Acting
42
Man
27 Mar 1880
18 Feb 1931 (50)
New York City, New York, USA
Louis Wolheim
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.
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | Danger Lights | Dan Thorn |
| 1931 | The Sin Ship | Captain Sam McVey |
| 1931 | Gentleman's Fate | Frank Tomasulo |
| 1930 | All Quiet on the Western Front | Stanislas 'Kat' Katczinsky |
| 1930 | The Silver Horde | George Balt |
| 1930 | The Ship from Shanghai | Ted |
| 1929 | Condemned! | Jacques Duval |
| 1929 | Wolf Song | Gullion |
| 1929 | Frozen Justice | Duke |
| 1929 | Square Shoulders | John 'Slag' Collins |
| 1928 | The Racket | Nick Scarsi |
| 1928 | Tempest | Sergeant Bulba |
| 1928 | The Awakening | Le Bete |
| 1927 | Two Arabian Knights | Peter O'Gaffney |
| 1927 | Sorrell and Son | Buck |
| 1924 | America | Captain Hare |
| 1924 | The Story Without a Name | Kurder |
| 1924 | The Uninvited Guest | Jan Boomer |
| 1923 | Little Old New York | The Hoboken Terror |
| 1923 | The Last Moment | The Finn |
| 1923 | Unseeing Eyes | Laird |
| 1922 | Sherlock Holmes | Craigin |
| 1922 | The Face in the Fog | Petrus |
| 1921 | Orphans of the Storm | Executioner (uncredited) |
| 1921 | Number 17 | |
| 1920 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Music Hall Proprietor |
| 1919 | The Test of Honor | Man Devil in dream (uncredited) |
| 1918 | The House of Hate | Patch-eye Pete |
| 1918 | The Poor Rich Man | Wrestler |
| 1918 | The Eyes of Mystery | Brad Tilton |
| 1918 | A Pair of Cupids | Dirk Thomas |
| 1918 | Opportunity | Prizefight spectator |
| 1917 | The Eternal Mother | Bucky McGhee (as Louis R. Wolheim) |
| 1917 | The End of the Tour | |
| 1917 | The Avenging Trail | Lefty Reed |
| 1917 | The Millionaire's Double | Bob Holloway |
| 1917 | The Belle of the Season | Johnson |
| 1916 | The Brand of Cowardice | Cpl. Mallin |
| 1916 | Dorian's Divorce | Capt. Ross (as L. Robert Wolheim) |
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | The Sin Ship | Director |
| 1918 | Together | Story |
| 1917 | The Greatest Power | Story |