Louis Wolheim

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1880-03-27

Deathday 1931-02-18 (50 years old)

Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As Louis Robert Wolheim, Louis R. Wolheim, L. Robert Wolheim, Louis Walheim, L. Walheim, Louis W. Wolheim

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

Actor

1931
The Sin Ship

as Captain Sam McVey

1931
Gentleman's Fate

as Frank Tomasulo

1931
Danger Lights

as Dan Thorn

1930
The Silver Horde

as George Balt

1930
All Quiet on the Western Front

as Stanislas 'Kat' Katczinsky

1929
Condemned!

as Jacques Duval

1929
1929
Wolf Song

as Gullion

1929
Square Shoulders

as John 'Slag' Collins

1928
The Awakening

as Le Bete

1928
The Racket

as Nick Scarsi

1928
Tempest

as Sergeant Bulba

1927
1927
Two Arabian Knights

as Peter O'Gaffney

1924
America

as Captain Hare

1924
The Uninvited Guest

as Jan Boomer

1923
Unseeing Eyes

as Laird

1923
Little Old New York

as The Hoboken Terror

1923
The Last Moment

as The Finn

1922
1922
Sherlock Holmes

as Craigin

1921
Orphans of the Storm

as Executioner (uncredited)

1921
Experience

as Crime

1920
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as Music Hall Proprietor

1919
The Test of Honor

as Man Devil in dream (uncredited)

1918
The Poor Rich Man

as Wrestler

1918
A Pair of Cupids

as Dirk Thomas

1918
Opportunity

as Prizefight spectator

1918
The Eyes of Mystery

as Brad Tilton

1918
The House of Hate

as Patch-eye Pete

1917
The Avenging Trail

as Lefty Reed

1917
The Eternal Mother

as Bucky McGhee (as Louis R. Wolheim)

1917
The Millionaire's Double

as Bob Holloway

1916
The Brand of Cowardice

as Cpl. Mallin

1916
Dorian's Divorce

as Capt. Ross (as L. Robert Wolheim)

Writer

1918
Together

as Story

1917

Director

1931
The Sin Ship

as Director