Henry Kolker

Henry Kolker

b. 1874 — d. 1947 (aged 73) Berlin, Germany
Actor Director

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

Gloria's Romance
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★ 6.0
Gloria's Romance
1916
The Third Generation
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The Third Generation
1920
Mad Love
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★ 7.2
Mad Love
1935
Holiday
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★ 7.7
Holiday
1938

Filmography

Bluebeard
🎞️
★ 5.9
Bluebeard
1944 Actor
Deschamps
The Man Who Lost Himself
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★ 6.1
The Man Who Lost Himself
1941 Actor
Mulhausen
The Parson of Panamint
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★ 7.3
The Parson of Panamint
1941 Actor
Judge Arnold Mason
Sing for Your Supper
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★ 6.5
Sing for Your Supper
1941 Actor
Myron T. Hayworth
The Great Swindle
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★ 3.5
The Great Swindle
1941 Actor
Stewart Cordell
Money and the Woman
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★ 6.5
Money and the Woman
1940 Actor
Mr. Rollins, Barbara's Father
Grand Ole Opry
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★ 6.7
Grand Ole Opry
1940 Actor
William C. Scully
Union Pacific
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★ 7.0
Union Pacific
1939 Actor
Asa M. Barrows
Let Us Live
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★ 6.7
Let Us Live
1939 Actor
Chief of Police
Here I Am a Stranger
🎞️
★ 7.1
Here I Am a Stranger
1939 Actor
R.J. Bennett
Should Husbands Work?
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★ 7.3
Should Husbands Work?
1939 Actor
Taylor
Hidden Power
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Hidden Power
1939 Actor
Weston
Main Street Lawyer
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Main Street Lawyer
1939 Actor
Donnelly, District Attorney
Parents on Trial
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Parents on Trial
1939 Actor
James Wesley
Holiday
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★ 7.7
Holiday
1938 Actor
Edward Seton
The Cowboy and the Lady
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★ 6.6
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938 Actor
Horace Smith
Too Hot to Handle
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★ 6.6
Too Hot to Handle
1938 Actor
'Pearly' Todd
The Invisible Menace
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★ 5.2
The Invisible Menace
1938 Actor
Col. Hackett
Green Light
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★ 6.2
Green Light
1937 Actor
Dr. Lane
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
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★ 6.4
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
1937 Actor
'Doc' Godfrey
Under Cover of Night
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★ 5.8
Under Cover of Night
1937 Actor
District Attorney Pritchard
They Wanted to Marry
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★ 5.5
They Wanted to Marry
1937 Actor
Mr. Hunter
Once a Doctor
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★ 6.0
Once a Doctor
1937 Actor
Dr. Bruce Nordland
The Devil Is Driving
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★ 5.9
The Devil Is Driving
1937 Actor
Charles Stevens
Let Them Live
🎞️
Let Them Live
1937 Actor
Judge Lederer
Theodora Goes Wild
🎞️
★ 7.1
Theodora Goes Wild
1936 Actor
Jonathan Grant
Romeo and Juliet
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★ 6.4
Romeo and Juliet
1936 Actor
Friar Laurence
Great Guy
🎞️
★ 6.3
Great Guy
1936 Actor
Abel Canning
Sitting on the Moon
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★ 6.0
Sitting on the Moon
1936 Actor
Worthington
The Man Who Lived Twice
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★ 6.7
The Man Who Lived Twice
1936 Actor
Judge Henry Treacher
My Marriage
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★ 5.8
My Marriage
1936 Actor
Maj. Vaile
In His Steps
🎞️
In His Steps
1936 Actor
Calvin Carver
Mad Love
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★ 7.2
Mad Love
1935 Actor
Prefect Rosset
The Black Room
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★ 6.9
The Black Room
1935 Actor
Baron Frederick de Berghman
Charlie Chan in Paris
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★ 7.1
Charlie Chan in Paris
1935 Actor
M. Lamartine
The Mystery Man
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★ 5.6
The Mystery Man
1935 Actor
Ellwyn A. 'Jo-Jo' Jonas
Diamond Jim
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★ 6.8
Diamond Jim
1935 Actor
J.C. Randolf - Bank President
Times Square Lady
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★ 5.8
Times Square Lady
1935 Actor
Mr. Fielding
Red Hot Tires
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★ 5.7
Red Hot Tires
1935 Actor
Martin Sanford
Society Doctor
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★ 6.0
Society Doctor
1935 Actor
Dr. Harvey
One New York Night
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★ 6.1
One New York Night
1935 Actor
Arthur Carlisle
Honeymoon Limited
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★ 5.6
Honeymoon Limited
1935 Actor
Mr. Randall
Ladies Love Danger
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★ 5.6
Ladies Love Danger
1935 Actor
Jose Lopez
3 Kids and a Queen
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★ 6.8
3 Kids and a Queen
1935 Actor
Crippets
Frisco Waterfront
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★ 5.3
Frisco Waterfront
1935 Actor
District Attorney
The Girl from Missouri
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★ 6.6
The Girl from Missouri
1934 Actor
Sen. Titcombe
Now and Forever
🎞️
★ 6.5
Now and Forever
1934 Actor
Mr. Clark
The Ghost Walks
🎞️
★ 5.6
The Ghost Walks
1934 Actor
Dr. Kent
Lady by Choice
🎞️
★ 6.5
Lady by Choice
1934 Actor
Opper
A Lost Lady
🎞️
★ 6.0
A Lost Lady
1934 Actor
John Ormsby
Journal of a Crime
🎞️
★ 6.1
Journal of a Crime
1934 Actor
Henri Marcher
Success at Any Price
🎞️
★ 6.4
Success at Any Price
1934 Actor
Hatfield
Blind Date
🎞️
★ 6.1
Blind Date
1934 Actor
J.W. Hartwell, Sr.
She Loves Me Not
🎞️
★ 5.6
She Loves Me Not
1934 Actor
Charles M. Lawton
Let's Try Again
🎞️
★ 5.0
Let's Try Again
1934 Actor
Mr. Blake
Whom the Gods Destroy
🎞️
★ 7.0
Whom the Gods Destroy
1934 Actor
Carlo - the Puppeteer
Sing Sing Nights
🎞️
★ 4.8
Sing Sing Nights
1934 Actor
Kurt Nordon
One Exciting Adventure
🎞️
★ 6.4
One Exciting Adventure
1934 Actor
Oscar Customer
The Hell Cat
🎞️
★ 6.8
The Hell Cat
1934 Actor
C.W. Sloane
Love Time
🎞️
Love Time
1934 Actor
Emperor Francis I
Name the Woman
🎞️
Name the Woman
1934 Actor
Judge Adams
Sisters Under the Skin
🎞️
Sisters Under the Skin
1934 Actor
Jones
Baby Face
🎞️
★ 7.5
Baby Face
1933 Actor
J.R. Carter
The Keyhole
🎞️
★ 6.4
The Keyhole
1933 Actor
Schuyler Brooks
The Power and the Glory
🎞️
★ 6.5
The Power and the Glory
1933 Actor
Mr. Borden
I Loved a Woman
🎞️
★ 6.0
I Loved a Woman
1933 Actor
Mr. Sanborn
The Narrow Corner
🎞️
★ 6.3
The Narrow Corner
1933 Actor
Mr. Blake, Fred's Father
Meet the Baron
🎞️
★ 5.6
Meet the Baron
1933 Actor
Baron Munchausen
Hello, Sister!
🎞️
★ 6.3
Hello, Sister!
1933 Actor
Jameson Brewster - Bank President
Notorious But Nice
🎞️
★ 6.1
Notorious But Nice
1933 Actor
Defense Attorney Clark
Gigolettes of Paris
🎞️
★ 5.5
Gigolettes of Paris
1933 Actor
Police Interrogator
Golden Harvest
🎞️
★ 7.1
Golden Harvest
1933 Actor
Henry Flint
Jewel Robbery
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★ 7.2
Jewel Robbery
1932 Actor
Baron Franz
Devil and the Deep
🎞️
★ 6.3
Devil and the Deep
1932 Actor
Hutton
Faithless
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★ 6.7
Faithless
1932 Actor
Mr. Carter
The Crash
🎞️
★ 5.9
The Crash
1932 Actor
John Fair
The First Year
🎞️
★ 6.3
The First Year
1932 Actor
Peter Barstow
Indiscreet
🎞️
★ 6.2
Indiscreet
1931 Actor
Mr. Woodward
I Like Your Nerve
🎞️
★ 5.2
I Like Your Nerve
1931 Actor
Areal Pacheco
The Spy
🎞️
The Spy
1931 Actor
Tchijinski
One Heavenly Night
🎞️
★ 5.2
One Heavenly Night
1930 Actor
Prefect of Police
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
🎞️
★ 5.3
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
1930 Actor
D'Aiguillon
East Is West
🎞️
★ 5.8
East Is West
1930 Actor
Mr. Benson
The Way of All Men
🎞️
★ 6.3
The Way of All Men
1930 Actor
Sharp
Coquette
🎞️
★ 5.5
Coquette
1929 Actor
Jasper Carter
The Valiant
🎞️
★ 6.0
The Valiant
1929 Actor
Judge
Love, Live and Laugh
🎞️
Love, Live and Laugh
1929 Actor
Enrico
Pleasure Crazed
🎞️
Pleasure Crazed
1929 Actor
Col. Farquar
Una nueva y gloriosa nación
🎞️
★ 5.7
Una nueva y gloriosa nación
1928 Actor
Viceroy Cisneros
Don't Marry
🎞️
Don't Marry
1928 Actor
Gen. Willoughby
Soft Living
🎞️
Soft Living
1928 Actor
Rodney S. Bowen
Midnight Rose
🎞️
Midnight Rose
1928 Actor
Corbin
Rough House Rosie
🎞️
★ 7.0
Rough House Rosie
1927 Actor
W.S. Davids
A Kiss in a Taxi
🎞️
A Kiss in a Taxi
1927 Actor
Leon Lambert
The Palace of Pleasure
🎞️
★ 4.7
The Palace of Pleasure
1926 Actor
Premier
🎬
🎞️
Winning the Futurity
1926 Actor
Wet Paint
🎞️
Wet Paint
1926 Actor
A Husband
Hell's Four Hundred
🎞️
Hell's Four Hundred
1926 Actor
John Gilmore
Sally, Irene and Mary
🎞️
★ 5.8
Sally, Irene and Mary
1925 Actor
Marcus Morton
Any Woman
🎞️
Any Woman
1925 Actor
Egbert Phillips
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