Louis Calhern

Louis Calhern

1895-02-18 Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA 73 Credits

Biography

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...

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Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

1986

as Self (from The Asphalt Jungle [1950]) (archive footage)

7.5
Acting

Her story is well-known — the lonely child who yearned for affection and approval which she finally seemed to find as Hollywood's greatest love goddes...

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

as (archive footage)

6.9
Acting

Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical num...

High Society

High Society

1956

as Uncle Willie

6.9
Acting

With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really st...

Forever, Darling

Forever, Darling

1956

as Charles Y. Bewell

7.0
Acting

Susan and Lorenzo have been married for over five years and they are starting to drift apart. So into her life comes an angel, which only Susan can se...

The Prodigal

The Prodigal

1955

as Nahreeb

4.0
Acting

A wealthy young Hebrew traveling in Damascus renounces his faith after he is seduced by an alluring pagan priestess and cheated of his fortune by the ...

Blackboard Jungle

Blackboard Jungle

1955

as Jim Murdock

6.9
Acting

Richard Dadier is a teacher at North Manual High School, an inner-city school where many of the pupils frequently engage in anti-social behavior. Dadi...

Athena

Athena

1954

as Grandpa Ulysses Mulvain

5.6
Acting

A stuffy young lawyer's outlook on life drastically changes when he meets a perky health food enthusiast and her wacky family.

Betrayed

Betrayed

1954

as Gen. Ten Eyck

5.6
Acting

Screen superstars Clark Gable ("Gone With The Wind," "It Happened One Night") and sultry bombshell Lana Turner ("Peyton Place," "The Postman Always Ri...

The Student Prince

The Student Prince

1954

as King of Karlsberg

6.4
Acting

A prince has a romance with a barmaid before he must give up personal happiness for duty.

Men of the Fighting Lady

Men of the Fighting Lady

1954

as James A. Michener

6.2
Acting

A writer visits an aircraft carrier during the Korean war to learn more about it and the way it's run. He also gets to find out more about the Navy an...

Executive Suite

Executive Suite

1954

as George Nyle Caswell

7.0
Acting

When the head of a large manufacturing firm dies suddenly from a stroke, his vice-presidents vie to see who will replace him.

Rhapsody

Rhapsody

1954

as Nicholas Durant

6.7
Acting

A rich, young beauty, Louise Durant, follows the man she loves and hopes to marry to Zurich where he studies violin at the conservatory. A piano stude...

Main Street to Broadway

Main Street to Broadway

1953

as Self

6.5
Acting

In New York, a surly, down-on-his-heels playwright meets a country girl who's giving up trying to act and returning home. He goes with her for inspira...

Latin Lovers

Latin Lovers

1953

as Grandfather Eduardo Santos

4.6
Acting

An heiress searches for true love while vacationing in Brazil.

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

1953

as Julius Caesar

7.1
Acting

The assassination of the would-be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for the idealist and for the republic.

Remains to Be Seen

Remains to Be Seen

1953

as Benjamin Goodman

5.7
Acting

A singer and her apartment manager get mixed up in a creepy Park Avenue murder and find themselves facing danger at every turn.

Confidentially Connie

Confidentially Connie

1953

as Opie Bedloe

5.3
Acting

Texas cattleman Opie Bedloe comes to Maine to visit his son Joe, a college instructor, and his wife Connie in the hopes of persuading Joe to give up h...

The Bad and the Beautiful

The Bad and the Beautiful

1952

as Georgia Lorrison's Father (voice) (uncredited)

7.3
Acting

Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of vari...

The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

1952

as Col. Zapt

6.8
Acting

A kingdom's ascending heir, marked for assassination, switches identities with a lookalike, who takes his place at the coronation. When the real king ...

We're Not Married!

We're Not Married!

1952

as Freddie Melrose

5.9
Acting

A Justice of the Peace performed weddings a few days before his license was valid. A few years later five couples learn they have never been legally m...

Washington Story

Washington Story

1952

as Charles W. Birch

6.0
Acting

A reporter (Patricia Neal) suspects the "nice guy" image of a respected Congressman (Van Johnson) is all a facade and sets out to uncover the truth.

Invitation

Invitation

1952

as Simon Bowker

6.5
Acting

A rich man buys a husband for his dying daughter and she finds out.

The Man with a Cloak

The Man with a Cloak

1951

as Charles Theverner

6.9
Acting

Set in 19th-century New York, this mystery begins when a Frenchwoman shows up at the home of one of Napoleon's former marshals. The alcoholic man is b...

It's a Big Country

It's a Big Country

1951

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

5.3
Acting

Comprised of eight unrelated episodes of inconsistent quality, this anthology piece of American propaganda features some of MGM Studios' best director...

The Magnificent Yankee

The Magnificent Yankee

1950

as Oliver Wendell Holmes

5.4
Acting

Biography of celebrated American jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes.

Two Weeks with Love

Two Weeks with Love

1950

as Horatio Robinson

6.1
Acting

The Robinson family are spending two weeks of summer vacation at a resort in the Catskills. Older daughter Patti vies with her friend, Valeria, for th...

A Life of Her Own

A Life of Her Own

1950

as Jim Leversoe

5.3
Acting

A young woman from Kansas moves to New York City, becomes highly successful at a prestigious modeling agency, and falls in love with a married man.

Devil's Doorway

Devil's Doorway

1950

as Verne Coolan

7.0
Acting

A Native American Civil War hero returns home to fight for his people.

Annie Get Your Gun

Annie Get Your Gun

1950

as Col. Buffalo Bill Cody

6.8
Acting

Gunslinger Annie Oakley romances fellow sharpshooter Frank Butler as they travel with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.

The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

1950

as Alonzo D. Emmerich

7.5
Acting

Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of v...

Nancy Goes to Rio

Nancy Goes to Rio

1950

as Gregory Elliott

5.7
Acting

Mother and daughter compete over same singing role and, unbeknownst to each other, the same man.

The Red Danube

The Red Danube

1949

as Colonel Piniev

6.3
Acting

A Russian ballerina in Vienna tries to flee KGB agents and defect.

The Red Pony

The Red Pony

1949

as Grandfather

5.7
Acting

Peter Miles stars as Tom Tiflin, the little boy at the heart of this John Steinbeck story set in Salinas Valley. With his incompatible parents -- the ...

Arch of Triumph

Arch of Triumph

1948

as Boris Morosov

5.8
Acting

In the winter of 1938, Paris is crowded with refugees from the Nazis, who live in the black shadows of night, trying to evade deportation. One such is...

Notorious

Notorious

1946

as Captain Paul Prescott

7.7
Acting

In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war c...

Up in Arms

Up in Arms

1944

as Colonel Ashley

6.0
Acting

Hypochondriac Danny Weems gets drafted and accidentally smuggles his girlfriend aboard his Pacific-bound troopship.

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

1944

as Don Andre - The Viceroy

6.0
Acting

A rope bridge over a gorge in the Peruvian Andes snaps, sending five people plunging to their deaths. A priest sets out to find out more about the lif...

Nobody's Darling

Nobody's Darling

1943

as Curtis Farnsworth

Acting

Ugly duckling Janie Farnsworth is a student at Pennington High School, and has a crush on Charles Grant, Jr., who is the writer and producer of the up...

Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait

1943

as Randolph Van Cleve

6.9
Acting

Spoiled playboy Henry van Cleve dies and arrives at the entrance to Hell, a final destination he is sure he deserves after living a life of profligacy...

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

1940

as Dr. Brockdorf

6.4
Acting

True story of the doctor who considered it was not immoral to search for a drug that would cure syphilis.

I Take This Woman

I Take This Woman

1940

as Dr. Martin Sumner Duveen

6.2
Acting

On return from Europe Dr. Decker foils glamour girl Georgi from jumping overboard. At Decker's suggestion to keep busy, she assists at his clinic i...

Charlie McCarthy, Detective

Charlie McCarthy, Detective

1939

as Arthur Aldrich

6.0
Acting

Scotty Hamilton is a reporter who works for a crooked editor. Bill Banning is another reporter who is about to expose the editor's ties to the mob. Wh...

Fifth Avenue Girl

Fifth Avenue Girl

1939

as Dr. Kessler

7.0
Acting

A wealthy man hires a poor girl to play his mistress in order to get more attention from his neglectful family.

Juarez

Juarez

1939

as LeMarc

6.5
Acting

The newly-named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carlota arrive in Mexico to face popular sentiment favoring Benito Juárez and democracy.

Fast Company

Fast Company

1938

as Elias Z. Bannerman

5.4
Acting

Married book-dealers Joel & Garda Sloane try to clear a friend in the murder of a rival book-seller.

The Life of Emile Zola

The Life of Emile Zola

1937

as Major Dort

6.6
Acting

A fictionalized account of famous French writer Emile Zola and his involvement in the Dreyfus Affair. After struggling to establish himself, Zola wins...

Her Husband Lies

Her Husband Lies

1937

as Joe Sorrell

6.0
Acting

J. Ward Thomas of Park Avenue leads a double life as an investment broker and as notorious gambler Spade Martin, despite the protests of his beautiful...

The Gorgeous Hussy

The Gorgeous Hussy

1936

as Leroy Sunderland

5.3
Acting

It's the early nineteenth century Washington. Young adult Margaret O'Neal, Peggy to most that know her, is the daughter of Major William O'Neal, who i...

The Last Days of Pompeii

The Last Days of Pompeii

1935

as Prefect Allus Martius

5.6
Acting

In this action-filled spectacle set in ancient Pompeii, a blacksmith becomes a Roman gladiator, though his rise to wealth and power is jeopardized by ...

Woman Wanted

Woman Wanted

1935

as Smiley

6.3
Acting

Just after a jury finds Ann Grey guilty of murder, the car carrying her to prison crashes into another car. Ann escapes and ends up in lawyer Tony Bax...

The Arizonian

The Arizonian

1935

as Sheriff Jake Mannen

Acting

Clay Tallant comes to Silver City, Arizona in the 1880s and encounters wide-spread lawlessness and disorder, unscrupulous politicians, outlaws galore ...

Sweet Adeline

Sweet Adeline

1934

as Major Jim Day

5.7
Acting

In 1898, composer Sid Barnett manages to get his sweetheart, Adeline the beer-garden singer, to sing the lead in his new Broadway operetta; this infur...

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

1934

as De Villefort Jr.

6.8
Acting

After greedy men have Edmound Dantes unjustly imprisoned for 20 years for innocently delivering a letter entrusted to him, he escapes to revenge himse...

The Affairs of Cellini

The Affairs of Cellini

1934

as Ottaviano

5.1
Acting

The 16th-century sculptor woos the Duchess of Florence despite the duke.

The Man with Two Faces

The Man with Two Faces

1934

as Stanley Vance

6.6
Acting

Actress Jessica Wells, sister of actor Damon Wells, is on top of her form except when her husband Vance is around. When Vance takes her to the apartme...

Duck Soup

Duck Soup

1933

as Ambassador Trentino

7.3
Acting

Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.

Diplomaniacs

Diplomaniacs

1933

as Winkelreid

7.0
Acting

Barbers Willy Nilly and Hercules Glub have opened a barbershop in an Indian reservation, where they have no customers. When suddenly a white man asks ...

The World Gone Mad

The World Gone Mad

1933

as Christopher Bruno

4.3
Acting

A district attorney and a reporter try to find the killer of a D.A. who uncovered a massive stock fraud.

Strictly Personal

Strictly Personal

1933

as Jack Magruder

5.0
Acting

Soapy Gibson (Edward Ellis) and his wife Annie (Marjorie Rambeau) run a lonely hearts club in a small town. Even during the Depression years these wer...

The Woman Accused

The Woman Accused

1933

as Leo Young

5.9
Acting

Jeffrey and Glenda are two lovers about to embark on a three-day cruise to nowhere. Their plan is to be married on board by the ship's captain. As Gle...

Frisco Jenny

Frisco Jenny

1933

as Steve Dutton

6.3
Acting

Jenny is carrying the child of a young man who dies in the San Francisco earthquake (1906). After giving birth, she decides to place her child in the ...

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

1932

as Joe Finn

6.3
Acting

Brash hoodlum Tom Connors enters Sing Sing cocksure of himself and disrespectful toward authority, but his tough but compassionate warden changes him.

Afraid to Talk

Afraid to Talk

1932

as Asst. District Attorney John Wade

6.0
Acting

Corrupt politicians resort to murder and blackmail when a young boy accidentally witnesses them taking payoffs.

They Call It Sin

They Call It Sin

1932

as Ford Humphries

5.8
Acting

A young, innocent small-town church organist is thrown out of her home, told she was adopted, and that her mother was an evil woman. She follows a cru...

Night After Night

Night After Night

1932

as Dick Bolton

6.2
Acting

A former boxer purchases a classy speakeasy and falls in love with a wealthy society girl.

Okay, America!

Okay, America!

1932

as Mileaway Russell

5.3
Acting

A gossip columnist's rise to fame. Based closely on the real life of Walter Winchell.

Blonde Crazy

Blonde Crazy

1931

as 'Dapper Dan' Barker

7.0
Acting

Adventures of a cocky con man and his beautiful accomplice.

The Road to Singapore

The Road to Singapore

1931

as Dr. George March

5.6
Acting

A woman's life falls to pieces when she's caught cheating on her husband.

Stolen Heaven

Stolen Heaven

1931

as Steve Perry

5.0
Acting

A hooker gets followed home by a man she thinks is drunk, but it turns out he's been wounded in a robbery of a radio factory where he used to work. As...

The Last Moment

The Last Moment

1923

as Harry Gaines

Acting

Hercules Napoleon Cameron, who finds his adventure in books, is searching the waterfront with Alice Winthrop for a friend's father when they are shang...

The Blot

The Blot

1921

as Phil West

6.4
Acting

Professor Griggs, teaching at the college, doesn't get paid a living wage; his next door neighbor, successful shoemaker Olsen, has money and plentiful...

Too Wise Wives

Too Wise Wives

1921

as David Graham

5.1
Acting

An insecure wife fears her husband may be straying back to an old flame.

What's Worth While?

What's Worth While?

1921

as 'Squire' Elton

Acting

A rich woman and a poor man fall in love, but they face the opposition of her family.