Personal Info
Known Credits
43
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1880-03-27 (145 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known For
Louis Robert WolheimLouis R. WolheimL. Robert WolheimLouis WalheimL. WalheimLouis 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 theat ...
Known For
Acting
1931 --
The Sin Ship
| Captain Sam McVey
1931 --
Gentleman's Fate
| Frank Tomasulo
1931 --
Danger Lights
| Dan Thorn
1930 --
The Silver Horde
| George Balt
1930 --
All Quiet on the Western Front
| Stanislas 'Kat' Katczinsky
1930 --
The Ship from Shanghai
| Ted
1929 --
Condemned!
| Jacques Duval
1929 --
Frozen Justice
| Duke
1929 --
Wolf Song
| Gullion
1929 --
Square Shoulders
| John 'Slag' Collins
1928 --
The Awakening
| Le Bete
1928 --
The Racket
| Nick Scarsi
1928 --
Tempest
| Sergeant Bulba
1927 --
Sorrell and Son
| Buck
1927 --
Two Arabian Knights
| Peter O'Gaffney
1925 --
Lover's Island
| Capt. Joshua Dawson
1924 --
The Story Without a Name
| Kurder
1924 --
America
| Captain Hare
1924 --
The Uninvited Guest
| Jan Boomer
1923 --
Unseeing Eyes
| Laird
1923 --
Little Old New York
| The Hoboken Terror
1923 --
The Last Moment
| The Finn
1923 --
The Go-Getter
| Daniel Silver
1922 --
The Face in the Fog
| Petrus
1922 --
Sherlock Holmes
| Craigin
1921 --
Orphans of the Storm
| Executioner (uncredited)
1921 --
Experience
| Crime
1921 --
Number 17
|
1920 --
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
| Music Hall Proprietor
1919 --
The Test of Honor
| Man Devil in dream (uncredited)
1918 --
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
1917 --
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
|
1916 --
The Brand of Cowardice
| Cpl. Mallin
1916 --
Dorian's Divorce
| Capt. Ross (as L. Robert Wolheim)
1915 --
The Romance of Elaine
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