Louis Wolheim
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 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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
All Quiet on the Western Front
as Stanislaus 'Kat' Katczinsky
1930
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Music Hall Proprietor
1920
The Last Moment
as The Finn
1923
The Story Without a Name
as Kurder
1924
The Eternal Mother
as Bucky McGhee (as Louis R. Wolheim)
1917
The Racket
as Nick Scarsi
1928
The Poor Rich Man
as Wrestler
1918
The Test of Honor
as Man Devil in dream (uncredited)
1919
The Uninvited Guest
as Jan Boomer
1924
Sherlock Holmes
as Craigin
1922
The Eyes of Mystery
as Brad Tilton
1918
The End of the Tour
1917
Tempest
as Sergeant Bulba
1928
The Avenging Trail
as Lefty Reed
1917
Condemned!
as Jacques Duval
1929
The Silver Horde
as George Balt
1930
The Brand of Cowardice
as Cpl. Mallin
1916
The Millionaire's Double
as Bob Holloway
1917
America
as Captain Hare
1924
Danger Lights
as Dan Thorn
1931