Max Linder

Max Linder

Acting
🎂 1883-12-16 (41 years old at death)
✝️ 1925-11-01
📍 Cavernes, Saint-Loubès, Gironde, France
👤 Male
🎬 87 Movies
🔗 IMDb
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 comedia ...
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Filmography (87 movies)

Life and Deaths of Max Linder
Life and Deaths of Max Linder
2026
as Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020
as archive footage
Max Linder Collection 1917-1922
Max Linder Collection 1917-1922
2014
 Birth of the Tramp
Birth of the Tramp
2013
as Self (archive footage)
The Man in the Silk Hat
The Man in the Silk Hat
1983
as Self (archive footage)
Laugh with Max Linder
Laugh with Max Linder
1963
as Self (archive footage)
All in Good Fun
All in Good Fun
1955
as Archive Footage
Easter Parade
Easter Parade
1948
as Audience Member (uncredited)
The Way of the World
The Way of the World
1947
as (Archive Footage)
The Theft of the Mona Lisa
The Theft of the Mona Lisa
1931
as (archive footage)
Au secours !
Au secours !
1924
as Max
King of the Circus
King of the Circus
1924
as Max Graf von Pompadour
The Three Must-Get-Theres
The Three Must-Get-Theres
1922
as Dart-In-Again
Be My Wife
Be My Wife
1921
as Max, the Fiancé
Seven Years Bad Luck
Seven Years Bad Luck
1921
as Max
Le Petit Café
Le Petit Café
1919
 Max the Heartbreaker
Max the Heartbreaker
1917
 Max in a Taxi
Max in a Taxi
1917
as Himself
Max Wants a Divorce
Max Wants a Divorce
1917
as Max
Max Comes Across
Max Comes Across
1917
as Max
Max and the Purse
Max and the Purse
1917
 Max devrait porter des bretelles
Max devrait porter des bretelles
1917
as Max
Max Linder Visits Charlie Chaplin
Max Linder Visits Charlie Chaplin
1917
as Self
Chance and Love
Chance and Love
1915
as Max
Hairdresser of Love
Hairdresser of Love
1915
 Max in Monaco
Max in Monaco
1915
 The False Max Linder
The False Max Linder
1914
as Max
Max in the Convent
Max in the Convent
1914
 The Forced Marriage
The Forced Marriage
1914
 Max Plays at Drama
Max Plays at Drama
1914
 Max and the Lady Doctor
Max and the Lady Doctor
1914
as Max
Max Plays the Part
Max Plays the Part
1914
 Max as a Chiropodist
Max as a Chiropodist
1914
as Max
Max Wishes He Hadn't
Max Wishes He Hadn't
1914
 Max and the Jealous Husband
Max and the Jealous Husband
1914
as Max
Max Speaks English
Max Speaks English
1914
as Max
Max Sets the Style
Max Sets the Style
1914
as Max
Max's Vacation
Max's Vacation
1914
as Max
Max as a Musician
Max as a Musician
1913
as Max
Max's Hat
Max's Hat
1913
as Max
Le billet doux
Le billet doux
1913
as Max
Max Toreador
Max Toreador
1913
 Max Linder Does All the Sports
Max Linder Does All the Sports
1913
as Max
Max: Jockey for Love
Max: Jockey for Love
1913
as Max
Max Linder's Appointment
Max Linder's Appointment
1913
 Max Takes a Picture
Max Takes a Picture
1913
 Max and the Statue
Max and the Statue
1912
as Max
Max Wants to Grow
Max Wants to Grow
1912
as Max
The Water-Funker
The Water-Funker
1912
as Max
Jalousie
Jalousie
1912
 Long-Lasting Love
Long-Lasting Love
1912
as Max
Cordial Agreement
Cordial Agreement
1912
 A Farmhouse Romance
A Farmhouse Romance
1912
as Max
The Wedding Trunk
The Wedding Trunk
1912
as Max
Max and the Donkey
Max and the Donkey
1912
as Max
An Agitated Night
An Agitated Night
1912
 Max Juggles for Love
Max Juggles for Love
1912
as Max
Max and His Dog Dick
Max and His Dog Dick
1912
as Max
Max Takes Back His Freedom
Max Takes Back His Freedom
1912
as Max (uncredited)
Max Sets the Fashion
Max Sets the Fashion
1912
as Max
Max Takes Tonics
Max Takes Tonics
1911
as Max
Max and Jane Want to Do Theater
Max and Jane Want to Do Theater
1911
as Max
Max Is Convalescent
Max Is Convalescent
1911
as Max
Max and His Mother-in-Law
Max and His Mother-in-Law
1911
as Max
Max Takes a Bath
Max Takes a Bath
1911
as Max
Champion de boxe
Champion de boxe
1911
as Max
Max Gets Stuck Up
Max Gets Stuck Up
1910
as Max
Max Embarrassed
Max Embarrassed
1910
as Max
Max's First Job
Max's First Job
1910
as Max
Max Skiing
Max Skiing
1910
as Max
I Want a Baby
I Want a Baby
1910
 The Adventures of Tartarin the Younger
The Adventures of Tartarin the Younger
1910
as Tartarin
The Dentures
The Dentures
1909
 The Barometer of Fidelity
The Barometer of Fidelity
1909
 The Little Vixen
The Little Vixen
1909
 A Conquest
A Conquest
1909
 Love's Surprises
Love's Surprises
1909
 In Love with the Bearded Woman
In Love with the Bearded Woman
1909
 Beginning of the Serpentine Dance
Beginning of the Serpentine Dance
1908
as The ballet master
Troubles of a Grass Widower
Troubles of a Grass Widower
1908
 His First Cigar
His First Cigar
1908
 Harlequin's Story
Harlequin's Story
1907
as Polichinelle / Ponchinella / Harlequin
Max Learns to Skate
Max Learns to Skate
1907
as Max
At the Show
At the Show
1907
 Phial of Poison
Phial of Poison
1907
 C'est Papa qui a pris la purge
C'est Papa qui a pris la purge
1907
as Man on park bench
Attempted Suicide
Attempted Suicide
1906