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

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Gentleman's Fate

1931 ⭐ 6.1

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Danger Lights

1931 ⭐ 6.1

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All Quiet on the Western Front

1930 ⭐ 7.7

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The Ship from Shanghai

1930 ⭐ 6.8

Career timeline

1931

The Sin Ship

Captain Sam McVey · 1931

⭐ 5.8

Gentleman's Fate

Frank Tomasulo · 1931

⭐ 6.1

Danger Lights

Dan Thorn · 1931

⭐ 6.1

1930

The Silver Horde

George Balt · 1930

⭐ 5.5

All Quiet on the Western Front Notable

Stanislaus 'Kat' Katczinsky · 1930

⭐ 7.7

The Ship from Shanghai

Ted · 1930

⭐ 6.8

1929

Condemned!

Jacques Duval · 1929

⭐ 6.6

Frozen Justice

Duke · 1929

⭐ 3.7

Wolf Song

Gullion · 1929

⭐ 4.9

1928

The Shady Lady Notable

Professor Holbrook · 1928

⭐ 8.0

The Awakening

Le Bete · 1928

⭐ 5.7

The Racket

Nick Scarsi · 1928

⭐ 6.5

1927

Sorrell and Son

Buck · 1927

⭐ 6.0

Two Arabian Knights

Peter O'Gaffney · 1927

⭐ 5.8

1924

The Story Without a Name Notable

Kurder · 1924

⭐ 10.0

America

Captain Hare · 1924

⭐ 5.9

The Uninvited Guest Notable

Jan Boomer · 1924

⭐ 10.0

1923

Unseeing Eyes

Laird · 1923

Little Old New York

The Hoboken Terror · 1923

⭐ 6.5

The Last Moment Notable

The Finn · 1923

⭐ 7.0

1922

The Face in the Fog Notable

Petrus · 1922

⭐ 7.0

Sherlock Holmes

Craigin · 1922

⭐ 6.1

1921

Orphans of the Storm

Executioner (uncredited) · 1921

⭐ 6.8

Experience Notable

Crime · 1921

⭐ 8.0

Number 17 Notable

1921

⭐ 9.0

1920

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Music Hall Proprietor · 1920

⭐ 6.7

A Manhattan Knight Notable

Mangus O'Shea · 1920

⭐ 9.0

1919

The Test of Honor

Man Devil in dream (uncredited · 1919

⭐ 4.5

1918

The Poor Rich Man

Wrestler · 1918

⭐ 6.0

Peg of the Pirates

Flatnose Tim · 1918

The Eyes of Mystery

Brad Tilton · 1918

1917

The Avenging Trail

Lefty Reed · 1917

The Eternal Mother

Bucky McGhee (as Louis R. Wolh · 1917

The Millionaire's Double

Bob Holloway · 1917

1916

The Sunbeam Notable

Biff - the Brute · 1916

⭐ 9.0

The Brand of Cowardice

Cpl. Mallin · 1916

Dorian's Divorce Notable

Capt. Ross (as L. Robert Wolhe · 1916

⭐ 7.0

1915

The Romance of Elaine

1915

Frequently appears with

John Gilbert

Giacomo Tomasulo, a.k.a.

Leila Hyams

Marjorie Channing

Anita Page

Ruth Corrigan

Marie Prevost

Mabel

Robert Armstrong

Larry Doyle

Jean Arthur

Mary Ryan

Hugh Herbert

Professor

Frank Sheridan

Ed Ryan

Full filmography

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The Sin Ship

1931 ⭐ 5.8

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Gentleman's Fate

1931 ⭐ 6.1

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Danger Lights

1931 ⭐ 6.1

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The Silver Horde

1930 ⭐ 5.5

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All Quiet on the Western Front

1930 ⭐ 7.7

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The Ship from Shanghai

1930 ⭐ 6.8

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Condemned!

1929 ⭐ 6.6

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Frozen Justice

1929 ⭐ 3.7

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Wolf Song

1929 ⭐ 4.9

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Square Shoulders

1929 ⭐ 8.0

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The Shady Lady

1928 ⭐ 8.0

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The Awakening

1928 ⭐ 5.7

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The Racket

1928 ⭐ 6.5

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Tempest

1928 ⭐ 6.2

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Sorrell and Son

1927 ⭐ 6.0

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Two Arabian Knights

1927 ⭐ 5.8

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The Story Without a Name

1924 ⭐ 10.0

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America

1924 ⭐ 5.9

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The Uninvited Guest

1924 ⭐ 10.0

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Unseeing Eyes

1923