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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
The Sin Ship
Character:Captain Sam McVey
Release Date:18/04/1931
Gentleman's Fate
Character:Frank Tomasulo
Release Date:07/03/1931
Danger Lights
Character:Dan Thorn
Release Date:09/01/1931
The Silver Horde
Character:George Balt
Release Date:24/10/1930
All Quiet on the Western Front
Character:Stanislas 'Kat' Katczinsky
Release Date:29/04/1930
The Ship from Shanghai
Character:Ted
Release Date:31/01/1930
Condemned!
Character:Jacques Duval
Release Date:03/11/1929
Frozen Justice
Character:Duke
Release Date:13/10/1929
Wolf Song
Character:Gullion
Release Date:29/03/1929
Square Shoulders
Character:Slag
Release Date:10/03/1929
The Shady Lady
Character:Professor Holbrook
Release Date:16/12/1928
The Awakening
Character:Le Bete
Release Date:17/11/1928
The Racket
Character:Nick Scarsi
Release Date:01/11/1928
Tempest
Character:Sergeant Bulba
Release Date:27/05/1928
Sorrell and Son
Character:Buck
Release Date:02/12/1927
Two Arabian Knights
Character:Peter O'Gaffney
Release Date:23/09/1927
Lover's Island
Character:Capt. Joshua Dawson
Release Date:30/12/1925
The Story Without a Name
Character:Kurder
Release Date:27/10/1924
America
Character:Captain Hare
Release Date:21/02/1924
The Uninvited Guest
Character:Jan Boomer
Release Date:11/02/1924
Unseeing Eyes
Character:Laird
Release Date:18/11/1923
Little Old New York
Character:The Hoboken Terror
Release Date:01/08/1923
The Last Moment
Character:The Finn
Release Date:07/06/1923
Enemies of Women
Character:
Release Date:15/04/1923
The Go-Getter
Character:Daniel Silver
Release Date:08/04/1923
The Face in the Fog
Character:Petrus
Release Date:07/10/1922
Sherlock Holmes
Character:Craigin
Release Date:07/03/1922
Orphans of the Storm
Character:Executioner (uncredited)
Release Date:28/12/1921
Experience
Character:Crime
Release Date:07/08/1921
Number 17
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1921
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Character:Music Hall Proprietor
Release Date:18/03/1920
The Test of Honor
Character:Man Devil in dream (uncredited)
Release Date:16/04/1919
The Poor Rich Man
Character:Wrestler
Release Date:23/12/1918
A Pair of Cupids
Character:Dirk Thomas
Release Date:29/07/1918
Opportunity
Character:Prizefight spectator
Release Date:01/07/1918
The Eyes of Mystery
Character:Brad Tilton
Release Date:21/01/1918
The House of Hate
Character:Patch-eye Pete
Release Date:02/01/1918
The Avenging Trail
Character:Lefty Reed
Release Date:31/12/1917
The Eternal Mother
Character:Bucky McGhee (as Louis R. Wolheim)
Release Date:26/11/1917
The Belle of the Season
Character:Johnson
Release Date:23/07/1917
The Millionaire's Double
Character:Bob Holloway
Release Date:30/04/1917
The End of the Tour
Character:
Release Date:29/01/1917
The Sunbeam
Character:Biff - the Brute
Release Date:27/11/1916
The Brand of Cowardice
Character:Cpl. Mallin
Release Date:23/10/1916
Dorian's Divorce
Character:Capt. Ross (as L. Robert Wolheim)
Release Date:05/06/1916
The Romance of Elaine
Character:
Release Date:14/06/1915
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