Max Wagner

Career overview

Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Write a career overview of Max Wagner (Acting).
Constraints:
Use ONLY verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
No inventing/guessing titles, names, dates, etc.
Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose.
Plain text ONLY (no markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points).
Word count: 180-260 words.
Structure: 2-3 short paragraphs.
No preamble, no JSON.
Name: Max Wagner.
Birth/Death: November 28, 1901 – November 16, 1975.
Origin: Mexican-born American film actor.
Specialization: Small parts (thugs, gangsters, sailors, henchmen, bodyguards, cab drivers, moving men).
Volume: More than 400 films.
Credit status: Most without receiving screen credit.
Career progression: Noted by newspaper gossip columnists for rising from "Gangster #4" (no lines, no gun) to "Gangster #2" (with lines and a gun).
Family (contextual, but maybe not strictly "career overview" unless relevant): Son of William Wallace Wagner (railroad conductor) and Edith Wagner (writer for Christian Science Monitor). One of five children, all boys.
Paragraph 1: Introduction and Specialization.
Max Wagner was a Mexican-born American film actor whose career spanned more than 400 films. He primarily specialized in playing small roles, frequently appearing as thugs, gangsters, sailors, henchmen, bodyguards, cab drivers, and moving men. A significant portion of these appearances occurred without Wagner receiving screen credit.
Paragraph 2: Career Progression.
His professional trajectory was noted by newspaper gossip columnists, who tracked his advancement through various uncredited roles. Wagner's progression was characterized by a move from playing characters such as Gangster #4, a role that included neither lines nor a gun, to playing Gangster #2, a role that featured both lines and a gun.
Check word count:
Para 1: ~50 words.
Para 2: ~55 words.
Total: ~105 words.
Problem: The requirement is 180-260 words. I need to expand using only the provided facts.
Wait, the provided text is very limited. I cannot invent facts. I must use the provided text. Let's look at the text again.
Text: "Max Wagner (November 28, 1901 – November 16, 1975) was a Mexican-born American film actor who specialized in playing small parts such as thugs, gangsters, sailors, henchmen, bodyguards, cab drivers and moving men, appearing more than 400 films in his career, most without receiving screen credit. Newspaper gossip columnists noted his rise from playing 'Gangster #4', with no lines, and not carrying a gun, to 'Gangster #2', with both lines and a gun. Wagner was one of five children, all boys, of William Wallace Wagner, a railroad conductor, and Edith Wagner, a writer who provided dispatches for the Christian Science Monitor during the Mexican Revolution. When he was 10 years old, his father wa"
Challenge: The source text is only about 140 words long. The prompt asks for a 180-260 word overview.
Constraint Conflict: "Use ONLY facts present above" vs "Write a 180-260 word career overview".
If the source text is shorter than the required word count, I cannot meet the word count without violating the "Use ONLY facts present above" rule.
Strategy: I will write