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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Louis Wolheim
All Quiet on the Western Front
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Orphans of the Storm
The Racket
Two Arabian Knights
Sherlock Holmes
Condemned!
Danger Lights
The Silver Horde
Little Old New York
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (51 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Sin Ship | Captain Sam McVey | Movie | 1931 |
| The Sin Ship | Director | Movie | 1931 |
 | Gentleman's Fate | Frank Tomasulo | Movie | 1931 |
 | Danger Lights | Dan Thorn | Movie | 1931 |
 | The Silver Horde | George Balt | Movie | 1930 |
 | All Quiet on the Western Front | Stanislaus 'Kat' Katczinsky | Movie | 1930 |
 | The Ship from Shanghai | Ted | Movie | 1930 |
 | Condemned! | Jacques Duval | Movie | 1929 |
 | Frozen Justice | Duke | Movie | 1929 |
 | Wolf Song | Gullion | Movie | 1929 |
 | Square Shoulders | Slag | Movie | 1929 |
 | The Shady Lady | Professor Holbrook | Movie | 1928 |
 | The Awakening | Le Bete | Movie | 1928 |
 | The Racket | Nick Scarsi | Movie | 1928 |
 | Tempest | Sergeant Bulba | Movie | 1928 |
 | Sorrell and Son | Buck | Movie | 1927 |
 | Two Arabian Knights | Peter O'Gaffney | Movie | 1927 |
| Lover's Island | Capt. Joshua Dawson | Movie | 1925 | |
 | The Story Without a Name | Kurder | Movie | 1924 |
 | America | Captain Hare | Movie | 1924 |
 | The Uninvited Guest | Jan Boomer | Movie | 1924 |
 | Unseeing Eyes | Laird | Movie | 1923 |
 | Little Old New York | The Hoboken Terror | Movie | 1923 |
 | The Last Moment | The Finn | Movie | 1923 |
 | Enemies of Women | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1923 |
 | The Go-Getter | Daniel Silver | Movie | 1923 |
 | The Face in the Fog | Petrus | Movie | 1922 |
 | Sherlock Holmes | Craigin | Movie | 1922 |
 | Orphans of the Storm | Executioner (uncredited) | Movie | 1921 |
 | Experience | Crime | Movie | 1921 |
 | Number 17 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1921 |
 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Music Hall Proprietor | Movie | 1920 |
 | A Manhattan Knight | Mangus O'Shea | Movie | 1920 |
 | The Test of Honor | Man Devil in dream (uncredited) | Movie | 1919 |
 | The Poor Rich Man | Wrestler | Movie | 1918 |
 | Together | Story | Movie | 1918 |
| A Pair of Cupids | Dirk Thomas | Movie | 1918 | |
| Opportunity | Prizefight spectator | Movie | 1918 | |
 | Peg of the Pirates | Flatnose Tim | Movie | 1918 |
 | The Eyes of Mystery | Brad Tilton | Movie | 1918 |
 | The House of Hate | Patch-eye Pete | Movie | 1918 |
 | The Avenging Trail | Lefty Reed | Movie | 1917 |
 | The Eternal Mother | Bucky McGhee (as Louis R. Wolheim) | Movie | 1917 |
| The Belle of the Season | Johnson | Movie | 1917 | |
 | The Greatest Power | Story | Movie | 1917 |
 | The Millionaire's Double | Bob Holloway | Movie | 1917 |
 | The End of the Tour | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1917 |
 | The Sunbeam | Biff - the Brute | Movie | 1916 |
 | The Brand of Cowardice | Cpl. Mallin | Movie | 1916 |
 | Dorian's Divorce | Capt. Ross (as L. Robert Wolheim) | Movie | 1916 |
 | The Romance of Elaine | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1915 |