Louis Wolheim
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 27, 1880
- Died
- February 18, 1931
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
The Sin Ship 1931
as Captain Sam McVey, Director
Gentleman's Fate 1931
as Frank Tomasulo
Danger Lights 1931
as Dan Thorn
The Silver Horde 1930
as George Balt
All Quiet on the Western Front 1930
as Stanislaus 'Kat' Katczinsky
The Ship from Shanghai 1930
as Ted
Condemned! 1929
as Jacques Duval
Frozen Justice 1929
as Duke
Wolf Song 1929
as Gullion
Square Shoulders 1929
as Slag
The Shady Lady 1928
as Professor Holbrook
The Awakening 1928
as Le Bete
The Racket 1928
as Nick Scarsi
Tempest 1928
as Sergeant Bulba
Sorrell and Son 1927
as Buck
Two Arabian Knights 1927
as Peter O'Gaffney
- Lover's Island
Lover's Island 1925
as Capt. Joshua Dawson
The Story Without a Name 1924
as Kurder
America 1924
as Captain Hare
The Uninvited Guest 1924
as Jan Boomer
Unseeing Eyes 1923
as Laird
Little Old New York 1923
as The Hoboken Terror
The Last Moment 1923
as The Finn
Enemies of Women 1923
Actor
The Go-Getter 1923
as Daniel Silver
The Face in the Fog 1922
as Petrus
Sherlock Holmes 1922
as Craigin
Orphans of the Storm 1921
as Executioner (uncredited)
Experience 1921
as Crime
Number 17 1921
Actor
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1920
as Music Hall Proprietor
A Manhattan Knight 1920
as Mangus O'Shea
The Test of Honor 1919
as Man Devil in dream (uncredited)
The Poor Rich Man 1918
as Wrestler
Together 1918
Story
- A Pair of Cupids
A Pair of Cupids 1918
as Dirk Thomas
- Opportunity
Opportunity 1918
as Prizefight spectator
Peg of the Pirates 1918
as Flatnose Tim
The Eyes of Mystery 1918
as Brad Tilton
The House of Hate 1918
as Patch-eye Pete
The Avenging Trail 1917
as Lefty Reed
The Eternal Mother 1917
as Bucky McGhee (as Louis R. Wolheim)
- The Belle of the Season
The Belle of the Season 1917
as Johnson
The Greatest Power 1917
Story
The Millionaire's Double 1917
as Bob Holloway
The End of the Tour 1917
Actor
The Sunbeam 1916
as Biff - the Brute
The Brand of Cowardice 1916
as Cpl. Mallin
Dorian's Divorce 1916
as Capt. Ross (as L. Robert Wolheim)
The Romance of Elaine 1915
Actor
Credits from TMDB.