Louis Wolheim

Louis Wolheim

March 27, 1880 (144 years old) in New York City, New York, USA

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

All Quiet on the Western Front All Quiet on the Western Front
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Orphans of the Storm Orphans of the Storm
The Racket The Racket
Wolf Song Wolf Song

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