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Louis Wolheim (1880–1931)

It was Lionel Barrymore who gave Louis Wolheim (Cornell '07) 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 ... See full bio »
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 1931 The Sin Ship
Captain Sam McVey
 1931 Gentleman's Fate
Frank Tomasulo
 1930 The Silver Horde
George Balt
 1930 Danger Lights
Dan Thorn
 1929 Condemned
Jacques Duval
 1929 Frozen Justice
Duke
 1929 The Wolf Song
Gullion
 1929 Square Shoulders
John 'Slag' Collins
 1928 The Shady Lady
Professor Holbrook
 1928 The Awakening
Le Bete
 1928 Tempest
Sergeant Bulba
 1927 Two Arabian Knights
Sergeant Peter O'Gaffney
 1925 Lover's Island
Capt. Joshua Dawson
 1924 Isn't Life Wonderful
Minor Role (uncredited)
 1924 The Story Without a Name
Kurder
 1924 America
Capt. Hare
 1924 The Uninvited Guest
Jan Boomer
 1923 Unseeing Eyes
Laird
 1923 Little Old New York
The Hoboken Terror
 1923 The Last Moment
The Finn
 1923 The Go-Getter
Daniel Silver
 1923 Enemies of Women (scenes deleted)
 1923 Love's Old Sweet Song (Short)
The Wanderer
 1922 The Face in the Fog
Petrus
 1922 Determination
 1921 Orphans of the Storm
Executioner
 1921 Conceit
Boxing Instructor (uncredited)
 1921 Experience
Crime
 1920 Number 17
 1920/I Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Music Hall Proprietor
 1920 A Manhattan Knight
Mangus O'Shea (as Louis R. Wolheim)
 1919 The Darkest Hour
Louis Marcotte
 1919 The Carter Case
Emanon (as Louis W. Wolheim)
 1918 The Poor Rich Man
Wrestler
 1918 A Pair of Cupids
Dirk Thomas
 1918 Opportunity
A prizefight spectator (uncredited)
 1918 Peg of the Pirates
Flatnose Tim (as L. Walheim)
 1918 The Eyes of Mystery
Brad Tilton (as Louis R. Wolheim)
 1917 The Avenging Trail
Lefty Reed
 1917 The Eternal Mother
Bucky McGhee (as Louis R. Wolheim)
 1917 The Belle of the Season
Johnson
 1917 The Millionaire's Double
Bob Holloway
 1916 The Sunbeam
Biff the Brute
 1916 The Brand of Cowardice
Cpl. Mallin
 1916 Dorian's Divorce
Capt. Ross (as L. Robert Wolheim)
 1915 The New Adventures of J. Rufus Wallingford (Short) (uncredited)
 1915 The Romance of Elaine (uncredited)
 1914 The Shanghai Man
Extra (uncredited)
 1914/II The Warning (Short)
Policeman (uncredited)
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Other Works:

Stage Play: The Jest. Comedy/tragedy. Adapted from the Italian of Sem Benelli. Book adapted by Edward Sheldon. Plymouth Theatre: 19 Sep 1919- 28 Feb 1920 (179 performances). Cast: E.J. Ballantine (as "Fazio, Gianetto's Servant"), John Barrymore (as "Giannetto Malespini, A Young Painter"), Lionel Barrymore (as "Neri Chiaramantesi, A Captain... See more »

Alternate Names:

L. Walheim | Louis Walheim | L. Robert Wolheim | Louis R. Wolheim | Louis W. Wolheim

Height:

5' 10½" (1.79 m)
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According to his marriage announcement in Time Magazine, Wolheim was at one time a mathematics instructor at Cornell University. See more »

Star Sign:

Aries

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