Louis Wolheim
Actor
- Born
- March 27, 1880 · New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- February 18, 1931 (age 50)
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
All Quiet on the Western Front
April 29, 1930
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
March 18, 1920
Orphans of the Storm
December 28, 1921
The Racket
November 1, 1928
Two Arabian Knights
September 23, 1927
Sherlock Holmes
March 7, 1922
Danger Lights
January 9, 1931
Tempest
May 27, 1928
Condemned!
November 3, 1929
The Silver Horde
October 24, 1930
Little Old New York
August 1, 1923
America
February 21, 1924
Acting48
- 1931The Sin Ship as Captain Sam McVey
- 1931Gentleman's Fate as Frank Tomasulo
- 1931Danger Lights as Dan Thorn
- 1930The Silver Horde as George Balt
- 1930All Quiet on the Western Front as Stanislaus 'Kat' Katczinsky
- 1930The Ship from Shanghai as Ted
- 1929Condemned! as Jacques Duval
- 1929Frozen Justice as Duke
- 1929Wolf Song as Gullion
- 1929Square Shoulders