Max Linder filmography
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Gabriel Leuvielle (16 December 1883 – 1 November 1925), known professionally as Max Linder, was a French actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and comedian of the silent film era. His onscreen persona "Max" was one of the first recognizable recurring characters in film. He has also been cited as the "first international movie star" and "the first film star anywhere".
Born in Cavernes, France to Catholic parents, Linder grew up with a passion for theater and enrolled in the Conservatoire de Bordeaux in 1899. He soon received awards for his performances and continued to pursue a career in the legitimate theater. He became a contract player with the Bordeaux Théâtre des Arts from 1901 to 1904, performing in plays by Molière, Pierre Corneille, and Alfred de Musset.
From the summer of 1905, Linder appeared in short comedy films for Pathé, at first usually in supporting roles. His first major film role was in the Georges Méliès-like fantasy film The Legend of Punching. During the following years, Linder made several hundred short films portraying "Max", a wealthy and dapper man-about-town frequently in hot water because of his penchant for beautiful women and the good life. Starting with The Skater's Debut in 1907, the character became one of the first identifiable motion-picture characters who appeared in successive situation comedies. By 1911, Linder was co-directing his own films (with René LePrince) as well as writing the scripts.
Linder enlisted at the outbreak of the First World War, and worked at first as a dispatch driver and entertainer. During his service, he was injured several times, and the experiences reportedly had a devastating effect on him both physically and mentally. It was during this time he had his first outbreak of chronic depression.
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La première sortie d'un collégien
1905 — a.k.a. First Night Out, in 0 top lists Check -
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La rencontre imprévue
1905 — a.k.a. Unforeseen Meeting, in 0 top lists Check -
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Julot va dans le monde
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Le pendu
1906 — a.k.a. Attempted Suicide, in 0 top lists Check -
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Les contrebandiers
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Ah! Quel malheur d'avoir un gendre
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Au music-hall
1907 — a.k.a. At the Music Hall, in 0 top lists Check -
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C'est Papa qui a pris la Purge
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Débuts d'un aéronaute
1907 — a.k.a. A Glorious Start, in 0 top lists Check -
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Domestique hypnotiseur
1907 — a.k.a. The Servant Hypnotist, in 0 top lists Check -
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Idée d'apache
1907 — a.k.a. A Hooligan Idea, in 0 top lists Check -
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La légende de Polichinelle
1907 — a.k.a. Harlequin's Story, in 0 top lists Check -
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Le mari de la doctoresse
1907 — a.k.a. Lady Doctor's Husband, in 0 top lists Check -
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Le poison
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Les exploits d'un fou
1907 — a.k.a. Doings of a Maniac, in 0 top lists Check -
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Les péripéties d'un amant
1907 — a.k.a. Lover's Ill Luck, in 0 top lists Check -
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Lèvres collées
1907 — a.k.a. Joined Lips, in 0 top lists Check -
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Les débuts d'un patineur
1907 — a.k.a. Max Learns to Skate, in 0 top lists Check -
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Pitou, bonne d'enfants
1907 — a.k.a. Private Atkins Minds a Baby, in 0 top lists Check -
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Pour un collier
1907 — a.k.a. All for a Necklace, in 0 top lists Check -
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Ruse de mari
1907 — a.k.a. Artful Husband, in 0 top lists Check -
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Sganarelle
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Un drame à Séville
1907 — a.k.a. A Drama in Seville, in 0 top lists Check -
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Création de la serpentine
1908 — a.k.a. Beginning of the Serpentine Dance, in 0 top lists Check -
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Deux grandes douleurs
1908 — a.k.a. Two Great Griefs, in 0 top lists Check -
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La suspension
1908 — a.k.a. The Hanging Lamp, in 0 top lists Check -
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Le premier cigare d'un collégien
1908 — a.k.a. First Cigar, in 0 top lists Check -
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L'obsession de la belle-mère
1908 — a.k.a. Tormented by His Mother-in-Law, in 0 top lists Check -
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L'obsession de l'équilibre
1908 — a.k.a. Amateur Acrobat, in 0 top lists Check -
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Mon pantalon est décousu
1908 — a.k.a. In a Difficult Position, in 0 top lists Check -
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Pédicure par amour
1908 — a.k.a. Unwilling Chiropodist, in 0 top lists Check -
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Un tic nerveux contagieux
1908 — a.k.a. Contagious Nervous Twitching, in 0 top lists Check -
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Vive la vie de garçon
1908 — a.k.a. Troubles of a Grass Widower, in 0 top lists Check -
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Mes voisins me font danser
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À qui mon coeur?
1909 — a.k.a. Who Will Win My Heart, in 0 top lists Check -
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Aimé par sa bonne
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Amoureux de la femme à barbe
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Avant et... après
1909 — a.k.a. Before and After, in 0 top lists Check -
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En bombe
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La barbe de Théodore
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La petite rosse
1909 — a.k.a. The Little Vixen, in 0 top lists Check -
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La vengeance du bottier
1909 — a.k.a. One on Max, in 0 top lists Check -
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Le Bridge au plafond
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Le chapeau-claque
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Le petit jeune homme
1909 — a.k.a. Willyboy Gets His, in 0 top lists Check -
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Le ratelier de la belle-mère
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Le voleur mondain
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Les surprises de l'amour
1909 — a.k.a. The Surprises of a Flirtation, in 0 top lists Check -
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Roméo se fait bandit
1909 — a.k.a. Romeo Turns Bandit, in 0 top lists Check -
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See the Picture!
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