Henry Kolker
Date of birth: 1874-11-12
Place of birth: Berlin, Germany
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Генри Колкер, Joseph Henry Kolker
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joseph Henry Kolker (November 13, 1874) [some sources 1870] Berlin, Prussia, Germany – July 15, 1947, Los Angeles, California) was an American stage and film actor and director. Kolker came to America at the age of five and his family settled in Quincy, Illinois. Kolker, like fellow actors Richard Bennett and Robert Warwick, had a substantial stage career behind him before entering silent films. On stage he appeared opposite such leading ladies as Edith Wynne Matthison, Bertha Kalich and Ruth Chatterton. Kolker is best remembered for his motion picture appearances and for appearing with Barbara Stanwyck in the ground-breaking Pre-Code film Baby Face (1933) as the elderly CEO of the company whom Stanwyck's character seduces. Another well remembered part is as Mr. Seton, father of Katharine Hepburn and Lew Ayres in the 1938 film Holiday directed by George Cukor. Kolker entered films as an actor in 1915 and eventually ended up trying his hand at directing. Kolker's best known directorial effort is Disraeli (1921), starring George Arliss which is now a lost film with only one reel remaining. Prints however exist in Europe and Russia.
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Sing for Your Supper
1941-12-04
Evelyn Palmer, a débutante society girl who also is a property landlord, becomes interested in the p
The Black Room
1935-07-15
In a 16th-century European town, the ruling family has been given a prophecy that, should there ever
The Bad One
1930-05-03
In this melodrama, a dancer works in a sleazy Marseilles portside dive that is really the front for
Name the Woman
1934-07-25
The fate of a city hangs upon the innocence of a girl charged with murder. A young, inexperienced, b
Charlie Chan in Paris
1935-01-21
Charlie's visit to Paris, ostensibly a vacation, is really a mission to investigate a bond-forgery r
A Woman's Face
1941-05-09
A female blackmailer with a disfiguring facial scar meets a plastic surgeon who offers her the possi
Hidden Power
1939-09-07
Dr. Garfield gets so involved in his research for an antitoxin for severe burns that he completely n
The Great Swindle
1941-04-10
In this mystery, an insurance investigator must find the arsonists behind the burning of a warehouse
Baby Face
1933-07-13
A young woman uses her body and her sexuality to help her climb the social ladder, but soon begins t
Bullets or Ballots
1936-06-06
After Police Captain Dan McLaren becomes police commissioner, former detective Johnny Blake publicly
Mad Love
1935-07-12
An insane surgeon's obsession with an actress leads him to replace her wounded pianist husband's han
Black Moon
1934-06-15
A woman returning to her island birthplace finds herself drawn to a voodoo cult.
Bluebeard
1944-10-26
Young female models are being strangled. Will law enforcement be able to stop the crime wave before
The Florentine Dagger
1935-03-30
A playwright descended from the Borgia family becomes a murder suspect.
The Way of All Men
1930-09-03
A variety of broad-painted and unlikely characters are trapped in an underground café when a Mississ
Good Intentions
1930-06-29
When love came the way of this gentleman crook he turned to the right---only to be caught in the swi
Holiday
1938-05-26
Johnny Case, a freethinking financier, has finally found the girl of his dreams — Julia Seton, the s
Great Guy
1936-12-01
A meat inspector sets out to rid his town of payoff deals affecting the quality of meat being sold t
Let Us Live
1939-03-29
When a confused eyewitness identifies New York City cabbie Brick Tennant as a killer, he is sentence
Love Time
1934-11-03
Newly arrived in the nineteenth century court of Emperor Francis 1st of Austria Countess Valerie hap
Indiscreet
1931-04-25
A young woman jeopardizes the relationship with the man she loves when a no-account from her past sh
The Mystery Man
1935-02-12
Hard-boiled newspaper reporter Larry Doyle (Robert Armstrong) goes a bit too far in celebrating a wo
Coquette
1929-03-30
A Southern belle's flirtation with a working man leads to tragedy.
The Unholy Garden
1931-10-06
At a hotel in the middle of the Sahara, an old man and his daughter try to keep the location of a hi
Don't Marry
1928-06-13
A flapper masquerades as her strait-laced cousin to try and impress a potential suitor.
The Power and the Glory
1933-10-06
A man's life is retold just after his funeral. Beginning as a track walker, Tom Garner rose through
The Man Who Lived Twice
1936-09-25
A hardened criminal is transformed into a responsible member of society after he undergoes plastic s
I Loved a Woman
1933-09-23
The son of a ruthless meatpacking king goes through a number of changes in ideals and motivations as
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938-11-17
Mary Smith decides after a lifetime of being a shut-in to do something wild while her father is out
The Valiant
1929-05-19
A man condemned to execution tries to convince two women that he is not their son and brother, and t
Bedside
1934-01-27
Bob Brown uses his bedside manner to charm his patients while his partner makes the actual diagnoses
The Brat
1919-09-01
An unkempt chorus girl is arrested on a minor charge. In court, she is spotted by a novelist who is
Wonder Bar
1934-03-31
Harry and Inez are a dance team at the Wonder Bar. Inez loves Harry, but he is in love with Liane, t
East Is West
1930-10-23
Ming Toy is on the auction block in China. She is saved by Billy and taken to San Francisco by Lo Sa
The Adventures of Marco Polo
1938-04-07
The Venetian traveler Marco Polo meets Kublai Khan and foils a plotter with fireworks in medieval Ch
I Like Your Nerve
1931-09-12
A bookworm goes to Latin America and saves a politician's daughter from a forced marriage.
Sitting on the Moon
1936-09-11
A successful songwriter and a struggling singer become involved professionally and romantically on t
Sing Sing Nights
1934-12-14
A respected war correspondent is found murdered, with three bullets--from three different guns--in h
Faithless
1932-10-15
Socialite Carol Morgan romps through the Depression and her wealth while breaking up with Bill Wade
Gigolettes of Paris
1933-10-05
Silent screen favorite Madge Bellamy starred in this low-budget melodrama written and directed by ch
Honeymoon Limited
1935-07-01
A publisher bets an author that he won't be able to write a romantic adventure novel while on a walk
The Keyhole
1933-03-25
A private eye specializing in divorce cases falls for the woman he's been hired to frame.
A Lost Lady
1934-09-29
A bitter woman who thinks she'll never love again marries, only to fall for a brash young man.
Success at Any Price
1934-03-16
A young man ruthlessly climbs the corporate ladder only to attempt suicide when the stock market cra
Money and the Woman
1940-08-17
An embezzler's wife begs his boss for forgiveness, only to fall in love with him.
The Narrow Corner
1933-07-08
An Englishman sought for murder, tries to escape fate to South Seas island.
Reckless
1935-04-19
A theatrical star, born on the wrong side of the tracks, marries a drunken blue-blood millionaire.
Here I Am a Stranger
1939-09-29
The story of a young man's discovery of his father.
Too Hot to Handle
1938-09-16
While in Shanghai reporting on the Sino-Japanese war, Chris Hunter, a shrewd news reporter, meets pi
Union Pacific
1939-05-05
One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad acro
The Ghost Walks
1934-12-01
A ghostly and deadly dinner party, which at first turns out to be an elaborate staging of a new pla
Grand Ole Opry
1940-06-25
Aided by musicians at the Grand Ole Opry, a small-town mayor in the Ozarks takes on a group of crook
Hello, Sister!
1933-04-14
Peggy and her friend Millie are strolling down Broadway while Jimmy and Mac are trolling Broadway, a
Sarong Girl
1943-06-11
A dancer in a girlie show plots revenge when a judge orders her show closed.
Soft Living
1928-02-05
Nancy Woods, secretary to a divorce lawyer, is tantalized by the idea of collecting alimony payments
My Marriage
1936-01-31
When gangster's bullets put an end to the career of H.J. Barton, underworld gambling czar who masque
Blood Money
1933-11-17
The title refers to the business of affable, ambitious bail bondsman (and politically-connected grif
A Bedtime Story
1933-04-22
Parisian playboy plays father to an abandoned baby who interferes with his womanising.
I've Got Your Number
1934-02-24
Two telephone repairmen have many adventures and romance a pair of blondes.
Whom the Gods Destroy
1934-07-12
Broadway's most successful producer, John Forrester, is deeply in love with his wife Margaret and dr
They Wanted to Marry
1937-02-05
Newspaper photographer Jim Tyler sneaks into a society girl's wedding, and the bride's sister decide
Notorious But Nice
1933-08-04
A lover selflessly steps aside to let her guy go so he can hook up with a rich dame. Sadly, the good
The Hell Cat
1934-06-16
Reporter Dan Collins tries to expose a crooked gambling ring, but is waylaid by Geraldine Sloane, a
Blind Date
1934-07-20
A young woman is torn between a wealthy suitor who wants her body and the honest young man who wants
One Heavenly Night
1930-12-25
A poor but basically honest flower woman agrees to impersonate a wicked opera star.
The Devil Is Driving
1937-06-25
In the fine tradition of And Sudden Death, Columbia's The Devil is Driving tabulates the dangers of
The Girl from Missouri
1934-08-03
Leaving Missouri to find a wealthy husband in New York City, Eadie Chapman becomes a chorus girl and
The Washington Masquerade
1932-07-09
An honest, talented and well respected attorney defeats a corrupt incumbent U.S. Senator. After a ve
Society Doctor
1935-01-25
Two surgeons in love with a nurse end their rivalry in the operating room.
Theodora Goes Wild
1936-11-12
The small-town prudes of Lynnfield are up in arms over 'The Sinner,' a sexy best-seller. They little
Red Hot Tires
1935-02-02
An escaped convict redeems himself by becoming an auto racing champion.
One New York Night
1935-03-08
Foxhall Ridgeway, arriving in New York City from the West, stumbles onto a murder in the hotel room
Lady by Choice
1934-10-15
To improve her image, a fan dancer "adopts" an old woman to be her mother.
Love, Live & Laugh
1929-11-02
Any movie that starts Jewish entertainer George Jessel as an Italian accordionist named Luigi can't
The Invisible Menace
1938-01-11
Army Private Eddie Pratt smuggles his new bride into camp in hopes of having a happy wedding night.
The Band Plays On
1934-12-21
A judge hands four wayward boys to a college football coach who turns them into backfield stars.
Times Square Lady
1935-03-08
A young Iowa woman inherits her late estranged father's New York business, but the dead man's crooke
Let's Try Again
1934-07-06
To divorce, or not to divorce. That is the question pondered by a married couple of 10 years who mis
Love Is a Headache
1938-01-14
A press agent for a Broadway actress whose career is going downhill attempts to get her some publici
A Dog of Flanders
1935-03-22
Adaptation of Ouida's sentimental classic about a poor Flemish boy (Frankie Thomas) whose ambition i
The Real Glory
1939-09-29
Fort Mysang, southern Philippine Islands, under US rule, 1906. A small group of army officers and na
Here Comes the Band
1935-08-30
In this musical, a songwriter goes to court to claim the rights to his song that was stolen by an un
Journal of a Crime
1934-03-10
A woman murders her husband's mistress and someone else gets accused of the crime.
Las Vegas Nights
1941-03-28
A vaudeville act inherits an old, beat-up building and decides to try to turn it into a hip new nigh
She Loves Me Not
1934-08-31
A cabaret dancer witnesses a murder and is forced to hide from gangsters by disguising herself as a
One Exciting Adventure
1934-09-01
One Exciting Adventure is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Ernst L. Frank. It is a remake of
These Glamour Girls
1939-08-18
A drunken college student invites a dance hostess to the big college dance and then forgets he asked
The Crash
1932-10-09
Linda Gault is a luxury loving wife who casually seduces other men while getting investment tips fro
Now and Forever
1934-08-31
Freewheeling wanderer Jerry Day and his beautiful wife Toni are at odds over their lifestyle. Jerry
The Palace of Pleasure
1926-01-10
Don Sebastian, Portuguese Premier, sets a price on the head of royalist Ricardo Madons. Madons is in
The Yellow Ticket
1931-10-30
A young Russian girl is forced into a life of prostitution in Czarist Russia, and she and a British
Meet the Baron
1933-10-20
A charlatan posing as Baron Munchhausen is invited to be guest speaker at a girls' school.
Maid of Salem
1937-02-12
When a young woman named Barbara Clarke has an affair with adventurer Roger Coverman, it causes a sc
Don't Bet on Women
1931-02-15
At a big party, Roger Fallon, now a woman-hater, right to the core - this all due to a failed marria
Once a Doctor
1937-01-23
Dr. Frank Brace (Joe King) is an important doctor with son Jerry (Gordon Oliver) as well as foster
Jewel Robbery
1932-07-08
A gentleman thief charms a Viennese baron's wife and also conducts a daring daylight robbery of a je
Midnight Rose
1928-02-26
Midnight Rose, a dancer in the Gold Coast Cabaret, loves Tim Regan, an underworld gang leader who de
Red Salute
1935-09-12
The rebellious daughter of an army general gets involved with a Communist agitator, mainly to annoy
The Parson of Panamint
1941-07-25
As he looks over the dusty, deserted remains of the western "boom town" of Panamint, grizzled old pr
Main Street Lawyer
1939-11-02
A prosecutor's career and his adopted daughter's happiness hang in the balance when he is blackmaile
Parents on Trial
1939-09-21
According to Hollywood, the parents were generally at fault when good kids went bad. This theory is
Devil and the Deep
1932-08-12
Naval commander Charles Sturm has made life miserable for his wife Diana due to his insane jealousy
Quick Millions
1931-04-17
A truck driver "too lazy to work and too nervous to steal" gets mixed up in racketeering. Naturally
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
1937-11-25
Cricket West is a hopeful actress with a plan and a pair of vocal chords that bring down the house.
The Case of the Curious Bride
1935-04-13
After giving the District Attorney another stinging defeat, Perry plans to take a vacation in China.
The First Year
1932-07-30
Grace Livingston is leading a happy life in her small town, with her mother and father, being courte
I Live My Life
1935-10-04
A society girl tries to make a go of her marriage to an archaeologist.
Diamond Jim
1935-09-01
A loose biopic based on the life of Gilded Age tycoon "Diamond" Jim Brady.
How Molly Malone Made Good
1915-10-25
Molly, an Irish girl just hired by a New York newspaper, is assigned as a test a chain interview of
Golden Harvest
1933-09-21
A play by Nina Wilcox Putnam was the source for the empire-building drama Golden Harvest. Ambitious
The Man Who Lost Himself
1941-03-21
John Evans encounters his lookalike, Malcolm Scott. When Scott is killed in an accident, Evans finds
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
1930-10-10
Jeannette Vaubernier, an impulsive shopgirl en route to deliver a hat, dreams of luxury and position
Under Cover of Night
1937-01-08
A detective (Edmund Lowe) trails a professor (Henry Daniell) who stole credit for his wife's researc
Rasputin and the Empress
1932-12-23
The story of corrupt, power-hungry, manipulative Grigori Rasputin's influence on members of the Russ
Sally, Irene and Mary
1925-12-27
Sally, Irene and Mary are chorus girls who each have a different approach to life and love. The thre
Frisco Waterfront
1935-12-03
As California gubernatorial candidate Burton is about to cast his vote a truck crashes into the poll
Green Light
1937-02-20
A brilliant young surgeon takes the blame for a colleague when a botched surgery causes a patient's
Bureau of Missing Persons
1933-09-16
Butch Saunders has been transferred to Missing Persons because he was too brutal in other police wor
Shipmates Forever
1935-10-12
An admiral's son with no interest in carrying on the family tradition is a successful crooner. He fi
Any Woman
1925-05-04
When Ellen Linden comes back home from finishing school, she finds out that her wealthy father has l
Romeo and Juliet
1936-09-03
Young love is poisoned by a generations long feud between two noble families.
The Last Days of Pompeii
1935-10-18
In this action-filled spectacle set in ancient Pompeii, a blacksmith becomes a Roman gladiator, thou
Safety in Numbers
1938-05-30
The Jones family patriarch, also mayor, is swindled into thinking the town swamp is a rich mineral d
Go Into Your Dance
1935-04-20
An irresponsible Broadway star gets mixed up with gambling and gangsters.
Let's Talk It Over
1934-06-01
A young sailor saves a woman from drowning. The woman turns out to be a rich heiress; unfortunately
Let Them Live
1937-04-25
A young man goes up against a crooked town boss.
3 Kids and a Queen
1935-10-21
An eccentric, wealthy spinster, 'Queenie' Baxter is erroneously presumed to be kidnapped. She subseq
The House of Mirth
1918-08-05
Wharton creates a portrait of a stunning beauty who, though raised and educated to marry well both s
Social Hypocrites
1918-04-06
While playing cards, Col. Francis Fielding is unjustly accused of cheating by the Earl of St. Albans
Abraham Lincoln
1930-11-08
A biopic dramatizing Abraham Lincoln's life through a series of vignettes depicting its defining cha
Million Dollar Ransom
1934-09-01
To stop his mother from marrying a man he doesn't like, a young millionaire hires an ex-con in helpi
Imitation of Life
1934-11-23
A struggling widow and her daughter take in a black housekeeper and her fair-skinned daughter. The t
The Beautiful Spy
1928-05-10
A complete version of the film is held by Cineteca Del Friuli.
A Kiss in a Taxi
1927-02-22
Bebe Daniels was at the peak of her silent stardom when she appeared in this comedy, which was reall
Gloria's Romance
1916-05-22
An adventurous young girl in Florida gets herself lost in the Everglades and finds terror and excite
Marie Antoinette
1938-08-26
The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France,
Reunion in France
1942-12-25
French woman Michele de la Becque, an opponent of the Nazis in German-occupied Paris, hides a downed
Spring Tonic
1935-06-27
Betty Ingals walks out on her fiancé in search of adventure. She gets more than she bargained for wh
Collegiate
1936-01-22
A Broadway playboy inherits an almost bankrupt girls' school and tries to save it by a big show.
The Spy
1931-04-26
Sweethearts pitted against lovers, wives against husbands, sons against mothers, in a frantic strugg
Hell's Four Hundred
1926-03-14
A chorus girl breaks a deal with her boss by marrying the rich man she was supposed to ruin.
The Shell Game
1918-03-04
New York confidence man "Silk" Wilkins ingratiates himself with millionaire Lawrence Gray, knowing G
A Man of Stone
1921-11-10
Capt. Deering, a British war hero whose exploits in the Arabian desert have earned him the nickname
Blackie's Redemption
1919-04-14
Shrewd crook Boston Blackie is determined to go straight. At a celebration held on the eve of his ma
The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns
1919-01-01
After a prologue where we are shown the backgrounds of Wilhelm II and Woodrow Wilson, we see the sto
The Warning
1915-12-06
Robert Denman, a manager at a construction company, loses everything he has to the throws of alcohol
Pleasure Crazed
1929-07-07
Pleasure Crazed is a 1929 American sound drama film directed by Donald Gallaher.
Her Purchase Price
1919-09-01
Hamid-Ali, an Arab chieftain and bandit, captures an English baby during a raid on a caravan and, na