Max Linder

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

127

Gender

Male

Birthday

1883-12-16

Day of death

1925-11-01 (41 years old)

Place of Birth

Cavernes, Saint-Loubès, Gironde, France

Max Linder

Biography

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.

Known For

  • The Man in the Silk Hat

    The Man in the Silk Hat

  • Max's Hat

    Max's Hat

  • Max Comes Across

    Max Comes Across

  • Cordial Agreement

    Cordial Agreement

  • Unforeseen Meeting

    Unforeseen Meeting

  • The Wedding Trunk

    The Wedding Trunk

  • Max Wants a Divorce

    Max Wants a Divorce

  • Max and Jane Want to Do Theater

    Max and Jane Want to Do Theater

  • Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma

    Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma

  • At the Show

    At the Show

  • Max and the Donkey

    Max and the Donkey

  • Max Learns to Skate

    Max Learns to Skate

  • The Romance of Max

    The Romance of Max

  • Chaussure trop étroite

    Chaussure trop étroite

  • The World of Yesteryear – Max Linder

    The World of Yesteryear – Max Linder

  • Phial of Poison

    Phial of Poison

  • Une ruse de mari

    Une ruse de mari

  • The Barometer of Fidelity

    The Barometer of Fidelity

  • Those Were The Days

    Those Were The Days

  • Max as a Musician

    Max as a Musician

  • Max Takes Tonics

    Max Takes Tonics

  • A Farmhouse Romance

    A Farmhouse Romance

  • All in Good Fun

    All in Good Fun

  • Long-Lasting Love

    Long-Lasting Love

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

    A Nervous Twitch Is Catching (Un Tic Nerveux Contagieux)

  • The Forced Marriage

    The Forced Marriage

  • Max asthmatique

    Max asthmatique

  • Max in the Convent

    Max in the Convent

  • Champion de boxe

    Champion de boxe

  • Max Linder Visits Charlie Chaplin

    Max Linder Visits Charlie Chaplin

  • Max and the Lady Doctor

    Max and the Lady Doctor

  • Max Wants to Grow

    Max Wants to Grow

  • Max's First Job

    Max's First Job

  • The Three Must-Get-Theres

    The Three Must-Get-Theres

  • Le serment d'un prince

    Le serment d'un prince

  • Max Toreador

    Max Toreador

  • Max as a Chiropodist

    Max as a Chiropodist

  • Max Wishes He Hadn't

    Max Wishes He Hadn't

  • King of the Circus

    King of the Circus

  • Life and Deaths of Max Linder

    Life and Deaths of Max Linder

  • Max and the Statue

    Max and the Statue

  • C'est Papa qui a pris la purge

    C'est Papa qui a pris la purge

  • Max Sets the Style

    Max Sets the Style

  • Pitou, bonne d'enfants

    Pitou, bonne d'enfants

  • The False Max Linder

    The False Max Linder

  • Max in Monaco

    Max in Monaco

  • Seven Years Bad Luck

    Seven Years Bad Luck

  • Troubles of a Grass Widower

    Troubles of a Grass Widower

  • Be My Wife

    Be My Wife

  • Le duel de Max

    Le duel de Max

  • His First Cigar

    His First Cigar

  • Le Petit Café

    Le Petit Café

  • Max's Latest Hobby

    Max's Latest Hobby

  • Max Takes Back His Freedom

    Max Takes Back His Freedom

  • The Theft of the Mona Lisa

    The Theft of the Mona Lisa

  • The Dentures

    The Dentures

  • The Husband's Trick

    The Husband's Trick

  • Max Skiing

    Max Skiing

  • Max Is Convalescent

    Max Is Convalescent

  • Un pari original

    Un pari original

  • An Unexpected Marriage

    An Unexpected Marriage

  • Max Hates Cats

    Max Hates Cats

  • Max and His Mother-in-Law

    Max and His Mother-in-Law

  • Easter Parade

    Easter Parade

  • Max Plays at Drama

    Max Plays at Drama

  • Max Plays the Part

    Max Plays the Part

  • Love's Surprises

    Love's Surprises

  • Max est distrait

    Max est distrait

  • Birth of the Tramp

    Birth of the Tramp

  • In Love with the Bearded Woman

    In Love with the Bearded Woman

  • Chance and Love

    Chance and Love

  • An Agitated Night

    An Agitated Night

  • Joined Lips

    Joined Lips

  • Max amoureux de la teinturière

    Max amoureux de la teinturière

  • Max Juggles for Love

    Max Juggles for Love

  • Max Takes a Bath

    Max Takes a Bath

  • Max and the Purse

    Max and the Purse

  • Hairdresser of Love

    Hairdresser of Love

  • Max, médecin malgré lui

    Max, médecin malgré lui

  • Max Linder's Appointment

    Max Linder's Appointment

  • Max Linder Collection 1917-1922

    Max Linder Collection 1917-1922

  • Max Embarrassed

    Max Embarrassed

  • Max the Heartbreaker

    Max the Heartbreaker

  • Trop aimée

    Trop aimée

  • Comment Max fait le tour du monde

    Comment Max fait le tour du monde

  • Max and the Jealous Husband

    Max and the Jealous Husband

  • Max Makes a Touch

    Max Makes a Touch

  • Max Sets the Fashion

    Max Sets the Fashion

  • Max: Boxer By Love

    Max: Boxer By Love

  • Harlequin's Story

    Harlequin's Story

  • Tout sur mon père Max Linder

    Tout sur mon père Max Linder

  • Max's Vacation

    Max's Vacation

  • Max: Jockey for Love

    Max: Jockey for Love

  • Max Takes a Picture

    Max Takes a Picture

  • Max devrait porter des bretelles

    Max devrait porter des bretelles

  • In a Difficult Position

    In a Difficult Position

  • Au secours !

    Au secours !

  • Laugh with Max Linder

    Laugh with Max Linder

  • For a Necklace

    For a Necklace

  • Max se marie

    Max se marie

  • Le billet doux

    Le billet doux

  • Romeo Turns Bandit

    Romeo Turns Bandit

  • A Conquest

    A Conquest

  • Beginning of the Serpentine Dance

    Beginning of the Serpentine Dance

  • Max Gets Stuck Up

    Max Gets Stuck Up

  • Max and His Dog Dick

    Max and His Dog Dick

  • Attempted Suicide

    Attempted Suicide

  • Max Linder Does All the Sports

    Max Linder Does All the Sports

  • Max a un duel

    Max a un duel

  • I Want a Baby

    I Want a Baby

  • Jalousie

    Jalousie

  • Max Speaks English

    Max Speaks English

  • Max émule de Tartarin

    Max émule de Tartarin

  • A Short-Sighted Duellist

    A Short-Sighted Duellist

  • First Night Out

    First Night Out

  • Max in a Taxi

    Max in a Taxi

  • The Water-Funker

    The Water-Funker

  • Max Fears the Dogs

    Max Fears the Dogs

  • The Gentleman Thief

    The Gentleman Thief

  • Max manque un riche mariage

    Max manque un riche mariage

  • The Adventures of Tartarin the Younger

    The Adventures of Tartarin the Younger

  • The Little Vixen

    The Little Vixen

  • Noisy Neighbors

    Noisy Neighbors

  • Max, Tango Teacher

    Max, Tango Teacher

  • The Effects of Pills

    The Effects of Pills

  • Les Étudiants de Paris

    Les Étudiants de Paris

  • Julot va dans le monde

    Julot va dans le monde