Max M. Dill (September 15, 1876 – November 21, 1949) was an American

vaudeville Vaudeville (; ) is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment which began in France in the middle of the 19th century. A ''vaudeville'' was originally a comedy without psychological or moral intentions, based on a comical situation: a drama ...

comedian who starred briefly in film between 1916 and 1917. Dill was part of the vaudeville team Kolb and Dill, partnering with Clarence Kolb. Dill's short career in film began when he was 39 years old. Kolb co-starred in some of his films. Dill worked in ''

Beloved Rogues ''Beloved Rogues'' is a 1917 American silent comedy-drama film directed and written by Alfred Santell with the storyline by Aaron Hoffman. It starred C. William Kolb. A surviving fragment, 1 reel, exists at the Library of Congress. Plot The ...

'' with actor

Harry von Meter Harry von Meter (March 20, 1871 – June 2, 1956; sometimes credited as Harry van Meter) was an American actor of stage and silent film. He starred in about 200 films in the period from 1912 through 1929. He retired from acting just as sound fi ...

in 1917, and it was Dill's last film, though he lived for decades more. (Kolb later returned to films and was a busy Hollywood character actor from the 1930s to the 1950s.)

Filmography

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'' (1917; as Max M. Dill) .... Mike Amsterdammer *''Glory'' (1917) .... Mike Plotts *''Lonesome Town'' (1916; as Max M. Dill) .... Mike *''Peck o' Pickles'' (1916; as Max M. Dill) .... Adolph Busch *''Bluff'' (1916; as Max M. Dill) .... Mike *''The Three Pals'' (1916; as Max M. Dill) .... Mike *''A Million for Mary'' (1916) .... Mike *''

Two Flaming Youths ''Two Flaming Youths'' is a lost 1927 American silent comedy film directed by John Waters and written by John W. Conway, Donald Davis, Percy Heath, and Herman J. Mankiewicz. The film stars W. C. Fields, Chester Conklin, Mary Brian, Jack Luden ...

'' (1927) .... Dill

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* * 1876 births 1949 deaths American male silent film actors Male actors from Cleveland American vaudeville performers 20th-century American male actors {{US-film-actor-1870s-stub