Portrait of Max Davidson

Acting

Max Davidson

Career

Active from 1914 to 1940, busiest in 1927 with 11 main titles.

Leading roles
29
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for No Census, No Feeling
No Census, No Feeling
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Max Davidson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    0.9, average 2.5
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7
  • Cringe Humor
    0.9, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Physical Comedy 3
  • Silent Film 3
  • Silent Era Romance 2
  • Heartwarming 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Historical Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

75
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

5 titles ยท average score 74
Adventure
Adventure (1945)
GoodWatch score 64

as Man in Library (uncredited)

No Census, No Feeling
No Census, No Feeling (1940)
GoodWatch score 72

as Storekeeper (uncredited)

The Great Dictator
The Great Dictator (1940)
GoodWatch score 89

as Jewish Man (uncredited)

Kitty Foyle
Kitty Foyle (1940)
GoodWatch score 59

as Flower Man (uncredited)

The Mortal Storm
The Mortal Storm (1940)
GoodWatch score 89

as Old Postman

1930s

17 titles ยท average score 60
Union Pacific
Union Pacific (1939)
GoodWatch score 74

as Card Player (uncredited)

Roamin' Wild
Roamin' Wild (1936)

as Abe Wineman

Southern Exposure
Southern Exposure (1935)

as Man Saluting Charley in Restaurant (uncredited)

The Farmer Takes a Wife
The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935)
GoodWatch score 63

as Seller

The Gay Bride
The Gay Bride (1934)
GoodWatch score 62

as $100 Recipient (uncredited)

The World Gone Mad
The World Gone Mad (1933)
GoodWatch score 48

as Cohen the tailor

Docks of San Francisco
Docks of San Francisco (1932)

as Max Ranovich

The Wet Parade
The Wet Parade (1932)
GoodWatch score 54

as Mr. Schwartz (uncredited)

Lawyer Man
Lawyer Man (1932)
GoodWatch score 58

as Max (uncredited)

The Itching Hour
The Itching Hour (1931)

as Max Davidson

Boarding House Blues
Boarding House Blues (1930)

as Max

The Shrimp
The Shrimp (1930)

as Professor Schoenheimer (uncredited)

1920s

41 titles ยท average score 65
Pass the Gravy
Pass the Gravy (1928)
GoodWatch score 67

as Father

The Boy Friend
The Boy Friend (1928)

as Papa Davidson

Came the Dawn
Came the Dawn (1928)

as Papa Gimplewort

Call of the Cuckoo
Call of the Cuckoo (1927)
GoodWatch score 58

as Papa Gimplewart

Don't Tell Everything
Don't Tell Everything (1927)

as Papa Ginsberg

Why Girls Say No
Why Girls Say No (1927)

as Papa Whisselberg

Jewish Prudence
Jewish Prudence (1927)
GoodWatch score 66

as Papa Gimplewart

Pleasure Before Business
Pleasure Before Business (1927)

as Sam Weinberg

Should Second Husbands Come First?
Should Second Husbands Come First? (1927)

as Mr. Ethan Wattles

Long Fliv the King
Long Fliv the King (1926)
GoodWatch score 64

as Warfield

Raggedy Rose
Raggedy Rose (1926)

as Moe Ginsberg

The Rag Man
The Rag Man (1925)
GoodWatch score 70

as Max Ginsberg

1910s

12 titles ยท average score 72
The Hoodlum
The Hoodlum (1919)
GoodWatch score 59

as Abram Isaacs

The Hun Within
The Hun Within (1918)

as Max

A Daughter of the Poor
A Daughter of the Poor (1917)

as Joe Eastman

Don Quixote
Don Quixote (1916)

as Sancho Panza

Sunshine Dad
Sunshine Dad (1916)

as Mystic Seer

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
GoodWatch score 85

as Kindly Neighbor (uncredited)

Puppets
Puppets (1916)

as Scaramouche

The Heiress at Coffee Dan's
The Heiress at Coffee Dan's (1916)

as Shorty Olson

Bill Joins the W.W.W.'s
Bill Joins the W.W.W.'s (1914)

as Police Chief

Casey's Vendetta
Casey's Vendetta (1914)

as Police Captain

Ethel's Roof Party
Ethel's Roof Party (1914)

as The Janitor

Ethel Has a Steady
Ethel Has a Steady (1914)

as The Janitor