Max Perlich

{{short description|American film and television actor|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox person

|image =

| name = Max Perlich

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|03|26}}

| birth_place = Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

| occupation = Actor

| yearsactive = 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.{{Cite web|title=Martin Perlich {{!}} Broadcaster & Writer|url=http://www.martinperlich.com/|access-date=2021-08-01|website=www.martinperlich.com}}{{Cite web|title=Max Perlich Biography (1968-)|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/39/Max-Perlich.html|access-date=2021-08-01|website=www.filmreference.com}} The Perlich family moved to Los Angeles, California when Max was four.{{Cite web|title=KCSN Programming Director Publishes Novel|url=http://www.csun.edu/pubrels/press_releases/summer06/perlich.html|access-date=2021-08-01|website=www.csun.edu}}

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).{{Cite web|title='Born Yesterday'|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/bornyesterdaypghowe_a0afa7.htm|access-date=2021-08-01|website=www.washingtonpost.com}} 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.{{Cite web|title=Beastiemania.com - Who Is Who - Max Perlich|url=http://www.beastiemania.com/whois/perlich_max/|access-date=2021-08-01|website=www.beastiemania.com}}

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

1986

|Ferris Bueller's Day Off

|Anderson

1987

|The Allnighter

|Benny

1987

|Can't Buy Me Love

|Lester

1987

|In the Mood

|Slapping Teenage Boy

1987

|Plain Clothes

|Carter

1988

|Vibes

|Busboy

1989

|Gleaming the Cube

|Yabbo

1989

|Lost Angels

|Frankie

1989

|Drugstore Cowboy

|David

1989

|Gross Anatomy

|Ethan Cleaver

1990

|Horseplayer

|Kid

1990

|Genuine Risk

|Chris Wood

1991

|Liebestraum

|Orderly

1991

|The Butcher's Wife

|Eugene

1991

|Rush

|Walker

1993

|Born Yesterday

|JJ

1993

|Cliffhanger

|Evan

1994

|Maverick

|Johnny Hardin

1994

|Dead Beat

|Jimmy

1995

|Terrified

|Chad

1995

|Georgia

|Axel Goldman

1996

|Cityscrapes: Los Angeles

|Mack

1996

|Livers Ain't Cheap

|Tom

1996

|The Grave

|Boo

1996

|Beautiful Girls

|Kev

1996

|Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

|Ralph

1996

|Feeling Minnesota

|Desk Clerk at Cowboy Style Hotel

1997

|Truth or Consequences, N.M.

|Wayne

1997

|The Brave

|Lou Jr.

1997

|Gummo

|Cole

1997

|Men with Guns

|Easy Gary

1997

|The Curse of Inferno

|Harold Cantrell

1998

|Goodbye Lover

|Will

1998

|I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

|Assistant Undertaker

1998

|Avenged

|Horton

1999

|Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby

|Flaco

1999

|House on Haunted Hill

|Schecter

2000

|The Independent

|Ivan

2000

|Ropewalk

|Dickie

2000

|Auggie Rose

|Landlord

2000

|Stanley's Gig

|Steve

2000

|Desperate but Not Serious

|Todd

2000

|Beastie Boys Video Anthology

|{{N/a}}

|Documentary shorts

2001

|Blow

|Kevin Dulli

2001

|Early Bird Special

|Lester

2002

|Deuces Wild

|Freddie

2003

|Sol Goode

|Murphy

2003

|The Watermelon Heist

|Deputy

2003

|The Missing

|Isaac Edgerly

2004

|The Grey

|Gus

2004

|Dinocroc

|Deputy Kerrigan

2005

|The Nickel Children

|The Bald Man

2006

|The Darwin Awards

|Bob

2006

|Seven Mummies

|Zeus

2006

|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 =

class="wikitable"

!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

1994

|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"

1998

|Fantasy Island

|Scotty

|Episode: "Superfriends"

1998

|Sometimes They Come Back... for More

|Lieutenant Brian Shebanski

| rowspan="2" |Television film

1999

|Lansky

|Meyer Lansky (Ages 19–28)

1999

|Todd McFarlane's Spawn

|Bobbie

|Episode: "Seed of the Hellspawn"

1999

|The Wild Thornberrys

|Echidna

|Episode: "Clash of the Teutons"

1999

|Chicken Soup for the Soul

|American Soldier

|Episode: "Silent Night"

1999

|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"

2001

|Thieves

|Leo Kanowski

|Episode: "Pilot"

2001

|Gilmore Girls

|Rune

|3 episodes

2002

|The Shield

|Ponyboy Harris

|Episode: "Pilot"

2002

|Crossing Jordan

|Chill

|Episode: "With Honor"

2002

|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

2006

|13 Graves

|Russell

| rowspan="2" |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

External links

{{IMDb name|0001611}}

Category:1968 births

Category:Living people

Category:20th-century American male actors

Category:21st-century American male actors

Category:American male film actors

Category:American male television actors

Category:Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male winners

Category:Male actors from Cleveland