Max Linder

Max Linder

Acting
Born 1883-12-16 - Died 1925-11-01Cavernes, Saint-Loubès, Gironde, France

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.

Movies (126)

Le Petit Café
10.0

Le Petit Café

1919Movie10.0
Easter Parade
7.0

Easter Parade

1948Movie7.0
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
8.0

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

2020Movie8.0
Charlie the Innkeeper
5.3

Charlie the Innkeeper

1939Movie5.3
The Way of the World

The Way of the World

1947Movie
Life and Deaths of Max Linder
10.0

Life and Deaths of Max Linder

2024Movie10.0
Max Embarrassed
6.3

Max Embarrassed

1910Movie6.3
Max's First Job
5.2

Max's First Job

1910Movie5.2
Birth of the Tramp
7.1

Birth of the Tramp

2013Movie7.1
Max Juggles for Love
6.5

Max Juggles for Love

1912Movie6.5
All in Good Fun
4.0

All in Good Fun

1955Movie4.0
The Three Must-Get-Theres
6.4

The Three Must-Get-Theres

1922Movie6.4
Max and His Mother-in-Law
5.5

Max and His Mother-in-Law

1911Movie5.5
Max Makes a Touch
6.2

Max Makes a Touch

1910Movie6.2
Max se marie
9.0

Max se marie

1911Movie9.0
Max and His Dog Dick
5.8

Max and His Dog Dick

1912Movie5.8
The Theft of the Mona Lisa
6.3

The Theft of the Mona Lisa

1931Movie6.3
Max's Vacation
6.1

Max's Vacation

1914Movie6.1
Max Learns to Skate
5.1

Max Learns to Skate

1907Movie5.1
Be My Wife
6.8

Be My Wife

1921Movie6.8
The Barometer of Fidelity
5.8

The Barometer of Fidelity

1909Movie5.8
Seven Years Bad Luck
6.7

Seven Years Bad Luck

1921Movie6.7
Pitou, bonne d'enfants

Pitou, bonne d'enfants

1907Movie
Max émule de Tartarin
9.0

Max émule de Tartarin

1912Movie9.0
Beginning of the Serpentine Dance
4.6

Beginning of the Serpentine Dance

1908Movie4.6
Romeo Turns Bandit
6.5

Romeo Turns Bandit

1909Movie6.5
Noisy Neighbors
7.0

Noisy Neighbors

1908Movie7.0
Chance and Love
6.0

Chance and Love

1915Movie6.0
Au secours !
6.7

Au secours !

1924Movie6.7
Love's Surprises
5.0

Love's Surprises

1909Movie5.0
Max: Jockey for Love
7.0

Max: Jockey for Love

1913Movie7.0
An Agitated Night
5.6

An Agitated Night

1912Movie5.6
Max and the Lady Doctor
6.2

Max and the Lady Doctor

1914Movie6.2
Max Wants a Divorce
5.9

Max Wants a Divorce

1917Movie5.9
King of the Circus
5.8

King of the Circus

1924Movie5.8
Harlequin's Story
5.4

Harlequin's Story

1907Movie5.4
Max Linder Collection 1917-1922

Max Linder Collection 1917-1922

2014Movie
A Drama in Seaville
10.0

A Drama in Seaville

1907Movie10.0
In a Difficult Position
5.2

In a Difficult Position

1908Movie5.2
Le duel de Max
10.0

Le duel de Max

1913Movie10.0
Laugh with Max Linder
7.4

Laugh with Max Linder

1963Movie7.4
The Forced Marriage
3.3

The Forced Marriage

1914Movie3.3
Max Linder Visits Charlie Chaplin
7.0

Max Linder Visits Charlie Chaplin

1917Movie7.0
Max and the Statue
5.8

Max and the Statue

1912Movie5.8
Max Sets the Fashion
5.8

Max Sets the Fashion

1912Movie5.8
Max, Tango Teacher
4.9

Max, Tango Teacher

1912Movie4.9
Max and the Jealous Husband
5.0

Max and the Jealous Husband

1914Movie5.0
Max as a Chiropodist
5.0

Max as a Chiropodist

1914Movie5.0
The False Max Linder
5.7

The False Max Linder

1914Movie5.7
Max Comes Across

Max Comes Across

1917Movie
Max Toreador
5.8

Max Toreador

1913Movie5.8
Le billet doux
8.0

Le billet doux

1913Movie8.0
Max est distrait
10.0

Max est distrait

1910Movie10.0
The Man in the Silk Hat
9.0

The Man in the Silk Hat

1983Movie9.0
The Adventures of Tartarin the Younger
8.0

The Adventures of Tartarin the Younger

1910Movie8.0
Long-Lasting Love
5.1

Long-Lasting Love

1912Movie5.1
Max as a Musician

Max as a Musician

1913Movie
A Short-Sighted Duellist
5.3

A Short-Sighted Duellist

1910Movie5.3
Max and Jane Want to Do Theater
5.4

Max and Jane Want to Do Theater

1911Movie5.4
Max the Heartbreaker
4.6

Max the Heartbreaker

1917Movie4.6
Max Takes a Picture
6.3

Max Takes a Picture

1913Movie6.3
In Love with the Bearded Woman
5.8

In Love with the Bearded Woman

1909Movie5.8
Max Skiing
5.4

Max Skiing

1910Movie5.4
Max manque un riche mariage
6.5

Max manque un riche mariage

1910Movie6.5
Max Wishes He Hadn't
8.0

Max Wishes He Hadn't

1914Movie8.0
Comment Max fait le tour du monde
10.0

Comment Max fait le tour du monde

1911Movie10.0
Attempted Suicide
7.5

Attempted Suicide

1906Movie7.5
His First Cigar
5.4

His First Cigar

1908Movie5.4
Troubles of a Grass Widower
5.5

Troubles of a Grass Widower

1908Movie5.5
A Farmhouse Romance
5.0

A Farmhouse Romance

1912Movie5.0
Max Gets Stuck Up
6.5

Max Gets Stuck Up

1910Movie6.5
Max Takes Tonics
6.4

Max Takes Tonics

1911Movie6.4
At the Show
6.5

At the Show

1907Movie6.5
Those Were The Days

Those Were The Days

1946Movie
Max Is Convalescent
6.4

Max Is Convalescent

1911Movie6.4
Un pari original
8.0

Un pari original

1912Movie8.0
The Romance of Max
6.5

The Romance of Max

1912Movie6.5
Max asthmatique
9.0

Max asthmatique

1914Movie9.0
Max Speaks English
5.5

Max Speaks English

1914Movie5.5
Max Fears the Dogs
5.3

Max Fears the Dogs

1912Movie5.3
Max Plays at Drama

Max Plays at Drama

1914Movie
Jalousie

Jalousie

1912Movie
The Wedding Trunk
4.2

The Wedding Trunk

1912Movie4.2
The Gentleman Thief
8.0

The Gentleman Thief

1909Movie8.0
Max Hates Cats
6.5

Max Hates Cats

1913Movie6.5
Max Takes Back His Freedom
5.9

Max Takes Back His Freedom

1912Movie5.9
First Night Out
7.0

First Night Out

1905Movie7.0
A Conquest
7.0

A Conquest

1909Movie7.0
Max Linder's Appointment
6.5

Max Linder's Appointment

1913Movie6.5
C'est Papa qui a pris la purge
6.0

C'est Papa qui a pris la purge

1906Movie6.0
Tout sur mon père Max Linder

Tout sur mon père Max Linder

2013Movie
The Effects of Pills
7.0

The Effects of Pills

1910Movie7.0
I Want a Baby
5.4

I Want a Baby

1910Movie5.4
Max: Boxer By Love
6.8

Max: Boxer By Love

1912Movie6.8
Max amoureux de la teinturière
7.0

Max amoureux de la teinturière

1912Movie7.0
Joined Lips
5.4

Joined Lips

1906Movie5.4
Max's Hat
6.0

Max's Hat

1913Movie6.0
For a Necklace

For a Necklace

1907Movie
Le serment d'un prince

Le serment d'un prince

1910Movie
Max Linder Does All the Sports
7.0

Max Linder Does All the Sports

1913Movie7.0
Max in the Convent
6.5

Max in the Convent

1914Movie6.5
Max devrait porter des bretelles
8.0

Max devrait porter des bretelles

1917Movie8.0
Max Wants to Grow
5.5

Max Wants to Grow

1912Movie5.5
Max's Latest Hobby
7.0

Max's Latest Hobby

1914Movie7.0
Max, médecin malgré lui
8.0

Max, médecin malgré lui

1917Movie8.0
The Water-Funker
5.1

The Water-Funker

1912Movie5.1
Max in Monaco
6.5

Max in Monaco

1915Movie6.5
Max Takes a Bath
6.2

Max Takes a Bath

1911Movie6.2
A Nervous Twitch Is Catching (Un Tic Nerveux Contagieux)

A Nervous Twitch Is Catching (Un Tic Nerveux Contagieux)

Movie
The Little Vixen
5.2

The Little Vixen

1909Movie5.2
Phial of Poison
10.0

Phial of Poison

1907Movie10.0
The World of Yesteryear – Max Linder

The World of Yesteryear – Max Linder

1924Movie
Cordial Agreement
5.6

Cordial Agreement

1912Movie5.6
Une ruse de mari
9.0

Une ruse de mari

1911Movie9.0
Max and the Donkey
5.3

Max and the Donkey

1912Movie5.3
Max a un duel
10.0

Max a un duel

1911Movie10.0
Champion de boxe
6.0

Champion de boxe

1911Movie6.0
Max and the Purse
4.9

Max and the Purse

1917Movie4.9
Max in a Taxi
5.8

Max in a Taxi

1917Movie5.8
Trop aimée
6.0

Trop aimée

1910Movie6.0
Max Plays the Part
6.0

Max Plays the Part

1914Movie6.0
The Puzzle
10.0

The Puzzle

1910Movie10.0
Hairdresser of Love
6.3

Hairdresser of Love

1915Movie6.3
Unforeseen Meeting
7.0

Unforeseen Meeting

1905Movie7.0
Max Sets the Style
5.8

Max Sets the Style

1914Movie5.8
An Unexpected Marriage
6.0

An Unexpected Marriage

1913Movie6.0

TV Shows (1)

Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
9.0

Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma

1978Series9.0