Henry Kolker

Henry Kolker

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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Movies

Sing for Your Supper

Sing for Your Supper

6
The Black Room

The Black Room

6.422
The Bad One

The Bad One

6.333
Name the Woman

Name the Woman

0
Charlie Chan in Paris

Charlie Chan in Paris

6.5
A Woman's Face

A Woman's Face

6.86
The Great Swindle

The Great Swindle

0
Hidden Power

Hidden Power

0
Baby Face

Baby Face

7.256
Bullets or Ballots

Bullets or Ballots

6.583
Mad Love

Mad Love

7.009
Black Moon

Black Moon

5.2
Bluebeard

Bluebeard

5.5
The Florentine Dagger

The Florentine Dagger

5.7
Good Intentions

Good Intentions

0
The Way of All Men

The Way of All Men

4.5
Holiday

Holiday

7.309
Great Guy

Great Guy

6.2
Let Us Live

Let Us Live

6.8
Love Time

Love Time

0
Indiscreet

Indiscreet

6
The Mystery Man

The Mystery Man

5.375
Coquette

Coquette

5.643
The Unholy Garden

The Unholy Garden

6
Don't Marry

Don't Marry

0
The Power and the Glory

The Power and the Glory

6
The Man Who Lived Twice

The Man Who Lived Twice

6.7
I Loved a Woman

I Loved a Woman

4.8
The Cowboy and the Lady

The Cowboy and the Lady

6.1
The Valiant

The Valiant

6
Bedside

Bedside

5.6
The Brat

The Brat

0
Wonder Bar

Wonder Bar

6.1
East Is West

East Is West

4
The Adventures of Marco Polo

The Adventures of Marco Polo

6.071
I Like Your Nerve

I Like Your Nerve

5.7
Sing Sing Nights

Sing Sing Nights

3.3
Sitting on the Moon

Sitting on the Moon

4.333
Faithless

Faithless

6.8
Gigolettes of Paris

Gigolettes of Paris

5
The Keyhole

The Keyhole

4.9
Honeymoon Limited

Honeymoon Limited

6
A Lost Lady

A Lost Lady

6.1
Success at Any Price

Success at Any Price

3.9
Money and the Woman

Money and the Woman

4.3
The Narrow Corner

The Narrow Corner

5.5
Reckless

Reckless

5.3
Here I Am a Stranger

Here I Am a Stranger

7
Too Hot to Handle

Too Hot to Handle

5.8
Union Pacific

Union Pacific

6.5
The Ghost Walks

The Ghost Walks

5.333
Grand Ole Opry

Grand Ole Opry

7
Hello, Sister!

Hello, Sister!

6.154
Sarong Girl

Sarong Girl

0
Soft Living

Soft Living

0
My Marriage

My Marriage

5
Blood Money

Blood Money

7
A Bedtime Story

A Bedtime Story

8
I've Got Your Number

I've Got Your Number

6
Whom the Gods Destroy

Whom the Gods Destroy

5.5
They Wanted to Marry

They Wanted to Marry

5
Notorious But Nice

Notorious But Nice

5.5
The Hell Cat

The Hell Cat

6
Blind Date

Blind Date

7
One Heavenly Night

One Heavenly Night

5.2
The Devil Is Driving

The Devil Is Driving

5
The Girl from Missouri

The Girl from Missouri

6.9
The Washington Masquerade

The Washington Masquerade

6.5
Society Doctor

Society Doctor

6.3
Theodora Goes Wild

Theodora Goes Wild

6.5
Red Hot Tires

Red Hot Tires

5.8
One New York Night

One New York Night

0
Lady by Choice

Lady by Choice

6.333
Love, Live & Laugh

Love, Live & Laugh

0
The Invisible Menace

The Invisible Menace

4.1
The Band Plays On

The Band Plays On

8.5
Times Square Lady

Times Square Lady

6
Let's Try Again

Let's Try Again

2.5
Love Is a Headache

Love Is a Headache

5.7
A Dog of Flanders

A Dog of Flanders

7
The Real Glory

The Real Glory

6.3
Here Comes the Band

Here Comes the Band

5
Journal of a Crime

Journal of a Crime

5.7
Las Vegas Nights

Las Vegas Nights

5.5
She Loves Me Not

She Loves Me Not

5.5
One Exciting Adventure

One Exciting Adventure

0
These Glamour Girls

These Glamour Girls

5.5
The Crash

The Crash

5.2
Now and Forever

Now and Forever

6.632
The Palace of Pleasure

The Palace of Pleasure

0
The Yellow Ticket

The Yellow Ticket

5
Meet the Baron

Meet the Baron

4.3
Maid of Salem

Maid of Salem

5.9
Don't Bet on Women

Don't Bet on Women

4.2
Once a Doctor

Once a Doctor

6.3
Jewel Robbery

Jewel Robbery

6.5
Midnight Rose

Midnight Rose

0
Red Salute

Red Salute

5.625
The Parson of Panamint

The Parson of Panamint

5
Main Street Lawyer

Main Street Lawyer

2
Parents on Trial

Parents on Trial

0
Devil and the Deep

Devil and the Deep

5
Quick Millions

Quick Millions

7.1
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry

Thoroughbreds Don't Cry

5.7
The Case of the Curious Bride

The Case of the Curious Bride

6
The First Year

The First Year

0
I Live My Life

I Live My Life

6.4
Diamond Jim

Diamond Jim

6
How Molly Malone Made Good

How Molly Malone Made Good

5
Golden Harvest

Golden Harvest

5
The Man Who Lost Himself

The Man Who Lost Himself

4
Du Barry, Woman of Passion

Du Barry, Woman of Passion

5.4
Under Cover of Night

Under Cover of Night

5.7
Rasputin and the Empress

Rasputin and the Empress

5.333
Sally, Irene and Mary

Sally, Irene and Mary

5.5
Frisco Waterfront

Frisco Waterfront

0
Green Light

Green Light

6.4
Bureau of Missing Persons

Bureau of Missing Persons

5.8
Shipmates Forever

Shipmates Forever

6.5
Any Woman

Any Woman

0
Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

6.2
The Last Days of Pompeii

The Last Days of Pompeii

5.6
Safety in Numbers

Safety in Numbers

0
Go Into Your Dance

Go Into Your Dance

6.75
Let's Talk It Over

Let's Talk It Over

0
Let Them Live

Let Them Live

0
3 Kids and a Queen

3 Kids and a Queen

6
The House of Mirth

The House of Mirth

0
Social Hypocrites

Social Hypocrites

0
Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

5.447
Million Dollar Ransom

Million Dollar Ransom

0
Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

7
The Beautiful Spy

The Beautiful Spy

0
A Kiss in a Taxi

A Kiss in a Taxi

0
Gloria's Romance

Gloria's Romance

6
Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

6.6
Reunion in France

Reunion in France

6.4
Spring Tonic

Spring Tonic

5.3
Collegiate

Collegiate

0
The Spy

The Spy

0
Hell's Four Hundred

Hell's Four Hundred

0
The Shell Game

The Shell Game

0
A Man of Stone

A Man of Stone

0
Blackie's Redemption

Blackie's Redemption

0
The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns

The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns

0
The Warning

The Warning

0