Edwin Maxwell was born on February 9, 1886 in Dublin, Ireland. He was an actor, known for Scarface (1932), The Shop Around the Corner (1940) and His Girl Friday (1940). He was previously married to Betty Alden. He died on August 13, 1948 in Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA.

KNOWN FOR

All Quiet on the Western Front
1930
His Girl Friday
1940
The Shop Around the Corner
1940
Scarface
1932
You Can't Take It with You
1938
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
Ninotchka
1939
Grand Hotel
1932
A Star Is Born
1937
Heaven Can Wait
1943
The Mayor of Hell
1933
Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
133
Sound
1
Crew
1
1948
The Vicious Circle
as Presiding Judge
1948
The Walls of Jericho
as Porter Grimes
1948
Campus Honeymoon
as Sen. Hughes
1947
The Gangster
as Politician (uncredited)
1947
Second Chance
as Mr. Davenport
1946
Swamp Fire
as Capt. Pierre Moise
1946
The Jolson Story
as Oscar Hammerstein (uncredited)
1945
Mama Loves Papa
as Kirkwood
1944
The Great Moment
as Vice-President of Medical Society
1944
Waterfront
as Max Kramer
1944
Wilson
as William Jennings Bryan
1944
Practically Yours
as Radio Official (uncredited)
1944
Since You Went Away
as Businessman in Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)
1943
Behind Prison Walls
as Percy Webb
1943
Heaven Can Wait
as Doctor (uncredited)
1942
Street of Chance
as Stillwell, D.A.
1942
I Live on Danger
as Wingy Keefe
1942
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Sen. John Randolph
1941
The Devil and Miss Jones
as Withers
1941
Know For Sure
as Dr. Paxton
1941
Ride on Vaquero
as Dan Clark
1941
Pacific Blackout
as District attorney
1941
Buy Me That Town
as P.V. Baxter
1941
Blossoms in the Dust
as City Councilman
1940
His Girl Friday
as Dr. Egelhoffer
1940
The Shop Around the Corner
as Doctor
1940
Jack Pot
as Rocky Fallon
1940
New Moon
as Captain de Jean
1940
The Blue Bird
as Oak
1940
Brigham Young
as 2nd Mob Leader
1940
Kit Carson
as John Sutter
1939
Ninotchka
as Mercier
1939
Young Mr. Lincoln
as John T. Stuart (uncredited)
1939
Made for Each Other
as Messerschmidt (uncredited)
1939
Way Down South
as Martin Dill
1939
Drums Along the Mohawk
as Rev. Daniel Gros
1938
Paradise for Three
as First Lawyer (uncredited)
1938
The Rage of Paris
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
1938
Rich Man, Poor Girl
as Krauss
1938
You Can't Take It with You
as Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)
1938
Romance on the Run
as Mondoon
1938
Hold That Kiss
as Theatre Manager
1937
A Star Is Born
as Vocal Coach (uncredited)
1937
Night Key
as Lawyer Kruger
1937
Torture Money
as Milton Beacher
1937
Love Takes Flight
as Dave Miller
1937
Slave Ship
as Auctioneer
1937
Love Is News
as Kenyon
1937
Nothing Sacred
as Mr. Bullock (uncredited)
1937
One Hundred Men and a Girl
as Ira Westing - Editor
1937
The Road Back
as Principal
1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Douglas (uncredited)
1936
Fury
as Vickery
1936
Come and Get It
as Sid LeMaire
1936
Panic on the Air
as Gordon
1936
A Man Betrayed
as Richards
1936
Big Brown Eyes
as Newspaper Editor
1936
To Mary - with Love
as Byron C. Wakefield
1936
Absolute Quiet
as Baxter (Uncredited)
1936
Dangerous Waters
as Mr. Brunch
1936
Camille
as Doctor (uncredited)
1935
The Last Days of Pompeii
as The Augur - a Pompeii Official (uncredited)
1935
Motive for Revenge
as William King
1935
Great God Gold
as Nitto
1935
Happiness C.O.D.
as Lester Walsh
1935
Thanks a Million
as Mr. Casey
1935
Men of Action
as Jefferson
1935
Public Ghost # 1
as Insane Man
1935
The Last Days of Pompeii
as The Augur, a Pompeii Official (uncredited)
1935
'G' Men
as Joseph Kratz (uncredited)
1935
All the King's Horses
as First Gentleman
1935
The Devil Is a Woman
as Tobacco Plant Manager (uncredited)
1934
This Side of Heaven
as R.S. Sawyer (uncredited)
1934
The 9th Guest
as Jason Osgood
1934
Elinor Norton
as Army Doctor
1934
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
as Lyman Warren
1934
Dancing Man
as Morton Randall
1934
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
as Judge
1934
Mystery Liner
as Major Pope
1934
Cleopatra
as Casca
1934
Hollywood Party
as Buddy Goldfarb (uncredited)
1934
The Cat's-Paw
as District Attorney Neal
1933
Mystery of the Wax Museum
as Worth
1933
Lady Killer
as Jeffries, the Theatre Manager (uncredited)
1933
Ann Vickers
as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
1933
Heroes for Sale
as Laundry Company President
1933
The Mayor of Hell
as Louis Johnson
1933
I Loved a Woman
as Gossiper aka "That Cad" (uncredited)
1933
Emergency Call
as Tom Rourke
1933
This Day and Age
as Mayor's Assistant
1933
Night of Terror
as The Maniac
1933
Tonight Is Ours
as Mob Leader
1933
Back Page
as Martin Blake
1933
Big Time Or Bust
as Winthrop Allen
1933
State Trooper
as W.J. Brady
1933
Dinner at Eight
as Mr. Fitch
1933
Broadway to Hollywood
as Rockwell
1933
Duck Soup
as Freedonia's Secretary of War #1 (uncredited)
1933
The Woman I Stole
as Lentz
1933
Gambling Ship
as District Attorney Travers
1933
The Narrow Corner
as The Man Fred Killed
1933
Fog
as Ship Captain
1933
Police Car 17
as Big Bill Standish
1933
Frisco Jenny
as Tom Ford (uncredited)
1932
Scarface
as Chief of Detectives
1932
American Madness
as Clark (uncredited)
1932
Grand Hotel
as Dr. Waitz
1932
Blessed Event
as Sam Gobel
1932
Those We Love
as Marshall
1932
The Impatient Maiden
as Prof. Von Mueller (uncredited)
1932
Young Bride
as The Doctor
1932
You Said a Mouthful
as Dr. Vorse
1932
6 Hours to Live
as Police Commissioner
1932
The Girl from Calgary
as Earl Darrell
1932
While Paris Sleeps
as Prison Commandant
1932
Tiger Shark
as Doctor (uncredited)
1932
Merrily We Go to Hell
as Jake Symonds (uncredited)
1932
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
as Chauncey Chadwick
1932
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
as Detective (uncredited)
1931
The Yellow Ticket
as Police Agent Boligoff
1931
Ambassador Bill
as Monte
1931
Daddy Long Legs
as Wykoff (uncredited)
1931
Daybreak
as Herr Hoffman
1931
Kiki
as Dr. Smiley
1931
Inspiration
as Uncle Julian Montell
1931
Wicked
as Owner of Property
1931
Men of the Sky
as Count
1931
Wicked
as Owner of property
1930
Top Speed
as J.W. Rollins
1930
The Gorilla
as Cyrus Stevens
1930
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
as Maupeou
1930
All Quiet on the Western Front
as Herr Bäumer (uncredited)
1929
The Taming of the Shrew
as Battista