Birthname: Carl Henry Vogt
Sign | Pisces |
Born | Feb 19, 1895 Brooklyn, NY |
Died | May 12, 1956 Tokyo, Japan |
Age | Died at 61 |
Final Resting PlaceHollywood Forever |
Louis Calhern | |
Job | Actor |
Years active | 1921-1956 |
Known for | Swindlers and rouges |
Top Roles | Uncle Willie, Paul Prescott, King Ferdinand of Karlsberg, Dr. Kessler, Joe Finn |
Top Genres | Drama, Romance, Comedy, Musical, Film Adaptation, Crime |
Top Topics | Book-Based, Based on Play, True Story (based on) |
Top Collaborators | Hal B. Wallis (Producer), Joe Pasternak (Producer), Richard Thorpe (Director), John Hoyt |
Shares birthday with | Merle Oberon, Lee Marvin, John Frankenheimer see more.. |
Louis Calhern Overview:
Character actor, Louis Calhern, was born Carl Henry Vogt on Feb 19, 1895 in Brooklyn, NY. Calhern died at the age of 61 on May 12, 1956 in Tokyo, Japan and was laid to rest in Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, CA.
MINI BIO:
Louis Calhern was an affable Hollywood character who moved easily from swindlers and rouges to avuncular figures as his hair turned from black to silver. He had an interesting relapse into villainy in "The Asphalt Jungle" and was an unexpectedly impressive Julius Caesar. Two of his four wives (all divorced) were actresses Ilka Chase (1st wife) and Natalie Schafer (3rd wife). (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Illustrated Dictionary of Film Character Actors).HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although Calhern was nominated for one Oscar, he never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
1950 | Best Actor | The Magnificent Yankee (1950) | Oliver Wendell Holmes | Nominated |
Louis Calhern BlogHub Articles:
The Blot (1921) Louis Calhern
By Dawn on Nov 20, 2010 From Noir and Chick Flicks“The Blot” (1921) is a silent drama starring Louis Calhern, Claire Windsor, Phillip Hubbard, and Margaret McWade. Directed by Lois Weber, this film is a realistic look at genteel poverty in the 1920’s. This domestic drama is about a weary college professor, Andrew Theodore Griggs, ... Read full article
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Louis Calhern Quotes:
Horatio Robinson:
Give that man some pants!
Ford Humphries: [at a nightclub bar, introductions are being made] Miss Dare, Mr. Goodrich.
Mr. Goodrich: [tipsily] Hello, baby!
Ford Humphries: Dixie, Mr. Goodrich wants to dance with you.
[Dixie starts to protest]
Ford Humphries: No, no look here - that's not fat around his middle; that's the belt he carries his money in.
Dixie Dare: [brightening] Oh, well then maybe he needs me.
[Dragging Mr. Goodrich onto the dance floor]
Dixie Dare: I'd just *love* to dance with you!
Mr. Goodrich: [befuddled] Who said I wanted to dance?
Dixie Dare: Oh, but you will!
[Goodrich continues to protest as Dixie firmly guides him onto the floor]
Ford Humphries: [alone with Marion at last] Now look here, I have to resort to bribery to get a moment alone with you!
George Nyle Caswell: Do me a favor, will you? Read the funnies.
Mrs. George Nyle Caswell: There aren't any in The Times. Don't you know that?
George Nyle Caswell: Then read 'Situations Wanted.' You may need one.
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Ford Humphries: [at a nightclub bar, introductions are being made] Miss Dare, Mr. Goodrich.
Mr. Goodrich: [tipsily] Hello, baby!
Ford Humphries: Dixie, Mr. Goodrich wants to dance with you.
[Dixie starts to protest]
Ford Humphries: No, no look here - that's not fat around his middle; that's the belt he carries his money in.
Dixie Dare: [brightening] Oh, well then maybe he needs me.
[Dragging Mr. Goodrich onto the dance floor]
Dixie Dare: I'd just *love* to dance with you!
Mr. Goodrich: [befuddled] Who said I wanted to dance?
Dixie Dare: Oh, but you will!
[Goodrich continues to protest as Dixie firmly guides him onto the floor]
Ford Humphries: [alone with Marion at last] Now look here, I have to resort to bribery to get a moment alone with you!
George Nyle Caswell: Do me a favor, will you? Read the funnies.
Mrs. George Nyle Caswell: There aren't any in The Times. Don't you know that?
George Nyle Caswell: Then read 'Situations Wanted.' You may need one.
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