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 Sound recording and reproduction, 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) ...

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 of the United States, West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third ...

. Asher was part of Universal Pictures' Joker Comedy unit with Gale Henry 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, Eddi ...

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The Cheese Special ''The Cheese Special'' is a 1913 American silent short comedy film featuring Max Asher and marking the film debut of Louise Fazenda. The scenario was written by Allen Curtis, but the identity of the director is unknown. It was the first pro ...

'' (1913) *''

Almost an Actress ''Almost an Actress'' was a 1913 American silent 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 the exasperated cameraman ...

'' (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 ...

'' (1913) *'' Lady Baffles and Detective Duck'' (1915) short film series *''

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'' (1915) *'' A Yankee Princess'' (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 asle ...

'' (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 He ...

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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'' (1923) * ''

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'' (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 the ...

'' (1924) *'' Dynamite Dan'' (1924), as Max Aschert *'' The Open Switch'' (1925) *'' Somewhere in Wrong'' (1925) * '' Heir-Loons'' (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 fi ...

'' (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'' (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 ''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 * Sall ...

'' (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 * S ...

'' (1927) *'' Burning Up Broadway'' (1928) *'' The Kid's Clever'' (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 ...

'' (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