Fred Kohler (April 20, 1888 â€" October 28, 1938) was an American
actor.Fred Kohler was born in Kansas City, Missouri or in Dubuque,
Iowa. As a teen, he began to pursue a career in vaudeville, but worked
other jobs to support himself. He lost part of his right hand in a
mining accident during this time. Eventually he was able to join a
touring company, and worked steadily in show business for several
years. His son Fred_Kohler_Jr. also became an actor.America's budding
film industry drew a 20-something Kohler to Hollywood, where he made
his start in silent films. His first role was in the 1911 short The
Code of Honor, and he had an uncredited role in Cecil B. DeMille's
feature film Joan the Woman (1917), but a steady stream of parts did
not begin until The Tiger's Trail (1919).Kohler's stern features
earned him a niche playing villains. His role as Bauman in The Iron
Horse (1924) is a notable example. With the advent of the talkies,
Kohler reprised many of his silent roles in remakes with sound,
particularly in Westerns based on novels by Zane Grey.
actor.Fred Kohler was born in Kansas City, Missouri or in Dubuque,
Iowa. As a teen, he began to pursue a career in vaudeville, but worked
other jobs to support himself. He lost part of his right hand in a
mining accident during this time. Eventually he was able to join a
touring company, and worked steadily in show business for several
years. His son Fred_Kohler_Jr. also became an actor.America's budding
film industry drew a 20-something Kohler to Hollywood, where he made
his start in silent films. His first role was in the 1911 short The
Code of Honor, and he had an uncredited role in Cecil B. DeMille's
feature film Joan the Woman (1917), but a steady stream of parts did
not begin until The Tiger's Trail (1919).Kohler's stern features
earned him a niche playing villains. His role as Bauman in The Iron
Horse (1924) is a notable example. With the advent of the talkies,
Kohler reprised many of his silent roles in remakes with sound,
particularly in Westerns based on novels by Zane Grey.
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