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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
The Tiger's Trail
(1919)
'Bull' Shotwell
Behind the Door
(1919)
Soldiers of Fortune
(1919)
McWilliams
Polly of the Storm Country
(1920)
Partners of the Tide
(1921)
First Mate
A Daughter of the Law
(1921)
George Stacey
Cyclone Bliss
(1921)
The Stampede
(1921)
Steve Norton
Conflict
(1921)
Jevons' foreman (uncredited)
Trimmed
(1922)
Young Bill Young
Without Compromise
(1922)
Cass Blake
His Back Against the Wall
(1922)
Arizona Pete
Perils of the Yukon
(1922)
Capt. Whipple
Yellow Men and Gold
(1922)
Craven
The Flame of Life
(1923)
Spring
Three Who Paid
(1923)
Jim Quade
The Red Warning
(1923)
Tom Jeffries
Hell's Hole
(1923)
Prisoner
The Eleventh Hour
(1923)
Barbara's Uncle
North of Hudson Bay
(1923)
Armand LeMoir
Shadows of the North
(1923)
Ray Brent
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
The Thundering Herd
(1925)
Follansbee
The Prairie Pirate
(1925)
Aguilar - the Bandit
Riders of the Purple Sage
(1925)
Henchman Tom Metzger (uncredited)
Dick Turpin
(1925)
Ring Announcer (uncredited)
The Country Beyond
(1926)
Joe Leseur
The Ice Flood
(1926)
Old Ironsides
(1926)
Second Mate (uncredited)
Open Range
(1927)
Sam Hardman
The City Gone Wild
(1927)
Gunner Gallagher
Shootin' Irons
(1927)
Dick Hardman
The Loves of Carmen
(1927)
Gypsy Chief
The Gay Defender
(1927)
Jake Hamby
The Way of All Flesh
(1927)
The Tough
The Blood Ship
(1927)
First Mate Fitz
Underworld
(1927)
'Buck' Mulligan
The Rough Riders
(1927)
Sergeant Stanton
The Spieler
(1928)
Red Moon
The Drag Net
(1928)
'Gabby' Steve
Sal of Singapore
(1928)
Captain Sunday
The Showdown
(1928)
Winter
Chinatown Charlie
(1928)
Monk
The Vanishing Pioneer
(1928)
Sheriff Murdock
The Quitter
(1929)
Duffy Thompson
Stairs of Sand
(1929)
Boss Stone
Tide of Empire
(1929)
Cannon
Broadway Babies
(1929)
Perc Gessant
The Dummy
(1929)
Joe Cooper
Say It with Songs
(1929)
Fred, Joe's Cellmate
Hell's Heroes
(1929)
'Wild Bill' Kearney
The Case of Lena Smith
(1929)
The Leatherneck
(1929)
Heckla
Thunderbolt
(1929)
'Bad Al' Friedberg
River of Romance
(1929)
Captain Blackie
Under a Texas Moon
(1930)
Bad Man
The Lash
(1930)
Peter Harkness
The Right of Way
(1930)
Joseph Portugais
A Soldier's Plaything
(1930)
Hank
The Light of Western Stars
(1930)
H.W. Stack
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
(1930)
Fred Kohler
Roadhouse Nights
(1930)
Sam Horner
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
(1930)
Self
Woman Hungry
(1931)
Kampen
X Marks the Spot
(1931)
Edward P. Riggs
Corsair
(1931)
Big John
Fighting Caravans
(1931)
Lee Murdock
Other Men's Women
(1931)
Haley
The Fourth Horseman
(1932)
Honest Ben Jones
Wild Horse Mesa
(1932)
Rand
Call Her Savage
(1932)
Silas Jennings
The Texas Bad Man
(1932)
Gore Hampton
The Rider of Death Valley
(1932)
Lew Grant
Carnival Boat
(1932)
Hack Logan
Queen Christina
(1933)
Member of the Court at Abdication (uncredited)
Ship of Wanted Men
(1933)
Chuck Young
Under the Tonto Rim
(1933)
Munther
The Fiddlin' Buckaroo
(1933)
Wolf Morgan
The Constant Woman
(1933)
Speakeasy Bouncer
The Wolf Dog
(1933)
Joe Stevens
Deluge
(1933)
Jepson
West of the Pecos
(1934)
Sawtelle
The Man from Hell
(1934)
Mayor Anse McCloud
Honor of the Range
(1934)
Rawhide
The Last Round-up
(1934)
Sam Gulden
Little Man, What Now?
(1934)
Karl Goebbler
Half a Sinner
(1934)
Brick
Horses' Collars
(1935)
Double Deal Decker
Border Brigands
(1935)
Captain Conyda
Hard Rock Harrigan
(1935)
Black Jack Riley
Men of Action
(1935)
Thorenson
Times Square Lady
(1935)
"Dutch" Meyers
Frisco Kid
(1935)
Shanghai Duck
Goin' to Town
(1935)
Buck Gonzales
Mississippi
(1935)
Captain Blackie (as Captain Blackie Jr.)
Stormy
(1935)
Deem Dorn
Lightning Triggers
(1935)
Bull Thompson
For the Service
(1936)
Bruce Howard
The Plainsman
(1936)
Jake - A Teamster
Heart of the West
(1936)
Barton
The Vigilantes Are Coming
(1936)
General Jason Burr
The Texas Rangers
(1936)
Jess Higgins
The Accusing Finger
(1936)
Curly-haired Convict
Daughter of Shanghai
(1937)
Captain Gulner
Painted Desert
(1938)
Hugh Fawcett
The Buccaneer
(1938)
Gramby (as Fred Hohler Sr.)
Forbidden Valley
(1938)
Matt Rogan
Lawless Valley
(1938)
Tom Marsh
Gangs of New York
(1938)
Kruger
Blockade
(1938)
Pietro
Billy The Kid Returns
(1938)
Matson
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
(1994)
Self (archive footage)