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Fred Kohler (April 20, 1888 – October 28, 1938) was an American actor known for his playing heavies.
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. 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 Cecil B. DeMille's feature film Joan the Woman (1917), but a steady stream of parts did not begin until The Tiger's Trail (1919).
Kohler's stern features earned him a niche playing villains. His role as Bauman in The Iron Horse (1924) 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 Grey.
At the beginning of the sound era, he appeared in the Allan Dwan film Tide of Empire (1929) alongside Renée Adorée and Tom Keene. Kohler died of a heart attack on October 28, 1938 at age 50. He was buried in an unmarked grave at Inglewood Park Cemetery in South Los Angeles community of Inglewood, California. His son Fred Kohler, Jr. (1911–1993) was also an actor in many western films.
Known For
Queen Christina
(1933)
Member of the Court at Abdication (uncredited)
Fighting Caravans
(1931)
Lee Murdock
The Iron Horse
(1924)
Bauman
Full Filmography
Acting
Behind the Door
(1919)
The Tiger's Trail
(1919)
'Bull' Shotwell
Soldiers of Fortune
(1919)
McWilliams
Polly of the Storm Country
(1920)
A Daughter of the Law
(1921)
George Stacey
The Stampede
(1921)
Steve Norton
Cyclone Bliss
(1921)
Conflict
(1921)
Jevons' foreman (uncredited)
Partners of the Tide
(1921)
First Mate
His Back Against the Wall
(1922)
Arizona Pete
Without Compromise
(1922)
Cass Blake
Yellow Men and Gold
(1922)
Craven
Trimmed
(1922)
Young Bill Young
Perils of the Yukon
(1922)
Capt. Whipple
Shadows of the North
(1923)
Ray Brent
The Red Warning
(1923)
Tom Jeffries
North of Hudson Bay
(1923)
Armand LeMoir
The Eleventh Hour
(1923)
Barbara's Uncle
Three Who Paid
(1923)
Jim Quade
The Flame of Life
(1923)
Spring
Hell's Hole
(1923)
Prisoner
The Iron Horse
(1924)
Bauman
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
(1924)
Auctioneer at New Orleans slave market
Fighting Fury
(1924)
'Two-finger' Larkin
Winds of Chance
(1925)
Joe McCaskey
Riders of the Purple Sage
(1925)
Henchman Tom Metzger (uncredited)
Dick Turpin
(1925)
Ring Announcer (uncredited)
The Thundering Herd
(1925)
Follansbee
The Prairie Pirate
(1925)
Aguilar - the Bandit
The Ice Flood
(1926)
Old Ironsides
(1926)
Second Mate (uncredited)
The Country Beyond
(1926)
Joe Leseur
Underworld
(1927)
'Buck' Mulligan
The Loves of Carmen
(1927)
Gypsy Chief
The Way of All Flesh
(1927)
The Tough
The Rough Riders
(1927)
Sergeant Stanton
The City Gone Wild
(1927)
Gunner Gallagher
The Blood Ship
(1927)
First Mate Fitz
Shootin' Irons
(1927)
Dick Hardman
The Gay Defender
(1927)
Jake Hamby
Open Range
(1927)
Sam Hardman
The Vanishing Pioneer
(1928)
Sheriff Murdock
The Showdown
(1928)
Winter
Sal of Singapore
(1928)
Captain Sunday
The Spieler
(1928)
Red Moon
The Drag Net
(1928)
'Gabby' Steve
Chinatown Charlie
(1928)
Monk
Hell's Heroes
(1929)
'Wild Bill' Kearney
Broadway Babies
(1929)
Perc Gessant
Tide of Empire
(1929)
Cannon
River of Romance
(1929)
Captain Blackie
Say It with Songs
(1929)
Fred, Joe's Cellmate
Thunderbolt
(1929)
'Bad Al' Friedberg
The Case of Lena Smith
(1929)
The Leatherneck
(1929)
Heckla
Stairs of Sand
(1929)
Boss Stone
The Dummy
(1929)
Joe Cooper
The Quitter
(1929)
Duffy Thompson
Roadhouse Nights
(1930)
Sam Horner
The Light of Western Stars
(1930)
H.W. Stack
A Soldier's Plaything
(1930)
Hank
The Right of Way
(1930)
Joseph Portugais
The Lash
(1930)
Peter Harkness
Under a Texas Moon
(1930)
Bad Man
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
(1930)
Fred Kohler
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
(1930)
Self
Corsair
(1931)
Big John
Fighting Caravans
(1931)
Lee Murdock
X Marks the Spot
(1931)
Edward P. Riggs
Other Men's Women
(1931)
Haley
Woman Hungry
(1931)
Kampen
Carnival Boat
(1932)
Hack Logan
The Rider of Death Valley
(1932)
Lew Grant
Call Her Savage
(1932)
Silas Jennings
The Fourth Horseman
(1932)
Honest Ben Jones
Wild Horse Mesa
(1932)
Rand
The Texas Bad Man
(1932)
Gore Hampton
The Wolf Dog
(1933)
Joe Stevens
The Constant Woman
(1933)
Speakeasy Bouncer
The Fiddlin' Buckaroo
(1933)
Wolf Morgan
Ship of Wanted Men
(1933)
Chuck Young
Queen Christina
(1933)
Member of the Court at Abdication (uncredited)
Under the Tonto Rim
(1933)
Munther
Deluge
(1933)
Jepson
The Last Round-up
(1934)
Sam Gulden
Honor of the Range
(1934)
Rawhide
The Man from Hell
(1934)
Mayor Anse McCloud
West of the Pecos
(1934)
Sawtelle
Half a Sinner
(1934)
Brick
Little Man, What Now?
(1934)
Karl Goebbler
Goin' to Town
(1935)
Buck Gonzales
Frisco Kid
(1935)
Shanghai Duck
Men of Action
(1935)
Thorenson
Hard Rock Harrigan
(1935)
Black Jack Riley
Horses' Collars
(1935)
Double Deal Decker
Border Brigands
(1935)
Captain Conyda
Times Square Lady
(1935)
"Dutch" Meyers
Lightning Triggers
(1935)
Bull Thompson
Mississippi
(1935)
Captain Blackie (as Captain Blackie Jr.)
Stormy
(1935)
Deem Dorn
The Texas Rangers
(1936)
Jess Higgins
The Vigilantes Are Coming
(1936)
General Jason Burr
Heart of the West
(1936)
Barton
For the Service
(1936)
Bruce Howard
The Accusing Finger
(1936)
Curly-haired Convict
The Plainsman
(1936)
Jake - A Teamster
Daughter of Shanghai
(1937)
Captain Gulner
Billy The Kid Returns
(1938)
Matson
Blockade
(1938)
Pietro
Gangs of New York
(1938)
Kruger
Lawless Valley
(1938)
Tom Marsh
Forbidden Valley
(1938)
Matt Rogan
The Buccaneer
(1938)
Gramby (as Fred Hohler Sr.)
Painted Desert
(1938)
Hugh Fawcett
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
(1994)
Self (archive footage)