Actor profile

Louis Wolheim

27th March 1880 New York City, New York, USA Acting

It was Lionel Barrymore who gave Louis Wolheim his start as an actor. Wolheim had had his face more or less smashed in and his nose nicely fractured while playing on a scrub Cornell football team. Later as a Cornell Instructor he found life none too easy. He had worked off and on as an extra in the Wharton studio but never received much attention. Barrymore had only to look at him once to realize that Wolheim's face was his fortune. Through Barrymore, Wolheim gained an entree into New York theatrical life. On the legitimate stage he made a great success in "Welcome Wing" and "The Hairy Ape", climaxing these plays by his triumph in "What Price Glory". Louis Wolheim died in Los Angeles, California on 18 February 1931, the result of stomach cancer.

44 Movies 0 TV Shows 48 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Sin Ship poster

The Sin Ship 18th April 1931 as Captain Sam McVey

Gentleman's Fate poster

Gentleman's Fate 7th March 1931 as Frank Tomasulo

Danger Lights poster

Danger Lights 9th January 1931 as Dan Thorn

The Silver Horde poster

The Silver Horde 24th October 1930 as George Balt

All Quiet on the Western Front poster

All Quiet on the Western Front 29th April 1930 as Stanislaus 'Kat' Katczinsky

The Ship from Shanghai poster

The Ship from Shanghai 31st January 1930 as Ted

Condemned! poster

Condemned! 3rd November 1929 as Jacques Duval

Frozen Justice poster

Frozen Justice 13th October 1929 as Duke

Wolf Song poster

Wolf Song 29th March 1929 as Gullion

Square Shoulders poster

Square Shoulders 10th March 1929 as Slag

The Shady Lady poster

The Shady Lady 16th December 1928 as Professor Holbrook

The Awakening poster

The Awakening 17th November 1928 as Le Bete

The Racket poster

The Racket 1st November 1928 as Nick Scarsi

Tempest poster

Tempest 27th May 1928 as Sergeant Bulba

Sorrell and Son poster

Sorrell and Son 2nd December 1927 as Buck

Two Arabian Knights poster

Two Arabian Knights 23rd September 1927 as Peter O'Gaffney

The Story Without a Name poster

The Story Without a Name 27th October 1924 as Kurder

America poster

America 21st February 1924 as Captain Hare

The Uninvited Guest poster

The Uninvited Guest 11th February 1924 as Jan Boomer

Unseeing Eyes poster

Unseeing Eyes 18th November 1923 as Laird

Little Old New York poster

Little Old New York 1st August 1923 as The Hoboken Terror

The Last Moment poster

The Last Moment 7th June 1923 as The Finn

Enemies of Women poster

Enemies of Women 15th April 1923

The Go-Getter poster

The Go-Getter 8th April 1923 as Daniel Silver

The Face in the Fog poster

The Face in the Fog 7th October 1922 as Petrus

Sherlock Holmes poster

Sherlock Holmes 7th March 1922 as Craigin

Orphans of the Storm poster

Orphans of the Storm 28th December 1921 as Executioner (uncredited)

Experience poster

Experience 7th August 1921 as Crime

Number 17 poster

Number 17 1st January 1921

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde poster

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 18th March 1920 as Music Hall Proprietor

A Manhattan Knight poster

A Manhattan Knight 15th March 1920 as Mangus O'Shea

The Test of Honor poster

The Test of Honor 16th April 1919 as Man Devil in dream (uncredited)

The Poor Rich Man poster

The Poor Rich Man 23rd December 1918 as Wrestler

Peg of the Pirates poster

Peg of the Pirates 12th May 1918 as Flatnose Tim

The Eyes of Mystery poster

The Eyes of Mystery 21st January 1918 as Brad Tilton

The House of Hate poster

The House of Hate 2nd January 1918 as Patch-eye Pete

The Avenging Trail poster

The Avenging Trail 31st December 1917 as Lefty Reed

The Eternal Mother poster

The Eternal Mother 26th November 1917 as Bucky McGhee (as Louis R. Wolheim)

The Millionaire's Double poster

The Millionaire's Double 30th April 1917 as Bob Holloway

The End of the Tour poster

The End of the Tour 29th January 1917

The Sunbeam poster

The Sunbeam 27th November 1916 as Biff - the Brute

The Brand of Cowardice 23rd October 1916 as Cpl. Mallin

Dorian's Divorce poster

Dorian's Divorce 5th June 1916 as Capt. Ross (as L. Robert Wolheim)

The Romance of Elaine poster

The Romance of Elaine 14th June 1915

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