Ian Wolfe
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1896-11-04
Day of Death
1992-01-23 (95 years old)
Place of Birth
Canton, Illinois, USA
Ian Wolfe
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ian Wolfe (November 4, 1896 – January 23, 1992) was an American actor whose films date from 1934 to 1990. Until 1934, he worked as a theatre actor. Wolfe mostly found work as a character actor, appearing in over 270 films. He and his wife, Elizabeth, had two daughters.
Wolfe was also a veteran of World War I where he served as a medical sergeant in the National Army of the United States. His service number was 2371377.
Although American by birth and upbringing, Wolfe was often cast as an Englishman: his stage experience endowed him with precise diction resembling an upper-class British accent. A receding hairline and etched features at a relatively early age allowed him to play older men before he actually grew old. Wolfe found a niche as a soft-spoken learned man, and his over 250 roles included many attorneys, judges, butlers, ministers, professors, and doctors.
Wolfe's best-known role may have been in the 1946 movie Bedlam, in which he played a scientist confined to an asylum.
Wolfe wrote and self-published two books of poetry Forty-Four Scribbles and a Prayer: Lyrics and Ballads and Sixty Ballads and Lyrics In Search of Music.
Of note to science fiction fans, Ian Wolfe appeared in two episodes of the original Star Trek television series: "Bread and Circuses" (1968) as Septimus, and "All Our Yesterdays" (1969) as Mr. Atoz, and portrayed the wizard Traquil in the cult series Wizards and Warriors.
In 1982, Wolfe had a small recurring role on the TV series WKRP in Cincinnati as Hirsch, the sarcastic, irreverent butler to WKRP owner Lillian Carlson.
Wolfe, who worked until the last couple of years of his life, died January 23, 1992, at age 95, of natural causes. He was cremated.
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Known For
Acting
(1990)
Dick Tracy
as Forger
(1988)
Checking Out
as Mr. D'Amato
(1985)
Creator
as Prof. Brauer
(1982)
Jinxed!
as Morley
(1982)
Mae West
as Dorset
(1981)
Reds
as Mr. Partlow
(1980)
Up the Academy
as Commandant Causeway
(1980)
(1979)
The Frisco Kid
as Father Joseph
(1978)
The Seniors
as Mr. Bleiffer
(1978)
Mean Dog Blues
as Judge
(1976)
Dynasty
as Dr. Klauber
(1975)
The Fortune
as Justice of the Peace
(1975)
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
as Phillips
(1975)
Mr. Sycamore
as Abner / Arnie
(1974)
The Terminal Man
as Priest
(1974)
Homebodies
as Mr. Loomis
(1973)
The Devil's Daughter
as Father MacHugh
(1971)
THX 1138
as PTO
(1970)
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
as Rev. Hodgins
(1970)
The Andersonville Trial
as Board of Military Judges
(1967)
Games
as Dr. Edwards
(1964)
One Man's Way
as Bishop Hardwick
(1963)
Diary of a Madman
as Pierre
(1962)
(1961)
All in a Night's Work
as O'Hara
(1960)
The Lost World
as Burton White
(1960)
Pollyanna
as Mr. Neely
(1957)
Witness for the Prosecution
as Carter
(1957)
The Defender (Studio One)
as Judge Marsala
(1957)
Mayerling
as Loschek
(1957)
The Dark Side of the Earth
as Gen. Kerch
(1956)
Diane
as Lord Tremouille
(1956)
Gaby
as Registrar
(1955)
Rebel Without a Cause
as Dr. Minton
(1955)
The King's Thief
as Fell
(1955)
Moonfleet
as Tewkesbury
(1955)
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
as President Calvin Coolidge
(1955)
Sincerely Yours
as Mr. Rojeck (uncredited)
(1954)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
as Rev. Elcott
(1954)
The Silver Chalice
as Theron
(1954)
About Mrs. Leslie
as Mr. Pope
(1954)
Her Twelve Men
as Roger Frane
(1953)
Julius Caesar
as Ligarius
(1953)
Houdini
as Malue
(1953)
Scandal at Scourie
as Councilman Hurdwell
(1953)
99 River Street
as Waldo Daggett
(1953)
The Actress
as Mr. Bagley
(1952)
Captain Pirate
as Viceroy (uncredited)
(1952)
Les Miserables
as Presiding Judge (uncredited)
(1952)
The Captive City
as Rev. Nash
(1952)
Something for the Birds
as Foster
(1951)
A Place in the Sun
as Dr. Wyeland (uncredited)
(1951)
The Great Caruso
as Hutchins
(1951)
On Dangerous Ground
as Sheriff Carrey
(1951)
Here Comes the Groom
as Uncle Adam
(1951)
Mask of the Avenger
as Donner
(1950)
No Way Out
as Watkins (uncredited)
(1950)
Copper Canyon
as Mr. Henderson
(1950)
The Petty Girl
as President Webb (uncredited)
(1950)
Please Believe Me
as Edward Warrender
(1950)
The Magnificent Yankee
as Adams
(1949)
Bride of Vengeance
as Councillor (uncredited)
(1949)
They Live by Night
as Hawkins
(1949)
Colorado Territory
as Homer Wallace
(1949)
My Friend Irma
as Minister (uncredited)
(1949)
Manhandled
as Charlie, a Fence (uncredited)
(1949)
Homicide
as Fritz, Police Lab Man
(1949)
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
as Professor Lilliquist
(1948)
(1948)
Julia Misbehaves
as Hobson, the Butler
(1948)
Johnny Belinda
as Rector (uncredited)
(1948)
The Miracle of the Bells
as Grave Digger
(1948)
Three Daring Daughters
as Martin, Nelson's Second Butler (uncredited)
(1948)
Angel in Exile
as Health Officer
(1947)
Pursued
as Coroner (uncredited)
(1947)
California
as President James K. Polk (uncredited)
(1947)
Dishonored Lady
as Dr. E.G. Lutz
(1947)
The Marauders
as Edwin "Deacon" Black
(1947)
If Winter Comes
as Dr. Clement Avington (uncredited)
(1947)
Desire Me
as Dr. Poulin
(1947)
The Judge Steps Out
as Hector Brown
(1947)
That Way with Women
as L.B. Crandall
(1946)
Dressed to Kill
as Commissioner of Scotland Yard
(1946)
Three Strangers
as Gillkie the Barrister
(1946)
Tomorrow Is Forever
as Norton
(1946)
Bedlam
as Sidney Long
(1946)
Without Reservations
as Charlie Gibbs (uncredited)
(1946)
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
as Lord Mortimer
(1946)
The Verdict
as Jury Foreman
(1946)
The Falcon's Adventure
as J.D. Denison
(1946)
Gentleman Joe Palooka
as Editor W.W. Dwight
(1946)
The Searching Wind
as Sears
(1946)
The Notorious Lone Wolf
as Adam Wheelright
(1945)
A Song to Remember
as Pleyel's Clerk (uncredited)
(1945)
The Brighton Strangler
as Lord Mayor Herman Brandon R. Clive
(1945)
Confidential Agent
as Dr. Bellows
(1945)
Zombies on Broadway
as Prof. Hopkins
(1945)
Strange Confession
as Frederick
(1945)
The Fighting Guardsman
as Berton
(1945)
Blonde Ransom
as Oliver
(1944)
The Pearl of Death
as Amos Hodder
(1944)
The White Cliffs of Dover
as Skipper of Honeymoon Boat (uncredited)
(1944)
The Scarlet Claw
as Drake
(1944)
The Invisible Man's Revenge
as Feeney (uncredited)
(1944)
Wilson
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1944)
Once Upon a Time
as Joe (uncredited)
(1944)
The Merry Monahans
as Clerk
(1944)
Murder in the Blue Room
as Edwards
(1944)
Her Primitive Man
as Caleb
(1944)
Mystery of the Riverboat
as Hermann Einreich [Chs. 1-2]
(1944)
The Case of the Tremendous Trifle
as Curwood
(1944)
Reckless Age
as Prof. Mellasagus
(1943)
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
as Antiques Store Sales Clerk
(1943)
The Falcon in Danger
as Thomas, the butler (uncredited)
(1943)
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
as Eustace L. Harley (uncredited)
(1943)
Corvette K-225
as Paymaster Commander
(1943)
The Moon Is Down
as Joseph (uncredited)
(1943)
Government Girl
as Thomas - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
(1943)
The Man from Down Under
as Soldier
(1943)
Don't You Believe It
as Aide
(1942)
Now, Voyager
as Lloyd (uncredited)
(1942)
Saboteur
as Robert
(1942)
Mrs. Miniver
as Dentist (uncredited)
(1942)
Random Harvest
as Registrar of Births (uncredited)
(1942)
Nightmare
as James, Abbington's butler
(1942)
Secret Agent of Japan
as Capt. Larsen
(1942)
Eagle Squadron
as Sir Charles Porter
(1942)
Keep 'Em Sailing
as Gruning, Stregel's Henchman (uncredited)
(1942)
Born to Sing
as Critic
(1942)
Famous Boners
as Isaac Newton (uncredited)
(1941)
Love Crazy
as Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)
(1941)
Hudson's Bay
as Mayor
(1941)
Singapore Woman
as Sidney P. Melrose
(1941)
Adventure in Washington
as Emerson
(1940)
Foreign Correspondent
as Stiles
(1940)
The Son of Monte Cristo
as Conrad Stadt
(1940)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Horace Greeley (uncredited)
(1940)
We Who Are Young
as Judge
(1940)
Earthbound
as Amos Totten
(1940)
The Earl of Chicago
as Reading Clerk (as Ian Wulf)
(1939)
On Borrowed Time
as Charles Wentworth
(1939)
The Return of Doctor X
as Cemetery Caretaker (uncredited)
(1939)
Allegheny Uprising
as Poole
(1939)
Blondie Brings Up Baby
as Police Judge (uncredited)
(1939)
Tell No Tales
as Fritz (uncredited)
(1939)
Fast and Loose
as Wilkes
(1939)
Lincoln in the White House
as Cabinet Member (uncredited)
(1939)
Society Lawyer
as Schmidt
(1939)
The Great Commandment
as Tax Collector
(1938)
You Can't Take It with You
as Kirby's Secretary (uncredited)
(1938)
Marie Antoinette
as Herbert - the Jailer (uncredited)
(1938)
Blondie
as Judge
(1938)
Arsène Lupin Returns
as A. Le Marchand - Detective (as Ien Wulf)
(1938)
Captain Kidd's Treasure
as Skeptical Member of Modern-day Expedition (uncredited)
(1937)
The Prince and the Pauper
as Proprietor
(1937)
The Firefly
as Izquierdo (uncredited)
(1937)
The Emperor's Candlesticks
as Leon, a Conspirator
(1937)
The Devil Is Driving
as Elias Sanders
(1937)
The League of Frightened Men
as Nicholas Cabot
(1937)
Romance of Louisiana
as Tallyrand (as Ien Wulf)
(1936)
Romeo and Juliet
as Apothecary
(1936)
The Devil Is a Sissy
as Pawnbroker
(1936)
The Bold Caballero
as The Priest
(1936)
The White Angel
as Patient (uncredited)
(1936)
The Leavenworth Case
as Hudson
(1935)
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Maggs
(1935)
Mad Love
as Henry Orlac, Stephen Orlac's Stepfather (Uncredited)
(1935)
The Raven
as Geoffrey 'Pinky' Burns
(1935)
The Lost Chick
as Grandpa Squirrel (voice) (uncredited)
(1934)
The Mighty Barnum
as Swedish consul
(1934)
The Fountain
as Van Arkel
(1934)
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
as Harry Bevan