Acting
Louis Wolheim
EN cinema · 50 credits
Born
27 March 1880
Died
18 February 1931 (aged 50)
Birthplace
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
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
Filmography
Danger Lights
as Dan Thorn
Gentleman's Fate
as Frank Tomasulo
The Sin Ship
as Captain Sam McVey, Director
All Quiet on the Western Front
as Stanislaus 'Kat' Katczinsky
The Silver Horde
as George Balt
Condemned!
as Jacques Duval
Wolf Song
as Gullion
Square Shoulders
as Slag
Frozen Justice
as Duke
The Racket
as Nick Scarsi
Tempest
as Sergeant Bulba
The Awakening
as Le Bete
The Shady Lady
as Professor Holbrook
Two Arabian Knights
as Peter O'Gaffney
Sorrell and Son
as Buck
Lover's Island
1925
Lover's Island
as Capt. Joshua Dawson
The Uninvited Guest
as Jan Boomer
America
as Captain Hare
The Last Moment
as The Finn
Unseeing Eyes
as Laird
Little Old New York
as The Hoboken Terror
The Go-Getter
as Daniel Silver
Sherlock Holmes
as Craigin
The Face in the Fog
as Petrus
Orphans of the Storm
as Executioner (uncredited)
Experience
as Crime
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Music Hall Proprietor
A Manhattan Knight
as Mangus O'Shea
The Test of Honor
as Man Devil in dream (uncredited)
The Poor Rich Man
as Wrestler
The Eyes of Mystery
as Brad Tilton
A Pair of Cupids
1918
A Pair of Cupids
as Dirk Thomas
The House of Hate
as Patch-eye Pete
Opportunity
1918
Opportunity
as Prizefight spectator
Peg of the Pirates
as Flatnose Tim
Together
Story
The Eternal Mother
as Bucky McGhee (as Louis R. Wolheim)
The Avenging Trail
as Lefty Reed
The Millionaire's Double
as Bob Holloway
The Brand of Cowardice
as Cpl. Mallin
Dorian's Divorce
as Capt. Ross (as L. Robert Wolheim)
The Sunbeam
as Biff - the Brute
