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Hollywood1980* 8.4
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma1978* 9.0
Easter Parade1948* 7.0
The Theft of the Mona Lisa1931* 6.2
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty2020* 8.0
Birth of the Tramp2013* 7.1
Life and Deaths of Max Linder2024* 10.0
Max's First Job1910* 5.2
The Way of the World1947* NR
Max and His Mother-in-Law1911* 5.5
Charlie the Innkeeper1939* 5.3
Seven Years Bad Luck1921* 6.7
Be My Wife1921* 6.8
The Three Must-Get-Theres1922* 6.4
Le Petit Café1919* 10.0
All in Good Fun1955* 4.0
The Barometer of Fidelity1909* 5.8
Max and His Dog Dick1912* 5.8A Drama in Seaville1907* 10.0Max se marie1911* 9.0
Max Juggles for Love1912* 6.5Romeo Turns Bandit1909* 6.5
Laugh with Max Linder1963* 7.4
Max Embarrassed1910* 6.3
Beginning of the Serpentine Dance1908* 4.6In a Difficult Position1908* 5.2
Max Takes Back His Freedom1912* 5.9Max manque un riche mariage1910* 6.5
Max Skiing1910* 5.4
Max Plays the Part1914* 6.0
Max Plays at Drama1914* NR
Max and the Lady Doctor1914* 6.2A Short-Sighted Duellist1910* 5.3
Max and Jane Want to Do Theater1911* 5.4
King of the Circus1924* 5.8
Max Linder Visits Charlie Chaplin1917* 7.0
The Water-Funker1912* 5.1
Max's Vacation1914* 6.1
Max Sets the Fashion1912* 5.8
Max Linder's Appointment1913* 6.5
Max Linder
ActingBorn 16 Dec 1883Cavernes, Saint-Loubès, Gironde, France
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 high…
Known For & Filmography
Hollywood1980* 8.4Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma1978* 9.0Easter Parade1948* 7.0The Theft of the Mona Lisa1931* 6.2Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty2020* 8.0Birth of the Tramp2013* 7.1Life and Deaths of Max Linder2024* 10.0Max's First Job1910* 5.2The Way of the World1947* NRMax and His Mother-in-Law1911* 5.5Charlie the Innkeeper1939* 5.3Seven Years Bad Luck1921* 6.7Be My Wife1921* 6.8The Three Must-Get-Theres1922* 6.4Le Petit Café1919* 10.0All in Good Fun1955* 4.0The Barometer of Fidelity1909* 5.8Max and His Dog Dick1912* 5.8A Drama in Seaville1907* 10.0Max se marie1911* 9.0Max Juggles for Love1912* 6.5Romeo Turns Bandit1909* 6.5Laugh with Max Linder1963* 7.4Max Embarrassed1910* 6.3Beginning of the Serpentine Dance1908* 4.6In a Difficult Position1908* 5.2Max Takes Back His Freedom1912* 5.9Max manque un riche mariage1910* 6.5Max Skiing1910* 5.4Max Plays the Part1914* 6.0Max Plays at Drama1914* NRMax and the Lady Doctor1914* 6.2A Short-Sighted Duellist1910* 5.3Max and Jane Want to Do Theater1911* 5.4King of the Circus1924* 5.8Max Linder Visits Charlie Chaplin1917* 7.0The Water-Funker1912* 5.1Max's Vacation1914* 6.1Max Sets the Fashion1912* 5.8Max Linder's Appointment1913* 6.5Data by TMDB. Not endorsed or certified by TMDB.