Ian Wolfe

Ian Wolfe

Known for
Acting
Born
November 4, 1896
Died
January 23, 1992 (aged 95)
Birthplace
Canton, Illinois, USA

Biography

​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.

Known For

Filmography

1990
Dick Tracy poster

Dick Tracy

Movie · as Forger

1988
Checking Out poster

Checking Out

Movie · as Mr. D'Amato

1985
Creator poster

Creator

Movie · as Prof. Brauer

1985
Amazing Stories poster

Amazing Stories

TV · as Grandpa Charlie · 1 ep

1983
Scarecrow and Mrs. King poster

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

TV · 1 ep

1983
Wizards and Warriors poster

Wizards and Warriors

TV · 4 eps

1982
Mae West poster

Mae West

Movie · as Dorset

1982
Jinxed! poster

Jinxed!

Movie · as Morley

1982
Remington Steele poster

Remington Steele

TV · as Markham · 1 ep

1982
Cheers poster

Cheers

TV · as Buzz Crowder · 1 ep

1982
The New Odd Couple poster

The New Odd Couple

TV · as Hector S. Hanley · 1 ep

1981
Reds poster

Reds

Movie · as Mr. Partlow

1980
Trouble in High Timber Country poster

Trouble in High Timber Country

Movie

1980
Up the Academy poster

Up the Academy

Movie · as Commandant Causeway

1979
The Frisco Kid poster

The Frisco Kid

Movie · as Father Joseph

1979
The Facts of Life poster

The Facts of Life

TV · 2 eps

1978
Mean Dog Blues poster

Mean Dog Blues

Movie · as Judge

1978
The Seniors poster

The Seniors

Movie · as Mr. Bleiffer

1978
WKRP in Cincinnati poster

WKRP in Cincinnati

TV · as Hirsch · 4 eps

1978
Taxi poster

Taxi

TV · as Old Man in Hospital · 1 ep

1977
Soap poster

Soap

TV · as Monsignor, Father Juniper · 1 ep

1977
We've Got Each Other poster

We've Got Each Other

TV · 1 ep

1976
Dynasty poster

Dynasty

Movie · as Dr. Klauber

1976
Alice poster

Alice

TV · 1 ep

1975
The Fortune poster

The Fortune

Movie · as Justice of the Peace

1975
Mr. Sycamore poster

Mr. Sycamore

Movie · as Abner / Arnie

1975
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? poster

I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?

Movie · as Phillips

1975
Barbary Coast poster

Barbary Coast

TV · as Larch · 1 ep

1975
Barney Miller poster

Barney Miller

TV · as Rudolf Biederman, Joseph Spidonie · 1 ep

1974
Homebodies poster

Homebodies

Movie · as Mr. Loomis

1974
The Terminal Man poster

The Terminal Man

Movie · as Priest

1973
The Devil's Daughter poster

The Devil's Daughter

Movie · as Father MacHugh

1973
Hawkins poster

Hawkins

TV · as Orren Wooster · 1 ep

1972
The Rookies poster

The Rookies

TV · 1 ep

1972
Emergency! poster

Emergency!

TV · as Dr. Temple · 1 ep

1971
THX 1138 poster

THX 1138

Movie · as PTO

1971
All in the Family poster

All in the Family

TV · as Herbert Hooper · 1 ep

1970
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City poster

The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City

Movie · as Rev. Hodgins

1970
The Andersonville Trial poster

The Andersonville Trial

Movie · as Board of Military Judges

1970
The Partridge Family poster

The Partridge Family

TV · as Grandfather · 1 ep

1970
The Mary Tyler Moore Show poster

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

TV · as Grandfather · 1 ep

1969
Hawaii Five-O poster

Hawaii Five-O

TV · as Mr. Miller · 1 ep

1968
Lancer poster

Lancer

TV · 3 eps

1968
Adam-12 poster

Adam-12

TV · as Mr. Morton · 1 ep

1967
Games poster

Games

Movie · as Dr. Edwards

1967
Ironside poster

Ironside

TV · 1 ep

1967
The Invaders poster

The Invaders

TV · as Secretary Knute Rosmundson · 1 ep

1966
Jericho poster

Jericho

TV · 1 ep

1966
The Green Hornet poster

The Green Hornet

TV · as Peter Willman · 1 ep

1966
Star Trek poster

Star Trek

TV · as Septimus, Atoz · 1 ep

1966
CBS Playhouse

CBS Playhouse

TV · as Mr. Gray · 1 ep

1965
The F.B.I. poster

The F.B.I.

TV · as Elder Stone, Marshall Graham · 1 ep

1965
Run for Your Life poster

Run for Your Life

TV · as Dr. Stanley Brickow · 1 ep

1965
Branded poster

Branded

TV · 1 ep

1964
One Man's Way poster

One Man's Way

Movie · as Bishop Hardwick

1964
Daniel Boone poster

Daniel Boone

TV · as Judge · 1 ep

1963
Diary of a Madman poster

Diary of a Madman

Movie · as Pierre

1963
The Great Adventure poster

The Great Adventure

TV · as Townsend, Brewer · 2 eps

1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre poster

Kraft Suspense Theatre

TV · as Ellis Stone · 1 ep

1963
The Fugitive poster

The Fugitive

TV · as Dr. Babcock · 1 ep

1963
Petticoat Junction poster

Petticoat Junction

TV · as E.T. Gibbs · 1 ep

1962
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm poster

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

Movie · as Gruber

1962
Stoney Burke poster

Stoney Burke

TV · 1 ep

1961
All in a Night's Work poster

All in a Night's Work

Movie · as O'Hara

1961
Cain's Hundred poster

Cain's Hundred

TV · as Pop Parkson · 1 ep

1961
Dr. Kildare poster

Dr. Kildare

TV · as Dr. Oscar Thorpe · 1 ep

1960
The Lost World poster

The Lost World

Movie · as Burton White

1960
Pollyanna poster

Pollyanna

Movie · as Mr. Neely

1960
The Andy Griffith Show poster

The Andy Griffith Show

TV · as Reverend Leighton · 1 ep

1959
The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone

TV · as Schwimmer · 1 ep

1959
One Step Beyond poster

One Step Beyond

TV · as Timothy Welling · 1 ep

1959
Bonanza poster

Bonanza

TV · as Ed Baxter, Amos, John J. Harrison, Gideon Flinch · 1 ep

1958
Lawman poster

Lawman

TV · 1 ep

1958
Cimarron City poster

Cimarron City

TV · 1 ep

1957
Witness for the Prosecution poster

Witness for the Prosecution

Movie · as Carter

1957
The Defender (Studio One) poster

The Defender (Studio One)

Movie · as Judge Marsala

1957
The Dark Side of the Earth poster

The Dark Side of the Earth

Movie · as Gen. Kerch

1957
Mayerling poster

Mayerling

Movie · as Loschek

1957
Perry Mason poster

Perry Mason

TV · as Abel Jackson · 1 ep

1957
Wagon Train poster

Wagon Train

TV · as Vickers · 1 ep

1956
Diane poster

Diane

Movie · as Lord Tremouille

1956
Gaby poster

Gaby

Movie · as Registrar

1956
The Count of Monte Cristo poster

The Count of Monte Cristo

TV · 1 ep

1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie poster

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

TV · 1 ep

1956
Wire Service poster

Wire Service

TV · as Father Rambeau · 1 ep

1956
State Trooper poster

State Trooper

TV · 1 ep

1955
Rebel Without a Cause poster

Rebel Without a Cause

Movie · as Dr. Minton

1955
Moonfleet poster

Moonfleet

Movie · as Tewkesbury

1955
The King's Thief poster

The King's Thief

Movie · as Fell

1955
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell poster

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

Movie · as President Calvin Coolidge

1955
Sincerely Yours poster

Sincerely Yours

Movie · as Mr. Rojeck (uncredited)

1955
Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke

TV · as Old Man Wall · 1 ep

1955
Cheyenne poster

Cheyenne

TV · as Charlie Peabody · 1 ep

1954
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers poster

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Movie · as Rev. Elcott

1954
About Mrs. Leslie poster

About Mrs. Leslie

Movie · as Mr. Pope

1954
The Silver Chalice poster

The Silver Chalice

Movie · as Theron

1954
Her Twelve Men poster

Her Twelve Men

Movie · as Roger Frane

1954
The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

TV · as Mr. Neely, Ian Wolfe · 2 eps

1953
Julius Caesar poster

Julius Caesar

Movie · as Caius Ligarius

1953
99 River Street poster

99 River Street

Movie · as Waldo Daggett

1953
Houdini poster

Houdini

Movie · as Malue

1953
The Actress poster

The Actress

Movie · as Mr. Bagley

1953
Scandal at Scourie poster

Scandal at Scourie

Movie · as Councilman Hurdwell

1953
You Are There poster

You Are There

TV · 1 ep

1953
Letter to Loretta poster

Letter to Loretta

TV · as Elder Sharpe · 1 ep

1952
The Captive City poster

The Captive City

Movie · as Rev. Nash

1952
Captain Pirate poster

Captain Pirate

Movie · as Viceroy (uncredited)

1952
Les Miserables poster

Les Miserables

Movie · as Presiding Judge (uncredited)

1952
Something for the Birds poster

Something for the Birds

Movie · as Foster

1952
Cavalcade of America poster

Cavalcade of America

TV · 1 ep

1951
On Dangerous Ground poster

On Dangerous Ground

Movie · as Sheriff Carrey

1951
Mask of the Avenger poster

Mask of the Avenger

Movie · as Donner

1951
Here Comes the Groom poster

Here Comes the Groom

Movie · as Uncle Adam

1951
A Place in the Sun poster

A Place in the Sun

Movie · as Dr. Wyeland (uncredited)

1951
The Great Caruso poster

The Great Caruso

Movie · as Hutchins

1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

TV · 1 ep

1950
The Petty Girl poster

The Petty Girl

Movie · as President Webb (uncredited)

1950
Please Believe Me poster

Please Believe Me

Movie · as Edward Warrender

1950
No Way Out poster

No Way Out

Movie · as Watkins (uncredited)

1950
The Magnificent Yankee poster

The Magnificent Yankee

Movie · as Adams

1950
Copper Canyon poster

Copper Canyon

Movie · as Mr. Henderson

1950
Lux Video Theatre poster

Lux Video Theatre

TV · as The Rev. Andrews · 1 ep

1949
Colorado Territory poster

Colorado Territory

Movie · as Homer Wallace

1949
They Live by Night poster

They Live by Night

Movie · as Hawkins

1949
Bride of Vengeance poster

Bride of Vengeance

Movie · as Councillor (uncredited)

1949
Manhandled poster

Manhandled

Movie · as Charlie, a Fence (uncredited)

1949
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch poster

Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch

Movie · as Professor Lilliquist

1949
Homicide poster

Homicide

Movie · as Fritz, Police Lab Man

1949
My Friend Irma poster

My Friend Irma

Movie · as Minister (uncredited)

1949
The Lone Ranger poster

The Lone Ranger

TV · as Dr. Hiram Tucker · 1 ep

1948
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House poster

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Movie · as Smith

1948
Julia Misbehaves poster

Julia Misbehaves

Movie · as Hobson, the Butler

1948
Three Daring Daughters poster

Three Daring Daughters

Movie · as Martin, Nelson's Second Butler (uncredited)

1948
Angel in Exile poster

Angel in Exile

Movie · as Health Officer

1948
The Miracle of the Bells poster

The Miracle of the Bells

Movie · as Grave Digger

1948
Johnny Belinda poster

Johnny Belinda

Movie · as Rector (uncredited)

1948
Silver River poster

Silver River

Movie · as Process Server (uncredited)

1948
Studio One poster

Studio One

TV · as Judge Marsala, Guthrie · 2 eps

1947
The Marauders poster

The Marauders

Movie · as Edwin "Deacon" Black

1947
That Way with Women poster

That Way with Women

Movie · as L.B. Crandall

1947
Desire Me poster

Desire Me

Movie · as Dr. Poulin (uncredited)

1947
If Winter Comes poster

If Winter Comes

Movie · as Dr. Clement Avington (uncredited)

1947
The Judge Steps Out poster

The Judge Steps Out

Movie · as Hector Brown

1947
Pursued poster

Pursued

Movie · as Coroner (uncredited)

1947
Dishonored Lady poster

Dishonored Lady

Movie · as Dr. E.G. Lutz

1947
California poster

California

Movie · as President James K. Polk (uncredited)

1946
Dressed to Kill poster

Dressed to Kill

Movie · as Commissioner of Scotland Yard

1946
Bedlam poster

Bedlam

Movie · as Sidney Long

1946
The Falcon's Adventure poster

The Falcon's Adventure

Movie · as J.D. Denison

1946
The Searching Wind poster

The Searching Wind

Movie · as Sears

1946
Tomorrow Is Forever poster

Tomorrow Is Forever

Movie · as Norton

1946
Without Reservations poster

Without Reservations

Movie · as Charlie Gibbs (uncredited)

1946
The Notorious Lone Wolf poster

The Notorious Lone Wolf

Movie · as Adam Wheelright

1946
The Verdict poster

The Verdict

Movie · as Jury Foreman (uncredited)

1946
Three Strangers poster

Three Strangers

Movie · as Gillkie the Barrister (uncredited)

1946
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest poster

The Bandit of Sherwood Forest

Movie · as Lord Mortimer

1946
Gentleman Joe Palooka poster

Gentleman Joe Palooka

Movie · as Editor W.W. Dwight

1945
The Brighton Strangler poster

The Brighton Strangler

Movie · as Lord Mayor Herman Brandon R. Clive

1945
Blonde Ransom

Blonde Ransom

Movie · as Oliver

1945
Confidential Agent poster

Confidential Agent

Movie · as Dr. Bellows

1945
Zombies on Broadway poster

Zombies on Broadway

Movie · as Prof. Hopkins

1945
Strange Confession poster

Strange Confession

Movie · as Frederick

1945
The Fighting Guardsman poster

The Fighting Guardsman

Movie · as Berton

1945
A Song to Remember poster

A Song to Remember

Movie · as Pleyel's Clerk (uncredited)

1944
Wilson poster

Wilson

Movie · as Reporter (uncredited)

1944
The Pearl of Death poster

The Pearl of Death

Movie · as Amos Hodder

1944
The Scarlet Claw poster

The Scarlet Claw

Movie · as Drake

1944
The Invisible Man's Revenge poster

The Invisible Man's Revenge

Movie · as Feeney (uncredited)

1944
Murder in the Blue Room poster

Murder in the Blue Room

Movie · as Edwards

1944
The Merry Monahans poster

The Merry Monahans

Movie · as Clerk

1944
Mystery of the Riverboat poster

Mystery of the Riverboat

Movie · as Hermann Einreich [Chs. 1-2]

1944
The White Cliffs of Dover poster

The White Cliffs of Dover

Movie · as Skipper of Honeymoon Boat (uncredited)

1944
Her Primitive Man poster

Her Primitive Man

Movie · as Caleb

1944
Once Upon a Time poster

Once Upon a Time

Movie · as Joe (uncredited)

1944
The Case of the Tremendous Trifle

The Case of the Tremendous Trifle

Movie · as Curwood

1944
Reckless Age poster

Reckless Age

Movie · as Prof. Mellasagus

1943
The Falcon in Danger poster

The Falcon in Danger

Movie · as Thomas, the butler (uncredited)

1943
The Man from Down Under poster

The Man from Down Under

Movie · as Soldier

1943
The Moon Is Down poster

The Moon Is Down

Movie · as Joseph (uncredited)

1943
Government Girl poster

Government Girl

Movie · as Thomas - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

1943
Don't You Believe It poster

Don't You Believe It

Movie · as Aide

1943
Sherlock Holmes in Washington poster

Sherlock Holmes in Washington

Movie · as Antiques Store Sales Clerk

1943
Corvette K-225 poster

Corvette K-225

Movie · as Paymaster Commander

1943
The Falcon and the Co-Eds poster

The Falcon and the Co-Eds

Movie · as Eustace L. Harley (uncredited)

1942
Saboteur poster

Saboteur

Movie · as Robert

1942
Mrs. Miniver poster

Mrs. Miniver

Movie · as Dentist (uncredited)

1942
Secret Agent of Japan poster

Secret Agent of Japan

Movie · as Capt. Larsen

1942
Now, Voyager poster

Now, Voyager

Movie · as Lloyd (uncredited)

1942
Keep 'Em Sailing poster

Keep 'Em Sailing

Movie · as Gruning, Stregel's Henchman (uncredited)

1942
Eagle Squadron poster

Eagle Squadron

Movie · as Sir Charles Porter

1942
Born to Sing poster

Born to Sing

Movie · as Critic

1942
Famous Boners poster

Famous Boners

Movie · as Isaac Newton (uncredited)

1942
Nightmare poster

Nightmare

Movie · as James, Abbington's butler

1942
Random Harvest poster

Random Harvest

Movie · as Registrar of Births (uncredited)

1941
Love Crazy poster

Love Crazy

Movie · as Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)

1941
Adventure in Washington poster

Adventure in Washington

Movie · as Emerson

1941
Singapore Woman poster

Singapore Woman

Movie · as Sidney P. Melrose

1941
Paris Calling poster

Paris Calling

Movie · as Careless Underground Agent (uncredited)

1940
The Son of Monte Cristo poster

The Son of Monte Cristo

Movie · as Conrad Stadt

1940
Hudson's Bay poster

Hudson's Bay

Movie · as Mayor

1940
The Earl of Chicago poster

The Earl of Chicago

Movie · as Reading Clerk (as Ian Wulf)

1940
Foreign Correspondent poster

Foreign Correspondent

Movie · as Stiles

1940
Earthbound poster

Earthbound

Movie · as Amos Totten

1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois poster

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Movie · as Horace Greeley (uncredited)

1940
We Who Are Young poster

We Who Are Young

Movie · as Judge

1939
Allegheny Uprising poster

Allegheny Uprising

Movie · as Poole

1939
Society Lawyer poster

Society Lawyer

Movie · as Schmidt

1939
On Borrowed Time poster

On Borrowed Time

Movie · as Charles Wentworth

1939
Tell No Tales poster

Tell No Tales

Movie · as Fritz (uncredited)

1939
The Great Commandment poster

The Great Commandment

Movie · as Tax Collector

1939
Fast and Loose poster

Fast and Loose

Movie · as Wilkes

1939
Lincoln in the White House poster

Lincoln in the White House

Movie · as Cabinet Member (uncredited)

1939
The Return of Doctor X poster

The Return of Doctor X

Movie · as Cemetery Caretaker (uncredited)

1939
Blondie Brings Up Baby poster

Blondie Brings Up Baby

Movie · as Police Judge (uncredited)

1938
Blondie poster

Blondie

Movie · as Judge

1938
Arsène Lupin Returns poster

Arsène Lupin Returns

Movie · as A. Le Marchand - Detective (as Ien Wulf)

1938
You Can't Take It with You poster

You Can't Take It with You

Movie · as Kirby's Secretary (uncredited)

1938
Captain Kidd's Treasure poster

Captain Kidd's Treasure

Movie · as Skeptical Member of Modern-day Expedition (uncredited)

1938
Marie Antoinette poster

Marie Antoinette

Movie · as Herbert - the Jailer (uncredited)

1937
The Prince and the Pauper poster

The Prince and the Pauper

Movie · as Proprietor

1937
The Emperor's Candlesticks poster

The Emperor's Candlesticks

Movie · as Leon, a Conspirator

1937
The Firefly poster

The Firefly

Movie · as Izquierdo (uncredited)

1937
The Devil Is Driving poster

The Devil Is Driving

Movie · as Elias Sanders

1937
Romance of Louisiana poster

Romance of Louisiana

Movie · as Tallyrand (as Ien Wulf)

1937
The League of Frightened Men poster

The League of Frightened Men

Movie · as Nicholas Cabot

1936
The Leavenworth Case poster

The Leavenworth Case

Movie · as Hudson

1936
The Bold Caballero poster

The Bold Caballero

Movie · as The Priest

1936
The Devil Is a Sissy poster

The Devil Is a Sissy

Movie · as Pawnbroker

1936
The White Angel poster

The White Angel

Movie · as Patient (uncredited)

1936
Romeo and Juliet poster

Romeo and Juliet

Movie · as Apothecary

1935
The Lost Chick poster

The Lost Chick

Movie · as Grandpa Squirrel (voice) (uncredited)

1935
The Raven poster

The Raven

Movie · as Geoffrey 'Pinky' Burns

1935
Mutiny on the Bounty poster

Mutiny on the Bounty

Movie · as Maggs

1935
Mad Love poster

Mad Love

Movie · as Henry Orlac, Stephen Orlac's Stepfather

1934
The Barretts of Wimpole Street poster

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

Movie · as Harry Bevan

1934
The Fountain poster

The Fountain

Movie · as Van Arkel

1934
The Mighty Barnum poster

The Mighty Barnum

Movie · as Swedish consul