Person

Louis Wolheim

Acting · 1880–1931 · 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.

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  All Quiet on the Western Front

  Stanislaus 'Kat' Katczinsky

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  Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

  Music Hall Proprietor

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  Sorrell and Son

  Buck

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  The Sunbeam

  Biff - the Brute

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  Orphans of the Storm

  Executioner (uncredited)

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  Peg of the Pirates

  Flatnose Tim

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  The Racket

  Nick Scarsi

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  The Shady Lady

  Professor Holbrook

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  A Manhattan Knight

  Mangus O'Shea

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  Two Arabian Knights

  Peter O'Gaffney

• 1931The Sin ShipCaptain Sam McVey
• 1931Gentleman's FateFrank Tomasulo
• 1931Danger LightsDan Thorn
• 1930The Silver HordeGeorge Balt
• 1930All Quiet on the Western FrontStanislaus 'Kat' Katczinsky
• 1930The Ship from ShanghaiTed
• 1929Condemned!Jacques Duval
• 1929Frozen JusticeDuke
• 1929Wolf SongGullion
• 1929Square ShouldersSlag
• 1928The Shady LadyProfessor Holbrook
• 1928The AwakeningLe Bete
• 1928The RacketNick Scarsi
• 1928TempestSergeant Bulba
• 1927Sorrell and SonBuck
• 1927Two Arabian KnightsPeter O'Gaffney
• 1925Lover's IslandCapt. Joshua Dawson
• 1924The Story Without a NameKurder
• 1924AmericaCaptain Hare
• 1924The Uninvited GuestJan Boomer
• 1923Unseeing EyesLaird
• 1923Little Old New YorkThe Hoboken Terror
• 1923The Last MomentThe Finn
• 1923Enemies of Women
• 1923The Go-GetterDaniel Silver
• 1922The Face in the FogPetrus
• 1922Sherlock HolmesCraigin
• 1921Orphans of the StormExecutioner (uncredited)
• 1921ExperienceCrime
• 1921Number 17
• 1920Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeMusic Hall Proprietor
• 1920A Manhattan KnightMangus O'Shea
• 1919The Test of HonorMan Devil in dream (uncredited)
• 1918The Poor Rich ManWrestler
• 1918TogetherStory
• 1918A Pair of CupidsDirk Thomas
• 1918OpportunityPrizefight spectator
• 1918Peg of the PiratesFlatnose Tim
• 1918The Eyes of MysteryBrad Tilton
• 1918The House of HatePatch-eye Pete
• 1917The Avenging TrailLefty Reed
• 1917The Eternal MotherBucky McGhee (as Louis R. Wolheim)
• 1917The Belle of the SeasonJohnson
• 1917The Greatest PowerStory
• 1917The Millionaire's DoubleBob Holloway
• 1917The End of the Tour
• 1916The SunbeamBiff - the Brute
• 1916The Brand of CowardiceCpl. Mallin
• 1916Dorian's DivorceCapt. Ross (as L. Robert Wolheim)
• 1915The Romance of Elaine