Henry Kolker

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

151

Gender

Male

Birthday

1874-11-12

Day of death

1947-07-15 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Berlin, Germany

Henry Kolker

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

Known For

  • Faithless

    Faithless

  • Great Guy

    Great Guy

  • Honeymoon Limited

    Honeymoon Limited

  • Reckless

    Reckless

  • Indiscreet

    Indiscreet

  • Bedside

    Bedside

  • Collegiate

    Collegiate

  • The Spy

    The Spy

  • The House of Mirth

    The House of Mirth

  • Baby Face

    Baby Face

  • Bullets or Ballots

    Bullets or Ballots

  • Main Street Lawyer

    Main Street Lawyer

  • Red Salute

    Red Salute

  • Theodora Goes Wild

    Theodora Goes Wild

  • One New York Night

    One New York Night

  • Let Them Live

    Let Them Live

  • The Hell Cat

    The Hell Cat

  • A Lost Lady

    A Lost Lady

  • Mad Love

    Mad Love

  • I Like Your Nerve

    I Like Your Nerve

  • One Heavenly Night

    One Heavenly Night

  • Sally, Irene and Mary

    Sally, Irene and Mary

  • Charlie Chan in Paris

    Charlie Chan in Paris

  • Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet

  • Wonder Bar

    Wonder Bar

  • Let Us Live

    Let Us Live

  • Sarong Girl

    Sarong Girl

  • A Man of Stone

    A Man of Stone

  • I Loved a Woman

    I Loved a Woman

  • Las Vegas Nights

    Las Vegas Nights

  • Name the Woman

    Name the Woman

  • Love, Live & Laugh

    Love, Live & Laugh

  • Bluebeard

    Bluebeard

  • Society Doctor

    Society Doctor

  • Once a Doctor

    Once a Doctor

  • Hello, Sister!

    Hello, Sister!

  • Diamond Jim

    Diamond Jim

  • Pleasure Crazed

    Pleasure Crazed

  • Green Light

    Green Light

  • Times Square Lady

    Times Square Lady

  • Coquette

    Coquette

  • My Marriage

    My Marriage

  • Social Hypocrites

    Social Hypocrites

  • She Loves Me Not

    She Loves Me Not

  • Holiday

    Holiday

  • Reunion in France

    Reunion in France

  • The Narrow Corner

    The Narrow Corner

  • The Warning

    The Warning

  • Bureau of Missing Persons

    Bureau of Missing Persons

  • Union Pacific

    Union Pacific

  • Sing Sing Nights

    Sing Sing Nights

  • Imitation of Life

    Imitation of Life

  • Marie Antoinette

    Marie Antoinette

  • Devil and the Deep

    Devil and the Deep

  • The Real Glory

    The Real Glory

  • Golden Harvest

    Golden Harvest

  • A Woman's Face

    A Woman's Face

  • Quick Millions

    Quick Millions

  • The First Year

    The First Year

  • Blind Date

    Blind Date

  • Abraham Lincoln

    Abraham Lincoln

  • Rasputin and the Empress

    Rasputin and the Empress

  • Here Comes the Band

    Here Comes the Band

  • Too Hot to Handle

    Too Hot to Handle

  • Let's Try Again

    Let's Try Again

  • I Live My Life

    I Live My Life

  • The Great Swindle

    The Great Swindle

  • Now and Forever

    Now and Forever

  • Don't Marry

    Don't Marry

  • Grand Ole Opry

    Grand Ole Opry

  • The Black Room

    The Black Room

  • The Last Days of Pompeii

    The Last Days of Pompeii

  • The Man Who Lived Twice

    The Man Who Lived Twice

  • Whom the Gods Destroy

    Whom the Gods Destroy

  • Jewel Robbery

    Jewel Robbery

  • The Cowboy and the Lady

    The Cowboy and the Lady

  • Here I Am a Stranger

    Here I Am a Stranger

  • These Glamour Girls

    These Glamour Girls

  • Safety in Numbers

    Safety in Numbers

  • One Exciting Adventure

    One Exciting Adventure

  • Thoroughbreds Don't Cry

    Thoroughbreds Don't Cry

  • The Valiant

    The Valiant

  • Frisco Waterfront

    Frisco Waterfront

  • The Brat

    The Brat

  • Blood Money

    Blood Money

  • I've Got Your Number

    I've Got Your Number

  • Hell's Four Hundred

    Hell's Four Hundred

  • The Adventures of Marco Polo

    The Adventures of Marco Polo

  • Black Moon

    Black Moon

  • Let's Talk It Over

    Let's Talk It Over

  • Million Dollar Ransom

    Million Dollar Ransom

  • Love Is a Headache

    Love Is a Headache

  • Blackie's Redemption

    Blackie's Redemption

  • 3 Kids and a Queen

    3 Kids and a Queen

  • The Crash

    The Crash

  • The Mystery Man

    The Mystery Man

  • The Girl from Missouri

    The Girl from Missouri

  • The Band Plays On

    The Band Plays On

  • The Devil Is Driving

    The Devil Is Driving

  • Shipmates Forever

    Shipmates Forever

  • Success at Any Price

    Success at Any Price

  • Spring Tonic

    Spring Tonic

  • The Bad One

    The Bad One

  • East Is West

    East Is West

  • Meet the Baron

    Meet the Baron

  • The Parson of Panamint

    The Parson of Panamint

  • The Washington Masquerade

    The Washington Masquerade

  • The Yellow Ticket

    The Yellow Ticket

  • Sisters Under the Skin

    Sisters Under the Skin

  • The Unholy Garden

    The Unholy Garden

  • Go Into Your Dance

    Go Into Your Dance

  • Parents on Trial

    Parents on Trial

  • The Invisible Menace

    The Invisible Menace

  • Maid of Salem

    Maid of Salem

  • They Wanted to Marry

    They Wanted to Marry

  • The Beautiful Spy

    The Beautiful Spy

  • The Case of the Curious Bride

    The Case of the Curious Bride

  • Any Woman

    Any Woman

  • Money and the Woman

    Money and the Woman

  • Don't Bet on Women

    Don't Bet on Women

  • The Ghost Walks

    The Ghost Walks

  • Du Barry, Woman of Passion

    Du Barry, Woman of Passion

  • The Florentine Dagger

    The Florentine Dagger

  • Love Time

    Love Time

  • Hidden Power

    Hidden Power

  • Good Intentions

    Good Intentions

  • Gloria's Romance

    Gloria's Romance

  • A Dog of Flanders

    A Dog of Flanders

  • Journal of a Crime

    Journal of a Crime

  • A Bedtime Story

    A Bedtime Story

  • The Keyhole

    The Keyhole

  • Lady by Choice

    Lady by Choice

  • The Palace of Pleasure

    The Palace of Pleasure

  • Red Hot Tires

    Red Hot Tires

  • Sitting on the Moon

    Sitting on the Moon

  • The Man Who Lost Himself

    The Man Who Lost Himself

  • Sing for Your Supper

    Sing for Your Supper

  • The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns

    The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns

  • Under Cover of Night

    Under Cover of Night

  • The Power and the Glory

    The Power and the Glory

  • A Kiss in a Taxi

    A Kiss in a Taxi

  • Midnight Rose

    Midnight Rose

  • Soft Living

    Soft Living

  • Notorious But Nice

    Notorious But Nice

  • The Shell Game

    The Shell Game

  • The Way of All Men

    The Way of All Men

  • Her Purchase Price

    Her Purchase Price

  • Gigolettes of Paris

    Gigolettes of Paris

  • Wet Paint

    Wet Paint

  • How Molly Malone Made Good

    How Molly Malone Made Good

  • The Parisian Tigress

    The Parisian Tigress