Fred Kohler

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

117

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

  • Little Man, What Now?

    Little Man, What Now?

  • The Tiger's Trail

    The Tiger's Trail

  • Chinatown Charlie

    Chinatown Charlie

  • Conflict

    Conflict

  • Deluge

    Deluge

  • Under a Texas Moon

    Under a Texas Moon

  • Riders of the Purple Sage

    Riders of the Purple Sage

  • Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

    Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

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

    An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

  • The Fourth Horseman

    The Fourth Horseman

  • The Texas Rangers

    The Texas Rangers

  • The Right of Way

    The Right of Way

  • Perils of the Yukon

    Perils of the Yukon

  • The Case of Lena Smith

    The Case of Lena Smith

  • The Accusing Finger

    The Accusing Finger

  • Tide of Empire

    Tide of Empire

  • X Marks the Spot

    X Marks the Spot

  • The Iron Horse

    The Iron Horse

  • North of Hudson Bay

    North of Hudson Bay

  • The Country Beyond

    The Country Beyond

  • The Buccaneer

    The Buccaneer

  • Behind the Door

    Behind the Door

  • The Vigilantes Are Coming

    The Vigilantes Are Coming

  • Hell's Heroes

    Hell's Heroes

  • Broadway Babies

    Broadway Babies

  • The Thundering Herd

    The Thundering Herd

  • Honor of the Range

    Honor of the Range

  • The Texas Bad Man

    The Texas Bad Man

  • Roadhouse Nights

    Roadhouse Nights

  • Partners of the Tide

    Partners of the Tide

  • Forgotten Faces

    Forgotten Faces

  • The Wolf Dog

    The Wolf Dog

  • Queen Christina

    Queen Christina

  • The Red Warning

    The Red Warning

  • The Dummy

    The Dummy

  • The Flame of Life

    The Flame of Life

  • Stormy

    Stormy

  • Wild Horse Mesa

    Wild Horse Mesa

  • The Man from Hell

    The Man from Hell

  • Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

    Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

  • Gangs of New York

    Gangs of New York

  • Frisco Kid

    Frisco Kid

  • Old Ironsides

    Old Ironsides

  • The Fiddlin' Buckaroo

    The Fiddlin' Buckaroo

  • Hard Rock Harrigan

    Hard Rock Harrigan

  • Shootin' Irons

    Shootin' Irons

  • Horses' Collars

    Horses' Collars

  • Lawless Valley

    Lawless Valley

  • The Quitter

    The Quitter

  • The Constant Woman

    The Constant Woman

  • The Showdown

    The Showdown

  • Soldiers of Fortune

    Soldiers of Fortune

  • Under the Tonto Rim

    Under the Tonto Rim

  • Fighting Caravans

    Fighting Caravans

  • The Plainsman

    The Plainsman

  • A Daughter of the Law

    A Daughter of the Law

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi

  • Border Brigands

    Border Brigands

  • For the Service

    For the Service

  • The Lash

    The Lash

  • Blockade

    Blockade

  • The Last Round-up

    The Last Round-up

  • The Leatherneck

    The Leatherneck

  • Yellow Men and Gold

    Yellow Men and Gold

  • The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

    The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

  • The Light of Western Stars

    The Light of Western Stars

  • Carnival Boat

    Carnival Boat

  • Daughter of Shanghai

    Daughter of Shanghai

  • The Drag Net

    The Drag Net

  • Woman Hungry

    Woman Hungry

  • A Soldier's Plaything

    A Soldier's Plaything

  • The Eleventh Hour

    The Eleventh Hour

  • The Rough Riders

    The Rough Riders

  • Forbidden Valley

    Forbidden Valley

  • The Blood Ship

    The Blood Ship

  • Winds of Chance

    Winds of Chance

  • Stairs of Sand

    Stairs of Sand

  • Half a Sinner

    Half a Sinner

  • Underworld

    Underworld

  • Dick Turpin

    Dick Turpin

  • West of the Pecos

    West of the Pecos

  • The River of Romance

    The River of Romance

  • Times Square Lady

    Times Square Lady

  • Hell's Hole

    Hell's Hole

  • Polly of the Storm Country

    Polly of the Storm Country

  • Open Range

    Open Range

  • The Gay Defender

    The Gay Defender

  • The Loves of Carmen

    The Loves of Carmen

  • Call Her Savage

    Call Her Savage

  • Men of Action

    Men of Action

  • The Prairie Pirate

    The Prairie Pirate

  • The Way of All Flesh

    The Way of All Flesh

  • Trimmed

    Trimmed

  • Heart of the West

    Heart of the West

  • Thunderbolt

    Thunderbolt

  • Goin' to Town

    Goin' to Town

  • The City Gone Wild

    The City Gone Wild

  • Other Men's Women

    Other Men's Women

  • The Ice Flood

    The Ice Flood

  • Shadows of the North

    Shadows of the North

  • Ship of Wanted Men

    Ship of Wanted Men

  • Lightning Triggers

    Lightning Triggers

  • Painted Desert

    Painted Desert

  • Fighting Fury

    Fighting Fury

  • Billy The Kid Returns

    Billy The Kid Returns

  • Cyclone Bliss

    Cyclone Bliss

  • The Spieler

    The Spieler

  • Sal of Singapore

    Sal of Singapore

  • His Back Against the Wall

    His Back Against the Wall

  • Without Compromise

    Without Compromise

  • Corsair

    Corsair

  • Say It with Songs

    Say It with Songs

  • Three Who Paid

    Three Who Paid

  • The Rider of Death Valley

    The Rider of Death Valley

  • Thru the Flames

    Thru the Flames

  • The Vanishing Pioneer

    The Vanishing Pioneer

  • The Stampede

    The Stampede