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Home/People/Max Showalter
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Born
Jun 2, 1917Died: Jul 30, 2000
Lived 83 years
Place of Birth
Caldwell, Kansas, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

43
Movies
45
TV Shows
Also Known As
Casey Adams
Max Gordon Showalter
IMDb Profile

Max Showalter

Acting

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.
Sixteen Candles poster

Sixteen Candles

as Grandpa Fred
1984
Racing with the Moon poster

Racing with the Moon

as Mr. Arthur, Piano Teacher
1984
A Gun in the House poster

A Gun in the House

as Peter Schechter
1981
10 poster

10

as Reverend
1979
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band poster

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

as Ernest Shears
1978
Bonnie's Kids poster

Bonnie's Kids

as Frank
1973
The Anderson Tapes poster

The Anderson Tapes

as Bingham
1971
The Moonshine War poster

The Moonshine War

as Mr. Worthman
1970
A Talent for Loving poster

A Talent for Loving

as Franklin
1969
Lord Love a Duck poster

Lord Love a Duck

as Howard Greene
1966
How to Murder Your Wife poster

How to Murder Your Wife

as Tobey Rawlins
1965
Sex and the Single Girl poster

Sex and the Single Girl

as Holmes
1964
Fate Is the Hunter poster

Fate Is the Hunter

as Dan Crawford
1964
The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour poster

The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour

as Walter
1964
Move Over, Darling poster

Move Over, Darling

as Hotel Desk Clerk
1963
My Six Loves poster

My Six Loves

as B. J. Smith
1963
Smog poster

Smog

as Paul Prescott
1962
The Music Man poster

The Music Man

as Salesman On Train (uncredited)
1962
Bon Voyage! poster

Bon Voyage!

as The Tight Suit
1962
Summer and Smoke poster

Summer and Smoke

as Roger Doremus
1961