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.
Movie | Dick Tracy | Forger | 1990-04-05 |
Movie | Checking Out | Mr. D'Amato | 1988-10-26 |
Movie | Creator | Prof. Brauer | 1985-09-20 |
Series | Amazing Stories | Grandpa Charlie | 1985-09-29 |
Series | Wizards and Warriors | Unknown | 1983-02-26 |
Series | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Unknown | 1983-10-03 |
Movie | Mae West | Dorset | 1982-05-02 |
Series | Cheers | Buzz Crowder | 1982-09-30 |
Series | Remington Steele | Markham | 1982-10-01 |
Movie | Jinxed! | Morley | 1982-10-22 |
Movie | Reds | Mr. Partlow | 1981-12-25 |
Movie | Up the Academy | Commandant Causeway | 1980-06-06 |
Movie | Trouble in High Timber Country | 1980-06-27 | |
Movie | The Frisco Kid | Father Joseph | 1979-07-06 |
Series | The Facts of Life | Unknown | 1979-08-24 |
Movie | The Seniors | Mr. Bleiffer | 1978-06-30 |
Movie | Mean Dog Blues | Judge | 1978-03-03 |
Series | WKRP in Cincinnati | Unknown | 1978-09-18 |
Series | Taxi | Old Man in the Hospital | 1978-09-12 |
Series | Soap | Father Juniper | 1977-09-13 |
Series | We've Got Each Other | Unknown | 1977-10-01 |
Movie | Dynasty | Dr. Klauber | 1976-03-13 |
Series | Alice | Unknown | 1976-08-31 |
Series | Barney Miller | Joseph Spidonie | 1975-01-23 |
Series | Barbary Coast | Larch | 1975-09-08 |
Movie | The Fortune | Justice of the Peace | 1975-05-20 |
Movie | I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? | Phillips | 1975-12-01 |
Movie | Mr. Sycamore | Abner / Arnie | 1975-12-12 |
Movie | The Terminal Man | Priest | 1974-06-19 |
Movie | Homebodies | Mr. Loomis | 1974-09-01 |
Movie | The Devil's Daughter | Father MacHugh | 1973-01-09 |
Series | Hawkins | Orren Wooster | 1973-03-13 |
Series | Emergency! | Unknown | 1972-01-22 |
Series | The Rookies | Unknown | 1972-09-11 |
Movie | THX 1138 | PTO | 1971-03-11 |
Series | All in the Family | Herbert Hooper | 1971-01-12 |
Movie | The Andersonville Trial | Board of Military Judges | 1970-05-17 |
Movie | The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City | Rev. Hodgins | 1970-10-18 |
Series | Hawaii Five-O | Mr. Miller | 1968-09-20 |
Series | Adam-12 | Mr. Morton | 1968-09-21 |
Series | Lancer | Unknown | 1968-09-24 |
Series | The Invaders | Secretary Knute Rosmundson | 1967-01-10 |
Series | Ironside | Unknown | 1967-03-28 |
Movie | Games | Dr. Edwards | 1967-09-17 |
Series | The Green Hornet | Peter Willman | 1966-09-09 |
Series | Star Trek | Atoz | 1966-09-08 |
Series | Jericho | Unknown | 1966-09-15 |
Series | Run for Your Life | Dr. Stanley Brickow | 1965-09-13 |
Series | Branded | Unknown | 1965-01-24 |
Series | The F.B.I. | Marshall Graham | 1965-09-19 |
Movie | One Man's Way | Bishop Hardwick | 1964-02-26 |
Series | Daniel Boone | Judge | 1964-09-24 |
Movie | Diary of a Madman | Pierre | 1963-03-06 |
Series | Petticoat Junction | E.T. Gibbs | 1963-09-24 |
Series | The Fugitive | Dr. Babcock | 1963-09-17 |
Series | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Ellis Stone | 1963-10-10 |
Series | The Great Adventure | Brewer | 1963-09-27 |
Movie | The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm | Gruber | 1962-08-07 |
Series | Stoney Burke | Unknown | 1962-10-01 |
Movie | All in a Night's Work | O'Hara | 1961-03-15 |
Series | Cain's Hundred | Pop Parkson | 1961-09-19 |
Movie | The Lost World | Burton White | 1960-07-13 |
Movie | Pollyanna | Mr. Neely | 1960-05-19 |
Series | The Andy Griffith Show | Reverend Leighton | 1960-10-03 |
Series | One Step Beyond | Timothy Welling | 1959-01-20 |
Series | The Twilight Zone | Schwimmer | 1959-10-02 |
Series | Bonanza | Amos | 1959-09-12 |
Series | Cimarron City | Unknown | 1958-09-27 |
Series | Lawman | Unknown | 1958-10-05 |
Movie | Mayerling | Loschek | 1957-02-04 |
Movie | The Dark Side of the Earth | Gen. Kerch | 1957-09-19 |
Movie | The Defender (Studio One) | Judge Marsala | 1957-02-25 |
Series | Perry Mason | Abel Jackson | 1957-09-21 |
Movie | Witness for the Prosecution | Carter | 1957-12-17 |
Series | The Count of Monte Cristo | Unknown | 1956-02-20 |
Movie | Diane | Lord Tremouille | 1956-01-12 |
Movie | Gaby | Registrar | 1956-05-09 |
Series | State Trooper | Unknown | 1956-09-25 |
Series | The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Unknown | 1956-09-07 |
Series | Wire Service | Father Rambeau | 1956-10-04 |
Movie | The King's Thief | Fell | 1955-08-05 |
Movie | Moonfleet | Tewkesbury | 1955-06-24 |
Series | Gunsmoke | Old Man Wall | 1955-09-10 |
Movie | Rebel Without a Cause | Dr. Minton | 1955-10-27 |
Series | Cheyenne | Unknown | 1955-09-20 |
Movie | Sincerely Yours | Mr. Rojeck (uncredited) | 1955-11-05 |
Movie | The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell | President Calvin Coolidge | 1955-12-31 |
Series | The Lone Wolf | Unknown | 1954-01-01 |
Movie | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Rev. Elcott | 1954-07-22 |
Movie | About Mrs. Leslie | Mr. Pope | 1954-08-03 |
Movie | The Silver Chalice | Theron | 1954-12-20 |
Movie | Her Twelve Men | Roger Frane | 1954-08-11 |
Movie | Julius Caesar | Ligarius | 1953-06-04 |
Series | You Are There | Unknown | 1953-02-01 |
Movie | Houdini | Malue | 1953-07-02 |
Movie | Scandal at Scourie | Councilman Hurdwell | 1953-05-17 |
Movie | 99 River Street | Waldo Daggett | 1953-08-21 |
Movie | The Actress | Mr. Bagley | 1953-09-25 |
Series | Letter to Loretta | Elder Sharpe | 1953-09-20 |
Movie | Les Miserables | Presiding Judge (uncredited) | 1952-08-14 |
Movie | Captain Pirate | Viceroy (uncredited) | 1952-08-27 |
Movie | The Captive City | Rev. Nash | 1952-03-26 |
Movie | Something for the Birds | Foster | 1952-09-30 |
Series | Cavalcade of America | Unknown | 1952-10-01 |
Movie | Mask of the Avenger | Donner | 1951-06-27 |
Movie | A Place in the Sun | Dr. Wyeland (uncredited) | 1951-06-12 |
Movie | Here Comes the Groom | Uncle Adam | 1951-09-20 |
Series | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Unknown | 1951-10-05 |
Movie | On Dangerous Ground | Sheriff Carrey | 1951-12-13 |
Movie | The Petty Girl | President Webb (uncredited) | 1950-08-17 |
Movie | Please Believe Me | Edward Warrender | 1950-05-12 |
Movie | No Way Out | Watkins (uncredited) | 1950-08-16 |
Series | Lux Video Theatre | The Rev. Andrews | 1950-10-02 |
Movie | The Magnificent Yankee | Adams | 1950-12-20 |
Movie | Copper Canyon | Mr. Henderson | 1950-11-15 |
Movie | Bride of Vengeance | Councillor (uncredited) | 1949-04-07 |
Movie | Homicide | Fritz, Police Lab Man | 1949-04-02 |
Movie | Colorado Territory | Homer Wallace | 1949-06-11 |
Movie | Manhandled | Charlie, a Fence (uncredited) | 1949-07-21 |
Movie | They Live by Night | Hawkins | 1949-11-01 |
Series | The Lone Ranger | Dr. Hiram Tucker | 1949-09-15 |
Movie | Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch | Professor Lilliquist | 1949-08-14 |
Movie | The Miracle of the Bells | Grave Digger | 1948-03-27 |
Movie | Three Daring Daughters | Martin, Nelson's Second Butler (uncredited) | 1948-02-12 |
Movie | Julia Misbehaves | Hobson, the Butler | 1948-08-08 |
Movie | Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House | Smith | 1948-03-25 |
Movie | Johnny Belinda | Rector (uncredited) | 1948-09-14 |
Movie | Angel in Exile | Health Officer | 1948-10-20 |
Series | Studio One | Guthrie | 1948-11-07 |
Movie | California | President James K. Polk | 1947-02-21 |
Movie | That Way with Women | L.B. Crandall | 1947-02-14 |
Movie | Dishonored Lady | Dr. E.G. Lutz | 1947-05-16 |
Movie | Pursued | Coroner (uncredited) | 1947-03-02 |
Movie | The Marauders | Edwin "Deacon" Black | 1947-07-01 |
Movie | The Judge Steps Out | Hector Brown | 1947-12-15 |
Movie | If Winter Comes | Dr. Clement Avington (uncredited) | 1947-12-31 |
Movie | Desire Me | Dr. Poulin | 1947-10-31 |
Movie | Tomorrow Is Forever | Norton | 1946-02-20 |
Movie | The Bandit of Sherwood Forest | Lord Mortimer | 1946-02-21 |
Movie | The Notorious Lone Wolf | Adam Wheelright | 1946-02-14 |
Movie | Bedlam | Sidney Long | 1946-05-10 |
Movie | The Fighting Guardsman | Berton | 1946-01-04 |
Movie | Three Strangers | Gillkie the Barrister | 1946-01-28 |
Movie | Dressed to Kill | Commissioner of Scotland Yard | 1946-05-24 |
Movie | Without Reservations | Charlie Gibbs (uncredited) | 1946-05-13 |
Movie | The Verdict | Jury Foreman | 1946-11-23 |
Movie | Gentleman Joe Palooka | Editor W.W. Dwight | 1946-10-05 |
Movie | The Falcon's Adventure | J.D. Denison | 1946-12-13 |
Movie | The Searching Wind | Sears | 1946-08-09 |
Movie | A Song to Remember | Pleyel's Clerk (uncredited) | 1945-01-19 |
Movie | Blonde Ransom | Oliver | 1945-05-01 |
Movie | Zombies on Broadway | Prof. Hopkins | 1945-05-01 |
Movie | Confidential Agent | Dr. Bellows | 1945-11-02 |
Movie | Strange Confession | Frederick | 1945-10-05 |
Movie | The Brighton Strangler | Lord Mayor Herman Brandon R. Clive | 1945-05-10 |
Movie | Her Primitive Man | Caleb | 1944-05-29 |
Movie | The Invisible Man's Revenge | Feeney (uncredited) | 1944-06-09 |
Movie | The Scarlet Claw | Drake | 1944-05-18 |
Movie | The White Cliffs of Dover | Skipper of Honeymoon Boat (uncredited) | 1944-05-11 |
Movie | The Case of the Tremendous Trifle | Curwood | 1944-03-14 |
Movie | Once Upon a Time | Joe (uncredited) | 1944-06-29 |
Movie | The Merry Monahans | Clerk | 1944-09-15 |
Movie | The Pearl of Death | Amos Hodder | 1944-08-01 |
Movie | Mystery of the Riverboat | Hermann Einreich [Chs. 1-2] | 1944-10-24 |
Movie | Murder in the Blue Room | Edwards | 1944-10-27 |
Movie | Wilson | Reporter (uncredited) | 1944-08-01 |
Movie | Reckless Age | Prof. Mellasagus | 1944-08-01 |
Movie | Don't You Believe It | Aide | 1943-07-03 |
Movie | The Falcon in Danger | Thomas, the butler (uncredited) | 1943-07-17 |
Movie | The Moon Is Down | Joseph (uncredited) | 1943-03-14 |
Movie | Sherlock Holmes in Washington | Antiques Store Sales Clerk | 1943-03-24 |
Movie | Corvette K-225 | Paymaster Commander | 1943-09-29 |
Movie | The Falcon and the Co-Eds | Eustace L. Harley (uncredited) | 1943-11-10 |
Movie | The Man from Down Under | Soldier | 1943-08-04 |
Movie | Government Girl | Thomas - Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | 1943-11-05 |
Movie | Eagle Squadron | Sir Charles Porter | 1942-06-16 |
Movie | Saboteur | Robert | 1942-04-24 |
Movie | Born to Sing | Critic | 1942-02-18 |
Movie | Mrs. Miniver | Dentist (uncredited) | 1942-07-03 |
Movie | Secret Agent of Japan | Capt. Larsen | 1942-04-03 |
Movie | Now, Voyager | Lloyd (uncredited) | 1942-10-22 |
Movie | Random Harvest | Registrar of Births (uncredited) | 1942-12-17 |
Movie | Keep 'Em Sailing | Gruning, Stregel's Henchman (uncredited) | 1942-11-28 |
Movie | Nightmare | James, Abbington's butler | 1942-11-10 |
Movie | Famous Boners | Isaac Newton (uncredited) | 1942-10-24 |
Movie | Hudson's Bay | Mayor | 1941-01-03 |
Movie | Singapore Woman | Sidney P. Melrose | 1941-05-17 |
Movie | Adventure in Washington | Emerson | 1941-05-29 |
Movie | Love Crazy | Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited) | 1941-05-23 |
Movie | The Earl of Chicago | Reading Clerk (as Ian Wulf) | 1940-01-05 |
Movie | Earthbound | Amos Totten | 1940-06-06 |
Movie | Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Horace Greeley (uncredited) | 1940-02-22 |
Movie | We Who Are Young | Judge | 1940-07-19 |
Movie | The Son of Monte Cristo | Conrad Stadt | 1940-12-05 |
Movie | Foreign Correspondent | Stiles | 1940-08-16 |
Movie | Tell No Tales | Fritz (uncredited) | 1939-06-12 |
Movie | Society Lawyer | Schmidt | 1939-03-21 |
Movie | Lincoln in the White House | Cabinet Member (uncredited) | 1939-02-11 |
Movie | Fast and Loose | Wilkes | 1939-02-17 |
Movie | On Borrowed Time | Charles Wentworth | 1939-07-07 |
Movie | The Great Commandment | Tax Collector | 1939-10-02 |
Movie | The Return of Doctor X | Cemetery Caretaker (uncredited) | 1939-11-23 |
Movie | Allegheny Uprising | Poole | 1939-11-10 |
Movie | Blondie Brings Up Baby | Police Judge (uncredited) | 1939-11-08 |
Movie | Captain Kidd's Treasure | Skeptical Member of Modern-day Expedition (uncredited) | 1938-01-22 |
Movie | Arsène Lupin Returns | A. Le Marchand - Detective (as Ien Wulf) | 1938-02-25 |
Movie | You Can't Take It with You | Kirby's Secretary (uncredited) | 1938-09-01 |
Movie | Marie Antoinette | Herbert - the Jailer (uncredited) | 1938-08-26 |
Movie | Blondie | Judge | 1938-11-30 |
Movie | The Devil Is Driving | Elias Sanders | 1937-06-25 |
Movie | The Prince and the Pauper | Proprietor | 1937-04-30 |
Movie | The League of Frightened Men | Nicholas Cabot | 1937-05-25 |
Movie | The Emperor's Candlesticks | Leon, a Conspirator | 1937-07-02 |
Movie | The Firefly | Izquierdo (uncredited) | 1937-11-05 |
Movie | Romance of Louisiana | Tallyrand (as Ien Wulf) | 1937-07-08 |
Movie | The White Angel | Patient (uncredited) | 1936-06-25 |
Movie | Romeo and Juliet | Apothecary | 1936-09-03 |
Movie | The Leavenworth Case | Hudson | 1936-01-20 |
Movie | The Devil Is a Sissy | Pawnbroker | 1936-09-18 |
Movie | The Bold Caballero | The Priest | 1936-12-01 |
Movie | The Lost Chick | Grandpa Squirrel (voice) (uncredited) | 1935-03-09 |
Movie | The Raven | Geoffrey 'Pinky' Burns | 1935-07-08 |
Movie | Mad Love | Henry Orlac, Stephen Orlac's Stepfather (Uncredited) | 1935-07-12 |
Movie | Mutiny on the Bounty | Maggs | 1935-11-22 |
Movie | The Fountain | Van Arkel | 1934-08-22 |
Movie | The Mighty Barnum | Swedish consul | 1934-12-23 |
Movie | The Barretts of Wimpole Street | Harry Bevan | 1934-09-21 |