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