Paul Maxwell

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Canadian actor (1921–1991)

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::summary Canadian actor (1921–1991) ::

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namePaul Maxwell
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captionMaxwell in Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased); episode "The Trouble with Women" (1969)
birth_nameMaxim Popovich
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birth_placeWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
death_date
death_placeLondon, England
occupationActor
years_active1957–1991
spouse
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Paul Maxwell (born Maxim Popovich; 12 November 192119 December 1991) was a Canadian actor who worked mostly in British cinema and television, in which he was usually cast as American characters. In terms of audience, his most notable role was probably that of Steve Tanner, the ex-GI husband of Elsie Tanner in the soap opera Coronation Street in 1967. Also, notable science fiction work he performed in was voicing Captain Grey in Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, Colonel Steve Zodiac in Fireball XL5, acted as Elijah Baley in the Out of the Unknown episode "The Naked Sun", Lt. Jim Lewis in the UFO episode "Sub-Smash", Jim Gordon in the Dirk Maggs audio drama Batman: The Lazarus Syndrome and Van Leuwen in Aliens.

Life and career

During World War II, Maxwell served in the Royal Canadian Artillery. He studied at Yale University, and graduated with a Master of Fine Arts.

Maxwell started as an actor in the U.S., appearing in series such as Dragnet and Alfred Hitchcock Presents before emigrating to Britain in 1960. In the next decade, Maxwell appeared in many TV series produced by ITC Entertainment, such as Danger Man and The Baron. He also voiced North American characters in series filmed by Gerry Anderson's production company Century 21, most prominently the leading character of Colonel Steve Zodiac in Fireball XL5 (1962) and the supporting character of Captain Grey in Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967). Maxwell also made several appearances in UFO (1970).

Maxwell also starred as the "Man with the Panama Hat" in the film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), as a C.I.A Director in The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976), and as General Maxwell Taylor in A Bridge Too Far (1977). His real passion, however, was theatre; he starred in the West End several times, with roles in Twelve Angry Men and the musical Promises, Promises.

After World War II, Maxwell married Mary Lindsay. The couple had one daughter.

Selected filmography

References

References

  1. "Paul Maxwell". BFI.
  2. "Paul Maxwell". corrie.net.
  3. "Episode 9 The Trouble with Women". [[Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)]].
  4. (2016). "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) - Cast, Crew, Director and Awards". [[The New York Times]].

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