Louis Wolheim
Louis Robert Wolheim | Louis R. Wolheim | L. Robert Wolheim
Acting
Date of birth:New York City, New York, USA
Gender:Male
Popularity:0
Date of death1931-02-18
50It 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
Rating by year
- The Sin ShipCaptain Sam McVey1931-04-185.86
- Gentleman's FateFrank Tomasulo1931-03-076.17
- Danger LightsDan Thorn1931-01-096.118
- The Silver HordeGeorge Balt1930-10-245.515
- All Quiet on the Western FrontStanislaus 'Kat' Katczinsky1930-04-297.7936
- The Ship from ShanghaiTed1930-01-316.84
- Condemned!Jacques Duval1929-11-036.617
- Frozen JusticeDuke1929-10-133.73
- Wolf SongGullion1929-03-294.98
- Square ShouldersSlag1929-03-108.01
- The Shady LadyProfessor Holbrook1928-12-168.01
- The AwakeningLe Bete1928-11-175.73
- The RacketNick Scarsi1928-11-016.543
- TempestSergeant Bulba1928-05-276.217
- Sorrell and SonBuck1927-12-026.04
- Two Arabian KnightsPeter O'Gaffney1927-09-235.827
- Lover's IslandCapt. Joshua Dawson1925-12-309.01
- The Story Without a NameKurder1924-10-2710.01
- AmericaCaptain Hare1924-02-215.912
- The Uninvited GuestJan Boomer1924-02-1110.01
- Unseeing EyesLaird1923-11-180.00
- Little Old New YorkThe Hoboken Terror1923-08-016.513
- The Last MomentThe Finn1923-06-077.01
- Enemies of Women1923-04-156.53
- The Go-GetterDaniel Silver1923-04-088.01
- The Face in the FogPetrus1922-10-077.02
- Sherlock HolmesCraigin1922-03-076.125
- Orphans of the StormExecutioner (uncredited)1921-12-286.8104
- ExperienceCrime1921-08-078.01
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeMusic Hall Proprietor1920-03-186.7161
- A Manhattan KnightMangus O'Shea1920-03-159.01
- The Test of HonorMan Devil in dream (uncredited)1919-04-164.54
- The Poor Rich ManWrestler1918-12-236.01
- OpportunityPrizefight spectator1918-07-010.00
- Peg of the PiratesFlatnose Tim1918-05-120.00
- The Eyes of MysteryBrad Tilton1918-01-210.00
- The House of HatePatch-eye Pete1918-01-026.65
- The Avenging TrailLefty Reed1917-12-310.00
- The Eternal MotherBucky McGhee (as Louis R. Wolheim)1917-11-260.00
- The Millionaire's DoubleBob Holloway1917-04-300.00
- The End of the Tour1917-01-298.01
- The SunbeamBiff - the Brute1916-11-279.01
- The Brand of CowardiceCpl. Mallin1916-10-230.00
- Dorian's DivorceCapt. Ross (as L. Robert Wolheim)1916-06-057.01
- The Romance of Elaine1915-06-140.00