Maxie Rosenbloom
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 1, 1907
- Died
- March 6, 1976 (aged 68)
- Birthplace
- Leonard's Bridge, Connecticut, USA
Biography
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.
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My Side of the Mountain
Movie · as Flint Seller
The Spy in the Green Hat
Movie · as 'Crunch' Battaglia
I Dream of Jeannie
TV · as Man · 1 ep
The Munsters
TV · 1 ep
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TV · as Crunch Battaglia · 1 ep
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Bellboy
Movie · as Maxie
The Man in the Funny Suit
Movie · as Self
The Beat Generation
Movie · as Wrestling Beatnik
I Married a Monster from Outer Space
Movie · as Max Grady - Bartender
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Donna Reed Show
TV · 1 ep
Hollywood or Bust
Movie · as Bookie Benny
Eloise
Movie · as Himself
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Movie · as Steve
Playhouse 90
TV · as Steve · 1 ep
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
Movie · as Hinds
The Joe Palooka Story
TV · as Clyde · 25 eps
Mister Universe
Movie · as Big Ears
Skipalong Rosenbloom
Movie · as Skipalong Rosenbloom
The Champs Step Out
Movie · as 'Slapsy' Max
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hazard
Movie · as Truck Driver
The Perils of Pauline
Movie · as Maxie (uncredited)
Night Club Girl
Movie · as Percival J. Percival
Trouble Chasers
Movie · as Maxie
Men in Her Diary
Movie · as Moxie Kildorff
Penthouse Rhythm
Movie · as Health Spa Proprietor
Follow the Boys
Movie · as Slapsy Maxie (uncredited)
Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Movie · as Stanley Ketchel
Three of a Kind
Movie · as Maxie
Crazy Knights
Movie · as Maxie
Here Comes Kelly
Movie · as Trixie Bell
Swing Fever
Movie · as 'Rags'
My Son, The Hero
Movie · as Kid Slug Rosenthal
The Boogie Man Will Get You
Movie · as Maxie
To the Shores of Tripoli
Movie · as Okay Jones
Smart Alecks
Movie · as Butch Brocalli
The Yanks Are Coming
Movie · as Butch
Louisiana Purchase
Movie · as The Shadow aka Wilson
The Stork Pays Off
Movie · as Brains Moran
Harvard Here I Come
Movie · as Maxie
Ringside Maisie
Movie · as Chotsie
The Lady and the Lug
Movie · as Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom
Public Deb No. 1
Movie · as Eric
Grandpa Goes To Town
Movie · as Al
Passport to Alcatraz
Movie · as Hank Kircher
Each Dawn I Die
Movie · as Fargo Red
Private Detective
Movie · as Brody
Women in the Wind
Movie · as Stuffy McInnes
Naughty but Nice
Movie · as Killer
Slapsie Maxie's
Movie · as Slapsie Maxie
20,000 Men a Year
Movie · as Walt Dorgan
The Kid from Kokomo
Movie · as Curley Bender
Gangs of New York
Movie · as Tombstone
Mr. Moto's Gamble
Movie · as Horace 'Knock-Out' Wellington
Submarine Patrol
Movie · as Marine Sentry Sgt. Joe Duffy
The Kid Comes Back
Movie · as Stan Wilson
His Exciting Night
Movie · as Doc McCoy
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Movie · as Butch
Nothing Sacred
Movie · as Max Levinsky
Two Wise Maids
Movie · as Max Handler
Big City
Movie · as Maxie Rosenbloom
Muss 'em Up
Movie · as Snake
Kelly the Second
Movie · as Butch Flynn
Punch Drunks
Movie · as Plug-Ugly #2 in Restaurant (uncredited)
Mr. Broadway
Movie · as 'Slapsy' Maxie
King for a Night
Movie · as Maxie