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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Danger Lights | Dan Thorn | 1931-01-09 |
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Gentleman's Fate | Frank Tomasulo | 1931-03-07 |
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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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The Ship from Shanghai | Ted | 1930-01-31 |
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All Quiet on the Western Front | Stanislas 'Kat' Katczinsky | 1930-04-29 |
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Condemned! | Jacques Duval | 1929-11-03 |
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Frozen Justice | Duke | 1929-10-13 |
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Square Shoulders | John 'Slag' Collins | 1929-03-10 |
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Wolf Song | Gullion | 1929-03-29 |
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The Racket | Nick Scarsi | 1928-11-01 |
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The Awakening | Le Bete | 1928-11-17 |
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Tempest | Sergeant Bulba | 1928-05-27 |
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Sorrell and Son | Buck | 1927-12-02 |
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Two Arabian Knights | Peter O'Gaffney | 1927-09-23 |
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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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America | Captain Hare | 1924-02-21 |
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The Uninvited Guest | Jan Boomer | 1924-02-11 |
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Unseeing Eyes | Laird | 1923-11-18 |
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Enemies of Women | 1923-04-15 | |
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The Go-Getter | Daniel Silver | 1923-04-08 |
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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 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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Experience | Crime | 1921-08-07 |
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Orphans of the Storm | Executioner (uncredited) | 1921-12-28 |
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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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The House of Hate | Patch-eye Pete | 1918-01-02 |
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A Pair of Cupids | Dirk Thomas | 1918-07-29 |
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The Eyes of Mystery | Brad Tilton | 1918-01-21 |
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The Poor Rich Man | Wrestler | 1918-12-23 |
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The Millionaire's Double | Bob Holloway | 1917-04-30 |
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The End of the Tour | 1917-01-29 | |
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The Belle of the Season | Johnson | 1917-07-23 |
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The Eternal Mother | Bucky McGhee (as Louis R. Wolheim) | 1917-11-26 |
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The Avenging Trail | Lefty Reed | 1917-12-31 |
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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 |
