Fred Kohler

Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: April 18, 1888
Day of Death: October 28, 1938 (51 years old)
Place of Birth: Dubuque, 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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Actor Deem Dorn
Stormy

Actor Buck Gonzales
Goin' to Town

Actor Shanghai Duck
Frisco Kid

Actor Thorenson
Men of Action
Actor Black Jack Riley
Hard Rock Harrigan

Actor Double Deal Decker
Horses' Collars

Actor Captain Conyda
Border Brigands

Actor "Dutch" Meyers
Times Square Lady

Actor Bull Thompson
Lightning Triggers

Actor Captain Blackie
Mississippi
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Actor Fred Kohler
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

Actor Sam Horner
Roadhouse Nights

Actor H.W. Stack
The Light of Western Stars

Actor Hank
A Soldier's Plaything

Actor Joseph Portugais
The Right of Way

Actor Peter Harkness
The Lash

Actor Bad Man
Under a Texas Moon

Actor Self
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1929

Actor Duffy Thompson
The Quitter

Actor 'Wild Bill' Kearney
Hell's Heroes

Actor Perc Gessant
Broadway Babies

Actor Cannon
Tide of Empire

Actor Captain Blackie
The River of Romance

Actor Fred, Joe's Cellmate
Say It with Songs

Actor 'Bad Al' Friedberg
Thunderbolt

Actor
The Case of Lena Smith

Actor Heckla
The Leatherneck

Actor Boss Stone
Stairs of Sand

Actor Joe Cooper
The Dummy
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Actor Buck Mulligan
Underworld

Actor Dick Hardman
Shootin' Irons

Actor Jake Hamby
The Gay Defender

Actor Sam Hardman
Open Range

Actor Gypsy Chief
The Loves of Carmen

Actor The Tough
The Way of All Flesh

Actor Sergeant Stanton
The Rough Riders

Actor Gunner Gallagher
The City Gone Wild

Actor First Mate Fitz
The Blood Ship