When the talkies rung in a new era he was only able to appear in three productions - Der Tiger" (1930), "Zeugen gesucht" (1930) and "Besuch um Mitternacht" (1930) before he died unexpected in the same year.
The actor Max Maximilian gained a foothold in the German silent movie business from 1913 and became a demanded support actor in well-known movies in the next years.