Carl Henry Vogt
| Sign | Pisces |
| Born | Feb 19, 1895 Brooklyn, NY |
| Died | May 12, 1956 Tokyo, Japan |
| Age | Died at 61 |
| Final Resting PlaceHollywood Forever | |
Louis Calhern | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1921-1956 |
| Known for | Swindlers and rouges |
| Top Roles | Paul Prescott, Uncle Willie, Julius Caesar, Prefect, Grandfather |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance, Comedy, Musical, Film Adaptation, Crime |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Based on Play, True Story (based on) |
| Top Collaborators | Hal B. Wallis (Producer), Joe Pasternak (Producer), Richard Thorpe (Director), John Hoyt |
| Shares birthday with | Merle Oberon, Lee Marvin, John Frankenheimer see more.. |
Louis Calhern Overview:
Character actor, Louis Calhern, was born Carl Henry Vogt on Feb 19, 1895 in Brooklyn, NY. Calhern died at the age of 61 on May 12, 1956 in Tokyo, Japan and was laid to rest in Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, CA.
MINI BIO:
Louis Calhern was an affable Hollywood character who moved easily from swindlers and rouges to avuncular figures as his hair turned from black to silver. He had an interesting relapse into villainy in "The Asphalt Jungle" and was an unexpectedly impressive Julius Caesar. Two of his four wives (all divorced) were actresses Ilka Chase (1st wife) and Natalie Schafer (3rd wife). (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Illustrated Dictionary of Film Character Actors).HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although Calhern was nominated for one Oscar, he never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1950 | Best Actor | The Magnificent Yankee (1950) | Oliver Wendell Holmes | Nominated |
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Louis Calhern Quotes:
Uncle Willie:
My dear boy, this is the sort of day history tells us is better spent in bed.
Don Andre - The Viceroy: I had a few uncomfortable moments thinking about the future of Peru. Do you realize that you might have had to rule?
Don Gonzalo: Heaven forbid!
Don Andre - The Viceroy: [Sarcastically] Fortunately Heaven did.
Prefect: What do you keep behind these locks and bolts?
Marcus: My fortune, excellency. It's a safe place.
Burbix: Would the prefect like to inspect the barbarians - the Britons who are to fight tomorrow?
Marcus: Yes.
[to the prefect]
Marcus: Captives from Agricola's campaign.
Prefect: I wonder why we Romans trouble ourselves with that wretched island? After it's conquered, what good is it?
Marcus: Don't you believe we can ever civilize the Britons?
Prefect: Those people? They'll always be barbarians. What will they ever do?
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Don Andre - The Viceroy: I had a few uncomfortable moments thinking about the future of Peru. Do you realize that you might have had to rule?
Don Gonzalo: Heaven forbid!
Don Andre - The Viceroy: [Sarcastically] Fortunately Heaven did.
Prefect: What do you keep behind these locks and bolts?
Marcus: My fortune, excellency. It's a safe place.
Burbix: Would the prefect like to inspect the barbarians - the Britons who are to fight tomorrow?
Marcus: Yes.
[to the prefect]
Marcus: Captives from Agricola's campaign.
Prefect: I wonder why we Romans trouble ourselves with that wretched island? After it's conquered, what good is it?
Marcus: Don't you believe we can ever civilize the Britons?
Prefect: Those people? They'll always be barbarians. What will they ever do?
read more quotes from Louis Calhern...
