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Max Asher(1885-1957)

  • Actor
  • Make-Up Department
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Max Asher
Max Asher was born on 5 May 1885 in Oakland, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Rip Van Winkle (1921), The Great Towel Robbery (1913) and Captain Kidd's Priceless Treasure (1914). He died on 15 April 1957 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 5, 1885
DiedApril 15, 1957(71)
BornMay 5, 1885
DiedApril 15, 1957(71)
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Known for

Rip Van Winkle (1921)
Rip Van Winkle
5.8
  • Nick Vedder
  • 1921
The Great Towel Robbery
Short
  • Max the Boob
  • 1913
Max Asher, Louise Fazenda, and Bobby Vernon in Captain Kidd's Priceless Treasure (1914)
Captain Kidd's Priceless Treasure
Short
  • Captain Kidd
  • 1914
Hiram's Inheritance
Short
  • Hiram
  • 1915

Credits

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Actor



  • Betty Hutton, Billy De Wolfe, and John Lund in The Perils of Pauline (1947)
    The Perils of Pauline
    6.4
    • Comic (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Nancy Carroll, Donald Cook, and George Murphy in Jealousy (1934)
    Jealousy
    5.5
    • Minor Role (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Douglass Montgomery and Margaret Sullavan in Little Man, What Now? (1934)
    Little Man, What Now?
    7.1
    • Chauffeur
    • 1934
  • Rex Bell in Crashin' Broadway (1933)
    Crashin' Broadway
    4.9
    • Bozo Watson (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Fred Kohler, Tom Mix, Lois Wilson, and Tony the Horse in The Rider of Death Valley (1932)
    The Rider of Death Valley
    7.6
    • (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Bag o' Tricks
    • 1931
  • William Collier Jr. and Blanche Mehaffey in Soul of the Slums (1931)
    Soul of the Slums
    6.2
    • Pawnbroker
    • 1931
  • Subway Express
    7.3
    • Mr. Blotnick
    • 1931
  • Alice White in Sweethearts on Parade (1930)
    Sweethearts on Parade
    7.4
    • Store Manager
    • 1930
  • Hoot Gibson in Trigger Tricks (1930)
    Trigger Tricks
    6.4
    • Ike
    • 1930
  • The Captain of His Roll
    Short
    • 1929
  • Laura La Plante and Joseph Schildkraut in Show Boat (1929)
    Show Boat
    6.2
    • Utility Man (uncredited)
    • 1929
  • Kathryn Crawford and Glenn Tryon in The Kid's Clever (1929)
    The Kid's Clever
    • Magician
    • 1929
  • Burning Up Broadway
    • Nick
    • 1928
  • Charley Chase and Edna Marion in The Way of All Pants (1927)
    The Way of All Pants
    6.7
    Short
    • Undetermined Secondary Role (unconfirmed, uncredited)
    • 1927

Makeup Department



  • The Gabby Hayes Show (1950)
    The Gabby Hayes Show
    7.0
    TV Series
    • makeup department head
    • 1953
  • Donald Woods in Craig Kennedy, Criminologist (1952)
    Craig Kennedy, Criminologist
    5.4
    TV Series
    • makeup artist
    • 1952
  • Lash La Rue and Al St. John in Stage to Mesa City (1948)
    Stage to Mesa City
    6.1
    • director of makeup
    • 1948
  • Roscoe Ates, Eddie Dean, and Nancy Gates in Check Your Guns (1948)
    Check Your Guns
    6.2
    • director of makeup
    • 1948
  • Gregory Peck, Ethel Barrymore, Charles Laughton, Charles Coburn, Ann Todd, Louis Jourdan, and Alida Valli in The Paradine Case (1947)
    The Paradine Case
    6.5
    • makeup artist (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Roscoe Ates, Eddie Dean, Jennifer Holt, and White Cloud in Shadow Valley (1947)
    Shadow Valley
    6.5
    • director of makeup
    • 1947
  • Roscoe Ates, Eddie Dean, Terry Frost, and Shirley Patterson in Black Hills (1947)
    Black Hills
    5.4
    • director of makeup (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • George Chesebro, Lash La Rue, and Al St. John in Return of the Lash (1947)
    Return of the Lash
    5.7
    • makeup director
    • 1947
  • Gary Cooper and Paulette Goddard in Unconquered (1947)
    Unconquered
    6.9
    • makeup artist (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Gary Cooper, Laraine Day, Signe Hasso, and Dennis O'Keefe in The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)
    The Story of Dr. Wassell
    6.5
    • makeup artist: second unit (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, and Marjorie Reynolds in Dixie (1943)
    Dixie
    6.0
    • makeup: second unit
    • 1943
  • John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Ray Milland, Paulette Goddard, Raymond Massey, Lynne Overman, and Robert Preston in Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
    Reap the Wild Wind
    6.6
    • makeup artist: second unit (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Harold Lloyd in The Milky Way (1936)
    The Milky Way
    6.5
    • makeup artist (uncredited)
    • 1936

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Jack Ascher
  • Born
    • May 5, 1885
    • Oakland, California, USA
  • Died
    • April 15, 1957
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Articles

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    Screen actor. In 1913-1914, appeared in a series of "Joker" comedies.

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