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Henry Kolker
Actor, Director
Born November 12, 1874Died July 15, 1947 (72 years)
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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.
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.
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Filmography
| 1947 | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty · as Dr. Benbow |
| 1944 | |
| 1943 | Sarong Girl · as Jefferson Baxter |
| 1942 | Reunion in France · as General Bartholomew (uncredited) |
| 1941 | A Woman's Face · as Judge |
| 1941 | Las Vegas Nights · as William Stevens Sr. |
| 1941 | The Man Who Lost Himself · as T.j. Mulhausen |
| 1940 | Money and the Woman · as Mr. Rollins |
| 1940 | Grand Ole Opry · as William C. Scully |
| 1939 | The Real Glory · as The General |
| 1939 | Here I Am a Stranger · as R.j. Bennett |
| 1939 | These Glamour Girls · as Philip S. Griswold Ii (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Let Us Live · as Chief Of Police |
| 1939 | Union Pacific · as Asa M. Barrows |
| 1938 | The Cowboy and the Lady · as Horace Smith |
| 1938 | Too Hot to Handle · as Pearly Todd |
| 1938 | Marie Antoinette · as Court Aide (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Holiday · as Edward Seton |
| 1938 | The Adventures of Marco Polo · as Nicolo Polo |
| 1938 | The Invisible Menace · as Col. Hackett |
| 1938 | Love Is a Headache · as Mr. Sam Ellinger (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Thoroughbreds Don't Cry · as "doc" Godfrey |
| 1937 | Conquest · as Sen. Wybitcki |
| 1937 | Green Light · as Dr. Lane |
| 1937 | Maid of Salem · as Crown Chief Justice Laughton |
| 1937 | They Wanted to Marry · as Mr. Hunter |
| 1937 | Once a Doctor · as Bruce Nordland |
| 1937 | Under Cover of Night · as District Attorney Pritchard |
| 1936 | |
| 1936 | Theodora Goes Wild · as Jonathan Grant |
| 1936 | The Man Who Lived Twice · as Judge Henry Treacher |
| 1936 | Sitting on the Moon · as Worthington |
| 1936 | Romeo and Juliet · as Friar Laurence |
| 1936 | Bullets or Ballots · as Mr. Hollister |
| 1936 | My Marriage · as Maj. Vaile |
| 1935 | The Great Impersonation · as Dr. Schmidt |
| 1935 | The Last Days of Pompeii · as Warder (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Shipmates Forever · as Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1935 | I Live My Life · as Relative At Mrs. Gage's (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Red Salute · as Dean |
| 1935 | Diamond Jim · as J.c. Randolf - Bank President |
| 1935 | Here Comes the Band · as Simmon's Attorney |
| 1935 | The Black Room · as Baron De Berghman |
| 1935 | Mad Love · as Prefect Rosset |
| 1935 | Honeymoon Limited · as Mr. Randall |
| 1935 | Spring Tonic · as Mr. Enix |
| 1935 | Go Into Your Dance · as Doctor |
| 1935 | Reckless · as Mr. Gearhart (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Case of the Curious Bride · as District Attorney Stacey |
| 1935 | The Florentine Dagger · as Auctioneer |
| 1935 | A Dog of Flanders · as Monsieur Latour, Art Critic (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Times Square Lady · as Mr. Fielding |
| 1935 | One New York Night · as Arthur Carlisle |
| 1935 | The Mystery Man · as Ellwyn A. 'jo-Jo' Jonas |
| 1935 | Red Hot Tires · as Martin Sanford |
| 1935 | Society Doctor · as Dr. Harvey |
| 1935 | Charlie Chan in Paris · as Paul Lamartine |
| 1934 | The Band Plays On · as Professor Hackett |
| 1934 | Sing Sing Nights · as Kurt Nordon |
| 1934 | The Ghost Walks · as Dr. Kent |
| 1934 | Imitation of Life · as Dr. Preston (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Kid Millions · as Attorney |
| 1934 | Lady by Choice · as Opper |
| 1934 | A Lost Lady · as John Ormsby |
| 1934 | Now and Forever · as Mr. Clark |
| 1934 | She Loves Me Not · as Charles M. Lawton |
| 1934 | The Girl from Missouri · as Senator Titcombe |
| 1934 | Blind Date · as J.w. Hartwell Sr. |
| 1934 | Stamboul Quest · as 'excellency' German War Office |
| 1934 | Whom the Gods Destroy · as Carlo - The Puppeteer |
| 1934 | Let's Try Again · as Mr. Blake |
| 1934 | Black Moon · as The Psychiatrist |
| 1934 | Wonder Bar · as R. H. Renaud |
| 1934 | Success at Any Price · as Hatfield |
| 1934 | Journal of a Crime · as Henri Marcher |
| 1934 | I've Got Your Number · as Lawyer Robert Kirkland |
| 1934 | The Cat and the Fiddle · as Theatre Manager |
| 1934 | Bedside · as Maritza's Manager |
| 1934 | Massacre · as Sen. Woolsey |
| 1933 | Baby Face · as J.r. Carter |
| 1933 | Blood Money · as Newspaper Managing Editor (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Meet the Baron · as Baron Munchausen |
| 1933 | The Power and the Glory · as Mr. Borden |
| 1933 | Gigolettes of Paris · as Police Interrogator |
| 1933 | I Loved a Woman · as Mr. Sanborn |
| 1933 | Golden Harvest · as Henry Flint |
| 1933 | Bureau of Missing Persons · as Theodore Arno |
| 1933 | Notorious But Nice · as Defense Attorney Clark |
| 1933 | The Narrow Corner · as Mr. Blake, Fred's Father |
| 1933 | Hell Below · as Adm. Sir Hugh Higby |
| 1933 | A Bedtime Story · as Agent De Police |
| 1933 | Hello, Sister! · as Jameson Brewster - Bank President |
| 1933 | Gabriel Over the White House · as Sen. Langham - Senate Majority Leader |
| 1933 | The Keyhole · as Schuyler Brooks |
| 1932 | Rasputin and the Empress · as Chief Of Secret Police (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Faithless · as Mr. Carter |
| 1932 | The Crash · as John Fair |
| 1932 | Down to Earth · as Randolph |
| 1932 | Jewel Robbery · as Baron Franz Hohenfels |
| 1932 | Devil and the Deep · as Hutton |
| 1932 | The First Year · as Peter Barstow |
| 1932 | The Washington Masquerade · as Stapleton |
| 1931 | The Yellow Ticket · as Passport Clerk |
| 1931 | The Unholy Garden · as Col. Lautrac |
| 1931 | I Like Your Nerve · as Areal Pacheco |
| 1931 | Indiscreet · as Mr. Woodward |
| 1931 | Quick Millions · as District Attorney (uncredited) |
| 1931 | The Spy · as Tchijinski |
| 1931 | Doctors' Wives · as Hospital Official |
| 1931 | Don't Bet on Women · as Butterfield (uncredited) |
| 1930 | One Heavenly Night · as Prefect Of Police |
| 1930 | East Is West · as Mr. Benson |
| 1930 | Du Barry, Woman of Passion · as D'aiguillon |
| 1930 | Abraham Lincoln · as New Englander (uncredited) |
| 1930 | The Bad One · as Prosecutor |
| 1929 | The Valiant · as Judge |
| 1929 | Coquette · as Jasper Carter |
| 1927 | Annie Laurie · as King's Representative |
| 1926 | Wet Paint · as A Husband |
| 1925 | Sally, Irene and Mary · as Marcus Morton |
| 1915 | The Warning · as Robert Denman |