Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1880-03-27
Day of Death
1931-02-18
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Louis Wolheim
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.
Filmography (48)
The Sin Ship
1931
Gentleman's Fate
1931
Danger Lights
1931
The Silver Horde
1930
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930
The Ship from Shanghai
1930
Condemned!
1929
Frozen Justice
1929
Wolf Song
1929
Square Shoulders
1929
The Shady Lady
1928
The Awakening
1928
The Racket
1928
Tempest
1928
