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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.
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Known For
Dick Tracy
(1990)
Forger
Rebel Without a Cause
(1955)
Dr. Minton
Reds
(1981)
Mr. Partlow
Pollyanna
(1960)
Mr. Neely
Mutiny on the Bounty
(1935)
Maggs
Witness for the Prosecution
(1957)
Carter
Foreign Correspondent
(1940)
Stiles
THX 1138
(1971)
PTO
Julius Caesar
(1953)
Ligarius
Now, Voyager
(1942)
Lloyd (uncredited)
A Place in the Sun
(1951)
Dr. Wyeland (uncredited)
Saboteur
(1942)
Robert
The Scarlet Claw
(1944)
Drake
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
(1954)
Rev. Elcott
Love Crazy
(1941)
Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
(1938)
Kirby's Secretary (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
The Fountain
(1934)
Van Arkel
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
(1934)
Harry Bevan
The Mighty Barnum
(1934)
Swedish consul
Mad Love
(1935)
Henry Orlac, Stephen Orlac's Stepfather (Uncredited)
The Lost Chick
(1935)
Grandpa Squirrel (voice) (uncredited)
The Raven
(1935)
Geoffrey 'Pinky' Burns
Mutiny on the Bounty
(1935)
Maggs
The Leavenworth Case
(1936)
Hudson
The Devil is a Sissy
(1936)
Pawnbroker
Romeo and Juliet
(1936)
Apothecary
The White Angel
(1936)
Patient (uncredited)
The Bold Caballero
(1936)
The Priest
The League of Frightened Men
(1937)
Nicholas Cabot
The Devil Is Driving
(1937)
Elias Sanders
The Emperor's Candlesticks
(1937)
Leon, a Conspirator
The Firefly
(1937)
Izquierdo (uncredited)
Romance of Louisiana
(1937)
Tallyrand (as Ien Wulf)
The Prince and the Pauper
(1937)
Proprietor
You Can't Take It with You
(1938)
Kirby's Secretary (uncredited)
Blondie
(1938)
Judge
Captain Kidd's Treasure
(1938)
Skeptical Member of Modern-day Expedition (uncredited)
Arsène Lupin Returns
(1938)
A. Le Marchand - Detective (as Ien Wulf)
Marie Antoinette
(1938)
Herbert - the Jailer (uncredited)
Allegheny Uprising
(1939)
Poole
Tell No Tales
(1939)
Fritz (uncredited)
Lincoln in the White House
(1939)
Cabinet Member (uncredited)
Society Lawyer
(1939)
Schmidt
Fast and Loose
(1939)
Wilkes
The Return of Doctor X
(1939)
Cemetery Caretaker (uncredited)
Blondie Brings Up Baby
(1939)
Police Judge (uncredited)
On Borrowed Time
(1939)
Charles Wentworth
The Great Commandment
(1939)
Tax Collector
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
(1940)
Horace Greeley (uncredited)
The Son of Monte Cristo
(1940)
Conrad Stadt
Earthbound
(1940)
Amos Totten
We Who Are Young
(1940)
Judge
The Earl of Chicago
(1940)
Reading Clerk (as Ian Wulf)
Foreign Correspondent
(1940)
Stiles
Hudson's Bay
(1941)
Mayor
Adventure in Washington
(1941)
Emerson
Love Crazy
(1941)
Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)
Singapore Woman
(1941)
Sidney P. Melrose
Keep 'Em Sailing
(1942)
Gruning, Stregel's Henchman (uncredited)
Eagle Squadron
(1942)
Sir Charles Porter
Now, Voyager
(1942)
Lloyd (uncredited)
Mrs. Miniver
(1942)
Dentist (uncredited)
Secret Agent of Japan
(1942)
Capt. Larsen
Famous Boners
(1942)
Isaac Newton (uncredited)
Saboteur
(1942)
Robert
Born to Sing
(1942)
Critic
Random Harvest
(1942)
Registrar of Births (uncredited)
Nightmare
(1942)
James, Abbington's butler
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
(1943)
Eustace L. Harley (uncredited)
The Falcon in Danger
(1943)
Thomas, the butler (uncredited)
Don't You Believe It
(1943)
Aide
The Man from Down Under
(1943)
Soldier
Corvette K-225
(1943)
Paymaster Commander
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
(1943)
Antiques Store Sales Clerk
Government Girl
(1943)
Thomas - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
The Moon Is Down
(1943)
Joseph (uncredited)
Her Primitive Man
(1944)
Caleb
The Merry Monahans
(1944)
Clerk
The White Cliffs of Dover
(1944)
Skipper of Honeymoon Boat (uncredited)
Murder in the Blue Room
(1944)
Edwards
Reckless Age
(1944)
Prof. Mellasagus
The Case of the Tremendous Trifle
(1944)
Curwood
Mystery of the Riverboat
(1944)
Hermann Einreich [Chs. 1-2]
The Scarlet Claw
(1944)
Drake
The Pearl of Death
(1944)
Amos Hodder
The Invisible Man's Revenge
(1944)
Feeney (uncredited)
Once Upon a Time
(1944)
Joe (uncredited)
Wilson
(1944)
Reporter (uncredited)
Confidential Agent
(1945)
Dr. Bellows
A Song to Remember
(1945)
Pleyel's Clerk (uncredited)
The Brighton Strangler
(1945)
Lord Mayor Herman Brandon R. Clive
Zombies on Broadway
(1945)
Prof. Hopkins
Strange Confession
(1945)
Frederick
Blonde Ransom
(1945)
Oliver
The Searching Wind
(1946)
Sears
Three Strangers
(1946)
Gillkie the Barrister
The Falcon's Adventure
(1946)
J.D. Denison
The Notorious Lone Wolf
(1946)
Adam Wheelright
The Verdict
(1946)
Jury Foreman
Dressed to Kill
(1946)
Commissioner of Scotland Yard
Bedlam
(1946)
Sidney Long
Gentleman Joe Palooka
(1946)
Editor W.W. Dwight
The Fighting Guardsman
(1946)
Berton
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
(1946)
Lord Mortimer
Tomorrow Is Forever
(1946)
Norton
Without Reservations
(1946)
Charlie Gibbs (uncredited)
If Winter Comes
(1947)
Dr. Clement Avington (uncredited)
Desire Me
(1947)
Dr. Poulin
That Way with Women
(1947)
L.B. Crandall
The Marauders
(1947)
Edwin "Deacon" Black
Pursued
(1947)
Coroner (uncredited)
California
(1947)
President James K. Polk
Dishonored Lady
(1947)
Dr. E.G. Lutz
The Judge Steps Out
(1947)
Hector Brown
Angel in Exile
(1948)
Health Officer
Julia Misbehaves
(1948)
Hobson, the Butler
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
(1948)
Smith
The Miracle of the Bells
(1948)
Grave Digger
Three Daring Daughters
(1948)
Martin, Nelson's Second Butler (uncredited)
Johnny Belinda
(1948)
Rector (uncredited)
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
(1949)
Professor Lilliquist
They Live by Night
(1949)
Hawkins
Bride of Vengeance
(1949)
Councillor (uncredited)
Manhandled
(1949)
Charlie, a Fence (uncredited)
Homicide
(1949)
Fritz, Police Lab Man
Colorado Territory
(1949)
Homer Wallace
The Magnificent Yankee
(1950)
Adams
No Way Out
(1950)
Watkins (uncredited)
Please Believe Me
(1950)
Edward Warrender
The Petty Girl
(1950)
President Webb (uncredited)
Copper Canyon
(1950)
Mr. Henderson
Here Comes the Groom
(1951)
Uncle Adam
Mask of the Avenger
(1951)
Donner
A Place in the Sun
(1951)
Dr. Wyeland (uncredited)
On Dangerous Ground
(1951)
Sheriff Carrey
Captain Pirate
(1952)
Viceroy (uncredited)
Something for the Birds
(1952)
Foster
Les Miserables
(1952)
Presiding Judge (uncredited)
The Captive City
(1952)
Rev. Nash
Julius Caesar
(1953)
Ligarius
Scandal at Scourie
(1953)
Councilman Hurdwell
The Actress
(1953)
Mr. Bagley
Houdini
(1953)
Malue
99 River Street
(1953)
Waldo Daggett
The Silver Chalice
(1954)
Theron
About Mrs. Leslie
(1954)
Mr. Pope
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
(1954)
Rev. Elcott
Her Twelve Men
(1954)
Roger Frane
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
(1955)
President Calvin Coolidge
Moonfleet
(1955)
Tewkesbury
Rebel Without a Cause
(1955)
Dr. Minton
The King's Thief
(1955)
Fell
Sincerely Yours
(1955)
Mr. Rojeck (uncredited)
Gaby
(1956)
Registrar
Diane
(1956)
Lord Tremouille
The Dark Side of the Earth
(1957)
Gen. Kerch
The Defender (Studio One)
(1957)
Judge Marsala
Witness for the Prosecution
(1957)
Carter
Mayerling
(1957)
Loschek
Pollyanna
(1960)
Mr. Neely
The Lost World
(1960)
Burton White
All in a Night's Work
(1961)
O'Hara
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
(1962)
Gruber
Diary of a Madman
(1963)
Pierre
One Man's Way
(1964)
Bishop Hardwick
Games
(1967)
Dr. Edwards
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
(1970)
Rev. Hodgins
The Andersonville Trial
(1970)
Board of Military Judges
THX 1138
(1971)
PTO
The Devil's Daughter
(1973)
Father MacHugh
Homebodies
(1974)
Mr. Loomis
The Terminal Man
(1974)
Priest
Mr. Sycamore
(1975)
Abner / Arnie
The Fortune
(1975)
Justice of the Peace
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
(1975)
Phillips
Dynasty
(1976)
Dr. Klauber
Mean Dog Blues
(1978)
Judge
The Seniors
(1978)
Mr. Bleiffer
The Frisco Kid
(1979)
Father Joseph
Up the Academy
(1980)
Commandant Causeway
Trouble in High Timber Country
(1980)
Reds
(1981)
Mr. Partlow
Mae West
(1982)
Dorset
Jinxed!
(1982)
Morley
Creator
(1985)
Prof. Brauer
Checking Out
(1989)
Mr. D'Amato
Dick Tracy
(1990)
Forger