Louis Wolheim

Acting·Mar 27, 1880·New York City, New York, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
The Sin Ship1931 · Captain Sam McVey, Director	Captain Sam McVey, Director
Gentleman's Fate1931 · Frank Tomasulo	Frank Tomasulo
Danger Lights1931 · Dan Thorn	Dan Thorn
The Silver Horde1930 · George Balt	George Balt
All Quiet on the Western Front1930 · Stanislaus 'Kat' Katczinsky	Stanislaus 'Kat' Katczinsky
The Ship from Shanghai1930 · Ted	Ted
Condemned!1929 · Jacques Duval	Jacques Duval
Frozen Justice1929 · Duke	Duke
Wolf Song1929 · Gullion	Gullion
Square Shoulders1929 · Slag	Slag
The Shady Lady1928 · Professor Holbrook	Professor Holbrook
The Awakening1928 · Le Bete	Le Bete
The Racket1928 · Nick Scarsi	Nick Scarsi
Tempest1928 · Sergeant Bulba	Sergeant Bulba
Sorrell and Son1927 · Buck	Buck
Two Arabian Knights1927 · Peter O'Gaffney	Peter O'Gaffney
LLover's Island1925 · Capt. Joshua Dawson	Capt. Joshua Dawson
The Story Without a Name1924 · Kurder	Kurder
America1924 · Captain Hare	Captain Hare
The Uninvited Guest1924 · Jan Boomer	Jan Boomer
Unseeing Eyes1923 · Laird	Laird
Little Old New York1923 · The Hoboken Terror	The Hoboken Terror
The Last Moment1923 · The Finn	The Finn
Enemies of Women1923 · Actor	Actor
The Go-Getter1923 · Daniel Silver	Daniel Silver
The Face in the Fog1922 · Petrus	Petrus
Sherlock Holmes1922 · Craigin	Craigin
Orphans of the Storm1921 · Executioner (uncredited)	Executioner (uncredited)
Experience1921 · Crime	Crime
Number 171921 · Actor	Actor
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1920 · Music Hall Proprietor	Music Hall Proprietor
A Manhattan Knight1920 · Mangus O'Shea	Mangus O'Shea
The Test of Honor1919 · Man Devil in dream (uncredited)	Man Devil in dream (uncredited)
The Poor Rich Man1918 · Wrestler	Wrestler
AA Pair of Cupids1918 · Dirk Thomas	Dirk Thomas
OOpportunity1918 · Prizefight spectator	Prizefight spectator
Peg of the Pirates1918 · Flatnose Tim	Flatnose Tim
The Eyes of Mystery1918 · Brad Tilton	Brad Tilton
The House of Hate1918 · Patch-eye Pete	Patch-eye Pete
The Avenging Trail1917 · Lefty Reed	Lefty Reed
The Eternal Mother1917 · Bucky McGhee (as Louis R. Wolheim)	Bucky McGhee (as Louis R. Wolheim)
TThe Belle of the Season1917 · Johnson	Johnson
The Millionaire's Double1917 · Bob Holloway	Bob Holloway
The End of the Tour1917 · Actor	Actor
The Sunbeam1916 · Biff - the Brute	Biff - the Brute
The Brand of Cowardice1916 · Cpl. Mallin	Cpl. Mallin
Dorian's Divorce1916 · Capt. Ross (as L. Robert Wolheim)	Capt. Ross (as L. Robert Wolheim)
The Romance of Elaine1915 · Actor	Actor