Max Showalter
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.
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Max Showalter
Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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81% |
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Sixteen Candles | Grandpa Fred (Character) | - | 1984 |
60% |
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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 |
64% |
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10 | Reverend (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet |
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Bonnie's Kids | Frank (Character) | - | 1973 |
75% |
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The Anderson Tapes | Bingham (Character) | - | 1971 |
No Score Yet |
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The Moonshine War | Mr. Worthman (Character) | - | 1970 |
50% |
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Sex and the Single Girl | Holmes (Character) | - | 1964 |
40% |
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Fate Is the Hunter | Dan Crawford (Character) | - | 1964 |
No Score Yet |
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Summer and Smoke | Roger Doremus (Character) | - | 1961 |
No Score Yet |
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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% |
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The Naked and the Dead | Col. Dalleson (Character) | - | 1958 |
60% |
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The Monster That Challenged the World | Dr. Tad Johns (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet |
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Dragoon Wells Massacre | Phillip Scott (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet |
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Never Say Goodbye | Andy Leonard (Character) | - | 1956 |
80% |
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Bus Stop | Life Magazine Reporter (Character) | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet |
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The Indestructible Man | Richard "Dick" Chasen (Character) | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Return of Jack Slade | Unknown (Character) | - | 1955 |
86% |
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Night People | Frederick S. Hobart (Character) | - | 1954 |
No Score Yet |
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Down Three Dark Streets | Dave Millson (Character) | - | 1954 |
No Score Yet |
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Naked Alibi | Det. Lt. Fred Parks (Character) | - | 1954 |
No Score Yet |
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Vicki | Larry Evans (Character) | - | 1953 |
No Score Yet |
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Dangerous Crossing | Jim Logan (Character) | - | 1953 |
No Score Yet |
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Destination Gobi | Walter Landers (Character) | - | 1953 |
78% |
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Niagara | Ray Cutler (Character) | - | 1953 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Wife's Best Friend | Pete Bentham (Character) | - | 1952 |
57% |
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With a Song in My Heart | Harry Guild (Character) | - | 1952 |
63% |
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What Price Glory? | Lt. Moore (Character) | - | 1952 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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No Score Yet | 82% | CSI: New York | Toby Finch (Guest Star) | 2007 |
No Score Yet | 74% | 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 | 45% | 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 | 88% | 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 |