Louis Wolheim

Louis Wolheim

Known For:Acting
Gender:Male
Birthday:1880-03-27
Place of Birth:New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As: Louis Robert Wolheim / Louis R. Wolheim / L. Robert Wolheim / Louis Walheim / L. Walheim / Louis W. Wolheim /
Known For: Acting Gender: Male Birthday: 1880-03-27 More

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.
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Danger Lights
Adventure Drama
Condemned!
Action Drama Thriller
Wolf Song
Romance Western Drama
The Awakening
Romance Drama
Tempest
Drama Romance
Two Arabian Knights
Adventure Comedy Romance
Lover's Island
Drama Romance
America
Drama History Action
Unseeing Eyes
Adventure Drama
Orphans of the Storm
Drama History Romance
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Horror Science Fiction Drama
  • name:Louis Wolheim
  • Known For:Acting
  • Gender:Male
  • Birthday:1880-03-27
  • Place of Birth:New York City, New York, USA
  • Also Known As: Louis Robert Wolheim · Louis R. Wolheim · L. Robert Wolheim · Louis Walheim · L. Walheim · Louis W. 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.
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