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Fred Kohler

Fred Kohler

Birthday: 1887-04-20 | Place of Birth: Burlington, Iowa, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1938
Painted Desert

as    Hugh Fawcett

1938
Billy The Kid Returns

as    Matson

1938
Blockade

as    Pietro

1938
Lawless Valley

as    Tom Marsh

1937
Daughter of Shanghai

as    Captain Gulner

1936
Heart of the West

as    Barton

1936
The Vigilantes Are Coming

as    General Jason Burr

1935
Hard Rock Harrigan

as    Black Jack Riley

1935
Men of Action

as    Thorenson

1934
Little Man, What Now?

as    Karl Goebbler

1934
Honor of the Range

as    Rawhide

1933
Ship of Wanted Men

as    Chuck Young

1933
Deluge

as    Jepson

1933
The Wolf Dog

as    Joe Stevens

1933
The Constant Woman

as    Speakeasy Bouncer

1933
The Fiddlin' Buckaroo

as    Wolf Morgan

1932
Carnival Boat

as    Hack Logan

1932
The Rider of Death Valley

as    Lew Grant

1931
Corsair

as    Big John

1931
X Marks the Spot

as    Edward P. Riggs

1931
Fighting Caravans

as    Lee Murdock

1930
Under a Texas Moon

as    Bad Man

1930
A Soldier's Plaything

as    Hank

1930
The Right of Way

as    Joseph Portugais

1930
The Lash

as    Peter Harkness

1929
Hell's Heroes

as    'Wild Bill' Kearney

1929
River of Romance

as    Captain Blackie

1929
Say It with Songs

as    Fred, Joe's Cellmate

1928
The Spieler

as    Red Moon

1927
Underworld

as    Buck Mulligan