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Fred Kohler
Actor
Born April 18, 1888Died October 28, 1938 (50 years)
From Wikipedia
Fred Kohler (April 20, 1888 – October 28, 1938) was an American actor known for his playing heavies.
Fred Kohler was born in Kansas City, Missouri. As a teen, he began to pursue a career in vaudeville, but worked other jobs to support himself. He lost part of his right hand in a mining accident during this time. Eventually he was able to join a touring company, and worked steadily in show business for several years. America's budding film industry drew a 20-something Kohler to Hollywood, where he made his start in silent films. His first role was in the 1911 short The Code of Honor, and he had an uncredited role in Cecil B. DeMille's feature film Joan the Woman (1917), but a steady stream of parts did not begin until The Tiger's Trail (1919).
Kohler's stern features earned him a niche playing villains. His role as Bauman in The Iron Horse (1924) is a notable example. With the advent of the talkies, Kohler reprised many of his silent roles in remakes with sound, particularly in Westerns based on novels by Zane Grey.
At the beginning of the sound era, he appeared in the Allan Dwan film Tide of Empire (1929) alongside Renée Adorée and Tom Keene. Kohler died of a heart attack on October 28, 1938 at age 50. He was buried in an unmarked grave at Inglewood Park Cemetery in South Los Angeles community of Inglewood, California. His son Fred Kohler, Jr. (1911–1993) was also an actor in many western films.
Fred Kohler (April 20, 1888 – October 28, 1938) was an American actor known for his playing heavies.
Fred Kohler was born in Kansas City, Missouri. As a teen, he began to pursue a career in vaudeville, but worked other jobs to support himself. He lost part of his right hand in a mining accident during this time. Eventually he was able to join a touring company, and worked steadily in show business for several years. America's budding film industry drew a 20-something Kohler to Hollywood, where he made his start in silent films. His first role was in the 1911 short The Code of Honor, and he had an uncredited role in Cecil B. DeMille's feature film Joan the Woman (1917), but a steady stream of parts did not begin until The Tiger's Trail (1919).
Kohler's stern features earned him a niche playing villains. His role as Bauman in The Iron Horse (1924) is a notable example. With the advent of the talkies, Kohler reprised many of his silent roles in remakes with sound, particularly in Westerns based on novels by Zane Grey.
At the beginning of the sound era, he appeared in the Allan Dwan film Tide of Empire (1929) alongside Renée Adorée and Tom Keene. Kohler died of a heart attack on October 28, 1938 at age 50. He was buried in an unmarked grave at Inglewood Park Cemetery in South Los Angeles community of Inglewood, California. His son Fred Kohler, Jr. (1911–1993) was also an actor in many western films.
Filmography
| 1939 | Boy Slaves · as Drift Boss |
| 1938 | Lawless Valley · as Tom Marsh |
| 1938 | Billy the Kid Returns · as Matson |
| 1938 | Painted Desert · as Hugh Fawcett |
| 1938 | Blockade · as Pietro |
| 1938 | Gangs of New York · as Kruger |
| 1938 | The Buccaneer · as Gramby (as Fred Hohler Sr.) |
| 1937 | Daughter of Shanghai · as Captain Gulner |
| 1936 | Arizona Mahoney · as Gil Blair |
| 1936 | The Accusing Finger · as Curly-Haired Convict |
| 1936 | The Plainsman · as Jake - A Teamster |
| 1936 | The Texas Rangers · as Jess Higgins |
| 1936 | The Vigilantes Are Coming · as General Jason Burr |
| 1936 | Heart of the West · as Barton |
| 1935 | Frisco Kid · as Shanghai Duck |
| 1935 | Border Brigands · as Captain Conyda |
| 1935 | Goin' to Town · as Buck Gonzales |
| 1935 | Mississippi · as Captain Blackie |
| 1935 | Times Square Lady · as "dutch" Meyers |
| 1935 | Horses' Collars · as Double Deal Decker |
| 1934 | The Man from Hell · as Mayor Anse Mccloud |
| 1934 | Little Man, What Now? · as Karl Goebbler |
| 1934 | Honor of the Range · as Rawhide |
| 1934 | The Last Round-Up · as Sam Gulden |
| 1933 | Queen Christina · as Member Of The Court At Abdication (uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Wolf Dog · as Joe Stevens |
| 1933 | |
| 1933 | The Constant Woman · as Speakeasy Bouncer |
| 1932 | Call Her Savage · as Silas Jennings |
| 1932 | Wild Horse Mesa · as Rand |
| 1932 | The Rider of Death Valley · as Lew Grant |
| 1932 | Carnival Boat · as Hack Logan |
| 1931 | X Marks the Spot · as Edward P. Riggs |
| 1931 | Corsair · as Big John |
| 1931 | Fighting Caravans · as Lee Murdock |
| 1930 | Other Men's Women · as Haley |
| 1930 | The Lash · as Peter Harkness |
| 1930 | The Right of Way · as Joseph Portugais |
| 1930 | A Soldier's Plaything · as Hank |
| 1930 | The Light of Western Stars · as H.w. Stack |
| 1930 | Under a Texas Moon · as Bad Man |
| 1930 | Roadhouse Nights · as Sam Horner |
| 1929 | Hell's Heroes · as 'wild Bill' Kearney |
| 1929 | Say It with Songs · as Fred, Joe's Cellmate |
| 1929 | Broadway Babies · as Perc Gessant |
| 1929 | The River of Romance · as Captain Blackie |
| 1929 | Thunderbolt · as 'bad Al' Friedberg |
| 1929 | Tide of Empire · as Cannon |
| 1929 | The Leatherneck · as Heckla |
| 1929 | |
| 1928 | The Spieler · as Red Moon |
| 1928 | Sal of Singapore · as Captain Sunday |
| 1928 | Forgotten Faces · as Spider (convict Number 1309) |
| 1927 | The Way of All Flesh · as The Tough |
| 1927 | The Rough Riders · as Sergeant Stanton |
| 1927 | The Loves of Carmen · as Gypsy Chief |
| 1927 | Underworld · as Buck Mulligan |
| 1927 | The Blood Ship · as First Mate Fitz |
| 1926 | Old Ironsides · as Second Mate (uncredited) |
| 1926 | |
| 1925 | The Prairie Pirate · as Aguilar - The Bandit |
| 1925 | Winds of Chance · as Joe Mccaskey |
| 1925 | Riders of the Purple Sage · as Henchman Tom Metzger (uncredited) |
| 1925 | Dick Turpin · as Ring Announcer (uncredited) |
| 1924 | The Iron Horse · as Bauman |
| 1924 | Fighting Fury · as 'two-Finger' Larkin |
| 1923 | Anna Christie · as Minor Role |
| 1923 | North of Hudson Bay · as Armand Lemoir |
| 1919 | |
| 1916 | Joan the Woman · as L'oiseleur's Henchman |
| 1913 | Baby's New Pin · as Cast |