Louis Wolheim

Louis Wolheim

ActorDirectorWriter Mar 27 (died age 50) New York City, New York, USA 1915–1931 (16 year career)

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Biography

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 theat…

Known For

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front

Stanislas 'Kat' Katczinsky

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Music Hall Proprietor

Orphans of the Storm

Orphans of the Storm

Executioner (uncredited)

The Racket

The Racket

Nick Scarsi

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

Craigin

Two Arabian Knights

Two Arabian Knights

Peter O'Gaffney

Condemned!

Condemned!

Jacques Duval

Tempest

Tempest

Sergeant Bulba

Filmography

Acting (48)

Movies (48)

The Sin Ship

The Sin Ship

as Captain Sam McVey

Gentleman's Fate

Gentleman's Fate

as Frank Tomasulo

Danger Lights

Danger Lights

as Dan Thorn

The Silver Horde

The Silver Horde

as George Balt

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front

as Stanislas 'Kat' Katczinsky

The Ship from Shanghai

The Ship from Shanghai

as Ted

Square Shoulders

Square Shoulders

as Slag

Condemned!

Condemned!

as Jacques Duval

Frozen Justice

Frozen Justice

as Duke

Wolf Song

Wolf Song

as Gullion

The Awakening

The Awakening

as Le Bete

The Racket

The Racket

as Nick Scarsi

The Shady Lady

The Shady Lady

as Professor Holbrook

Tempest

Tempest

as Sergeant Bulba

Sorrell and Son

Sorrell and Son

as Buck

Two Arabian Knights

Two Arabian Knights

as Peter O'Gaffney

Lover's Island

as Capt. Joshua Dawson

America

America

as Captain Hare

The Story Without a Name

The Story Without a Name

as Kurder

The Uninvited Guest

The Uninvited Guest

as Jan Boomer

Little Old New York

Little Old New York

as The Hoboken Terror

The Last Moment

The Last Moment

as The Finn

Unseeing Eyes

Unseeing Eyes

as Laird

The Go-Getter

The Go-Getter

as Daniel Silver

Enemies of Women

Enemies of Women

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

as Craigin

The Face in the Fog

The Face in the Fog

as Petrus

Orphans of the Storm

Orphans of the Storm

as Executioner (uncredited)

Number 17

Number 17

Experience

Experience

as Crime

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as Music Hall Proprietor

A Manhattan Knight

A Manhattan Knight

as Mangus O'Shea

The Test of Honor

The Test of Honor

as Man Devil in dream (uncredited)

The House of Hate

The House of Hate

as Patch-eye Pete

The Eyes of Mystery

The Eyes of Mystery

as Brad Tilton

A Pair of Cupids

A Pair of Cupids

as Dirk Thomas

The Poor Rich Man

The Poor Rich Man

as Wrestler

Opportunity

as Prizefight spectator

Peg of the Pirates

as Flatnose Tim

The Belle of the Season

as Johnson

The Millionaire's Double

The Millionaire's Double

as Bob Holloway

The Avenging Trail

The Avenging Trail

as Lefty Reed

The End of the Tour

The End of the Tour

The Eternal Mother

The Eternal Mother

as Bucky McGhee (as Louis R. Wolheim)

The Brand of Cowardice

as Cpl. Mallin

The Sunbeam

The Sunbeam

as Biff - the Brute

Dorian's Divorce

Dorian's Divorce

as Capt. Ross (as L. Robert Wolheim)

The Romance of Elaine

The Romance of Elaine

Crew (3)

Movies (3)

The Sin Ship

The Sin Ship

Director

Together

Together

Story

The Greatest Power

The Greatest Power

Story