Louis Calhern

Louis Calhern

Acting

Birthday

1895/02/18

Day of death

1956/05/12 (61 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA

Also know as

Carl Henry Vogt, Louis Calhearn

Biography

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...Read more

Acting
Notorious
7.7

(1946) Notorious

as Captain Paul Prescott

Duck Soup
7.3

(1933) Duck Soup

as Ambassador Trentino

The Last Moment
0.0

(1923) The Last Moment

as Harry Gaines

It's a Big Country
5.3

(1951) It's a Big Country

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

We're Not Married!
5.9

(1952) We're Not Married!

as Freddie Melrose

High Society
6.9

(1956) High Society

as Uncle Willie

The Red Pony
5.7

(1949) The Red Pony

as Grandfather

Annie Get Your Gun
6.8

(1950) Annie Get Your Gun

as Col. Buffalo Bill Cody

Blackboard Jungle
6.9

(1955) Blackboard Jungle

as Jim Murdock

Devil's Doorway
7.0

(1950) Devil's Doorway

as Verne Coolan

Forever, Darling
7.0

(1956) Forever, Darling

as Charles Y. Bewell

The Prisoner of Zenda
6.8

(1952) The Prisoner of Zenda

as Col. Zapt

Arch of Triumph
6.0

(1948) Arch of Triumph

as Boris Morosov

The Red Danube
6.3

(1949) The Red Danube

as Colonel Piniev

Blonde Crazy
7.0

(1931) Blonde Crazy

as 'Dapper Dan' Barker

20,000 Years in Sing Sing
6.5

(1932) 20,000 Years in Sing Sing

as Joe Finn

Executive Suite
7.0

(1954) Executive Suite

as George Nyle Caswell

Two Weeks with Love
5.9

(1950) Two Weeks with Love

as Horatio Robinson

Sweet Adeline
5.7

(1934) Sweet Adeline

as Major Jim Day

The Count of Monte Cristo
6.7

(1934) The Count of Monte Cristo

as De Villefort Jr.

Fifth Avenue Girl
7.0

(1939) Fifth Avenue Girl

as Dr. Kessler

The Asphalt Jungle
7.5

(1950) The Asphalt Jungle

as Alonzo D. Emmerich

Julius Caesar
7.0

(1953) Julius Caesar

as Jules César

The Student Prince
6.3

(1954) The Student Prince

as King of Karlsberg

Heaven Can Wait
6.9

(1943) Heaven Can Wait

as Randolph Van Cleve

The Woman Accused
5.8

(1933) The Woman Accused

as Leo Young

Okay, America!
5.0

(1932) Okay, America!

as Mileaway Russell

Afraid to Talk
6.0

(1932) Afraid to Talk

as Asst. District Attorney John Wade

Night After Night
6.1

(1932) Night After Night

as Dick Bolton

Frisco Jenny
6.3

(1933) Frisco Jenny

as Steve Dutton

The Man with Two Faces
6.5

(1934) The Man with Two Faces

as Stanley Vance

The Man with a Cloak
6.9

(1951) The Man with a Cloak

as Charles Theverner

Betrayed
5.7

(1954) Betrayed

as Gen. Ten Eyck

Men of the Fighting Lady
6.2

(1954) Men of the Fighting Lady

as James A. Michener

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
6.3

(1940) Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

as Dr. Brockdorf

The Magnificent Yankee
5.4

(1950) The Magnificent Yankee

as Oliver Wendell Holmes

Rhapsody
6.7

(1954) Rhapsody

as Nicholas Durant

Athena
5.6

(1954) Athena

as Grandpa Ulysses Mulvain

The Gorgeous Hussy
5.2

(1936) The Gorgeous Hussy

as Leroy Sunderland

The World Gone Mad
4.3

(1933) The World Gone Mad

as Christopher Bruno

The Bridge of San Luis Rey
6.0

(1944) The Bridge of San Luis Rey

as Don Andre - The Viceroy

The Affairs of Cellini
4.9

(1934) The Affairs of Cellini

as Ottaviano

Up in Arms
5.9

(1944) Up in Arms

as Colonel Ashley

Invitation
6.5

(1952) Invitation

as Simon Bowker

Nancy Goes to Rio
5.7

(1950) Nancy Goes to Rio

as Gregory Elliott

The Prodigal
4.0

(1955) The Prodigal

as Nahreeb

Fast Company
5.4

(1938) Fast Company

as Elias Z. Bannerman

Stolen Heaven
5.0

(1931) Stolen Heaven

as Steve Perry

The Arizonian
0.0

(1935) The Arizonian

as Sheriff Jake Mannen

I Take This Woman
6.2

(1940) I Take This Woman

as Dr. Martin Sumner Duveen

The Last Days of Pompeii
5.6

(1935) The Last Days of Pompeii

as Prefect Allus Martius

Washington Story
6.0

(1952) Washington Story

as Charles W. Birch

Latin Lovers
4.6

(1953) Latin Lovers

as Grandfather Eduardo Santos

A Life of Her Own
5.3

(1950) A Life of Her Own

as Jim Leversoe

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
7.5

(1986) Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

as Self (from The Asphalt Jungle [1950]) (archive footage)

The Road to Singapore
5.4

(1931) The Road to Singapore

as Dr. George March

Remains to Be Seen
5.7

(1953) Remains to Be Seen

as Benjamin Goodman

Her Husband Lies
6.0

(1937) Her Husband Lies

as Joe Sorrell

Woman Wanted
6.3

(1935) Woman Wanted

as Smiley

Charlie McCarthy, Detective
6.0

(1939) Charlie McCarthy, Detective

as Arthur Aldrich

The Blot
6.5

(1921) The Blot

as Phil West

Diplomaniacs
7.0

(1933) Diplomaniacs

as Winkelreid

They Call It Sin
5.8

(1932) They Call It Sin

as Ford Humphries

Main Street to Broadway
6.5

(1953) Main Street to Broadway

as Self

Confidentially Connie
5.3

(1953) Confidentially Connie

as Opie Bedloe

The Bad and the Beautiful
7.3

(1952) The Bad and the Beautiful

as Georgia Lorrison's Father (voice) (uncredited)

Strictly Personal
5.0

(1933) Strictly Personal

as Jack Magruder

Juarez
6.5

(1939) Juarez

as LeMarc

Nobody's Darling
0.0

(1943) Nobody's Darling

as Curtis Farnsworth

The Life of Emile Zola
6.7

(1937) The Life of Emile Zola

as Major Dort

Too Wise Wives
5.1

(1921) Too Wise Wives

as David Graham

That's Entertainment, Part II
6.8

(1976) That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

What's Worth While?
0.0

(1921) What's Worth While?

as 'Squire' Elton

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.6

(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self