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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

88

Gender

Male

Birthday

1917-06-02

Day of Death

2000-07-30 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Caldwell, Kansas, USA

Also Known As

Casey Adams

Max Gordon Showalter

Max Showalter

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Max Showalter (June 2, 1917 – July 30, 2000), also credited as Casey Adams, was an American film, television, and stage actor, as well as a composer, pianist, and singer. One of Showalter's most memorable roles was as Jean Peters' character's husband in the 1953 film Niagara.

Known For

Acting

Bus Stop

1956

Bus Stop

as

Life Magazine Reporter

10

1979

10

as

Reverend

How to Murder Your Wife

1965

How to Murder Your Wife

as

Tobey Rawlins

The Music Man

1962

The Music Man

as

Salesman On Train (uncredited)

Naked Alibi

1954

Naked Alibi

as

Det. Lt. Parks (as Casey Adams)

Dangerous Crossing

1953

Dangerous Crossing

as

Jim Logan

Sixteen Candles

1984

Sixteen Candles

as

Grandpa Fred

Vicki

1953

Vicki

as

Larry Evans

Down Three Dark Streets

1954

Down Three Dark Streets

as

Dave Millson

Racing with the Moon

1984

Racing with the Moon

as

Mr. Arthur, Piano Teacher

With a Song in My Heart

1952

With a Song in My Heart

as

Harry Guild

Indestructible Man

1956

Indestructible Man

as

Lt. Richard Chasen

Dragoon Wells Massacre

1957

Dragoon Wells Massacre

as

Phillip Scott

Niagara

1953

Niagara

as

Ray Cutler

Voice in the Mirror

1958

Voice in the Mirror

as

Don Martin

What Price Glory

1952

What Price Glory

as

Lieutenant Moore

Bonnie's Kids

1973

Bonnie's Kids

as

Frank

Night People

1954

Night People

as

Frederick S. Hobart

Summer and Smoke

1961

Summer and Smoke

as

Roger Doremus

Fate Is the Hunter

1964

Fate Is the Hunter

as

Dan Crawford

Bon Voyage!

1962

Bon Voyage!

as

The Tight Suit

Elmer Gantry

1960

Elmer Gantry

as

Deaf Man (uncredited)

Destination Gobi

1953

Destination Gobi

as

Walter Landers

Never Say Goodbye

1956

Never Say Goodbye

as

Andy Leonard

My Six Loves

1963

My Six Loves

as

B. J. Smith

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

1986

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

as

Self (from Niagara [1953]) (archive footage)

My Wife's Best Friend

1952

My Wife's Best Friend

as

Pete Bentham

The Female Animal

1958

The Female Animal

as

Charlie Grant

Smog

1962

Smog

as

Paul Prescott

Always Leave Them Laughing

1949

Always Leave Them Laughing

as

Comet Pen Salesman

A Gun in the House

1981

A Gun in the House

as

Peter Schechter

Move Over, Darling

1963

Move Over, Darling

as

Hotel Desk Clerk

It Happened to Jane

1959

It Happened to Jane

as

Selwyn Harris

The Anderson Tapes

1971

The Anderson Tapes

as

Bingham

A Talent for Loving

1969

A Talent for Loving

as

Franklin

Lord Love a Duck

1966

Lord Love a Duck

as

Howard Greene

The Naked and the Dead

1958

The Naked and the Dead

as

Colonel Dalleson

The Moonshine War

1970

The Moonshine War

as

Mr. Worthman

The Return of Jack Slade

1955

The Return of Jack Slade

as

Billy Wilcox

Return to Peyton Place

1961

Return to Peyton Place

as

Nick Parker

The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show

as

Vinnie Meyers

Kojak

Kojak

as

Quinlan

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Carl Reynolds

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Barney Wales

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Will Henderson

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Ben Ballard

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

Rusty Graham

Bewitched

Bewitched

as

Charles Barlow

Public Defender

Public Defender

as

Conrad Martin

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

as

Dr. Charles Graham

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Rulon Murphy

Hazel

Hazel

as

Mr. Blackpool

Hazel

Hazel

as

Mr. Barry

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

Bill Garner

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Burt Stokes

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Frank Logan

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Clarence Henry

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Talbot Sparr

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Charles Judd

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Herman Baker

Hawaiian Eye

Hawaiian Eye

as

Ralston

The Doris Day Show

The Doris Day Show

as

Mr. Craig Fletcher

The Gale Storm Show

The Gale Storm Show

as

Orchestra Leader

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

as

Dr. Milton Gold

Hazel

Hazel

as

Mr. Starkey

Production

Crew

Directing