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Aliases: Fred Kohler Sr. , Frederick L. Kohler , Jack Kohler , John Kohler , Fredrick Louis Kohler

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Dubuque, Iowa, USA

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Movie Involvements: 98

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

Biography

From Wikipedia Fred Kohler (April 20, 1888 – October 28, 1938) was an American actor known for his playing heavies. Fred Kohler was born in Kansas City, Missouri. As a teen, he began to pursue a career in vaudeville, but worked other jobs to support himself. He lost part of his right hand in a mining accident during this time. Eventually he was able to join a touring company, and worked steadily in show business for several years. America's budding film industry drew a 20-something Kohler to Hollywood, where he made his start in silent films. His first role was in the 1911 short The Code of Honor, and he had an uncredited role in Cecil B. DeMille's feature film Joan the Woman (1917), but a steady stream of parts did not begin until The Tiger's Trail (1919). Kohler's stern features earned him a niche playing villains. His role as Bauman in The Iron Horse (1924) is a notable example. With the advent of the talkies, Kohler reprised many of his silent roles in remakes with sound, particularly in Westerns based on novels by Zane Grey. At the beginning of the sound era, he appeared in the Allan Dwan film Tide of Empire (1929) alongside Renée Adorée and Tom Keene. Kohler died of a heart attack on October 28, 1938 at age 50. He was buried in an unmarked grave at Inglewood Park Cemetery in South Los Angeles community of Inglewood, California. His son Fred Kohler, Jr. (1911–1993) was also an actor in many western films.

Most Famous Work

Queen Christina
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7

Queen Christina

(1933) Member of the Court at Abdication (uncredited)
The Plainsman
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6

The Plainsman

(1936) Jake - A Teamster
The Iron Horse
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7

The Iron Horse

(1924) Bauman
Thunderbolt
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6

Thunderbolt

(1929) 'Bad Al' Friedberg
Half a Sinner
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0

Half a Sinner

(1934) Brick
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Trimmed

(1922) Young Bill Young
The Buccaneer
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7

The Buccaneer

(1938) Gramby (as Fred Hohler Sr.)
Hell's Heroes
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7

Hell's Heroes

(1929) 'Wild Bill' Kearney

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1938 Tom Marsh
Matson
Hugh Fawcett
Pietro
Kruger
Matt Rogan
Gramby (as Fred Hohler Sr.)
1937 Captain Gulner
1936 Curly-haired Convict
Jake - A Teamster
Jess Higgins
General Jason Burr
Bruce Howard
Barton
1935 Shanghai Duck
Deem Dorn
Thorenson
Black Jack Riley
Bull Thompson
Captain Conyda
Buck Gonzales
Captain Blackie (as Captain Blackie Jr.)
"Dutch" Meyers
Double Deal Decker
1934 Sawtelle
Mayor Anse McCloud
Karl Goebbler
Brick
Sam Gulden
Rawhide
1933 Member of the Court at Abdication (uncredited)
Joe Stevens
Chuck Young
Jepson
Wolf Morgan
Munther
Speakeasy Bouncer
1932 Rand
Silas Jennings
Honest Ben Jones
Gore Hampton
Lew Grant
Hack Logan
1931 Edward P. Riggs
Big John
Kampen
Lee Murdock
Haley
1930 Peter Harkness
Joseph Portugais
Fred Kohler
Hank
Self
H.W. Stack
Bad Man
Sam Horner
1929 'Wild Bill' Kearney
Fred, Joe's Cellmate
Perc Gessant
Captain Blackie
'Bad Al' Friedberg
Boss Stone
Duffy Thompson
Cannon
Joe Cooper
Heckla
N/A
1928 Red Moon
Captain Sunday
Sheriff Murdock
'Gabby' Steve
Monk
Winter
1927 Jake Hamby
Gunner Gallagher
Sam Hardman
Dick Hardman
The Tough
Sergeant Stanton
Gypsy Chief
'Buck' Mulligan
First Mate Fitz
1926 Second Mate (uncredited)
Joe Leseur
N/A
1925 Aguilar - the Bandit
Joe McCaskey
Henchman Tom Metzger (uncredited)
Follansbee
Ring Announcer (uncredited)
1924 'Two-finger' Larkin
Bauman
Auctioneer at New Orleans slave market
1923 Tom Jeffries
Armand LeMoir
Prisoner
Ray Brent
Barbara's Uncle
Spring
Jim Quade
1922 Cass Blake
Capt. Whipple
Young Bill Young
Arizona Pete
Craven
1921 George Stacey
Jevons' foreman (uncredited)
Steve Norton
N/A
1920 N/A
1919 N/A
McWilliams
'Bull' Shotwell
Year Character Movie/Tv

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