1880-03-27 New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Gentleman's Fate | Frank Tomasulo | 1931-03-07 |
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Danger Lights | Dan Thorn | 1931-01-09 |
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The Sin Ship | Captain Sam McVey | 1931-04-18 |
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The Silver Horde | George Balt | 1930-10-24 |
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All Quiet on the Western Front | Stanislas 'Kat' Katczinsky | 1930-04-29 |
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The Ship from Shanghai | Ted | 1930-01-31 |
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Condemned! | Jacques Duval | 1929-11-03 |
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Wolf Song | Gullion | 1929-03-29 |
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Frozen Justice | Duke | 1929-10-13 |
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Square Shoulders | Slag | 1929-03-10 |
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Tempest | Sergeant Bulba | 1928-05-27 |
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The Shady Lady | Professor Holbrook | 1928-12-16 |
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The Awakening | Le Bete | 1928-11-17 |
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The Racket | Nick Scarsi | 1928-11-01 |
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Two Arabian Knights | Peter O'Gaffney | 1927-09-23 |
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Sorrell and Son | Buck | 1927-12-02 |
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Lover's Island | Capt. Joshua Dawson | 1925-12-30 |
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The Story Without a Name | Kurder | 1924-10-27 |
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The Uninvited Guest | Jan Boomer | 1924-02-11 |
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America | Captain Hare | 1924-02-21 |
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The Last Moment | The Finn | 1923-06-07 |
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Little Old New York | The Hoboken Terror | 1923-08-01 |
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The Go-Getter | Daniel Silver | 1923-04-08 |
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Enemies of Women | 1923-04-15 | |
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Unseeing Eyes | Laird | 1923-11-18 |
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The Face in the Fog | Petrus | 1922-10-07 |
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Sherlock Holmes | Craigin | 1922-03-07 |
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Number 17 | 1921-01-01 | |
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Orphans of the Storm | Executioner (uncredited) | 1921-12-28 |
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Experience | Crime | 1921-08-07 |
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Music Hall Proprietor | 1920-03-18 |
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The Test of Honor | Man Devil in dream (uncredited) | 1919-04-16 |
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Opportunity | Prizefight spectator | 1918-07-01 |
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A Pair of Cupids | Dirk Thomas | 1918-07-29 |
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The Poor Rich Man | Wrestler | 1918-12-23 |
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The House of Hate | Patch-eye Pete | 1918-01-02 |
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The Eyes of Mystery | Brad Tilton | 1918-01-21 |
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The Eternal Mother | Bucky McGhee (as Louis R. Wolheim) | 1917-11-26 |
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The End of the Tour | 1917-01-29 | |
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The Millionaire's Double | Bob Holloway | 1917-04-30 |
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The Belle of the Season | Johnson | 1917-07-23 |
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The Avenging Trail | Lefty Reed | 1917-12-31 |
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The Sunbeam | Biff - the Brute | 1916-11-27 |
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Dorian's Divorce | Capt. Ross (as L. Robert Wolheim) | 1916-06-05 |
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The Brand of Cowardice | Cpl. Mallin | 1916-10-23 |
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The Romance of Elaine | 1915-06-14 |
