Fred Kohler

Fred Kohler

Date of Birth:

Apr 18, 1888

Place of Birth:

Dubuque, Iowa, USA

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.

filmography:

Call Her Savage Call Her Savage

1932

Hard Rock Harrigan Hard Rock Harrigan

1935

North of Hudson Bay North of Hudson Bay

1923

Partners of the Tide Partners of the Tide

1921

The Loves of Carmen The Loves of Carmen

1927

The Way of All Flesh The Way of All Flesh

1927

West of the Pecos West of the Pecos

1934

Lawless Valley Lawless Valley

1938

Old Ironsides Old Ironsides

1926

Border Brigands Border Brigands

1935

Horses' Collars Horses' Collars

1935

Queen Christina Queen Christina

1933

The Rough Riders The Rough Riders

1927

Ship of Wanted Men Ship of Wanted Men

1933

Forbidden Valley Forbidden Valley

1938

River of Romance River of Romance

1929

The Red Warning The Red Warning

1923

Men of Action Men of Action

1935

Riders of the Purple Sage Riders of the Purple Sage

1925

The Ice Flood The Ice Flood

1926

The Plainsman The Plainsman

1936

For the Service For the Service

1936

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

1994

Thunderbolt Thunderbolt

1929

Say It with Songs Say It with Songs

1929

The Eleventh Hour The Eleventh Hour

1923

The Man from Hell The Man from Hell

1934

The Fourth Horseman The Fourth Horseman

1932

Behind the Door Behind the Door

1919

Deluge Deluge

1933

The Drag Net The Drag Net

1928

Painted Desert Painted Desert

1938

Without Compromise Without Compromise

1922

The Leatherneck The Leatherneck

1929

Dick Turpin Dick Turpin

1925

Three Who Paid Three Who Paid

1923

Mississippi Mississippi

1935

The Dummy The Dummy

1929

The Country Beyond The Country Beyond

1926

The Texas Bad Man The Texas Bad Man

1932

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

1924

Stairs of Sand Stairs of Sand

1929

The Blood Ship The Blood Ship

1927

The Case of Lena Smith The Case of Lena Smith

1929

Times Square Lady Times Square Lady

1935

The Buccaneer The Buccaneer

1938

The Vanishing Pioneer The Vanishing Pioneer

1928

Wild Horse Mesa Wild Horse Mesa

1932

Under the Tonto Rim Under the Tonto Rim

1933

A Daughter of the Law A Daughter of the Law

1921

Woman Hungry Woman Hungry

1931

The Tiger's Trail The Tiger's Trail

1919

Half a Sinner Half a Sinner

1934

The City Gone Wild The City Gone Wild

1927

The Accusing Finger The Accusing Finger

1936

Lightning Triggers Lightning Triggers

1935

Shadows of the North Shadows of the North

1923

The Rider of Death Valley The Rider of Death Valley

1932

Corsair Corsair

1931

Daughter of Shanghai Daughter of Shanghai

1937

The Iron Horse The Iron Horse

1924

Roadhouse Nights Roadhouse Nights

1930

The Texas Rangers The Texas Rangers

1936

Goin' to Town Goin' to Town

1935

Fighting Caravans Fighting Caravans

1931

The Showdown The Showdown

1928

The Light of Western Stars The Light of Western Stars

1930

Frisco Kid Frisco Kid

1935

X Marks the Spot X Marks the Spot

1931

Trimmed Trimmed

1922

The Prairie Pirate The Prairie Pirate

1925

Hell's Hole Hell's Hole

1923

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5 Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

1930

Conflict Conflict

1921

Underworld Underworld

1927

Cyclone Bliss Cyclone Bliss

1921

The Thundering Herd The Thundering Herd

1925

Stormy Stormy

1935

Shootin' Irons Shootin' Irons

1927

Yellow Men and Gold Yellow Men and Gold

1922

The Flame of Life The Flame of Life

1923

Chinatown Charlie Chinatown Charlie

1928

Soldiers of Fortune Soldiers of Fortune

1919

The Quitter The Quitter

1929

The Gay Defender The Gay Defender

1927

Honor of the Range Honor of the Range

1934

Fighting Fury Fighting Fury

1924

Blockade Blockade

1938

Under a Texas Moon Under a Texas Moon

1930

The Constant Woman The Constant Woman

1933

Perils of the Yukon Perils of the Yukon

1922

Other Men's Women Other Men's Women

1931

Billy The Kid Returns Billy The Kid Returns

1938

Gangs of New York Gangs of New York

1938

Polly of the Storm Country Polly of the Storm Country

1920

Heart of the West Heart of the West

1936

His Back Against the Wall His Back Against the Wall

1922

Tide of Empire Tide of Empire

1929

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

1930

The Fiddlin' Buckaroo The Fiddlin' Buckaroo

1933

The Wolf Dog The Wolf Dog

1933

The Spieler The Spieler

1928

Sal of Singapore Sal of Singapore

1928

Broadway Babies Broadway Babies

1929

Open Range Open Range

1927

Hell's Heroes Hell's Heroes

1929

A Soldier's Plaything A Soldier's Plaything

1930

Carnival Boat Carnival Boat

1932

The Vigilantes Are Coming The Vigilantes Are Coming

1936

The Lash The Lash

1930

The Last Round-up The Last Round-up

1934

Little Man, What Now? Little Man, What Now?

1934

Winds of Chance Winds of Chance

1925

The Right of Way The Right of Way

1930

The Stampede The Stampede

1921

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