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Henry Kolker

Henry Kolker

Acting

Born: November 12, 1874Berlin, Germany

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joseph Henry Kolker (November 13, 1874) [some sources 1870] Berlin, Prussia, Germany – July 15, 1947, Los Angeles, California) was an American stage and film actor and director. Kolker came to America at the age of five and his family settled in Quincy, Illinois. Kolker, like fellow actors Richard Bennett and Robert Warwick, had a substantial stage career behind him before entering silent films. On stage he appeared opposite such leading ladies as Edith Wynne Matthison, Bertha Kalich and Ruth Chatterton. Kolker is best remembered for his motion picture appearances and for appearing with Barbara Stanwyck in the ground-breaking Pre-Code film Baby Face (1933) as the elderly CEO of the company whom Stanwyck's character seduces. Another well remembered part is as Mr. Seton, father of Katharine Hepburn and Lew Ayres in the 1938 film Holiday directed by George Cukor. Kolker entered films as an actor in 1915 and eventually ended up trying his hand at directing. Kolker's best known directorial effort is Disraeli (1921), starring George Arliss which is now a lost film with only one reel remaining. Prints however exist in Europe and Russia.

Known For
Filmography
Bluebeard

Bluebeard

Deschamps

1944
Sarong Girl

Sarong Girl

Jefferson Baxter

1943
Reunion in France

Reunion in France

General Bartholomew (uncredited)

1942
Sing for Your Supper

Sing for Your Supper

Myron T. Hayworth

1941
The Parson of Panamint

The Parson of Panamint

Judge Arnold Mason

1941
A Woman's Face

A Woman's Face

Judge

1941
The Great Swindle

The Great Swindle

Stewart Cordell

1941
Las Vegas Nights

Las Vegas Nights

William Stevens Sr.

1941
The Man Who Lost Himself

The Man Who Lost Himself

T.J. Mulhausen

1941
Money and the Woman

Money and the Woman

Mr. Rollins

1940
Grand Ole Opry

Grand Ole Opry

William C. Scully

1940
Main Street Lawyer

Main Street Lawyer

Donnelly, District Attorney

1939
The Real Glory

The Real Glory

The General

1939
Here I Am a Stranger

Here I Am a Stranger

R.J. Bennett

1939
Parents on Trial

Parents on Trial

James Wesley

1939
Hidden Power

Hidden Power

Weston

1939
These Glamour Girls

These Glamour Girls

Philip S. Griswold II (uncredited)

1939
Union Pacific

Union Pacific

Asa M. Barrows

1939
Let Us Live

Let Us Live

Chief of Police

1939
The Cowboy and the Lady

The Cowboy and the Lady

Horace Smith

1938
Too Hot to Handle

Too Hot to Handle

Pearly Todd

1938
Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

Court Aide (uncredited)

1938
Safety in Numbers

Safety in Numbers

Dr. Lawrence Edmonds

1938
Holiday

Holiday

Edward Seton

1938
The Adventures of Marco Polo

The Adventures of Marco Polo

Nicolo Polo

1938
Love Is a Headache

Love Is a Headache

Mr. Sam Ellinger (uncredited)

1938
The Invisible Menace

The Invisible Menace

Col. Hackett

1938
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry

Thoroughbreds Don't Cry

"Doc" Godfrey

1937
The Devil Is Driving

The Devil Is Driving

Charles Stevens

1937
Let Them Live

Let Them Live

Judge Lederer

1937
Green Light

Green Light

Dr. Lane

1937
Maid of Salem

Maid of Salem

Crown Chief Justice Laughton

1937
They Wanted to Marry

They Wanted to Marry

Mr. Hunter

1937
Once a Doctor

Once a Doctor

Bruce Nordland

1937
Under Cover of Night

Under Cover of Night

District Attorney Pritchard

1937
Great Guy

Great Guy

Abel Canning

1936
Theodora Goes Wild

Theodora Goes Wild

Jonathan Grant

1936
The Man Who Lived Twice

The Man Who Lived Twice

Judge Treacher

1936
Sitting on the Moon

Sitting on the Moon

Worthington

1936
Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

Friar Laurence

1936
Bullets or Ballots

Bullets or Ballots

Mr. Hollister

1936
My Marriage

My Marriage

Maj. Vaile

1936
Collegiate

Collegiate

Mr. MacGregor

1936
Frisco Waterfront

Frisco Waterfront

District Attorney

1935
3 Kids and a Queen

3 Kids and a Queen

Crippet

1935
The Last Days of Pompeii

The Last Days of Pompeii

Warder (uncredited)

1935
Shipmates Forever

Shipmates Forever

Doctor (uncredited)

1935
I Live My Life

I Live My Life

Relative at Mrs. Gage's (Uncredited)

1935
Red Salute

Red Salute

Dean

1935
Diamond Jim

Diamond Jim

J.C. Randolf - Bank President

1935
Here Comes the Band

Here Comes the Band

Simmon's Attorney

1935
The Black Room

The Black Room

Baron de Berghman

1935
Mad Love

Mad Love

Prefect Rosset

1935
Honeymoon Limited

Honeymoon Limited

Mr. Randall

1935
Spring Tonic

Spring Tonic

Mr. Enix

1935
Go Into Your Dance

Go Into Your Dance

Doctor

1935
Reckless

Reckless

Mr. Gearhart (uncredited)

1935
The Case of the Curious Bride

The Case of the Curious Bride

District Attorney Stacey

1935
The Florentine Dagger

The Florentine Dagger

Auctioneer

1935
A Dog of Flanders

A Dog of Flanders

Monsieur LaTour, Art Critic (uncredited)

1935
Times Square Lady

Times Square Lady

Mr. Fielding

1935
One New York Night

One New York Night

Arthur Carlisle

1935
The Mystery Man

The Mystery Man

Ellwyn A. 'Jo-Jo' Jonas

1935
Red Hot Tires

Red Hot Tires

Martin Sanford

1935
Society Doctor

Society Doctor

Dr. Harvey

1935
Charlie Chan in Paris

Charlie Chan in Paris

Paul Lamartine

1935
The Band Plays On

The Band Plays On

Professor Hackett

1934
Sing Sing Nights

Sing Sing Nights

Kurt Nordon

1934
The Ghost Walks

The Ghost Walks

Dr. Kent

1934
Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

Dr. Preston (uncredited)

1934
Love Time

Love Time

Emperor Francis I

1934
Lady by Choice

Lady by Choice

Opper

1934
A Lost Lady

A Lost Lady

John Ormsby

1934
Million Dollar Ransom

Million Dollar Ransom

Dr. Davis (Uncredited)

1934
One Exciting Adventure

One Exciting Adventure

Customer, Oscar

1934
Now and Forever

Now and Forever

Mr. Clark

1934
She Loves Me Not

She Loves Me Not

Charles M. Lawton

1934
The Girl from Missouri

The Girl from Missouri

Senator Titcombe

1934
Name the Woman

Name the Woman

Judge Adams

1934
Blind Date

Blind Date

J.W. Hartwell Sr.

1934
Whom the Gods Destroy

Whom the Gods Destroy

Carlo - the Puppeteer

1934
Let's Try Again

Let's Try Again

Mr. Blake

1934
The Hell Cat

The Hell Cat

C.W. Sloane

1934
Black Moon

Black Moon

The Psychiatrist

1934
Let's Talk It Over

Let's Talk It Over

Doctor

1934
Sisters Under the Skin

Sisters Under the Skin

Jones

1934
Wonder Bar

Wonder Bar

R. H. Renaud

1934
Success at Any Price

Success at Any Price

Hatfield

1934
Journal of a Crime

Journal of a Crime

Henri Marcher

1934
I've Got Your Number

I've Got Your Number

Lawyer Robert Kirkland

1934
Bedside

Bedside

Maritza's Manager

1934
Blood Money

Blood Money

Newspaper Managing Editor (uncredited)

1933
Meet the Baron

Meet the Baron

Baron Munchausen

1933
The Power and the Glory

The Power and the Glory

Mr. Borden

1933
Gigolettes of Paris

Gigolettes of Paris

Police Interrogator

1933
Love, Honor and Oh, Baby!

Love, Honor and Oh, Baby!

The Judge

1933
I Loved a Woman

I Loved a Woman

Mr. Sanborn

1933
Golden Harvest

Golden Harvest

Henry Flint

1933
Bureau of Missing Persons

Bureau of Missing Persons

Theodore Arno

1933
Notorious But Nice

Notorious But Nice

Defense Attorney Clark

1933
Baby Face

Baby Face

J.R. Carter

1933
The Narrow Corner

The Narrow Corner

Mr. Blake, Fred's Father

1933
A Bedtime Story

A Bedtime Story

Agent de Police

1933
Hello, Sister!

Hello, Sister!

Jameson Brewster - Bank President

1933
The Keyhole

The Keyhole

Schuyler Brooks

1933
Rasputin and the Empress

Rasputin and the Empress

Chief of Secret Police (uncredited)

1932
Faithless

Faithless

Mr. Carter

1932
The Crash

The Crash

John Fair

1932
Devil and the Deep

Devil and the Deep

Hutton

1932
The First Year

The First Year

Peter Barstow

1932
The Washington Masquerade

The Washington Masquerade

Stapleton

1932
Jewel Robbery

Jewel Robbery

Baron Franz Hohenfels

1932
The Yellow Ticket

The Yellow Ticket

Passport Clerk

1931
The Unholy Garden

The Unholy Garden

Col. Lautrac

1931
I Like Your Nerve

I Like Your Nerve

Areal Pacheco

1931
The Spy

The Spy

Tchijinski

1931
Indiscreet

Indiscreet

Mr. Woodward

1931
Quick Millions

Quick Millions

District Attorney (uncredited)

1931
Don't Bet on Women

Don't Bet on Women

Butterfield (uncredited)

1931
One Heavenly Night

One Heavenly Night

Prefect of Police

1930
Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

New Englander (uncredited)

1930
East Is West

East Is West

Mr. Benson

1930
Du Barry, Woman of Passion

Du Barry, Woman of Passion

D'Aiguillon

1930
The Way of All Men

The Way of All Men

Sharp

1930
Good Intentions

Good Intentions

Butler

1930
The Bad One

The Bad One

Prosecutor

1930
Love, Live & Laugh

Love, Live & Laugh

Enrico

1929
Pleasure Crazed

Pleasure Crazed

Col. Farquar

1929
The Valiant

The Valiant

Judge

1929
Coquette

Coquette

Jasper Carter

1929

Don't Marry

General Willoughby

1928
The Beautiful Spy

The Beautiful Spy

Viceroy Cisneros

1928
Midnight Rose

Midnight Rose

Corbin

1928
Soft Living

Soft Living

Rodney S. Bowen

1928
A Kiss in a Taxi

A Kiss in a Taxi

Leon Lambert

1927
Wet Paint

Wet Paint

A Husband

1926

Hell's Four Hundred

John Gilmore

1926
The Palace of Pleasure

The Palace of Pleasure

Don Sebastian, Premier

1926
Sally, Irene and Mary

Sally, Irene and Mary

Marcus Morton

1925
Any Woman

Any Woman

Egbert Phillips

1925
A Man of Stone

A Man of Stone

(Uncredited)

1921
Her Purchase Price

Her Purchase Price

Duke of Wryden

1919
The Brat

The Brat

A Dandy

1919
Blackie's Redemption

Blackie's Redemption

Fred the Count

1919
The Parisian Tigress

The Parisian Tigress

Henri Dutray

1919
The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns

The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns

Kaiser Wilhelm II

1919
The House of Mirth

The House of Mirth

Lawrence Selden

1918
Social Hypocrites

Social Hypocrites

Dr. Frank Simpson

1918
The Shell Game

The Shell Game

Lawrence Gray

1918
Gloria's Romance

Gloria's Romance

Dr. Stephen Royce

1916

The Warning

Robert Denman

1915
How Molly Malone Made Good

How Molly Malone Made Good

Himself

1915