Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 18, 1888
Died
Oct 28, 1938
Place of Birth
Dubuque, Iowa, USA
Credits
126 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
Self (archive footage)
Lawless Valley
Tom Marsh
Billy The Kid Returns
Matson
Painted Desert
Hugh Fawcett
Blockade
Pietro
Gangs of New York
Kruger
Forbidden Valley
Matt Rogan
The Buccaneer
Gramby (as Fred Hohler Sr.)
Daughter of Shanghai
Captain Gulner
The Accusing Finger
Curly-haired Convict
The Plainsman
Jake - A Teamster
The Texas Rangers
Jess Higgins
The Vigilantes Are Coming
General Jason Burr
For the Service
Bruce Howard
Heart of the West
Barton
Dangerous Intrigue
Brant
Frisco Kid
Shanghai Duck
Stormy
Deem Dorn
Wilderness Mail
Lobo McBain / Landau
Men of Action
Thorenson
Lightning Triggers
Bull Thompson
Hard Rock Harrigan
Black Jack Riley
Border Brigands
Captain Conyda
Goin' to Town
Buck Gonzales
Mississippi
Captain Blackie
Times Square Lady
"Dutch" Meyers
Horses' Collars
Double Deal Decker
West of the Pecos
Sawtelle
The Man from Hell
Mayor Anse McCloud
Little Man, What Now?
Karl Goebbler
Half a Sinner
Brick
The Last Round-up
Sam Gulden
Honor of the Range
Rawhide
Queen Christina
Member of the Court at Abdication (uncredited)
The Wolf Dog
Joe Stevens
Ship of Wanted Men
Chuck Young
Deluge
Jepson
The Fiddlin' Buckaroo
Wolf Morgan
Under the Tonto Rim
Munther
The Constant Woman
Speakeasy Bouncer
Wild Horse Mesa
Rand
Call Her Savage
Silas Jennings
The Fourth Horseman
Honest Ben Jones
The Texas Bad Man
Gore Hampton
The Rider of Death Valley
Lew Grant
Carnival Boat
Hack Logan
X Marks the Spot
Edward P. Riggs
Corsair
Big John
Woman Hungry
Kampen
Fighting Caravans
Lee Murdock