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Ian Wolfe
Actor
Died January 23, 1992 (95 years)
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Ian Wolfe (November 4, 1896 – January 23, 1992) was an American actor whose films date from 1934 to 1990. Until 1934, he worked as a theatre actor. Wolfe mostly found work as a character actor, appearing in over 270 films. He and his wife, Elizabeth, had two daughters.
Wolfe was also a veteran of World War I where he served as a medical sergeant in the National Army of the United States. His service number was 2371377.
Although American by birth and upbringing, Wolfe was often cast as an Englishman: his stage experience endowed him with precise diction resembling an upper-class British accent. A receding hairline and etched features at a relatively early age allowed him to play older men before he actually grew old. Wolfe found a niche as a soft-spoken learned man, and his over 250 roles included many attorneys, judges, butlers, ministers, professors, and doctors.
Wolfe's best-known role may have been in the 1946 movie Bedlam, in which he played a scientist confined to an asylum.
Wolfe wrote and self-published two books of poetry Forty-Four Scribbles and a Prayer: Lyrics and Ballads and Sixty Ballads and Lyrics In Search of Music.
Of note to science fiction fans, Ian Wolfe appeared in two episodes of the original Star Trek television series: "Bread and Circuses" (1968) as Septimus, and "All Our Yesterdays" (1969) as Mr. Atoz, and portrayed the wizard Traquil in the cult series Wizards and Warriors.
In 1982, Wolfe had a small recurring role on the TV series WKRP in Cincinnati as Hirsch, the sarcastic, irreverent butler to WKRP owner Lillian Carlson.
Wolfe, who worked until the last couple of years of his life, died January 23, 1992, at age 95, of natural causes. He was cremated.
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Filmography
| 2016 | La La Land · as Dr. Minton |
| 1997 | Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' · as Reverend Elcott |
| 1990 | Dick Tracy · as Forger |
| 1988 | Checking Out · as Mr. D'Amato |
| 1985 | Creator · as Prof. Brauer |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories (TV Series) · as Grandpa Charlie |
| 1983 | Wizards and Warriors (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1983 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1982 | Jinxed! · as Morley |
| 1982 | Mae West · as Dorset |
| 1982 | Cheers (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1982 | The New Odd Couple (TV Series) · as Hanley |
| 1982 | Remington Steele (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1982 | Gloria (TV Series) · as Sid Whitman |
| 1981 | Reds · as Mr. Partlow |
| 1981 | The Fall Guy (TV Series) · as Caretaker |
| 1980 | Up the Academy · as Commandant Causeway |
| 1980 | It's a Living (TV Series) · as Judge Wilson |
| 1980 | Flo (TV Series) · as Mr. Dennis |
| 1979 | The Frisco Kid · as Father Joseph |
| 1979 | The Facts of Life (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1978 | The Seniors · as Mr. Bleiffer |
| 1978 | Mean Dog Blues · as Judge |
| 1978 | WKRP in Cincinnati (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1978 | Taxi (TV Series) · as Old Man in the Hospital |
| 1977 | Soap (TV Series) · as Father Juniper |
| 1976 | Dynasty · as Dr. Klauber |
| 1976 | Alice (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1976 | The Feather And Father Gang (TV Series) · as Maxson |
| 1975 | The Fortune · as Justice of the Peace |
| 1975 | I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? · as Phillips |
| 1975 | Mr. Sycamore · as Abner / Arnie |
| 1975 | Wonder Woman (TV Series) · as Bank Manager |
| 1975 | Barney Miller (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1975 | Barbary Coast (TV Series) · as Larch |
| 1974 | The Terminal Man · as Priest |
| 1974 | Homebodies · as Mr. Loomis |
| 1974 | Police Woman (TV Series) · as Mr. Meservey |
| 1974 | Benjamin Franklin (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1973 | The Devil's Daughter · as Father MacHugh |
| 1973 | Hawkins (TV Series) · as Orren Wooster |
| 1972 | The Rookies (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1972 | Emergency! (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1971 | THX 1138 · as PTO |
| 1971 | All in the Family (TV Series) · as Herbert Hooper |
| 1971 | Is There a Doctor in the House · as Amos Sweeney |
| 1970 | The Andersonville Trial · as The Board of Military Judges |
| 1970 | The Partridge Family (TV Series) · as Grandfather |
| 1970 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show (TV Series) · as Grandfather |
| 1969 | Night Gallery (TV Series) · as Dillingham (segment "Deliveries in the Rear") |
| 1968 | Adam-12 (TV Series) · as Mr. Morton |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) · as Mr. Miller |
| 1967 | The Invaders (TV Series) · as Secretary Knute Rosmundson |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1966 | Star Trek (TV Series) · as Atoz |
| 1966 | Love On A Rooftop (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1966 | The Green Hornet (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1965 | Branded (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as Marshall Graham |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone (TV Series) · as Judge |
| 1964 | Valentine's Day (TV Series) · as Dr. Krasner |
| 1963 | Diary of a Madman · as Pierre |
| 1963 | Temple Houston (TV Series) · as Judge Farnley |
| 1963 | The Fugitive (TV Series) · as Dr. Babcock |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series) · as Ellis Stone |
| 1963 | Petticoat Junction (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1962 | The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm · as Gruber |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Grover Smith |
| 1961 | All in a Night's Work · as O'Hara |
| 1960 | Pollyanna · as Mr. Neely |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1960 | The Lost World · as Burton White |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | One Step Beyond (TV Series) · as Timothy Welling |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone (TV Series) · as Schwimmer |
| 1958 | Cimarron City (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Brother Peter |
| 1958 | Lawman (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Abel Jackson |
| 1957 | Sugarfoot (TV Series) · as Horgan |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Vickers |
| 1957 | Witness for the Prosecution · as Carter |
| 1956 | Diane · as Lord Tremouille |
| 1956 | The Count of Monte Cristo (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1956 | State Trooper (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1955 | Rebel Without a Cause · as Dr. Minton |
| 1955 | Moonfleet · as Tewkesbury |
| 1955 | The King's Thief · as Fell |
| 1955 | The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell · as President Calvin Coolidge |
| 1955 | Sincerely Yours · as Mr. Rojeck (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Old Man Wall |
| 1955 | Cheyenne (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1954 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers · as Rev. Elcott |
| 1954 | The Silver Chalice · as Theron |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Rev. Hodgins |
| 1953 | Julius Caesar · as Ligarius |
| 1953 | 99 River Street · as Waldo Daggett |
| 1953 | Houdini · as Malue |
| 1953 | Young Bess · as Stranger |
| 1953 | The Actress · as Mr. Bagley |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Elder Sharpe |
| 1952 | The Captive City · as Rev. Nash |
| 1952 | Les Miserables · as Presiding Judge |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1952 | Our Miss Brooks (TV Series) · as Mr Smith From Phone Company |
| 1951 | A Place in the Sun · as Dr. Wyeland (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Here Comes the Groom · as Uncle Adam |
| 1951 | On Dangerous Ground · as Sheriff Carrey |
| 1951 | The Great Caruso · as Hutchins |
| 1950 | No Way Out · as Watkins (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Magnificent Yankee · as Unknown |
| 1950 | Copper Canyon · as Mr. Henderson |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as The Rev. Andrews |
| 1949 | Colorado Territory · as Homer Wallace |
| 1949 | My Friend Irma · as Minister |
| 1949 | Bride of Vengeance · as Councillor |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger (TV Series) · as Dr. Hiram Tucker |
| 1948 | Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House · as Smith |
| 1948 | The Miracle of the Bells · as Grave Digger |
| 1948 | They Live by Night · as Hawkins |
| 1948 | Johnny Belinda · as Rector (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Julia Misbehaves · as Hobson, the Butler |
| 1948 | Three Daring Daughters · as Martin, Nelson's Second Butler (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Judge Marsala |
| 1947 | |
| 1947 | Dishonored Lady · as Dr. E.G. Lutz |
| 1947 | King of the Range · as Edwin "Deacon" Black |
| 1947 | California · as President James K. Polk |
| 1947 | If Winter Comes · as Dr. Clement Avington (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Desire Me · as Dr. Poulin |
| 1946 | Dressed to Kill · as Commissioner of Scotland Yard |
| 1946 | Bedlam · as Sidney Long |
| 1946 | Without Reservations · as Charlie Gibbs (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Three Strangers · as Gillkie the Barrister |
| 1946 | Tomorrow Is Forever · as Norton |
| 1946 | The Falcon's Adventure · as J.D. Denison |
| 1945 | The Brighton Strangler · as Lord Mayor Herman Brandon R. Clive |
| 1945 | A Song to Remember · as Pleyel's Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Confidential Agent · as Dr. Bellows |
| 1944 | The Pearl of Death · as Amos Hodder |
| 1944 | The Scarlet Claw · as Drake |
| 1944 | Once Upon a Time · as Joe |
| 1944 | Seven Days Ashore · as Process Server |
| 1944 | Murder in the Blue Room · as Edwards |
| 1944 | Wilson · as Reporter |
| 1943 | The Song of Bernadette · as Minister of the Interior |
| 1943 | Sherlock Holmes in Washington · as Antiques Store Sales Clerk |
| 1943 | The Moon Is Down · as Joseph (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Random Harvest · as Registrar of Births (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Now, Voyager · as Lloyd (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Mrs. Miniver · as Unknown |
| 1942 | Saboteur · as Robert |
| 1941 | Love Crazy · as Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Trial of Mary Dugan · as Dr. Wriston |
| 1940 | Foreign Correspondent · as Stiles |
| 1940 | Abe Lincoln in Illinois · as Horace Greeley (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Son of Monte Cristo · as Conrad Stadt |
| 1939 | Blondie Brings Up Baby · as Police Judge (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Return of Doctor X · as Cemetery Caretaker (uncredited) |
| 1939 | On Borrowed Time · as Charles Wentworth |
| 1939 | Allegheny Uprising · as Poole |
| 1939 | The Great Commandment · as Tax Collector |
| 1938 | Blondie · as Judge |
| 1938 | Marie Antoinette · as Herbert - the Jailer (uncredited) |
| 1938 | You Can't Take It with You · as Kirby's Secretary (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Conquest · as Prince Metternich |
| 1937 | Maytime · as Court Official |
| 1937 | The Firefly · as Izquierdo |
| 1937 | The Prince and the Pauper · as Proprietor |
| 1936 | The Devil Is a Sissy · as Pawnbroker |
| 1936 | The Bold Caballero · as The Priest |
| 1936 | Romeo and Juliet · as Apothecary |
| 1935 | Mutiny on the Bounty · as Maggs |
| 1935 | The Raven · as Geoffrey 'Pinky' Burns |
| 1935 | Mad Love · as Henry Orlac, Stephen Orlac's Stepfather (Uncredited) |
| 1935 | 1, 000 Dollars a Minute · as Davidson |
| 1934 | The Barretts of Wimpole Street · as Harry Bevan |