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Louis Wolheim (1880–1931)

Actor | Writer | Director

It was Lionel Barrymore who gave Louis Wolheim (Cornell '07) 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... See full bio »

Born:

in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 50) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1931 The Sin Ship
Captain Sam McVey
 
1931 Gentleman's Fate
Frank Tomasulo
 
1930 The Silver Horde
George Balt
 
1930 Danger Lights
Dan Thorn
 
1930 All Quiet on the Western Front
Kat
 
1930 The Ship from Shanghai
Ted
 
1929 Condemned
Jacques Duval
 
1929 Frozen Justice
Duke
 
1929 The Wolf Song
Gullion
 
1929 Square Shoulders
John 'Slag' Collins
 
1928 The Shady Lady
Professor Holbrook
 
1928 The Awakening
Le Bete
 
1928 The Racket
Nick Scarsi
 
1928 Tempest
Sergeant Bulba
 
1927 Sorrell and Son
Buck
 
1927 Two Arabian Knights
Sergeant Peter O'Gaffney
 
1925 Lover's Island
Capt. Joshua Dawson
 
1924 Isn't Life Wonderful
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1924 The Story Without a Name
Kurder
 
1924 America
Capt. Hare
 
1924 The Uninvited Guest
Jan Boomer
 
1923 Unseeing Eyes
Laird
 
1923 Little Old New York
The Hoboken Terror
 
1923 The Last Moment
The Finn
 
1923 The Go-Getter
Daniel Silver
 
1923 Enemies of Women (scenes deleted)
 
1923 Love's Old Sweet Song (short)
The Wanderer
 
1922 The Face in the Fog
Petrus
 
1922 Sherlock Holmes
Craigin
 
1922 Determination
 
1921 Orphans of the Storm
Executioner
 
1921 Conceit
Boxing Instructor (uncredited)
 
1921 Experience
Crime
 
1920 Number 17
 
1920 A Manhattan Knight
Mangus O'Shea (as Louis R. Wolheim)
 
1920/I Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Music Hall Proprietor
 
1919 The Darkest Hour
Louis Marcotte
 
1919 The Carter Case
Emanon (as Louis W. Wolheim)
 
1918 The Poor Rich Man
Wrestler
 
1918 A Pair of Cupids
Dirk Thomas
 
1918 Opportunity
A prizefight spectator (uncredited)
 
1918 Peg of the Pirates
Flatnose Tim (as L. Walheim)
 
1918 The House of Hate
 
1918 The Eyes of Mystery
Brad Tilton (as Louis R. Wolheim)
 
1917 The Avenging Trail
Lefty Reed
 
1917 The Eternal Mother
Bucky McGhee (as Louis R. Wolheim)
 
1917 The Belle of the Season
Johnson
 
1917 The Millionaire's Double
Bob Holloway
 
1917 The End of the Tour
 
1916 The Sunbeam
Biff the Brute
 
1916 The Brand of Cowardice
Cpl. Mallin
 
1916 Dorian's Divorce
Capt. Ross (as L. Robert Wolheim)
 
1915 The New Adventures of J. Rufus Wallingford (short) (uncredited)
 
1915 The Romance of Elaine (uncredited)
 
1914/II The Warning (short)
Policeman (uncredited)
 
1914 The Shanghai Man
Extra (uncredited)
 
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1932 The Washington Masquerade (adaptation - uncredited)
 
1918 Together (story "The Lone Dit" / as Louis R. Wolheim)
 
1917 The Greatest Power (as Louis R. Wolheim / story)
 
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1931 The Sin Ship
 
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1930 Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 24 (short)
Himself
 
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2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
1934 Movie Memories (documentary short)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1921) Stage: Adapted book (w/Isaac Goldberg) for / appeared (as "Bendet") "The Idle Inn" on Broadway. Book by Peretz Hirschbein. Produced by Arthur Hopkins. Plymouth Theatre: 20 Dec 1921-Jan 1922 (closing date unknown/25 performances). Cast: Shirley Albert, Jacob Ben-Ami (as "Eisik")... See more »

Alternate Names:

L. Walheim | Louis Walheim | L. Robert Wolheim | Louis R. Wolheim | Louis W. Wolheim

Height:

5' 10½" (1.79 m)
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Trivia:

Lionel Barrymore, his mentor, once told him, "With that face you could make a fortune in the theater." Wolhim tried the stage late in his career and won considerable attention in Eugene O'Neill's "The Hairy Ape." He later became O'Neill's friend. See more »

Star Sign:

Aries