Fred Kohler

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

120

Gender

Male

Birthday

1888-04-18

Day of death

1938-10-28 (50 years old)

Place of Birth

Dubuque, Iowa, USA

Fred Kohler

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 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.

Known For

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

    An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

  • The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

    The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

  • Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

    Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

  • The Constant Woman

    The Constant Woman

  • Perils of the Yukon

    Perils of the Yukon

  • The Fourth Horseman

    The Fourth Horseman

  • The City Gone Wild

    The City Gone Wild

  • Forgotten Faces

    Forgotten Faces

  • Little Man, What Now?

    Little Man, What Now?

  • A Daughter of the Law

    A Daughter of the Law

  • Under the Tonto Rim

    Under the Tonto Rim

  • Fighting Caravans

    Fighting Caravans

  • The Way of All Flesh

    The Way of All Flesh

  • The Iron Horse

    The Iron Horse

  • The Showdown

    The Showdown

  • Dick Turpin

    Dick Turpin

  • Queen Christina

    Queen Christina

  • The Last Round-up

    The Last Round-up

  • Lawless Valley

    Lawless Valley

  • The Case of Lena Smith

    The Case of Lena Smith

  • Behind the Door

    Behind the Door

  • Stormy

    Stormy

  • Stairs of Sand

    Stairs of Sand

  • Deluge

    Deluge

  • The Vigilantes Are Coming

    The Vigilantes Are Coming

  • Woman Hungry

    Woman Hungry

  • Under a Texas Moon

    Under a Texas Moon

  • Riders of the Purple Sage

    Riders of the Purple Sage

  • For the Service

    For the Service

  • The Quitter

    The Quitter

  • The Blood Ship

    The Blood Ship

  • Frisco Kid

    Frisco Kid

  • Shootin' Irons

    Shootin' Irons

  • Underworld

    Underworld

  • The Loves of Carmen

    The Loves of Carmen

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi

  • The Dummy

    The Dummy

  • Border Brigands

    Border Brigands

  • The Eleventh Hour

    The Eleventh Hour

  • The Right of Way

    The Right of Way

  • Forbidden Valley

    Forbidden Valley

  • Winds of Chance

    Winds of Chance

  • Conflict

    Conflict

  • The Flame of Life

    The Flame of Life

  • The Man from Hell

    The Man from Hell

  • Thunderbolt

    Thunderbolt

  • Roadhouse Nights

    Roadhouse Nights

  • Daughter of Shanghai

    Daughter of Shanghai

  • X Marks the Spot

    X Marks the Spot

  • The Buccaneer

    The Buccaneer

  • The Texas Bad Man

    The Texas Bad Man

  • Gangs of New York

    Gangs of New York

  • A Soldier's Plaything

    A Soldier's Plaything

  • The Texas Rangers

    The Texas Rangers

  • The Plainsman

    The Plainsman

  • Broadway Babies

    Broadway Babies

  • Hell's Heroes

    Hell's Heroes

  • Partners of the Tide

    Partners of the Tide

  • The Rough Riders

    The Rough Riders

  • The Tiger's Trail

    The Tiger's Trail

  • The Lash

    The Lash

  • Wild Horse Mesa

    Wild Horse Mesa

  • Open Range

    Open Range

  • Blockade

    Blockade

  • Carnival Boat

    Carnival Boat

  • Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

    Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

  • The Country Beyond

    The Country Beyond

  • The Red Warning

    The Red Warning

  • Honor of the Range

    Honor of the Range

  • North of Hudson Bay

    North of Hudson Bay

  • The Light of Western Stars

    The Light of Western Stars

  • The Wolf Dog

    The Wolf Dog

  • The Kentucky Colonel

    The Kentucky Colonel

  • Goin' to Town

    Goin' to Town

  • Call Her Savage

    Call Her Savage

  • The Accusing Finger

    The Accusing Finger

  • Tide of Empire

    Tide of Empire

  • Soldiers of Fortune

    Soldiers of Fortune

  • Fighting Fury

    Fighting Fury

  • The Fiddlin' Buckaroo

    The Fiddlin' Buckaroo

  • The Gay Defender

    The Gay Defender

  • Times Square Lady

    Times Square Lady

  • Trimmed

    Trimmed

  • Polly of the Storm Country

    Polly of the Storm Country

  • Ship of Wanted Men

    Ship of Wanted Men

  • The Thundering Herd

    The Thundering Herd

  • Half a Sinner

    Half a Sinner

  • The Bar-C Mystery

    The Bar-C Mystery

  • Heart of the West

    Heart of the West

  • Other Men's Women

    Other Men's Women

  • Lightning Triggers

    Lightning Triggers

  • The Prairie Pirate

    The Prairie Pirate

  • Hell's Hole

    Hell's Hole

  • Shadows of the North

    Shadows of the North

  • Hard Rock Harrigan

    Hard Rock Harrigan

  • Horses' Collars

    Horses' Collars

  • Corsair

    Corsair

  • Old Ironsides

    Old Ironsides

  • Men of Action

    Men of Action

  • West of the Pecos

    West of the Pecos

  • The River of Romance

    The River of Romance

  • Painted Desert

    Painted Desert

  • The Leatherneck

    The Leatherneck

  • Sal of Singapore

    Sal of Singapore

  • The Rider of Death Valley

    The Rider of Death Valley

  • The Drag Net

    The Drag Net

  • Without Compromise

    Without Compromise

  • The Vanishing Pioneer

    The Vanishing Pioneer

  • Chinatown Charlie

    Chinatown Charlie

  • Cyclone Bliss

    Cyclone Bliss

  • The Stampede

    The Stampede

  • Say It with Songs

    Say It with Songs

  • Yellow Men and Gold

    Yellow Men and Gold

  • Billy The Kid Returns

    Billy The Kid Returns

  • Thru the Flames

    Thru the Flames

  • The Spieler

    The Spieler

  • The Ice Flood

    The Ice Flood

  • His Back Against the Wall

    His Back Against the Wall

  • Three Who Paid

    Three Who Paid

  • The Son of the Wolf

    The Son of the Wolf