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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Amour tenace
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Amoureux de la teinturière
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Entente cordiale
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Une idylle à la ferme
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Max jockey par amour
1913 — a.k.a. A Jockey for Love, in 0 top lists Check -
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La malle au mariage
1912 — a.k.a. Max and the Maid, in 0 top lists Check -
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La vengeance du domestique
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Max et son âne
1912 — a.k.a. Joe Teaches Max a Lesson, in 0 top lists Check -
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Le mal de mer
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Le roman de Max
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Le succès de la prestidigitation
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Max a peur de l'eau
1912 — a.k.a. The Water-Funker, in 0 top lists Check -
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Max a peur des chiens
1912 — a.k.a. Max Fears the Dogs, in 0 top lists Check -
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Max bandit par amour
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Max boxeur par amour
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Max cocher de fiacre
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Max contre Nick Winter
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Max émule de Tartarin
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Voyage de noces en Espagne
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Max et la statue
1912 — a.k.a. Max and the Statue, in 0 top lists Check -
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Max et son chien Dick
1912 — a.k.a. Max and His Dog, in 0 top lists Check -
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Max in a Wardrobe
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Max lance la mode
1912 — a.k.a. Max Sets the Fashion, in 0 top lists Check -
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Max reprend sa liberté
1912 — a.k.a. Troubles of a Grasswidower, in 0 top lists Check -
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Max veut grandir
1912 — a.k.a. Max Joins the Giants, in 0 top lists Check -
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Oh! Les femmes
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Peintre par amour
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Que peut-il avoir?
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Un enlèvement en hydroaéroplane
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Un mariage au téléphone
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Un pari original
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Une nuit agitée
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Max collectioneur de chaussures
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Max, professeur de tango
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