
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.
Filmografi
Fighting Fury1924 · 'Two-finger' Larkin
Thunderbolt1929 · 'Bad Al' Friedberg
The Scrapper1922 · Oleson
Lightning Triggers1935 · Bull Thompson
Cyclone Bliss1921 · Jack Hall
Forbidden Valley1938 · Matt Rogan
Call Her Savage1932 · Silas Jennings
Dangerous Intrigue1936 · Brant
Half a Sinner1934 · Brick
The Thundering Herd1925 · Follansbee
The Bar-C Mystery1926 ·
Heart of the West1936 · Barton
Times Square Lady1935 · "Dutch" Meyers
The Spieler1928 · Red Moon
Goin' to Town1935 · Buck Gonzales
Queen Christina1934 · Member of the Court at Abdication (uncredited)
Men of Action1935 · Thorenson
With Stanley in Africa1922 ·
Trimmed1922 · Young Bill Young
Other Men's Women1931 · Haley
Sal of Singapore1928 · Captain Sunday
West of the Pecos1934 · Sawtelle
Jack Hoxie
Kermit Maynard
E.H. Calvert
George A. McDaniel
Fay Wray
Tully Marshall
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Duke R. Lee
Richard Arlen
Buck Connors
Robert Elliott
William Welsh