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Louis Calhern (1895–1956)

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Tall, distinguished, aristocratic Louis Calhern seemed to be the poster boy for old-money, upper-crust urban society, but he was actually born Carl Vogt, to middle-class parents in New York City. His family moved to St. Louis when he was a child, and it was while playing football in high school there that he was spotted by a representative of a touring acting troupe and hired as an actor... See full bio »

Born:

Carl Henry Vogt
in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died:

(age 61) in Tokyo, Japan
Still of Marilyn Monroe and Louis Calhern in The Asphalt Jungle Still of Jane Powell and Louis Calhern in Two Weeks with Love Still of Sterling Hayden and Louis Calhern in The Asphalt Jungle
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Filmography

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1956 High Society
Uncle Willie
 
1956 Forever, Darling
Charles Y. Bewell
 
1955 Blackboard Jungle
Jim Murdock
 
1955 The Prodigal
Nahreeb
 
1954 Athena
Grandpa Ulysses Mulvain
 
1954 Betrayed
Gen. Ten Eyck
 
1954 The Student Prince
King of Karlsberg
 
1954 Men of the Fighting Lady
James A. Michener
 
1954 Executive Suite
George Nyle Caswell
 
1954 Rhapsody
Nicholas Durant
 
1953 Latin Lovers
Grandfather Eduardo Santos
 
1953 Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
 
1953 Remains to Be Seen
Benjamin Goodman
 
1953 Confidentially Connie
Opie Bedloe
 
1952 The Bad and the Beautiful
Georgia Lorrison's Father (voice) (uncredited)
 
1952 The Prisoner of Zenda
Col. Zapt
 
1952 We're Not Married!
Frederick C. 'Freddie' Melrose
 
1952 Washington Story
Charles W. Birch
 
1952 Invitation
Simon Bowker
 
1951 The Man with a Cloak
Thevenet
 
1951 It's a Big Country
Narrator (uncredited)
 
1951 A Letter from a Soldier (short)
Narrator (uncredited)
 
1950 The Magnificent Yankee
Oliver Wendell Holmes
 
1950 Two Weeks with Love
Horatio Robinson
 
1950 Devil's Doorway
Verne Coolan
 
1950 A Life of Her Own
Jim Leversoe
 
1950 The Asphalt Jungle
Alonzo D. Emmerich
 
1950 Annie Get Your Gun
Col. Buffalo Bill Cody
 
1950 Nancy Goes to Rio
Gregory Elliott
 
1949 The Red Danube
Colonel Piniev
 
1949 The Red Pony
Grandfather
 
1948 Arch of Triumph
'Col.' Boris Morosov
 
1946 Notorious
Paul Prescott
 
1944 Up in Arms
Colonel Ashley
 
1944 The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Don Andre - The Viceroy
 
1943 Nobody's Darling
Curtis Farnsworth
 
1943 Heaven Can Wait
Randolph Van Cleve
 
1940 Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Dr. Brockdorf
 
1940 I Take This Woman
Dr. Duveen
 
1939 Charlie McCarthy, Detective
Arthur Aldrich
 
1939 5th Ave Girl
Dr. Kessler
 
1939 Juarez
LeMarc
 
1938 Fast Company
Elias Z. 'Eli' Bannerman
 
1937 The Life of Emile Zola
Major Dort
 
1937 Her Husband Lies
Joe Sorrell
 
1936 The Gorgeous Hussy
Sunderland
 
1935 The Last Days of Pompeii
Prefect (Allus Martius)
 
1935 Woman Wanted
Smiley
 
1935 The Arizonian
Sheriff Jake Mannen
 
1934 Sweet Adeline
Major Day
 
1934 The Affairs of Cellini
Ottaviano
 
1934 The Man with Two Faces
Stanley Vance
 
1934 The Count of Monte Cristo
De Villefort Jr.
 
1933 Duck Soup
Trentino
 
1933 Diplomaniacs
Winkelreid
 
1933 The World Gone Mad
Christopher Bruno (as Louis Calhearn)
 
1933 Strictly Personal
Magruder
 
1933 The Woman Accused
Leo Young
 
1932 Frisco Jenny
Steve Dutton
 
1932 20,000 Years in Sing Sing
Joe Finn
 
1932 Merry-Go-Round
Asst. District Attorney John Wade
 
1932 They Call It Sin
Ford Humphries
 
1932 Night After Night
Dick Bolton
 
1932 Okay, America!
Mileaway Russell
 
1931 Blonde Crazy
Dapper Dan Barker
 
1931 The Road to Singapore
Dr. George March
 
1931 Stolen Heaven
Steve Perry
 
1923 The Last Moment
Harry Gaines
 
1922 Woman, Wake Up
Monte Collins
 
1921 The Blot
His Pupil, Phil West
 
1921 Too Wise Wives
Mr. David Graham
 
1921 What's Worth While?
'Squire' Elton
 
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1950 Two Weeks with Love (performer: "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" - uncredited)
 
1933 Diplomaniacs (performer: "Annie Laurie" ca 1834 - uncredited)
 
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1953 The Band Wagon (dialogue coach: Jack Buchanan - uncredited)
 
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1996 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Alonzo D. Emmerich
– Marilyn Monroe (1996) … Alonzo D. Emmerich
 
1956 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #9.34 (1956) … Himself
 
1953 Main Street to Broadway
Himself
 
1948 Tonight on Broadway (TV series)
Himself
– The Play's the Thing (1948) … Himself
 
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2006 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2000 Annie Get Your Gun Intro with Susan Lucci (video documentary short)
Buffalo Bill Cody
 
1987 Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (documentary)
Alonzo D. Emmerich (archive footage: The Asphalt Jungle [1950])
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary)
Clip from 'Annie Get Your Gun'
 
1955 When the Talkies Were Young (short)
Joe Finn (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1924). Stage Play: Cobra. Drama. See more »

Alternate Names:

Louis Calhearn

Height:

6' 3" (1.91 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[Romantic suggestions for André Previn] Take my advice. Forget it with chorus girls. Find somebody older. Get some cuff links. See more »

Trivia:

Calhern joined the famed actors club, The Lambs, in NYC in 1922. See more »

Trademark:

Snobby and/or excessively-powerful characters See more »

Nickname:

Lou See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius