People
Louis Wolheim
- Name: Louis Wolheim
- Birthday: 1880-03-27
- Also known as: Louis Robert Wolheim,Louis R. Wolheim,L. Robert Wolheim,Louis Walheim,L. Walheim,Louis W. Wolheim
- Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
- Popularity: 1.447
Biography:
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,... Read More
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| The Sin Ship as Captain Sam McVey | 1931-04-18 |
| Gentleman's Fate as Frank Tomasulo | 1931-03-07 |
| Danger Lights as Dan Thorn | 1931-01-09 |
| The Silver Horde as George Balt | 1930-10-24 |
| All Quiet on the Western Front as Stanislas 'Kat' Katczinsky | 1930-04-29 |
| The Ship from Shanghai as Ted | 1930-01-31 |
| Condemned! as Jacques Duval | 1929-11-03 |
| Frozen Justice as Duke | 1929-10-13 |
| Wolf Song as Gullion | 1929-03-29 |
| Square Shoulders as John 'Slag' Collins | 1929-03-10 |
| The Awakening as Le Bete | 1928-11-17 |
| The Racket as Nick Scarsi | 1928-11-01 |
| Tempest as Sergeant Bulba | 1928-05-27 |
| Sorrell and Son as Buck | 1927-12-02 |
| Two Arabian Knights as Peter O'Gaffney | 1927-09-23 |
| Lover's Island as Capt. Joshua Dawson | 1925-12-30 |
| The Story Without a Name as Kurder | 1924-10-27 |
| America as Captain Hare | 1924-02-21 |
| The Uninvited Guest as Jan Boomer | 1924-02-11 |
| Unseeing Eyes as Laird | 1923-11-18 |
| Little Old New York as The Hoboken Terror | 1923-08-01 |
| The Last Moment as The Finn | 1923-06-07 |
| The Go-Getter as Daniel Silver | 1923-04-08 |
| The Face in the Fog as Petrus | 1922-10-07 |
| Sherlock Holmes as Craigin | 1922-03-07 |
| Orphans of the Storm as Executioner (uncredited) | 1921-12-28 |
| Experience as Crime | 1921-08-07 |
| Number 17 | 1921-01-01 |
| Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Music Hall Proprietor | 1920-03-18 |
| The Test of Honor as Man Devil in dream (uncredited) | 1919-04-16 |
| The Poor Rich Man as Wrestler | 1918-12-23 |
| A Pair of Cupids as Dirk Thomas | 1918-07-29 |
| Opportunity as Prizefight spectator | 1918-07-01 |
| The Eyes of Mystery as Brad Tilton | 1918-01-21 |
| The House of Hate as Patch-eye Pete | 1918-01-02 |
| The Avenging Trail as Lefty Reed | 1917-12-31 |
| The Eternal Mother as Bucky McGhee (as Louis R. Wolheim) | 1917-11-26 |
| The Belle of the Season as Johnson | 1917-07-23 |
| The Millionaire's Double as Bob Holloway | 1917-04-30 |
| The End of the Tour | 1917-01-29 |
| The Brand of Cowardice as Cpl. Mallin | 1916-10-23 |
| Dorian's Divorce as Capt. Ross (as L. Robert Wolheim) | 1916-06-05 |
| The Romance of Elaine | 1915-06-14 |
