Maxwell Newby was born in Belper, Derbyshire, England on
November 23, 1959. He was born to Oriole Rosalind (née Findlater) an Peter
Newby in Belper, Derbyshire — although he later claimed to be a native of
Glasgow, reportedly to be "more interesting". By 1965, his parents
had divorced. Although not a child actor per se, at age seven he played Ted
(under the name Maxwell Findlater, using his mother's maiden name) in the 1967
film, “Accident”. The film's screenplay was written by Harold Pinter and
starred Stanley Baker, Dirk Bogarde and Michael York.
The actor's American stepfather, Peter Maclaine, a former
Marine, reportedly kicked Caulfield out of the house at the age of 15.
Caulfield became an exotic dancer at London's Windmill Theatre in order to
obtain an Equity card enabling him to work as an actor. Later he got his green
card through his stepfather. He reportedly took his stage surname, Caulfield,
from the character in J.D. Salinger's novel Catcher in the Rye. Today he is an
English-American film, stage, and television actor who is based in the United
States. He has appeared in films such as “Grease 2” (1982), “Electric Dreams”
(1984), “The Boys Next Door” (1985), “The Supernaturals” (1986), “Sundown: The
Vampire in Retreat” (1989), “Waxwork 2” (1992), “Gettysburg” (1993), “Empire
Records” (1995), “The Real Blonde” (1997), and “The Man Who Knew Too Little”
(1997) and a recent appearance is as the king in “A Prince for Christmas”
(2015).
Caulfield has been married since 1980 to actress Juliet
Mills. The couple garnered media attention, as Mills is 18 years his senior, He
is the son-in-law of veteran actor Sir John Mills and writer Mary, Lady Mills and
brother-in-law to his wife's siblings, Jonathan Mills and actress Hayley Mills,
as well as uncle to Hayley Mills' sons, Crispian Mills (lead singer of indie
band Kula Shaker), and Jason Lawson.
Caulfield is stepfather to Melissa (née Miklenda; Mills'
daughter from her second marriage) and Sean Caulfield (born Sean Alquist;
Mills' son from her first marriage).
Maxwell Caulfield became a naturalized United States
citizen on 5 September 1991
In May 2015, he toured Australia with his wife, Juliet
Mills, and sister-in-law, Hayley Mills, in the comedy “Legends!” by Pulitzer
Prize winner James Kirkwood. He’s also a voice actor and voiced James Bond in
the video game James Bond 007: Nightfire (2002).
Not known for his westerns he did appear in one
Euro-western “Backlash: Oblivion 2” (1994) as the character Sweeney.
CAULFIELD
Maxwell (aka Maxwell Findlater) (Maxwell
Newby) [11/23/1959, Belper,
Derbyshire, U.K. - ] – producer,
film, TV actor, dancer, singer, married to writer, actress Juliet Mills (Juliet
Maryon Mills) [1941- ] (1980- ) stepfather of Sean Caulfield (Sean
Alquist Mills), Melissa’ Miklenda Mills, uncle of director, musician singer
Crispian Mills (Crispian John David
Boulting) [1973- ], Jason Lawson.
Backlash: Oblivion 2 – 1994 (Sweeney)
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