Meet His Daughter, Melissa Caulfield

Everything you need to know about Meet His Daughter, Melissa Caulfield, featuring key takeaways.

Maxwell Caulfield, whose zodiac sign is Sagittarius, was born on 23 November 1959, in Belper, Derbyshire, England, of Scottish ancestry.

At the age of 15, his American stepfather Peter Maclaine, a Parris Island Marine instructor, kicked him out of the house, and he was compelled to make a living on his own.

He became an exotic dancer at The Windmill Theater in London, so that he could obtain an equity card, and be able to work as an actor in the theater productions.  Eventually, he acquired his green card through his stepfather, and moved to New York to become an actor. 

There are no written accounts about Maxwell’s educational background. However, he was an active member of the Mirror Repertory Company, which was part of The Mirror Theater Ltd.

In 1978, Maxwell made his New York City stage debut in “Hot Rock Hotel”. In 1980, he played the first lead role in the play entitled “Class Enemy”, with production organized at the Player’s Theater in West Village.

In 1982, he made a full-fledged film debut, a lead role in the successful musical film “Grease 2”, also Michelle Pfeiffer’s first starring role, in which she played Stephanie Zinone – both Caulfield and Pfeiffer were hailed as ‘The Next Overnight Sensations’.

Maxwell also played Bill in the British science-fiction comedy film entitled “Electric Dreams”, and in 1985 he was Roy Alston in the crime thriller movie “The Boys Next Door”.

He also made appearances in Broadway productions, such as “Loot” “An Inspector Calls”, and “Once a Catholic”. Other off-Broadway plays included ‘Crimes and Dreams” (1980), “Salonika” (1985), “Entertaining Mr. Sloane” (1987), and “Never the Sinner” (1991).

Caulfield has an estimated net worth of $10 million, as of early 2021.

He is the only child of Peter Newby and Oriole Rosalind.

Caulfield didn’t have a happy childhood, as his parents divorced when he was only six years old. 

 He has a half-brother named Marcus Maclaine, a musician.