Henry Kolker

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

148

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

  • Abraham Lincoln

    Abraham Lincoln

  • Collegiate

    Collegiate

  • Faithless

    Faithless

  • Good Intentions

    Good Intentions

  • Black Moon

    Black Moon

  • The Valiant

    The Valiant

  • The Spy

    The Spy

  • Honeymoon Limited

    Honeymoon Limited

  • Spring Tonic

    Spring Tonic

  • Bluebeard

    Bluebeard

  • Frisco Waterfront

    Frisco Waterfront

  • Jewel Robbery

    Jewel Robbery

  • Society Doctor

    Society Doctor

  • Soft Living

    Soft Living

  • Bedside

    Bedside

  • Reckless

    Reckless

  • Shipmates Forever

    Shipmates Forever

  • Green Light

    Green Light

  • Quick Millions

    Quick Millions

  • Wonder Bar

    Wonder Bar

  • Marie Antoinette

    Marie Antoinette

  • Baby Face

    Baby Face

  • Blind Date

    Blind Date

  • Diamond Jim

    Diamond Jim

  • Blood Money

    Blood Money

  • Mad Love

    Mad Love

  • Coquette

    Coquette

  • Indiscreet

    Indiscreet

  • The Beautiful Spy

    The Beautiful Spy

  • Social Hypocrites

    Social Hypocrites

  • Great Guy

    Great Guy

  • Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet

  • The Brat

    The Brat

  • Hidden Power

    Hidden Power

  • The Crash

    The Crash

  • A Woman's Face

    A Woman's Face

  • Red Salute

    Red Salute

  • Any Woman

    Any Woman

  • Hello, Sister!

    Hello, Sister!

  • A Bedtime Story

    A Bedtime Story

  • Golden Harvest

    Golden Harvest

  • The Ghost Walks

    The Ghost Walks

  • The Girl from Missouri

    The Girl from Missouri

  • The Band Plays On

    The Band Plays On

  • Too Hot to Handle

    Too Hot to Handle

  • The Black Room

    The Black Room

  • Sitting on the Moon

    Sitting on the Moon

  • Pleasure Crazed

    Pleasure Crazed

  • The Last Days of Pompeii

    The Last Days of Pompeii

  • Rasputin and the Empress

    Rasputin and the Empress

  • The Man Who Lost Himself

    The Man Who Lost Himself

  • The Keyhole

    The Keyhole

  • Devil and the Deep

    Devil and the Deep

  • Imitation of Life

    Imitation of Life

  • Let's Talk It Over

    Let's Talk It Over

  • The Cowboy and the Lady

    The Cowboy and the Lady

  • Bureau of Missing Persons

    Bureau of Missing Persons

  • Main Street Lawyer

    Main Street Lawyer

  • The Palace of Pleasure

    The Palace of Pleasure

  • The Washington Masquerade

    The Washington Masquerade

  • The Hell Cat

    The Hell Cat

  • The Case of the Curious Bride

    The Case of the Curious Bride

  • Reunion in France

    Reunion in France

  • The Mystery Man

    The Mystery Man

  • Meet the Baron

    Meet the Baron

  • Journal of a Crime

    Journal of a Crime

  • The Florentine Dagger

    The Florentine Dagger

  • Million Dollar Ransom

    Million Dollar Ransom

  • Love Is a Headache

    Love Is a Headache

  • A Lost Lady

    A Lost Lady

  • Grand Ole Opry

    Grand Ole Opry

  • East Is West

    East Is West

  • One New York Night

    One New York Night

  • Under Cover of Night

    Under Cover of Night

  • I've Got Your Number

    I've Got Your Number

  • Thoroughbreds Don't Cry

    Thoroughbreds Don't Cry

  • The Yellow Ticket

    The Yellow Ticket

  • Holiday

    Holiday

  • Now and Forever

    Now and Forever

  • Theodora Goes Wild

    Theodora Goes Wild

  • Las Vegas Nights

    Las Vegas Nights

  • Sally, Irene and Mary

    Sally, Irene and Mary

  • The Shell Game

    The Shell Game

  • The Invisible Menace

    The Invisible Menace

  • Go Into Your Dance

    Go Into Your Dance

  • Charlie Chan in Paris

    Charlie Chan in Paris

  • Money and the Woman

    Money and the Woman

  • Whom the Gods Destroy

    Whom the Gods Destroy

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

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

  • I Loved a Woman

    I Loved a Woman

  • The First Year

    The First Year

  • The Parson of Panamint

    The Parson of Panamint

  • Du Barry, Woman of Passion

    Du Barry, Woman of Passion

  • My Marriage

    My Marriage

  • Union Pacific

    Union Pacific

  • Lady by Choice

    Lady by Choice

  • The Real Glory

    The Real Glory

  • Bullets or Ballots

    Bullets or Ballots

  • Sing Sing Nights

    Sing Sing Nights

  • Gigolettes of Paris

    Gigolettes of Paris

  • Maid of Salem

    Maid of Salem

  • The Way of All Men

    The Way of All Men

  • Let Them Live

    Let Them Live

  • One Heavenly Night

    One Heavenly Night

  • 3 Kids and a Queen

    3 Kids and a Queen

  • Once a Doctor

    Once a Doctor

  • Let Us Live

    Let Us Live

  • Parents on Trial

    Parents on Trial

  • She Loves Me Not

    She Loves Me Not

  • The Narrow Corner

    The Narrow Corner

  • Here I Am a Stranger

    Here I Am a Stranger

  • The Unholy Garden

    The Unholy Garden

  • Let's Try Again

    Let's Try Again

  • The Power and the Glory

    The Power and the Glory

  • I Like Your Nerve

    I Like Your Nerve

  • Sarong Girl

    Sarong Girl

  • Safety in Numbers

    Safety in Numbers

  • Don't Bet on Women

    Don't Bet on Women

  • Success at Any Price

    Success at Any Price

  • A Man of Stone

    A Man of Stone

  • Red Hot Tires

    Red Hot Tires

  • Love, Live & Laugh

    Love, Live & Laugh

  • Name the Woman

    Name the Woman

  • They Wanted to Marry

    They Wanted to Marry

  • Times Square Lady

    Times Square Lady

  • These Glamour Girls

    These Glamour Girls

  • Gloria's Romance

    Gloria's Romance

  • Hell's Four Hundred

    Hell's Four Hundred

  • The Great Swindle

    The Great Swindle

  • I Live My Life

    I Live My Life

  • Blackie's Redemption

    Blackie's Redemption

  • A Dog of Flanders

    A Dog of Flanders

  • Love Time

    Love Time

  • Here Comes the Band

    Here Comes the Band

  • The Man Who Lived Twice

    The Man Who Lived Twice

  • A Kiss in a Taxi

    A Kiss in a Taxi

  • How Molly Malone Made Good

    How Molly Malone Made Good

  • The Warning

    The Warning

  • The Devil Is Driving

    The Devil Is Driving

  • The Adventures of Marco Polo

    The Adventures of Marco Polo

  • One Exciting Adventure

    One Exciting Adventure

  • The House of Mirth

    The House of Mirth

  • Midnight Rose

    Midnight Rose

  • The Bad One

    The Bad One

  • Notorious But Nice

    Notorious But Nice

  • Don't Marry

    Don't Marry

  • Sing for Your Supper

    Sing for Your Supper

  • Her Purchase Price

    Her Purchase Price