Acting · Leonard's Bridge, Connecticut, USA · Born November 1, 1907
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Max Everitt Rosenbloom (November 1, 1907 – March 6, 1976) was an American boxer, actor, and television personality. Born in Leonard Bridge, Connecticut, Rosenbloom was nicknamed "Slapsie Maxie" by a journalist due to his open-gloved style of boxing. In 1930, he won the New York light heavyweight title. In 1932, he won the World Light Heavyweight Championship. He held and defended the title until November 1934, when he lost it to Bob Olin. As a professional boxer, Rosenbloom relied on hitting and moving to score points. He was very difficult to hit cleanly with a power punch and his fights often went the full number of required rounds. In his boxing career, he received thousands of punches to the head, which eventually led to the deterioration of his motor functions. In 1937, he accepted a role in a Hollywood film. He became a character actor, portraying comical "big guys" in movies that included Each Dawn I Die, and Maxie retired from boxing permanently in 1939. Slapsy Maxie's, the first comedy club, opened in San Francisco and Los Angeles. He continued acting on radio, television, and in a number of films, usually playing comedy roles as a big, clumsy, punch-drunk—but lovable—character. He appeared in a number of episodes (playing himself) of The Fred Allen Show—including a skit with Marlene Dietrich. Rosenbloom played an important part in television's first 90-minute drama, Requiem for a Heavyweight, written by Rod Serling, and starring Jack Palance as a boxer at the end of his career. Rosenbloom played an ex-boxer, whose life revolved around retelling old boxing stories night after night to other ex-boxers in a down-and-out bar. It is the fate that looms for Mountain McClintock, Palance's character, if he cannot adjust to a new life outside the ring. Slapsy Maxie's, his nightclub, is prominently featured in a 2013 crime film, Gangster Squad, which is set in 1949. The club, which actually operated in 1939 at 7165 Beverly Blvd and from 1943 to 1947, was located at 5665 Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles.
MovieThe Spy in the Green Hat
1967
as 'Crunch' Battaglia
TVI Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Man
TVThe Munsters
1964
TVThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Crunch Battaglia
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
MovieThe Bellboy
1960
as Maxie
The Man in the Funny Suit
1960
as Self
MovieThe Beat Generation
1959
as Wrestling Beatnik
TVWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
as Self
MovieI Married a Monster from Outer Space
1958
as Max Grady - Bartender
TVThe Donna Reed Show
1958
MovieHollywood or Bust
1956
as Bookie Benny
MovieEloise
1956
as Himself
MovieRequiem for a Heavyweight
1956
as Steve
TVPlayhouse 90
1956
as Steve
MovieAbbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
1955
as Hinds
The Joe Palooka Story
1954
as Clyde
The Champs Step Out
1951
as 'Slapsy' Max
MovieSkipalong Rosenbloom
1951
as Skipalong Rosenbloom
MovieMister Universe
1951
as Big Ears
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self
MovieHazard
1948
as Truck Driver
MovieThe Perils of Pauline
1947
as Maxie (uncredited)
MovieMen in Her Diary
1945
as Moxie Kildorff
MoviePenthouse Rhythm
1945
as Health Spa Proprietor
MovieTrouble Chasers
1945
as Maxie
Night Club Girl
1945
as Percival J. Percival
MovieCrazy Knights
1944
as Maxie
MovieIrish Eyes Are Smiling
1944
as Stanley Ketchel
MovieThree of a Kind
1944
as Maxie
MovieFollow the Boys
1944
as Slapsy Maxie (uncredited)
MovieSwing Fever
1943
as 'Rags'
MovieHere Comes Kelly
1943
as Trixie Bell
MovieMy Son, The Hero
1943
as Kid Slug Rosenthal
MovieTo the Shores of Tripoli
1942
as Okay Jones
MovieThe Yanks Are Coming
1942
as Butch
MovieThe Boogie Man Will Get You
1942
as Maxie
MovieSmart Alecks
1942
as Butch Brocalli
MovieLouisiana Purchase
1941
as The Shadow aka Wilson
MovieHarvard Here I Come
1941
as Maxie
MovieThe Stork Pays Off
1941
as Brains Moran
MovieRingside Maisie
1941
as Chotsie
MovieThe Lady and the Lug
1941
as Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom
MoviePublic Deb No. 1
1940
as Eric
MoviePassport to Alcatraz
1940
as Hank Kircher
MovieGrandpa Goes To Town
1940
as Al
MoviePrivate Detective
1939
as Brody
Movie20,000 Men a Year
1939
as Walt Dorgan
MovieSlapsie Maxie's
1939
as Slapsie Maxie
MovieEach Dawn I Die
1939
as Fargo Red
MovieNaughty but Nice
1939
as Killer
MovieThe Kid from Kokomo
1939
as Curley Bender
MovieWomen in the Wind
1939
as Stuffy McInnes
MovieSubmarine Patrol
1938
as Marine Sentry Sgt. Joe Duffy
His Exciting Night
1938
as Doc McCoy
MovieThe Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
as Butch
MovieGangs of New York
1938
as Tombstone
MovieMr. Moto's Gamble
1938
as Horace 'Knock-Out' Wellington
MovieThe Kid Comes Back
1938
as Stan Wilson
MovieNothing Sacred
1937
as Max Levinsky
MovieBig City
1937
as Maxie Rosenbloom
MovieTwo Wise Maids
1937
as Max Handler
MovieKelly the Second
1936
as Butch Flynn
MovieMuss 'em Up
1936
as Snake
MoviePunch Drunks
1934
as Plug-Ugly #2 in Restaurant (uncredited)
MovieKing for a Night
1933
as Maxie
MovieMr. Broadway
1933
as 'Slapsy' Maxie
