Louis Wolheim
Acting
1880-03-27 · New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
The Sin Ship
1931 · Movie
Gentleman's Fate
1931 · Movie
Danger Lights
1931 · Movie
The Silver Horde
1930 · Movie
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930 · Movie
The Ship from Shanghai
1930 · Movie
Condemned!
1929 · Movie
Frozen Justice
1929 · Movie
Wolf Song
1929 · Movie
Square Shoulders
1929 · Movie
The Shady Lady
1928 · Movie
The Awakening
1928 · Movie
The Racket
1928 · Movie
Tempest
1928 · Movie
Sorrell and Son
1927 · Movie
Two Arabian Knights
1927 · Movie
Lover's Island
1925 · Movie
The Story Without a Name
1924 · Movie
America
1924 · Movie
The Uninvited Guest
1924 · Movie
Unseeing Eyes
1923 · Movie
Little Old New York
1923 · Movie
The Last Moment
1923 · Movie
Enemies of Women
1923 · Movie
The Go-Getter
1923 · Movie
The Face in the Fog
1922 · Movie
Sherlock Holmes
1922 · Movie
Orphans of the Storm
1921 · Movie
Experience
1921 · Movie
Number 17
1921 · Movie
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1920 · Movie
A Manhattan Knight
1920 · Movie
The Test of Honor
1919 · Movie
The Poor Rich Man
1918 · Movie
Together
1918 · Movie
A Pair of Cupids
1918 · Movie
Opportunity
1918 · Movie
Peg of the Pirates
1918 · Movie
The Eyes of Mystery
1918 · Movie
The House of Hate
1918 · Movie
The Avenging Trail
1917 · Movie
The Eternal Mother
1917 · Movie
The Belle of the Season
1917 · Movie
The Greatest Power
1917 · Movie
The Millionaire's Double
1917 · Movie
The End of the Tour
1917 · Movie
The Sunbeam
1916 · Movie
The Brand of Cowardice
1916 · Movie
Dorian's Divorce
1916 · Movie
The Romance of Elaine
1915 · Movie