Louis Wolheim
Born: 1880-03-27
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known For
The Test of Honor
Little Old New York
Tempest
Square Shoulders
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Racket
The House of Hate
America
The Awakening
The Sin Ship
Danger Lights
The Silver Horde
Unseeing Eyes
Sherlock Holmes
Gentleman's Fate
Number 17
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Brand of Cowardice
Sorrell and Son
Two Arabian Knights
The Millionaire's Double
The Go-Getter
Experience
The Sunbeam
The Romance of Elaine
Dorian's Divorce
The Avenging Trail
Orphans of the Storm
The Uninvited Guest
The Story Without a Name
Wolf Song
Condemned!
Enemies of Women
The End of the Tour
The Ship from Shanghai
The Poor Rich Man
The Eternal Mother
The Face in the Fog
The Shady Lady
The Eyes of Mystery
Frozen Justice
The Last Moment
