Louis Calhern

Actor

Birth Date: February 19, 1895

Death Date: May 12, 1956 — 61 years old

Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York

Spouses: Natalie Schafer

Awards

In silent films as a young man but best remembered for his elderly roles of the 1950s, notably as the lead in "Julius Caesar" (1953) and as Oliver Wendell Holmes in John Sturges's "The Magnificent Yankee" (1950). Married to actresses Ilka Chase, Julia Hoyt, Natalie Schaefer and Marianne Stewart.

Credits

Actor Guest Producer Director Writer Music All Credits

Forever DarlingStream

Charles Y. Bewell

High SocietyStream

The Prodigal

Actor

Nahreeb

Show

1955

The Prodigal

Actor

Nahreeb

Movie

1955

Blackboard JungleStream

EL Príncipe Estudiante

Actor

Movie

1954

Men of the Fighting Lady

James A. Michener

Athena

Actor

Grandpa Ulysses Mulvain

Movie

1954

The Student PrinceStream

King of Karlsberg

Executive SuiteStream

George Nyle Caswell

Betrayed

Actor

Gen. Ten Eyck

Movie

1954

Rhapsody

Actor

Nicholas Durant

Movie

1954

Confidentially Connie

Actor

Opie Bedloe

Movie

1953

Remains to Be Seen

Actor

Benjamin Goodman

Movie

1953

Julius CaesarStream

Latin Lovers

Actor

Grandfather Eduardo Santos

Movie

1953

Invitación

Actor

Movie

1952

Invitation

Actor

Simon Bowker

Movie

1952

Washington Story

Actor

Charles W. Birch

Movie

1952

The Prisoner of ZendaStream

The Man With a Cloak

Actor

Charles Theverner

Movie

1951

The Asphalt JungleStream

Alonzo D. Emmerich

A Life of Her Own

Actor

Jim Leversoe

Movie

1950

Nancy Goes to Rio

Actor

Gregory Elliott

Movie

1950

Annie Get Your Gun

Col. Buffalo Bill Cody

Two Weeks With Love

Horatio Robinson

The Magnificent YankeeStream

Oliver Wendell Holmes

Devil's Doorway

The Red Pony

Actor

Grandfather

Movie

1949

The Red DanubeStream

Arch of Triumph

Actor

"Col." Boris Morosov

Movie

1948

NotoriousStream

Captain Paul Prescott

Up in Arms

Actor

Colonel Ashley

Movie

1944

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

Actor

Don Andre

Movie

1944

Heaven Can WaitStream

Randolph Van Cleve

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

Actor

Dr. Brockdorf

Movie

1940

I Take This Woman

Actor

Dr. Martin Sumner Duveen

Movie

1940

Juarez

Actor

LeMarc

Movie

1939

Fast Company

Actor

Elias Z. "Eli" Bannerman

Movie

1938

The Life of Emile Zola

Actor

Major Dort

Movie

1937

Her Husband Lies

Actor

Joe Sorrell

Movie

1937

The Gorgeous Hussy

Actor

Sunderland

Movie

1936

Woman Wanted

Actor

Smiley Gordon

Movie

1935

The Last Days of Pompeii

Actor

Prefect

Movie

1935

The Count of Monte CristoStream

De Villefort Jr.

Sweet Adeline

Actor

Maj. Jim Day

Movie

1934

The Man With Two Faces

Actor

Stanley Vance

Movie

1934

The Affairs of Cellini

Actor

Ottaviano

Movie

1934

Frisco Jenny

Actor

Steve Dutton

Movie

1933

Duck SoupStream

Ambassador Trentino of Sylvania

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

Actor

Joe Finn

Movie

1933

Night After Night

Actor

Dick Bolton

Movie

1932

They Call It Sin

Actor

Ford Humphries

Movie

1932

Okay, America!

Actor

Mileaway Russell

Movie

1932

Afraid to Talk

Actor

Asst. District Attorney John Wade

Movie

1932

Blonde Crazy

Actor

Dapper Dan Barker

Movie

1931

Stolen Heaven

Actor

Steve Perry

Movie

1931

What's Worth While?

Actor

"Squire" Elton

Movie

1921

Too Wise Wives

Actor

Mr. David Graham

Movie

1921

The Blot

Actor

Phil West

Movie

1921

Photos

MEN OF THE FIGHTING LADY, Louis Calhern, 1954

LOUIS CALHERN, MGM PORTRAIT, 1952

ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, Louis Calhern, 1950

ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, Howard Keel, Betty Hutton, Louis Calhern, Keenan Wynn (rear), 1950

ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, Louis Calhern, Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, 1950

ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, Howard Keel, Betty Hutton, Louis Calhern, Keenan Wynn, 1950