Photo: Lewis-Smith, Chicago / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Linder is, for me, one of cinema's true founding fathers and far too easily forgotten. Born in Gironde, he built "Max" into one of the first recurring screen characters and was hailed as the first international movie star, with Chaplin himself reportedly looking up to him. That lineage gives me chills, because it means much of modern screen comedy traces back to this elegant man in a silk hat and moustache. His early death in 1925 feels like a genuine loss to film history. I hold nothing but reverence for an artist who made the whole world laugh before movies could even speak.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Max Linder
- Name (Japanese)
- マックス・ランデー
- Reading
- まっくす・らんでー
- Born
- December 16, 1883 – October 31, 1925
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Goat
- Origin
- Saint-Loubès, Gironde, France
- Occupation
- actor / film director / screenwriter / stage actor / film actor
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Max Linder born?
December 16, 1883 – October 31, 1925.
Where is Max Linder from?
Max Linder is from Saint-Loubès, Gironde, France.
What does Max Linder do?
Max Linder works as actor, film director, screenwriter, stage actor, film actor.
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7. About this entry
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- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.