Henry Kolker

Henry Kolker

Date of Birth:

Nov 12, 1874

Place of Birth:

Berlin, Germany

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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.

filmography:

How Molly Malone Made Good How Molly Malone Made Good

1915

Golden Harvest Golden Harvest

1933

The Man Who Lost Himself The Man Who Lost Himself

1941

Diamond Jim Diamond Jim

1935

I Live My Life I Live My Life

1935

The First Year The First Year

1932

The Case of the Curious Bride The Case of the Curious Bride

1935

Du Barry, Woman of Passion Du Barry, Woman of Passion

1930

Under Cover of Night Under Cover of Night

1937

Bureau of Missing Persons Bureau of Missing Persons

1933

Shipmates Forever Shipmates Forever

1935

Any Woman Any Woman

1925

Green Light Green Light

1937

Frisco Waterfront Frisco Waterfront

1935

Rasputin and the Empress Rasputin and the Empress

1932

Sally, Irene and Mary Sally, Irene and Mary

1925

Thoroughbreds Don't Cry Thoroughbreds Don't Cry

1937

Quick Millions Quick Millions

1931

The Yellow Ticket The Yellow Ticket

1931

Meet the Baron Meet the Baron

1933

Maid of Salem Maid of Salem

1937

Now and Forever Now and Forever

1934

The Crash The Crash

1932

One Exciting Adventure One Exciting Adventure

1934

These Glamour Girls These Glamour Girls

1939

Once a Doctor Once a Doctor

1937

Jewel Robbery Jewel Robbery

1932

Main Street Lawyer Main Street Lawyer

1939

Parents on Trial Parents on Trial

1939

The Devil and the Deep The Devil and the Deep

1932

The Parson of Panamint The Parson of Panamint

1941

Red Salute Red Salute

1935

Don't Bet on Women Don't Bet on Women

1931

Midnight Rose Midnight Rose

1928

Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet

1936

The Last Days of Pompeii The Last Days of Pompeii

1935

The Great Swindle The Great Swindle

1941

Hidden Power Hidden Power

1939

Good Intentions Good Intentions

1930

Name the Woman Name the Woman

1934

The Bad One The Bad One

1930

The Spy The Spy

1931

Hell's Four Hundred Hell's Four Hundred

1926

The Way of All Men The Way of All Men

1930

The Brat The Brat

1919

Love Time Love Time

1934

Don't Marry Don't Marry

1928

The Palace of Pleasure The Palace of Pleasure

1926

Sing for Your Supper Sing for Your Supper

1941

Las Vegas Nights Las Vegas Nights

1941

My Marriage My Marriage

1936

Soft Living Soft Living

1928

Collegiate Collegiate

1936

Spring Tonic Spring Tonic

1935

3 Kids and a Queen 3 Kids and a Queen

1935

The House of Mirth The House of Mirth

1918

Social Hypocrites Social Hypocrites

1918

Let's Talk It Over Let's Talk It Over

1934

Let Them Live Let Them Live

1937

Safety in Numbers Safety in Numbers

1938

Go Into Your Dance Go Into Your Dance

1935

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln

1930

Million Dollar Ransom Million Dollar Ransom

1934

Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette

1938

Reunion in France Reunion in France

1942

Gloria's Romance Gloria's Romance

1916

A Kiss in a Taxi A Kiss in a Taxi

1927

Imitation of Life Imitation of Life

1934

The Beautiful Spy The Beautiful Spy

1928

Here Comes the Band Here Comes the Band

1935

She Loves Me Not She Loves Me Not

1934

I Like Your Nerve I Like Your Nerve

1931

East Is West East Is West

1930

The Adventures of Marco Polo The Adventures of Marco Polo

1938

Wonder Bar Wonder Bar

1934

Bedside Bedside

1934

The Cowboy and the Lady The Cowboy and the Lady

1938

The Valiant The Valiant

1929

Sing Sing Nights Sing Sing Nights

1934

Sitting on the Moon Sitting on the Moon

1936

A Lost Lady A Lost Lady

1934

Success at Any Price Success at Any Price

1934

Money and the Woman Money and the Woman

1940

Honeymoon Limited Honeymoon Limited

1935

The Keyhole The Keyhole

1933

Gigolettes of Paris Gigolettes of Paris

1933

Faithless Faithless

1932

I Loved a Woman I Loved a Woman

1933

The Man Who Lived Twice The Man Who Lived Twice

1936

Mad Love Mad Love

1935

Black Moon Black Moon

1934

Bluebeard Bluebeard

1944

Bullets or Ballots Bullets or Ballots

1936

A Woman's Face A Woman's Face

1941

The Black Room The Black Room

1935

Baby Face Baby Face

1933

The Florentine Dagger The Florentine Dagger

1935

Holiday Holiday

1938

Coquette Coquette

1929

The Unholy Garden The Unholy Garden

1931

The Power and the Glory The Power and the Glory

1933

The Mystery Man The Mystery Man

1935

Indiscreet Indiscreet

1931

Great Guy Great Guy

1936

Let Us Live Let Us Live

1939

The Narrow Corner The Narrow Corner

1933

Here I Am a Stranger Here I Am a Stranger

1939

Society Doctor Society Doctor

1935

Theodora Goes Wild Theodora Goes Wild

1936

Red Hot Tires Red Hot Tires

1935

One New York Night One New York Night

1935

Lady by Choice Lady by Choice

1934

The Devil Is Driving The Devil Is Driving

1937

Blood Money Blood Money

1933

The Invisible Menace The Invisible Menace

1938

Love, Live & Laugh Love, Live & Laugh

1929

The Real Glory The Real Glory

1939

Journal of a Crime Journal of a Crime

1934

Love Is a Headache Love Is a Headache

1938

A Dog of Flanders A Dog of Flanders

1935

Times Square Lady Times Square Lady

1935

Let's Try Again Let's Try Again

1934

The Bands Plays On The Bands Plays On

1934

The Girl from Missouri The Girl from Missouri

1934

The Washington Masquerade The Washington Masquerade

1932

Union Pacific Union Pacific

1939

Hello, Sister! Hello, Sister!

1933

Sarong Girl Sarong Girl

1943

Grand Ole Opry Grand Ole Opry

1940

The Ghost Walks The Ghost Walks

1934

Too Hot to Handle Too Hot to Handle

1938

Reckless Reckless

1935

I've Got Your Number I've Got Your Number

1934

Whom the Gods Destroy Whom the Gods Destroy

1934

The Hell Cat The Hell Cat

1934

One Heavenly Night One Heavenly Night

1930

Blind Date Blind Date

1934

Notorious But Nice Notorious But Nice

1933

A Bedtime Story A Bedtime Story

1933

They Wanted to Marry They Wanted to Marry

1937

Charlie Chan in Paris Charlie Chan in Paris

1935

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