Lee Kohlmar (27 February 1873 – 14 May 1946) was a German film actor and

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. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1916 and 1941. He also directed nine films between 1916 and 1921. He was born in Forth and died in

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Fred Kohlmar Fred Kohlmar (August 10, 1905 - October 13, 1969) was a New York City-born film producer. The former agent worked as an executive assistant to Samuel Goldwyn before becoming a producer in the 1930s. He worked for 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pic ...

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Partial filmography

* ''Judy Forgot'' (1915) - Dr. Lauberscheimer * ''The Secret Gift'' (1920) - Jan * ''

The Flaming Disc ''The Flaming Disc'' is a 1920 American silent adventure film serial directed by Robert F. Hill. The first episode of the series, "Rails of Death", opened on November 21, 1920. A total of 18 film episodes were produced. ''The Flaming Disc'' is ...

'' (1920) - Professor Robert Wade * ''Beautifully Trimmed'' (1920) - Drake * ''

Orphans of the Storm ''Orphans of the Storm'' is a 1921 American silent drama film by D. W. Griffith set in late-18th-century France, before and during the French Revolution. The last Griffith film to feature both Lillian and Dorothy Gish, it was a commercial failu ...

'' (1921) - King Louis XVI * ''

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'' (1921, director) * '' The Cactus Kid'' (1921, Short, Director) * ''

Who Was the Man? ''Who Was the Man?'' is a 1921 American short silent Western film directed by Lee Kohlmar, released by Universal Film Mfg. Co. and featuring Hoot Gibson. Plot Cast * Hoot Gibson * Charles Newton * Jacques Jaccard * Marcella Pershing * B ...

'' (1921, Short, Director) * '' The Wild Wild West'' (1921, Short, Director) * ''

Bandits Beware ''Bandits Beware'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by Lee Kohlmar and featuring Hoot Gibson. Cast * Hoot Gibson * Charles Newton * John Judd * Marcella Pershing See also * List of American films of 1921 * Hoot Gibson filmog ...

'' (1921, Short, Director) * '' The Man Who Woke Up'' (1921, Short, Director) * '' Beating the Game'' (1921, Short, Director) * '' Breaking Home Ties'' (1922) - Father Bergman * ''

Potash and Perlmutter ''Potash and Perlmutter'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger. The film is based on an ethnic Jewish comedy with characters created by Montague Glass and Charles Klein for a 1913 Broadway play of the same name ...

'' (1923) - Pasinsky * ''

The Kibitzer ''The Kibitzer'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Edward Sloman and written by Marion Dix, Sam Mintz and Viola Brothers Shore. It is based on the 1929 play ''The Kibitzer'' by Jo Swerling and Edward G. Robinson. The film star ...

'' (1930) - Yankel * '' The Melody Man'' (1930) - Adolph * ''

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'' (1930) - Mr. Himmelschlosser * ''

Children of Pleasure ''Children of Pleasure '' is a 1930 American pre-Code MGM musical comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont, originally released with Technicolor sequences. It was adapted from Crane Wilbur's 1929 play, ''The Song Writer''. Plot Danny, an acclai ...

'' (1930) - Bernie * ''

Caught Short ''Caught Short'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Charles Reisner and written by Robert E. Hopkins, Joseph H. Johnson and Willard Mack. The film stars Marie Dressler, Polly Moran, Anita Page, Charles Morton and Thomas Conlin. ...

'' (1930) - Peddler * ''

The Sins of the Children ''The Sins of the Children'', also known as ''Father's Day'' and ''The Richest Man in the World'', is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film, which was produced and directed by Sam Wood and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Synopsis Adolf Wagenk ...

'' (1930) - Dr. Heinrich Schmidt * ''

The Strange Case of Clara Deane ''The Strange Case of Clara Deane'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and Max Marcin, written by Max Marcin, and starring Wynne Gibson, Pat O'Brien, Dudley Digges, Frances Dee, George Barbier, Russell Gleason ...

'' (1932) - Moses Herzman * ''

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'' (1932) - Leo - the Tailor (uncredited) * '' The Tenderfoot'' (1932) - Waiter (uncredited) * ''

Jewel Robbery ''Jewel Robbery'' is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy heist film, directed by William Dieterle and starring William Powell and Kay Francis. It is based on the 1931 Hungarian play ''Ékszerrablás a Váci-utcában'' by Ladislas Fodor a ...

'' (1932) - Hollander * '' False Faces'' (1932) - Earl Wyman (uncredited) * '' Scarlet Dawn'' (1932) - German Tailor (uncredited) * '' Silver Dollar'' (1932) - Hook * '' The Match King'' (1932) - Jeweler (uncredited) * ''

She Done Him Wrong ''She Done Him Wrong'' is a 1933 pre-Code American crime/comedy film starring Mae West and Cary Grant. The plot includes melodramatic and musical elements, with a supporting cast featuring Owen Moore, Gilbert Roland, Noah Beery Sr., Rochelle Hu ...

'' (1933) - Jacobson (uncredited) * '' Forgotten'' (1933) - Papa Strauss * ''

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'' (1933) - Elderly Motorist (uncredited) * ''

I Love That Man ''I Love That Man'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Harry Joe Brown and written by C. Graham Baker, Casey Robinson and Gene Towne. The film stars Edmund Lowe, Nancy Carroll, Robert Armstrong, Lew Cody, Warren Hymer, Grant M ...

'' (1933) - Old Man Cohen * ''

Roman Scandals ''Roman Scandals'' is a 1933 American black-and-white pre-Code musical film starring Eddie Cantor, Ruth Etting, Gloria Stuart, Edward Arnold and David Manners. It was directed by Frank Tuttle. The film features a number of intricate production ...

'' (1933) - Storekeeper * ''

Son of Kong ''The Son of Kong'' (also known and publicized simply as ''Son of Kong'') is a 1933 American Pre-Code adventure monster film produced by RKO Pictures. Directed by Ernest Schoedsack and featuring special effects by Willis O'Brien and Buzz Gibson ...

'' (1933) - Mickey, 2nd Process Server (uncredited) * ''

The House of Rothschild ''The House of Rothschild'' is a 1934 American pre-Code historical drama film directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring George Arliss, Loretta Young and Boris Karloff. It was adapted by Nunnally Johnson from the play by George Hembert Westley ...

'' (1934) - Doctor * ''

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'' (1934) - Beard #2 (uncredited) * '' Shoot the Works'' (1934) - Prof. Jonas * ''

When Strangers Meet ''When Strangers Meet'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Richard Cromwell, Arline Judge, and Lucien Littlefield. It was released on July 20, 1934. Cast * Richard Cromwell as Paul Tarman * Arline Judge as Ru ...

'' (1934) - Sam Rosinsky * ''

Music in the Air ''Music in the Air'' is a musical written by Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics and book) and Jerome Kern (music). It introduced songs such as "The Song Is You", "In Egern on the Tegern See" and " I've Told Ev'ry Little Star". The musical premiered on ...

'' (1934) - Priest (uncredited) * '' The Best Man Wins'' (1935) - Old German Student (uncredited) * ''

One More Spring ''One More Spring'' is a 1935 American comedy drama film about three people, played by Janet Gaynor, Warner Baxter, and Walter Woolf King, living together in a tool room at Central Park as an alternative to being homeless. The film was written by ...

'' (1935) - Piccolo Player * ''

Ruggles of Red Gap ''Ruggles of Red Gap'' is a 1935 American comedy western film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Charles Laughton, Mary Boland, Charlie Ruggles, and ZaSu Pitts and featuring Roland Young and Leila Hyams. It was based on the best-selling 1915 ...

'' (1935) - Jailer at Red Gap (uncredited) * ''

McFadden's Flats McFadden's Flats may refer to: * McFadden's Flats (1927 film), an American silent film * McFadden's Flats (1935 film) ''McFadden's Flats'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Ralph Murphy and written by Arthur Caesar, Edward Kaufman, A ...

'' (1935) - (uncredited) * ''

Four Hours to Kill! ''Four Hours to Kill!'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Richard Barthelmess. Plot Taft, a policeman, has fugitive murderer Tony Mako in custody and in handcuffs, two thousand miles from the prison from whi ...

'' (1935) - Pa Herman * '' Love in Bloom'' (1935) - Pop Heinrich * '' Break of Hearts'' (1935) - Schubert * ''

Death from a Distance ''Death from a Distance'' is a 1935 American mystery film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Russell Hopton, Lola Lane and George F. Marion. The film's sets were designed by the art director Edward C. Jewell. It was the first feature fi ...

'' (1935) - Prof. Ernst Einfeld * '' The Farmer Takes a Wife'' (1935) - Bearded Townsman (uncredited) * '' Here Comes Cookie'' (1935) - Mr. Dingledorp * ''The Girl Friend'' (1935) - German Landlord (uncredited) * '' Rendezvous'' (1935) - Tailor (uncredited) * ''

Parole! ''Parole!'' is a 1936 American crime film directed by Lew Landers and written by Kubec Glasmon and Horace McCoy. The film stars Henry Hunter, Ann Preston, Alan Dinehart, Alan Baxter, Alan Hale Sr. and Grant Mitchell. The film was released on ...

'' (1936) - Bernstein (uncredited) * ''

A Son Comes Home ''A Son Comes Home'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by E.A. Dupont and starring Mary Boland, Julie Haydon and Donald Woods. It was one of three films made by Dupont for Paramount Pictures.St. Pierre p.23 Plot Partial cast * Mary Boland ...

'' (1936) - Proprietor * ''

Ramona ''Ramona'' is a 1884 American novel written by Helen Hunt Jackson. Set in Southern California after the Mexican–American War, it portrays the life of a mixed-race Scottish– Native American orphan girl, who suffers racial discrimination and ...

'' (1936) - Woodcarver Lang (uncredited) * ''

Wanted! Jane Turner ''Wanted! Jane Turner'' is a 1936 American crime drama film directed by Edward Killy from a screenplay by Edmund L. Hartmann and John Twist, based on Twist's story. Produced by RKO Radio Pictures, it was premiered in New York City on November 2 ...

'' (1936) - John Taylor (uncredited) * '' The King and the Chorus Girl'' (1937) - Second Violinist (uncredited) * ''

Fly-Away Baby ''Fly-Away Baby'' (a.k.a. ''Fly Away Baby'') is a 1937 American crime-mystery film starring Glenda Farrell as reporter Torchy Blane, along with her detective boyfriend, Steve McBride ( Barton MacLane) solving a murder and smuggling case during a ...

'' (1937) - Papa - Zeppelin Passenger (uncredited) * ''

Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 ''Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938'' (also known by its shortened form, ''Vogues of 1938'') is a 1937 musical comedy film produced by Walter Wanger and distributed by United Artists. It was directed by Irving Cummings, written by Bella Spewack and S ...

'' (1937) - Employment Clerk (uncredited) * ''

The Rookie Cop ''The Rookie Cop'' is a 1939 film directed by David Howard and starring Tim Holt as a rookie cop who wants to prove his friend wasn't involved with a robbery. The film also stars Virginia Weidler, Janet Shaw, Frank M. Thomas, and Muriel Evans ...

'' (1939) - Gus - the Night Watchman (uncredited) * ''

Four Sons ''Four Sons'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed and produced by John Ford and written for the screen by Philip Klein from a story by I. A. R. Wylie first published in the '' Saturday Evening Post'' as "Grandmother Bernle Learns Her ...

'' (1940) - Doctor (uncredited) * ''

The Big Store ''The Big Store'' is a 1941 American comedy film starring the Marx Brothers (Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx and Chico Marx) that takes place in a large department store. Groucho appears as private detective Wolf J. Flywheel (a character name originatin ...

'' (1941) - Mr. David (uncredited)

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* * 1873 births 1946 deaths German male film actors Film directors from Bavaria German male silent film actors 20th-century German male actors German emigrants to the United States People from Erlangen-Höchstadt {{Germany-film-actor-stub