Max Linder
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 16, 1883
- Died
- November 1, 1925
- Birthplace
- Cavernes, Saint-Loubès, Gironde, France
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.
Filmography
- A Nervous Twitch Is Catching (Un Tic Nerveux Contagieux)
A Nervous Twitch Is Catching (Un Tic Nerveux Contagieux) TBA
Actor
Life and Deaths of Max Linder 2024
as Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty 2020
as archive footage
Max Linder Collection 1917-1922 2014
Actor
- Tout sur mon père Max Linder
Tout sur mon père Max Linder 2013
as Self (archive footage)
Birth of the Tramp 2013
as Self (archive footage)
The Man in the Silk Hat 1983
as Self (archive footage)
Laugh with Max Linder 1963
as Self (archive footage), Writer
Los ojos del siglo (Volumen I) 1957
as Él mismo (material de archivo)
All in Good Fun 1955
as Archive Footage
The Way of the World 1947
as (Archive Footage)
- Those Were The Days
Those Were The Days 1946
as (self)
Charlie the Innkeeper 1939
Actor
The Theft of the Mona Lisa 1931
as (archive footage)
Maxim's Porter 1927
Writer
Au secours ! 1924
as Max, Writer
King of the Circus 1924
as Max Graf von Pompadour, Writer
- The World of Yesteryear – Max Linder
The World of Yesteryear – Max Linder 1924
as Self
Par habitude 1923
Story
The Three Must-Get-Theres 1922
as Dart-In-Again, Director, Writer
Be My Wife 1921
as Max, the Fiancé, Director, Writer, Producer
Seven Years Bad Luck 1921
as Max, Director, Producer, Writer
Le Petit Café 1919
Actor, Writer
- Max, médecin malgré lui
Max, médecin malgré lui 1917
as Max, Director, Writer
Max the Heartbreaker 1917
Actor, Director
Max in a Taxi 1917
as Himself, Director
Max Wants a Divorce 1917
as Max, Director, Writer
Max Comes Across 1917
as Max, Writer, Director
Max and the Purse 1917
Actor, Director
Max Linder Visits Charlie Chaplin 1917
as Self
Max devrait porter des bretelles 1917
as Max, Director
Chance and Love 1915
as Max, Director, Writer
Hairdresser of Love 1915
Actor, Director
Max in Monaco 1915
Actor, Director
The False Max Linder 1914
as Max
- Max asthmatique
Max asthmatique 1914
as Max, Director
Max in the Convent 1914
Actor
The Forced Marriage 1914
Actor, Director
Max Plays at Drama 1914
Actor
Max and the Lady Doctor 1914
as Max, Director, Writer
Max Plays the Part 1914
Actor
Max as a Chiropodist 1914
as Max, Director
Max Wishes He Hadn't 1914
Actor, Writer, Director
Max and the Jealous Husband 1914
as Max, Director
Max Speaks English 1914
as Max, Director
Max Sets the Style 1914
as Max, Director
Max's Latest Hobby 1914
Actor, Director
Max's Vacation 1914
as Max, Director, Writer
Max as a Musician 1913
as Max, Writer, Director
An Unexpected Marriage 1913
Actor, Director
Le billet doux 1913
as Max, Scenario Writer, Director
Max's Hat 1913
as Max, Director, Writer
- Max Hates Cats
Max Hates Cats 1913
Actor, Director
Max Toreador 1913
Actor, Director, Writer
- Le duel de Max
Le duel de Max 1913
as Max, Director
Max Linder Does All the Sports 1913
as Max, Director
Max: Jockey for Love 1913
as Max, Director
Max Linder's Appointment 1913
Actor, Director, Writer
Max Takes a Picture 1913
Actor
Max and the Statue 1912
as Max, Director, Writer
The Water-Funker 1912
as Max, Director
Max Wants to Grow 1912
as Max, Director
Jalousie 1912
Actor, Writer, Director
- Max: Boxer By Love
Max: Boxer By Love 1912
Actor, Director
- The Romance of Max
The Romance of Max 1912
as Max, Director
Long-Lasting Love 1912
as Max, Director
Cordial Agreement 1912
Actor, Director, Writer
- Max émule de Tartarin
Max émule de Tartarin 1912
as Max, Director
- Max, Tango Teacher
Max, Tango Teacher 1912
Actor, Director
A Farmhouse Romance 1912
as Max, Director
The Wedding Trunk 1912
as Max, Director
Max and the Donkey 1912
as Max, Director
- Un pari original
Un pari original 1912
as Max, Director
An Agitated Night 1912
Actor, Director
Max Juggles for Love 1912
as Max, Director
- Max Fears the Dogs
Max Fears the Dogs 1912
as Max, Director
- Max amoureux de la teinturière
Max amoureux de la teinturière 1912
as Max, Director
Max and His Dog Dick 1912
as Max, Director, Writer
Max Takes Back His Freedom 1912
as Max (uncredited), Director, Writer
Max Sets the Fashion 1912
as Max, Director
Max Takes Tonics 1911
as Max, Director
Max and Jane Want to Do Theater 1911
as Max, Director, Writer
- Max a un duel
Max a un duel 1911
as Max, Director
Max Is Convalescent 1911
as Max, Director, Writer
Max and His Mother-in-Law 1911
as Max, Director, Writer
- Max se marie
Max se marie 1911
as Max, Director
Max Takes a Bath 1911
as Max, Scenario Writer
- Une ruse de mari
Une ruse de mari 1911
Actor, Writer
Champion de boxe 1911
as Max, Director, Writer
- Comment Max fait le tour du monde
Comment Max fait le tour du monde 1911
Actor, Director
Max Gets Stuck Up 1910
as Max, Director, Writer
- Max manque un riche mariage
Max manque un riche mariage 1910
as Max, Writer
Max Embarrassed 1910
as Max, Director
- The Puzzle
The Puzzle 1910
Actor
- Trop aimée
Trop aimée 1910
as Max
Max's First Job 1910
as Max, Director
Max Skiing 1910
as Max, Scenario Writer
- The Effects of Pills
The Effects of Pills 1910
as Max, Writer
- Max est distrait
Max est distrait 1910
as Max, Director
- A Short-Sighted Duellist
A Short-Sighted Duellist 1910
as Max
- Max Makes a Touch
Max Makes a Touch 1910
Actor
I Want a Baby 1910
Actor, Scenario Writer
The Adventures of Tartarin the Younger 1910
as Tartarin
- Le serment d'un prince
Le serment d'un prince 1910
as Jacques de Lacerda, Writer, Director
The Barometer of Fidelity 1909
Actor
A Conquest 1909
Actor
The Little Vixen 1909
Actor
Love's Surprises 1909
Actor, Director
In Love with the Bearded Woman 1909
Actor
- Romeo Turns Bandit
Romeo Turns Bandit 1909
Actor
- The Gentleman Thief
The Gentleman Thief 1909
as Arsène Lupin, Director
Beginning of the Serpentine Dance 1908
as The ballet master
- Noisy Neighbors
Noisy Neighbors 1908
Actor
His First Cigar 1908
Actor
- In a Difficult Position
In a Difficult Position 1908
as Dieutegarde
Troubles of a Grass Widower 1908
Actor
- A Drama in Seaville
A Drama in Seaville 1907
as The Rival
- Pitou, bonne d'enfants
Pitou, bonne d'enfants 1907
Actor
Harlequin's Story 1907
as Polichinelle / Ponchinella / Harlequin
Max Learns to Skate 1907
as Max
- For a Necklace
For a Necklace 1907
Actor
At the Show 1907
Actor
Phial of Poison 1907
Actor
Attempted Suicide 1906
Actor
- Joined Lips
Joined Lips 1906
Actor
C'est Papa qui a pris la purge 1906
as Man on park bench
- Unforeseen Meeting
Unforeseen Meeting 1905
Actor
- First Night Out
First Night Out 1905
Actor
Credits from TMDB.