Henry Kolker

Joseph Henry Kolker (November 13, 1874 – July 15, 1947) was an American stage and film actor and director.

Early years Kolker was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1874. (Some sources say 1870.) He came to America at age five and was educated by Franciscan Monks at Quincy, Illinois.

Career Kolker had a substantial stage career before entering silent films. He began acting professionally in stock theater in 1895. and not to be confused with a later sound era portrayal by Arliss of the same name.

Personal life Kolker was married to Lillian Carroll; they divorced in 1926. Soon after the divorce, he married Margaret Bruen.

Kolker died on July 15, 1947, aged 72.

Selected filmography As actor

The Bigger Man (1915) as John Stoddard The Warning (1915) as Robert Denman How Molly Made Good (1915, cameo as himself) Gloria's Romance (1916) as Dr. Stephen Royce The Shell Game (1918) as Lawrence Gray Social Hypocrites (1918) as Dr. Frank Simpson The House of Mirth (1918) as Lawrence Selden The Great Victory (1918) as Kaiser Wilhelm II The Parisian Tigress (1919) as Henri Dutray Blackie's Redemption (1919) as Fred the Count The Red Lantern (1919) Tangled Threads (1919) as Dr. MacGregor The Brat (1919) as A Dandy Her Purchase Price (1919) as Duke of Wryden A Man of Stone (1921) Any Woman (1925) as Egbert Phillips Sally, Irene and Mary (1925) as Marcus Morton The Palace of Pleasure (1926) as Premier Hell's Four Hundred (1926) as John Gilmore Winning the Futurity (1926) (scenes deleted) Wet Paint (1926) as A Husband A Kiss in a Taxi (1927) as Leon Lambert Annie Laurie (1927) as King's Representative Rough House Rosie (1927) as W.S. Davids Soft Living (1928) as Roidney S. Bowen Midnight Rose (1928) as Corbin The Charge of the Gauchos (1928) as Viceroy Cisneros Don't Marry (1928) as Gen. Willoughby Coquette (1929) as Jasper Carter The Valiant (1929) as Judge Pleasure Crazed (1929) as Col. Farquar Love, Live and Laugh (1929) as Enrico The Bad One (1930) as Prosecutor East Is West (1930) as Butler Abraham Lincoln (1930) as New Englander The Way of All Men (1930) as Sharp Du Barry, Woman of Passion (1930) as D'Aiguillon East Is West (1930) as Mr. Benson One Heavenly Night (1931) as Prefect of Police Don't Bet on Women (1931) as Butterfield Doctors' Wives (1931) as Hospital Official Quick Millions (1931) as District Attorney Indiscreet (1931) as Mr. Woodward The Spy (1931) as Tchijinski I Like Your Nerve (1931) as Areal Pacheco The Unholy Garden (1931) as Col. Lautrac The Yellow Ticket (1931) as Passport Clerk The Washington Masquerade (1932) as Stapleton Jewel Robbery (1932) as Baron Franz The First Year (1932) as Peter Barstow Devil and the Deep (1932) as Hutton Down to Earth (1932) as Randolph The Crash (1932) as John Fair Faithless (1932) as Mr. Carter Rasputin and the Empress (1932) as Chief of Secret Police The Keyhole (1933) as Schuyler Brooks Gabriel Over the White House (1933) as Sen. Langham – Senate Majority Leader Hello, Sister! (1933) as Jameson Brewster, Bank President A Bedtime Story (1933) as Agent de Police Hell Below (1933) as Adm. Sir Hugh Higby The Narrow Corner (1933) as Mr. Blake, Fred's Father Baby Face (1933) as Carter Notorious But Nice (1933) as Defense Attorney Clark The Power and the Glory (1933) as Mr. Borden Bureau of Missing Persons (1933) as Theodore Arno Golden Harvest (1933) as Henry Flint I Loved a Woman (1933) as Mr. Sanborn Love, Honor, and Oh Baby! (1933) as The Judge Gigolettes of Paris (1933) as Police Interrogator Meet the Baron (1933) as Baron Munchausen Blood Money (1933) as Newspaper Managing Editor Massacre (1934) as Sen. Woolsey Bedside (1934) as Maritza's Manager I've Got Your Number (1934) as Robert Kirkland The Cat and the Fiddle (1934) as Theatre Manager Wonder Bar (1934) as Mr. R.H. Renaud Journal of a Crime (1934) as Henri Marcher Success at Any Price (1934) as Hatfield Sisters Under the Skin (1934) as Jones Let's Talk It Over (1934) as Doctor Black Moon (1934) as The Psychiatrist The Hell Cat (1934) as C.W. Sloane Let's Try Again (1934) as Mr. Blake Stamboul Quest (1934) as 'Excellency' German War Office Whom the Gods Destroy (1934) as Carlo, the Puppeteer Blind Date (1934) as J.W. Hartwell Sr. Name the Woman (1934) as Judge Adams The Girl From Missouri (1934) as Sen. Titcombe She Loves Me Not (1934) as Charles M. Lawton Now and Forever (1934) as Mr. Clark Million Dollar Ransom (1934) Dr. Davis One Exciting Adventure (1934) as Customer A Lost Lady (1934) as John Ormsby Lady by Choice (1934) as Opper Imitation of Life (1934) as Dr. Preston Love Time (1934) as Emperor Francis I Kid Millions (1934) as Attorney The Ghost Walks (1934) as Dr. Kent Sing Sing Nights (1934) as Kurt Nordon The Band Plays On (1934) as Professor Hackett Charlie Chan in Paris (1935) as M. Lamartine Society Doctor (1935) as Dr. Harvey Red Hot Tires (1935) as Martin Sanford The Mystery Man (1935) as Ellwyn A. 'Jo-Jo' Jonas One New York Night (1935) as Arthur Carlisle Times Square Lady (1935) as Mr. Fielding A Dog of Flanders (1935) as Monsieur LaTour, Art Critic The Florentine Dagger (1935) as Auctioneer The Case of the Curious Bride (1935) as District Attorney Stacey Reckless (1935) as Mr. Gearhart Go Into Your Dance (1935) as Doctor Spring Tonic (1935) as Mr. Enix Honeymoon Limited (1935) as Mr. Randall Mad Love (1935) as Prefect Rosset The Black Room (1935) as Baron Frederick de Berghman Here Comes the Band (1935) as Simmon's Attorney Diamond Jim (1935) as J.C. Randolf, Bank President Ladies Love Danger (1935) as Jose Lopez Red Salute (1935) as Dean I Live My Life (1935) as Relative at Mrs. Gage's Shipmates Forever (1935) as The Doctor The Last Days of Pompeii (1935) as Warder Three Kids and a Queen (1935) as Crippets Frisco Waterfront (1935) as District Attorney The Great Impersonation (1935) as Dr. Schmidt Collegiate (1936) as Mr. MacGregor My Marriage (1936) as Maj. Vaile Bullets or Ballots (1936) as Mr. Hollister Romeo and Juliet (1936) as Friar Laurence Sitting on the Moon (1936) as Worthington In His Steps (1936) as Calvin Carver The Man Who Lived Twice (1936) as Judge Henry Treacher Theodora Goes Wild (1936) as Jonathan Grant Great Guy (1936) as Abel Canning Under Cover of Night (1937) as District Attorney Pritchard Once a Doctor (1937) as Dr. Bruce Nordland They Wanted to Marry (1937) as Mr. Hunter Green Light (1937) as Dr. Lane Maid of Salem (1937) as Crown Chief Justice Laughton Let Them Live (1937) as Judge Lederer The Devil Is Driving (1937) as Charles Stevens Conquest (1937) as Sen. Wybitcki Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (1937) as 'Doc' Godfrey The Invisible Menace (1938) as Col. Hackett Love Is a Headache (1938) as Mr. Sam Ellinger The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938) as Nicolo Polo Holiday (1938) as Edward Seton Sr. Safety in Numbers (1938) as Dr. Lawrence Edmonds Marie Antoinette (1938) as Court Aide Too Hot to Handle (1938) as "Pearly" Todd The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) as Horace Smith Let Us Live (1939) as Chief of Police Union Pacific (1939) as Asa M. Barrows Should Husbands Work? (1939) as Taylor These Glamour Girls (1939) as Philip S. Griswold II Hidden Power (1939) as Weston The Real Glory (1939) as The General Parents on Trial (1939) as James Wesley Here I Am a Stranger (1939) as R.J. Bennett Main Street Lawyer (1939) as Donnelly, District Attorney Grand Ole Opry (1940) as William C. Scully Money and the Woman (1940) as Mr. Rollins, Barbara's Father Las Vegas Nights (1941) as John Stevens The Man Who Lost Himself (1941) as Mulhausen The Great Swindle (1941) as Stewart Cordell A Woman's Face (1941) as Judge The Parson of Panamint (1941) as Judge Arnold Mason Sing for Your Supper (1941) as Myron T. Hayworth Reunion in France (1942) as General Bartholomew Sarong Girl (1943) as Mr. Jefferson Baxter Bluebeard (1944) as Deschamps The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) as Dr. Benbow

As director Kolker directed 18 feature films, most of them lost.

Santo Icario (1914) A Man's Country (1919) The Woman Michael Married (1919) The Third Generation (1920) Bright Skies (1920) Heart of Twenty (1920) The Palace of Darkened Windows (1920) The Greatest Love (1920) Bucking the Tiger (1921) Who Am I? (1921) The Fighter (1921) Disraeli (1921) The Leopardess (1923) Sant'Ilario (1923) The Snow Bride (1923) The Purple Highway (1923) I Will Repay (1923) The Great Well (1924)

As writer The Man with the Iron Heart (1915, short) The Third Generation (1920)