Max Asher, born Max Ascher, (May 5, 1885 – April 15, 1957) was an actor whose career spanned the early

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...

era to talkies in the early 1930s. His career began on stage. He appeared in various comedic shorts. He was 5'9" and more than 200 pounds. In the 1920s he transitioned to character actor roles. He was born in

Oakland Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the Bay A ...

. Asher was part of Universal Pictures' Joker Comedy unit with

Gale Henry Gale Henry (April 15, 1893 – June 17, 1972) was an American film actress. A prominent comedian, she appeared in more than 230 films between 1914 and 1933. In 1923, Gale Henry and her husband, Henry East, began training dogs for motion p ...

and

Milburn Morante Milburn Morante (April 6, 1887 – January 28, 1964) was an American actor, film director and makeup artist.Katchmer p. 267 Partial filmography * '' The Covered Trail'' (1924) * ''Battling Mason'' (1924) * ''The Terror of Pueblo'' (1924) * '' A ...

. Asher appeared in a title role with Henry in ''Lady Baffles and Detective Duck'' and 12 short films produced by Pat Powers in 1915. He died in Los Angeles.

Filmography

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The Tramp Dentists ''The Tramp Dentists'' is a 1913 American silent short comedy film released by the newly formed Joker productions by the Universal Film Manufacturing Company. Directed by Allen Curtis, the film's cast includes Max Asher, Lee Morris, Eddie Bo ...

'' (1913) *'' The Cheese Special'' (1913) *''

Almost an Actress ''Almost an Actress'' was a 1913 American silent film, silent Short film, short comedy film directed by Allen Curtis and starring Louise Fazenda, Max Asher, Lon Chaney and Silvion de Jardins. A surviving still from the film shows Lon Chaney as t ...

'' (1913) *'' The Statue'' (1913) *''

Poor Jake's Demise ''Poor Jake's Demise'' is a 1913 American silent short slapstick comedy film directed by Allen Curtis and featuring Max Asher, Louise Fazenda and Lon Chaney. The slapstick film focuses on Jake who finds his wife in a compromising position w ...

'' (1913) *''

Lady Baffles and Detective Duck The word ''lady'' is a term for a girl or woman, with various connotations. Once used to describe only women of a high social class or status, the equivalent of lord, now it may refer to any adult woman, as gentleman can be used for men. Infor ...

'' (1915) short film series *'' The Bravest of the Brave'' (1915) *''

A Yankee Princess ''A Yankee Princess'' is a 1919 American silent film, silent comedy-drama film produced and distributed by the Vitagraph Company of America. It was directed by David Smith (director), David Smith and stars Bessie Love, who also wrote the screenpl ...

'' (1919) *''

Rip Van Winkle "Rip Van Winkle" is a short story by the American author Washington Irving, first published in 1819. It follows a Dutch-American villager in colonial America named Rip Van Winkle who meets mysterious Dutchmen, imbibes their liquor and falls aslee ...

'' (1921) *''

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The Ladder Jinx ''The Ladder Jinx'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Jess Robbins and starring Edward Everett Horton, Margaret Landis and Tully Marshall.Munden p.411 Cast * Edward Everett Horton as Arthur Barnes * Margaret Landis as Helen ...

'' (1922) * ''

Slow as Lightning ''Slow as Lightning'' is a 1923 American silent action film directed by Grover Jones and starring Kenneth MacDonald, Billy 'Red' Jones and Edna Pennington.Munden p.733 Cast * Kenneth MacDonald as Jimmie March * Billy 'Red' Jones as Jimmie ...

'' (1923) * ''

At Devil's Gorge ''At Devil's Gorge'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Ashton Dearholt and starring Edmund Cobb, Helene Rosson and Wilbur McGaugh.Langman, p. 13 In a gold mining boom town, greed and jealousy becomes between two partners and l ...

'' (1923) * '' Lights Out'' (1923) *''

The Shooting of Dan McGrew "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" is a narrative poem by British-Canadian writer Robert W. Service, first published in '' The Songs of a Sourdough'' in 1907 in Canada. Details The tale takes place in a Yukon saloon during the Yukon Gold Rush of th ...

'' (1924) *''

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'' (1924), as Max Aschert *''

The Open Switch ''The Open Switch'' is a 1925 American silent film directed by J. P. McGowan and starring Helen Holmes, Jack Perrin, and Slim Whitaker.Munden, p. 574. Cast * Helen Holmes as Helen Waters * Jack Perrin as Jack Strong * Slim Whitaker as Jim ...

'' (1925) *''

Somewhere in Wrong ''Somewhere in Wrong'' is a 1925 American film starring Stan Laurel. Cast * Stan Laurel as A Tramp * Max Asher as A Tramp * Julie Leonard as The Farmer's Daughter * Charles King as A Suitor * Pete the Dog (as Pete the Pup) See also * List of ...

'' (1925) * ''

Heir-Loons ''Heir-Loons'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Grover Jones and starring Wallace MacDonald, Edith Roberts and Stuart Holmes.Munden p.336 Cast * Wallace MacDonald as Geoge Brockton * Edith Roberts as Mary Dale * Cecille Eva ...

'' (1925) *''

The Red Kimono ''The Red Kimono'' (spelled as "''The Red Kimona''" in the opening credits) is a 1925 American silent drama film about prostitution produced by Dorothy Davenport (billed as Mrs. Wallace Reid) and starring Priscilla Bonner. This is the debut ...

'' (1925) *'' Sunshine of Paradise Alley'' (1926) * ''

The Call of the Wilderness ''The Call of the Wilderness'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Jack Nelson and starring Edna Marion, Sidney De Gray and Albert J. Smith. Location shooting took place around Newhall in California. Cast * Lewis Sargent as ...

'' (1926) *''

The Carnival Girl ''The Carnival Girl'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Cullen Tate and starring Marion Mack, Gladys Brockwell and Frankie Darro.Munden p.113 Cast * Marion Mack as Nanette * Gladys Brockwell as Her Mother * Frankie Darro as Her ...

'' (1926) * ''

Unseen Enemies ''Unseen Enemies'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Al Hoxie and Claire Anderson.Langman, p. 479 Cast * Al Hoxie as 'Happened-Along' Meredith * Claire Anderson as Doris Davenport * Catherine Craig ...

'' (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 ''Lost at the Front'' is a 1927 American comedy film directed by Del Lord and written by Hampton Del Ruth, Frank Griffin and Ralph Spence. The film stars George Sidney, Charles Murray, Natalie Kingston, John Kolb, Max Asher and Brooks Benedic ...

'' (1927) *''

Galloping Fury ''Galloping Fury'' is a lost 1927 American silent Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Cast * Hoot Gibson - Billy Halen * Otis Harlan - Pop Tully * Sally Rand ...

'' (1927) *'' Play Safe'' (1927) * '' She's My Baby'' (1927) *''

Avenging Fangs ''Avenging Fangs'' is a 1927 American silent action film directed by Ernest Van Pelt and starring Kenneth MacDonald and Helen Lynch. It was a showcase for Sandow the Dog, a prospective rival for the popular Rin Tin Tin.Basinger p.453 Cast * ...

'' (1927) *''

Burning Up Broadway ''Burning Up Broadway'' is a 1928 American silent drama film, directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Helene Costello, Robert Frazer, and Sam Hardy, and was released February 1928. Plot Spike and Nick own a speakeasy in New York, where the chief cho ...

'' (1928) *''

The Kid's Clever ''The Kid's Clever'' is a 1929 American comedy film directed by William James Craft and written by Jack Foley, Ernest Pagano and Albert DeMond. The film stars Glenn Tryon, Kathryn Crawford, Russell Simpson, Lloyd Whitlock, George Chandler and ...

'' (1929) *'' Sweethearts on Parade'' (1930) *'' Trigger Tricks'' (1930) *''

Subway Express ''Subway Express'' is a 1931 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and starring Jack Holt, Aileen Pringle and Fred Kelsey.Goble p/970 Cast * Jack Holt as Inspector Killian * Aileen Pringle as Dale Tracy * Fred Kelsey a ...

'' (1931) *'' Soul of the Slums'' (1931)

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* 1884 births 1957 deaths American male silent film actors 20th-century American male actors Male actors from Oakland, California Male actors from Los Angeles {{US-film-actor-1880s-stub