Paul Maxey
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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.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 1.784 |
Birthday | 1907-03-15 |
Place of Birth | Wheaton, Illinois, USA |
Also Known As | Paul R. Maxey, Paul Maxie, Paul Regan Maxey, |
1951
Bride of the Gorilla
4.828/32
The owner of a plantation in the jungle marries a beautiful woman. Shortly afterward, he is plagued by a strange voodoo curse which transforms him int...
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Bride of the Gorilla
1952
The Narrow Margin
7.294/141
A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster's widow on a tense train ride.
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The Narrow Margin
1954
Black Tuesday
5.8/22
Vicious gangster Vincent Canelli pulls off a daring prison escape just moments before going to the electric chair, taking with him Peter Manning – a b...
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Black Tuesday
1946
Below the Deadline
4.3/6
A veteran, Joe Hilton, returns from the war to find that his brother Jeffrey Hilton, a gangster, has been killed. His quest for revenge leads him to t...
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Below the Deadline
1955
City of Shadows
5/4
After several years of supporting parts, Victor McLaglen once more landed a leading role in Republic's City of Shadows. McLaglen plays Big Tim Channin...
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City of Shadows
1947
Philo Vance's Secret Mission
0/0
Philo Vance is hired to write a true-crime mystery... but when the facts about an unsolved crime are about to be brought out into the open a murder ta...
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Philo Vance's Secret Mission
1952
Here Come the Marines
6/2
After Slip is drafted into the Marines, the rest of the gang volunteers so they can be with him. Sach discovers that the colonel knew his father and h...
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Here Come the Marines
1947
The Amazing Mr. Nordill
5.5/3
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short takes a look at the gentlemanly life and masterful counterfeiting exploits of Everett Nordill, one of the cle...
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The Amazing Mr. Nordill
1946
Till the Clouds Roll By
5.6/22
Light bio-pic of American Broadway pioneer Jerome Kern, featuring renditions of the famous songs from his musical plays by contemporary stage artists,...
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Till the Clouds Roll By
1941
Let's Go Collegiate
5/4
Rawley University is about to receive a star athlete who could give it the first championship rowing team it's ever had. Unfortunately, he gets drafte...
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Let's Go Collegiate
1941
I'll Sell My Life
6/1
A woman hoping to raise cash to pay for an operation to restore her blind brother's eyesight finds herself implicated in a nightclub murder.
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I'll Sell My Life
1948
Shed No Tears
5/16
A man listens to his wife and fakes his own death so that she can get her hands on his insurance policy.
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Shed No Tears
1952
Dreamboat
5.9/14
Thornton Sayre, a respected college professor - secretly formerly a silent films romantic action hero - is disturbed, feeling his privacy has been vio...
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Dreamboat
1958
Showdown at Boot Hill
6.5/9
Bounty hunter Luke Welsh arrives looking for a wanted man. When that man draws on him he has to kill him. To collect his reward he needs a statement i...
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Showdown at Boot Hill
1949
All the King's Men
6.93/207
A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore clas...
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All the King's Men
1940
Laddie
6/4
Handsome Laddie Stanton courts neighbor Pamela Pryor, meeting opposition from her stern military father, recently immigrated from England.
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Laddie
1953
The Big Heat
7.639/477
After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicio...
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The Big Heat
1955
It's Always Fair Weather
7.086/64
Three World War II buddies promise to meet at a specified place and time 10 years after the war. They keep their word only to discover how far apart t...
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It's Always Fair Weather
1949
Bagdad
5.9/10
An Arab sheik's daughter (Maureen O'Hara) avenges his death, blamed on Hassan (Paul Christian) and his Black Riders.
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Bagdad
1941
Four Mothers
5.667/3
Four married sisters face motherhood, financial, marital and family issues together.
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Four Mothers
1952
Something to Live For
6.8/8
Advertising executive Alan Miller, a recovered alcoholic who now does interventions on behalf of Alcoholics Anonymous, is called to help Broadway actr...
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Something to Live For
1942
Silver Queen
5.6/5
A beautiful heiress is an excellent poker player. Her comfortable life changes when her father and his fortune die during market crash of the 1800's.
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Silver Queen
1953
Run for the Hills
0/1
Fearing nuclear war, an insurance man moves to a cave with his wife and family.
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Run for the Hills
1949
Sky Dragon
8.5/2
All the passengers on an airplane headed for San Francisco are drugged, and when they wake up, it is discovered that a quarter-million dollars is miss...
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Sky Dragon
1941
You're Out of Luck
6/1
An elevator operator and a janitor team up to solve two murders that may be connected to an illegal gambling operation. Monogram.
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You're Out of Luck
1950
The Reformer and the Redhead
6.3/3
A small-town politician falls for an idealistic zookeeper.
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The Reformer and the Redhead
1940
Tear Gas Squad
4.8/6
A brash night club singer becomes a cop to impress a woman.
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Tear Gas Squad
1952
Deadline - U.S.A.
6.8/67
With three days before his paper folds, a crusading editor tries to expose a vicious gangster.
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Deadline - U.S.A.
1949
Bride for Sale
6/2
Nora Shelley is a tax expert for the accounting company which is led by Paul Martin. She thinks she can find a suitable husband by inspecting their cl...
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Bride for Sale
1952
Love Is Better Than Ever
6.1/7
The dancing teacher Anastasia falls in love with the smart theatre agent Jud. He likes her, too, but does not want to give up his solo life at all. Th...
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Love Is Better Than Ever
1950
Father of the Bride
6.972/197
Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself,...
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Father of the Bride
1949
Homicide
5.3/9
Michael Landers, a police lieutenant, sets out to investigate an intricate murder case. But, the case is closed after the only witness is found dead....
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Homicide
1950
Father of the Bride
6.972/197
Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself,...
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Father of the Bride
1947
The Brasher Doubloon
5.922/32
Mrs. Elizabeth Bright Murdock hires Marlowe to find an old rare coin, the Brasher Doubloon, that belonged in her deceased husband's collection. Marlow...
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The Brasher Doubloon
1961
Bachelor Flat
4.6/4
Professor Bruce Patterson is constantly having to fight off the advances of his young female students and is engaged to Helen Bushmill. While Helen go...
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Bachelor Flat
1937
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
5/4
A country bumpkin becomes a singing sensation on the radio.
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Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
1949
Mr. Soft Touch
6.8/11
When he learns that a gangster has taken over his nightclub and murdered his partner, returning WWII hero Joe Miracle steals the money from the club's...
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Mr. Soft Touch
1952
Kid Monk Baroni
6.2/5
Leonard Nimoy is "Kid" Monk Baroni, the leader of a street gang who becomes a professional boxer to escape his life in "Little Italy" New York.
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Kid Monk Baroni
1959
Disneyland '59
6.5/2
Walt Disney and Art Linkletter co-host a live celebration of Disneyland's 1959 expansion that consisted of the debuts of Matterhorn Bobsleds, the Disn...
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Disneyland '59
1947
Borrowed Blonde
0/0
Leon's boss and his wife aren't getting along together, so Leon asks them to visit his home and observe how he and Mrs. Errol manage to keep the old k...
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Borrowed Blonde
1952
Singin' in the Rain
8.165/3048
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.
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Singin' in the Rain
1949
Fighting Fools
5/2
The boys are working at the local boxing arena where their friend, Jimmy Higgins, is boxing. During a crooked match Jimmy is killed. The boys seek out...
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Fighting Fools
1955
Ten Wanted Men
5.76/26
When his ward seeks protection with rival cattleman John Stewart, embittered, jealous rancher Wick Campbell hires ten outlaws to help him seize power...
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Ten Wanted Men
1949
Mississippi Rhythm
0/0
On board a riverboat bound for Creek City, singer Jimmie Davis, who is going to become half-owner of a land development company willed to him by his u...
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Mississippi Rhythm
1952
The Bad and the Beautiful
7.321/243
Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of vari...
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The Bad and the Beautiful
1951
An American in Paris
7.022/554
Jerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter. His friend Adam is a struggling concert pianist...
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An American in Paris
1950
The Return of Jesse James
5/1
Frank James resents and tries to stop a ruthless drifter who has adopted the name of his dead brother in order to duplicate his crimes.
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The Return of Jesse James
1951
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
6.389/95
As novice detectives, Bud and Lou come face to face with the Invisible Man.
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Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1952
Monkey Business
6.706/247
Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixe...
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Monkey Business
1949
South of St. Louis
5.6/16
With the advent of the American Civil War, three partners in a ranch see how this is destroyed. Needing money, will join the Confederate troops, each...
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South of St. Louis
1957
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
0/0
Jack is determined to finish his Christmas shopping in one visit and tortures a wallet salesman with constant changes to his order. Meanwhile, Dennis...
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Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
1947
They Won't Believe Me
6.55/40
On trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand to claim his innocence and describe the actual, but i...
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They Won't Believe Me
1948
The Pirate
6.5/88
A girl is engaged to the local richman, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate Macoco. A traveling singer falls in love with her and...
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The Pirate
1948
The Three Musketeers
6.7/134
Athletic adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic adventure about the king's musketeers and their mission to protect France.
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