Louis Wolheim
Acting
- Born:
- 1880-03-27
- Died:
- 1931-02-18
- Place of birth:
- New York City, New York, USA
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
Filmography
The Sin Ship
Gentleman's Fate
Danger Lights
The Silver Horde
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Ship from Shanghai
Condemned!
Frozen Justice
Wolf Song
Square Shoulders
The Shady Lady
The Awakening
The Racket
Tempest
Sorrell and Son
Two Arabian Knights
Lover's Island
The Story Without a Name
America
The Uninvited Guest
Unseeing Eyes
Little Old New York
The Last Moment
Enemies of Women
The Go-Getter
The Face in the Fog
Sherlock Holmes
Orphans of the Storm
Experience
Number 17
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
A Manhattan Knight
The Test of Honor
The Poor Rich Man
Together
A Pair of Cupids
Opportunity
Peg of the Pirates
The Eyes of Mystery
The House of Hate
The Avenging Trail
The Eternal Mother
The Belle of the Season
The Greatest Power
The Millionaire's Double
The End of the Tour
The Sunbeam
The Brand of Cowardice
Dorian's Divorce
The Romance of Elaine