Max Julien facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Max Julien
Julien in 1970
Born	Maxwell Julien Banks July 12, 1933 Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died	January 1, 2022(2022-01-01) (aged 88) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor sculptor clothes designer
Years active	1966–2005
Known for	Goldie – The Mack
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Spouse(s)	Arabella Chavers ​ (m. 1991)​
Partner(s)	Vonetta McGee (1970–1977)
Children	1 (daughter)

Maxwell Julien Banks (July 12, 1933 – January 1, 2022), better known by his stage name Max Julien, was an American actor, sculptor, and clothes designer best known for his role as Goldie in the 1973 blaxploitation film The Mack. Julien also appeared in Def Jam's How to Be a Player and he guest starred on TV shows such as The Mod Squad, The Bold Ones: The Protectors, and One on One.

He began his career on the stage on New York City's Off-Broadway circuit including roles in 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. ..... Julien refused to participate in the sequel, Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold, which led to his being credited instead with the film's story and script both being "based on characters created by Max Julien".

Critics

For his performance in 1968's Up Tight!, 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 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, Julien was invited to Europe to discuss film possibilities.

In popular culture

• Curren$y's 2012 mixtape "Priest Andretti" features a song named after the actor, produced by Beat Butcha. The New Orleans rapper also mentions Max Julien in his song, "What's What," off of his 2011 album Weekend at Burnie's.
• Many rappers have sampled his voice from The Mack, including Craig Mack, Lloyd Banks, Gangrene, Big K.R.I.T. and Do or Die. Multiple R&B, hip-hop and rock artists (i.e., Too Short, Rappin' 4-Tay, P. Diddy, Snoop Dogg, Kid Rock) admittedly fashioned their images after Julien's character from the film.
• Julien appeared as "Goldie" in an episode of UPN's One on One.

Personal life and death

Julien was born in Washington, DC on July 12, 1933. He crossed through the Xi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi at Howard University on the December 4, 1954.

Julien was in a live-in relationship with actress Vonetta McGee from 1974 to 1977. McGee appeared with him in the 1974 western action film Thomasine & Bushrod, which was intended as a counterpart to the 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde. He married Arabella Chavers in 1991. The couple resided in Los Angeles. He died there on January 1, 2022, at the age of 88. Along with his wife, he is survived by a daughter.

Filmography