Fred Kohler

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.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: April 18, 1888

Deathday: October 28, 1938

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Known For

The Stampede
The Stampede

1921-10-01

Stormy
Stormy

1935-10-21

The Thundering Herd
The Thundering Herd

1925-03-01

Cyclone Bliss
Cyclone Bliss

1921-01-20

Conflict
Conflict

1921-10-23

Underworld
Underworld

1927-08-20

Shootin' Irons
Shootin' Irons

1927-10-08

Yellow Men and Gold
Yellow Men and Gold

1922-05-20

The Gay Defender
The Gay Defender

1927-12-10

The Quitter
The Quitter

1929-04-01

Soldiers of Fortune
Soldiers of Fortune

1919-11-22

The Flame of Life
The Flame of Life

1923-02-05

Chinatown Charlie
Chinatown Charlie

1928-04-15

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

1930-12-01

Hell's Hole
Hell's Hole

1923-09-23

The Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers

1936-08-28

Goin' to Town
Goin' to Town

1935-04-25

Roadhouse Nights
Roadhouse Nights

1930-02-15

The Iron Horse
The Iron Horse

1924-08-24

Corsair
Corsair

1931-11-28

Daughter of Shanghai
Daughter of Shanghai

1937-12-17

Fighting Caravans
Fighting Caravans

1931-02-01

The Showdown
The Showdown

1928-02-25

The Prairie Pirate
The Prairie Pirate

1925-10-10

Trimmed
Trimmed

1922-07-03

X Marks the Spot
X Marks the Spot

1931-12-13

The Light of Western Stars
The Light of Western Stars

1930-04-19

Frisco Kid
Frisco Kid

1935-11-30

Honor of the Range
Honor of the Range

1934-04-15

Fighting Fury
Fighting Fury

1924-08-24

A Soldier's Plaything
A Soldier's Plaything

1930-10-30

Hell's Heroes
Hell's Heroes

1929-12-27

Open Range
Open Range

1927-11-05

Sal of Singapore
Sal of Singapore

1928-11-04

Broadway Babies
Broadway Babies

1929-06-30

Carnival Boat
Carnival Boat

1932-03-19

The Vigilantes Are Coming
The Vigilantes Are Coming

1936-08-21

The Right of Way
The Right of Way

1930-12-11

Winds of Chance
Winds of Chance

1925-08-15

Little Man, What Now?
Little Man, What Now?

1934-06-04

The Lash
The Lash

1930-12-14

The Last Round-up
The Last Round-up

1934-05-01

The Spieler
The Spieler

1928-12-20

The Wolf Dog
The Wolf Dog

1933-09-29

Other Men's Women
Other Men's Women

1931-01-17

Billy The Kid Returns
Billy The Kid Returns

1938-09-04

Perils of the Yukon
Perils of the Yukon

1922-07-24

The Constant Woman
The Constant Woman

1933-03-12

Blockade
Blockade

1938-06-17

Under a Texas Moon
Under a Texas Moon

1930-04-01

Gangs of New York
Gangs of New York

1938-05-23

Polly of the Storm Country
Polly of the Storm Country

1920-04-04

The Fiddlin' Buckaroo
The Fiddlin' Buckaroo

1933-07-20

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

1930-08-01

Tide of Empire
Tide of Empire

1929-03-23

Heart of the West
Heart of the West

1936-02-24

His Back Against the Wall
His Back Against the Wall

1922-05-21

The Rider of Death Valley
The Rider of Death Valley

1932-04-23

Shadows of the North
Shadows of the North

1923-08-27

The Ice Flood
The Ice Flood

1926-10-01

Riders of the Purple Sage
Riders of the Purple Sage

1925-03-15

Men of Action
Men of Action

1935-07-13

The River of Romance
The River of Romance

1929-06-28

The Red Warning
The Red Warning

1923-12-17

The Plainsman
The Plainsman

1936-11-16

For the Service
For the Service

1936-06-01

The Man from Hell
The Man from Hell

1934-08-28

The Eleventh Hour
The Eleventh Hour

1923-07-19

Say It with Songs
Say It with Songs

1929-08-05

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

1994-08-09

Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt

1929-06-20

Forbidden Valley
Forbidden Valley

1938-02-13

Ship of Wanted Men
Ship of Wanted Men

1933-09-08

The Loves of Carmen
The Loves of Carmen

1927-09-03

The Way of All Flesh
The Way of All Flesh

1927-10-01

Partners of the Tide
Partners of the Tide

1921-03-20

North of Hudson Bay
North of Hudson Bay

1923-11-18

Call Her Savage
Call Her Savage

1932-11-24

Hard Rock Harrigan
Hard Rock Harrigan

1935-07-01

West of the Pecos
West of the Pecos

1934-12-27

Lawless Valley
Lawless Valley

1938-11-03

The Rough Riders
The Rough Riders

1927-09-30

Queen Christina
Queen Christina

1933-12-26

Horses' Collars
Horses' Collars

1935-01-10

Old Ironsides
Old Ironsides

1926-12-06

Border Brigands
Border Brigands

1935-05-31

The Fourth Horseman
The Fourth Horseman

1932-09-25

Behind the Door
Behind the Door

1919-12-14

Under the Tonto Rim
Under the Tonto Rim

1933-04-07

Wild Horse Mesa
Wild Horse Mesa

1932-11-25

The Vanishing Pioneer
The Vanishing Pioneer

1928-06-23

Times Square Lady
Times Square Lady

1935-03-08

The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer

1938-02-04

A Daughter of the Law
A Daughter of the Law

1921-11-01

Woman Hungry
Woman Hungry

1931-04-04

Lightning Triggers
Lightning Triggers

1935-07-01

The Accusing Finger
The Accusing Finger

1936-11-17

The City Gone Wild
The City Gone Wild

1927-11-12

The Tiger's Trail
The Tiger's Trail

1919-04-20

Half a Sinner
Half a Sinner

1934-06-01

The Case of Lena Smith
The Case of Lena Smith

1929-01-29

The Blood Ship
The Blood Ship

1927-07-18

The Leatherneck
The Leatherneck

1929-02-24

Dick Turpin
Dick Turpin

1925-02-01

Without Compromise
Without Compromise

1922-10-29

Painted Desert
Painted Desert

1938-08-12

Deluge
Deluge

1933-08-17

The Drag Net
The Drag Net

1928-05-01

Three Who Paid
Three Who Paid

1923-01-07

Mississippi
Mississippi

1935-03-22

Stairs of Sand
Stairs of Sand

1929-06-08

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

1924-02-02

The Texas Bad Man
The Texas Bad Man

1932-06-29

The Dummy
The Dummy

1929-03-09

The Country Beyond
The Country Beyond

1926-10-17