Louis Wolheim

Acting

March 27, 1880 – February 18, 1931 (died at 50)

New York City, New York, USA

Male

51 Movies

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.

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930 7.7

as Stanislaus 'Kat' Katczinsky

Age 50

The Racket

1928 6.5

as Nick Scarsi

Age 48 (now 50)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1920 6.7

as Music Hall Proprietor

Age 39 (now 50)

Danger Lights

1931 6.1

as Dan Thorn

Age 50

Two Arabian Knights

1927 5.8

as Peter O'Gaffney

Age 47 (now 50)

Condemned!

1929 6.6

as Jacques Duval

Age 49 (now 50)

Tempest

1928 6.2

as Sergeant Bulba

Age 48 (now 50)

The Silver Horde

1930 5.5

as George Balt

Age 50

Sherlock Holmes

1922 6.1

as Craigin

Age 41 (now 50)

Orphans of the Storm

1921 6.8

as Executioner (uncredited)

Age 41 (now 50)

Gentleman's Fate

1931 6.1

as Frank Tomasulo

Age 50

The Sin Ship

1931 5.8

as Captain Sam McVey

Age 51 (now 50)

Little Old New York

1923 6.5

as The Hoboken Terror

Age 43 (now 50)

Wolf Song

1929 4.9

as Gullion

Age 49 (now 50)

America

1924 5.9

as Captain Hare

Age 43 (now 50)

The Ship from Shanghai

1930 6.8

as Ted

Age 49 (now 50)

The Sin Ship

1931 5.8

as Captain Sam McVey

Age 51 (now 50)

The Sin Ship

1931 5.8

Director

Age 51 (now 50)

Gentleman's Fate

1931 6.1

as Frank Tomasulo

Age 50

Danger Lights

1931 6.1

as Dan Thorn

Age 50

The Silver Horde

1930 5.5

as George Balt

Age 50

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930 7.7

as Stanislaus 'Kat' Katczinsky

Age 50

The Ship from Shanghai

1930 6.8

as Ted

Age 49 (now 50)

Condemned!

1929 6.6

as Jacques Duval

Age 49 (now 50)

Frozen Justice

1929 3.7

as Duke

Age 49 (now 50)

Wolf Song

1929 4.9

as Gullion

Age 49 (now 50)

Square Shoulders

1929 8.0

as Slag

Age 48 (now 50)

The Shady Lady

1928 8.0

as Professor Holbrook

Age 48 (now 50)

The Awakening

1928 5.7

as Le Bete

Age 48 (now 50)

The Racket

1928 6.5

as Nick Scarsi

Age 48 (now 50)

Tempest

1928 6.2

as Sergeant Bulba

Age 48 (now 50)

Sorrell and Son

1927 6.0

as Buck

Age 47 (now 50)

Two Arabian Knights

1927 5.8

as Peter O'Gaffney

Age 47 (now 50)

Lover's Island

1925 9.0

as Capt. Joshua Dawson

Age 45 (now 50)

The Story Without a Name

1924 10.0

as Kurder

Age 44 (now 50)

America

1924 5.9

as Captain Hare

Age 43 (now 50)

The Uninvited Guest

1924 10.0

as Jan Boomer

Age 43 (now 50)

Unseeing Eyes

1923

as Laird

Age 43 (now 50)

Little Old New York

1923 6.5

as The Hoboken Terror

Age 43 (now 50)

The Last Moment

1923 7.0

as The Finn

Age 43 (now 50)

Enemies of Women

1923 6.5

Age 43 (now 50)

The Go-Getter

1923 8.0

as Daniel Silver

Age 43 (now 50)

The Face in the Fog

1922 7.0

as Petrus

Age 42 (now 50)

Sherlock Holmes

1922 6.1

as Craigin

Age 41 (now 50)

Orphans of the Storm

1921 6.8

as Executioner (uncredited)

Age 41 (now 50)

Experience

1921 8.0

as Crime

Age 41 (now 50)

Number 17

1921 9.0

Age 40 (now 50)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1920 6.7

as Music Hall Proprietor

Age 39 (now 50)

A Manhattan Knight

1920 9.0

as Mangus O'Shea

Age 39 (now 50)

The Test of Honor

1919 4.5

as Man Devil in dream (uncredited)

Age 39 (now 50)

The Poor Rich Man

1918 6.0

as Wrestler

Age 38 (now 50)

Together

1918 1.0

Story

Age 38 (now 50)

A Pair of Cupids

1918

as Dirk Thomas

Age 38 (now 50)

Opportunity

1918

as Prizefight spectator

Age 38 (now 50)

Peg of the Pirates

1918

as Flatnose Tim

Age 38 (now 50)

The Eyes of Mystery

1918

as Brad Tilton

Age 37 (now 50)

The House of Hate

1918 6.6

as Patch-eye Pete

Age 37 (now 50)

The Avenging Trail

1917

as Lefty Reed

Age 37 (now 50)

The Eternal Mother

1917

as Bucky McGhee (as Louis R. Wolheim)

Age 37 (now 50)

The Belle of the Season

1917

as Johnson

Age 37 (now 50)

The Greatest Power

1917

Story

Age 37 (now 50)

The Millionaire's Double

1917

as Bob Holloway

Age 37 (now 50)

The End of the Tour

1917 8.0

Age 36 (now 50)

The Sunbeam

1916 9.0

as Biff - the Brute

Age 36 (now 50)

The Brand of Cowardice

1916

as Cpl. Mallin

Age 36 (now 50)

Dorian's Divorce

1916 7.0

as Capt. Ross (as L. Robert Wolheim)

Age 36 (now 50)

The Romance of Elaine

1915

Age 35 (now 50)