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  1. Carl Henry Vogt (February 19, 1895 – May 12, 1956), known professionally as Louis Calhern, was an American stage and screen actor. [1] Well known to fans of film noir for his role as attorney Alonzo Emmerich, the pivotal villain in The Asphalt Jungle (1950), he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for portraying Oliver Wendell ...

  2. www.imdb.com › name › nm0129894Louis Calhern - IMDb

    IMDb profile of Louis Calhern, a versatile actor who played aristocratic, comic and dramatic roles in films such as Duck Soup, Notorious and The Asphalt Jungle. Learn about his life, career, trivia, quotes and more.

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  3. Learn about the life and career of Louis Calhern, a versatile actor who played snobby and powerful characters in films such as Duck Soup, The Asphalt Jungle and The Bad and the Beautiful. Find out his birth name, nickname, family, awards, trivia and quotes.

    • February 19, 1895
    • May 12, 1956
  4. Carl Henry Vogt (February 19, 1895 – May 12, 1956), known professionally as Louis Calhern, was an American stage and screen actor. For portraying Oliver Wendell Holmes in the film The Magnificent Yankee (1950), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Calhern began working in silent films for director Lois Weber in the early 1920s; the most notable being The Blot in 1921. A 1921 ...

  5. Nov 5, 2011 · Nov 5, 2011. 1. Throughout his long stage and film career, Louis Calhern seemed to be the very personification of the word "distinguished." Tall (6-ft., 4-in.), erect, with a prominent nose, theatrically trained voice, and usually sporting an elegant mustache, he cut a fine figure in countless stage appearances and some seventy films.

  6. The Blot (1921) Louis Calhern. By Dawn on Nov 20, 2010 From Noir and Chick Flicks. “The Blot” (1921) is a silent drama starring Louis Calhern, Claire Windsor, Phillip Hubbard, and Margaret McWade. Directed by Lois Weber, this film is a realistic look at genteel poverty in the 1920’s. This domestic drama is about a weary college professor ...

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  8. A brief biography of Louis Calhern, a leading actor of screen and stage, who made his debut with Cecil Spooner's stock company in New York. Find more information about his career and roles in The Oxford Companion to American Theatre.