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Fred Kohler

Fred Kohler

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 18, 1888
Died Oct 28, 1938 (50)
Birthplace Dubuque, Iowa, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2024
Entry Date Apr 20, 2024
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Biography

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 min ... ing 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.

Known For

Filmography

Lawless Valley

Lawless Valley

1938

as Tom Marsh

Forbidden Valley

Forbidden Valley

1938

as Matt Rogan

Billy The Kid Returns

Billy The Kid Returns

1938

as Matson

Painted Desert

Painted Desert

1938

as Hugh Fawcett

Blockade

Blockade

1938

as Pietro

The Buccaneer

The Buccaneer

1938

as Gramby (as Fred Hohler Sr.)

Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York

1938

as Kruger

Daughter of Shanghai

Daughter of Shanghai

1937

as Captain Gulner

For the Service

For the Service

1936

as Bruce Howard

The Vigilantes Are Coming

The Vigilantes Are Coming

1936

as General Jason Burr

Heart of the West

Heart of the West

1936

as Barton

The Accusing Finger

The Accusing Finger

1936

as Curly-haired Convict

The Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers

1936

as Jess Higgins

The Plainsman

The Plainsman

1936

as Jake - A Teamster

Hard Rock Harrigan

Hard Rock Harrigan

1935

as Black Jack Riley

Border Brigands

Border Brigands

1935

as Captain Conyda

Lightning Triggers

Lightning Triggers

1935

as Bull Thompson

Men of Action

Men of Action

1935

as Thorenson

Horses' Collars

Horses' Collars

1935

as Double Deal Decker

Stormy

Stormy

1935

as Deem Dorn

Goin' to Town

Goin' to Town

1935

as Buck Gonzales

Mississippi

Mississippi

1935

as Captain Blackie (as Captain Blackie Jr.)

Times Square Lady

Times Square Lady

1935

as "Dutch" Meyers

Frisco Kid

Frisco Kid

1935

as Shanghai Duck

Honor of the Range

Honor of the Range

1934

as Rawhide

The Man from Hell

The Man from Hell

1934

as Mayor Anse McCloud

The Last Round-up

The Last Round-up

1934

as Sam Gulden

West of the Pecos

West of the Pecos

1934

as Sawtelle

Little Man, What Now?

Little Man, What Now?

1934

as Karl Goebbler

Half a Sinner

Half a Sinner

1934

as Brick

Under the Tonto Rim

Under the Tonto Rim

1933

as Munther

The Fiddlin' Buckaroo

The Fiddlin' Buckaroo

1933

as Wolf Morgan

Deluge

Deluge

1933

as Jepson

The Constant Woman

The Constant Woman

1933

as Speakeasy Bouncer

The Wolf Dog

The Wolf Dog

1933

as Joe Stevens

Queen Christina

Queen Christina

1933

as Member of the Court at Abdication (uncredited)

The Rider of Death Valley

The Rider of Death Valley

1932

as Lew Grant

Carnival Boat

Carnival Boat

1932

as Hack Logan

Wild Horse Mesa

Wild Horse Mesa

1932

as Rand

The Texas Bad Man

The Texas Bad Man

1932

as Gore Hampton

The Fourth Horseman

The Fourth Horseman

1932

as Honest Ben Jones

Call Her Savage

Call Her Savage

1932

as Silas Jennings

Corsair

Corsair

1931

as Big John

X Marks the Spot

X Marks the Spot

1931

as Edward P. Riggs

Woman Hungry

Woman Hungry

1931

as Kampen

Fighting Caravans

Fighting Caravans

1931

as Lee Murdock

Other Men's Women

Other Men's Women

1931

as Haley

The Right of Way

The Right of Way

1930

as Joseph Portugais

Roadhouse Nights

Roadhouse Nights

1930

as Sam Horner

The Lash

The Lash

1930

as Peter Harkness

The Light of Western Stars

The Light of Western Stars

1930

as H.W. Stack

A Soldier's Plaything

A Soldier's Plaything

1930

as Hank

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

1930

as Fred Kohler

Under a Texas Moon

Under a Texas Moon

1930

as Bad Man

Hell's Heroes

Hell's Heroes

1929

as 'Wild Bill' Kearney

The Quitter

The Quitter

1929

as Duffy Thompson

Stairs of Sand

Stairs of Sand

1929

as Boss Stone

The Dummy

The Dummy

1929

as Joe Cooper

The Leatherneck

The Leatherneck

1929

as Heckla

Tide of Empire

Tide of Empire

1929

as Cannon

Say It with Songs

Say It with Songs

1929

as Fred, Joe's Cellmate

River of Romance

River of Romance

1929

as Captain Blackie

Thunderbolt

Thunderbolt

1929

as 'Bad Al' Friedberg

Broadway Babies

Broadway Babies

1929

as Perc Gessant

Sal of Singapore

Sal of Singapore

1928

as Captain Sunday

The Vanishing Pioneer

The Vanishing Pioneer

1928

as Sheriff Murdock

The Showdown

The Showdown

1928

as Winter

The Spieler

The Spieler

1928

as Red Moon

The Drag Net

The Drag Net

1928

as 'Gabby' Steve

Chinatown Charlie

Chinatown Charlie

1928

as Monk

Open Range

Open Range

1927

as Sam Hardman

The Gay Defender

The Gay Defender

1927

as Jake Hamby

Shootin' Irons

Shootin' Irons

1927

as Dick Hardman

The City Gone Wild

The City Gone Wild

1927

as Gunner Gallagher

Underworld

Underworld

1927

as Buck Mulligan

The Way of All Flesh

The Way of All Flesh

1927

as The Tough

The Blood Ship

The Blood Ship

1927

as First Mate Fitz

The Loves of Carmen

The Loves of Carmen

1927

as Gypsy Chief

The Rough Riders

The Rough Riders

1927

as Sergeant Stanton

The Country Beyond

The Country Beyond

1926

as Joe Leseur

Old Ironsides

Old Ironsides

1926

as Second Mate (uncredited)

The Prairie Pirate

The Prairie Pirate

1925

as Aguilar - the Bandit

Winds of Chance

Winds of Chance

1925

as Joe McCaskey

Dick Turpin

Dick Turpin

1925

as Ring Announcer (uncredited)

The Thundering Herd

The Thundering Herd

1925

as Follansbee

Riders of the Purple Sage

Riders of the Purple Sage

1925

as Henchman Tom Metzger (uncredited)

Fighting Fury

Fighting Fury

1924

as 'Two-finger' Larkin

The Iron Horse

The Iron Horse

1924

as Bauman

Three Who Paid

Three Who Paid

1923

as Jim Quade

The Red Warning

The Red Warning

1923

as Tom Jeffries

Shadows of the North

Shadows of the North

1923

as Ray Brent

The Flame of Life

The Flame of Life

1923

as Spring

North of Hudson Bay

North of Hudson Bay

1923

as Armand LeMoir

The Eleventh Hour

The Eleventh Hour

1923

as Barbara's Uncle

Hell's Hole

Hell's Hole

1923

as Prisoner

Yellow Men and Gold

Yellow Men and Gold

1922

as Craven

His Back Against the Wall

His Back Against the Wall

1922

as Arizona Pete

Perils of the Yukon

Perils of the Yukon

1922

as Capt. Whipple

Without Compromise

Without Compromise

1922

as Cass Blake

A Daughter of the Law

A Daughter of the Law

1921

as George Stacey

The Stampede

The Stampede

1921

as Steve Norton

Partners of the Tide

Partners of the Tide

1921

as First Mate

Conflict

Conflict

1921

as Jevons' foreman (uncredited)

The Tiger's Trail

The Tiger's Trail

1919

as 'Bull' Shotwell

Soldiers of Fortune

Soldiers of Fortune

1919

as McWilliams

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