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	'''Max David Bacon''' (1 March 1904, London, England – 3 December 1969, London, England) was a British actor, comedian and musician (drummer and occasional vocalist in [[Ambrose (bandleader)\|Ambrose]]'s band).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/102671\|title=Max Bacon\|website=[[British Film Institute]]\|access-date=15 October 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023040315/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/102671\|archive-date=23 October 2012\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=767\|title=Max Bacon\|website=Aveleyman.com}}</ref> Although he was British-born, his comedic style centred on his pseudo-European, [[Yiddish]] accent and in his straight-faced mispronunciation of words.		\| image = Max_Bacon_(actor).jpg
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			'''Max David Bacon''' (1 March 1904, London, England – 3 December 1969, London, England) was a British actor, comedian and musician (drummer and occasional vocalist in [[w:Ambrose (bandleader)\|Ambrose]]'s band).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/102671\|title=Max Bacon\|website=[[w:British Film Institute\|British Film Institute]]\|access-date=15 October 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023040315/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/102671\|archive-date=23 October 2012\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=767\|title=Max Bacon\|website=Aveleyman.com}}</ref> Although he was British-born, his comedic style centred on his pseudo-European, [[w:Yiddish\|Yiddish]] accent and in his straight-faced mispronunciation of words.

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Bacon's father came from a leather-working family to London from [[Katowice]], then in [[Galicia (Eastern Europe)\|Galicia]] in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.<ref name=jewishlives>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.jewishlivesproject.com/profiles/max-bacon \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=13 December 2019 \|archive-date=13 December 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213120732/https://www.jewishlivesproject.com/profiles/max-bacon \|url-status=dead }}</ref> In London, his father worked as a basket-weaver.		Bacon's father came from a leather-working family to London from [[w:Katowice\|Katowice]], then in [[w:Galicia (Eastern Europe)\|Galicia]] in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.<ref name=jewishlives>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.jewishlivesproject.com/profiles/max-bacon \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=13 December 2019 \|archive-date=13 December 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213120732/https://www.jewishlivesproject.com/profiles/max-bacon \|url-status=dead }}</ref> In London, his father worked as a basket-weaver.

	Before becoming a [[character actor]], Bacon was a drummer in Britain during the 1920s and 1930s.<ref name=jewishlives/> He was taught by the vocalist and drummer Harry Bentley. After a couple of years at the Florida Club with Ronnie Munro's band he began a long association with [[Ambrose (bandleader)\|Ambrose]]'s Orchestra, with whom he recorded as drummer and occasionally as Yiddish vocalist.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.mgthomas.co.uk/dancebands/IndexPages/Musicians-index-B.htm\|title=Musicians index B\|website=Mgthomas.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://londonist.com/london/music/new-musical-compilation-takes-you-inside-the-east-end-yiddisher-jazz-scene\|title=Rediscovering The East End's Yiddisher Jazz Scene\|date=November 9, 2018\|website=Londonist.com}}</ref> In the late 1930s he had become well known enough to tour the halls in his own right and as part of a touring unit known as the Ambrose Octet with [[Evelyn Dall]], among others.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n6XRhRrrSzQC&dq=ambrose+octet+max+bacon&pg=PT10\|title=Talking Swing: The British Big Bands\|first=Sheila\|last=Tracy\|date=April 22, 2011\|publisher=Random House\|isbn=9781780570044\|via=Google Books}}</ref>		Before becoming a [[w:character actor\|character actor]], Bacon was a drummer in Britain during the 1920s and 1930s.<ref name=jewishlives/> He was taught by the vocalist and drummer Harry Bentley. After a couple of years at the Florida Club with Ronnie Munro's band he began a long association with [[w:Ambrose (bandleader)\|Ambrose]]'s Orchestra, with whom he recorded as drummer and occasionally as Yiddish vocalist.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.mgthomas.co.uk/dancebands/IndexPages/Musicians-index-B.htm\|title=Musicians index B\|website=Mgthomas.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://londonist.com/london/music/new-musical-compilation-takes-you-inside-the-east-end-yiddisher-jazz-scene\|title=Rediscovering The East End's Yiddisher Jazz Scene\|date=November 9, 2018\|website=Londonist.com}}</ref> In the late 1930s he had become well known enough to tour the halls in his own right and as part of a touring unit known as the Ambrose Octet with [[w:Evelyn Dall\|Evelyn Dall]], among others.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n6XRhRrrSzQC&dq=ambrose+octet+max+bacon&pg=PT10\|title=Talking Swing: The British Big Bands\|first=Sheila\|last=Tracy\|date=April 22, 2011\|publisher=Random House\|isbn=9781780570044\|via=Google Books}}</ref>

	He lived in his later years at The White House, a hotel near Great Portland Street, London, now known as the Melia White House, in [[Albany Street]]. He never married.		He lived in his later years at The White House, a hotel near Great Portland Street, London, now known as the Melia White House, in [[w:Albany Street\|Albany Street]]. He never married.

	==Partial filmography==		==Partial filmography==

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[[File:Max_Bacon_(actor).jpg|thumb|right|Max Bacon]]
'''Max David Bacon''' (1 March 1904, London, England – 3 December 1969, London, England) was a British actor, comedian and musician (drummer and occasional vocalist in [[Ambrose (bandleader)|Ambrose]]'s band).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/102671|title=Max Bacon|website=[[British Film Institute]]|access-date=15 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023040315/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/102671|archive-date=23 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=767|title=Max Bacon|website=Aveleyman.com}}</ref> Although he was British-born, his comedic style centred on his pseudo-European, [[Yiddish]] accent and in his straight-faced mispronunciation of words.

==Biography==
Bacon's father came from a leather-working family to London from [[Katowice]], then in [[Galicia (Eastern Europe)|Galicia]] in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.<ref name=jewishlives>{{Cite web |url=https://www.jewishlivesproject.com/profiles/max-bacon |title=Archived copy |access-date=13 December 2019 |archive-date=13 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213120732/https://www.jewishlivesproject.com/profiles/max-bacon |url-status=dead }}</ref> In London, his father worked as a basket-weaver.

Before becoming a [[character actor]], Bacon was a drummer in Britain during the 1920s and 1930s.<ref name=jewishlives/> He was taught by the vocalist and drummer Harry Bentley. After a couple of years at the Florida Club with Ronnie Munro's band he began a long association with [[Ambrose (bandleader)|Ambrose]]'s Orchestra, with whom he recorded as drummer and occasionally as Yiddish vocalist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mgthomas.co.uk/dancebands/IndexPages/Musicians-index-B.htm|title=Musicians index B|website=Mgthomas.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://londonist.com/london/music/new-musical-compilation-takes-you-inside-the-east-end-yiddisher-jazz-scene|title=Rediscovering The East End's Yiddisher Jazz Scene|date=November 9, 2018|website=Londonist.com}}</ref> In the late 1930s he had become well known enough to tour the halls in his own right and as part of a touring unit known as the Ambrose Octet with [[Evelyn Dall]], among others.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n6XRhRrrSzQC&dq=ambrose+octet+max+bacon&pg=PT10|title=Talking Swing: The British Big Bands|first=Sheila|last=Tracy|date=April 22, 2011|publisher=Random House|isbn=9781780570044|via=Google Books}}</ref>

He lived in his later years at The White House, a hotel near Great Portland Street, London, now known as the Melia White House, in [[Albany Street]]. He never married.

==Partial filmography==
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* ''[[Soft Lights and Sweet Music]]'' (1936) - Himself
* ''[[Calling All Stars (1937 musical)|Calling All Stars]]'' (1937) - Himself
* ''[[Kicking the Moon Around]]'' (1938) - Gus
* ''[[King Arthur Was a Gentleman]]'' (1942) - Maxie
* ''[[Miss London Ltd.]]'' (1943) - Romero
* ''[[Bees in Paradise]]'' (1944) - Max Adler
* ''[[Give Us the Moon]]'' (1944) - Jacobus
* ''[[Cuckoo College]]'' (1949, TV Movie) - English Master
* ''[[The Gambler and the Lady]]'' (1952) - Maxie
* ''[[Take a Powder]]'' (1953) - Maxie
* ''[[The Diary of Anne Frank]]'' (London theatre production 1955)
* ''[[Together Again (TV series)|Together Again]]'' (1957, TV Series)
* ''[[Musical Playhouse]]'' (1959, TV Series) - Bookmaker
* ''[[The Adventures of William Tell|William Tell]]'' (1959, TV Series) - Cobbler
* ''[[The Crowning Touch]]'' (1959) - Bemberger
* ''[[No Hiding Place]]'' (1959, TV Series) - Charlie Locke
* ''[[Educating Archie]]'' (1959, TV Series)
* ''[[The Entertainer (film)|The Entertainer]]'' (1960) - Charlie Klein
* ''[[The Rag Trade]]'' (1961, TV Series) - Mr. Conway
* ''[[Play It Cool (film)|Play It Cool]]'' (1962) - Lotus Proprietor
* ''[[Ghost Squad (TV series)|Ghost Squad]]'' (1963, TV Series) - Sam
* ''[[Love Story (UK TV series)|Love Story]]'' (1963, TV Series) - Mr Rosen
* ''[[Z-Cars]]'' (1964, TV Series) - Nagle
* ''[[The Eyes of Annie Jones]]'' (1964) - Publican Hoskins
* ''[[Crooks in Cloisters]]'' (1964) - Bookmaker
* ''[[Gideon's Way]]'' (1964, TV Series) - Bookie Thompson
* ''[[Theatre 625]]'' (1965-1966, TV Series) - Green / Herbert Fink
* ''[[The Sandwich Man (1966 film)|The Sandwich Man]]'' (1966) - Chef
* ''[[Privilege (film)|Privilege]]'' (1967) - Julie Jordan
* ''[[The Whisperers]]'' (1967) - Mr. Fish
* ''[[The Wednesday Play]]'' (1967, TV Series) - Coldshead
* ''[[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]]'' (1968) - Orchestra Leader
* ''[[The Nine Ages of Nakedness]]'' (1969) - Yossel (segment "The Egyptians")
* ''[[Detective (TV series)|Detective]]'' (1969, TV Series) - Aaronson
* ''Along the Way'' (1972) - (final film role)
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0045805}}
*[http://www.mgthomas.co.uk/dancebands/IndexPages/Musicians-index-B.htm Bacon at The Dance Band Encyclopedia]

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	* ''[[Soft Lights and Sweet Music]]'' (1936) - Himself		* ''[[w:Soft Lights and Sweet Music\|Soft Lights and Sweet Music]]'' (1936) - Himself
	* ''[[Calling All Stars (1937 musical)\|Calling All Stars]]'' (1937) - Himself		* ''[[w:Calling All Stars (1937 musical)\|Calling All Stars]]'' (1937) - Himself
	* ''[[Kicking the Moon Around]]'' (1938) - Gus		* ''[[w:Kicking the Moon Around\|Kicking the Moon Around]]'' (1938) - Gus
	* ''[[King Arthur Was a Gentleman]]'' (1942) - Maxie		* ''[[w:King Arthur Was a Gentleman\|King Arthur Was a Gentleman]]'' (1942) - Maxie
	* ''[[Miss London Ltd.]]'' (1943) - Romero		* ''[[w:Miss London Ltd.\|Miss London Ltd.]]'' (1943) - Romero
	* ''[[Bees in Paradise]]'' (1944) - Max Adler		* ''[[w:Bees in Paradise\|Bees in Paradise]]'' (1944) - Max Adler
	* ''[[Give Us the Moon]]'' (1944) - Jacobus		* ''[[w:Give Us the Moon\|Give Us the Moon]]'' (1944) - Jacobus
	* ''[[Cuckoo College]]'' (1949, TV Movie) - English Master		* ''[[w:Cuckoo College\|Cuckoo College]]'' (1949, TV Movie) - English Master
	* ''[[The Gambler and the Lady]]'' (1952) - Maxie		* ''[[w:The Gambler and the Lady\|The Gambler and the Lady]]'' (1952) - Maxie
	* ''[[Take a Powder]]'' (1953) - Maxie		* ''[[w:Take a Powder\|Take a Powder]]'' (1953) - Maxie
	* ''[[The Diary of Anne Frank]]'' (London theatre production 1955)		* ''[[w:The Diary of Anne Frank\|The Diary of Anne Frank]]'' (London theatre production 1955)
	* ''[[Together Again (TV series)\|Together Again]]'' (1957, TV Series)		* ''[[w:Together Again (TV series)\|Together Again]]'' (1957, TV Series)
	* ''[[Musical Playhouse]]'' (1959, TV Series) - Bookmaker		* ''[[w:Musical Playhouse\|Musical Playhouse]]'' (1959, TV Series) - Bookmaker
	* ''[[The Adventures of William Tell\|William Tell]]'' (1959, TV Series) - Cobbler		* ''[[w:The Adventures of William Tell\|William Tell]]'' (1959, TV Series) - Cobbler
	* ''[[The Crowning Touch]]'' (1959) - Bemberger		* ''[[w:The Crowning Touch\|The Crowning Touch]]'' (1959) - Bemberger
	* ''[[No Hiding Place]]'' (1959, TV Series) - Charlie Locke		* ''[[w:No Hiding Place\|No Hiding Place]]'' (1959, TV Series) - Charlie Locke
	* ''[[Educating Archie]]'' (1959, TV Series)		* ''[[Educating Archie]]'' (1959, TV Series)
	* ''[[The Entertainer (film)\|The Entertainer]]'' (1960) - Charlie Klein		* ''[[w:The Entertainer (film)\|The Entertainer]]'' (1960) - Charlie Klein
	* ''[[The Rag Trade]]'' (1961, TV Series) - Mr. Conway		* ''[[The Rag Trade]]'' (1961, TV Series) - Mr. Conway
	* ''[[Play It Cool (film)\|Play It Cool]]'' (1962) - Lotus Proprietor		* ''[[w:Play It Cool (film)\|Play It Cool]]'' (1962) - Lotus Proprietor
	* ''[[Ghost Squad (TV series)\|Ghost Squad]]'' (1963, TV Series) - Sam		* ''[[w:Ghost Squad (TV series)\|Ghost Squad]]'' (1963, TV Series) - Sam
	* ''[[Love Story (UK TV series)\|Love Story]]'' (1963, TV Series) - Mr Rosen		* ''[[w:Love Story (UK TV series)\|Love Story]]'' (1963, TV Series) - Mr Rosen
	* ''[[Z-Cars]]'' (1964, TV Series) - Nagle		* ''[[w:Z-Cars\|Z-Cars]]'' (1964, TV Series) - Nagle
	* ''[[The Eyes of Annie Jones]]'' (1964) - Publican Hoskins		* ''[[w:The Eyes of Annie Jones\|The Eyes of Annie Jones]]'' (1964) - Publican Hoskins
	* ''[[Crooks in Cloisters]]'' (1964) - Bookmaker		* ''[[w:Crooks in Cloisters\|Crooks in Cloisters]]'' (1964) - Bookmaker
	* ''[[Gideon's Way]]'' (1964, TV Series) - Bookie Thompson		* ''[[w:Gideon's Way\|Gideon's Way]]'' (1964, TV Series) - Bookie Thompson
	* ''[[Theatre 625]]'' (1965-1966, TV Series) - Green / Herbert Fink		* ''[[w:Theatre 625\|Theatre 625]]'' (1965-1966, TV Series) - Green / Herbert Fink
	* ''[[The Sandwich Man (1966 film)\|The Sandwich Man]]'' (1966) - Chef		* ''[[w:The Sandwich Man (1966 film)\|The Sandwich Man]]'' (1966) - Chef
	* ''[[Privilege (film)\|Privilege]]'' (1967) - Julie Jordan		* ''[[w:Privilege (film)\|Privilege]]'' (1967) - Julie Jordan
	* ''[[The Whisperers]]'' (1967) - Mr. Fish		* ''[[w:The Whisperers\|The Whisperers]]'' (1967) - Mr. Fish
	* ''[[The Wednesday Play]]'' (1967, TV Series) - Coldshead		* ''[[w:The Wednesday Play\|The Wednesday Play]]'' (1967, TV Series) - Coldshead
	* ''[[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]]'' (1968) - Orchestra Leader		* ''[[w:Chitty Chitty Bang Bang\|Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]]'' (1968) - Orchestra Leader
	* ''[[The Nine Ages of Nakedness]]'' (1969) - Yossel (segment "The Egyptians")		* ''[[w:The Nine Ages of Nakedness\|The Nine Ages of Nakedness]]'' (1969) - Yossel (segment "The Egyptians")
	* ''[[Detective (TV series)\|Detective]]'' (1969, TV Series) - Aaronson		* ''[[w:Detective (TV series)\|Detective]]'' (1969, TV Series) - Aaronson
	* ''Along the Way'' (1972) - (final film role)		* ''Along the Way'' (1972) - (final film role)
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