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Max Perlich

Biography

Max Perlich is an American actor of film and television. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and his family moved to Los Angeles when he was four. After leaving school in the tenth grade, he got his start with a small role in the John Hughes comedy Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986). Smaller parts in youth films followed, and Drugstore Cowboy (1989) won him an Independent Spirit Award in 1990, in the best supporting male category, while a nomination for the same prize came in 1996 for Georgia (1995). His other movies include Blow (2001), Rush (1991), Cliffhanger (1993), Maverick (1994), Beautiful Girls (1996) and House on Haunted Hill (1999). On television he played the recurring part of J. H. Brodie in Homicide: Life on the Street, and he also had roles on series such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, My Name Is Earl and Charmed.

58years old

Turns 59 on March 26in 165 days

  • Born Cleveland
  • Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19

Movie Career

Films
30
Career span
36 years1986 to 2022

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  1. First role

    Perlich left high school during 10th grade. His acting work started when he played a small part in John Hughes' 1986 teen comedy Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

Max Perlich movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Blow2001 Biography, Crime, Dramaas Kevin Dulli

    IMDb rating 7.5289K votes

  2. House on Haunted Hill1999 Horror, Mystery, Thrilleras Carl Schecter

    IMDb rating 5.664K votes

  3. Cliffhanger1993as Evan

    IMDb rating 6.5150K votes

  4. Drugstore Cowboy1989as David

    IMDb rating 7.243K votes

  5. Rush1991as Walker

    IMDb rating 6.711K votes

  6. Ferris Bueller's Day Off1986as Economics Student - Anderson

    IMDb rating 7.8421K votes

  7. Maverick1994as Johnny Hardin

    IMDb rating 7.0126K votes

  8. Deuces Wild2002as Freddie

    IMDb rating 5.68.2K votes

Most often with

Ted Demme directed two of these films. Matt Dillon appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Max Perlich's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$805 million

20 of the 30 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 30 films: 20 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 5 figure not found.

  • 20Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 5Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 91% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Cliffhanger1993as Evan
    $255M31.7% of the total
  2. 2
    Maverick1994as Johnny Hardin
    $183M22.7% of the total
  3. 3
    Blow2001as Kevin Dulli
    $83M10.3% of the total
  4. 4
    Ferris Bueller's Day Off1986as Economics Student - Anderson
    $70M8.7% of the total
  5. 5
    House on Haunted Hill1999as Carl Schecter
    $41M5.1% of the total
  6. 6
    The Missing2003as Isaac Edgerly
    $38M4.8% of the total
  7. 7
    Can't Buy Me Love1987as Lester
    $32M3.9% of the total
  8. 8
    Amsterdam2022as Morty Baum
    $31M3.9% of the total
Beautiful Girls (1996), $27.0 millionBorn Yesterday (1993), $18.0 millionThe Butcher's Wife (1991), $9.7 millionDeuces Wild (2002), $6.3 millionDrugstore Cowboy (1989), $4.7 millionGleaming the Cube (1989), $2.8 millionLost Angels (1989), $1.2 millionGeorgia (1995), $1.1 millionThe Darwin Awards (2006), $309,408Plain Clothes (1988), $289,323Gummo (1997), $116,799InSight (2011), $17,011

$71.5 millionfrom the other 12 films with a worldwide figure, 9% of the total