Louis Wolheim
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.
Acted in
The Sin Ship
1931
as Captain Sam McVey
Gentleman's Fate
1931
as Frank Tomasulo
Danger Lights
1931
as Dan Thorn
The Silver Horde
1930
as George Balt
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930
as Stanislas 'Kat' Katczinsky
The Ship from Shanghai
1930
as Ted
Condemned!
1929
as Jacques Duval
Frozen Justice
1929
as Duke
Wolf Song
1929
as Gullion
Square Shoulders
1929
as John 'Slag' Collins
The Awakening
1928
as Le Bete
The Racket
1928
as Nick Scarsi
Tempest
1928
as Sergeant Bulba
Sorrell and Son
1927
as Buck
Two Arabian Knights
1927
as Peter O'Gaffney
Lover's Island
1925
as Capt. Joshua Dawson
The Story Without a Name
1924
as Kurder
America
1924
as Captain Hare
The Uninvited Guest
1924
as Jan Boomer
Unseeing Eyes
1923
as Laird
Little Old New York
1923
as The Hoboken Terror
The Last Moment
1923
as The Finn
The Go-Getter
1923
as Daniel Silver
The Face in the Fog
1922
as Petrus
Sherlock Holmes
1922
as Craigin
Orphans of the Storm
1921
as Executioner (uncredited)
Experience
1921
as Crime
Number 17
1921
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1920
as Music Hall Proprietor
The Test of Honor
1919
as Man Devil in dream (uncredited)
The Poor Rich Man
1918
as Wrestler
A Pair of Cupids
1918
as Dirk Thomas
Opportunity
1918
as Prizefight spectator
The Eyes of Mystery
1918
as Brad Tilton
The House of Hate
1918
as Patch-eye Pete
The Avenging Trail
1917
as Lefty Reed
The Eternal Mother
1917
as Bucky McGhee (as Louis R. Wolheim)
The Belle of the Season
1917
as Johnson
The Millionaire's Double
1917
as Bob Holloway
The End of the Tour
1917
The Brand of Cowardice
1916
as Cpl. Mallin
Dorian's Divorce
1916
as Capt. Ross (as L. Robert Wolheim)
The Romance of Elaine
1915