Ian Wolfe
Birthdate: Nov 4, 1896
Birthplace: Canton, Illinois, USA
Died: Jan 23, 1992
Respected character actor whose on-screen work included everything from Shakespeare to Dick Tracy (1990) (his last film). After a long apprenticeship in the theatre, the 38-year-old Wolfe finally debuted in films in The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934), recreating his Broadway role. He then toiled away steadily in Hollywood for the next several decades, working as a supporting player in literally hundreds of film and TV productions well into his 90s. Though capable of a wide range of parts, Wolfe's gentle, patrician manner found him most often cast as a butler, a minister or a kindly doctor. He finally gained his greatest fame at the age of 85, effortlessly stealing scenes as Mama Carlson's doddering yet feisty butler "Hirsch" in several episodes of the MTM sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati (1978).
Known For
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
(1954)
THX 1138
(1971)
Witness for the Prosecution
(1957)
Saboteur
(1942)
Ian Wolfe Movies
actor
Previous (52)
- 1988 | Checking Outas Mr. D'Amato
- 1982 | Jinxed!as Morley
- 1981 | Redsas Mr. Partlow
- 1980 | Up the Academyas Commandant Causeway
- 1978 | The Seniorsas Mr. Bleiffer
- 1975 | Mr. Sycamoreas Abner
- 1975 | The Fortuneas Justice of the Peace
- 1974 | Homebodiesas Mr. Loomis
- 1971 | THX 1138as PTO
- 1967 | Gamesas Dr. Edwards
- 1964 | One Man's Wayas Bishop Hardwick
- 1963 | Diary of a Madmanas Pierre
- 1960 | The Lost Worldas Burton White
- 1957 | Witness for the Prosecutionas Carter
- 1956 | Gabyas Registrar
- 1955 |
Rebel Without a Cause
asDr. Minton
A rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town, finding friends and enemies.
- 1953 | Houdinias Malue
- 1953 | The Actressas Mr. Bagley
- 1952 | The Captive Cityas Rev. Nash
- 1951 | Mask of the Avengeras Signor Donner
- 1951 | On Dangerous Groundas Sheriff Carrey
- 1950 | The Magnificent Yankeeas Adams
- 1949 | Colorado Territoryas Homer Wallace
- 1949 | Joe Palooka in the Counterpunchas Prof. Lilliquist
- 1948 | Angel in Exileas Health Officer
- 1948 | The Judge Steps Outas Hector Brown
- 1948 | They Live by Nightas Hawkins
- 1948 | Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream Houseas Smith
- 1947 | The Maraudersas Deacon Black
- 1946 | Bedlamas Sidney Long
- 1946 | The Falcon's Adventureas J.D. Denison
- 1946 | The Notorious Lone Wolfas Adam Wheelright
- 1946 | The Searching Windas Sears, the Butler
- 1946 | Tomorrow Is Foreveras Norton
- 1945 | Blonde Ransomas Oliver
- 1945 | Zombies on Broadwayas Prof. Hopkins
- 1944 | Are These Our Parents?as Pa Henderson
- 1944 | Murder in the Blue Roomas Edwards
- 1944 | The Merry Monahansas Clerk
- 1944 | The Pearl of Deathas Amos Hodder
- 1944 | The Scarlet Clawas Drake
- 1942 | Nightmareas James - Abbington's Butler
- 1942 | Secret Agent of Japanas Captain Larsen
- 1942 | Saboteuras Robert
- 1940 | Earthboundas Amos Totten
- 1940 | The Earl of Chicagoas Reading Clerk
- 1940 | The Son of Monte Cristoas Conrad Stadt
- 1940 | We Who Are Youngas Judge
- 1939 | The Great Commandmentas Tax collector
- 1937 | The Devil Is Drivingas Elias Sanders
- 1936 | The Bold Caballeroas The Priest
- 1934 | The Barretts of Wimpole Streetas Harry Bevan
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