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.

Movies with Louis Wolheim

7.7

All Quiet on the Western Front

Apr 29, 1930

6.8

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Mar 18, 1920

6.9

Orphans of the Storm

Dec 28, 1921

6.6

The Racket

Nov 1, 1928

6.4

Tempest

May 27, 1928

6.1

Sherlock Holmes

Mar 7, 1922

6.5

Condemned!

Nov 3, 1929

5.9

Danger Lights

Jan 9, 1931

Experience

Aug 7, 1921

5.8

The Sin Ship

Apr 18, 1931

1.0

Frozen Justice

Oct 13, 1929

5.5

Gentleman's Fate

Mar 7, 1931