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)
Mae West
as Dorset
(1982)
Jinxed!
as Morley
(1981)
Reds
as Mr. Partlow
(1980)
(1980)
Up the Academy
as Commandant Causeway
(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)
Mr. Sycamore
as Abner / Arnie
(1975)
The Fortune
as Justice of the Peace
(1975)
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
as Phillips
(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)
Mayerling
as Loschek
(1957)
The Defender (Studio One)
as Judge Marsala
(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 Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
as President Calvin Coolidge
(1955)
The King's Thief
as Fell
(1955)
Moonfleet
as Tewkesbury
(1955)
Sincerely Yours
as Mr. Rojeck (uncredited)
(1954)
The Silver Chalice
as Theron
(1954)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
as Rev. Elcott
(1954)
About Mrs. Leslie
as Mr. Pope
(1954)
Her Twelve Men
as Roger Frane
(1953)
Julius Caesar
as Ligarius
(1953)
99 River Street
as Waldo Daggett
(1953)
Houdini
as Malue
(1953)
Scandal at Scourie
as Councilman Hurdwell
(1953)
The Actress
as Mr. Bagley
(1952)
Les Miserables
as Presiding Judge (uncredited)
(1952)
The Captive City
as Rev. Nash
(1952)
Captain Pirate
as Viceroy (uncredited)
(1952)
Something for the Birds
as Foster
(1951)
Here Comes the Groom
as Uncle Adam
(1951)
A Place in the Sun
as Dr. Wyeland (uncredited)
(1951)
On Dangerous Ground
as Sheriff Carrey
(1951)
The Great Caruso
as Hutchins
(1951)
Mask of the Avenger
as Donner
(1950)
The Magnificent Yankee
as Adams
(1950)
No Way Out
as Watkins (uncredited)
(1950)
Please Believe Me
as Edward Warrender
(1950)
Copper Canyon
as Mr. Henderson
(1950)
The Petty Girl
as President Webb (uncredited)
(1949)
Homicide
as Fritz, Police Lab Man
(1949)
Colorado Territory
as Homer Wallace
(1949)
My Friend Irma
as Minister (uncredited)
(1949)
Bride of Vengeance
as Councillor (uncredited)
(1949)
Manhandled
as Charlie, a Fence (uncredited)
(1949)
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
as Professor Lilliquist
(1949)
They Live by Night
as Hawkins
(1948)
(1948)
Silver River
as Process Server (uncredited)
(1948)
Johnny Belinda
as Rector (uncredited)
(1948)
Three Daring Daughters
as Martin, Nelson's Second Butler (uncredited)
(1948)
Julia Misbehaves
as Hobson, the Butler
(1948)
The Miracle of the Bells
as Grave Digger
(1948)
Angel in Exile
as Health Officer
(1947)
The Marauders
as Edwin "Deacon" Black
(1947)
Pursued
as Coroner (uncredited)
(1947)
California
as President James K. Polk (uncredited)
(1947)
Dishonored Lady
as Dr. E.G. Lutz
(1947)
If Winter Comes
as Dr. Clement Avington (uncredited)
(1947)
The Judge Steps Out
as Hector Brown
(1947)
That Way with Women
as L.B. Crandall
(1947)
Desire Me
as Dr. Poulin
(1946)
The Notorious Lone Wolf
as Adam Wheelright
(1946)
The Verdict
as Jury Foreman
(1946)
Three Strangers
as Gillkie the Barrister (uncredited)
(1946)
Bedlam
as Sidney Long
(1946)
Tomorrow Is Forever
as Norton
(1946)
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
as Lord Mortimer
(1946)
Gentleman Joe Palooka
as Editor W.W. Dwight
(1946)
The Falcon's Adventure
as J.D. Denison
(1946)
Dressed to Kill
as Commissioner of Scotland Yard
(1946)
Without Reservations
as Charlie Gibbs (uncredited)
(1946)
The Searching Wind
as Sears
(1945)
Strange Confession
as Frederick
(1945)
The Fighting Guardsman
as Berton
(1945)
A Song to Remember
as Pleyel's Clerk (uncredited)
(1945)
Zombies on Broadway
as Prof. Hopkins
(1945)
Confidential Agent
as Dr. Bellows
(1945)
Blonde Ransom
as Oliver
(1945)
The Brighton Strangler
as Lord Mayor Herman Brandon R. Clive
(1944)
The Scarlet Claw
as Drake
(1944)
The White Cliffs of Dover
as Skipper of Honeymoon Boat (uncredited)
(1944)
Reckless Age
as Prof. Mellasagus
(1944)
Once Upon a Time
as Joe (uncredited)
(1944)
The Invisible Man's Revenge
as Feeney (uncredited)
(1944)
The Pearl of Death
as Amos Hodder
(1944)
Wilson
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1944)
Her Primitive Man
as Caleb
(1944)
Murder in the Blue Room
as Edwards
(1944)
The Merry Monahans
as Clerk
(1944)
Mystery of the Riverboat
as Hermann Einreich [Chs. 1-2]
(1944)
The Case of the Tremendous Trifle
as Curwood
(1943)
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
as Eustace L. Harley (uncredited)
(1943)
Corvette K-225
as Paymaster Commander
(1943)
The Falcon in Danger
as Thomas, the butler (uncredited)
(1943)
The Man from Down Under
as Soldier
(1943)
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
as Antiques Store Sales Clerk
(1943)
The Moon Is Down
as Joseph (uncredited)
(1943)
Don't You Believe It
as Aide
(1943)
Government Girl
as Thomas - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
(1942)
Saboteur
as Robert
(1942)
Nightmare
as James, Abbington's butler
(1942)
Eagle Squadron
as Sir Charles Porter
(1942)
Secret Agent of Japan
as Capt. Larsen
(1942)
Mrs. Miniver
as Dentist (uncredited)
(1942)
Random Harvest
as Registrar of Births (uncredited)
(1942)
Famous Boners
as Isaac Newton (uncredited)
(1942)
Now, Voyager
as Lloyd (uncredited)
(1942)
Born to Sing
as Critic
(1942)
Keep 'Em Sailing
as Gruning, Stregel's Henchman (uncredited)
(1941)
Love Crazy
as Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)
(1941)
Adventure in Washington
as Emerson
(1941)
Singapore Woman
as Sidney P. Melrose
(1941)
Hudson's Bay
as Mayor
(1940)
We Who Are Young
as Judge
(1940)
The Earl of Chicago
as Reading Clerk (as Ian Wulf)
(1940)
The Son of Monte Cristo
as Conrad Stadt
(1940)
Foreign Correspondent
as Stiles
(1940)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Horace Greeley (uncredited)
(1940)
Earthbound
as Amos Totten
(1939)
Fast and Loose
as Wilkes
(1939)
On Borrowed Time
as Charles Wentworth
(1939)
The Great Commandment
as Tax Collector
(1939)
Lincoln in the White House
as Cabinet Member (uncredited)
(1939)
Allegheny Uprising
as Poole
(1939)
The Return of Doctor X
as Cemetery Caretaker (uncredited)
(1939)
Society Lawyer
as Schmidt
(1939)
Tell No Tales
as Fritz (uncredited)
(1939)
Blondie Brings Up Baby
as Police Judge (uncredited)
(1938)
Marie Antoinette
as Herbert - the Jailer (uncredited)
(1938)
Arsène Lupin Returns
as A. Le Marchand - Detective (as Ien Wulf)
(1938)
You Can't Take It with You
as Kirby's Secretary (uncredited)
(1938)
Captain Kidd's Treasure
as Skeptical Member of Modern-day Expedition (uncredited)
(1938)
Blondie
as Judge
(1937)
The Prince and the Pauper
as Proprietor
(1937)
The League of Frightened Men
as Nicholas Cabot
(1937)
The Devil Is Driving
as Elias Sanders
(1937)
The Firefly
as Izquierdo (uncredited)
(1937)
Romance of Louisiana
as Tallyrand (as Ien Wulf)
(1937)
The Emperor's Candlesticks
as Leon, a Conspirator
(1936)
Romeo and Juliet
as Apothecary
(1936)
The White Angel
as Patient (uncredited)
(1936)
The Leavenworth Case
as Hudson
(1936)
The Bold Caballero
as The Priest
(1936)
The Devil Is a Sissy
as Pawnbroker
(1935)
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Maggs
(1935)
The Lost Chick
as Grandpa Squirrel (voice) (uncredited)
(1935)
Mad Love
as Henry Orlac, Stephen Orlac's Stepfather (Uncredited)
(1935)
The Raven
as Geoffrey 'Pinky' Burns
(1934)
The Mighty Barnum
as Swedish consul
(1934)
The Fountain
as Van Arkel
(1934)
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
as Harry Bevan