Louis Wolheim
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1880-03-27
Day of Death
1931-02-18 (50 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Louis Wolheim
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, California on 18 February 1931, the result of stomach cancer.
Known For
Acting
(1931)
Danger Lights
as Dan Thorn
(1931)
The Sin Ship
as Captain Sam McVey
(1931)
Gentleman's Fate
as Frank Tomasulo
(1930)
All Quiet on the Western Front
as Stanislas 'Kat' Katczinsky
(1930)
The Silver Horde
as George Balt
(1930)
The Ship from Shanghai
as Ted
(1929)
Condemned!
as Jacques Duval
(1929)
Wolf Song
as Gullion
(1929)
Frozen Justice
as Duke
(1929)
Square Shoulders
as John 'Slag' Collins
(1928)
The Racket
as Nick Scarsi
(1928)
Tempest
as Sergeant Bulba
(1928)
The Awakening
as Le Bete
(1927)
Two Arabian Knights
as Peter O'Gaffney
(1927)
Sorrell and Son
as Buck
(1925)
Lover's Island
as Capt. Joshua Dawson
(1924)
The Uninvited Guest
as Jan Boomer
(1924)
The Story Without a Name
as Kurder
(1924)
America
as Captain Hare
(1923)
Unseeing Eyes
as Laird
(1923)
(1923)
Little Old New York
as The Hoboken Terror
(1923)
The Go-Getter
as Daniel Silver
(1923)
The Last Moment
as The Finn
(1922)
Sherlock Holmes
as Craigin
(1922)
The Face in the Fog
as Petrus
(1921)
Orphans of the Storm
as Executioner (uncredited)
(1921)
Experience
as Crime
(1921)
(1920)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Music Hall Proprietor
(1919)
The Test of Honor
as Man Devil in dream (uncredited)
(1918)
The House of Hate
as Patch-eye Pete
(1918)
The Poor Rich Man
as Wrestler
(1918)
The Eyes of Mystery
as Brad Tilton
(1918)
Opportunity
as Prizefight spectator
(1918)
A Pair of Cupids
as Dirk Thomas
(1917)
The Eternal Mother
as Bucky McGhee (as Louis R. Wolheim)
(1917)
(1917)
The Avenging Trail
as Lefty Reed
(1917)
The Millionaire's Double
as Bob Holloway
(1917)
The Belle of the Season
as Johnson
(1916)
The Brand of Cowardice
as Cpl. Mallin
(1916)
Dorian's Divorce
as Capt. Ross (as L. Robert Wolheim)
(1915)
Crew
(1931)
The Sin Ship
Director
(1918)
Together
Story
(1917)
The Greatest Power
Story