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Ian Wolfe

Acting Born Nov 4, 1896 Died Jan 23, 1992 Canton, Illinois, USA 247 credits
247
Total Credits
1934–1990
57 Years Career Span
120
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Ian Wolfe was an American actor born on November 4, 1896, in Canton, Illinois, USA. He worked as a theatre actor until 1934 and later appeared in over 270 films. Wolfe was a character actor and often played Englishmen due to his stage experience and precise diction resembling an upper-class British accent. He served as a medical sergeant in the National Army of the United States during World War I. Wolfe's acting credits include films from 1934 to 1990, with his last known film being released in 1990. He passed away on January 23, 1992, at the age of 95.

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Career

Career overview

Ian Wolfe was an American actor who transitioned from a theatre career to film in 1934. He appeared in over 270 films throughout his career, which spanned from 1934 to 1990. Wolfe's background in theatre provided him with a precise diction, often allowing him to be cast as an Englishman despite being American by birth and upbringing.

Wolfe's stage experience and distinctive diction made him a versatile character actor, capable of taking on a wide range of roles. He worked in various film genres, including those based on Shakespearean plays and classic American characters. Wolfe's filmography is extensive, with his final film being released in 1990.

Wolfe's television career is also notable, with appearances in notable series such as The Twilight Zone, Svědek pro obžalobu, and Playhouse 90. His work in these series demonstrates his ability to adapt to different formats and genres, further solidifying his reputation as a skilled character actor.

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Known for

Film

Dick Tracy

as Forger

Amazing Stories

as Grandpa Charlie
Film

Creator

as Prof. Brauer

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

1983

Wizards and Warriors

1983
Film

Donnie Darko

as Buzz Crowder

Remington Steele

as Markham

The New Odd Couple

as Hector S. Hanley

Luis Miguel: The Series

as Morley
Film

Reds

as Mr. Partlow
Film

Up the Academy

as Commandant Causeway
Film

Angel

1984

Frequent co-stars

David Ryall 20 shared titles
Stanley Lebor 10 shared titles
Pamela Cundell 8 shared titles
Mariko Miyagi 5 shared titles
Vladimir Druzhnikov 5 shared titles
Iván Amozurrutia 4 shared titles
Thalia Tran 3 shared titles
Elsa Lanchester 3 shared titles
Michael Pate 3 shared titles
Michael Rennie 3 shared titles

Career timeline

Dick Tracy
Checking Out
Amazing StoriesCreator
Scarecrow and Mrs. KingWizards and Warriors
CheersRemington SteeleThe New Odd CoupleJinxed!Mae West
Reds
Up the AcademyTrouble in High Timber Country
The Facts of LifeThe Frisco Kid
TaxiWKRP in CincinnatiMean Dog BluesThe Seniors
SoapSoapWe've Got Each Other
AliceDynasty
Barney MillerBarney MillerBarbary CoastThe FortuneI Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
The Terminal ManHomebodies
HawkinsThe Devil's Daughter
Emergency!The Rookies
All in the FamilyTHX 1138
The Mary Tyler Moore ShowThe Partridge FamilyThe Andersonville TrialThe Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
Hawaii Five-OAdam-12Lancer
IronsideThe InvadersGames
Star TrekStar TrekThe Green HornetCBS PlayhouseJericho
The F.B.I.The F.B.I.Run for Your LifeBranded
Daniel BooneOne Man's Way
The FugitivePetticoat JunctionKraft Suspense TheatreThe Great AdventureThe Great Adventure
Stoney BurkeThe Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
Dr. KildareCain's HundredAll in a Night's Work
The Andy Griffith ShowPollyannaThe Lost World
BonanzaBonanzaBonanzaBonanzaThe Twilight Zone
LawmanCimarron City
Perry MasonWagon TrainWitness for the ProsecutionThe Defender (Studio One)Mayerling
State TrooperWire ServiceThe Adventures of Jim BowieThe Count of Monte CristoDiane

Full Filmography

247 titles
  • Dick Tracy (1990) as Forger
  • Checking Out (1988) as Mr. D'Amato
  • Amazing Stories (1985) as Grandpa Charlie
  • Creator (1985) as Prof. Brauer
  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
  • Wizards and Warriors (1983)
  • Cheers (1982) as Buzz Crowder
  • Remington Steele (1982) as Markham
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  • The New Odd Couple (1982) as Hector S. Hanley
  • Jinxed! (1982) as Morley
  • Mae West (1982) as Dorset
  • Reds (1981) as Mr. Partlow
  • Up the Academy (1980) as Commandant Causeway
  • Trouble in High Timber Country (1980)
  • The Facts of Life (1979)
  • The Frisco Kid (1979) as Father Joseph
  • Taxi (1978) as Old Man in the Hospital
  • WKRP in Cincinnati (1978) as Hirsch
  • Mean Dog Blues (1978) as Judge
  • The Seniors (1978) as Mr. Bleiffer
  • Soap (1977) as Monsignor
  • Soap (1977) as Father Juniper
  • We've Got Each Other (1977)
  • Alice (1976)
  • Dynasty (1976) as Dr. Klauber
  • Barney Miller (1975) as Rudolf Biederman
  • Barney Miller (1975) as Joseph Spidonie
  • Barbary Coast (1975) as Larch
  • The Fortune (1975) as Justice of the Peace
  • I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? (1975) as Phillips
  • Mr. Sycamore (1975) as Abner / Arnie
  • The Terminal Man (1974) as Priest
  • Homebodies (1974) as Mr. Loomis
  • Hawkins (1973) as Orren Wooster
  • The Devil's Daughter (1973) as Father MacHugh
  • Emergency! (1972)
  • The Rookies (1972)
  • All in the Family (1971) as Herbert Hooper
  • THX 1138 (1971) as PTO
  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) as Grandfather
  • The Partridge Family (1970) as Grandfather
  • The Andersonville Trial (1970) as Board of Military Judges
  • The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City (1970) as Rev. Hodgins
  • Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Mr. Miller
  • Adam-12 (1968) as Mr. Morton
  • Lancer (1968)
  • Ironside (1967)
  • The Invaders (1967) as Secretary Knute Rosmundson
  • Games (1967) as Dr. Edwards
  • Star Trek (1966) as Septimus
  • Star Trek (1966) as Atoz
  • The Green Hornet (1966) as Peter Willman
  • CBS Playhouse (1966) as Mr. Gray
  • Jericho (1966)
  • The F.B.I. (1965) as Elder Stone
  • The F.B.I. (1965) as Marshall Graham
  • Run for Your Life (1965) as Dr. Stanley Brickow
  • Branded (1965)
  • Daniel Boone (1964) as Judge
  • One Man's Way (1964) as Bishop Hardwick
  • The Fugitive (1963) as Dr. Babcock
  • Petticoat Junction (1963) as E.T. Gibbs
  • Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963) as Ellis Stone
  • The Great Adventure (1963) as Townsend
  • The Great Adventure (1963) as Brewer
  • Diary of a Madman (1963) as Pierre
  • Stoney Burke (1962)
  • The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962) as Gruber
  • Dr. Kildare (1961) as Dr. Oscar Thorpe
  • Cain's Hundred (1961) as Pop Parkson
  • All in a Night's Work (1961) as O'Hara
  • The Andy Griffith Show (1960) as Reverend Leighton
  • Pollyanna (1960) as Mr. Neely
  • The Lost World (1960) as Burton White
  • Bonanza (1959) as Ed Baxter
  • Bonanza (1959) as Amos
  • Bonanza (1959) as John J. Harrison
  • Bonanza (1959) as Gideon Flinch
  • The Twilight Zone (1959) as Schwimmer
  • One Step Beyond (1959) as Timothy Welling
  • Lawman (1958)
  • Cimarron City (1958)
  • Perry Mason (1957) as Abel Jackson
  • Wagon Train (1957) as Vickers
  • Witness for the Prosecution (1957) as Carter
  • The Defender (Studio One) (1957) as Judge Marsala
  • Mayerling (1957) as Loschek
  • The Dark Side of the Earth (1957) as Gen. Kerch
  • State Trooper (1956)
  • Wire Service (1956) as Father Rambeau
  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)
  • The Count of Monte Cristo (1956)
  • Diane (1956) as Lord Tremouille
  • Gaby (1956) as Registrar
  • Cheyenne (1955) as Charlie Peabody
  • Gunsmoke (1955) as Old Man Wall
  • Rebel Without a Cause (1955) as Dr. Minton
  • The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955) as President Calvin Coolidge
  • Moonfleet (1955) as Tewkesbury
  • The King's Thief (1955) as Fell
  • Sincerely Yours (1955) as Mr. Rojeck (uncredited)
  • The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Mr. Neely
  • The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Ian Wolfe
  • Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) as Rev. Elcott
  • The Silver Chalice (1954) as Theron
  • Her Twelve Men (1954) as Roger Frane
  • About Mrs. Leslie (1954) as Mr. Pope
  • You Are There (1953)
  • Letter to Loretta (1953) as Elder Sharpe
  • Julius Caesar (1953) as Caius Ligarius
  • The Actress (1953) as Mr. Bagley
  • Houdini (1953) as Malue
  • 99 River Street (1953) as Waldo Daggett
  • Scandal at Scourie (1953) as Councilman Hurdwell
  • Cavalcade of America (1952)
  • Les Miserables (1952) as Presiding Judge (uncredited)
  • The Captive City (1952) as Rev. Nash
  • Captain Pirate (1952) as Viceroy (uncredited)
  • Something for the Birds (1952) as Foster
  • A Place in the Sun (1951) as Dr. Wyeland (uncredited)
  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
  • On Dangerous Ground (1951) as Sheriff Carrey
  • The Great Caruso (1951) as Hutchins
  • Mask of the Avenger (1951) as Donner
  • Here Comes the Groom (1951) as Uncle Adam
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950) as The Rev. Andrews
  • Copper Canyon (1950) as Mr. Henderson
  • No Way Out (1950) as Watkins (uncredited)
  • The Magnificent Yankee (1950) as Adams
  • Please Believe Me (1950) as Edward Warrender
  • The Petty Girl (1950) as President Webb (uncredited)
  • The Lone Ranger (1949) as Dr. Hiram Tucker
  • They Live by Night (1949) as Hawkins
  • My Friend Irma (1949) as Minister (uncredited)
  • Colorado Territory (1949) as Homer Wallace
  • Manhandled (1949) as Charlie, a Fence (uncredited)
  • Bride of Vengeance (1949) as Councillor (uncredited)
  • Homicide (1949) as Fritz, Police Lab Man
  • Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch (1949) as Professor Lilliquist
  • Studio One (1948) as Judge Marsala
  • Studio One (1948) as Guthrie
  • Silver River (1948) as Process Server (uncredited)
  • Johnny Belinda (1948) as Rector (uncredited)
  • The Miracle of the Bells (1948) as Grave Digger
  • Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) as Smith
  • Julia Misbehaves (1948) as Hobson, the Butler
  • Three Daring Daughters (1948) as Martin, Nelson's Second Butler (uncredited)
  • Angel in Exile (1948) as Health Officer
  • Desire Me (1947) as Dr. Poulin (uncredited)
  • Pursued (1947) as Coroner (uncredited)
  • If Winter Comes (1947) as Dr. Clement Avington (uncredited)
  • California (1947) as President James K. Polk (uncredited)
  • Dishonored Lady (1947) as Dr. E.G. Lutz
  • The Judge Steps Out (1947) as Hector Brown
  • That Way with Women (1947) as L.B. Crandall
  • The Marauders (1947) as Edwin "Deacon" Black
  • Bedlam (1946) as Sidney Long
  • Dressed to Kill (1946) as Commissioner of Scotland Yard
  • Without Reservations (1946) as Charlie Gibbs (uncredited)
  • The Verdict (1946) as Jury Foreman
  • Tomorrow Is Forever (1946) as Norton
  • The Bandit of Sherwood Forest (1946) as Lord Mortimer
  • Three Strangers (1946) as Gillkie the Barrister (uncredited)
  • The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946) as Adam Wheelright
  • The Falcon's Adventure (1946) as J.D. Denison
  • Gentleman Joe Palooka (1946) as Editor W.W. Dwight
  • The Searching Wind (1946) as Sears
  • Confidential Agent (1945) as Dr. Bellows
  • A Song to Remember (1945) as Pleyel's Clerk (uncredited)
  • The Brighton Strangler (1945) as Lord Mayor Herman Brandon R. Clive
  • Zombies on Broadway (1945) as Prof. Hopkins
  • The Fighting Guardsman (1945) as Berton
  • Strange Confession (1945) as Frederick
  • Blonde Ransom (1945) as Oliver
  • The Pearl of Death (1944) as Amos Hodder
  • The White Cliffs of Dover (1944) as Skipper of Honeymoon Boat (uncredited)
  • The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944) as Feeney (uncredited)
  • Her Primitive Man (1944) as Caleb
  • Once Upon a Time (1944) as Joe (uncredited)
  • Mystery of the Riverboat (1944) as Hermann Einreich [Chs. 1-2]
  • The Scarlet Claw (1944) as Drake
  • Wilson (1944) as Reporter (uncredited)
  • The Merry Monahans (1944) as Clerk
  • Murder in the Blue Room (1944) as Edwards
  • Reckless Age (1944) as Prof. Mellasagus
  • The Case of the Tremendous Trifle (1944) as Curwood
  • Government Girl (1943) as Thomas - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
  • Corvette K-225 (1943) as Paymaster Commander
  • Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) as Antiques Store Sales Clerk
  • The Moon Is Down (1943) as Joseph (uncredited)
  • The Falcon in Danger (1943) as Thomas, the butler (uncredited)
  • The Falcon and the Co-Eds (1943) as Eustace L. Harley (uncredited)
  • The Man from Down Under (1943) as Soldier
  • Don't You Believe It (1943) as Aide
  • Mrs. Miniver (1942) as Dentist (uncredited)
  • Now, Voyager (1942) as Lloyd (uncredited)
  • Saboteur (1942) as Robert
  • Random Harvest (1942) as Registrar of Births (uncredited)
  • Born to Sing (1942) as Critic
  • Keep 'Em Sailing (1942) as Gruning, Stregel's Henchman (uncredited)
  • Secret Agent of Japan (1942) as Capt. Larsen
  • Nightmare (1942) as James, Abbington's butler
  • Eagle Squadron (1942) as Sir Charles Porter
  • Famous Boners (1942) as Isaac Newton (uncredited)
  • Paris Calling (1941) as The Careless Underground Agent
  • Love Crazy (1941) as Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)
  • Singapore Woman (1941) as Sidney P. Melrose
  • Adventure in Washington (1941) as Emerson
  • Foreign Correspondent (1940) as Stiles
  • The Son of Monte Cristo (1940) as Conrad Stadt
  • Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) as Horace Greeley (uncredited)
  • The Earl of Chicago (1940) as Reading Clerk (as Ian Wulf)
  • Hudson's Bay (1940) as Mayor
  • We Who Are Young (1940) as Judge
  • Earthbound (1940) as Amos Totten
  • Allegheny Uprising (1939) as Poole
  • The Return of Doctor X (1939) as Cemetery Caretaker (uncredited)
  • On Borrowed Time (1939) as Charles Wentworth
  • Fast and Loose (1939) as Wilkes
  • Tell No Tales (1939) as Fritz (uncredited)
  • Society Lawyer (1939) as Schmidt
  • The Great Commandment (1939) as Tax Collector
  • Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939) as Police Judge (uncredited)
  • Lincoln in the White House (1939) as Cabinet Member (uncredited)
  • You Can't Take It with You (1938) as Kirby's Secretary (uncredited)
  • Blondie (1938) as Judge
  • Marie Antoinette (1938) as Herbert - the Jailer (uncredited)
  • Arsène Lupin Returns (1938) as A. Le Marchand - Detective (as Ien Wulf)
  • Captain Kidd's Treasure (1938) as Skeptical Member of Modern-day Expedition (uncredited)
  • The Prince and the Pauper (1937) as Proprietor
  • The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937) as Leon, a Conspirator
  • The Firefly (1937) as Izquierdo (uncredited)
  • The Devil Is Driving (1937) as Elias Sanders
  • The League of Frightened Men (1937) as Nicholas Cabot
  • Romance of Louisiana (1937) as Tallyrand (as Ien Wulf)
  • Romeo and Juliet (1936) as Apothecary
  • The Devil Is a Sissy (1936) as Pawnbroker
  • The Leavenworth Case (1936) as Hudson
  • The Bold Caballero (1936) as The Priest
  • The White Angel (1936) as Patient (uncredited)
  • Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) as Maggs
  • The Raven (1935) as Geoffrey 'Pinky' Burns
  • Mad Love (1935) as Henry Orlac, Stephen Orlac's Stepfather
  • The Lost Chick (1935) as Grandpa Squirrel (voice) (uncredited)
  • The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) as Harry Bevan
  • The Mighty Barnum (1934) as Swedish consul
  • The Fountain (1934) as Van Arkel

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What movies or TV shows is Ian Wolfe best known for?

Ian Wolfe is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Dick Tracy (1990), Amazing Stories (1985), Creator (1985), Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983).

When and where was Ian Wolfe born?

Ian Wolfe was born on November 4, 1896 in Canton, Illinois, USA. They passed away on January 23, 1992.

How many credits does Ian Wolfe have?

Ian Wolfe has accumulated over 247 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1934 to 1990.

What is Ian Wolfe's background in cinema and television?

Ian Wolfe was an American actor born on November 4, 1896, in Canton, Illinois, USA. He worked as a theatre actor until 1934 and later appeared in over 270 films. Wolfe was a character actor and often played Englishmen due to his stage experience and precise diction resembling an upper-class British accent. He served as...

Ian Wolfe by the numbers

247credits
175films
72TV series
1934–1990active years

Age in their best-rated roles

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