Henry Kolker
Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Known for
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movieBluebeard
1944
Deschamps
movieSarong Girl
1943
Jefferson Baxter
movieReunion in France
1942
General Bartholomew (uncredited)
movieSing for Your Supper
1941
Myron T. Hayworth
movieThe Parson of Panamint
1941
Judge Arnold Mason
movieThe Great Swindle
1941
Stewart Cordell
movieLas Vegas Nights
1941
William Stevens Sr.
movieThe Man Who Lost Himself
1941
T.J. Mulhausen
movieMoney and the Woman
1940
Mr. Rollins
movieGrand Ole Opry
1940
William C. Scully
movieMain Street Lawyer
1939
Donnelly, District Attorney
movieHere I Am a Stranger
1939
R.J. Bennett
movieThe Real Glory
1939
The General
movieParents on Trial
1939
James Wesley
movieHidden Power
1939
Weston
movieThese Glamour Girls
1939
Philip S. Griswold II (uncredited)
movieUnion Pacific
1939
Asa M. Barrows
movieLet Us Live
1939
Chief of Police
movieThe Cowboy and the Lady
1938
Horace Smith
movieToo Hot to Handle
1938
Pearly Todd
movieMarie Antoinette
1938
Court Aide (uncredited)
movieSafety in Numbers
1938
Dr. Lawrence Edmonds
movieHoliday
1938
Edward Seton
movieThe Adventures of Marco Polo
1938
Nicolo Polo
movieLove Is a Headache
1938
Mr. Sam Ellinger (uncredited)
movieThe Invisible Menace
1938
Col. Hackett
movieThoroughbreds Don't Cry
1937
"Doc" Godfrey
movieThe Devil Is Driving
1937
Charles Stevens
movieLet Them Live
1937
Judge Lederer
movieGreen Light
1937
Dr. Lane
movieMaid of Salem
1937
Crown Chief Justice Laughton
movieThey Wanted to Marry
1937
Mr. Hunter
movieOnce a Doctor
1937
Bruce Nordland
movieUnder Cover of Night
1937
District Attorney Pritchard
movieGreat Guy
1936
Abel Canning
movieTheodora Goes Wild
1936
Jonathan Grant
movieThe Man Who Lived Twice
1936
Judge Treacher
movieSitting on the Moon
1936
Worthington
movieRomeo and Juliet
1936
Friar Laurence
movieBullets or Ballots
1936
Mr. Hollister
movieMy Marriage
1936
Maj. Vaile
movieCollegiate
1936
Mr. MacGregor
movieFrisco Waterfront
1935
District Attorney
movie3 Kids and a Queen
1935
Crippet
movieThe Last Days of Pompeii
1935
Warder (uncredited)
movieShipmates Forever
1935
Doctor (uncredited)
movieI Live My Life
1935
Relative at Mrs. Gage's (Uncredited)
movieDiamond Jim
1935
J.C. Randolf - Bank President
movieHere Comes the Band
1935
Simmon's Attorney
movieThe Black Room
1935
Baron de Berghman
movieMad Love
1935
Prefect Rosset
movieHoneymoon Limited
1935
Mr. Randall
movieSpring Tonic
1935
Mr. Enix
movieReckless
1935
Mr. Gearhart (uncredited)
movieThe Case of the Curious Bride
1935
District Attorney Stacey
movieThe Florentine Dagger
1935
Auctioneer
movieA Dog of Flanders
1935
Monsieur LaTour, Art Critic (uncredited)
movieOne New York Night
1935
Arthur Carlisle
movieTimes Square Lady
1935
Mr. Fielding
movieThe Mystery Man
1935
Ellwyn A. 'Jo-Jo' Jonas
movieRed Hot Tires
1935
Martin Sanford
movieSociety Doctor
1935
Dr. Harvey
movieCharlie Chan in Paris
1935
Paul Lamartine
movieThe Band Plays On
1934
Professor Hackett
movieSing Sing Nights
1934
Kurt Nordon
movieThe Ghost Walks
1934
Dr. Kent
movieImitation of Life
1934
Dr. Preston (uncredited)
movieLove Time
1934
Emperor Francis I
movieA Lost Lady
1934
John Ormsby
movieOne Exciting Adventure
1934
Customer, Oscar
movieMillion Dollar Ransom
1934
Dr. Davis (Uncredited)
movieShe Loves Me Not
1934
Charles M. Lawton
movieNow and Forever
1934
Mr. Clark
movieThe Girl from Missouri
1934
Senator Titcombe
movieName the Woman
1934
Judge Adams
movieBlind Date
1934
J.W. Hartwell Sr.
movieWhom the Gods Destroy
1934
Carlo - the Puppeteer
movieLet's Try Again
1934
Mr. Blake
movieThe Hell Cat
1934
C.W. Sloane
movieBlack Moon
1934
The Psychiatrist
movieWonder Bar
1934
R. H. Renaud
movieSuccess at Any Price
1934
Hatfield
movieJournal of a Crime
1934
Henri Marcher
movieI've Got Your Number
1934
Lawyer Robert Kirkland
movieBedside
1934
Maritza's Manager
movieBlood Money
1933
Newspaper Managing Editor (uncredited)
movieMeet the Baron
1933
Baron Munchausen
movieThe Power and the Glory
1933
Mr. Borden
movieGigolettes of Paris
1933
Police Interrogator
movieLove, Honor and Oh, Baby!
1933
The Judge
movieI Loved a Woman
1933
Mr. Sanborn
movieGolden Harvest
1933
Henry Flint
movieBureau of Missing Persons
1933
Theodore Arno
movieNotorious But Nice
1933
Defense Attorney Clark
movieBaby Face
1933
J.R. Carter
movieThe Narrow Corner
1933
Mr. Blake, Fred's Father
movieA Bedtime Story
1933
Agent de Police
movieHello, Sister!
1933
Jameson Brewster - Bank President
movieThe Keyhole
1933
Schuyler Brooks
movieRasputin and the Empress
1932
Chief of Secret Police (uncredited)
movieFaithless
1932
Mr. Carter
movieThe Crash
1932
John Fair
movieThe First Year
1932
Peter Barstow
movieThe Washington Masquerade
1932
Stapleton
movieJewel Robbery
1932
Baron Franz Hohenfels
movieThe Yellow Ticket
1931
Passport Clerk
movieThe Unholy Garden
1931
Col. Lautrac
movieI Like Your Nerve
1931
Areal Pacheco
movieThe Spy
1931
Tchijinski
movieIndiscreet
1931
Mr. Woodward
movieQuick Millions
1931
District Attorney (uncredited)
movieDon't Bet on Women
1931
Butterfield (uncredited)
movieOne Heavenly Night
1930
Prefect of Police
movieAbraham Lincoln
1930
New Englander (uncredited)
movieEast Is West
1930
Mr. Benson
movieDu Barry, Woman of Passion
1930
D'Aiguillon
movieGood Intentions
1930
Butler
movieThe Bad One
1930
Prosecutor
moviePleasure Crazed
1929
Col. Farquar
movieThe Valiant
1929
Judge
movieCoquette
1929
Jasper Carter
Don't Marry
1928
General Willoughby
movieThe Beautiful Spy
1928
Viceroy Cisneros
movieMidnight Rose
1928
Corbin
movieSoft Living
1928
Rodney S. Bowen
movieA Kiss in a Taxi
1927
Leon Lambert
movieWet Paint
1926
A Husband
Hell's Four Hundred
1926
John Gilmore
movieThe Palace of Pleasure
1926
Don Sebastian, Premier
movieSally, Irene and Mary
1925
Marcus Morton
movieAny Woman
1925
Egbert Phillips
movieA Man of Stone
1921
(Uncredited)
movieThe Brat
1919
A Dandy
movieHer Purchase Price
1919
Duke of Wryden
movieBlackie's Redemption
1919
Fred the Count
movieThe Parisian Tigress
1919
Henri Dutray
movieThe House of Mirth
1918
Lawrence Selden
movieSocial Hypocrites
1918
Dr. Frank Simpson
movieThe Shell Game
1918
Lawrence Gray
movieGloria's Romance
1916
Dr. Stephen Royce
The Warning
1915
Robert Denman
Directing15
movieThe Great Well
1924
Director
movieI Will Repay
1924
Director
movieThe Purple Highway
1923
Director
movieThe Snow Bride
1923
Director
movieThe Leopardess
1923
Director
Sant'Ilario
1923
Director
movieDisraeli
1921
Director
movieThe Fighter
1921
Director
movieBucking the Tiger
1921
Director
movieThe Greatest Love
1920
Director
movieThe Third Generation
1920
Director
movieA Man's Country
1919
Director
