Max - Golden retriever seen on the domestic drama THE YEAR IN THE LIFE/NBC/1987-88. Bob Blair, owner/trainer, of Max (real name "Beau") was found in a dog pound at the age of 1 and 1/2. He appeared in Purina dog food commercials and in the movie Wargames (1983). Another "Max," a lugubrious English bull dog belonged to district attorney of J. L. McCabe (William Conrad) on the detective drama JAKE & THE FATMAN/CBS/1987-92. Max's real name was Sebastian.