Louis Calhern
Carl Henry Vogt (February 19, 1895 – May 12, 1956), known professionally as Louis Calhern, was an American stage and screen actor. For portraying Oliver Wendell Holmes in the film The Magnificent Yankee (1950), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Calhern began working in silent films for director Lois Weber in the early 1920s; the most notable being The Blot in 1921. A 1921 newspaper article commented, "The new arrival in stardom is Louis Calhern, who, until Miss Weber engaged him to enact the leading male role in What's Worth While?, had been playing leads in the Morosco Stock company of Los Angeles." In 1923 Calhern left the movies, but would return to the screen eight years later after the advent of sound pictures. He was primarily cast as a character actor in films while he continued to play leading roles on the stage. He reached his peak in the 1950s as a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player. Among his many memorable screen roles were Ambassador Trentino in the Marx Brothers classic Duck Soup (1933) and three that he appeared in at MGM in 1950: a singing role as Buffalo Bill in the film version of the musical Annie Get Your Gun, the double-crossing lawyer and sugar-daddy to Marilyn Monroe in John Huston's film noir The Asphalt Jungle, and his Oscar-nominated performance as Oliver Wendell Holmes in The Magnificent Yankee (re-creating his role from the Broadway stage). He was also praised for his portrayal of the title role in the John Houseman production of Julius Caesar (adapted from the Shakespeare play) in 1953, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Calhern also played the role of the devious George Caswell, the manipulative board member of Tredway Corporation in the 1954 production of Executive Suite. Calhern's other film roles included the grandfather in The Red Pony (1949), adapted from the novel by John Steinbeck and starring Robert Mitchum, and the spy boss of Cary Grant in the Alfred Hitchcock suspense classic Notorious (1946). A performance as Uncle Willie in High Society (1956), a musical remake of The Philadelphia Story, turned out to be his final film. Description above from the Wikipedia article Louis Calhern, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Becoming Marilyn
as (archive footage)
Becoming Marilyn
as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
High Society
as Uncle Willie
High Society
as Uncle Willie
Forever, Darling
as Charles Bewell
Forever, Darling
as Charles Bewell
The Prodigal
as Nahreeb
The Prodigal
as Nahreeb
Blackboard Jungle
as Jim Murdock
Blackboard Jungle
as Jim Murdock
Athena
as Grandpa Mulvain
Athena
as Grandpa Mulvain
Betrayed
as Gen. Ten Eyck
Betrayed
as Gen. Ten Eyck
The Student Prince
as King of Karlsberg
The Student Prince
as King of Karlsberg
Men of the Fighting Lady
as James A. Michener
Men of the Fighting Lady
as James A. Michener
Executive Suite
as George Nyle Caswell
Executive Suite
as George Nyle Caswell
Rhapsody
as Nicholas Durant
Rhapsody
as Nicholas Durant
Main Street to Broadway
as Self
Main Street to Broadway
as Self
Latin Lovers
as Grandfather Eduardo Santos
Latin Lovers
as Grandfather Eduardo Santos
Julius Caesar
as Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
as Julius Caesar
Remains to Be Seen
as Benjamin Goodman
Remains to Be Seen
as Benjamin Goodman
Confidentially Connie
as Opie Bedloe
Confidentially Connie
as Opie Bedloe
The Bad and the Beautiful
as Georgia Lorrison's Father (voice) (uncredited)
The Bad and the Beautiful
as Georgia Lorrison's Father (voice) (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Zenda
as Col. Zapt
The Prisoner of Zenda
as Col. Zapt
We're Not Married!
as Freddie Melrose
We're Not Married!
as Freddie Melrose
Washington Story
as Charles W. Birch
Washington Story
as Charles W. Birch
Invitation
as Simon Bowker
Invitation
as Simon Bowker
The Man with a Cloak
as Charles Theverner
The Man with a Cloak
as Charles Theverner
It's a Big Country
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
It's a Big Country
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Magnificent Yankee
as Oliver Wendell Holmes
The Magnificent Yankee
as Oliver Wendell Holmes
Two Weeks with Love
as Horatio Robinson
Two Weeks with Love
as Horatio Robinson
A Life of Her Own
as Jim Leversoe
A Life of Her Own
as Jim Leversoe
Devil's Doorway
as Verne Coolan
Devil's Doorway
as Verne Coolan
Annie Get Your Gun
as Col. Buffalo Bill Cody
Annie Get Your Gun
as Col. Buffalo Bill Cody
The Asphalt Jungle
as Alonzo D. Emmerich
The Asphalt Jungle
as Alonzo D. Emmerich
Nancy Goes to Rio
as Gregory Elliott
Nancy Goes to Rio
as Gregory Elliott
The Red Danube
as Colonel Piniev
The Red Danube
as Colonel Piniev
The Red Pony
as Grandfather
The Red Pony
as Grandfather
Arch of Triumph
as Boris Morosov
Arch of Triumph
as Boris Morosov
Notorious
as Paul Prescott
Notorious
as Paul Prescott
Up in Arms
as Colonel Ashley
Up in Arms
as Colonel Ashley
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
as Don Andre - The Viceroy
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
as Don Andre - The Viceroy
Nobody's Darling
as Curtis Farnsworth
Nobody's Darling
as Curtis Farnsworth
Heaven Can Wait
as Randolph Van Cleve
Heaven Can Wait
as Randolph Van Cleve
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Dr. Brockdorf
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Dr. Brockdorf
I Take This Woman
as Dr. Martin Sumner Duveen
I Take This Woman
as Dr. Martin Sumner Duveen
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
as Arthur Aldrich
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
as Arthur Aldrich
Fifth Avenue Girl
as Dr. Kessler
Fifth Avenue Girl
as Dr. Kessler
Juarez
as LeMarc
Juarez
as LeMarc
Fast Company
as Elias Z. Bannerman
Fast Company
as Elias Z. Bannerman
The Life of Emile Zola
as Major Dort
The Life of Emile Zola
as Major Dort
Her Husband Lies
as Joe Sorrell
Her Husband Lies
as Joe Sorrell
The Gorgeous Hussy
as Leroy Sunderland
The Gorgeous Hussy
as Leroy Sunderland
The Last Days of Pompeii
as Prefect Allus Martius
The Last Days of Pompeii
as Prefect Allus Martius
Woman Wanted
as Smiley
Woman Wanted
as Smiley
The Arizonian
as Sheriff Jake Mannen
The Arizonian
as Sheriff Jake Mannen
Sweet Adeline
as Major Jim Day
Sweet Adeline
as Major Jim Day
The Count of Monte Cristo
as De Villefort Jr.
The Count of Monte Cristo
as De Villefort Jr.
The Affairs of Cellini
as Ottaviano
The Affairs of Cellini
as Ottaviano
The Man with Two Faces
as Stanley Vance
The Man with Two Faces
as Stanley Vance
Duck Soup
as Ambassador Trentino
Duck Soup
as Ambassador Trentino
Diplomaniacs
as Winkelreid
Diplomaniacs
as Winkelreid
The World Gone Mad
as Christopher Bruno
The World Gone Mad
as Christopher Bruno
Strictly Personal
as Jack Magruder
Strictly Personal
as Jack Magruder
The Woman Accused
as Leo Young
The Woman Accused
as Leo Young
Frisco Jenny
as Steve Dutton
Frisco Jenny
as Steve Dutton
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
as Joe Finn
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
as Joe Finn
Afraid to Talk
as Asst. District Attorney John Wade
Afraid to Talk
as Asst. District Attorney John Wade
They Call It Sin
as Ford Humphries
They Call It Sin
as Ford Humphries
Night After Night
as Dick Bolton
Night After Night
as Dick Bolton
Okay, America!
as Mileaway Russell
Okay, America!
as Mileaway Russell
Blonde Crazy
as 'Dapper Dan' Barker
Blonde Crazy
as 'Dapper Dan' Barker
The Road to Singapore
as Dr. George March
The Road to Singapore
as Dr. George March
Stolen Heaven
as Steve Perry
Stolen Heaven
as Steve Perry
The Last Moment
as Harry Gaines
The Last Moment
as Harry Gaines
The Blot
as Phil West
The Blot
as Phil West
Too Wise Wives
as David Graham
Too Wise Wives
as David Graham