Louis Calhern

Louis Calhern

Actor Feb 18 (died age 61) Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA 1921–2022 (101 year career)
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Biography

Carl Henry Vogt (February 19, 1895 – May 12, 1956), known professionally as Louis Calhern, was an American stage and screen actor. For portraying Oliver Wendell Holmes in the film The Magnificent Yankee (1950), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Calhern began working in silent films for director Lois Weber in the early 1920s; the most notable being The Blot in 1921. A 1921 newspaper article commented, "The new arrival in stardom is Louis Calhern, who, until Miss Weber engaged…

Known For

Filmography

Acting (74)

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Movies (73)

Becoming Marilyn

Becoming Marilyn

2022
7.6
That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

as (archive footage)

6.9
High Society

High Society

1956

as Uncle Willie

6.8
Forever, Darling

Forever, Darling

1956

as Charles Y. Bewell

7.0
Blackboard Jungle

Blackboard Jungle

1955

as Jim Murdock

6.9
The Prodigal

The Prodigal

1955

as Nahreeb

4.0
Betrayed

Betrayed

1954

as Gen. Ten Eyck

5.6
Athena

Athena

1954

as Grandpa Ulysses Mulvain

5.6
Men of the Fighting Lady

Men of the Fighting Lady

1954

as James A. Michener

6.2
Rhapsody

Rhapsody

1954

as Nicholas Durant

6.5
Executive Suite

Executive Suite

1954

as George Nyle Caswell

7.0
The Student Prince

The Student Prince

1954

as King of Karlsberg

6.1
Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

1953

as Julius Caesar

7.1
Confidentially Connie

Confidentially Connie

1953

as Opie Bedloe

5.3
Remains to Be Seen

Remains to Be Seen

1953

as Benjamin Goodman

5.7
Main Street to Broadway

Main Street to Broadway

1953

as Self

6.5
Latin Lovers

Latin Lovers

1953

as Grandfather Eduardo Santos

4.3
We're Not Married!

We're Not Married!

1952

as Freddie Melrose

5.9
The Bad and the Beautiful

The Bad and the Beautiful

1952

as Georgia Lorrison's Father (voice) (uncredited)

7.3
The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

1952

as Col. Zapt

6.8
Invitation

Invitation

1952

as Simon Bowker

6.5
Washington Story

Washington Story

1952

as Charles W. Birch

6.0
It's a Big Country

It's a Big Country

1951

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

5.3
The Man with a Cloak

The Man with a Cloak

1951

as Charles Theverner

6.9
Two Weeks with Love

Two Weeks with Love

1950

as Horatio Robinson

6.2
The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

1950

as Alonzo D. Emmerich

7.5
Devil's Doorway

Devil's Doorway

1950

as Verne Coolan

6.9
Nancy Goes to Rio

Nancy Goes to Rio

1950

as Gregory Elliott

5.7
Annie Get Your Gun

Annie Get Your Gun

1950

as Col. Buffalo Bill Cody

6.7
The Magnificent Yankee

The Magnificent Yankee

1950

as Oliver Wendell Holmes

5.4
A Life of Her Own

A Life of Her Own

1950

as Jim Leversoe

5.1
The Red Pony

The Red Pony

1949

as Grandfather

5.9
The Red Danube

The Red Danube

1949

as Colonel Piniev

6.3
Arch of Triumph

Arch of Triumph

1948

as Boris Morosov

5.8
Notorious

Notorious

1946

as Captain Paul Prescott

7.7
Up in Arms

Up in Arms

1944

as Colonel Ashley

5.6
The Bridge of San Luis Rey

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

1944

as Don Andre - The Viceroy

6.0
Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait

1943

as Randolph Van Cleve

6.9
Nobody's Darling

Nobody's Darling

1943

as Curtis Farnsworth

I Take This Woman

I Take This Woman

1940

as Dr. Martin Sumner Duveen

5.6
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

1940

as Dr. Brockdorf

6.5
Juarez

Juarez

1939

as LeMarc

6.5
Charlie McCarthy, Detective

Charlie McCarthy, Detective

1939

as Arthur Aldrich

6.0
Fifth Avenue Girl

Fifth Avenue Girl

1939

as Dr. Kessler

6.9
Fast Company

Fast Company

1938

as Elias Z. Bannerman

5.0
The Life of Emile Zola

The Life of Emile Zola

1937

as Major Dort

6.7
Her Husband Lies

Her Husband Lies

1937

as Joe Sorrell

5.5
The Gorgeous Hussy

The Gorgeous Hussy

1936

as Leroy Sunderland

5.3
Woman Wanted

Woman Wanted

1935

as Smiley

6.3
The Last Days of Pompeii

The Last Days of Pompeii

1935

as Prefect Allus Martius

5.7
The Arizonian

The Arizonian

1935

as Sheriff Jake Mannen

The Affairs of Cellini

The Affairs of Cellini

1934

as Ottaviano

4.9
The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

1934

as De Villefort Jr.

6.7
Sweet Adeline

Sweet Adeline

1934

as Major Jim Day

5.7
The Man with Two Faces

The Man with Two Faces

1934

as Stanley Vance

6.6
The Woman Accused

The Woman Accused

1933

as Leo Young

5.9
Diplomaniacs

Diplomaniacs

1933

as Winkelreid

7.0
Frisco Jenny

Frisco Jenny

1933

as Steve Dutton

6.3
Strictly Personal

Strictly Personal

1933

as Jack Magruder

5.0
Duck Soup

Duck Soup

1933

as Ambassador Trentino

7.3
The World Gone Mad

The World Gone Mad

1933

as Christopher Bruno

4.3
Afraid to Talk

Afraid to Talk

1932

as Asst. District Attorney John Wade

6.0
20,000 Years in Sing Sing

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

1932

as Joe Finn

6.3
Night After Night

Night After Night

1932

as Dick Bolton

6.2
Okay, America!

Okay, America!

1932

as Mileaway Russell

5.3
They Call It Sin

They Call It Sin

1932

as Ford Humphries

5.8
Blonde Crazy

Blonde Crazy

1931

as 'Dapper Dan' Barker

7.0
The Road to Singapore

The Road to Singapore

1931

as Dr. George March

5.2
Stolen Heaven

Stolen Heaven

1931

as Steve Perry

5.0
The Last Moment

The Last Moment

1923

as Harry Gaines

The Blot

The Blot

1921

as Phil West

6.2
Too Wise Wives

Too Wise Wives

1921

as David Graham

5.2
What's Worth While?

What's Worth While?

1921

as 'Squire' Elton