Fred Kohler
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| Born | April 20, 1888 Kansas City, Missouri USA |
| Died | October 28, 1938 (aged 50) Hollywood, California USA |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
Fred Kohler (April 20, 1888 – October 28, 1938) was an American actor known for his "heavy" style of character.
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[edit] Career
Fred Kohler was born in Kansas City, Missouri. As a teen, he began to pursue a career in vaudeville, but worked other jobs to support himself. He lost part of his right hand in a mining accident during this time. Eventually he was able to join a touring company, and worked steadily in show business for several years.
As with many actors of his day, America's budding film industry drew a 20-something Kohler to Hollywood, where he made his start in silent films. His first role was in the 1911 short The Code of Honor, and he had an uncredited role in 1917's Joan the Woman, but a steady stream of parts did not begin until 1919's The Tiger's Trail. Kohler's imposing 6-foot physique and stern features earned him a niche playing villains. His 1924 role as Bauman in The Iron Horse is a notable example. With the advent of the talkies, Kohler reprised many of his silent roles in remakes with sound, particularly in Westerns based on novels by Zane Gray.
In 1929 he appeared in the Allen Dwan film Tide of Empire alongside Renée Adorée and another rugged cowboy Tom Keene.
[edit] Death
Kohler died of a heart attack on October 28, 1938 at age 50. Sadly, decades after Fred Kohler' death, he lies in an unmarked grave at Inglewood Park Cemetery in South Los Angeles community of Inglewood, California.
[edit] Selected filmography
- Joan the Woman (1917)
- The Tiger's Trail (1919)
- Perils of the Yukon (1922)
- With Stanley in Africa (1922)
- Trimmed (1922)
- The Flame of Life (1923)
- North of Hudson Bay (1923)
- The Iron Horse (1924)
- The Prairie Pirate (1925)
- The Bar-C Mystery (1926)
- Old Ironsides (1926)
- Underworld (1927)
- The Blood Ship (1927)
- The Showdown (1928)
- The Dragnet (1928)
- Tide of Empire (1929)
- Hell's Heroes (1930)
- Fighting Caravans (1931)
- Woman Hungry (1931)
- X Marks the Spot (1931)
- Little Man, What Now? (1934)
- Horses' Collars (1935)
- Mississippi (1935)
- The Vigilantes Are Coming (1936)
