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Fred Kohler

Cast & creator

Fred Kohler

1888-04-18 (died at 50) Dubuque, Iowa, USAIMDb

Best known for Queen Christina, Thunderbolt, The Plainsman

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.

Also known as: Fred Kohler Sr., Frederick L. Kohler, Jack Kohler, John Kohler, Fredrick Louis Kohler

Movies

126

film credits

Series

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television credits

Career

126

1919–1994 · acting roles

Credit score

7.2

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Queen Christina

Queen Christina

Member of the Court at Abdication (uncredited) · 1934

Thunderbolt

Thunderbolt

'Bad Al' Friedberg · 1929

The Plainsman

The Plainsman

Jake - A Teamster · 1936

The Iron Horse

The Iron Horse

Bauman · 1925

Wilderness Mail

Lobo McBain / Landau · 1935

Across film & television

Filmography (126)

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Queen Christina

Queen Christina

Member of the Court at Abdication (uncredited)

Thunderbolt

Thunderbolt

'Bad Al' Friedberg

The Plainsman

The Plainsman

Jake - A Teamster

The Iron Horse

The Iron Horse

Bauman

Wilderness Mail

Lobo McBain / Landau

The Vigilantes Are Coming

The Vigilantes Are Coming

General Jason Burr

Dangerous Intrigue

Dangerous Intrigue

Brant

Call Her Savage

Call Her Savage

Silas Jennings

The Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers

Jess Higgins

The Thundering Herd

The Thundering Herd

Follansbee

X Marks the Spot

X Marks the Spot

Edward P. Riggs

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

Self (archive footage)

Little Man, What Now?

Little Man, What Now?

Karl Goebbler

With Stanley in Africa

With Stanley in Africa

Fighting Fury

Fighting Fury

'Two-finger' Larkin

Danger Quest

Otto Shugars

Other Men's Women

Other Men's Women

Haley

Under the Tonto Rim

Under the Tonto Rim

Munther

Half a Sinner

Half a Sinner

Brick

The Man from Hell

The Man from Hell

Mayor Anse McCloud

Heart of the West

Heart of the West

Barton

West of the Pecos

West of the Pecos

Sawtelle

Lightning Triggers

Lightning Triggers

Bull Thompson

The Last Round-up

The Last Round-up

Sam Gulden

Forbidden Valley

Forbidden Valley

Matt Rogan

The Scrapper

The Scrapper

Oleson

The Bar-C Mystery

The Bar-C Mystery

Cyclone Bliss

Cyclone Bliss

Jack Hall

The Way of All Flesh

The Way of All Flesh

The Tough

The Loves of Carmen

The Loves of Carmen

Gypsy Chief

Deluge

Deluge

Jepson

The Light of Western Stars

The Light of Western Stars

H.W. Stack

Trimmed

Trimmed

Young Bill Young

The Buccaneer

The Buccaneer

Gramby (as Fred Hohler Sr.)

Riders of the Purple Sage

Riders of the Purple Sage

Henchman Tom Metzger (uncredited)

Fighting Caravans

Fighting Caravans

Lee Murdock

Stormy

Stormy

Deem Dorn

Times Square Lady

Times Square Lady

"Dutch" Meyers

The Right of Way

The Right of Way

Joseph Portugais

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

Self

Yellow Men and Gold

Yellow Men and Gold

Craven

The Accusing Finger

The Accusing Finger

Curly-haired Convict

Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York

Kruger

Say It with Songs

Say It with Songs

Fred, Joe's Cellmate

The Son of the Wolf

The Son of the Wolf

Malemute Kid

Ship of Wanted Men

Ship of Wanted Men

Chuck Young

Daughter of Shanghai

Daughter of Shanghai

Captain Gulner

The Case of Lena Smith

The Case of Lena Smith

Stefan

North of Hudson Bay

North of Hudson Bay

Armand LeMoir

Billy The Kid Returns

Billy The Kid Returns

Matson

The River of Romance

The River of Romance

Captain Blackie

Shadows of the North

Shadows of the North

Ray Brent

His Back Against the Wall

His Back Against the Wall

Arizona Pete

Frisco Kid

Frisco Kid

Shanghai Duck

Men of Action

Men of Action

Thorenson

Under a Texas Moon

Under a Texas Moon

Bad Man

The Rider of Death Valley

The Rider of Death Valley

Lew Grant

Goin' to Town

Goin' to Town

Buck Gonzales

Blockade

Blockade

Pietro

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

Auctioneer at New Orleans slave market

The Clean Up

The Clean Up

Jack Wolff

The Tiger's Trail

The Tiger's Trail

'Bull' Shotwell

A Soldier's Plaything

A Soldier's Plaything

Hank

The Rough Riders

The Rough Riders

Sergeant Stanton

Mississippi

Mississippi

Captain Blackie

The Gay Defender

The Gay Defender

Jake Hamby

The Flame of Life

The Flame of Life

Spring

The City Gone Wild

The City Gone Wild

Gunner Gallagher

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

Fred Kohler

Hell's Heroes

Hell's Heroes

'Wild Bill' Kearney

The Fourth Horseman

The Fourth Horseman

Honest Ben Jones

Corsair

Corsair

Big John

Perils of the Yukon

Perils of the Yukon

Capt. Whipple

Lawless Valley

Lawless Valley

Tom Marsh

The Texas Bad Man

The Texas Bad Man

Gore Hampton

Honor of the Range

Honor of the Range

Rawhide

Stairs of Sand

Stairs of Sand

Boss Stone

Polly of the Storm Country

Polly of the Storm Country

Underworld

Underworld

Buck Mulligan

Forgotten Faces

Forgotten Faces

Partners of the Tide

Partners of the Tide

First Mate

A Daughter of the Law

A Daughter of the Law

George Stacey

The Dummy

The Dummy

Joe Cooper

The Vanishing Pioneer

The Vanishing Pioneer

Sheriff Murdock

Wild Horse Mesa

Wild Horse Mesa

Rand

The Kentucky Colonel

The Kentucky Colonel

Jim Britsides

Hell's Hole

Hell's Hole

Prisoner

The Spieler

The Spieler

Red Moon

Behind the Door

Behind the Door

Winds of Chance

Winds of Chance

Joe McCaskey

Tide of Empire

Tide of Empire

Cannon

Chinatown Charlie

Chinatown Charlie

Monk

Sal of Singapore

Sal of Singapore

Captain Sunday

The Ice Flood

Horses' Collars

Horses' Collars

Double Deal Decker

The Drag Net

The Drag Net

'Gabby' Steve

Old Ironsides

Old Ironsides

Second Mate (uncredited)

Dick Turpin

Dick Turpin

Ring Announcer (uncredited)

Roadhouse Nights

Roadhouse Nights

Sam Horner

The Quitter

The Quitter

Duffy Thompson

Woman Hungry

Woman Hungry

Kampen

Hard Rock Harrigan

Black Jack Riley

The Constant Woman

The Constant Woman

Speakeasy Bouncer

Thru the Flames

Thru the Flames

'Red' Burke

Border Brigands

Border Brigands

Captain Conyda

For the Service

For the Service

Bruce Howard

Open Range

Open Range

Sam Hardman

The Showdown

The Showdown

Winter

The Lash

The Lash

Peter Harkness

Soldiers of Fortune

Soldiers of Fortune

McWilliams

Without Compromise

Without Compromise

Cass Blake

The Country Beyond

The Country Beyond

Joe Leseur

Broadway Babies

Broadway Babies

Perc Gessant

Conflict

Conflict

Jevons' foreman (uncredited)

The Red Warning

The Red Warning

Tom Jeffries

The Blood Ship

The Blood Ship

First Mate Fitz

The Wolf Dog

The Wolf Dog

Joe Stevens

The Fiddlin' Buckaroo

The Fiddlin' Buckaroo

Wolf Morgan

The Eleventh Hour

The Eleventh Hour

Barbara's Uncle

The Stampede

The Stampede

Steve Norton

Painted Desert

Painted Desert

Hugh Fawcett

Three Who Paid

Jim Quade

Carnival Boat

Carnival Boat

Hack Logan

The Leatherneck

The Leatherneck

Heckla

Shootin' Irons

Shootin' Irons

Dick Hardman

The Prairie Pirate

The Prairie Pirate

Aguilar - the Bandit