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Louis Robert Wolheim (March 28, 1880 – February 18, 1931) was an American actor, of both stage and screen, whose rough physical appearance relegated him to roles mostly of thugs, villains and occasionally a soldier with a heart of gold in the movies, but whose talent allowed him to flourish on stage. His career was mostly contained during the ...
Louis Wolheim. Actor: All Quiet on the Western Front. It was Lionel Barrymore who gave Louis Wolheim (Cornell '07) 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.
Sep 26, 2011 · A look at the life of Louis Wolheim, star of the film All Quiet on the Western Front, and originator of key stage roles in The Hairy Ape and What Price Glory?
Louis Wolheim. Actor: All Quiet on the Western Front. It was Lionel Barrymore who gave Louis Wolheim (Cornell '07) 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.
The blunt faced actor who made one of the first great films of the talkie era, All Quiet on the Western Front, so memorable, died in 1931 from stomach cancer. He had a few projects lined up after that Academy Award winner, including this one, The Sin Ship.
Louis Wolheim died in Los Angeles, California on 18 February 1931, the result of stomach cancer. 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.
Born in New York City in 1880, he attended Cornell University, where he graduated with a degree in engineering. After graduation, he taught mathematics, incl...
