As Actor, As Director
The Sin Ship
1931
5.8
Louis Wolheim
Acting
Birth Date
March 27, 1880
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Date of Death
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.
Complete Filmography
As Actor
Gentleman's Fate
1931
5.5
As Actor
The Silver Horde
1930
5.3
As Actor
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930
7.7
As Actor
Condemned!
1929
6.4
As Actor
Wolf Song
1929
4.8
As Actor
The Awakening
1928
5.0
As Actor
The Racket
1928
6.5
As Actor
Tempest
1928
6.2
As Actor
Sorrell and Son
1927
5.7
As Actor
Little Old New York
1923
6.5
As Actor
The Face in the Fog
1922
6.0
As Actor
Sherlock Holmes
1922
6.1
As Actor
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1920
6.7
As Actor
The Test of Honor
1919
3.5
As Actor
The House of Hate
1918
6.6