Max Davidson

Biography

Max Davidson was a German-American film actor known for his comedic Jewish persona during the silent film era. Born in Berlin to Jewish parents, he emigrated to the US in the 1890s and began working in stock theater and vaudeville before entering silent movies in 1912. He appeared in notable films such as "Three Women" (1924), "The Johnstown Flood" (1926), and starred alongside Jackie Coogan in "The Rag Man" (1923) and "Old Clothes" (1925).