Max Wall was born on March 12, 1908 in Brixton, London, England as Maxwell George Lorimer. He was an actor and writer, known for Klein Dorrit (1987), Jabberwocky (1977) and Tschitti Tschitti Bäng Bäng (1968). He died on May 22, 1990 in London.

Starred in the 1967 promotional featurette for "The Fearless Vampire Killers" entitled "Vampires 101." Well-known for his appearances as Professor Wallofsky in shows such as Max Wall: Funny Man (1975) and An Evening with Max Wall (1982) wearing a bald cap and drainpipe trousers prancing around stage doing a funny walk in time to snare drum music. His father was also a stage comedian, Jock Lorimer. English music hall song-and-dance man, originally billed as "The Boy with the Educated Feet". He was first on stage as a baby dressed in a kilt. In his later years, he became a noted character actor, often in the plays of Samuel Beckett.