| Max Julien | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 1, 1945 Washington, D.C. |
Max Julien (born January 1, 1945), is an American actor, best known for his role as Goldie in the 1973 blaxploitation film, The Mack. He also appeared in Def Jam's How to Be a Player and has guest starred on TV shows such as The Mod Squad and One on One.
Contents |
A classically trained actor, Julien began his career on the stage in New York's Off-Broadway circuit including Joseph Papp's Shakespeare-In-The-Park. Moving westward to Hollywood, he landed co-starring roles with Jack Nicholson in Psych-Out and Candice Bergen in Columbia's box-office hit film Getting Straight.
While spending time in Rome, Italy, he wrote and directed a documentary called Trestevre then wrote the screenplay and subsequently co-produced Warner Brothers' blaxplotation classic Cleopatra Jones which starred actress Tamara Dobson. Refusing to participate in the sequel Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold he was credited with "based on characters created by Max Julien."
For his performance in Uptight, New York Times movie critic Judith Crist stated that Julien was "a standout in a standout cast." Raoul Gripenwaldt from the Santa Monica Evening Outlook once wrote: "Max Julien's portrayal of Johnny Wells in Paramount's Uptight could very well result in an Academy Award." The Hollywood Reporter chimed in: "Max Julien creates a memorable piece of reality." As a reward he was invited to Europe to discuss film possibilities.