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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Le pendu
1906 — a.k.a. Attempted Suicide, in 0 top lists Check -
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Les contrebandiers
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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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Le poison
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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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Mes voisins me font danser
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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
1909 — a.k.a. On a Racket, in 0 top lists Check -
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La petite rosse
1909 — a.k.a. The Little Vixen, 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 voleur mondain
1909 — a.k.a. Max Leads Them a Novel Chase, in 0 top lists Check -
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See the Picture!
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Un mariage à l'américaine
1909 — a.k.a. Miss Moneybags Wishes to Wed, in 0 top lists Check -
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Une campagne électorale
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Une conquête
1909 — a.k.a. A Conquest, in 0 top lists Check -
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Une poursuite mouvementée
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Comment Max fait le tour du monde
1910 — a.k.a. How Max Went Around the World, in 0 top lists Check -
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Kyrelor, bandit par amour
1910 — a.k.a. Max Foils the Police, in 0 top lists Check -
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La flûte merveilleuse
1910 — a.k.a. Max Makes Music, in 0 top lists Check -
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La maîtresse de piano
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La timidité guérie par le sérum
1910 — a.k.a. A Cure for Timidity, in 0 top lists Check -
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Le cauchemar de Max
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Le soulier trop petit
1910 — a.k.a. Max's Feet Are Pinched, in 0 top lists Check -
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Les effets des pilules de Max
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Les exploits du jeune Tartarin
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Mariage au puzzle
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Max est distrait
1910 — a.k.a. Max Is Absent Minded, in 0 top lists Check -
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Max et Clancy tombent d'accord
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Max et ses trois mariages
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Max hypnotisé
1910 — a.k.a. Max Hypnotized, in 0 top lists Check -
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Max manque un riche mariage
1910 — a.k.a. Shame on Max, in 0 top lists Check -
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Max se trompe d'étage
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Mon chien rapporte
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Qui a tué Max?
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Max et son rival
1910 — a.k.a. Perseverance Rewarded, in 0 top lists Check -
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Trop aimée
1910 — a.k.a. Max Is Almost Married, in 0 top lists Check -
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Une bonne pour monsieur, un domestique pour madame
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Max et l'edelweiss
1910 — a.k.a. Max in the Alps, in 0 top lists Check -
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Une jeune fille romanesque
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Une mauvaise vue
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Une représentation au cinéma
1910 — a.k.a. At the Cinematograph Theatre, in 0 top lists Check -
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Max fiancé
1911 — a.k.a. Max Is Forced to Work, in 0 top lists Check -
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Max a un duel
1911 — a.k.a. Max Fights a Duel, in 0 top lists Check
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