Max Perlich

Max Perlich
Born	(1968-03-26) March 26, 1968 (age 57) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1986–present
Spouse	Jia Mae

Max Perlich (born March 26, 1968) is an American film and television actor. In 1990, Perlich won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in the hit indie film Drugstore Cowboy and was nominated for the same award in 1996 for his performance in Georgia .

Early life

Perlich was born in Cleveland, Ohio. His mother was actress Linda Porter, known for her roles in shows such as Superstore and Gilmore Girls , and his father, Martin Perlich, was a writer, radio programming director and announcer, who worked for a time with the Cleveland Orchestra. ^{[1] [2]} The Perlich family moved to Los Angeles, California when Max was four. ^[3]

Career

After Perlich dropped out of high school in 10th grade, his career began with a small part in John Hughes' hit 1986 teen comedy Ferris Bueller's Day Off . He then began appearing in a series of bit parts on television and in teen films such as Can't Buy Me Love (1987), Plain Clothes (1988), Gleaming the Cube, Lost Angels and Drugstore Cowboy (1989). He was also in the films Rush (1991), The Butcher's Wife (1991), Cliffhanger (1993), Maverick (1994), Shake, Rattle and Rock! (1994), Georgia (1995), Beautiful Girls (1996), Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996) House on Haunted Hill (1999), and Blow (2001). He had a recurring role as J. H. Brodie on Homicide: Life on the Street (1997). ^[4] He also had recurring roles on television series such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1998), Gilmore Girls (2001), Charmed (2005), My Name Is Earl (2006), and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008), in addition to appearing in an episode of Season 4 of Burn Notice (2010). He is also featured in the music videos "Bust a Move" by Young MC, "No Excuses" by Alice in Chains and "Naked Eye" by Luscious Jackson. ^[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Ferris Bueller's Day Off	Anderson
1987	The Allnighter	Benny
	Can't Buy Me Love	Lester
	In the Mood	Slapping Teenage Boy
	Plain Clothes	Carter
1988	Vibes	Busboy
1989	Gleaming the Cube	Yabbo
	Lost Angels	Frankie
	Drugstore Cowboy	David
	Gross Anatomy	Ethan Cleaver
1990	Horseplayer	Kid
	Genuine Risk	Chris Wood
1991	Liebestraum	Orderly
	The Butcher's Wife	Eugene
	Rush	Walker
1993	Born Yesterday	JJ
	Cliffhanger	Evan
1994	Maverick	Johnny Hardin
	Dead Beat	Jimmy
1995	Terrified	Chad
	Georgia	Axel Goldman
1996	Cityscrapes: Los Angeles	Mack
	Livers Ain't Cheap	Tom
	The Grave	Boo
	Beautiful Girls	Kev
	Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco	Ralph
	Feeling Minnesota	Desk Clerk at Cowboy Style Hotel
1997	Truth or Consequences, N.M.	Wayne
	The Brave	Lou Jr.
	Gummo	Cole
	Men with Guns	Easy Gary
	The Curse of Inferno	Harold Cantrell
1998	Goodbye Lover	Will
	I Woke Up Early the Day I Died	Assistant Undertaker
	Avenged	Horton
1999	Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby	Flaco
	House on Haunted Hill	Schecter
2000	The Independent	Ivan
	Ropewalk	Dickie
	Auggie Rose	Landlord
	Stanley's Gig	Steve
	Desperate but Not Serious	Todd
	Beastie Boys Video Anthology	—	Documentary shorts
2001	Blow	Kevin Dulli
	Early Bird Special	Lester
2002	Deuces Wild	Freddie
2003	Sol Goode	Murphy
	The Watermelon Heist	Deputy
	The Missing	Isaac Edgerly
2004	The Grey	Gus
	Dinocroc	Deputy Kerrigan
2005	The Nickel Children	The Bald Man
2006	The Darwin Awards	Bob
	Seven Mummies	Zeus
	Punk Love	Officer Lawson
2007	Protecting the King	Darryl
2008	Ninja Cheerleaders	Jimmy 'The Snitch'
2011	InSight	Det. Canto
2013	Night of the Templar	Benoit the Butler
2014	Bullet	Leroy
2020	Tar	Alfred

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Home Fires	Sam Ash	Television film
1987, 1989	My Two Dads	Delivery Guy / Pizza Delivery Boy	2 episodes
1988	21 Jump Street	Mad Maxie	Episode: "School's Out"
1988, 1989	TV 101	Shadow	2 episodes
1989	Trying Times	Older Benjie	Episode: "A Good Life"
1993	L.A. Law	Sandy Morrison	3 episodes
1994	Shake, Rattle and Rock!	Tony	Television film
	Rebel Highway	Tony Fazio / Aggie's Drummer	2 episodes
1995–1997	Homicide: Life on the Street	J. H. Brodie	36 episodes
1998	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Whistler	Episode: "Becoming"
	Fantasy Island	Scotty	Episode: "Superfriends"
	Sometimes They Come Back... for More	Lieutenant Brian Shebanski	Television film
1999	Lansky	Meyer Lansky (Ages 19–28)
	Todd McFarlane's Spawn	Bobbie	Episode: "Seed of the Hellspawn"
	The Wild Thornberrys	Echidna	Episode: "Clash of the Teutons"
	Chicken Soup for the Soul	American Soldier	Episode: "Silent Night"
	Nash Bridges	Billy Hopkins	Episode: "Smash and Grab"
2000	Homicide: The Movie	J. H. Brodie	Television film
2001	NYPD Blue	Freddy	Episode: "Flight of Fancy"
	Thieves	Leo Kanowski	Episode: "Pilot"
	Gilmore Girls	Rune	3 episodes
2002	The Shield	Ponyboy Harris	Episode: "Pilot"
	Crossing Jordan	Chill	Episode: "With Honor"
	The Johnny Chronicles	Louis	Television film
2003	The Guardian	Mason Kazinski	Episode: "The Line"
2004	Line of Fire	Denny Markus	Episode: "Eminence Front: Part 1"
2005	Charmed	Laygan	3 episodes
2006	My Name Is Earl	Paul	2 episodes
	13 Graves	Russell	Television film
2008	Street Warrior	Georgie Bautista
2008, 2009	Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles	Walsh	2 episodes
2010	Burn Notice	Hank	Episode: "Made Man"
2012	Hawaii Five-0	Sam Sherman	Episode: "Ha'alele"
2012–2014	Justified	Sammy Tonin	4 episodes
2017	Twin Peaks	Hank	Episode: "Part 1"

References

1. "Martin Perlich | Broadcaster & Writer". www.martinperlich.com. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
2. "Max Perlich Biography (1968-)". www.filmreference.com. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
3. "KCSN Programming Director Publishes Novel". www.csun.edu. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
4. "'Born Yesterday'". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
5. "Beastiemania.com - Who Is Who - Max Perlich". www.beastiemania.com. Retrieved 2021-08-01.

External links

• Max Perlich at IMDb