Henry Kolker
Acting
Biography
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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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Henry Kolker
Filmography
Acting (154)
1944
Bluebeardas Deschamps
5.5
1943
Sarong Girlas Jefferson Baxter
7.0
1942
Reunion in Franceas General Bartholomew (uncredited)
6.5
1941
Sing for Your Supperas Myron T. Hayworth
8.0
1941
The Parson of Panamintas Judge Arnold Mason
5.8
1941
A Woman's Faceas Judge
6.8
1941
The Great Swindleas Stewart Cordell
8.0
1941
Las Vegas Nightsas William Stevens Sr.
6.4
1941
The Man Who Lost Himselfas T.J. Mulhausen
5.4
1940
Money and the Womanas Mr. Rollins
4.4
1940
Grand Ole Opryas William C. Scully
7.5
1939
Main Street Lawyeras Donnelly, District Attorney
5.0
1939
Here I Am a Strangeras R.J. Bennett
7.3
1939
The Real Gloryas The General
6.3
1939
Parents on Trialas James Wesley
8.0
1939
Hidden Poweras Weston
10.0
1939
These Glamour Girlsas Philip S. Griswold II (uncredited)
5.9
1939
Union Pacificas Asa M. Barrows
6.7
1939
Let Us Liveas Chief of Police
6.8
1938
The Cowboy and the Ladyas Horace Smith
6.3
1938
Too Hot to Handleas Pearly Todd
6.0
1938
Marie Antoinetteas Court Aide (uncredited)
6.6
1938
Safety in Numbersas Dr. Lawrence Edmonds
7.0
1938
Holidayas Edward Seton
7.3
1938
The Adventures of Marco Poloas Nicolo Polo
6.2
1938
Love Is a Headacheas Mr. Sam Ellinger (uncredited)
6.5
1938
The Invisible Menaceas Col. Hackett
4.3
1937
Thoroughbreds Don't Cryas "Doc" Godfrey
5.9
1937
The Devil Is Drivingas Charles Stevens
6.5
1937
Let Them Liveas Judge Lederer
8.0
1937
Green Lightas Dr. Lane
6.7
1937
Maid of Salemas Crown Chief Justice Laughton
6.2
1937
They Wanted to Marryas Mr. Hunter
5.8
1937
Once a Doctoras Bruce Nordland
6.5
1937
Under Cover of Nightas District Attorney Pritchard
6.0
1936
Great Guyas Abel Canning
6.3
1936
Theodora Goes Wildas Jonathan Grant
6.6
1936
The Man Who Lived Twiceas Judge Treacher
7.5
1936
Sitting on the Moonas Worthington
5.3
1936
Romeo and Julietas Friar Laurence
6.3
1936
Bullets or Ballotsas Mr. Hollister
6.6
1936
My Marriageas Maj. Vaile
6.7
1935
Collegiateas Mr. MacGregor
7.0
1935
Frisco Waterfrontas District Attorney
9.0
1935
3 Kids and a Queenas Crippet
6.8
1935
The Last Days of Pompeiias Warder (uncredited)
5.8
1935
Shipmates Foreveras Doctor (uncredited)
6.6
1935
I Live My Lifeas Relative at Mrs. Gage's (Uncredited)
6.6
1935
Red Saluteas Dean
6.0
1935
Diamond Jimas J.C. Randolf - Bank President
6.5
1935
Here Comes the Bandas Simmon's Attorney
7.0
1935
The Black Roomas Baron de Berghman
6.5
1935
Mad Loveas Prefect Rosset
7.0
1935
Honeymoon Limitedas Mr. Randall
5.8
1935
Spring Tonicas Mr. Enix
6.5
1935
Go Into Your Danceas Doctor
7.2
1935
Recklessas Mr. Gearhart (uncredited)
5.1
1935
The Case of the Curious Brideas District Attorney Stacey
6.0
1935
The Florentine Daggeras Auctioneer
6.8
1935
A Dog of Flandersas Monsieur LaTour, Art Critic (uncredited)
7.5
1935
One New York Nightas Arthur Carlisle
7.5
1935
Times Square Ladyas Mr. Fielding
7.0
1935
The Mystery Manas Ellwyn A. 'Jo-Jo' Jonas
5.6
1935
Red Hot Tiresas Martin Sanford
6.0
1935
Society Doctoras Dr. Harvey
7.3
1935
Charlie Chan in Parisas Paul Lamartine
6.6
1934
The Band Plays Onas Professor Hackett
8.3
1934
Sing Sing Nightsas Kurt Nordon
4.2
1934
The Ghost Walksas Dr. Kent
5.5
1934
Imitation of Lifeas Dr. Preston (uncredited)
7.0
1934
Love Timeas Emperor Francis I
10.0
1934
Lady by Choiceas Opper
6.9
1934
A Lost Ladyas John Ormsby
5.8
1934
One Exciting Adventureas Customer, Oscar
8.0
1934
Million Dollar Ransomas Dr. Davis (Uncredited)
5.0
1934
She Loves Me Notas Charles M. Lawton
6.0
1934
Now and Foreveras Mr. Clark
6.8
1934
The Girl from Missourias Senator Titcombe
7.4
1934
Name the Womanas Judge Adams
9.0
1934
Blind Dateas J.W. Hartwell Sr.
8.0
1934
Whom the Gods Destroyas Carlo - the Puppeteer
6.0
1934
Let's Try Againas Mr. Blake
3.5
1934
The Hell Catas C.W. Sloane
8.0
1934
Black Moonas The Psychiatrist
5.5
1934
Let's Talk It Overas Doctor
10.0
1934
Sisters Under the Skinas Jones
10.0
1934
Wonder Baras R. H. Renaud
6.0
1934
Success at Any Priceas Hatfield
4.1
1934
Journal of a Crimeas Henri Marcher
5.9
1934
I've Got Your Numberas Lawyer Robert Kirkland
6.8
1934
Bedsideas Maritza's Manager
5.6
1933
Blood Moneyas Newspaper Managing Editor (uncredited)
7.1
1933
Meet the Baronas Baron Munchausen
5.3
1933
The Power and the Gloryas Mr. Borden
5.9
1933
Gigolettes of Parisas Police Interrogator
5.7
1933
Love, Honor and Oh, Baby!as The Judge
8.0
1933
I Loved a Womanas Mr. Sanborn
4.8
1933
Golden Harvestas Henry Flint
6.5
1933
Bureau of Missing Personsas Theodore Arno
5.7
1933
Notorious But Niceas Defense Attorney Clark
6.7
1933
Baby Faceas J.R. Carter
7.2
1933
The Narrow Corneras Mr. Blake, Fred's Father
5.8
1933
A Bedtime Storyas Agent de Police
5.7
1933
Hello, Sister!as Jameson Brewster - Bank President
6.0
1933
The Keyholeas Schuyler Brooks
5.0
1932
Rasputin and the Empressas Chief of Secret Police (uncredited)
5.5
1932
Faithlessas Mr. Carter
7.0
1932
The Crashas John Fair
5.5
1932
Devil and the Deepas Hutton
5.1
1932
The First Yearas Peter Barstow
10.0
1932
The Washington Masqueradeas Stapleton
6.8
1932
Jewel Robberyas Baron Franz Hohenfels
6.5
1931
The Yellow Ticketas Passport Clerk
5.1
1931
The Unholy Gardenas Col. Lautrac
6.8
1931
I Like Your Nerveas Areal Pacheco
5.9
1931
The Spyas Tchijinski
8.0
1931
Indiscreetas Mr. Woodward
6.1
1931
Quick Millionsas District Attorney (uncredited)
7.3
1931
Don't Bet on Womenas Butterfield (uncredited)
4.9
1930
One Heavenly Nightas Prefect of Police
6.8
1930
Abraham Lincolnas New Englander (uncredited)
5.5
1930
East Is Westas Mr. Benson
5.3
1930
Du Barry, Woman of Passionas D'Aiguillon
6.0
1930
The Way of All Menas Sharp
5.3
1930
Good Intentionsas Butler
9.0
1930
The Bad Oneas Prosecutor
7.0
1929
Love, Live & Laughas Enrico
9.0
1929
Pleasure Crazedas Col. Farquar
7.0
1929
The Valiantas Judge
6.1
1929
Coquetteas Jasper Carter
5.9
1928
Don't Marryas General Willoughby
10.0
1928
The Beautiful Spyas Viceroy Cisneros
9.0
1928
Midnight Roseas Corbin
9.0
1928
Soft Livingas Rodney S. Bowen
9.0
1927
Rough House Rosieas W.S. Davids
8.0
1927
6.8
1927
A Kiss in a Taxias Leon Lambert
7.0
1926
Wet Paintas A Husband
8.0
1926
Hell's Four Hundredas John Gilmore
9.0
1926
The Palace of Pleasureas Don Sebastian, Premier
7.0
1925
Sally, Irene and Maryas Marcus Morton
5.7
1925
Any Womanas Egbert Phillips
7.0
1921
A Man of Stoneas (Uncredited)
1919
The Bratas A Dandy
1919
Her Purchase Priceas Duke of Wryden
9.0
1919
Blackie's Redemptionas Fred the Count
1919
The Parisian Tigressas Henri Dutray
10.0
1919
The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollernsas Kaiser Wilhelm II
7.0
1918
The House of Mirthas Lawrence Selden
1918
Social Hypocritesas Dr. Frank Simpson
1918
The Shell Gameas Lawrence Gray
1916
Gloria's Romanceas Dr. Stephen Royce
6.0
1915
The Warningas Robert Denman
1915
How Molly Malone Made Goodas Himself
5.0
Production & Directing (17)
1924
The Great WellDirector
10.0
1924
I Will RepayDirector
7.0
1923
The Purple HighwayDirector
10.0
1923
The Snow BrideDirector
9.0
1923
The LeopardessDirector
8.0
1923
Sant'IlarioDirector
1921
DisraeliDirector
7.0
1921
The FighterDirector
10.0
1921
Bucking the TigerDirector
9.0
1920
The Greatest LoveDirector
8.0
1920
The Palace of Darkened WindowsDirector
8.0
1920
Heart of TwentyDirector
10.0
1920
The Third GenerationDirector
7.0
1920
The Third GenerationScreenplay
7.0
1919
The Woman Michael MarriedDirector
9.0
1919
A Man's CountryDirector
8.0
1915