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Louis Calhern
Acting

Louis Calhern

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

18 Feb 1895

Age

131 Years

Born In

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

Total Projects

74

Years Active

101 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.5 ★

Overview

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...

Filmography

Becoming Marilyn

movie

Becoming Marilyn

2022

Becoming Marilyn

That's Entertainment, Part II

movie

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

High Society

movie

High Society

1956

High Society

as Uncle Willie

Forever, Darling

movie

Forever, Darling

1956

Forever, Darling

as Charles Y. Bewell

The Prodigal

movie

The Prodigal

1955

The Prodigal

as Nahreeb

Blackboard Jungle

movie

Blackboard Jungle

1955

Blackboard Jungle

as Jim Murdock

Athena

movie

Athena

1954

Athena

as Grandpa Ulysses Mulvain

Betrayed

movie

Betrayed

1954

Betrayed

as Gen. Ten Eyck

The Student Prince

movie

The Student Prince

1954

The Student Prince

as King of Karlsberg

Men of the Fighting Lady

movie

Men of the Fighting Lady

1954

Men of the Fighting Lady

as James A. Michener

Executive Suite

movie

Executive Suite

1954

Executive Suite

as George Nyle Caswell

Rhapsody

movie

Rhapsody

1954

Rhapsody

as Nicholas Durant

Main Street to Broadway

movie

Main Street to Broadway

1953

Main Street to Broadway

as Self

Latin Lovers

movie

Latin Lovers

1953

Latin Lovers

as Grandfather Eduardo Santos

Julius Caesar

movie

Julius Caesar

1953

Julius Caesar

as Julius Caesar

Remains to Be Seen

movie

Remains to Be Seen

1953

Remains to Be Seen

as Benjamin Goodman

Confidentially Connie

movie

Confidentially Connie

1953

Confidentially Connie

as Opie Bedloe

The Bad and the Beautiful

movie

The Bad and the Beautiful

1952

The Bad and the Beautiful

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

The Prisoner of Zenda

movie

The Prisoner of Zenda

1952

The Prisoner of Zenda

as Col. Zapt

We're Not Married!

movie

We're Not Married!

1952

We're Not Married!

as Freddie Melrose

Washington Story

movie

Washington Story

1952

Washington Story

as Charles W. Birch

Invitation

movie

Invitation

1952

Invitation

as Simon Bowker

The Man with a Cloak

movie

The Man with a Cloak

1951

The Man with a Cloak

as Charles Theverner

It's a Big Country

movie

It's a Big Country

1951

It's a Big Country

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Magnificent Yankee

movie

The Magnificent Yankee

1950

The Magnificent Yankee

as Oliver Wendell Holmes

Two Weeks with Love

movie

Two Weeks with Love

1950

Two Weeks with Love

as Horatio Robinson

A Life of Her Own

movie

A Life of Her Own

1950

A Life of Her Own

as Jim Leversoe

Devil's Doorway

movie

Devil's Doorway

1950

Devil's Doorway

as Verne Coolan

Annie Get Your Gun

movie

Annie Get Your Gun

1950

Annie Get Your Gun

as Col. Buffalo Bill Cody

The Asphalt Jungle

movie

The Asphalt Jungle

1950

The Asphalt Jungle

as Alonzo D. Emmerich

Nancy Goes to Rio

movie

Nancy Goes to Rio

1950

Nancy Goes to Rio

as Gregory Elliott

The Red Danube

movie

The Red Danube

1949

The Red Danube

as Colonel Piniev

The Red Pony

movie

The Red Pony

1949

The Red Pony

as Grandfather

The Ed Sullivan Show

tv

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Arch of Triumph

movie

Arch of Triumph

1948

Arch of Triumph

as Boris Morosov

Notorious

movie

Notorious

1946

Notorious

as Captain Paul Prescott

Up in Arms

movie

Up in Arms

1944

Up in Arms

as Colonel Ashley

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

movie

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

1944

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

as Don Andre - The Viceroy

Nobody's Darling

movie

Nobody's Darling

1943

Nobody's Darling

as Curtis Farnsworth

Heaven Can Wait

movie

Heaven Can Wait

1943

Heaven Can Wait

as Randolph Van Cleve

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

movie

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

1940

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

as Dr. Brockdorf

I Take This Woman

movie

I Take This Woman

1940

I Take This Woman

as Dr. Martin Sumner Duveen

Charlie McCarthy, Detective

movie

Charlie McCarthy, Detective

1939

Charlie McCarthy, Detective

as Arthur Aldrich

Fifth Avenue Girl

movie

Fifth Avenue Girl

1939

Fifth Avenue Girl

as Dr. Kessler

Juarez

movie

Juarez

1939

Juarez

as LeMarc

Fast Company

movie

Fast Company

1938

Fast Company

as Elias Z. Bannerman

The Life of Emile Zola

movie

The Life of Emile Zola

1937

The Life of Emile Zola

as Major Dort

Her Husband Lies

movie

Her Husband Lies

1937

Her Husband Lies

as Joe Sorrell

The Gorgeous Hussy

movie

The Gorgeous Hussy

1936

The Gorgeous Hussy

as Leroy Sunderland

The Last Days of Pompeii

movie

The Last Days of Pompeii

1935

The Last Days of Pompeii

as Prefect Allus Martius

Woman Wanted

movie

Woman Wanted

1935

Woman Wanted

as Smiley

The Arizonian

movie

The Arizonian

1935

The Arizonian

as Sheriff Jake Mannen

Sweet Adeline

movie

Sweet Adeline

1934

Sweet Adeline

as Major Jim Day

The Count of Monte Cristo

movie

The Count of Monte Cristo

1934

The Count of Monte Cristo

as De Villefort Jr.

The Affairs of Cellini

movie

The Affairs of Cellini

1934

The Affairs of Cellini

as Ottaviano

The Man with Two Faces

movie

The Man with Two Faces

1934

The Man with Two Faces

as Stanley Vance

Duck Soup

movie

Duck Soup

1933

Duck Soup

as Ambassador Trentino

Diplomaniacs

movie

Diplomaniacs

1933

Diplomaniacs

as Winkelreid

The World Gone Mad

movie

The World Gone Mad

1933

The World Gone Mad

as Christopher Bruno

Strictly Personal

movie

Strictly Personal

1933

Strictly Personal

as Jack Magruder

The Woman Accused

movie

The Woman Accused

1933

The Woman Accused

as Leo Young

Frisco Jenny

movie

Frisco Jenny

1933

Frisco Jenny

as Steve Dutton

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

movie

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

1932

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

as Joe Finn

Afraid to Talk

movie

Afraid to Talk

1932

Afraid to Talk

as Asst. District Attorney John Wade

They Call It Sin

movie

They Call It Sin

1932

They Call It Sin

as Ford Humphries

Night After Night

movie

Night After Night

1932

Night After Night

as Dick Bolton

Okay, America!

movie

Okay, America!

1932

Okay, America!

as Mileaway Russell

Blonde Crazy

movie

Blonde Crazy

1931

Blonde Crazy

as 'Dapper Dan' Barker

The Road to Singapore

movie

The Road to Singapore

1931

The Road to Singapore

as Dr. George March

Stolen Heaven

movie

Stolen Heaven

1931

Stolen Heaven

as Steve Perry

The Last Moment

movie

The Last Moment

1923

The Last Moment

as Harry Gaines

The Blot

movie

The Blot

1921

The Blot

as Phil West

Too Wise Wives

movie

Too Wise Wives

1921

Too Wise Wives

as David Graham

What's Worth While?

movie

What's Worth While?

1921

What's Worth While?

as 'Squire' Elton

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