Acting

Charles Maxwell

Born 1913-12-28 · Long Island, New York, USA

Charles Carlton Maxwell was an American character actor and producer who worked primarily in television. Maxwell frequently appeared as a guest star in western television series, including Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Lawman, Rawhide, and The Rifleman. Wikipedia

Acting credits

The Adventures of Superboy poster
4.6

Jimmy, Clark Kent and Lana Lang's friend, is ashamed that his father works as a doorman at the Smallville theater. His opinion changes when Superboy is able to thwart a robbery with Jimmy's father's help.

The Adventures of Superboy

1961

Down Liberty Road poster
9.0

On a cross-country Greyhound bus, passengers give historically dubious summaries of major landmarks. Riders include a grieving father of a fallen soldier and C-list celebrities of the 1950s.

Down Liberty Road

1957

Brainstorm poster
6.1

Scientist Jim Grayam saves his boss' wife from suicide but then falls in love with her.

Brainstorm

1965

They Flew Alone poster
6.8

The story of flyer Amy Johnson the girl from Yorkshire who won the hearts of the British public in the 1930s with her record-breaking solo flights around the world. Her marriage to fellow aviator Jim Mallison was less noteworthy.

They Flew Alone

1942

A Life at Stake poster
5.3

An out-of-work architect meets a married woman who has a business proposition for him. The architect begins to suspect the woman's interest in him is not just financial and may actually be deadly.

A Life at Stake

1955

The Power of the Resurrection poster
7.0

A young man, Facing torture and possibly death for his Christian beliefs, confesses his fears to Peter, who awaits a similar fate. Peter tells him of fear he felt in following Jesus' arrest in the Garden of Gethesamene, when he denied knowing him three times - and yet Jesus told him that he would be the rock upon which the Church was built. Peter goes on to relate the events of the passion week, including the Christ's crucifixion, resurrection and ascension.

The Power of the Resurrection

1958

Portland Exposé poster
6.0

The owner of a tavern is pressured by the local mob to go into business with them, and figures it's better all around if he does that rather than cause trouble. However, when he starts to see what kind of place his nice little neighborhood bar is turning into, and when one of the mob's goons tries to rape his daughter, he decides to fight them.

Portland Exposé

1957

Finger Man poster
5.4

An ex-con is inspired to go undercover and "finger" the mob after finding out his sister is hooked on illegal drugs.

Finger Man

1955

The Search for Bridey Murphy poster
6.7

After being shown what hypnotism can do, a doctor starts to study it in depth. When he experiments on a friend's wife, she regresses into an early life, that of Bridey Murphy.

The Search for Bridey Murphy

1956

Behind the camera