Louis Wolheim
Born
March 27, 1880
Died
February 18, 1931 (50 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
The Sin Ship
Captain Sam McVey
1931
Gentleman's Fate
Frank Tomasulo
1931
Danger Lights
Dan Thorn
1931
The Silver Horde
George Balt
1930
All Quiet on the Western Front
Stanislas 'Kat' Katczinsky
1930
The Ship from Shanghai
Ted
1930
Condemned!
Jacques Duval
1929
Frozen Justice
Duke
1929
Wolf Song
Gullion
1929
Square Shoulders
John 'Slag' Collins
1929
The Awakening
Le Bete
1928
The Racket
Nick Scarsi
1928
Tempest
Sergeant Bulba
1928
Sorrell and Son
Buck
1927
Two Arabian Knights
Peter O'Gaffney
1927
Lover's Island
Capt. Joshua Dawson
1925
The Story Without a Name
Kurder
1924
America
Captain Hare
1924
The Uninvited Guest
Jan Boomer
1924
Unseeing Eyes
Laird
1923
Little Old New York
The Hoboken Terror
1923
The Last Moment
The Finn
1923
Enemies of Women
1923
The Go-Getter
Daniel Silver
1923
The Face in the Fog
Petrus
1922
Sherlock Holmes
Craigin
1922
Orphans of the Storm
Executioner (uncredited)
1921
Experience
Crime
1921
Number 17
1921
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Music Hall Proprietor
1920
The Test of Honor
Man Devil in dream (uncredited)
1919
The Poor Rich Man
Wrestler
1918
A Pair of Cupids
Dirk Thomas
1918
Opportunity
Prizefight spectator
1918
The Eyes of Mystery
Brad Tilton
1918
The House of Hate
Patch-eye Pete
1918
The Avenging Trail
Lefty Reed
1917
The Eternal Mother
Bucky McGhee (as Louis R. Wolheim)
1917
The Belle of the Season
Johnson
1917
The Millionaire's Double
Bob Holloway
1917
The End of the Tour
1917
The Brand of Cowardice
Cpl. Mallin
1916
Dorian's Divorce
Capt. Ross (as L. Robert Wolheim)
1916
The Romance of Elaine
1915