Paul Maxey
Date of birth: 1907-03-15
Place of birth: Wheaton, Illinois, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Paul R. Maxey, Paul Maxie, Paul Regan Maxey
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Movie Credits
Bride of the Gorilla
1951-10-01
The owner of a plantation in the jungle marries a beautiful woman. Shortly afterward, he is plagued
The Narrow Margin
1952-05-03
A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster's widow on a train journey from Chicago
Black Tuesday
1954-12-31
Vicious gangster Vincent Canelli pulls off a daring prison escape just moments before going to the e
Singin' in the Rain
1952-04-10
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen par
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951-04-12
As novice detectives, Bud and Lou come face to face with the Invisible Man.
Below the Deadline
1946-08-03
A veteran, Joe Hilton, returns from the war to find that his brother Jeffrey Hilton, a gangster, has
City of Shadows
1955-06-02
After several years of supporting parts, Victor McLaglen once more landed a leading role in Republic
Philo Vance's Secret Mission
1947-08-30
Philo Vance is hired to write a true-crime mystery... but when the facts about an unsolved crime are
Fighting Fools
1949-03-17
The boys are working at the local boxing arena where their friend, Jimmy Higgins, is boxing. During
Monkey Business
1952-09-03
Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the
South of St. Louis
1949-03-06
With the advent of the American Civil War, three partners in a ranch see how this is destroyed. Need
Here Come the Marines
1952-06-29
After Slip is drafted into the Marines, the rest of the gang volunteers so they can be with him. Sac
The Amazing Mr. Nordill
1947-08-30
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short takes a look at the gentlemanly life and masterful counterf
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946-12-05
Light bio-pic of American Broadway pioneer Jerome Kern, featuring renditions of the famous songs fro
Ten Wanted Men
1955-02-01
When his ward seeks protection with rival cattleman John Stewart, embittered, jealous rancher Wick C
Let's Go Collegiate
1941-09-12
Rawley University is about to receive a star athlete who could give it the first championship rowing
Mississippi Rhythm
1949-05-28
On board a riverboat bound for Creek City, singer Jimmie Davis, who is going to become half-owner of
I'll Sell My Life
1941-09-12
A woman hoping to raise cash to pay for an operation to restore her blind brother's eyesight finds h
Shed No Tears
1948-06-09
A man listens to his wife and fakes his own death so that she can get her hands on his insurance pol
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
1957-12-15
Jack is determined to finish his Christmas shopping in one visit and tortures a wallet salesman with
Dreamboat
1952-07-26
Thornton Sayre, a respected college professor - secretly formerly a silent films romantic action her
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952-12-25
Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer,
They Won't Believe Me
1947-07-16
On trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand to
Showdown at Boot Hill
1958-05-01
Bounty hunter Luke Welsh arrives looking for a wanted man. When that man draws on him he has to kill
All the King's Men
1949-11-16
A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wi
An American in Paris
1951-09-26
Jerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter
The Return of Jesse James
1950-08-01
Frank James resents and tries to stop a ruthless drifter who has adopted the name of his dead brothe
Laddie
1940-01-18
Handsome Laddie Stanton courts neighbor Pamela Pryor, meeting opposition from her stern military fat
The Big Heat
1953-10-14
After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law in
The Pirate
1948-06-11
A girl is engaged to the local richman, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate Maco
It's Always Fair Weather
1955-08-30
Three World War II buddies promise to meet at a specified place and time 10 years after the war. The
The Three Musketeers
1948-10-20
In 17th century France, young D'Artagnan wants to join the King's Musketeers, but instead befriends
In Room 303
1947-04-25
Leon needs to make a business deal with Mr. Marshall but can't unless his son and Marshall's daughte
Bagdad
1949-11-23
An Arab sheik's daughter (Maureen O'Hara) avenges his death, blamed on Hassan (Paul Christian) and h
Four Mothers
1941-01-04
Four married sisters face motherhood, financial, marital and family issues together.
Something to Live For
1952-03-07
Advertising executive Alan Miller, a recovered alcoholic who now does interventions on behalf of Alc
Silver Queen
1942-11-14
A beautiful heiress is an excellent poker player. Her comfortable life changes when her father and h
Run for the Hills
1953-06-01
Fearing nuclear war, an insurance man moves to a cave with his wife and family.
Sky Dragon
1949-04-27
All the passengers on an airplane headed for San Francisco are drugged, and when they wake up, it is
You're Out of Luck
1941-01-20
An elevator operator and a janitor team up to solve two murders that may be connected to an illegal
The Reformer and the Redhead
1950-05-05
A small-town politician falls for an idealistic zookeeper.
Tear Gas Squad
1940-05-04
A brash night club singer becomes a cop to impress a woman.
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952-03-14
With three days before his paper folds, a crusading editor tries to expose a vicious gangster.
Bride for Sale
1949-11-12
Nora Shelley is a tax expert for the accounting company which is led by Paul Martin. She thinks she
Love Is Better Than Ever
1952-02-23
A dance instructor falls in love with a smart theatre agent; while he returns her affections, it's j
Father of the Bride
1950-05-18
Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she annou
Homicide
1949-04-02
Michael Landers, a police lieutenant, sets out to investigate an intricate murder case. But, the cas
Father of the Bride
1950-05-18
Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she annou
The Brasher Doubloon
1947-02-06
Mrs. Elizabeth Bright Murdock hires Marlowe to find an old rare coin, the Brasher Doubloon, that bel
Bachelor Flat
1961-12-07
Professor Bruce Patterson is constantly having to fight off the advances of his young female student
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
1937-08-11
A country bumpkin becomes a singing sensation on the radio.
Mr. Soft Touch
1949-07-28
When he learns that a gangster has taken over his nightclub and murdered his partner, returning WWII
Kid Monk Baroni
1952-05-01
Leonard Nimoy is "Kid" Monk Baroni, the leader of a street gang who becomes a professional boxer to
Disneyland '59
1959-06-15
Walt Disney and Art Linkletter co-host a live celebration of Disneyland's 1959 expansion that consis
Borrowed Blonde
1947-03-07
Leon's boss and his wife aren't getting along together, so Leon asks them to visit his home and obse
Rhubarb
1951-08-29
Rich, eccentric T.J. Banner adopts a feral cat who becomes an affectionate pet he names Rhubarb. The