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Ian Wolfe

American actor (1896-1992) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 95

Ian Marcus Wolfe was an American character actor with around 400 film and television credits. Until 1934, he worked in the theatre. That year, he appeared in his first film role and later television, as a character actor.

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1992Died23 January 19921990Dick TracyFilm, Forger1983Scarecrow and Mrs. KingSeries1979The Facts of LifeSeriesThe Frisco KidFilm, 1979Father Joseph1975Barney MillerSeries, Rudolf Biederman1971All in the FamilySeries, Herbert HooperTHX 1138Film, 1971PTO1969Hawaii Five-OSeries, Mr. Miller1966Star TrekSeries, Septimus1963Petticoat JunctionSeries, E.T. Gibbs1962The Wonderful World of the Brothers GrimmFilm, Gruber1960The Andy Griffith ShowSeries, Reverend Leighton1957Perry MasonSeries, Abel JacksonWitness for the ProsecutionFilm, 1957Carter1955MoonfleetFilm, Tewkesbury1953HoudiniFilm, Malue1951A Place in the SunFilm, Dr. Wyeland (uncredited)1949They Live by NightFilm, Hawkins1948Studio OneSeries, Judge Marsala1947PursuedFilm, Coroner (uncredited)1944The Invisible Man's RevengeFilm, Feeney (uncredited)1942Mrs. MiniverFilm, Dentist (uncredited)1938Marie AntoinetteFilm, Herbert - the Jailer (uncredited)1935Mad LoveFilm, Henry Orlac, Stephen Orlac's Stepfather1896Born4 November 1896

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  • Witness for the Prosecution 1957
  • Rebel Without a Cause 1955
  • You Can't Take It with You 1938
  • Now, Voyager 1942
  • Mutiny on the Bounty 1935

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Filmography 40

247 credits on file

Television 24

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About this person

His career lasted seven decades and included many films and TV series; his last screen credit was in 1990.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1896 to 1992 · aged 95

In the same film or series as Ian

Tony CurtisAlso in Houdini (1953)Boris KarloffAlso in The Raven (1935)Sid HaigAlso in THX 1138 (1971)Nigel BruceAlso in Dressed to Kill (1946)Ed BegleyAlso in On Dangerous Ground (1951)