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. While spending time in
Rome, Italy, he wrote and directed a documentary called
Trestevre, then wrote the screenplay for, and subsequently co-produced, Warner Brothers's blaxploitation classic
Cleopatra Jones, which starred actress
Tamara Dobson in the title role as a narcotics agent who was as skilled in martial arts as she was with firearms. 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". Aside from
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''. ==Death==