Henry Kolker

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

146

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

  • The Ghost Walks

    The Ghost Walks

  • Abraham Lincoln

    Abraham Lincoln

  • The Case of the Curious Bride

    The Case of the Curious Bride

  • Faithless

    Faithless

  • Love Time

    Love Time

  • Holiday

    Holiday

  • One Heavenly Night

    One Heavenly Night

  • A Bedtime Story

    A Bedtime Story

  • Devil and the Deep

    Devil and the Deep

  • A Kiss in a Taxi

    A Kiss in a Taxi

  • Union Pacific

    Union Pacific

  • The Narrow Corner

    The Narrow Corner

  • Baby Face

    Baby Face

  • Bureau of Missing Persons

    Bureau of Missing Persons

  • Hidden Power

    Hidden Power

  • Jewel Robbery

    Jewel Robbery

  • Spring Tonic

    Spring Tonic

  • Go Into Your Dance

    Go Into Your Dance

  • Gloria's Romance

    Gloria's Romance

  • Million Dollar Ransom

    Million Dollar Ransom

  • Green Light

    Green Light

  • Wonder Bar

    Wonder Bar

  • Golden Harvest

    Golden Harvest

  • The Girl from Missouri

    The Girl from Missouri

  • The Man Who Lost Himself

    The Man Who Lost Himself

  • East Is West

    East Is West

  • Coquette

    Coquette

  • The Cowboy and the Lady

    The Cowboy and the Lady

  • Let's Talk It Over

    Let's Talk It Over

  • Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet

  • The Valiant

    The Valiant

  • The First Year

    The First Year

  • The Washington Masquerade

    The Washington Masquerade

  • Reckless

    Reckless

  • Diamond Jim

    Diamond Jim

  • Las Vegas Nights

    Las Vegas Nights

  • Frisco Waterfront

    Frisco Waterfront

  • Red Salute

    Red Salute

  • The Palace of Pleasure

    The Palace of Pleasure

  • Gigolettes of Paris

    Gigolettes of Paris

  • The Black Room

    The Black Room

  • Lady by Choice

    Lady by Choice

  • The Last Days of Pompeii

    The Last Days of Pompeii

  • The Florentine Dagger

    The Florentine Dagger

  • Grand Ole Opry

    Grand Ole Opry

  • Love Is a Headache

    Love Is a Headache

  • Journal of a Crime

    Journal of a Crime

  • The Power and the Glory

    The Power and the Glory

  • Bedside

    Bedside

  • Reunion in France

    Reunion in France

  • Here I Am a Stranger

    Here I Am a Stranger

  • Meet the Baron

    Meet the Baron

  • Main Street Lawyer

    Main Street Lawyer

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

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

  • Blind Date

    Blind Date

  • The Band Plays On

    The Band Plays On

  • The Invisible Menace

    The Invisible Menace

  • Rasputin and the Empress

    Rasputin and the Empress

  • Honeymoon Limited

    Honeymoon Limited

  • Money and the Woman

    Money and the Woman

  • The Parson of Panamint

    The Parson of Panamint

  • Social Hypocrites

    Social Hypocrites

  • Parents on Trial

    Parents on Trial

  • Imitation of Life

    Imitation of Life

  • Under Cover of Night

    Under Cover of Night

  • Midnight Rose

    Midnight Rose

  • Thoroughbreds Don't Cry

    Thoroughbreds Don't Cry

  • Too Hot to Handle

    Too Hot to Handle

  • The Man Who Lived Twice

    The Man Who Lived Twice

  • Black Moon

    Black Moon

  • Bluebeard

    Bluebeard

  • One New York Night

    One New York Night

  • Quick Millions

    Quick Millions

  • Blood Money

    Blood Money

  • A Woman's Face

    A Woman's Face

  • I Like Your Nerve

    I Like Your Nerve

  • Indiscreet

    Indiscreet

  • Safety in Numbers

    Safety in Numbers

  • Sitting on the Moon

    Sitting on the Moon

  • Collegiate

    Collegiate

  • The Yellow Ticket

    The Yellow Ticket

  • I Loved a Woman

    I Loved a Woman

  • Marie Antoinette

    Marie Antoinette

  • Great Guy

    Great Guy

  • The Devil Is Driving

    The Devil Is Driving

  • Theodora Goes Wild

    Theodora Goes Wild

  • The Real Glory

    The Real Glory

  • The Way of All Men

    The Way of All Men

  • The Brat

    The Brat

  • The Shell Game

    The Shell Game

  • The House of Mirth

    The House of Mirth

  • A Lost Lady

    A Lost Lady

  • I've Got Your Number

    I've Got Your Number

  • The Unholy Garden

    The Unholy Garden

  • Once a Doctor

    Once a Doctor

  • Good Intentions

    Good Intentions

  • Soft Living

    Soft Living

  • Hello, Sister!

    Hello, Sister!

  • The Beautiful Spy

    The Beautiful Spy

  • Whom the Gods Destroy

    Whom the Gods Destroy

  • Bullets or Ballots

    Bullets or Ballots

  • Success at Any Price

    Success at Any Price

  • Shipmates Forever

    Shipmates Forever

  • The Hell Cat

    The Hell Cat

  • The Crash

    The Crash

  • The Adventures of Marco Polo

    The Adventures of Marco Polo

  • 3 Kids and a Queen

    3 Kids and a Queen

  • Mad Love

    Mad Love

  • A Man of Stone

    A Man of Stone

  • The Spy

    The Spy

  • Don't Bet on Women

    Don't Bet on Women

  • The Mystery Man

    The Mystery Man

  • Now and Forever

    Now and Forever

  • Charlie Chan in Paris

    Charlie Chan in Paris

  • Times Square Lady

    Times Square Lady

  • The Keyhole

    The Keyhole

  • Maid of Salem

    Maid of Salem

  • Love, Live & Laugh

    Love, Live & Laugh

  • Any Woman

    Any Woman

  • Du Barry, Woman of Passion

    Du Barry, Woman of Passion

  • A Dog of Flanders

    A Dog of Flanders

  • Let Them Live

    Let Them Live

  • Sarong Girl

    Sarong Girl

  • Red Hot Tires

    Red Hot Tires

  • They Wanted to Marry

    They Wanted to Marry

  • Don't Marry

    Don't Marry

  • Let Us Live

    Let Us Live

  • The Great Swindle

    The Great Swindle

  • Society Doctor

    Society Doctor

  • She Loves Me Not

    She Loves Me Not

  • Here Comes the Band

    Here Comes the Band

  • Sally, Irene and Mary

    Sally, Irene and Mary

  • Name the Woman

    Name the Woman

  • Sing Sing Nights

    Sing Sing Nights

  • My Marriage

    My Marriage

  • One Exciting Adventure

    One Exciting Adventure

  • I Live My Life

    I Live My Life

  • The Bad One

    The Bad One

  • These Glamour Girls

    These Glamour Girls

  • Hell's Four Hundred

    Hell's Four Hundred

  • The Warning

    The Warning

  • Blackie's Redemption

    Blackie's Redemption

  • Notorious But Nice

    Notorious But Nice

  • Let's Try Again

    Let's Try Again

  • How Molly Malone Made Good

    How Molly Malone Made Good

  • Sing for Your Supper

    Sing for Your Supper