Louis Wolheim
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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- Born:
- Mar 27, 1880 In New York City, New York, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 37
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Romance of Elaine 1915-06-14
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Sin Ship 1931-04-18
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Sin Ship | Captain Sam McVey | 1931-04-18 |
| Movie | Danger Lights | Dan Thorn | 1931-01-09 |
| Movie | Gentleman's Fate | Frank Tomasulo | 1931-03-07 |
| Movie | The Ship from Shanghai | Ted | 1930-01-31 |
| Movie | The Silver Horde | George Balt | 1930-10-24 |
| Movie | All Quiet on the Western Front | Stanislas 'Kat' Katczinsky | 1930-04-29 |
| Movie | Wolf Song | Gullion | 1929-03-29 |
| Movie | Square Shoulders | John 'Slag' Collins | 1929-03-10 |
| Movie | Frozen Justice | Duke | 1929-10-13 |
| Movie | Condemned! | Jacques Duval | 1929-11-03 |
| Movie | Tempest | Sergeant Bulba | 1928-05-27 |
| Movie | The Awakening | Le Bete | 1928-11-17 |
| Movie | The Racket | Nick Scarsi | 1928-11-01 |
| Movie | Two Arabian Knights | Peter O'Gaffney | 1927-09-23 |
| Movie | Sorrell and Son | Buck | 1927-12-02 |
| Movie | The Uninvited Guest | Jan Boomer | 1924-02-11 |
| Movie | America | Captain Hare | 1924-02-21 |
| Movie | The Story Without a Name | Kurder | 1924-10-27 |
| Movie | Little Old New York | The Hoboken Terror | 1923-08-01 |
| Movie | Unseeing Eyes | Laird | 1923-11-18 |
| Movie | Sherlock Holmes | Craigin | 1922-03-07 |
| Movie | The Face in the Fog | Petrus | 1922-10-07 |
| Movie | Orphans of the Storm | Executioner (uncredited) | 1921-12-28 |
| Movie | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Music Hall Proprietor | 1920-03-18 |
| Movie | The Test of Honor | Man Devil in dream (uncredited) | 1919-04-16 |
| Movie | The Eyes of Mystery | Brad Tilton | 1918-01-21 |
| Movie | The House of Hate | Patch-eye Pete | 1918-01-02 |
| Movie | Opportunity | Prizefight spectator | 1918-07-01 |
| Movie | A Pair of Cupids | Dirk Thomas | 1918-07-29 |
| Movie | The Millionaire's Double | Bob Holloway | 1917-04-30 |
| Movie | The End of the Tour | 1917-01-29 | |
| Movie | The Belle of the Season | Johnson | 1917-07-23 |
| Movie | The Eternal Mother | Bucky McGhee (as Louis R. Wolheim) | 1917-11-26 |
| Movie | The Avenging Trail | Lefty Reed | 1917-12-31 |
| Movie | Dorian's Divorce | Capt. Ross (as L. Robert Wolheim) | 1916-06-05 |
| Movie | The Brand of Cowardice | Cpl. Mallin | 1916-10-23 |
| Movie | The Romance of Elaine | 1915-06-14 |