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Ian Wolfe

Known For: Acting
Born: November 4, 1896
Place of Birth: Canton, Illinois, USA
Died: January 23, 1992

Ian Wolfe

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ian Wolfe (November 4, 1896 – January 23, 1992) was an American actor whose films date from 1934 to 1990. Until 1934, he worked as a theatre actor. Wolfe mostly found work as a character actor, appearing in over 270 films. He and his wife, Elizabeth, had two daughters. Wolfe was also a veteran of World War I where he served as a medical sergeant in the National Army of the United States. His service number was 2371377. Although American by birth and upbringing, Wolfe was often cast as an Englishman: his stage experience endowed him with precise diction resembling an upper-class British accent. A receding hairline and etched features at a relatively early age allowed him to play older men before he actually grew old. Wolfe found a niche as a soft-spoken learned man, and his over 250 roles included many attorneys, judges, butlers, ministers, profes…

Filmography

Dick Tracy

1990 · Forger

Checking Out

1988 · Mr. D'Amato

Amazing Stories

1985 · Grandpa Charlie

Creator

1985 · Prof. Brauer

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

1983

Wizards and Warriors

1983

The New Odd Couple

1982 · Hector S. Hanley

Jinxed!

1982 · Morley

Remington Steele

1982 · Markham

Cheers

1982 · Buzz Crowder

Mae West

1982 · Dorset

Reds

1981 · Mr. Partlow

Trouble in High Timber Country

1980

Up the Academy

1980 · Commandant Causeway

The Facts of Life

1979

The Frisco Kid

1979 · Father Joseph

WKRP in Cincinnati

1978 · Hirsch

Taxi

1978 · Old Man in the Hospital

The Seniors

1978 · Mr. Bleiffer

Mean Dog Blues

1978 · Judge

We've Got Each Other

1977

Soap

1977 · Monsignor, Father Juniper

Alice

1976

Dynasty

1976 · Dr. Klauber

Mr. Sycamore

1975 · Abner / Arnie

I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?

1975 · Phillips

Barbary Coast

1975 · Larch

The Fortune

1975 · Justice of the Peace

Barney Miller

1975 · Rudolf Biederman, Joseph Spidonie

Homebodies

1974 · Mr. Loomis

The Terminal Man

1974 · Priest

Hawkins

1973 · Orren Wooster

The Devil's Daughter

1973 · Father MacHugh

The Rookies

1972

Emergency!

1972

THX 1138

1971 · PTO

All in the Family

1971 · Herbert Hooper

The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City

1970 · Rev. Hodgins

The Partridge Family

1970 · Grandfather

The Andersonville Trial

1970 · Board of Military Judges

Lancer

1968

Adam-12

1968 · Mr. Morton

Hawaii Five-O

1968 · Mr. Miller

Games

1967 · Dr. Edwards

Ironside

1967

The Invaders

1967 · Secretary Knute Rosmundson

CBS Playhouse

1966 · Mr. Gray

Jericho

1966

The Green Hornet

1966 · Peter Willman

Star Trek

1966 · Septimus, Atoz

The F.B.I.

1965 · Elder Stone, Marshall Graham

Run for Your Life

1965 · Dr. Stanley Brickow

Branded

1965

Daniel Boone

1964 · Judge

One Man's Way

1964 · Bishop Hardwick

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963 · Ellis Stone

The Great Adventure

1963 · Townsend, Brewer

Petticoat Junction

1963 · E.T. Gibbs

The Fugitive

1963 · Dr. Babcock

Diary of a Madman

1963 · Pierre

Stoney Burke

1962

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

1962 · Gruber

Cain's Hundred

1961 · Pop Parkson

All in a Night's Work

1961 · O'Hara

The Andy Griffith Show

1960 · Reverend Leighton

The Lost World

1960 · Burton White

Pollyanna

1960 · Mr. Neely

The Twilight Zone

1959 · Schwimmer

Bonanza

1959 · Ed Baxter, Amos, John J. Harrison, Gideon Flinch

One Step Beyond

1959 · Timothy Welling

Lawman

1958

Cimarron City

1958

Witness for the Prosecution

1957 · Carter

Perry Mason

1957 · Abel Jackson

The Dark Side of the Earth

1957 · Gen. Kerch

Wagon Train

1957 · Vickers

The Defender (Studio One)

1957 · Judge Marsala

Mayerling

1957 · Loschek

Wire Service

1956 · Father Rambeau

State Trooper

1956

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956

Gaby

1956 · Registrar

The Count of Monte Cristo

1956

Diane

1956 · Lord Tremouille

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

1955 · President Calvin Coolidge

Sincerely Yours

1955 · Mr. Rojeck (uncredited)

Rebel Without a Cause

1955 · Dr. Minton

Cheyenne

1955 · Charlie Peabody

Gunsmoke

1955 · Old Man Wall

The King's Thief

1955 · Fell

Moonfleet

1955 · Tewkesbury

The Silver Chalice

1954 · Theron

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954 · Mr. Neely, Ian Wolfe

Her Twelve Men

1954 · Roger Frane

About Mrs. Leslie

1954 · Mr. Pope

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

1954 · Rev. Elcott

The Actress

1953 · Mr. Bagley

Letter to Loretta

1953 · Elder Sharpe

99 River Street

1953 · Waldo Daggett

Houdini

1953 · Malue

Julius Caesar

1953 · Caius Ligarius

Scandal at Scourie

1953 · Councilman Hurdwell

You Are There

1953

Cavalcade of America

1952

Something for the Birds

1952 · Foster

Captain Pirate

1952 · Viceroy (uncredited)

Les Miserables

1952 · Presiding Judge (uncredited)

The Captive City

1952 · Rev. Nash

On Dangerous Ground

1951 · Sheriff Carrey

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

Here Comes the Groom

1951 · Uncle Adam

Mask of the Avenger

1951 · Donner

A Place in the Sun

1951 · Dr. Wyeland (uncredited)

The Great Caruso

1951 · Hutchins

The Magnificent Yankee

1950 · Adams

Copper Canyon

1950 · Mr. Henderson

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950 · The Rev. Andrews

The Petty Girl

1950 · President Webb (uncredited)

No Way Out

1950 · Watkins (uncredited)

Please Believe Me

1950 · Edward Warrender

They Live by Night

1949 · Hawkins

My Friend Irma

1949 · Minister (uncredited)

The Lone Ranger

1949 · Dr. Hiram Tucker

Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch

1949 · Professor Lilliquist

Manhandled

1949 · Charlie, a Fence (uncredited)

Colorado Territory

1949 · Homer Wallace

Bride of Vengeance

1949 · Councillor (uncredited)

Homicide

1949 · Fritz, Police Lab Man

Studio One

1948 · Judge Marsala, Guthrie

Angel in Exile

1948 · Health Officer

Johnny Belinda

1948 · Rector (uncredited)

Julia Misbehaves

1948 · Hobson, the Butler

Silver River

1948 · Process Server (uncredited)

The Miracle of the Bells

1948 · Grave Digger

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

1948 · Smith

Three Daring Daughters

1948 · Martin, Nelson's Second Butler (uncredited)

If Winter Comes

1947 · Dr. Clement Avington (uncredited)

The Judge Steps Out

1947 · Hector Brown

Desire Me

1947 · Dr. Poulin (uncredited)

The Marauders

1947 · Edwin "Deacon" Black

Dishonored Lady

1947 · Dr. E.G. Lutz

Pursued

1947 · Coroner (uncredited)

California

1947 · President James K. Polk (uncredited)

That Way with Women

1947 · L.B. Crandall

The Falcon's Adventure

1946 · J.D. Denison

The Verdict

1946 · Jury Foreman

Gentleman Joe Palooka

1946 · Editor W.W. Dwight

The Searching Wind

1946 · Sears

Dressed to Kill

1946 · Commissioner of Scotland Yard

Without Reservations

1946 · Charlie Gibbs (uncredited)

Bedlam

1946 · Sidney Long

The Bandit of Sherwood Forest

1946 · Lord Mortimer

Tomorrow Is Forever

1946 · Norton

The Notorious Lone Wolf

1946 · Adam Wheelright

Three Strangers

1946 · Gillkie the Barrister (uncredited)

Confidential Agent

1945 · Dr. Bellows

Strange Confession

1945 · Frederick

The Brighton Strangler

1945 · Lord Mayor Herman Brandon R. Clive

Blonde Ransom

1945 · Oliver

Zombies on Broadway

1945 · Prof. Hopkins

The Fighting Guardsman

1945 · Berton

A Song to Remember

1945 · Pleyel's Clerk (uncredited)

Murder in the Blue Room

1944 · Edwards

Mystery of the Riverboat

1944 · Hermann Einreich [Chs. 1-2]

The Merry Monahans

1944 · Clerk

Wilson

1944 · Reporter (uncredited)

The Pearl of Death

1944 · Amos Hodder

Reckless Age

1944 · Prof. Mellasagus

Once Upon a Time

1944 · Joe (uncredited)

The Invisible Man's Revenge

1944 · Feeney (uncredited)

Her Primitive Man

1944 · Caleb

The Scarlet Claw

1944 · Drake

The White Cliffs of Dover

1944 · Skipper of Honeymoon Boat (uncredited)

The Case of the Tremendous Trifle

The Case of the Tremendous Trifle

1944 · Curwood

The Falcon and the Co-Eds

1943 · Eustace L. Harley (uncredited)

Government Girl

1943 · Thomas - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Corvette K-225

1943 · Paymaster Commander

The Man from Down Under

1943 · Soldier

The Falcon in Danger

1943 · Thomas, the butler (uncredited)

Don't You Believe It

1943 · Aide

Sherlock Holmes in Washington

1943 · Antiques Store Sales Clerk

The Moon Is Down

1943 · Joseph (uncredited)

Random Harvest

1942 · Registrar of Births (uncredited)

Keep 'Em Sailing

1942 · Gruning, Stregel's Henchman (uncredited)

Nightmare

1942 · James, Abbington's butler

Famous Boners

1942 · Isaac Newton (uncredited)

Now, Voyager

1942 · Lloyd (uncredited)

Mrs. Miniver

1942 · Dentist (uncredited)

Eagle Squadron

1942 · Sir Charles Porter

Saboteur

1942 · Robert

Secret Agent of Japan

1942 · Capt. Larsen

Born to Sing

1942 · Critic

Paris Calling

1941 · The Careless Underground Agent

Adventure in Washington

1941 · Emerson

Love Crazy

1941 · Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)

Singapore Woman

1941 · Sidney P. Melrose

Hudson's Bay

1940 · Mayor

The Son of Monte Cristo

1940 · Conrad Stadt

Foreign Correspondent

1940 · Stiles

We Who Are Young

1940 · Judge

Earthbound

1940 · Amos Totten

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940 · Horace Greeley (uncredited)

The Earl of Chicago

1940 · Reading Clerk (as Ian Wulf)

The Return of Doctor X

1939 · Cemetery Caretaker (uncredited)

Allegheny Uprising

1939 · Poole

Blondie Brings Up Baby

1939 · Police Judge (uncredited)

The Great Commandment

1939 · Tax Collector

On Borrowed Time

1939 · Charles Wentworth

Tell No Tales

1939 · Fritz (uncredited)

Society Lawyer

1939 · Schmidt

Fast and Loose

1939 · Wilkes

Lincoln in the White House

1939 · Cabinet Member (uncredited)

Blondie

1938 · Judge

You Can't Take It with You

1938 · Kirby's Secretary (uncredited)

Marie Antoinette

1938 · Herbert - the Jailer (uncredited)

Arsène Lupin Returns

1938 · A. Le Marchand - Detective (as Ien Wulf)

Captain Kidd's Treasure

1938 · Skeptical Member of Modern-day Expedition (uncredited)

The Firefly

1937 · Izquierdo (uncredited)

Romance of Louisiana

1937 · Tallyrand (as Ien Wulf)

The Emperor's Candlesticks

1937 · Leon, a Conspirator

The Devil Is Driving

1937 · Elias Sanders

The League of Frightened Men

1937 · Nicholas Cabot

The Prince and the Pauper

1937 · Proprietor

The Bold Caballero

1936 · The Priest

The Devil Is a Sissy

1936 · Pawnbroker

Romeo and Juliet

1936 · Apothecary

The White Angel

1936 · Patient (uncredited)

The Leavenworth Case

1936 · Hudson

Mutiny on the Bounty

1935 · Maggs

Mad Love

1935 · Henry Orlac, Stephen Orlac's Stepfather

The Raven

1935 · Geoffrey 'Pinky' Burns

The Lost Chick

1935 · Grandpa Squirrel (voice) (uncredited)

The Mighty Barnum

1934 · Swedish consul

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

1934 · Harry Bevan

The Fountain

1934 · Van Arkel

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