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      Max Showalter

      Max Showalter

      Highest Rated: 86% Night People (1954)

      Lowest Rated: 40% Fate Is the Hunter (1964)

      Birthday: Jun 2, 1917

      Birthplace: Caldwell, Kansas, USA

      In the late 1930s, Max Showalter made his Broadway debut in the musical "Knights of Song." Taking Broadway by storm, Showalter was featured in several prominent productions including "This Is The Army," "Make Mine Manhattan," "The Grass Harp," and, most notably, "Hello, Dolly!" Showalter made the transition from stage to the cinema with ease in the late 1940s, making his silver-screen debut in Roy Del Ruth's comedic drama "Always Leave Them Laughing." Showalter changed his name to Casey Adams in the early 1950s and was credited in numerous feature films and TV series as such; he changed his name back to Max Showalter ten years later. Between 1960 and 1980 he took roles in numerous films and television shows, including recurring roles on "Perry Mason" and "The Stockard Channing Show." Having a foundation in musical theater, Showalter won the part of J.B. Biggley in the 1975 TV version of the musical "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying." His last role was that of Grandpa Fred in John Hughes' 1984 romantic comedy "Sixteen Candles," starring Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall. Showalter died of cancer in 2000 at the age of 83.

      Highest rated movies

      Night People
      The Naked and the Dead
      Sixteen Candles
      Bus Stop
      Niagara
      The Anderson Tapes
      10
      With a Song in My Heart

      Photos

      NIAGARA, from left, Jean Peters, Max Showalter, (aka Casey Adams), 1953, TM and Copyright ©20th Century-Fox Film Corp. All Rights Reserved VICKI, Max Showalter (aka Casey Adams), Jean Peters, Elliott Reid, 1953. TM and Copyright © 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved.. NIAGARA, from left, Marilyn Monroe, Jean Peters, Max Showalter, (aka Casey Adams), 1953, TM and Copyright ©20th Century-Fox Film Corp. All Rights Reserved NIAGARA, Max Showalter, Jean Peters, Denis O'Dea, Marilyn Monroe, 1953, TM & Copyright (c) 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. VICKI, Max Showalter (aka Casey Adams), Elliott Reid, Jean Peters, 1953. TM and Copyright © 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved.. LORD LOVE A DUCK, Tuesday Weld, Max Showalter, 1966 DANGEROUS CROSSING, from left: Mary Anderson, Max Showalter (aka Casey Adams), Jeanne Crain, Michael Rennie, Willis Bouchey, 1953, TM & Copyright © 20th Century Fox Film Corp. SIXTEEN CANDLES, standing from left: Edward Andrews, Billie Bird, Justin Henry, Max Showalter, Carlin Glynn, Paul Dooley, Michael Schoeffling (on ground), 1984, © Universal THE MONSTER THAT CHALLENGED THE WORLD, first, second, third, fourth, sixth and seventh from left: Tim Holt, Mack Williams, Max Showalter, (aka Casey Adams), Hans Conried, Gordon Jones, William Forrest, 1957 VICKI, Aaron Spelling, Elliott Reid, Jean Peters, Max Showalter (aka Casey Adams), 1953. TM and Copyright © 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved.. DOWN THREE DARK STREETS, from left, Claude Akins, Broderick Crawford, Gene Reynolds, Max Showalter, 1954 THE MONSTER THAT CHALLENGED THE WORLD, from left: Hans Conried, Tim Holt, Max Showalter, (aka, Casey Adams), 1957 THE MONSTER THAT CHALLENGED THE WORLD, from left: Hans Conried, Max Showalter, (aka Casey Adams), Tim Holt, 1957 THE MONSTER THAT CHALLENGED THE WORLD, from left: Tim Holt, Max Showalter, (aka, Max Showalter), Harlan Warde, Hans Conried, 1957 NIAGARA, from left, Jean Peters, Max Showalter, (aka Casey Adams), Joseph Cotten, 1953, TM and Copyright ©20th Century-Fox Film Corp. All Rights Reserved

      Filmography

      Movies

      Credit
      81% 85% Sixteen Candles Grandpa Fred (Character) - 1984
      60% 61% Racing With the Moon Mr. Arthur, Piano Teacher (Character) - 1984
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love Raun (Character) - 1979
      68% 56% 10 Reverend (Character) - 1979
      76% 53% The Anderson Tapes Bingham (Character) - 1971
      No Score Yet 36% The Moonshine War Mr. Worthman (Character) - 1970
      50% 55% Sex and the Single Girl Holmes (Character) - 1964
      40% 67% Fate Is the Hunter Dan Crawford (Character) - 1964
      No Score Yet 55% Summer and Smoke Roger Doremus (Character) - 1961
      No Score Yet 51% It Happened to Jane Selwyn Harris (Character) - 1959
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Female Animal Charlie Grant (Character) - 1958
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Voice in the Mirror Don Martin (Character) - 1958
      83% 46% The Naked and the Dead Col. Dalleson (Character) - 1958
      60% 36% The Monster That Challenged the World Dr. Tad Johns (Character) - 1957
      No Score Yet 20% Dragoon Wells Massacre Phillip Scott (Character) - 1957
      No Score Yet 40% Never Say Goodbye Andy Leonard (Character) - 1956
      80% 62% Bus Stop Life Magazine Reporter (Character) - 1956
      No Score Yet 9% The Indestructible Man Richard "Dick" Chasen (Character) - 1956
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Return of Jack Slade Unknown (Character) - 1955
      86% 50% Night People Frederick S. Hobart (Character) - 1954
      No Score Yet 47% Down Three Dark Streets Dave Millson (Character) - 1954
      No Score Yet 50% Naked Alibi Det. Lt. Fred Parks (Character) - 1954
      No Score Yet 40% Vicki Larry Evans (Character) - 1953
      No Score Yet 52% Dangerous Crossing Jim Logan (Character) - 1953
      No Score Yet 38% Destination Gobi Walter Landers (Character) - 1953
      78% 69% Niagara Ray Cutler (Character) - 1953
      No Score Yet No Score Yet My Wife's Best Friend Pete Bentham (Character) - 1952
      67% 62% With a Song in My Heart Harry Guild (Character) - 1952
      63% 39% What Price Glory? Lt. Moore (Character) - 1952

      TV

      Credit
      No Score Yet 82% CSI: New York Toby Finch (Guest Star) 2007
      No Score Yet 76% Incredible Hulk Unknown (Guest Star) 1981
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Bob Newhart Show Dr. Morgan (Guest Star) 1977
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Kojak Quinlan (Guest Star) 1975
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Police Story Attorney John Barron (Character) 1975
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Doris Day Show Unknown (Guest Star) 1969
      No Score Yet 41% Bewitched Charles Barlow (Guest Star) 1965
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Perry Mason Carl Reynolds (Guest Star) 1958 1960-1961 1963-1965
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Lucy Show Unknown (Guest Star) 1964-1965
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Hazel Unknown (Guest Star) 1963-1964
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Dr. Kildare Unknown (Guest Star) 1962 1964
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Surfside 6 Unknown (Guest Star) 1962
      92% 96% The Twilight Zone Pat Riley (Character) 1961
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Stagecoach West Unknown (Guest Star) 1961
      No Score Yet 100% The Andy Griffith Show Ralph Mason (Guest Star) 1961
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Thin Man Paul Cameron (Guest Star) 1959
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Gunsmoke Barney Wales (Guest Star) 1957
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Marshal Dillon Unknown (Guest Star) 1957
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Letter to Loretta Rusty O'Neill (Character) 1954