Fred Kohler

Acting

Fred Kohler

Born April 18, 1888 · Dubuque, Iowa, USA

Died October 28, 1938 · aged 50

From Wikipedia Fred Kohler (April 20, 1888 – October 28, 1938) was an American actor known for his playing heavies. Fred Kohler was born in Kansas City, Missouri. As a teen, he began to pursue a career in vaudeville, but worked other jobs to support himself. He lost part of his right hand in a mining accident during this time. Eventually he was able to join a touring company, and worked steadily…

Known For

The PlainsmanThe Plainsman · 1936
The Plainsman
★ 6.51936
MovieWesternWar
Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, and Buffalo Bill go up against Indians and a gunrunner.
Queen ChristinaQueen Christina · 1934
Queen Christina
★ 6.91934
MovieRomanceHistory
Popular monarch Queen Christina of Sweden must choose between love and loyalty to her nation when she unexpectedly falls for a Spanish envoy.
The Iron HorseThe Iron Horse · 1925
The Iron Horse
★ 6.81925
MovieWesternDrama
Brandon, a surveyor, dreams of building a railway to the west. He sets off with his son, Davy, to survey a route. They discover a new pass which will shave 200 miles off the expected distance, but they are set upon by a party of Cheyenne. One of them, a white renegade with only two fingers on his right hand, kills Brandon and scalps him. Davy is all alone now.
The BuccaneerThe Buccaneer · 1938
The Buccaneer
★ 6.41938
MovieAdventure
French pirate Jean Lafitte rescues a girl and joins the War of 1812.
The River of RomanceThe River of Romance · 1929
The River of Romance
★ 5.71929
MovieRomanceDrama
Mississippi, 1830's. Tom Rumsford comes back to Magnolia Landing, his parents'estate. Having been brought up in the North by Quaker relatives, he just hates violence and accordingly refuses a duel. As this is the only way in the South to settle a dispute between gentlemen, Tom's father is so infuriated by his behavior that Tom has no other choice but leave. Away from Magnolia Landing, Tom learns bravery and returns seven years later as "the notorious Colonel Blake", the terror of the Lower Mississippi.
Fighting CaravansFighting Caravans · 1931
Fighting Caravans
★ 5.01931
MovieActionWestern
Clint Belmet is a bit of a firebrand and is sentenced to at least 30 days in jail, but his partners, Bill Jackson and Jim Bridger talk a sympathetic Frenchwoman named Felice into telling the bumbling, drunken marshal that Clint had married her the previous night. Clint is released so he can accompany Felice on the wagon train heading west to California.
The Texas RangersThe Texas Rangers · 1936
The Texas Rangers
★ 6.61936
MovieWestern
Two down-on-their-luck former outlaws volunteer to be Texas Rangers and find themselves assigned to bring in an old friend, now a notorious outlaw.
Little Man, What Now?Little Man, What Now? · 1934
Little Man, What Now?
★ 6.21934
MovieDramaRomance
A young couple struggling against poverty must keep their marriage a secret in order for the husband to keep his job, as his boss doesn't like to hire married men.

Filmography

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Dangerous IntrigueDangerous Intrigue · 1936
Dangerous Intrigue
★ 7.01936
MovieActionCrime
Anthony Halliday, a brilliant young surgeon, is forced to resign as chief of staff at a New York hospital when he is compelled to delay an appendectomy on the daughter of John Mitchell, a wealthy supporter of the hospital, because of an emergency operation he has to perform. The appendectomy is successful, but later complications cause the girl's death. Carol Andrews, his fiancée, regards him as a failure and leaves him. Halliday, suffering from amnesia brought on by the shocks, drifts to Scranton, Pa., where he gets work in the steel mill. He only remembers who he is when he finds himself bandaging some injured workers. The mill doctor, Miller, asks him to become his assistant. Halliday remains at the mill under the name of John Davis. Because of many accidents at the mill, the smelter boss, Joe Kosovic is demoted. He becomes friendly with Halliday and invites him home for dinner, where he becomes attracted to Gerta, Joe school-teacher daughter.

Brant