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Louis Calhern

Louis Calhern

Acting·1895–1956·73 films

Carl Henry Vogt (February 19, 1895 – May 12, 1956), known professionally as Louis Calhern, was an American stage and screen actor. For portraying Oliver Wendell Holmes in the film The Magnificent Yankee (1950), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Calhern began working in silent films for director Lois Weber in the early 1920s; the most notable being The Blot in 1921. A 1921 newspaper article commented, "The new arrival in stardom is Louis Calhern, who, until Miss Weber engaged him to enact the leading male role in What's Worth While?, had been playing leads in the Morosco St

Filmography

Notorious
Notorious (1946)Captain Paul Prescott
Duck Soup
Duck Soup (1933)Ambassador Trentino
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)Alonzo D. Emmerich
The Bad and the Beautiful
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)Georgia Lorrison's Father (voice) (uncredited)
High Society
High Society (1956)Uncle Willie
Heaven Can Wait
Heaven Can Wait (1943)Randolph Van Cleve
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar (1953)Julius Caesar
Blackboard Jungle
Blackboard Jungle (1955)Jim Murdock
The Life of Emile Zola
The Life of Emile Zola (1937)Major Dort
Annie Get Your Gun
Annie Get Your Gun (1950)Col. Buffalo Bill Cody
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)De Villefort Jr.
Executive Suite
Executive Suite (1954)George Nyle Caswell
The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda (1952)Col. Zapt
Devil's Doorway
Devil's Doorway (1950)Verne Coolan
Blonde Crazy
Blonde Crazy (1931)'Dapper Dan' Barker
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)Joe Finn
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)(archive footage)
Arch of Triumph
Arch of Triumph (1948)Boris Morosov
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)Dr. Brockdorf
We're Not Married!
We're Not Married! (1952)Freddie Melrose
Rhapsody
Rhapsody (1954)Nicholas Durant
The Blot
The Blot (1921)Phil West
Fifth Avenue Girl
Fifth Avenue Girl (1939)Dr. Kessler
The Last Days of Pompeii
The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)Prefect Allus Martius
Juarez
Juarez (1939)LeMarc
Betrayed
Betrayed (1954)Gen. Ten Eyck
Night After Night
Night After Night (1932)Dick Bolton
Frisco Jenny
Frisco Jenny (1933)Steve Dutton
A Life of Her Own
A Life of Her Own (1950)Jim Leversoe
The Man with a Cloak
The Man with a Cloak (1951)Charles Theverner
The Red Pony
The Red Pony (1949)Grandfather
Becoming Marilyn
Becoming Marilyn (2022)
The Student Prince
The Student Prince (1954)King of Karlsberg
The Gorgeous Hussy
The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)Leroy Sunderland
The Affairs of Cellini
The Affairs of Cellini (1934)Ottaviano
Two Weeks with Love
Two Weeks with Love (1950)Horatio Robinson
The Man with Two Faces
The Man with Two Faces (1934)Stanley Vance
The Road to Singapore
The Road to Singapore (1931)Dr. George March
The World Gone Mad
The World Gone Mad (1933)Christopher Bruno
Up in Arms
Up in Arms (1944)Colonel Ashley
The Red Danube
The Red Danube (1949)Colonel Piniev
Men of the Fighting Lady
Men of the Fighting Lady (1954)James A. Michener
Fast Company
Fast Company (1938)Elias Z. Bannerman
They Call It Sin
They Call It Sin (1932)Ford Humphries
Latin Lovers
Latin Lovers (1953)Grandfather Eduardo Santos
The Woman Accused
The Woman Accused (1933)Leo Young
I Take This Woman
I Take This Woman (1940)Dr. Martin Sumner Duveen
The Prodigal
The Prodigal (1955)Nahreeb
Forever, Darling
Forever, Darling (1956)Charles Y. Bewell
Too Wise Wives
Too Wise Wives (1921)David Graham
It's a Big Country
It's a Big Country (1951)Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Athena
Athena (1954)Grandpa Mulvain
Woman Wanted
Woman Wanted (1935)Smiley
The Magnificent Yankee
The Magnificent Yankee (1950)Oliver Wendell Holmes
Invitation
Invitation (1952)Simon Bowker
Confidentially Connie
Confidentially Connie (1953)Opie Bedloe
Remains to Be Seen
Remains to Be Seen (1953)Benjamin Goodman
Nancy Goes to Rio
Nancy Goes to Rio (1950)Gregory Elliott
Diplomaniacs
Diplomaniacs (1933)Winkelreid
Sweet Adeline
Sweet Adeline (1934)Major Jim Day
Okay, America!
Okay, America! (1932)Mileaway Russell
Main Street to Broadway
Main Street to Broadway (1953)Self
Washington Story
Washington Story (1952)Charles W. Birch
Stolen Heaven
Stolen Heaven (1931)Steve Perry
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944)Don Andre - The Viceroy
Her Husband Lies
Her Husband Lies (1937)Joe Sorrell
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
Charlie McCarthy, Detective (1939)Arthur Aldrich
Afraid to Talk
Afraid to Talk (1932)Asst. District Attorney John Wade
Strictly Personal
Strictly Personal (1933)Jack Magruder
The Arizonian
The Arizonian (1935)Sheriff Jake Mannen
What's Worth While?
What's Worth While? (1921)'Squire' Elton
Nobody's Darling
Nobody's Darling (1943)Curtis Farnsworth
The Last Moment
The Last Moment (1923)Harry Gaines