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Max Showalter

Date of birth: 1917-06-02

Place of birth: Caldwell, Kansas, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Casey Adams, Max Gordon Showalter

Max Showalter

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Max Showalter (June 2, 1917 – July 30, 2000), also credited as Casey Adams, was an American film, television, and stage actor, as well as a composer, pianist, and singer. One of Showalter's most memorable roles was as Jean Peters' character's husband in the 1953 film Niagara.

Movie Credits

Bus Stop
3

Bus Stop

1956-08-31

Cowboys Beauregard Decker and Virgil Blessing attend a rodeo in Phoenix, where Decker falls in love

10
2.9

10

1979-10-05

A Hollywood songwriter goes through a mid-life crisis and becomes infatuated with a sexy blonde newl

How to Murder Your Wife
3.1

How to Murder Your Wife

1965-01-26

Stanley Ford leads an idyllic bachelor life. He is a nationally syndicated cartoonist whose Bash Bra

The Music Man
3.6

The Music Man

1962-06-19

Traveling con artist Harold Hill targets the naïve residents of a small town in 1910s Iowa by posing

Naked Alibi
3

Naked Alibi

1954-10-01

Questioned as a murder suspect, solid (but drunk) citizen Al Willis attacks his police questioners,

Dangerous Crossing
3.1

Dangerous Crossing

1953-07-22

A honeymoon aboard an ocean liner is cut short when the bride finds herself suddenly alone, and unab

Sixteen Candles
3.4

Sixteen Candles

1984-05-04

With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha faces

Vicki
2.7

Vicki

1953-10-05

A supermodel gets murdered. While investigating the case the story of a waitress turned glamor girl

Down Three Dark Streets
2.9

Down Three Dark Streets

1954-09-03

An FBI Agent takes on the three unrelated cases of a dead agent to track down his killer.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
2.1

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

1978-07-21

A small town band makes it big, but loses track of their roots, as they get caught up into the big-t

Racing with the Moon
3.1

Racing with the Moon

1984-03-23

In a small coastal California town, Henry and Nicky are pals from blue collar families with only a s

With a Song in My Heart
3

With a Song in My Heart

1952-04-03

Jane Froman, an aspiring songstress, lands a job in radio with help from pianist Don Ross, whom she

Indestructible Man
2.1

Indestructible Man

1956-03-24

A scientific experiment involving subjecting a corpse to an extreme charge of electricity accidental

Dragoon Wells Massacre
3.5

Dragoon Wells Massacre

1957-08-28

A cavalry officer, the sole survivor of an Indian attack, and a wagon load of prisoners travel throu

Niagara
3.4

Niagara

1953-01-26

Rose Loomis and her older, gloomier husband, George, are vacationing at a cabin in Niagara Falls, N.

Voice in the Mirror
2.9

Voice in the Mirror

1958-08-13

Jim Burton, chronic alcoholic, is cared for by Ellen, his incredibly patient, sexy, hard-working wif

What Price Glory
2.8

What Price Glory

1952-08-22

Two military men, Captain Flagg and Sergeant Quirt, who are rivals to begin with, grow more at odds

The Monster That Challenged the World
2.8

The Monster That Challenged the World

1957-06-14

Giants Mollusks are released from the earth by an earthquake and start killing people.

Bonnie's Kids
2.7

Bonnie's Kids

1973-02-08

After killing their repulsive stepfather, emboldened sisters Myra and Ellie set out to become career

Night People
3

Night People

1954-03-11

A US intelligence officer, stationed in Germany, is caught in a political dilemma when the Russians

Summer and Smoke
3.3

Summer and Smoke

1961-11-16

In a small Mississippi town in 1916, an eccentric spinster battles her romantic yearnings for the ra

Fate Is the Hunter
3.3

Fate Is the Hunter

1964-10-16

An airline executive refuses to believe that pilot error, by his friend, caused a fatal crash and pe

Bon Voyage!
2.8

Bon Voyage!

1962-05-17

The Willards from Terre Haute, Indiana travels abroad for the once-in-a-lifetime vacation in Paris,

Elmer Gantry
3.6

Elmer Gantry

1960-07-07

A charismatic charlatan begins a business — and eventually romantic — relationship with a roadside e

Destination Gobi
2.9

Destination Gobi

1953-03-20

A group of US Navy weathermen taking measurements in the Gobi desert in World War II are forced to s

Never Say Goodbye
3.2

Never Say Goodbye

1956-03-10

In present-day U.S., Dr. Michael Parker, a prominent surgeon, unexpectedly runs into his German-born

My Six Loves
2.8

My Six Loves

1963-04-03

A celebrated actress discovers six runaway children living on her country property.

My Wife's Best Friend
2.7

My Wife's Best Friend

1952-10-09

When a man confesses to his wife that he has been unfaithful, she imagines all the different ways th

The Female Animal
2.9

The Female Animal

1958-01-22

Jaded movie star Vanessa Windsor, saved from a studio accident by handsome extra Chris Farley, pursu

Sex and the Single Girl
3.2

Sex and the Single Girl

1964-12-25

A womanizing reporter for a sleazy tabloid magazine impersonates his hen-pecked neighbor in order to

Smog
2.8

Smog

1962-10-04

An ambitious Italian attorney has his flight delayed in Los Angeles. The vapid lawyer goes to some p

Always Leave Them Laughing
1.8

Always Leave Them Laughing

1949-11-26

A self-absorbed comedian steps all over his friends and colleagues in order to achieve success.

A Gun in the House
3.1

A Gun in the House

1981-02-11

A woman who uses a handgun to defend herself and shoots a man who is assaulting her in her home is d

Move Over, Darling
3.4

Move Over, Darling

1963-12-19

Three years into their loving marriage, with two infant daughters at home in Los Angeles, Nicholas A

It Happened to Jane
3

It Happened to Jane

1959-05-24

Jane Osgood runs a lobster business, which supports her two young children. Railroad staff inattenti

The Anderson Tapes
3.1

The Anderson Tapes

1971-06-17

Thief Duke Anderson—just released from ten years in jail—takes up with his old girlfriend in her pos

A Talent for Loving
2.5

A Talent for Loving

1969-01-01

This Western spoof stars Richard Widmark as an American gambler who wins the deed to a Mexican ranch

Lord Love a Duck
2.8

Lord Love a Duck

1966-02-21

From his prison cell, young Alan Musgrave relates his experiences of the previous year dedicated to

The Naked and the Dead
2.9

The Naked and the Dead

1958-08-06

Fighting men in World War II learn the value of courage and quickness at the risk of losing their li

The Moonshine War
2.8

The Moonshine War

1970-06-30

A federal agent attempts to make some real money before the alcohol ban is lifted so he sets his sig

The Return of Jack Slade
3

The Return of Jack Slade

1955-10-09

To redeem his father's wrongdoings, Ericson joins the law to fight outlaws.

The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour
3.8

The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour

1964-04-18

Return to Peyton Place
3.3

Return to Peyton Place

1961-05-05

Residents of the small town of Peyton Place aren't pleased when they realize they're the characters