Paul Maxey

Paul Maxey

Born: March 15, 1907
Died: June 3, 1963
in Wheaton, Illinois, USA
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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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Walk on the Wild Side
Title: Walk on the Wild Side
Character: Auctioneer
Released: March 20, 1962
Type: Movie
At the Doll House, a 1930s New Orleans bordello, Hallie is the main attraction both for clients and for Jo, the madame. Her comfortable if tedious life is disrupted by the arrival in town of Dove Linkhorn, her true love of three years before who is now searching for her. When Linkhorn learns the truth of her profession he triggers a chain of events involving a number of people, including the young Kitty with whom he travelled from Texas and who is now the Doll House newest recruit.
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Bachelor Flat
Title: Bachelor Flat
Character: Big Man in Jaguar in Dream
Released: January 12, 1962
Type: Movie
Professor Bruce Patterson is constantly having to fight off the advances of his young female students and is engaged to Helen Bushmill. While Helen goes on vacation, Bruce decides to stay at her apartment but is surprised by the arrival of Libby, Helen's 17-year-old daughter. Having never been told by Helen of this daughter, Bruce assumes she's another student. During her stay, Libby is noticed by an amorous neighbor, Mike.
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Disneyland '59
Title: Disneyland '59
Character: Self
Released: June 15, 1959
Type: Movie
Walt Disney and Art Linkletter co-host a live celebration of Disneyland's 1959 expansion that consisted of the debuts of Matterhorn Bobsleds, the Disneyland-Alweg Monorail, and the Submarine Voyage, a project so massive that it was called "The Second Opening of Disneyland". Highlights include a mammoth, star-studded parade and the official launching of the Disneyland submarines by U.S. Navy officers. Among the guests are then-Vice-President Richard Nixon and family, Clint Eastwood, and Meredith Willson, who leads the Disneyland band in his own "76 Trombones." Sponsored by Kodak, the commercial spokespersons include Ozzie and Harriet Nelson.
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Showdown at Boot Hill
Title: Showdown at Boot Hill
Character: Judge Wallen
Released: May 1, 1958
Type: Movie
Bounty hunter Luke Welsh arrives looking for a wanted man. When that man draws on him he has to kill him. To collect his reward he needs a statement identifying him. But the man was well liked in town and no one will sign such a statement. When he outdraws another man who thought he was faster, some townsmen decide he should be killed and they organize a mob to go after him.
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Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
Title: Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
Character: Santa Claus - State Farm Ins. Commercial
Released: December 15, 1957
Type: Movie
Jack is determined to finish his Christmas shopping in one visit and tortures a wallet salesman with constant changes to his order. Meanwhile, Dennis is having difficulty finding the right present for his mother.
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Title: The People's Choice
Character: Mayor John Peoples
Released: October 6, 1955
Type: TV
The People's Choice is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from 1955 to 1958, primarily sponsored by The Borden Company. It stars Jackie Cooper as Socrates "Sock" Miller, an ex-Marine and a young politician in fictitious New City, California. Sock has a basset hound named "Cleo", whose thoughts, as she balefully observes Sock's dilemmas, are recorded on the soundtrack for the viewers' amusement. Cleo's real name was Bernadette. Much of Cleo's dialog consists of wisecracks. The popularity of the basset hound breed increased markedly with the run of the show. During the last season of The People's Choice, Croft began her eight-year role as Clara Randolph on ABC's The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. The versatile Croft had also been a semi-regular on Our Miss Brooks and I Love Lucy and a regular on The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy.
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It's Always Fair Weather
Title: It's Always Fair Weather
Character: Fielding (uncredited)
Released: August 30, 1955
Type: Movie
Three World War II buddies promise to meet at a specified place and time 10 years after the war. They keep their word only to discover how far apart they've grown. But the reunion sparks memories of youthful dreams that haven't been fulfilled -- and slowly, the three men reevaluate their lives and try to find a way to renew their friendship.
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City of Shadows
Title: City of Shadows
Character: Davis, Disbarred Lawyer
Released: June 2, 1955
Type: Movie
After several years of supporting parts, Victor McLaglen once more landed a leading role in Republic's City of Shadows. McLaglen plays Big Tim Channing, an ageing but powerful gangster who raises young newsboy Dan Mason as his own son. Upon reaching adulthood, Mason (John Baer) becomes a law student, with the covert (and illegal) help of Channing. Despite his checkered past, Mason opts for honesty when he falls in love with Fern Fellows (Kathleen Crowley). This decision ultimately spells the doom for Mason's mentor Big Tim.
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Ten Wanted Men
Title: Ten Wanted Men
Released: February 1, 1955
Type: Movie
When his ward seeks protection with rival cattleman John Stewart, embittered, jealous rancher Wick Campbell hires ten outlaws to help him seize power in the territory.
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Black Tuesday
Title: Black Tuesday
Character: Donaldson (uncredited)
Released: December 31, 1954
Type: Movie
Vicious gangster Vincent Canelli pulls off a daring prison escape just moments before going to the electric chair, taking with him Peter Manning – a bank robber and cop killer who was to die right after him. Taking several hostages along, they try to get their hands on the loot from Manning’s robbery to finance their escape from the country.
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The Big Heat
Title: The Big Heat
Character: George Fuller (uncredited)
Released: October 14, 1953
Type: Movie
Tough cop Dave Bannion takes on a politically powerful crime syndicate. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment in 1997.
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Run for the Hills
Title: Run for the Hills
Character: Sheriff Jack
Released: June 1, 1953
Type: Movie
Fearing nuclear war, an insurance man moves to a cave with his wife and family.
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The Bad and the Beautiful
Title: The Bad and the Beautiful
Character: Man Talking to Gabby Agent at the Party (uncredited)
Released: December 25, 1952
Type: Movie
Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of various acquaintances, including a writer, James Lee Bartlow; a star, Georgia Lorrison; and a director, Fred Amiel. He is a hard-driving, ambitious man who ruthlessly uses everyone on the way to becoming one of Hollywood's top movie makers.
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Monkey Business
Title: Monkey Business
Character: Board Member (uncredited)
Released: September 3, 1952
Type: Movie
Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours the mix into the water cooler. When trying one of his own samples, washed down with water from the cooler, Fulton begins to act just like a twenty-year-old and believes his potion is working. Soon his wife and boss are also behaving like children.
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Dreamboat
Title: Dreamboat
Character: Member of College Board
Released: July 26, 1952
Type: Movie
Thornton Sayre, a respected college professor - secretly formerly a silent films romantic action hero - is disturbed, feeling his privacy has been violated, and his professional credibility as a scholar jeopardized, when he learns his old movies have been resurrected and are being aired on TV. He sets out to demand this cease. However, his former co-star is the hostess of the TV show playing the films, and she has other plans.
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Here Come the Marines
Title: Here Come the Marines
Character: Jolly Joe Johnson
Released: June 29, 1952
Type: Movie
After Slip is drafted into the Marines, the rest of the gang volunteers so they can be with him. Sach discovers that the colonel knew his father and he is promoted. During a drill that he is putting the rest of the gang through, they find a soldier left for dead on the side of the road. Slip discovers a playing card next to the marine and traces it to Jolly Joe Johnson's gambling house. They suspect that the gambling house is cheating and set out to uncover the proof.
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The Narrow Margin
Title: The Narrow Margin
Character: Sam Jennings
Released: May 3, 1952
Type: Movie
A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster's widow on a tense train ride.
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Kid Monk Baroni
Title: Kid Monk Baroni
Character: Al Petry
Released: May 1, 1952
Type: Movie
Leonard Nimoy is "Kid" Monk Baroni, the leader of a street gang who becomes a professional boxer to escape his life in "Little Italy" New York.
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Singin' in the Rain
Title: Singin' in the Rain
Character: Dancing Fat Man at Party (uncredited)
Released: April 9, 1952
Type: Movie
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.
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Deadline - U.S.A.
Title: Deadline - U.S.A.
Character: Senator (uncredited)
Released: March 14, 1952
Type: Movie
With three days before his paper folds, a crusading editor tries to expose a vicious gangster.
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Something to Live For
Title: Something to Live For
Character: Hofstadter (uncredited)
Released: March 7, 1952
Type: Movie
Advertising executive Alan Miller, a recovered alcoholic who now does interventions on behalf of Alcoholics Anonymous, is called to help Broadway actress Jenny Carey whose developing career is threatened by an increasing dependence on alcohol. Alan's growing interest in Jenny strains his marriage to Edna, with whom he has two children.
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Love Is Better Than Ever
Title: Love Is Better Than Ever
Character: Mr. Ringrose
Released: February 23, 1952
Type: Movie
The dancing teacher Anastasia falls in love with the smart theatre agent Jud. He likes her, too, but does not want to give up his solo life at all. Thus she plans a trap for him...
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Bride of the Gorilla
Title: Bride of the Gorilla
Character: Van Heusen
Released: October 1, 1951
Type: Movie
The owner of a plantation in the jungle marries a beautiful woman. Shortly afterward, he is plagued by a strange voodoo curse which transforms him into a gorilla. But is his transformation real or is it all in his head?
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An American in Paris
Title: An American in Paris
Character: John McDowd (uncredited)
Released: September 26, 1951
Type: Movie
Jerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter. His friend Adam is a struggling concert pianist who's a long time associate of a famous French singer, Henri Baurel. A lonely society woman, Milo Roberts, takes Jerry under her wing and supports him, but is interested in more than his art.
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Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Title: Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Character: Dr. Turner (uncredited)
Released: April 12, 1951
Type: Movie
As novice detectives, Bud and Lou come face to face with the Invisible Man.
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The Return of Jesse James
Title: The Return of Jesse James
Character: Elmer Galway
Released: August 1, 1950
Type: Movie
Frank James resents and tries to stop a ruthless drifter who has adopted the name of his dead brother in order to duplicate his crimes.
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Father of the Bride
Title: Father of the Bride
Character: Fat Man (uncredited)
Released: May 18, 1950
Type: Movie
Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises and disasters along the way.
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Father of the Bride
Title: Father of the Bride
Character: Party Guest
Released: May 18, 1950
Type: Movie
Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises and disasters along the way.
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The Reformer and the Redhead
Title: The Reformer and the Redhead
Character: Thompson
Released: May 5, 1950
Type: Movie
A small-town politician falls for an idealistic zookeeper.
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Bagdad
Title: Bagdad
Character: Clothes Merchant
Released: November 23, 1949
Type: Movie
An Arab sheik's daughter (Maureen O'Hara) avenges his death, blamed on Hassan (Paul Christian) and his Black Riders.
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All the King's Men
Title: All the King's Men
Character: Local Chairman (Uncredited)
Released: November 16, 1949
Type: Movie
A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore classy society girl, and a too-clever-for-her-own-good political flack.
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Bride for Sale
Title: Bride for Sale
Character: Gentry
Released: November 12, 1949
Type: Movie
Nora Shelley is a tax expert for the accounting company which is led by Paul Martin. She thinks she can find a suitable husband by inspecting their clients' tax documents. Martin finds out and tries to dissuade her from this approach, later enlisting the help of his friend Steve Adams, who tries to woo Shelley.
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Mr. Soft Touch
Title: Mr. Soft Touch
Character: Fat Santa Claus (Uncredited)
Released: July 28, 1949
Type: Movie
When he learns that a gangster has taken over his nightclub and murdered his partner, returning WWII hero Joe Miracle steals the money from the club's safe and hides in a settlement home, while the mob is on his tail.
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Mississippi Rhythm
Title: Mississippi Rhythm
Character: Judge Kenworthy
Released: May 28, 1949
Type: Movie
On board a riverboat bound for Creek City, singer Jimmie Davis, who is going to become half-owner of a land development company willed to him by his uncle, shares a cabin with traveling salesman Dixie Dalrymple. After Dixie invites Jimmie to perform in a concert he is putting on for the other passengers, Jimmie is persuaded to participate in a crooked card game run by Judge Homer Kenworthy and his associates. However, with Dixie's intervention, Jimmie wins handsomely, then accuses the gamblers of trying to cheat him.
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Sky Dragon
Title: Sky Dragon
Character: John Anderson
Released: April 27, 1949
Type: Movie
All the passengers on an airplane headed for San Francisco are drugged, and when they wake up, it is discovered that a quarter-million dollars is missing. Charlie Chan--and, of course, his #1 son--must discover the identity of the person who doped the passengers and stole the money.
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Homicide
Title: Homicide
Character: Police Dispatcher
Released: April 2, 1949
Type: Movie
Michael Landers, a police lieutenant, sets out to investigate an intricate murder case. But, the case is closed after the only witness is found dead. Will Michael be able to fathom the mystery?
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Fighting Fools
Title: Fighting Fools
Character: Editor
Released: March 17, 1949
Type: Movie
The boys are working at the local boxing arena where their friend, Jimmy Higgins, is boxing. During a crooked match Jimmy is killed. The boys seek out his older brother, Johnny, a former boxer who gave up the sport rather than go crooked, and help train him to get back in the ring. They try to get him a shot at the title, and when they do the same crooked gangsters that were behind Jimmy's death try to get Johnny to take a dive.
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South of St. Louis
Title: South of St. Louis
Released: March 6, 1949
Type: Movie
With the advent of the American Civil War, three partners in a ranch see how this is destroyed. Needing money, will join the Confederate troops, each for their particular motivations.
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Shed No Tears
Title: Shed No Tears
Character: First Insurance Investigator (Uncredited)
Released: June 9, 1948
Type: Movie
A man listens to his wife and fakes his own death so that she can get her hands on his insurance policy.
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The Amazing Mr. Nordill
Title: The Amazing Mr. Nordill
Character: Treasury Department Expert (uncredited)
Released: August 30, 1947
Type: Movie
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short takes a look at the gentlemanly life and masterful counterfeiting exploits of Everett Nordill, one of the cleverest counterfeiters who ever baffled the agents of the U.S. Treasury department.
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Philo Vance's Secret Mission
Title: Philo Vance's Secret Mission
Character: Martin Jamison
Released: August 30, 1947
Type: Movie
Philo Vance is hired to write a true-crime mystery... but when the facts about an unsolved crime are about to be brought out into the open a murder takes place.
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They Won't Believe Me
Title: They Won't Believe Me
Released: July 16, 1947
Type: Movie
On trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand to claim his innocence and describe the actual, but improbable sounding, sequence of events that led to her death.
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Borrowed Blonde
Title: Borrowed Blonde
Character: Leon's Boss
Released: March 7, 1947
Type: Movie
Leon's boss and his wife aren't getting along together, so Leon asks them to visit his home and observe how he and Mrs. Errol manage to keep the old knot tied. Before the couple arrives, Leon manages to get into a situation with a pretty, blonde neighbor, which leaves him having to introduce her as his wife when they do arrive. Neither Leon's wife, when she comes home, nor the neighbor's husband are too pleased with this arrangement.
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The Brasher Doubloon
Title: The Brasher Doubloon
Character: Coroner (uncredited)
Released: February 6, 1947
Type: Movie
Mrs. Elizabeth Bright Murdock hires Marlowe to find an old rare coin, the Brasher Doubloon, that belonged in her deceased husband's collection. Marlowe begins investigating, but quickly finds himself entangled in a series of unexplained murders.
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Till the Clouds Roll By
Title: Till the Clouds Roll By
Character: Victor Herbert
Released: December 5, 1946
Type: Movie
Light bio-pic of American Broadway pioneer Jerome Kern, featuring renditions of the famous songs from his musical plays by contemporary stage artists, including a condensed production of his most famous: 'Showboat'.
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Below the Deadline
Title: Below the Deadline
Character: Arthur Brennan
Released: August 3, 1946
Type: Movie
A veteran, Joe Hilton, returns from the war to find that his brother Jeffrey Hilton, a gangster, has been killed. His quest for revenge leads him to take over his brother's illegal operations but his sweetheart, Lynn Turner, persuades him to change his ways and return to the straight and narrow.
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Silver Queen
Title: Silver Queen
Character: Servant Announcing Party Guests (uncredited)
Released: November 14, 1942
Type: Movie
A beautiful heiress is an excellent poker player. Her comfortable life changes when her father and his fortune die during market crash of the 1800's.
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Let's Go Collegiate
Title: Let's Go Collegiate
Character: 'Bullet' Bill Miller
Released: September 12, 1941
Type: Movie
Rawley University is about to receive a star athlete who could give it the first championship rowing team it's ever had. Unfortunately, he gets drafted into the army before he's able to join the team. Two of the team's members get the bright idea of passing off a burly truck driver as the "athlete". Complications ensue.
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I'll Sell My Life
Title: I'll Sell My Life
Character: Dennis Grady
Released: September 12, 1941
Type: Movie
A woman hoping to raise cash to pay for an operation to restore her blind brother's eyesight finds herself implicated in a nightclub murder.
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You're Out of Luck
Title: You're Out of Luck
Character: Pete, the Reporter
Released: January 20, 1941
Type: Movie
An elevator operator and a janitor team up to solve two murders that may be connected to an illegal gambling operation. Monogram.
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Four Mothers
Title: Four Mothers
Character: Fat Ocean Zephyr Investor (uncredited)
Released: January 4, 1941
Type: Movie
Four married sisters face motherhood, financial, marital and family issues together.
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Tear Gas Squad
Title: Tear Gas Squad
Character: Harmon
Released: May 4, 1940
Type: Movie
A brash night club singer becomes a cop to impress a woman.
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Laddie
Title: Laddie
Character: Mr. Wilson
Released: January 18, 1940
Type: Movie
Handsome Laddie Stanton courts neighbor Pamela Pryor, meeting opposition from her stern military father, recently immigrated from England.
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Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
Title: Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
Character: Fred - Substitute Singer (uncredited)
Released: August 11, 1937
Type: Movie
A country bumpkin becomes a singing sensation on the radio.