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Ian Wolfe

Ian Wolfe

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 04, 1896
Died Jan 23, 1992 (95)
Birthplace Canton, Illinois, USA
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Aug 03, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 d ... aughters. 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

Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

1990

as Forger

Checking Out

Checking Out

1989

as Mr. D'Amato

Creator

Creator

1985

as Prof. Brauer

Mae West

Mae West

1982

as Dorset

Jinxed!

Jinxed!

1982

as Morley

Reds

Reds

1981

as Mr. Partlow

Up the Academy

Up the Academy

1980

as Commandant Causeway

The Frisco Kid

The Frisco Kid

1979

as Father Joseph

The Seniors

The Seniors

1978

as Mr. Bleiffer

Mean Dog Blues

Mean Dog Blues

1978

as Judge

Dynasty

Dynasty

1976

as Dr. Klauber

The Fortune

The Fortune

1975

as Justice of the Peace

Mr. Sycamore

Mr. Sycamore

1975

as Abner / Arnie

Homebodies

Homebodies

1974

as Mr. Loomis

The Terminal Man

The Terminal Man

1974

as Priest

The Devil's Daughter

The Devil's Daughter

1973

as Father MacHugh

THX 1138

THX 1138

1971

as PTO

The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City

The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City

1970

as Rev. Hodgins

The Andersonville Trial

The Andersonville Trial

1970

as Board of Military Judges

Games

Games

1967

as Dr. Edwards

One Man's Way

One Man's Way

1964

as Bishop Hardwick

Diary of a Madman

Diary of a Madman

1963

as Pierre

All in a Night's Work

All in a Night's Work

1961

as O'Hara

The Lost World

The Lost World

1960

as Burton White

Pollyanna

Pollyanna

1960

as Mr. Neely

The Defender (Studio One)

The Defender (Studio One)

1957

as Judge Marsala

The Dark Side of the Earth

The Dark Side of the Earth

1957

as Gen. Kerch

Mayerling

Mayerling

1957

as Loschek

Gaby

Gaby

1956

as Registrar

Diane

Diane

1956

as Lord Tremouille

Sincerely Yours

Sincerely Yours

1955

as Mr. Rojeck (uncredited)

The King's Thief

The King's Thief

1955

as Fell

Moonfleet

Moonfleet

1955

as Tewkesbury

Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause

1955

as Dr. Minton

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

1955

as President Calvin Coolidge

Her Twelve Men

Her Twelve Men

1954

as Roger Frane

About Mrs. Leslie

About Mrs. Leslie

1954

as Mr. Pope

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

1954

as Rev. Elcott

The Silver Chalice

The Silver Chalice

1954

as Theron

The Actress

The Actress

1953

as Mr. Bagley

Houdini

Houdini

1953

as Malue

99 River Street

99 River Street

1953

as Waldo Daggett

Scandal at Scourie

Scandal at Scourie

1953

as Councilman Hurdwell

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

1953

as Ligarius

Something for the Birds

Something for the Birds

1952

as Foster

The Captive City

The Captive City

1952

as Rev. Nash

Les Miserables

Les Miserables

1952

as Presiding Judge (uncredited)

Captain Pirate

Captain Pirate

1952

as Viceroy (uncredited)

On Dangerous Ground

On Dangerous Ground

1951

as Sheriff Carrey

Mask of the Avenger

Mask of the Avenger

1951

as Donner

Here Comes the Groom

Here Comes the Groom

1951

as Uncle Adam

A Place in the Sun

A Place in the Sun

1951

as Dr. Wyeland (uncredited)

The Magnificent Yankee

The Magnificent Yankee

1950

as Adams

Please Believe Me

Please Believe Me

1950

as Edward Warrender

The Petty Girl

The Petty Girl

1950

as President Webb (uncredited)

Copper Canyon

Copper Canyon

1950

as Mr. Henderson

No Way Out

No Way Out

1950

as Watkins (uncredited)

They Live by Night

They Live by Night

1949

as Hawkins

Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch

Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch

1949

as Professor Lilliquist

Colorado Territory

Colorado Territory

1949

as Homer Wallace

Manhandled

Manhandled

1949

as Charlie, a Fence (uncredited)

Bride of Vengeance

Bride of Vengeance

1949

as Councillor (uncredited)

Homicide

Homicide

1949

as Fritz, Police Lab Man

Angel in Exile

Angel in Exile

1948

as Health Officer

Julia Misbehaves

Julia Misbehaves

1948

as Hobson, the Butler

Johnny Belinda

Johnny Belinda

1948

as Rector (uncredited)

The Miracle of the Bells

The Miracle of the Bells

1948

as Grave Digger

Three Daring Daughters

Three Daring Daughters

1948

as Martin, Nelson's Second Butler (uncredited)

The Marauders

The Marauders

1947

as Edwin "Deacon" Black

Desire Me

Desire Me

1947

as Dr. Poulin

The Judge Steps Out

The Judge Steps Out

1947

as Hector Brown

That Way with Women

That Way with Women

1947

as L.B. Crandall

If Winter Comes

If Winter Comes

1947

as Dr. Clement Avington (uncredited)

California

California

1947

as President James K. Polk

California

California

1947

as President James K. Polk (uncredited)

Dishonored Lady

Dishonored Lady

1947

as Dr. E.G. Lutz

Pursued

Pursued

1947

as Coroner (uncredited)

Bedlam

Bedlam

1946

as Sidney Long

The Falcon's Adventure

The Falcon's Adventure

1946

as J.D. Denison

The Searching Wind

The Searching Wind

1946

as Sears

Tomorrow Is Forever

Tomorrow Is Forever

1946

as Norton

The Fighting Guardsman

The Fighting Guardsman

1946

as Berton

The Notorious Lone Wolf

The Notorious Lone Wolf

1946

as Adam Wheelright

Dressed to Kill

Dressed to Kill

1946

as Commissioner of Scotland Yard

The Bandit of Sherwood Forest

The Bandit of Sherwood Forest

1946

as Lord Mortimer

The Verdict

The Verdict

1946

as Jury Foreman

Gentleman Joe Palooka

Gentleman Joe Palooka

1946

as Editor W.W. Dwight

Without Reservations

Without Reservations

1946

as Charlie Gibbs (uncredited)

Three Strangers

Three Strangers

1946

as Gillkie the Barrister

Blonde Ransom

Blonde Ransom

1945

as Oliver

Zombies on Broadway

Zombies on Broadway

1945

as Prof. Hopkins

The Brighton Strangler

The Brighton Strangler

1945

as Lord Mayor Herman Brandon R. Clive

Strange Confession

Strange Confession

1945

as Frederick

Confidential Agent

Confidential Agent

1945

as Dr. Bellows

A Song to Remember

A Song to Remember

1945

as Pleyel's Clerk (uncredited)

The Pearl of Death

The Pearl of Death

1944

as Amos Hodder

The Scarlet Claw

The Scarlet Claw

1944

as Drake

Murder in the Blue Room

Murder in the Blue Room

1944

as Edwards

The Merry Monahans

The Merry Monahans

1944

as Clerk

Her Primitive Man

Her Primitive Man

1944

as Caleb

Mystery of the Riverboat

Mystery of the Riverboat

1944

as Hermann Einreich [Chs. 1-2]

Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time

1944

as Joe (uncredited)

Wilson

Wilson

1944

as Reporter (uncredited)

The Invisible Man's Revenge

The Invisible Man's Revenge

1944

as Feeney (uncredited)

Reckless Age

Reckless Age

1944

as Prof. Mellasagus

The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover

1944

as Skipper of Honeymoon Boat (uncredited)

Don't You Believe It

Don't You Believe It

1943

as Aide

The Falcon in Danger

The Falcon in Danger

1943

as Thomas, the butler (uncredited)

The Falcon and the Co-Eds

The Falcon and the Co-Eds

1943

as Eustace L. Harley (uncredited)

The Man from Down Under

The Man from Down Under

1943

as Soldier

Sherlock Holmes in Washington

Sherlock Holmes in Washington

1943

as Antiques Store Sales Clerk

Government Girl

Government Girl

1943

as Thomas - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

The Moon Is Down

The Moon Is Down

1943

as Joseph (uncredited)

Corvette K-225

Corvette K-225

1943

as Paymaster Commander

Famous Boners

Famous Boners

1942

as Isaac Newton (uncredited)

Nightmare

Nightmare

1942

as James, Abbington's butler

Secret Agent of Japan

Secret Agent of Japan

1942

as Capt. Larsen

Keep 'Em Sailing

Keep 'Em Sailing

1942

as Gruning, Stregel's Henchman (uncredited)

Saboteur

Saboteur

1942

as Robert

Born to Sing

Born to Sing

1942

as Critic

Eagle Squadron

Eagle Squadron

1942

as Sir Charles Porter

Random Harvest

Random Harvest

1942

as Registrar of Births (uncredited)

Now, Voyager

Now, Voyager

1942

as Lloyd (uncredited)

Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Miniver

1942

as Dentist (uncredited)

Singapore Woman

Singapore Woman

1941

as Sidney P. Melrose

Hudson's Bay

Hudson's Bay

1941

as Mayor

Adventure in Washington

Adventure in Washington

1941

as Emerson

Love Crazy

Love Crazy

1941

as Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)

The Son of Monte Cristo

The Son of Monte Cristo

1940

as Conrad Stadt

We Who Are Young

We Who Are Young

1940

as Judge

Earthbound

Earthbound

1940

as Amos Totten

The Earl of Chicago

The Earl of Chicago

1940

as Reading Clerk (as Ian Wulf)

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

1940

as Stiles

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940

as Horace Greeley (uncredited)

The Great Commandment

The Great Commandment

1939

as Tax Collector

Lincoln in the White House

Lincoln in the White House

1939

as Cabinet Member (uncredited)

Allegheny Uprising

Allegheny Uprising

1939

as Poole

On Borrowed Time

On Borrowed Time

1939

as Charles Wentworth

Fast and Loose

Fast and Loose

1939

as Wilkes

Society Lawyer

Society Lawyer

1939

as Schmidt

The Return of Doctor X

The Return of Doctor X

1939

as Cemetery Caretaker (uncredited)

Blondie Brings Up Baby

Blondie Brings Up Baby

1939

as Police Judge (uncredited)

Tell No Tales

Tell No Tales

1939

as Fritz (uncredited)

Captain Kidd's Treasure

Captain Kidd's Treasure

1938

as Skeptical Member of Modern-day Expedition (uncredited)

Arsène Lupin Returns

Arsène Lupin Returns

1938

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

Blondie

Blondie

1938

as Judge

You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

1938

as Kirby's Secretary (uncredited)

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

1938

as Herbert - the Jailer (uncredited)

The Devil Is Driving

The Devil Is Driving

1937

as Elias Sanders

Romance of Louisiana

Romance of Louisiana

1937

as Tallyrand (as Ien Wulf)

The League of Frightened Men

The League of Frightened Men

1937

as Nicholas Cabot

The Emperor's Candlesticks

The Emperor's Candlesticks

1937

as Leon, a Conspirator

The Firefly

The Firefly

1937

as Izquierdo (uncredited)

The Prince and the Pauper

The Prince and the Pauper

1937

as Proprietor

The Bold Caballero

The Bold Caballero

1936

as The Priest

The Leavenworth Case

The Leavenworth Case

1936

as Hudson

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

1936

as Apothecary

The Devil Is a Sissy

The Devil Is a Sissy

1936

as Pawnbroker

The White Angel

The White Angel

1936

as Patient (uncredited)

The Lost Chick

The Lost Chick

1935

as Grandpa Squirrel (voice) (uncredited)

The Raven

The Raven

1935

as Geoffrey 'Pinky' Burns

Mad Love

Mad Love

1935

as Henry Orlac, Stephen Orlac's Stepfather (Uncredited)

Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty

1935

as Maggs

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

1934

as Harry Bevan

The Fountain

The Fountain

1934

as Van Arkel

The Mighty Barnum

The Mighty Barnum

1934

as Swedish consul

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Great Adventure

as Townsend

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 27, 1963

Studio One

as Judge Marsala

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Soap

as Father Juniper

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 13, 1977

The Andy Griffith Show

as Reverend Leighton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1960

Remington Steele

as Markham

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1982

Cain's Hundred

as Pop Parkson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1961

Amazing Stories

as Grandpa Charlie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1985

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Ellis Stone

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1963

The F.B.I.

as Elder Stone

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

Hawaii Five-O

as Mr. Miller

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

All in the Family

as Herbert Hooper

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1971

Hawkins

as Orren Wooster

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 13, 1973

Gunsmoke

as Old Man Wall

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Perry Mason

as Abel Jackson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Soap

as Monsignor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1977

The Twilight Zone

as Schwimmer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

Run for Your Life

as Dr. Stanley Brickow

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1965

The Fugitive

as Dr. Babcock

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

Daniel Boone

as Judge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1964

Lux Video Theatre

as The Rev. Andrews

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

One Step Beyond

as Timothy Welling

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1959

The Lone Ranger

as Dr. Hiram Tucker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1949

Barbary Coast

as Larch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1975

Wire Service

as Father Rambeau

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1956

Letter to Loretta

as Elder Sharpe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

The Green Hornet

as Peter Willman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1966

Taxi

as Old Man in the Hospital

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1978

The F.B.I.

as Marshall Graham

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

Petticoat Junction

as E.T. Gibbs

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1963

Adam-12

as Mr. Morton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1968

Star Trek

as Septimus

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1966

Star Trek

as Atoz

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1966

Bonanza

as Ed Baxter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

The Great Adventure

as Brewer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1963

Studio One

as Guthrie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Bonanza

as Amos

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

The Invaders

as Secretary Knute Rosmundson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 1967

Cheers

as Buzz Crowder

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1982

Barney Miller

as Rudolf Biederman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 23, 1975

Barney Miller

as Joseph Spidonie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 23, 1975

The New Odd Couple

as Hector S. Hanley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 29, 1982

Bonanza

as John J. Harrison

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

WKRP in Cincinnati

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 18, 1978

Wizards and Warriors

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Feb 26, 1983

Lancer

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 24, 1968

The Facts of Life

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 24, 1979

Alice

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 31, 1976

Cheyenne

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1955

The Rookies

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1972

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1983

Emergency!

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 22, 1972

Ironside

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 28, 1967

The Count of Monte Cristo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 20, 1956

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 07, 1956

You Are There

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

Branded

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 24, 1965

Lawman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1958

Cimarron City

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1958

Cavalcade of America

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1952

We've Got Each Other

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1977

Stoney Burke

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

State Trooper

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1956

Jericho

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1966

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