Acting
Henry Kolker
EN, ES, XX, IT cinema · 171 credits
Born
12 November 1874
Died
15 July 1947 (aged 72)
Birthplace
Berlin, Germany
Also known as Генри Колкер · Joseph Henry Kolker
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joseph Henry Kolker (November 13, 1874) [some sources 1870] Berlin, Prussia, Germany – July 15, 1947, Los Angeles, California) was an American stage and film actor and director. Kolker came to America at the age of five and his family settled in Quincy, Illinois. Kolker, like fellow actors Richard Bennett and Robert Warwick, had a substantial stage career behind him before entering silent films. On stage he appeared opposite such leading ladies as Edith Wynne Matthison, Bertha Kalich and Ruth Chatterton. Kolker is best remembered for his motion picture appearances and for appearing with Barbara Stanwyck in the ground-breaking Pre-Code film Baby Face (1933) as the elderly CEO of the company whom Stanwyck's character seduces. Another well remembered part is as Mr. Seton, father of Katharine Hepburn and Lew Ayres in the 1938 film Holiday directed by George Cukor. Kolker entered films as an actor in 1915 and eventually ended up trying his hand at directing. Kolker's best known directorial effort is Disraeli (1921), starring George Arliss which is now a lost film with only one reel remaining. Prints however exist in Europe and Russia.
Known for
Filmography
Bluebeard
as Deschamps
Sarong Girl
as Jefferson Baxter
Reunion in France
as General Bartholomew (uncredited)
Sing for Your Supper
as Myron T. Hayworth
A Woman's Face
as Judge
The Great Swindle
as Stewart Cordell
Las Vegas Nights
as William Stevens Sr.
The Parson of Panamint
as Judge Arnold Mason
The Man Who Lost Himself
as T.J. Mulhausen
Money and the Woman
as Mr. Rollins
Grand Ole Opry
as William C. Scully
Hidden Power
as Weston
Let Us Live
as Chief of Police
Here I Am a Stranger
as R.J. Bennett
Union Pacific
as Asa M. Barrows
The Real Glory
as The General
These Glamour Girls
as Philip S. Griswold II (uncredited)
Main Street Lawyer
as Donnelly, District Attorney
Parents on Trial
as James Wesley
Holiday
as Edward Seton
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Horace Smith
The Adventures of Marco Polo
as Nicolo Polo
Too Hot to Handle
as Pearly Todd
The Invisible Menace
as Col. Hackett
Love Is a Headache
as Mr. Sam Ellinger (uncredited)
Safety in Numbers
as Dr. Lawrence Edmonds
Marie Antoinette
as Court Aide (uncredited)
They Wanted to Marry
as Mr. Hunter
The Devil Is Driving
as Charles Stevens
Maid of Salem
as Crown Chief Justice Laughton
Once a Doctor
as Bruce Nordland
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
as "Doc" Godfrey
Under Cover of Night
as District Attorney Pritchard
Green Light
as Dr. Lane
Let Them Live
as Judge Lederer
Bullets or Ballots
as Mr. Hollister
Great Guy
as Abel Canning
The Man Who Lived Twice
as Judge Treacher
Sitting on the Moon
as Worthington
My Marriage
as Maj. Vaile
Theodora Goes Wild
as Jonathan Grant
Romeo and Juliet
as Friar Laurence
The Black Room
as Baron de Berghman
Charlie Chan in Paris
as Paul Lamartine
Mad Love
as Prefect Rosset
The Florentine Dagger
as Auctioneer
The Mystery Man
as Ellwyn A. 'Jo-Jo' Jonas
Honeymoon Limited
as Mr. Randall
Reckless
as Mr. Gearhart (uncredited)
Society Doctor
as Dr. Harvey
Red Hot Tires
as Martin Sanford
One New York Night
as Arthur Carlisle
Times Square Lady
as Mr. Fielding
A Dog of Flanders
as Monsieur LaTour, Art Critic (uncredited)
Here Comes the Band
as Simmon's Attorney
Red Salute
as Dean
The Case of the Curious Bride
as District Attorney Stacey
I Live My Life
as Relative at Mrs. Gage's (Uncredited)
Diamond Jim
as J.C. Randolf - Bank President
Frisco Waterfront
as District Attorney
Shipmates Forever
as Doctor (uncredited)
The Last Days of Pompeii
as Warder (uncredited)
Go Into Your Dance
as Doctor
3 Kids and a Queen
as Crippet
Spring Tonic
as Mr. Enix
Collegiate
as Mr. MacGregor
Name the Woman
as Judge Adams
Black Moon
as The Psychiatrist
Love Time
as Emperor Francis I
Bedside
as Maritza's Manager
Wonder Bar
as R. H. Renaud
Sing Sing Nights
as Kurt Nordon
A Lost Lady
as John Ormsby
Success at Any Price
as Hatfield
The Ghost Walks
as Dr. Kent
I've Got Your Number
as Lawyer Robert Kirkland
Whom the Gods Destroy
as Carlo - the Puppeteer
The Hell Cat
as C.W. Sloane
Blind Date
as J.W. Hartwell Sr.
The Girl from Missouri
as Senator Titcombe
Lady by Choice
as Opper
The Band Plays On
as Professor Hackett
Let's Try Again
as Mr. Blake
Journal of a Crime
as Henri Marcher
She Loves Me Not
as Charles M. Lawton
One Exciting Adventure
as Customer, Oscar
Now and Forever
as Mr. Clark
Let's Talk It Over
as Doctor
Million Dollar Ransom
as Dr. Davis (Uncredited)
Imitation of Life
as Dr. Preston (uncredited)
Baby Face
as J.R. Carter
The Power and the Glory
as Mr. Borden
I Loved a Woman
as Mr. Sanborn
Gigolettes of Paris
as Police Interrogator
The Keyhole
as Schuyler Brooks
The Narrow Corner
as Mr. Blake, Fred's Father
Hello, Sister!
as Jameson Brewster - Bank President
Blood Money
as Newspaper Managing Editor (uncredited)
A Bedtime Story
as Agent de Police
Notorious But Nice
as Defense Attorney Clark
Meet the Baron
as Baron Munchausen
Golden Harvest
as Henry Flint
Bureau of Missing Persons
as Theodore Arno
Love, Honor and Oh, Baby!
as The Judge
Gabriel Over the White House
as Senate Majority Leader (uncredited)
Faithless
as Mr. Carter
The Washington Masquerade
as Stapleton
The Crash
as John Fair
Jewel Robbery
as Baron Franz Hohenfels
Devil and the Deep
as Hutton
The First Year
as Peter Barstow
Rasputin and the Empress
as Chief of Secret Police (uncredited)
Indiscreet
as Mr. Woodward
The Unholy Garden
as Col. Lautrac
I Like Your Nerve
as Areal Pacheco
The Yellow Ticket
as Passport Clerk
Don't Bet on Women
as Butterfield (uncredited)
Quick Millions
as District Attorney (uncredited)
The Spy
as Tchijinski
The Bad One
as Prosecutor
The Way of All Men
as Sharp
Good Intentions
as Butler
East Is West
as Mr. Benson
One Heavenly Night
as Prefect of Police
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
as D'Aiguillon
Abraham Lincoln
as New Englander (uncredited)
Coquette
as Jasper Carter
The Valiant
as Judge
Love, Live & Laugh
as Enrico
Pleasure Crazed
as Col. Farquar
Don't Marry
1928
Don't Marry
as General Willoughby
Soft Living
as Rodney S. Bowen
Midnight Rose
as Corbin
The Beautiful Spy
as Viceroy Cisneros
A Kiss in a Taxi
as Leon Lambert
Rough House Rosie
as W.S. Davids
The Palace of Pleasure
as Don Sebastian, Premier
Hell's Four Hundred
1926
Hell's Four Hundred
as John Gilmore
Wet Paint
as A Husband
Sally, Irene and Mary
as Marcus Morton
Any Woman
as Egbert Phillips
The Great Well
Director
I Will Repay
Director
The Purple Highway
Director
The Leopardess
Director
The Snow Bride
Director
A Man of Stone
as (Uncredited)
Disraeli
Director
The Fighter
Director
Bucking the Tiger
Director
The Greatest Love
Director
The Third Generation
Director, Screenplay
The Brat
as A Dandy
Blackie's Redemption
as Fred the Count
The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns
as Kaiser Wilhelm II
Her Purchase Price
as Duke of Wryden
The Parisian Tigress
as Henri Dutray
A Man's Country
Director
The House of Mirth
as Lawrence Selden
Social Hypocrites
as Dr. Frank Simpson
The Shell Game
as Lawrence Gray
Gloria's Romance
as Dr. Stephen Royce
How Molly Malone Made Good
as Himself
The Warning
1915
The Warning
as Robert Denman
