Louis Wolheim
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 27, 1880
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- February 18, 1931
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.
Movies with Louis Wolheim
- All Quiet on the Western Front 1930 · ★ 7.8
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1920 · ★ 6.7
- Orphans of the Storm 1921 · ★ 6.8
- The Racket 1928 · ★ 6.5
- Two Arabian Knights 1927 · ★ 5.8
- Sherlock Holmes 1922 · ★ 6.2
- Danger Lights 1931 · ★ 6.1
- Tempest 1928 · ★ 6.2
- Condemned! 1929 · ★ 6.6
- The Silver Horde 1930 · ★ 5.6
- Little Old New York 1923 · ★ 6.5
- America 1924 · ★ 5.9
- Wolf Song 1929 · ★ 5.1
- Gentleman's Fate 1931 · ★ 6.1
- The Sin Ship 1931 · ★ 5.8
- The House of Hate 1918 · ★ 6.6
- The Test of Honor 1919 · ★ 4.5
- The Ship from Shanghai 1930 · ★ 6.8
- Sorrell and Son 1927 · ★ 6.0
- The Awakening 1928 · ★ 5.7
- Frozen Justice 1929 · ★ 3.7
- Enemies of Women 1923 · ★ 6.5
- The Face in the Fog 1922 · ★ 7.0
- The Last Moment 1923 · ★ 7.0
- The Story Without a Name 1924 · ★ 10.0
- The Poor Rich Man 1918 · ★ 6.0
- The Uninvited Guest 1924 · ★ 10.0
- The End of the Tour 1917 · ★ 8.0
- Square Shoulders 1929 · ★ 8.0
- Number 17 1921 · ★ 9.0
- Dorian's Divorce 1916 · ★ 7.0
- Experience 1921 · ★ 8.0
- The Go-Getter 1923 · ★ 8.0
- Lover's Island 1925 · ★ 9.0
- The Sunbeam 1916 · ★ 9.0
- The Shady Lady 1928 · ★ 8.0
- A Manhattan Knight 1920 · ★ 9.0
- The Eternal Mother 1917
- The Eyes of Mystery 1918
- The Avenging Trail 1917
Movies directed by Louis Wolheim
- The Sin Ship 1931 · ★ 5.8