Ian Wolfe
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ian Wolfe (November 4, 1896 – January 23, 1992) was an American actor whose films date from 1934 to 1990. Until 1934, he worked as a theatre actor. Wolfe mostly found work as a character actor, appearing in over 270 films. He and his wife, Elizabeth, had two daughters. Wolfe was also a veteran of World War I where he served as a medical sergeant in the National Army of the United States. His service number was 2371377. Although American by birth and upbringing, Wolfe was often cast as an Englishman: his stage experience endowed him with precise diction resembling an upper-class British accent. A receding hairline and etched features at a relatively early age allowed him to play older men before he actually grew old. Wolfe found a niche as a soft-spoken learned man, and his over 250 roles included many attorneys, judges, butlers, ministers, professors, and doctors. Wolfe's best-known role may have been in the 1946 movie Bedlam, in which he played a scientist confined to an asylum. Wolfe wrote and self-published two books of poetry Forty-Four Scribbles and a Prayer: Lyrics and Ballads and Sixty Ballads and Lyrics In Search of Music. Of note to science fiction fans, Ian Wolfe appeared in two episodes of the original Star Trek television series: "Bread and Circuses" (1968) as Septimus, and "All Our Yesterdays" (1969) as Mr. Atoz, and portrayed the wizard Traquil in the cult series Wizards and Warriors. In 1982, Wolfe had a small recurring role on the TV series WKRP in Cincinnati as Hirsch, the sarcastic, irreverent butler to WKRP owner Lillian Carlson. Wolfe, who worked until the last couple of years of his life, died January 23, 1992, at age 95, of natural causes. He was cremated. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian Wolfe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Dr. Minton
Rebel Without a Cause
PTO
THX 1138
Judge
Blondie
Burton White
The Lost World
Commissioner of Scotland Yard
Dressed to Kill
Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)
Love Crazy
Reporter (uncredited)
Wilson
Ligarius
Julius Caesar
Mr. Neely
Pollyanna
Sheriff Carrey
On Dangerous Ground
Sidney Long
Bedlam
Robert
Saboteur
Smith
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Amos Hodder
The Pearl of Death
Drake
The Scarlet Claw
Feeney (uncredited)
The Invisible Man's Revenge
Homer Wallace
Colorado Territory
Pierre
Diary of a Madman
Judge
Mean Dog Blues
Tewkesbury
Moonfleet
Lord Tremouille
Diane
Prof. Brauer
Creator
Waldo Daggett
99 River Street
Proprietor
The Prince and the Pauper
Carter
Witness for the Prosecution
Malue
Houdini
Poole
Allegheny Uprising
Harry Bevan
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Rev. Nash
The Captive City
Grandpa Squirrel (voice) (uncredited)
The Lost Chick
Thomas, the butler (uncredited)
The Falcon in Danger
Hawkins
They Live by Night
Rev. Elcott
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
J.D. Denison
The Falcon's Adventure
Geoffrey 'Pinky' Burns
The Raven
Mr. Partlow
Reds
Conrad Stadt
The Son of Monte Cristo
Mr. Bleiffer
The Seniors
Edwin "Deacon" Black
The Marauders
Hobson, the Butler
Julia Misbehaves
Justice of the Peace
The Fortune
Father Joseph
The Frisco Kid
Mr. D'Amato
Checking Out
Leon, a Conspirator
The Emperor's Candlesticks
Dr. Edwards
Games
Dr. Klauber
Dynasty
Mr. Loomis
Homebodies
Mr. Bagley
The Actress
Viceroy (uncredited)
Captain Pirate
Father MacHugh
The Devil's Daughter
Presiding Judge (uncredited)
Les Miserables
Mayor
Hudson's Bay
Mr. Pope
About Mrs. Leslie
Izquierdo (uncredited)
The Firefly
Registrar
Gaby
Fell
The King's Thief
A. Le Marchand - Detective (as Ien Wulf)
Arsène Lupin Returns
President Webb (uncredited)
The Petty Girl
Reading Clerk (as Ian Wulf)
The Earl of Chicago
L.B. Crandall
That Way with Women
Edwards
Murder in the Blue Room
Dentist (uncredited)
Mrs. Miniver
Hudson
The Leavenworth Case
Donner
Mask of the Avenger
Schmidt
Society Lawyer
The Priest
The Bold Caballero
Clerk
The Merry Monahans
Dr. Poulin
Desire Me
Councilman Hurdwell
Scandal at Scourie
Soldier
The Man from Down Under
Sears
The Searching Wind
Kirby's Secretary (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
Emerson
Adventure in Washington
Stiles
Foreign Correspondent
Dr. Clement Avington (uncredited)
If Winter Comes
Charles Wentworth
On Borrowed Time
Van Arkel
The Fountain
Judge Marsala
The Defender (Studio One)
Bishop Hardwick
One Man's Way
Gruber
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
Sidney P. Melrose
Singapore Woman
Lord Mayor Herman Brandon R. Clive
The Brighton Strangler
Edward Warrender
Please Believe Me
Elias Sanders
The Devil Is Driving
Foster
Something for the Birds
Swedish consul
The Mighty Barnum
Trouble in High Timber Country
Amos Totten
Earthbound
Commandant Causeway
Up the Academy
Capt. Larsen
Secret Agent of Japan
Fritz (uncredited)
Tell No Tales
Joseph (uncredited)
The Moon Is Down
Pawnbroker
The Devil Is a Sissy
Rev. Hodgins
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
Board of Military Judges
The Andersonville Trial
Tax Collector
The Great Commandment
Hector Brown
The Judge Steps Out
Abner / Arnie
Mr. Sycamore
Patient (uncredited)
The White Angel
Wilkes
Fast and Loose
Cemetery Caretaker (uncredited)
The Return of Doctor X
Cabinet Member (uncredited)
Lincoln in the White House
Police Judge (uncredited)
Blondie Brings Up Baby
Lloyd (uncredited)
Now, Voyager
Councillor (uncredited)
Bride of Vengeance
Gruning, Stregel's Henchman (uncredited)
Keep 'Em Sailing
Norton
Tomorrow Is Forever
Charlie Gibbs (uncredited)
Without Reservations
Charlie, a Fence (uncredited)
Manhandled
Horace Greeley (uncredited)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Watkins (uncredited)
No Way Out
Oliver
Blonde Ransom
Adam Wheelright
The Notorious Lone Wolf
Maggs
Mutiny on the Bounty
Judge
We Who Are Young
Martin, Nelson's Second Butler (uncredited)
Three Daring Daughters
Uncle Adam
Here Comes the Groom
Thomas - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Government Girl
Dr. Bellows
Confidential Agent
Sir Charles Porter
Eagle Squadron
Aide
Don't You Believe It
Health Officer
Angel in Exile
Theron
The Silver Chalice
Dorset
Mae West
Jury Foreman
The Verdict
Hermann Einreich [Chs. 1-2]
Mystery of the Riverboat
Gen. Kerch
The Dark Side of the Earth
Prof. Hopkins
Zombies on Broadway
Skipper of Honeymoon Boat (uncredited)
The White Cliffs of Dover
Henry Orlac, Stephen Orlac's Stepfather (Uncredited)
Mad Love
Apothecary
Romeo and Juliet
Forger
Dick Tracy
Caleb
Her Primitive Man
Mr. Rojeck (uncredited)
Sincerely Yours
Frederick
Strange Confession
Critic
Born to Sing
Skeptical Member of Modern-day Expedition (uncredited)
Captain Kidd's Treasure
Antiques Store Sales Clerk
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Joe (uncredited)
Once Upon a Time
Paymaster Commander
Corvette K-225
Tallyrand (as Ien Wulf)
Romance of Louisiana
Adams
The Magnificent Yankee
Curwood
The Case of the Tremendous Trifle
Gillkie the Barrister
Three Strangers
Grave Digger
The Miracle of the Bells
Eustace L. Harley (uncredited)
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
Prof. Mellasagus
Reckless Age
Isaac Newton (uncredited)
Famous Boners
Dr. Wyeland (uncredited)
A Place in the Sun
Professor Lilliquist
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
Coroner (uncredited)
Pursued
Berton
The Fighting Guardsman
Fritz, Police Lab Man
Homicide
Rector (uncredited)
Johnny Belinda
Priest
The Terminal Man
Phillips
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
Morley
Jinxed!
Dr. E.G. Lutz
Dishonored Lady
President Calvin Coolidge
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Pleyel's Clerk (uncredited)
A Song to Remember
James, Abbington's butler
Nightmare
Loschek
Mayerling
Herbert - the Jailer (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette
Lord Mortimer
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
Editor W.W. Dwight
Gentleman Joe Palooka
President James K. Polk (uncredited)
California
Registrar of Births (uncredited)
Random Harvest
O'Hara
All in a Night's Work
Nicholas Cabot
The League of Frightened Men
Roger Frane
Her Twelve Men
Mr. Henderson
Copper Canyon
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
171
Gender
Male
Birthday
1896-11-04
Place of Birth
Canton, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
Ian Wolf