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Fred Kohler (I) (1887–1938)

Actor

Prolific "heavy" in American films of the silent and early talkie eras. A native of Kansas City, Missouri, Kohler left home as a teenager, working various jobs while trying to establish a career in vaudeville. During this time, according to his son, actor Fred Kohler Jr., Kohler worked in a mine and lost part of his right hand in a dynamite accident... See full bio »

Born:

Fredrick L. Kohler
in Burlington, Iowa, USA

Died:

(age 51) in Hollywood, California, USA
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1939 Boy Slaves
Drift Boss (uncredited)
 
1938 Lawless Valley
Tom Marsh (as Fred Kohler Sr.)
 
1938 Billy the Kid Returns
Matson (as Fred Kohler Sr.)
 
1938 Painted Desert
Hugh Fawcett (as Fred Kohler Sr.)
 
1938 Blockade
Pietro
 
1938 Gangs of New York
Kruger
 
1938 Forbidden Valley
Matt Rogan
 
1938 The Buccaneer
Gramby (as Fred Hohler Sr.)
 
1937 Daughter of Shanghai
Captain Gulner
 
1936 Arizona Mahoney
Gil Blair
 
1936 The Accusing Finger
Johnson
 
1936 The Plainsman
Jake - A Teamster (as Fred Kohler Sr. in End Credit)
 
1936 The Texas Rangers
Jess Higgins (as Fred Kohler Sr.)
 
1936 The Vigilantes Are Coming
General Jason Burr
 
1936 For the Service
Bruce Howard
 
1936 Heart of the West
Barton
 
1936 Dangerous Intrigue
Brant
 
1936 It's Up to You
Torchy
 
1935 Frisco Kid
Shanghai Duck
 
1935 Stormy
Deem Dorn
 
1935 Trails End
Wild Bill Holman
 
1935 Men of Action
Thorenson
 
1935 Hard Rock Harrigan
Black Jack Riley
 
1935 Border Brigands
Conyda - Gang Leader
 
1935 Goin' to Town
Buck Gonzales
 
1935 Mississippi
Capt. Blackie
 
1935 Wilderness Mail
Lobo McBain aka Landau
 
1935 Times Square Lady
'Dutch' Meyers
 
1935 Horses' Collars (short)
Double Deal Decker
 
1935 Lightning Triggers
Bull Thompson
 
1934 West of the Pecos
Sawtelle
 
1934 The Man from Hell
Mayor Anse McCloud
 
1934 Half a Sinner
Brick
 
1934 Little Man, What Now?
Karl Goebbler
 
1934 The Last Round-Up
Sam Gulden
 
1934 Honor of the Range
Rawhide
 
1933 Queen Christina
Member of the Court at Abdication (uncredited)
 
1933 The Wolf Dog
Joe Stevens
 
1933 Ship of Wanted Men
Chuck Young
 
1933 Deluge
Jepson (uncredited)
 
1933 The Fiddlin' Buckaroo
Wolf Morgan
 
1933 Under the Tonto Rim
Munther
 
1933 The Constant Woman
Speakeasy Bouncer
 
1932 Wild Horse Mesa
Rand
 
1932 Call Her Savage
Silas Jennings
 
1932 The Fourth Horseman
Honest Ben Jones
 
1932 The Texas Bad Man
Gore Hampton
 
1932 The Rider of Death Valley
Lew Grant
 
1932 Carnival Boat
Hack Logan
 
1931 X Marks the Spot
Riggs
 
1931 Corsair
Big John
 
1931 Woman Hungry
Kampen
 
1931 The Right of Way
Joseph Portugais
 
1931 Fighting Caravans
Lee Murdock
 
1931 Other Men's Women
Haley
 
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5 (short)
Fred Kohler
 
1930 The Lash
Peter Harkness
 
1930 A Soldier's Plaything
Hank
 
1930 The Light of Western Stars
H.W. Stack
 
1930 Under a Texas Moon
Bad Man
 
1930 Roadhouse Nights
Sam Horner
 
1929 Hell's Heroes
Wild Bill William Kearney
 
1929 Say It with Songs
Fred, Joe's Cellmate
 
1929 Broadway Babies
Perc Gessant
 
1929 River of Romance
Captain Blackie
 
1929 Thunderbolt
'Bad Al' Friedberg
 
1929 Stairs of Sand
Boss Stone
 
1929 The Quitter
Duffy Thompson
 
1929/I Tide of Empire
Cannon
 
1929/II Tide of Empire
Cannon
 
1929 The Dummy
Joe Cooper
 
1929 The Leatherneck
Heckla
 
1929 The Case of Lena Smith (short)
Stefan
 
1928 The Spieler
Red Moon
 
1928 Sal of Singapore
Captain Sunday
 
1928 Forgotten Faces
Number 1309
 
1928 The Vanishing Pioneer
Sheriff Murdock
 
1928 The Dragnet
'Gabby' Steve
 
1928 Chinatown Charlie
Monk
 
1928 The Showdown
Winter
 
1927 The Gay Defender
Jake Hamby
 
1927 The City Gone Wild
Gunner Gallagher
 
1927 Open Range
Sam Hardman
 
1927 Shootin' Irons
Dick Hardman
 
1927 The Rough Riders
Sergeant Stanton
 
1927 The Loves of Carmen
Gypsy Chief
 
1927 Underworld
'Buck' Mulligan
 
1927 The Blood Ship
First Mate Fitz
 
1927 The Way of All Flesh
The Tough
 
1927 The Devil's Masterpiece
Reckless Jim Regan
 
1926 Old Ironsides
Second Mate (uncredited)
 
1926 The Country Beyond
Joe Leseur
 
1926 The Ice Flood
'Cougar' Kid
 
1926 The Bar-C Mystery
 
1926 Danger Quest
Otto Shugars
 
1925 The Prairie Pirate
Aguilar (the bandit)
 
1925 Winds of Chance
Joe McCaskey
 
1925 Riders of the Purple Sage
Henchman Tom Metzger (uncredited)
 
1925 The Thundering Herd
Follansbee
 
1925 Dick Turpin
Ring Announcer (uncredited)
 
1924 The Iron Horse
Bauman
 
1924 Fighting Fury
'Two-finger' Larkin
 
1924 The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
Slave Auctioneer
 
1923 The Red Warning
Tom Jeffries
 
1923 Anna Christie
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1923 North of Hudson Bay
Armand LeMoir
 
1923 Hell's Hole
Prisoner
 
1923 Shadows of the North
Ray Brent
 
1923 The Eleventh Hour
Barbara's Uncle
 
1923 Thru the Flames
'Red' Burke
 
1923 The Flame of Life
Spring
 
1923 Three Who Paid
Jim Quade
 
1922 Without Compromise
Cass Blake
 
1922 Perils of the Yukon
Capt. Whipple
 
1922 Trimmed
Young Bill Young
 
1922 The Son of the Wolf
Malemute Kid
 
1922 His Back Against the Wall
Arizona Pete
 
1922 Yellow Men and Gold
Craven
 
1922 The Milky Way
 
1922 The Scrapper
Oleson
 
1922 With Stanley in Africa
 
1921/I A Daughter of the Law
George Stacey
 
1921/II The Stampede
Steve Norton
 
1921 The Conflict
Jevons' foreman (uncredited)
 
1921 Thunder Island
Barney the Mate
 
1921 Partners of the Tide
First Mate
 
1921 Cyclone Bliss
Jack Hall
 
1920 A Thousand to One
Donnelly
 
1920 The Kentucky Colonel
Jim Britsides
 
1920 The Lone Ranger (short)
 
1920 The Great Round-Up (short)
 
1920 Red Hot Trail (short)
 
1920 Polly of the Storm Country
 
1919 Soldiers of Fortune
McWilliams
 
1919 The Tiger's Trail
'Bull' Shotwell (as Frederick L. Kohler)
 
1916 Joan the Woman
L'Oiseleur's henchman (uncredited)
 
1915 A Woman of Nerve (short)
Three-Fingered Michael 'Mike' Brennan (as John Kohler)
 
1913 Baby's New Pin (short) (as Jack Kohler)
 
1912 His First Skate (short)
Jack Cole (as Jack Kohler)
 
1911 The Code of Honor (short)
 
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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Fred Kohler Sr. in End Credit | Fred Hohler Sr. | Fred Kohler Sr. | Frederick L. Kohler | Jack Kohler | John Kohler

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Trivia:

Both Fred Kohler and Fred Kohler Jr. appeared in Cecil B. DeMille's The Plainsman. See more »

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