Louis Wolheim

Acting

Louis Wolheim

Born March 27, 1880 · New York City, New York, USA

Died February 18, 1931 · aged 50

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 …

Known For

All Quiet on the Western FrontAll Quiet on the Western Front · 1930
All Quiet on the Western Front
7.81930
MovieDramaWar
When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh realities of combat.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · 1920
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
6.71920
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
A doctor's research into the roots of evil turns him into a hideous depraved fiend.
Orphans of the StormOrphans of the Storm · 1921
Orphans of the Storm
6.81921
MovieDramaHistory
France, on the eve of the French Revolution. Henriette and Louise have been raised together as sisters. When the plague that takes their parents' lives causes Louise's blindness, they decide to travel to Paris in search of a cure, but they separate when a lustful aristocrat crosses their path.
The RacketThe Racket · 1928
The Racket
6.51928
MovieCrimeDrama
A renegade police captain sets out to catch a sadistic mob boss. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.
Danger LightsDanger Lights · 1931
Danger Lights
6.11931
MovieAdventureDrama
Head railroad man Dan is as ugly as he is honorable. When he spots a drifter who'd hopped a freight held up by a landslide, Dan offers the man a job; then he finds the man was a railroader, too, and takes him under his wing. Engaged to Mary, Dan doesn't notice the growing attraction between his protégé and his intended but focuses instead on running the railroad.
Condemned!Condemned! · 1929
Condemned!
6.61929
MovieActionDrama
Suave thief Colman is sent to Devil's Island, where he becomes romantically involved with the wife of sadistic warden Digges.
Peg of the PiratesPeg of the Pirates · 1918
Peg of the Pirates
1918
MovieComedyDrama
Although Margaret "Peg" Martyn of the Carolina territory loves Terry, a poor poet, her father, Sir Wyndham Martyn, wishes her to marry the ancient Arthur Elliott. At the engagement party, Peg's wish that "the pirates might get her" comes true when Captain Bones and his men ransack Martyn's estate and carry Peg off to their ship.
Two Arabian KnightsTwo Arabian Knights · 1927
Two Arabian Knights
5.81927
MovieAdventureComedy
During World War I, two American soldiers fight to escape the Germans while squabbling over a beautiful harem girl. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with University of Nevada, Las Vegas Foundation in 2016.

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