About

Known credits:
46
Birthday:
1880-03-27
Place of birth:
New York City, New York, USA
Website:
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Louis Wolheim

Overview

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

Acting
1931 The Sin Ship Actor Captain Sam McVey 59
Average
1931 Gentleman's Fate Actor Frank Tomasulo 59
Average
1931 Danger Lights Actor Dan Thorn 59
Average
1930 The Silver Horde Actor George Balt 58
Average
1930 All Quiet on the Western Front Actor Stanislas 'Kat' Katczinsky 70
Good
1930 The Ship from Shanghai Actor Ted 59
Average
1929 Condemned! Actor Jacques Duval 59
Average
1929 Frozen Justice Actor Duke 58
Average
1929 Wolf Song Actor Gullion 58
Average
1929 Square Shoulders Actor John 'Slag' Collins N/A
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1928 The Awakening Actor Le Bete N/A
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1928 The Racket Actor Nick Scarsi 59
Average
1928 Tempest Actor Sergeant Bulba 59
Average
1927 Sorrell and Son Actor Buck 59
Average
1927 Two Arabian Knights Actor Peter O'Gaffney 58
Average
1925 Lover's Island Actor Capt. Joshua Dawson N/A
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1924 The Story Without a Name Actor Kurder N/A
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1924 America Actor Captain Hare 58
Average
1924 The Uninvited Guest Actor Jan Boomer N/A
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1923 Unseeing Eyes Actor Laird N/A
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1923 Little Old New York Actor The Hoboken Terror 59
Average
1923 The Last Moment Actor The Finn N/A
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1923 The Go-Getter Actor Daniel Silver N/A
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1922 The Face in the Fog Actor Petrus 59
Average
1922 Sherlock Holmes Actor Craigin 58
Average
1921 Orphans of the Storm Actor Executioner (uncredited) 60
Fair
1921 Experience Actor Crime N/A
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1921 Number 17 Actor N/A
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1920 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Actor Music Hall Proprietor 61
Fair
1919 The Test of Honor Actor Man Devil in dream (uncredited) 58
Average
1918 The Poor Rich Man Actor Wrestler 58
Average
1918 A Pair of Cupids Actor Dirk Thomas N/A
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1918 Opportunity Actor Prizefight spectator N/A
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1918 The Eyes of Mystery Actor Brad Tilton N/A
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1918 The House of Hate Actor Patch-eye Pete 58
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1917 The Avenging Trail Actor Lefty Reed N/A
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1917 The Eternal Mother Actor Bucky McGhee (as Louis R. Wolheim) N/A
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1917 The Belle of the Season Actor Johnson N/A
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1917 The Millionaire's Double Actor Bob Holloway N/A
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1917 The End of the Tour Actor N/A
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1916 The Brand of Cowardice Actor Cpl. Mallin N/A
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1916 Dorian's Divorce Actor Capt. Ross (as L. Robert Wolheim) N/A
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1915 The Romance of Elaine Actor N/A
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Directing
1931 The Sin Ship Directing Director 59
Average

Writing
1918 Together Writing Story 58
Average
1917 The Greatest Power Writing Story N/A
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