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Paul Maxey

Actor

Paul Maxey

Born March 15, 1907 in Wheaton, Illinois, USADied June 3, 196354 films

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Paul Maxey (1907–1963) was an American actor. Born in Wheaton, Illinois, the rotund Maxey played character roles in films from 1937, notably as the composer Victor Herbert in Till the Clouds Roll By (1946), and was in many TV shows from the 1950s onwards, notably in the role of Mayor John Peoples in the sitcom The People's Choice (1955–1958) and such other shows as M Squad, Wagon Train, Dennis the Menace, The Untouchables, Perry Mason and Lassie before his death in 1963 at age 56.

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Singin' in the Rain posterFirst watchSingin' in the Rain19528.1as Dancing Fat Man at Party (uncredited)In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Big Heat poster7.7The Big Heat1953An American in Paris poster7.0An American in Paris1951The Bad and the Beautiful poster7.3The Bad and the Beautiful1952Father of the Bride poster7.0Father of the Bride1950All the King's Men poster7.0All the King's Men1949Monkey Business poster6.7Monkey Business1952The Narrow Margin poster7.3The Narrow Margin1952The Three Musketeers poster6.8The Three Musketeers1948

Filmography

54 films as actor
  1. 1961Bachelor FlatBig Man in Jaguar in Dream
  2. 1958Showdown at Boot HillJudge Wallen
  3. 1957Jack Benny Christmas Shopping ShowSanta Claus - State Farm Ins. Commercial
  4. 1955It's Always Fair WeatherMr. Fielding (uncredited)
  5. 1955City of ShadowsDavis, Disbarred Lawyer
  6. 1955Ten Wanted Men
  7. 1954Black TuesdayDonaldson (uncredited)
  8. 1953The Big HeatGeorge Fuller (uncredited)
  9. 1953Run for the HillsSheriff Jack
  10. 1952The Bad and the BeautifulMan Talking to Gabby Agent at the Party (uncredited)
  11. 1952Monkey BusinessBoard Member (uncredited)
  12. 1952DreamboatMember of College Board (uncredited)
  13. 1952Here Come the MarinesJolly Joe Johnson
  14. 1952Deadline - U.S.A.Senator (uncredited)
  15. 1952The Narrow MarginSam Jennings
  16. 1952Kid Monk BaroniAl Petry
  17. 1952Singin' in the RainDancing Fat Man at Party (uncredited)
  18. 1952Something to Live ForHofstadter (uncredited)
  19. 1952Love Is Better Than EverMr. Ringrose
  20. 1951Bride of the GorillaVan Heusen
  21. 1951An American in ParisJohn McDowd (uncredited)
  22. 1951RhubarbMr. Reese - Board Member (uncredited)
  23. 1951Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible ManDr. Turner (uncredited)
  24. 1950The Return of Jesse JamesElmer Galway
  25. 1950Father of the BrideParty Guest
  26. 1950The Reformer and the RedheadThompson
  27. 1949BagdadClothes Merchant
  28. 1949All the King's MenLocal Chairman (uncredited)
  29. 1949Bride for SaleGentry
  30. 1949Mr. Soft TouchFat Santa Claus (Uncredited)
  31. 1949Mississippi RhythmJudge Kenworthy
  32. 1949Sky DragonJohn Anderson
  33. 1949HomicidePolice Dispatcher
  34. 1949Fighting FoolsEditor
  35. 1949South of St. Louis
  36. 1948The Three Musketeers
  37. 1948The PirateHotel Manager (uncredited)
  38. 1948Shed No TearsFirst Insurance Investigator (Uncredited)
  39. 1947Philo Vance's Secret MissionMartin Jamison
  40. 1947The Amazing Mr. NordillTreasury Department Expert (uncredited)
  41. 1947They Won't Believe MeSpeed Bowman (uncredited)
  42. 1947In Room 303Paul Maxey
  43. 1947Borrowed BlondeLeon's Boss
  44. 1947The Brasher DoubloonCoroner (uncredited)
  45. 1946Till the Clouds Roll ByVictor Herbert
  46. 1946Below the DeadlineArthur Brennan
  47. 1942Silver QueenServant Announcing Party Guests (uncredited)
  48. 1941Let's Go Collegiate'Bullet' Bill Miller
  49. 1941I'll Sell My LifeDennis Grady
  50. 1941You're Out of LuckPete, the Reporter
  51. 1941Four MothersFat Ocean Zephyr Investor (uncredited)
  52. 1940Tear Gas SquadHarmon
  53. 1940LaddieMr. Wilson
  54. 1937Mr. Dodd Takes the AirFred - Substitute Singer (uncredited)