Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ian Wolfe (November 4, 1896 – January 23, 1992) was an American actor whose films date from 1934 to 1990. Until 1934, he worked as a theatre actor. Wolfe mostly found work as a character actor, appearing in over 270 films. He and his wife, Elizabeth, had two daughters. Wolfe was also a veteran of World War I where he served as a medical sergeant in the National Army of the United States. His service number was 2371377. Although American by birth and upbringing, Wolfe was often cast as an Englishman: his stage experience endowed him with precise diction resembling an upper-class British accent. A receding hairline and etched features at a relatively early age allowed him to play older men before he actually grew old. Wolfe found a niche as a soft-spoken learned man, and his over 250 roles included many attorneys, judges, butlers, ministers, professors, and doctors. Wolfe's best-known role may have been in the 1946 movie Bedlam, in which he played a scientist confined to an asylum. Wolfe wrote and self-published two books of poetry Forty-Four Scribbles and a Prayer: Lyrics and Ballads and Sixty Ballads and Lyrics In Search of Music. Of note to science fiction fans, Ian Wolfe appeared in two episodes of the original Star Trek television series: "Bread and Circuses" (1968) as Septimus, and "All Our Yesterdays" (1969) as Mr. Atoz, and portrayed the wizard Traquil in the cult series Wizards and Warriors. In 1982, Wolfe had a small recurring role on the TV series WKRP in Cincinnati as Hirsch, the sarcastic, irreverent butler to WKRP owner Lillian Carlson. Wolfe, who worked until the last couple of years of his life, died January 23, 1992, at age 95, of natural causes. He was cremated. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian Wolfe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acted in 234
1990s
- 1990
1980s
- 1988
Checking Out
Mr. D'Amato
- 1985
- 1983
Wizards and Warriors
TV
- 1982
The New Odd Couple
Hector S. Hanley · 1 episode
Jinxed!
Morley
- 1981
- 1980
Trouble in High Timber Country
Movie
Up the Academy
Commandant Causeway
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
Mean Dog Blues
Judge
- 1977
We've Got Each Other
TV
- 1976
Dynasty
Dr. Klauber
- 1975
Mr. Sycamore
Abner / Arnie
Barbary Coast
Larch · 1 episode
- 1974
Homebodies
Mr. Loomis
The Terminal Man
Priest
- 1973
Hawkins
Orren Wooster · 1 episode
The Devil's Daughter
Father MacHugh
- 1972
- 1971
- 1970
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
Rev. Hodgins
The Andersonville Trial
Board of Military Judges
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
- 1967
Games
Dr. Edwards
- 1966
- 1965
- 1964
One Man's Way
Bishop Hardwick
- 1963
- 1962
- 1961
All in a Night's Work
O'Hara
- 1960
The Lost World
Burton White
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
Cimarron City
TV
- 1957
The Dark Side of the Earth
Gen. Kerch
Mayerling
Loschek
- 1956
Gaby
Registrar
- 1955
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
President Calvin Coolidge
The King's Thief
Fell
Moonfleet
Tewkesbury
- 1954
Her Twelve Men
Roger Frane
About Mrs. Leslie
Mr. Pope
- 1953
The Actress
Mr. Bagley
99 River Street
Waldo Daggett
Scandal at Scourie
Councilman Hurdwell
- 1952
Something for the Birds
Foster
Captain Pirate
Viceroy (uncredited)
Les Miserables
Presiding Judge (uncredited)
The Captive City
Rev. Nash
- 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV
Here Comes the Groom
Uncle Adam
Mask of the Avenger
Donner
The Great Caruso
Hutchins
- 1950
The Magnificent Yankee
Adams
The Petty Girl
President Webb (uncredited)
No Way Out
Watkins (uncredited)
Please Believe Me
Edward Warrender
1940s
- 1949
They Live by Night
Hawkins
My Friend Irma
Minister (uncredited)
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
Professor Lilliquist
Manhandled
Charlie, a Fence (uncredited)
Bride of Vengeance
Councillor (uncredited)
Homicide
Fritz, Police Lab Man
- 1948
Johnny Belinda
Rector (uncredited)
The Miracle of the Bells
Grave Digger
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Smith
Three Daring Daughters
Martin, Nelson's Second Butler (uncredited)
- 1947
If Winter Comes
Dr. Clement Avington (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out
Hector Brown
California
President James K. Polk (uncredited)
That Way with Women
L.B. Crandall
- 1946
The Falcon's Adventure
J.D. Denison
Gentleman Joe Palooka
Editor W.W. Dwight
The Searching Wind
Sears
Bedlam
Sidney Long
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
Lord Mortimer
The Notorious Lone Wolf
Adam Wheelright
- 1945
Confidential Agent
Dr. Bellows
Strange Confession
Frederick
The Brighton Strangler
Lord Mayor Herman Brandon R. Clive
Zombies on Broadway
Prof. Hopkins
The Fighting Guardsman
Berton
- 1944
Murder in the Blue Room
Edwards
Mystery of the Riverboat
Hermann Einreich [Chs. 1-2]
The Merry Monahans
Clerk
Wilson
Reporter (uncredited)
Reckless Age
Prof. Mellasagus
Once Upon a Time
Joe (uncredited)
The Invisible Man's Revenge
Feeney (uncredited)
Her Primitive Man
Caleb
The White Cliffs of Dover
Skipper of Honeymoon Boat (uncredited)
- 1943
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
Eustace L. Harley (uncredited)
Government Girl
Thomas - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Corvette K-225
Paymaster Commander
The Man from Down Under
Soldier
The Falcon in Danger
Thomas, the butler (uncredited)
Don't You Believe It
Aide
The Moon Is Down
Joseph (uncredited)
- 1942
Keep 'Em Sailing
Gruning, Stregel's Henchman (uncredited)
Nightmare
James, Abbington's butler
Famous Boners
Isaac Newton (uncredited)
Eagle Squadron
Sir Charles Porter
Secret Agent of Japan
Capt. Larsen
Born to Sing
Critic
- 1941
Paris Calling
Careless Underground Agent (uncredited)
Adventure in Washington
Emerson
Singapore Woman
Sidney P. Melrose
- 1940
Hudson's Bay
Mayor
We Who Are Young
Judge
Earthbound
Amos Totten
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Horace Greeley (uncredited)
1930s
- 1939
Allegheny Uprising
Poole
Blondie Brings Up Baby
Police Judge (uncredited)
The Great Commandment
Tax Collector
Tell No Tales
Fritz (uncredited)
Society Lawyer
Schmidt
Fast and Loose
Wilkes
Lincoln in the White House
Cabinet Member (uncredited)
- 1938
Arsène Lupin Returns
A. Le Marchand - Detective (as Ien Wulf)
Captain Kidd's Treasure
Skeptical Member of Modern-day Expedition (uncredited)
- 1937
The Firefly
Izquierdo (uncredited)
Romance of Louisiana
Tallyrand (as Ien Wulf)
The Emperor's Candlesticks
Leon, a Conspirator
The Devil Is Driving
Elias Sanders
The League of Frightened Men
Nicholas Cabot
The Prince and the Pauper
Proprietor
- 1936
Romeo and Juliet
Apothecary
The White Angel
Patient (uncredited)
The Leavenworth Case
Hudson
- 1935
Mad Love
Henry Orlac, Stephen Orlac's Stepfather
The Lost Chick
Grandpa Squirrel (voice) (uncredited)
- 1934
The Mighty Barnum
Swedish consul
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Harry Bevan
The Fountain
Van Arkel
