Fred Kohler

Acting

Born Apr 18, 1888

From Dubuque, Iowa, USA

Died Oct 28, 1938

From Wikipedia Fred Kohler (April 20, 1888 – October 28, 1938) was an American actor known for his playing heavies. Fred Kohler was born in Kansas City, Missouri. As a teen, he began to pursue a career in vaudeville, but worked other jobs to support himself. He lost part of his right hand in a mining accident during this time. Eventually he was able to join a touring company, and worked steadily in show business for several years. America's budding film industry drew a 20-something Kohler to Hollywood, where he made his start in silent films. His first role was in the 1911 short The Code of Honor, and he had an uncredited role in Cecil B. DeMille's feature film Joan the Woman (1917), but a steady stream of parts did not begin until The Tiger's Trail (1919). Kohler's stern features earned him a niche playing villains. His role as Bauman in The Iron Horse (1924) is a notable example. With the advent of the talkies, Kohler reprised many of his silent roles in remakes with sound, particularly in Westerns based on novels by Zane Grey. At the beginning of the sound era, he appeared in the Allan Dwan film Tide of Empire (1929) alongside Renée Adorée and Tom Keene. Kohler died of a heart attack on October 28, 1938 at age 50. He was buried in an unmarked grave at Inglewood Park Cemetery in South Los Angeles community of Inglewood, California. His son Fred Kohler, Jr. (1911–1993) was also an actor in many western films.

Fred Kohler

Known For

Wild Horse Mesa

Queen Christina

Underworld

Thunderbolt

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

The Plainsman

The Iron Horse

Frisco Kid

The Texas Rangers

Tide of Empire

Filmography — Acting

Wild Horse Mesa

Queen Christina

Underworld

Thunderbolt

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

The Plainsman

The Iron Horse

Frisco Kid

The Texas Rangers

Tide of Empire

Broadway Babies

Hell's Heroes

The Accusing Finger

Blockade

The Vigilantes Are Coming

Little Man, What Now?

Gangs of New York

Mississippi

Deluge

Corsair

The Buccaneer

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

Say It with Songs

The River of Romance

Forbidden Valley

Other Men's Women

Daughter of Shanghai

The Drag Net

The Showdown

Goin' to Town

Forgotten Faces

The Fourth Horseman

Stormy

Call Her Savage

Times Square Lady

The Wolf Dog

The Case of Lena Smith

Old Ironsides

The Dummy

Billy The Kid Returns

Fighting Caravans

The Blood Ship

Perils of the Yukon

The Rough Riders

The Vanishing Pioneer

For the Service

Honor of the Range

Dick Turpin

West of the Pecos

The Way of All Flesh

A Soldier's Plaything

Men of Action

Ship of Wanted Men

Polly of the Storm Country

Conflict

Woman Hungry

The Last Round-up

Border Brigands

The Gay Defender

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

The Lash

The Light of Western Stars

The Loves of Carmen

Sal of Singapore

Carnival Boat

Half a Sinner

X Marks the Spot