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
all 42
Movies 42
Writer 2
The Sin Ship (1931)
Gentleman's Fate (1931)
Danger Lights (1931)
The Silver Horde (1930)
Condemned! (1929)
Wolf Song (1929)
Square Shoulders (1929)
The Awakening (1928)
The Racket (1928)
Tempest (1928)
Two Arabian Knights (1927)
America (1924)
The Uninvited Guest (1924)
Little Old New York (1923)
The Last Moment (1923)
Sherlock Holmes (1922)
Orphans of the Storm (1921)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
The Test of Honor (1919)
The Poor Rich Man (1918)
Together (1918)
A Pair of Cupids (1918)
Opportunity (1918)
The Eyes of Mystery (1918)
The House of Hate (1918)
The Avenging Trail (1917)
The Eternal Mother (1917)
The Millionaire's Double (1917)
The Brand of Cowardice (1916)
Dorian's Divorce (1916)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1880-03-27
Deathday1931-02-18 (50 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, New York, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsLouis Robert Wolheim, Louis R. Wolheim, L. Robert Wolheim, Louis Walheim, L. Walheim, Louis W. Wolheim
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