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
| Birth Location | Berlin, Germany |
|---|---|
| Born | 1874-11-12 |
| Died | 1947-07-15 |
Movies
Bluebeard
as Deschamps
1944
Sarong Girl
as Jefferson Baxter
1943
Reunion in France
as General Bartholomew (uncredited)
1942
Sing for Your Supper
as Myron T. Hayworth
1941
The Parson of Panamint
as Judge Arnold Mason
1941
A Woman's Face
as Judge
1941
The Great Swindle
as Stewart Cordell
1941
Las Vegas Nights
as William Stevens Sr.
1941
The Man Who Lost Himself
as T.J. Mulhausen
1941
Money and the Woman
as Mr. Rollins
1940
Grand Ole Opry
as William C. Scully
1940
Main Street Lawyer
as Donnelly, District Attorney
1939
The Real Glory
as The General
1939
Here I Am a Stranger
as R.J. Bennett
1939
Parents on Trial
as James Wesley
1939
Hidden Power
as Weston
1939
These Glamour Girls
as Philip S. Griswold II (uncredited)
1939
Union Pacific
as Asa M. Barrows
1939
Let Us Live
as Chief of Police
1939
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Horace Smith
1938
Too Hot to Handle
as Pearly Todd
1938
Marie Antoinette
as Court Aide (uncredited)
1938
Safety in Numbers
as Dr. Lawrence Edmonds
1938
Holiday
as Edward Seton
1938
The Adventures of Marco Polo
as Nicolo Polo
1938
Love Is a Headache
as Mr. Sam Ellinger (uncredited)
1938
The Invisible Menace
as Col. Hackett
1938
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
as "Doc" Godfrey
1937
The Devil Is Driving
as Charles Stevens
1937
Let Them Live
as Judge Lederer
1937
Green Light
as Dr. Lane
1937
Maid of Salem
as Crown Chief Justice Laughton
1937
They Wanted to Marry
as Mr. Hunter
1937
Once a Doctor
as Bruce Nordland
1937
Under Cover of Night
as District Attorney Pritchard
1937
Great Guy
as Abel Canning
1936
Theodora Goes Wild
as Jonathan Grant
1936
The Man Who Lived Twice
as Judge Henry Treacher
1936
Sitting on the Moon
as Worthington
1936
Romeo and Juliet
as Friar Laurence
1936
Bullets or Ballots
as Mr. Hollister
1936
My Marriage
as Maj. Vaile
1936
Collegiate
as Mr. MacGregor
1936
Frisco Waterfront
as District Attorney
1935
3 Kids and a Queen
as Crippet
1935
The Last Days of Pompeii
as Warder (uncredited)
1935
Shipmates Forever
as Doctor (uncredited)
1935
I Live My Life
as Relative at Mrs. Gage's (Uncredited)
1935
Red Salute
as Dean
1935
Diamond Jim
as J.C. Randolf - Bank President
1935
Here Comes the Band
as Simmon's Attorney
1935
The Black Room
as Baron de Berghman
1935
Mad Love
as Prefect Rosset
1935
Honeymoon Limited
as Mr. Randall
1935
Spring Tonic
as Mr. Enix
1935
Go Into Your Dance
as Doctor
1935
Reckless
as Mr. Gearhart (uncredited)
1935
The Case of the Curious Bride
as District Attorney Stacey
1935
The Florentine Dagger
as Auctioneer
1935
A Dog of Flanders
as Monsieur LaTour, Art Critic (uncredited)
1935
Times Square Lady
as Mr. Fielding
1935
One New York Night
as Arthur Carlisle
1935
The Mystery Man
as Ellwyn A. 'Jo-Jo' Jonas
1935
Red Hot Tires
as Martin Sanford
1935
Society Doctor
as Dr. Harvey
1935
Charlie Chan in Paris
as Paul Lamartine
1935
The Bands Plays On
as Professor Hackett
1934
Sing Sing Nights
as Kurt Nordon
1934
The Ghost Walks
as Dr. Kent
1934
Imitation of Life
as Dr. Preston (uncredited)
1934
Love Time
as Emperor Francis I
1934
Lady by Choice
as Opper
1934
A Lost Lady
as John Ormsby
1934
Million Dollar Ransom
as Dr. Davis (Uncredited)
1934
One Exciting Adventure
as Customer, Oscar
1934
Now and Forever
as Mr. Clark
1934
She Loves Me Not
as Charles M. Lawton
1934
The Girl from Missouri
as Senator Titcombe
1934
Name the Woman
as Judge Adams
1934
Blind Date
as J.W. Hartwell Sr.
1934
Whom the Gods Destroy
as Carlo - the Puppeteer
1934
Let's Try Again
as Mr. Blake
1934
The Hell Cat
as C.W. Sloane
1934
Black Moon
as The Psychiatrist
1934
Let's Talk It Over
as Doctor
1934
Wonder Bar
as R. H. Renaud
1934
Success at Any Price
as Hatfield
1934
Journal of a Crime
as Henri Marcher
1934
I've Got Your Number
as Lawyer Robert Kirkland
1934
Bedside
as Maritza's Manager
1934
Blood Money
as Newspaper Managing Editor (uncredited)
1933
Meet the Baron
as Baron Munchausen
1933
The Power and the Glory
as Mr. Borden
1933
Gigolettes of Paris
as Police Interrogator
1933
I Loved a Woman
as Mr. Sanborn
1933
Golden Harvest
as Henry Flint
1933
Bureau of Missing Persons
as Theodore Arno
1933
Notorious But Nice
as Defense Attorney Clark
1933
Baby Face
as J.R. Carter
1933
The Narrow Corner
as Mr. Blake, Fred's Father
1933
A Bedtime Story
as Agent de Police
1933
Hello, Sister!
as Jameson Brewster - Bank President
1933
The Keyhole
as Schuyler Brooks
1933
Rasputin and the Empress
as Chief of Secret Police (uncredited)
1932
Faithless
as Mr. Carter
1932
The Crash
as John Fair
1932
The Devil and the Deep
as Hutton
1932
The First Year
as Peter Barstow
1932
The Washington Masquerade
as Stapleton
1932
Jewel Robbery
as Baron Franz Hohenfels
1932
The Yellow Ticket
as Passport Clerk
1931
The Unholy Garden
as Col. Lautrac
1931
I Like Your Nerve
as Areal Pacheco
1931
The Spy
as Tchijinski
1931
Indiscreet
as Mr. Woodward
1931
Quick Millions
as District Attorney (uncredited)
1931
Don't Bet on Women
as Butterfield (uncredited)
1931
One Heavenly Night
as Prefect of Police
1930
Abraham Lincoln
as New Englander (uncredited)
1930
East Is West
as Mr. Benson
1930
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
as D'Aiguillon
1930
The Way of All Men
as Sharp
1930
Good Intentions
as Butler
1930
The Bad One
as Prosecutor
1930
Love, Live & Laugh
as Enrico
1929
The Valiant
as Judge
1929
Coquette
as Jasper Carter
1929
Don't Marry
as General Willoughby
1928
The Beautiful Spy
as Viceroy Cisneros
1928
Midnight Rose
as Corbin
1928
Soft Living
as Rodney S. Bowen
1928
A Kiss in a Taxi
as Leon Lambert
1927
1926
Sally, Irene and Mary
as Marcus Morton
1925
Any Woman
as Egbert Phillips
1925
The Brat
as A Dandy
1919
The House of Mirth
as Lawrence Selden
1918
Social Hypocrites
as Dr. Frank Simpson
1918
Gloria's Romance
as Dr. Stephen Royce
1916
How Molly Malone Made Good
as Himself
1915
Movies
The Great Well
Director
1924
The Purple Highway
Director
1923
Sant'Ilario
Director
1923
Disraeli
Director
1921
The Greatest Love
Director
1920
Heart of Twenty
Director
1920
The Woman Michael Married
Director
1919
A Man's Country
Director
1919
1915
