Louis Wolheim
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.
Known For
Stanislas 'Kat' Katczinsky
All Quiet on the Western Front
Music Hall Proprietor
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Finn
The Last Moment
Kurder
The Story Without a Name
Bucky McGhee (as Louis R. Wolheim)
The Eternal Mother
Nick Scarsi
The Racket
Wrestler
The Poor Rich Man
Man Devil in dream (uncredited)
The Test of Honor
Jan Boomer
The Uninvited Guest
Craigin
Sherlock Holmes
Brad Tilton
The Eyes of Mystery
The End of the Tour
Sergeant Bulba
Tempest
Lefty Reed
The Avenging Trail
Jacques Duval
Condemned!
George Balt
The Silver Horde
Cpl. Mallin
The Brand of Cowardice
Bob Holloway
The Millionaire's Double
Captain Hare
America
Dan Thorn
Danger Lights
Frank Tomasulo
Gentleman's Fate
Gullion
Wolf Song
Captain Sam McVey
The Sin Ship
Ted
The Ship from Shanghai
Le Bete
The Awakening
Laird
Unseeing Eyes
Executioner (uncredited)
Orphans of the Storm
Peter O'Gaffney
Two Arabian Knights
The Hoboken Terror
Little Old New York
Dirk Thomas
A Pair of Cupids
Patch-eye Pete
The House of Hate
Buck
Sorrell and Son
Slag
Square Shoulders
Number 17
Petrus
The Face in the Fog
Prizefight spectator
Opportunity
Duke
Frozen Justice
Johnson
The Belle of the Season
Capt. Ross (as L. Robert Wolheim)
Dorian's Divorce
Crime
Experience
The Romance of Elaine
Daniel Silver
The Go-Getter
Capt. Joshua Dawson
Lover's Island
Enemies of Women
Biff - the Brute
The Sunbeam
Professor Holbrook
The Shady Lady
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
46
Gender
Male
Birthday
1880-03-27
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Louis Robert Wolheim