Paul Maxey
Born: 1907-03-15 in Wheaton, Illinois, USA
Died: 1963-06-03
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1961
- Ripcord as Sam Breckridge
- Bachelor Flat as Big Man in Jaguar in Dream
1959
- Disneyland '59 as Self
1958
- Showdown at Boot Hill as Judge Wallen
1957
- Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show as Santa Claus - State Farm Ins. Commercial
1955
- MGM Parade
- The People's Choice as Mayor John Peoples
- It's Always Fair Weather as Mr. Fielding (uncredited)
- Ten Wanted Men
- City of Shadows as Davis, Disbarred Lawyer
1954
- Black Tuesday as Donaldson (uncredited)
1953
- General Electric Theater as Man in Restaurant
- The Big Heat as George Fuller (uncredited)
- Run for the Hills as Sheriff Jack
1952
- Singin' in the Rain as Dancing Fat Man at Party (uncredited)
- Monkey Business as Board Member (uncredited)
- Deadline - U.S.A. as Senator (uncredited)
- The Bad and the Beautiful as Man Talking to Gabby Agent at the Party (uncredited)
- The Narrow Margin as Sam Jennings
- Dreamboat as Member of College Board (uncredited)
- Something to Live For as Hofstadter (uncredited)
- Love Is Better Than Ever as Mr. Ringrose
- Here Come the Marines as Jolly Joe Johnson
- Kid Monk Baroni as Al Petry
1951
- An American in Paris as John McDowd (uncredited)
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man as Dr. Turner (uncredited)
- Rhubarb as Mr. Reese - Board Member (uncredited)
- Bride of the Gorilla as Van Heusen
1950
- Father of the Bride as Party Guest
- The Reformer and the Redhead as Thompson
- The Return of Jesse James as Elmer Galway
1949
- All the King's Men as Local Chairman (uncredited)
- Sky Dragon as John Anderson
- Bagdad as Clothes Merchant
- Homicide as Police Dispatcher
- Mr. Soft Touch as Fat Santa Claus (Uncredited)
- Fighting Fools as Editor
- Bride for Sale as Gentry
- South of St. Louis
- Mississippi Rhythm as Judge Kenworthy
1948
- The Three Musketeers
- The Pirate as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
- Shed No Tears as First Insurance Investigator (Uncredited)
1947
- The Brasher Doubloon as Coroner (uncredited)
- The Amazing Mr. Nordill as Treasury Department Expert (uncredited)
- They Won't Believe Me as Speed Bowman (uncredited)
- Philo Vance's Secret Mission as Martin Jamison
- In Room 303 as Paul Maxey
- Borrowed Blonde as Leon's Boss
1946
- Till the Clouds Roll By as Victor Herbert
- Below the Deadline as Arthur Brennan
1942
- Silver Queen as Servant Announcing Party Guests (uncredited)
1941
- Four Mothers as Fat Ocean Zephyr Investor (uncredited)
- Let's Go Collegiate as 'Bullet' Bill Miller
- You're Out of Luck as Pete, the Reporter
- I'll Sell My Life as Dennis Grady
1940
- Tear Gas Squad as Harmon
- Laddie as Mr. Wilson
1937
- Mr. Dodd Takes the Air as Fred - Substitute Singer (uncredited)