Max Asher (actor)
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Max Asher on left in Mike and Jake at the Beach (1913)
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| Born | Max Ascher May 5, 1885 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actor |
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Advertisement for Rip Van Winkle (1921) including an image of Asher in his role as Nick Vedder
Max Asher, born Max Ascher,[1] (May 5, 1885 – April 15, 1957) was an actor whose career spanned the early silent film era to talkies in the early 1930s. His career began on stage.[2][3] He appeared in various comedic shorts. He was 5'9" and more than 200 pounds. In the 1920s he transitioned to character actor roles.[4]
Asher was part of Universal Pictures' Joker Comedy unit with Gale Henry and Milburn Morante.[5] Asher appeared in a title role with Henry in Lady Baffles and Detective Duck[6] and 12 short films produced by Pat Powers in 1915.
Filmography
- The Tramp Dentists (1913)
- The Cheese Special (1913)
- Almost an Actress (1913)
- The Statue (1913)
- Poor Jake's Demise (1913)
- Lady Baffles and Detective Duck (1915) short film series[9]
- The Bravest of the Brave (1915)[10][11]
- A Yankee Princess (1919)
- Rip Van Winkle (1921)
- Mixed Nuts (1922)
- The Ladder Jinx (1922)
- Slow as Lightning (1923)
- At Devil's Gorge (1923)
- Lights Out (1923)
- The Shooting of Dan McGrew (1924)
- Dynamite Dan (1924), as Max Aschert
- The Open Switch (1925)
- Somewhere in Wrong (1925)
- Heir-Loons (1925)
- The Red Kimono (1925)
- Sunshine of Paradise Alley (1926)
- The Call of the Wilderness (1926)
- The Carnival Girl (1926)
- Unseen Enemies (1926)
- We're in the Navy Now (1926)
- Beyond the Rockies (1926)
- Crazy like a Fox (1926)
- Painting the Town (1927)
- Lost at the Front (1927)
- Galloping Fury (1927)
- Play Safe (1927)
- She's My Baby (1927)
- Avenging Fangs (1927)
- Burning Up Broadway (1928)
- The Kid's Clever (1929)
- Sweethearts on Parade (1930)
- Trigger Tricks (1930)
- Subway Express (1931)
- Soul of the Slums (1931)
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