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Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 4, 1896
Died
January 23, 1992
Place of Birth
Canton, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
- Ian Wolf
- Ian Mac Wolfe
- Ian Wulf
- Ien Wulf
- 伊安·沃尔夫
- Ian Marcus Wolfe
Ian Wolfe
0.6 Popularity
Biography
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, professors, and doctors. Wolfe's best-known role may have been in the 1946 movie Bedlam, in which he played a scientist confined to an asylum. Wolfe wrote and self-published two books of poetry Forty-Four Scribbles and a Prayer: Lyrics and Ballads and Sixty Ballads and Lyrics In Search of Music. Of note to science fiction fans, Ian Wolfe appeared in two episodes of the original Star Trek television series: "Bread and Circuses" (1968) as Septimus, and "All Our Yesterdays" (1969) as Mr. Atoz, and portrayed the wizard Traquil in the cult series Wizards and Warriors. In 1982, Wolfe had a small recurring role on the TV series WKRP in Cincinnati as Hirsch, the sarcastic, irreverent butler to WKRP owner Lillian Carlson. Wolfe, who worked until the last couple of years of his life, died January 23, 1992, at age 95, of natural causes. He was cremated. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian Wolfe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
Dick Tracy
as Forger
1990
6.1
Checking Out
as Mr. D'Amato
1988
4.2
Amazing Stories
as Grandpa Charlie
1985
7.4
Creator
as Prof. Brauer
1985
6.1
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
6.4
Wizards and Warriors
1983
6.8
The New Odd Couple
as Hector S. Hanley
1982
5.0
Jinxed!
as Morley
1982
4.5
Remington Steele
as Markham
1982
7.1
Cheers
as Buzz Crowder
1982
7.6
Mae West
as Dorset
1982
5.8
Reds
as Mr. Partlow
1981
6.9
Trouble in High Timber Country
1980
0.0
Up the Academy
as Commandant Causeway
1980
4.5
The Facts of Life
1979
7.1
The Frisco Kid
as Father Joseph
1979
6.1
WKRP in Cincinnati
as Hirsch
1978
7.6
Taxi
as Old Man in the Hospital
1978
7.2
The Seniors
as Mr. Bleiffer
1978
4.3
Mean Dog Blues
as Judge
1978
4.4
We've Got Each Other
1977
5.0
Soap
as Monsignor
1977
7.3
Soap
as Father Juniper
1977
7.3
Alice
1976
7.1
Dynasty
as Dr. Klauber
1976
10.0
Mr. Sycamore
as Abner / Arnie
1975
6.0
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
as Phillips
1975
2.6
Barbary Coast
as Larch
1975
7.5
The Fortune
as Justice of the Peace
1975
5.4
Barney Miller
as Rudolf Biederman
1975
7.3
Barney Miller
as Joseph Spidonie
1975
7.3
Homebodies
as Mr. Loomis
1974
6.7
The Terminal Man
as Priest
1974
5.3
Hawkins
as Orren Wooster
1973
7.2
The Devil's Daughter
as Father MacHugh
1973
6.5
The Rookies
1972
6.8
Emergency!
1972
7.8
THX 1138
as PTO
1971
6.4
All in the Family
as Herbert Hooper
1971
7.8
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
as Rev. Hodgins
1970
6.0
The Partridge Family
as Grandfather
1970
6.8
The Andersonville Trial
as Board of Military Judges
1970
6.7
Lancer
1968
4.7
Adam-12
as Mr. Morton
1968
7.0
Hawaii Five-O
as Mr. Miller
1968
7.1
Games
as Dr. Edwards
1967
6.1
Ironside
1967
6.8
The Invaders
as Secretary Knute Rosmundson
1967
6.8
Jericho
1966
6.5
The Green Hornet
as Peter Willman
1966
7.2
Star Trek
as Septimus
1966
8.0
Star Trek
as Atoz
1966
8.0
The F.B.I.
as Elder Stone
1965
5.4
The F.B.I.
as Marshall Graham
1965
5.4
Run for Your Life
as Dr. Stanley Brickow
1965
7.2
Branded
1965
6.6
Daniel Boone
as Judge
1964
7.0
One Man's Way
as Bishop Hardwick
1964
3.3
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Ellis Stone
1963
5.3
The Great Adventure
as Townsend
1963
0.0
The Great Adventure
as Brewer
1963
0.0
Petticoat Junction
as E.T. Gibbs
1963
5.7
The Fugitive
as Dr. Babcock
1963
7.2
Diary of a Madman
as Pierre
1963
6.0
Stoney Burke
1962
5.7
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
as Gruber
1962
5.8
Cain's Hundred
as Pop Parkson
1961
4.7
All in a Night's Work
as O'Hara
1961
5.9
The Andy Griffith Show
as Reverend Leighton
1960
7.6
The Lost World
as Burton White
1960
5.8
Pollyanna
as Mr. Neely
1960
6.9
The Twilight Zone
as Schwimmer
1959
8.5
Bonanza
as Ed Baxter
1959
7.5
Bonanza
as Amos
1959
7.5
Bonanza
as John J. Harrison
1959
7.5
One Step Beyond
as Timothy Welling
1959
5.6
Lawman
1958
5.6
Cimarron City
1958
5.0
Witness for the Prosecution
as Carter
1957
8.2
Perry Mason
as Abel Jackson
1957
7.7
The Dark Side of the Earth
as Gen. Kerch
1957
0.0
Wagon Train
as Vickers
1957
6.6
The Defender (Studio One)
as Judge Marsala
1957
7.2
Mayerling
as Loschek
1957
5.5
Wire Service
as Father Rambeau
1956
0.0
🎬
State Trooper
1956
5.0
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
5.0
Gaby
as Registrar
1956
7.0
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
4.4
Diane
as Lord Tremouille
1956
5.8
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
as President Calvin Coolidge
1955
6.8
Sincerely Yours
as Mr. Rojeck (uncredited)
1955
5.8
Rebel Without a Cause
as Dr. Minton
1955
7.5
Cheyenne
as Charlie Peabody
1955
6.0
Gunsmoke
as Old Man Wall
1955
6.6
The King's Thief
as Fell
1955
6.3
Moonfleet
as Tewkesbury
1955
6.5
The Silver Chalice
as Theron
1954
4.4
Her Twelve Men
as Roger Frane
1954
5.6
About Mrs. Leslie
as Mr. Pope
1954
7.0
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
as Rev. Elcott
1954
7.1
The Actress
as Mr. Bagley
1953
6.4
Letter to Loretta
as Elder Sharpe
1953
6.5
99 River Street
as Waldo Daggett
1953
6.8
Houdini
as Malue
1953
6.5
Julius Caesar
as Ligarius
1953
7.1
Scandal at Scourie
as Councilman Hurdwell
1953
6.7
You Are There
1953
5.7
Cavalcade of America
1952
3.5
Something for the Birds
as Foster
1952
10.0
Captain Pirate
as Viceroy (uncredited)
1952
5.2
Les Miserables
as Presiding Judge (uncredited)
1952
5.2
The Captive City
as Rev. Nash
1952
6.1
On Dangerous Ground
as Sheriff Carrey
1951
6.6
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
7.2
Here Comes the Groom
as Uncle Adam
1951
5.2
Mask of the Avenger
as Donner
1951
5.3
A Place in the Sun
as Dr. Wyeland (uncredited)
1951
7.3
The Great Caruso
as Hutchins
1951
5.7
The Magnificent Yankee
as Adams
1950
5.4
Copper Canyon
as Mr. Henderson
1950
5.3
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as The Rev. Andrews
1950
6.3
The Petty Girl
as President Webb (uncredited)
1950
3.6
No Way Out
as Watkins (uncredited)
1950
6.9
Please Believe Me
as Edward Warrender
1950
4.8
They Live by Night
as Hawkins
1949
6.9
My Friend Irma
as Minister (uncredited)
1949
6.8
The Lone Ranger
as Dr. Hiram Tucker
1949
6.8
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
as Professor Lilliquist
1949
0.0
Manhandled
as Charlie, a Fence (uncredited)
1949
4.9
Colorado Territory
as Homer Wallace
1949
7.0
Bride of Vengeance
as Councillor (uncredited)
1949
4.5
Homicide
as Fritz, Police Lab Man
1949
5.3
Studio One
as Judge Marsala
1948
5.0
Studio One
as Guthrie
1948
5.0
Angel in Exile
as Health Officer
1948
5.2
Johnny Belinda
as Rector (uncredited)
1948
6.8
Julia Misbehaves
as Hobson, the Butler
1948
6.5
Silver River
as Process Server (uncredited)
1948
5.9
The Miracle of the Bells
as Grave Digger
1948
5.9
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as Smith
1948
7.0
Three Daring Daughters
as Martin, Nelson's Second Butler (uncredited)
1948
5.7
If Winter Comes
as Dr. Clement Avington (uncredited)
1947
6.6
The Judge Steps Out
as Hector Brown
1947
7.0
Desire Me
as Dr. Poulin
1947
5.7
The Marauders
as Edwin "Deacon" Black
1947
4.0
Dishonored Lady
as Dr. E.G. Lutz
1947
5.7
Pursued
as Coroner (uncredited)
1947
6.6
California
as President James K. Polk (uncredited)
1947
6.7
That Way with Women
as L.B. Crandall
1947
6.2
The Falcon's Adventure
as J.D. Denison
1946
6.1
The Verdict
as Jury Foreman
1946
6.5
Gentleman Joe Palooka
as Editor W.W. Dwight
1946
0.0
The Searching Wind
as Sears
1946
0.0
Dressed to Kill
as Commissioner of Scotland Yard
1946
6.6
Without Reservations
as Charlie Gibbs (uncredited)
1946
6.2
Bedlam
as Sidney Long
1946
6.6
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
as Lord Mortimer
1946
5.0
Tomorrow Is Forever
as Norton
1946
6.1
The Notorious Lone Wolf
as Adam Wheelright
1946
5.5
Three Strangers
as Gillkie the Barrister (uncredited)
1946
6.4
Confidential Agent
as Dr. Bellows
1945
5.5
Strange Confession
as Frederick
1945
6.8
The Brighton Strangler
as Lord Mayor Herman Brandon R. Clive
1945
5.9
Zombies on Broadway
as Prof. Hopkins
1945
5.1
🎬
Blonde Ransom
as Oliver
1945
0.0
The Fighting Guardsman
as Berton
1945
7.0
A Song to Remember
as Pleyel's Clerk (uncredited)
1945
6.3
Murder in the Blue Room
as Edwards
1944
5.0
Mystery of the Riverboat
as Hermann Einreich [Chs. 1-2]
1944
6.0
The Merry Monahans
as Clerk
1944
5.0
Reckless Age
as Prof. Mellasagus
1944
0.0
Wilson
as Reporter (uncredited)
1944
5.5
The Pearl of Death
as Amos Hodder
1944
7.1
Once Upon a Time
as Joe (uncredited)
1944
5.7
The Invisible Man's Revenge
as Feeney (uncredited)
1944
5.6
Her Primitive Man
as Caleb
1944
6.0
The Scarlet Claw
as Drake
1944
6.9
The White Cliffs of Dover
as Skipper of Honeymoon Boat (uncredited)
1944
6.5
🎬
The Case of the Tremendous Trifle
as Curwood
1944
0.0
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
as Eustace L. Harley (uncredited)
1943
6.6
Government Girl
as Thomas - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1943
5.2
Corvette K-225
as Paymaster Commander
1943
6.1
The Man from Down Under
as Soldier
1943
6.5
The Falcon in Danger
as Thomas, the butler (uncredited)
1943
5.6
Don't You Believe It
as Aide
1943
5.0
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
as Antiques Store Sales Clerk
1943
6.7
The Moon Is Down
as Joseph (uncredited)
1943
6.7
Random Harvest
as Registrar of Births (uncredited)
1942
7.3
Keep 'Em Sailing
as Gruning, Stregel's Henchman (uncredited)
1942
7.0
Nightmare
as James, Abbington's butler
1942
5.0
Famous Boners
as Isaac Newton (uncredited)
1942
5.0
Now, Voyager
as Lloyd (uncredited)
1942
7.4
Mrs. Miniver
as Dentist (uncredited)
1942
7.1
Eagle Squadron
as Sir Charles Porter
1942
5.5
Saboteur
as Robert
1942
6.9
Secret Agent of Japan
as Capt. Larsen
1942
4.0
Born to Sing
as Critic
1942
5.0
Paris Calling
as The Careless Underground Agent
1941
5.4
Adventure in Washington
as Emerson
1941
6.0
Love Crazy
as Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)
1941
6.7
Singapore Woman
as Sidney P. Melrose
1941
6.6
Hudson's Bay
as Mayor
1940
5.8
The Son of Monte Cristo
as Conrad Stadt
1940
5.9
Foreign Correspondent
as Stiles
1940
7.0
We Who Are Young
as Judge
1940
5.8
Earthbound
as Amos Totten
1940
4.0
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Horace Greeley (uncredited)
1940
6.8
The Earl of Chicago
as Reading Clerk (as Ian Wulf)
1940
5.6
The Return of Doctor X
as Cemetery Caretaker (uncredited)
1939
5.9
Allegheny Uprising
as Poole
1939
5.6
Blondie Brings Up Baby
as Police Judge (uncredited)
1939
6.5
The Great Commandment
as Tax Collector
1939
4.2
On Borrowed Time
as Charles Wentworth
1939
7.5
Tell No Tales
as Fritz (uncredited)
1939
4.6
Society Lawyer
as Schmidt
1939
5.0
Fast and Loose
as Wilkes
1939
5.6
Lincoln in the White House
as Cabinet Member (uncredited)
1939
6.0
Blondie
as Judge
1938
7.1
You Can't Take It with You
as Kirby's Secretary (uncredited)
1938
7.5
Marie Antoinette
as Herbert - the Jailer (uncredited)
1938
6.5
Arsène Lupin Returns
as A. Le Marchand - Detective (as Ien Wulf)
1938
5.8
Captain Kidd's Treasure
as Skeptical Member of Modern-day Expedition (uncredited)
1938
5.0
The Firefly
as Izquierdo (uncredited)
1937
6.4
Romance of Louisiana
as Tallyrand (as Ien Wulf)
1937
6.0
The Emperor's Candlesticks
as Leon, a Conspirator
1937
4.7
The Devil Is Driving
as Elias Sanders
1937
5.0
The League of Frightened Men
as Nicholas Cabot
1937
6.0
The Prince and the Pauper
as Proprietor
1937
6.8
The Bold Caballero
as The Priest
1936
5.7
The Devil Is a Sissy
as Pawnbroker
1936
6.9
Romeo and Juliet
as Apothecary
1936
6.2
The White Angel
as Patient (uncredited)
1936
7.2
The Leavenworth Case
as Hudson
1936
5.0
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Maggs
1935
7.3
Mad Love
as Henry Orlac, Stephen Orlac's Stepfather (Uncredited)
1935
7.0
The Raven
as Geoffrey 'Pinky' Burns
1935
6.6
The Lost Chick
as Grandpa Squirrel (voice) (uncredited)
1935
6.5
The Mighty Barnum
as Swedish consul
1934
0.5
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
as Harry Bevan
1934
6.0
The Fountain
as Van Arkel
1934
9.8