1907-11-01 Leonard's Bridge, Connecticut, USA
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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The Spy in the Green Hat | 'Crunch' Battaglia | 1967-02-03 |
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The Bellboy | 1960-07-20 | |
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The Beat Generation | Wrestling Beatnik | 1959-07-03 |
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I Married a Monster from Outer Space | Max Grady - Bartender | 1958-10-01 |
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Requiem for a Heavyweight | Steve | 1956-10-11 |
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Hollywood or Bust | Bookie Benny | 1956-12-06 |
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Eloise | Himself | 1956-11-22 |
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Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops | Hinds | 1955-02-02 |
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Skipalong Rosenbloom | Skipalong Rosenbloom | 1951-04-30 |
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The Champs Step Out | 'Slapsy' Max | 1951-11-15 |
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Mister Universe | Big Ears | 1951-01-10 |
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Hazard | Truck Driver | 1948-05-28 |
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The Perils of Pauline | Maxie (uncredited) | 1947-07-04 |
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Men in Her Diary | Moxie Kildorff | 1945-09-14 |
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Penthouse Rhythm | Health Spa Proprietor | 1945-06-22 |
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Trouble Chasers | Maxie | 1945-05-02 |
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Night Club Girl | Percival J. Percival | 1945-01-05 |
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Follow the Boys | Slapsy Maxie (uncredited) | 1944-05-05 |
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Irish Eyes Are Smiling | Stanley Ketchel | 1944-10-19 |
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Crazy Knights | Maxie | 1944-12-08 |
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Three of a Kind | Maxie | 1944-07-22 |
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Swing Fever | 'Rags' | 1943-11-01 |
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My Son, The Hero | Kid Slug Rosenthal | 1943-04-05 |
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Here Comes Kelly | Trixie Bell | 1943-09-19 |
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The Boogie Man Will Get You | Maxie | 1942-10-22 |
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To the Shores of Tripoli | Okay Jones | 1942-11-09 |
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Smart Alecks | Butch Brocalli | 1942-08-07 |
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The Yanks Are Coming | Butch | 1942-11-09 |
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Ringside Maisie | Chotsie | 1941-08-01 |
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The Lady and the Lug | Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom | 1941-03-22 |
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The Stork Pays Off | Brains Moran | 1941-10-05 |
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Louisiana Purchase | The Shadow aka Wilson | 1941-12-31 |
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Harvard Here I Come | Maxie | 1941-12-18 |
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Public Deb No. 1 | Eric | 1940-09-13 |
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Passport to Alcatraz | Hank Kircher | 1940-06-06 |
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Grandpa Goes To Town | Al | 1940-04-13 |
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Each Dawn I Die | Fargo Red | 1939-08-19 |
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Private Detective | Brody | 1939-12-09 |
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Women in the Wind | Stuffy McInnes | 1939-04-15 |
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Slapsie Maxie's | Slapsie Maxie | 1939-09-16 |
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Naughty But Nice | Killer | 1939-06-23 |
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20,000 Men a Year | Walt Dorgan | 1939-10-26 |
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The Kid from Kokomo | Curley Bender | 1939-05-23 |
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The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse | Butch | 1938-07-20 |
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His Exciting Night | Doc McCoy | 1938-11-11 |
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Submarine Patrol | Marine Sentry Sgt. Joe Duffy | 1938-11-25 |
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Gangs of New York | Tombstone | 1938-05-23 |
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The Kid Comes Back | Stan Wilson | 1938-02-12 |
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Mr. Moto's Gamble | Horace 'Knock-Out' Wellington | 1938-04-07 |
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Nothing Sacred | Max Levinsky | 1937-11-25 |
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Big City | Maxie Rosenbloom | 1937-09-03 |
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Two Wise Maids | Max Handler | 1937-02-15 |
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Muss 'em Up | Snake | 1936-02-13 |
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Kelly the Second | Butch Flynn | 1936-08-21 |
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Punch Drunks | Plug-Ugly #2 in Restaurant (uncredited) | 1934-07-13 |
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King for a Night | Maxie | 1933-12-09 |
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Mr. Broadway | 'Slapsy' Maxie | 1933-09-12 |
