laugh with Max Linder
1963 · Self (archive footage)
All in Good Fun
1955 · Archive Footage
Easter Parade
1948 · Audience Member (uncredited)
The Way of the World
1947 · (Archive Footage)
Those Were The Days
Those Were The Days
1946 · (self)
Charlie the Innkeeper
1939
The Theft of the Mona Lisa
1931 · (archive footage)
Au secours !
1924 · Max
King of the Circus
1924 · Max Graf von Pompadour
The World of Yesteryear – Max Linder
The World of Yesteryear – Max Linder
1924 · Self
The Three Must-Get-Theres
1922 · Dart-In-Again
Be My Wife
1921 · Max, the Fiancé
Seven Years Bad Luck
1921 · Max
Le Petit Café
1919
Max, médecin malgré lui
Max, médecin malgré lui
1917 · Max
Max the Heartbreaker
1917
Max in a Taxi
1917 · Himself
Max Wants a Divorce
1917 · Max
Max Comes Across
1917 · Max
Max and the Purse
1917
Max devrait porter des bretelles
1917 · Max
Max Linder Visits Charlie Chaplin
1917 · Self
Chance and Love
1915 · Max
Hairdresser of Love
1915
Max in Monaco
1915
The False Max Linder
1914 · Max
Max asthmatique
Max asthmatique
1914 · Max
Max in the Convent
1914
The Forced Marriage
1914
Max Plays at Drama
1914
Max and the Lady Doctor
1914 · Max
Max Plays the Part
1914
Max as a Chiropodist
1914 · Max
Max Wishes He Hadn't
1914
Max and the Jealous Husband
1914 · Max
Max Speaks English
1914 · Max
Max Sets the Style
Max Sets the Style
1914 · Max
Max's Latest Hobby
1914
Max's Vacation
1914 · Max
Max as a Musician
1913 · Max
An Unexpected Marriage
1913
Max's Hat
1913 · Max
Le billet doux
1913 · Max
Max Hates Cats
Max Hates Cats
1913
Max Toreador
1913
Le duel de Max
Le duel de Max
1913 · Max
Max Linder Does All the Sports
1913 · Max
Max: Jockey for Love
1913 · Max
Max Linder's Appointment
1913
Max Takes a Picture
1913
Max and the Statue
1912 · Max
Max Wants to Grow
1912 · Max
The Water-Funker
1912 · Max
Jalousie
1912
Max: Boxer By Love
Max: Boxer By Love
1912
The Romance of Max
The Romance of Max
1912 · Max
Long-Lasting Love
1912 · Max
Cordial Agreement
1912
Max émule de Tartarin
Max émule de Tartarin
1912 · Max
Max, Tango Teacher
Max, Tango Teacher
1912
A Farmhouse Romance
1912 · Max
The Wedding Trunk
1912 · Max
Max and the Donkey
1912 · Max
Un pari original
Un pari original
1912 · Max
An Agitated Night
1912
Max Fears the Dogs
Max Fears the Dogs
1912 · Max
Max Juggles for Love
1912 · Max
Max amoureux de la teinturière
Max amoureux de la teinturière
1912 · Max
Max and His Dog Dick
1912 · Max
Max Takes Back His Freedom
1912 · Max (uncredited)
Max Sets the Fashion
1912 · Max
Max Takes Tonics
1911 · Max
Max and Jane Want to Do Theater
1911 · Max
Max a un duel
Max a un duel
1911 · Max
Max Is Convalescent
1911 · Max
Max and His Mother-in-Law
1911 · Max
Max se marie
Max se marie
1911 · Max
Max Takes a Bath
1911 · Max
Une ruse de mari
Une ruse de mari
1911
Champion de boxe
1911 · Max
Comment Max fait le tour du monde
Comment Max fait le tour du monde
1911
Max Gets Stuck Up
1910 · Max
Max manque un riche mariage
Max manque un riche mariage
1910 · Max
Max Embarrassed
1910 · Max
The Puzzle
The Puzzle
1910
Trop aimée
Trop aimée
1910 · Max
Max's First Job
1910 · Max
Max Skiing
1910 · Max
The Effects of Pills
The Effects of Pills
1910 · Max
Max est distrait
Max est distrait
1910 · Max
A Short-Sighted Duellist
A Short-Sighted Duellist
1910 · Max
Max Makes a Touch
Max Makes a Touch
1910
I Want a Baby
1910
The Adventures of Tartarin the Younger
1910 · Tartarin
Le serment d'un prince
Le serment d'un prince
1910 · Jacques de Lacerda
The Barometer of Fidelity
1909
The Little Vixen
1909
A Conquest
1909
Love's Surprises
1909
In Love with the Bearded Woman
1909
Romeo Turns Bandit
Romeo Turns Bandit
1909
The Gentleman Thief
The Gentleman Thief
1909 · Arsène Lupin
Beginning of the Serpentine Dance
1908 · The ballet master
Noisy Neighbors
Noisy Neighbors
1908
His First Cigar
1908
In a Difficult Position
In a Difficult Position
1908 · Dieutegarde
Troubles of a Grass Widower
1908
A Drama in Seaville
A Drama in Seaville
1907 · The Rival
Pitou, bonne d'enfants
Pitou, bonne d'enfants
1907
Harlequin's Story
1907 · Polichinelle / Ponchinella / Harlequin
Max Learns to Skate
1907 · Max
For a Necklace
For a Necklace
1907
At the Show
1907
Phial of Poison
1907
Attempted Suicide
1906
Joined Lips
Joined Lips
1906
C'est Papa qui a pris la purge
1906 · Man on park bench
Unforeseen Meeting
Unforeseen Meeting
1905
First Night Out
First Night Out
1905
Directed by Max Linder
The Three Must-Get-Theres
1922
Be My Wife
1921
Seven Years Bad Luck
1921
Max, médecin malgré lui
Max, médecin malgré lui
1917
Max the Heartbreaker
1917
Max in a Taxi
1917
Max Wants a Divorce
1917
Max Comes Across
1917
Max and the Purse
1917
Max devrait porter des bretelles
1917
Chance and Love
1915
Hairdresser of Love
1915
Max in Monaco
1915
Max asthmatique
Max asthmatique
1914
The Forced Marriage
1914
Max and the Lady Doctor
1914
Max as a Chiropodist
1914
Max Wishes He Hadn't
1914
Max and the Jealous Husband
1914
Max Speaks English
1914
Max Sets the Style
Max Sets the Style
1914
Max's Latest Hobby
1914
Max's Vacation
1914
Max as a Musician
1913
An Unexpected Marriage
1913
Max's Hat
1913
Le billet doux
1913
Max Hates Cats
Max Hates Cats
1913
Max Toreador
1913
Le duel de Max
Le duel de Max
1913
Max Linder Does All the Sports
1913
Max: Jockey for Love
1913
Max Linder's Appointment
1913
Max and the Statue
1912
Max Wants to Grow
1912
The Water-Funker
1912
Jalousie
1912
Max: Boxer By Love
Max: Boxer By Love
1912
The Romance of Max
The Romance of Max
1912
Long-Lasting Love
1912
Cordial Agreement
1912
Max émule de Tartarin
Max émule de Tartarin
1912
Max, Tango Teacher
Max, Tango Teacher
1912
A Farmhouse Romance
1912
The Wedding Trunk
1912
Max and the Donkey
1912
Un pari original
Un pari original
1912
An Agitated Night
1912
Max Juggles for Love
1912
Max Fears the Dogs
Max Fears the Dogs
1912
Max amoureux de la teinturière
Max amoureux de la teinturière
1912
Max and His Dog Dick
1912
Max Takes Back His Freedom
1912
Max Sets the Fashion
1912
Max Takes Tonics
1911
Max and Jane Want to Do Theater
1911
Max a un duel
Max a un duel
1911
Max Is Convalescent
1911
Max and His Mother-in-Law
1911
Max se marie
Max se marie
1911
Champion de boxe
1911
Comment Max fait le tour du monde
Comment Max fait le tour du monde
1911
Max Gets Stuck Up
1910
Max Embarrassed
1910
Max's First Job
1910
Max est distrait
Max est distrait
1910
Le serment d'un prince
Le serment d'un prince
1910
Love's Surprises
1909
The Gentleman Thief
The Gentleman Thief
1909
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