image of Louis Wolheim
Birthday: Mar 27, 1880
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

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.

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

Welcome back!

Support Us

Like Movienade?

Please buy us a coffee

scan qr code