
Fred Kohler
Known for ActingBorn 1888-04-18Died 1938-10-28Dubuque, 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.Read more
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For the Service
1936 · Movie
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Lightning Triggers
1935 · Movie
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Under the Tonto Rim
1933 · Movie
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Wild Horse Mesa
1932 · Movie
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Woman Hungry
1931 · Movie
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Open Range
1927 · Movie
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The City Gone Wild
1927 · Movie
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The Country Beyond
1926 · Movie
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Fighting Fury
1924 · Movie
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The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
1924 · Movie
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Shadows of the North
1923 · Movie
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The Clean Up
1923 · Movie
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Yellow Men and Gold
1922 · Movie
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Conflict
1921 · Movie
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Partners of the Tide
1921 · Movie
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The Fourth Horseman
1932 · Movie
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The Vanishing Pioneer
1928 · Movie
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The Gay Defender
1927 · Movie
The Ice Flood
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The Ice Flood
1926 · Movie
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The Thundering Herd
1925 · Movie
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The Prairie Pirate
1925 · Movie
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The Flame of Life
1923 · Movie
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Hell's Hole
1923 · Movie
Three Who Paid
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Three Who Paid
1923 · Movie
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The Scrapper
1922 · Movie
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The Rider of Death Valley
1932 · Movie
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The Wolf Dog
1933 · Movie
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The Spieler
1928 · Movie
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The Last Round-up
1934 · Movie
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Half a Sinner
1934 · Movie
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The Fiddlin' Buckaroo
1933 · Movie
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The Quitter
1929 · Movie
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The Dummy
1929 · Movie
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The Showdown
1928 · Movie
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Shootin' Irons
1927 · Movie
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The Bar-C Mystery
1926 · Movie
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Perils of the Yukon
1922 · Movie
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His Back Against the Wall
1922 · Movie
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With Stanley in Africa
1922 · Movie
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The Kentucky Colonel
1920 · Movie
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The Tiger's Trail
1919 · Movie
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The Vigilantes Are Coming
1936 · Movie
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The Blood Ship
1927 · Movie
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The Stampede
1921 · Movie
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A Daughter of the Law
1921 · Movie
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Frisco Kid
1935 · Movie
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Polly of the Storm Country
1920 · Movie
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Hell's Heroes
1929 · Movie