Person Details

Birthday: 1880-03-27 21:50:20

Death: 1931-02-18 21:50:20

Aliases: Louis Robert Wolheim , Louis R. Wolheim , L. Robert Wolheim , Louis Walheim , L. Walheim , Louis W. Wolheim

Gender: Male

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

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Movie Involvements: 36

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

All Quiet on the Western Front
Average
8

All Quiet on the Western Front

(1930) Stanislas 'Kat' Katczinsky
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Average
7

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

(1920) Music Hall Proprietor
Orphans of the Storm
Average
7

Orphans of the Storm

(1921) Executioner (uncredited)
Condemned
Average
6

Condemned

(1929) Jacques Duval
Danger Lights
Average
6

Danger Lights

(1930) Dan Thorn
The Racket
Average
6

The Racket

(1928) Nick Scarsi
The Silver Horde
Average
5

The Silver Horde

(1930) George Balt
The Avenging Trail
Average
0

The Avenging Trail

(1917) Lefty Reed

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1931 Captain Sam McVey
Frank Tomasulo
1930 George Balt
Dan Thorn
Stanislas 'Kat' Katczinsky
Ted
1929 Jacques Duval
Duke
Gullion
John 'Slag' Collins
1928 Le Bete
Nick Scarsi
Sergeant Bulba
1927 Buck
Peter O'Gaffney
1924 Kurder
Captain Hare
Jan Boomer
1923 Laird
The Hoboken Terror
The Finn
1922 Petrus
Craigin
1921 Executioner (uncredited)
1920 Music Hall Proprietor
1919 Man Devil in dream (uncredited)
1918 Wrestler
Dirk Thomas
Brad Tilton
Patch-eye Pete
1917 Lefty Reed
Bucky McGhee (as Louis R. Wolheim)
Johnson
Bob Holloway
N/A
1916 Cpl. Mallin
Capt. Ross (as L. Robert Wolheim)
Year Character Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1931 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1918 Story
1917 Story
Year Role Movie/Tv

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