Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

240

Gender

Male

Birthday

1896-11-04

Day of Death

1992-01-23 (96 years old)

Place of Birth

Canton, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

Ian Wolf

Ian Mac Wolfe

Ian Wulf

Ien Wulf

伊安·沃尔夫

Ian Marcus Wolfe

Ian Wolfe

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian Wolfe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Rebel Without a Cause

1955

Rebel Without a Cause

as

Dr. Minton

THX 1138

1971

THX 1138

as

PTO

Blondie

1938

Blondie

as

Judge

The Lost World

1960

The Lost World

as

Burton White

Dressed to Kill

1946

Dressed to Kill

as

Commissioner of Scotland Yard

Love Crazy

1941

Love Crazy

as

Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)

Wilson

1944

Wilson

as

Reporter (uncredited)

Julius Caesar

1953

Julius Caesar

as

Ligarius

Pollyanna

1960

Pollyanna

as

Mr. Neely

On Dangerous Ground

1951

On Dangerous Ground

as

Sheriff Carrey

Bedlam

1946

Bedlam

as

Sidney Long

Saboteur

1942

Saboteur

as

Robert

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

1948

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

as

Smith

The Pearl of Death

1944

The Pearl of Death

as

Amos Hodder

The Scarlet Claw

1944

The Scarlet Claw

as

Drake

The Invisible Man's Revenge

1944

The Invisible Man's Revenge

as

Feeney (uncredited)

Colorado Territory

1949

Colorado Territory

as

Homer Wallace

Diary of a Madman

1963

Diary of a Madman

as

Pierre

Mean Dog Blues

1978

Mean Dog Blues

as

Judge

Moonfleet

1955

Moonfleet

as

Tewkesbury

Diane

1956

Diane

as

Lord Tremouille

Creator

1985

Creator

as

Prof. Brauer

99 River Street

1953

99 River Street

as

Waldo Daggett

The Prince and the Pauper

1937

The Prince and the Pauper

as

Proprietor

Witness for the Prosecution

1957

Witness for the Prosecution

as

Carter

Houdini

1953

Houdini

as

Malue

Allegheny Uprising

1939

Allegheny Uprising

as

Poole

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

1934

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

as

Harry Bevan

The Captive City

1952

The Captive City

as

Rev. Nash

The Lost Chick

1935

The Lost Chick

as

Grandpa Squirrel (voice) (uncredited)

The Falcon in Danger

1943

The Falcon in Danger

as

Thomas, the butler (uncredited)

They Live by Night

1949

They Live by Night

as

Hawkins

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

1954

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

as

Rev. Elcott

The Falcon's Adventure

1946

The Falcon's Adventure

as

J.D. Denison

The Raven

1935

The Raven

as

Geoffrey 'Pinky' Burns

Reds

1981

Reds

as

Mr. Partlow

The Son of Monte Cristo

1940

The Son of Monte Cristo

as

Conrad Stadt

The Seniors

1978

The Seniors

as

Mr. Bleiffer

The Marauders

1947

The Marauders

as

Edwin "Deacon" Black

Julia Misbehaves

1948

Julia Misbehaves

as

Hobson, the Butler

The Fortune

1975

The Fortune

as

Justice of the Peace

The Frisco Kid

1979

The Frisco Kid

as

Father Joseph

Checking Out

1988

Checking Out

as

Mr. D'Amato

The Emperor's Candlesticks

1937

The Emperor's Candlesticks

as

Leon, a Conspirator

Games

1967

Games

as

Dr. Edwards

Dynasty

1976

Dynasty

as

Dr. Klauber

Homebodies

1974

Homebodies

as

Mr. Loomis

The Actress

1953

The Actress

as

Mr. Bagley

Captain Pirate

1952

Captain Pirate

as

Viceroy (uncredited)

The Devil's Daughter

1973

The Devil's Daughter

as

Father MacHugh

Les Miserables

1952

Les Miserables

as

Presiding Judge (uncredited)

Hudson's Bay

1940

Hudson's Bay

as

Mayor

About Mrs. Leslie

1954

About Mrs. Leslie

as

Mr. Pope

The Firefly

1937

The Firefly

as

Izquierdo (uncredited)

Gaby

1956

Gaby

as

Registrar

The King's Thief

1955

The King's Thief

as

Fell

Arsène Lupin Returns

1938

Arsène Lupin Returns

as

A. Le Marchand - Detective (as Ien Wulf)

The Petty Girl

1950

The Petty Girl

as

President Webb (uncredited)

The Earl of Chicago

1940

The Earl of Chicago

as

Reading Clerk (as Ian Wulf)

That Way with Women

1947

That Way with Women

as

L.B. Crandall

Murder in the Blue Room

1944

Murder in the Blue Room

as

Edwards

Mrs. Miniver

1942

Mrs. Miniver

as

Dentist (uncredited)

The Leavenworth Case

1936

The Leavenworth Case

as

Hudson

Mask of the Avenger

1951

Mask of the Avenger

as

Donner

Society Lawyer

1939

Society Lawyer

as

Schmidt

The Bold Caballero

1936

The Bold Caballero

as

The Priest

The Merry Monahans

1944

The Merry Monahans

as

Clerk

Desire Me

1947

Desire Me

as

Dr. Poulin

Scandal at Scourie

1953

Scandal at Scourie

as

Councilman Hurdwell

The Man from Down Under

1943

The Man from Down Under

as

Soldier

The Searching Wind

1946

The Searching Wind

as

Sears

You Can't Take It with You

1938

You Can't Take It with You

as

Kirby's Secretary (uncredited)

Adventure in Washington

1941

Adventure in Washington

as

Emerson

Foreign Correspondent

1940

Foreign Correspondent

as

Stiles

If Winter Comes

1947

If Winter Comes

as

Dr. Clement Avington (uncredited)

On Borrowed Time

1939

On Borrowed Time

as

Charles Wentworth

The Fountain

1934

The Fountain

as

Van Arkel

The Defender (Studio One)

1957

The Defender (Studio One)

as

Judge Marsala

One Man's Way

1964

One Man's Way

as

Bishop Hardwick

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

1962

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

as

Gruber

Singapore Woman

1941

Singapore Woman

as

Sidney P. Melrose

The Brighton Strangler

1945

The Brighton Strangler

as

Lord Mayor Herman Brandon R. Clive

Please Believe Me

1950

Please Believe Me

as

Edward Warrender

The Devil Is Driving

1937

The Devil Is Driving

as

Elias Sanders

Something for the Birds

1952

Something for the Birds

as

Foster

The Mighty Barnum

1934

The Mighty Barnum

as

Swedish consul

Trouble in High Timber Country

1980

Trouble in High Timber Country

as

Earthbound

1940

Earthbound

as

Amos Totten

Up the Academy

1980

Up the Academy

as

Commandant Causeway

Secret Agent of Japan

1942

Secret Agent of Japan

as

Capt. Larsen

Tell No Tales

1939

Tell No Tales

as

Fritz (uncredited)

The Moon Is Down

1943

The Moon Is Down

as

Joseph (uncredited)

The Devil Is a Sissy

1936

The Devil Is a Sissy

as

Pawnbroker

The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City

1970

The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City

as

Rev. Hodgins

The Andersonville Trial

1970

The Andersonville Trial

as

Board of Military Judges

The Great Commandment

1939

The Great Commandment

as

Tax Collector

The Judge Steps Out

1947

The Judge Steps Out

as

Hector Brown

Mr. Sycamore

1975

Mr. Sycamore

as

Abner / Arnie

The White Angel

1936

The White Angel

as

Patient (uncredited)

Fast and Loose

1939

Fast and Loose

as

Wilkes

The Return of Doctor X

1939

The Return of Doctor X

as

Cemetery Caretaker (uncredited)

Lincoln in the White House

1939

Lincoln in the White House

as

Cabinet Member (uncredited)

Blondie Brings Up Baby

1939

Blondie Brings Up Baby

as

Police Judge (uncredited)

Now, Voyager

1942

Now, Voyager

as

Lloyd (uncredited)

Bride of Vengeance

1949

Bride of Vengeance

as

Councillor (uncredited)

Keep 'Em Sailing

1942

Keep 'Em Sailing

as

Gruning, Stregel's Henchman (uncredited)

Tomorrow Is Forever

1946

Tomorrow Is Forever

as

Norton

Without Reservations

1946

Without Reservations

as

Charlie Gibbs (uncredited)

Manhandled

1949

Manhandled

as

Charlie, a Fence (uncredited)

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

as

Horace Greeley (uncredited)

No Way Out

1950

No Way Out

as

Watkins (uncredited)

Blonde Ransom

1945

Blonde Ransom

as

Oliver

The Notorious Lone Wolf

1946

The Notorious Lone Wolf

as

Adam Wheelright

Mutiny on the Bounty

1935

Mutiny on the Bounty

as

Maggs

We Who Are Young

1940

We Who Are Young

as

Judge

Three Daring Daughters

1948

Three Daring Daughters

as

Martin, Nelson's Second Butler (uncredited)

Here Comes the Groom

1951

Here Comes the Groom

as

Uncle Adam

Government Girl

1943

Government Girl

as

Thomas - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Confidential Agent

1945

Confidential Agent

as

Dr. Bellows

Eagle Squadron

1942

Eagle Squadron

as

Sir Charles Porter

Don't You Believe It

1943

Don't You Believe It

as

Aide

Angel in Exile

1948

Angel in Exile

as

Health Officer

The Silver Chalice

1954

The Silver Chalice

as

Theron

Mae West

1982

Mae West

as

Dorset

The Verdict

1946

The Verdict

as

Jury Foreman

Mystery of the Riverboat

1944

Mystery of the Riverboat

as

Hermann Einreich [Chs. 1-2]

The Dark Side of the Earth

1957

The Dark Side of the Earth

as

Gen. Kerch

Zombies on Broadway

1945

Zombies on Broadway

as

Prof. Hopkins

The White Cliffs of Dover

1944

The White Cliffs of Dover

as

Skipper of Honeymoon Boat (uncredited)

Mad Love

1935

Mad Love

as

Henry Orlac, Stephen Orlac's Stepfather (Uncredited)

Romeo and Juliet

1936

Romeo and Juliet

as

Apothecary

Dick Tracy

1990

Dick Tracy

as

Forger

Her Primitive Man

1944

Her Primitive Man

as

Caleb

Sincerely Yours

1955

Sincerely Yours

as

Mr. Rojeck (uncredited)

Strange Confession

1945

Strange Confession

as

Frederick

Born to Sing

1942

Born to Sing

as

Critic

Captain Kidd's Treasure

1938

Captain Kidd's Treasure

as

Skeptical Member of Modern-day Expedition (uncredited)

Sherlock Holmes in Washington

1943

Sherlock Holmes in Washington

as

Antiques Store Sales Clerk

Once Upon a Time

1944

Once Upon a Time

as

Joe (uncredited)

Corvette K-225

1943

Corvette K-225

as

Paymaster Commander

Romance of Louisiana

1937

Romance of Louisiana

as

Tallyrand (as Ien Wulf)

The Magnificent Yankee

1950

The Magnificent Yankee

as

Adams

The Case of the Tremendous Trifle

1944

The Case of the Tremendous Trifle

as

Curwood

Three Strangers

1946

Three Strangers

as

Gillkie the Barrister (uncredited)

The Miracle of the Bells

1948

The Miracle of the Bells

as

Grave Digger

The Falcon and the Co-Eds

1943

The Falcon and the Co-Eds

as

Eustace L. Harley (uncredited)

Reckless Age

1944

Reckless Age

as

Prof. Mellasagus

Famous Boners

1942

Famous Boners

as

Isaac Newton (uncredited)

A Place in the Sun

1951

A Place in the Sun

as

Dr. Wyeland (uncredited)

Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch

1949

Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch

as

Professor Lilliquist

Pursued

1947

Pursued

as

Coroner (uncredited)

The Fighting Guardsman

1945

The Fighting Guardsman

as

Berton

Homicide

1949

Homicide

as

Fritz, Police Lab Man

Johnny Belinda

1948

Johnny Belinda

as

Rector (uncredited)

The Terminal Man

1974

The Terminal Man

as

Priest

I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?

1975

I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?

as

Phillips

Jinxed!

1982

Jinxed!

as

Morley

Dishonored Lady

1947

Dishonored Lady

as

Dr. E.G. Lutz

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

1955

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

as

President Calvin Coolidge

A Song to Remember

1945

A Song to Remember

as

Pleyel's Clerk (uncredited)

Nightmare

1942

Nightmare

as

James, Abbington's butler

Mayerling

1957

Mayerling

as

Loschek

Marie Antoinette

1938

Marie Antoinette

as

Herbert - the Jailer (uncredited)

The Bandit of Sherwood Forest

1946

The Bandit of Sherwood Forest

as

Lord Mortimer

Gentleman Joe Palooka

1946

Gentleman Joe Palooka

as

Editor W.W. Dwight

California

1947

California

as

President James K. Polk (uncredited)

Random Harvest

1942

Random Harvest

as

Registrar of Births (uncredited)

All in a Night's Work

1961

All in a Night's Work

as

O'Hara

The League of Frightened Men

1937

The League of Frightened Men

as

Nicholas Cabot

Her Twelve Men

1954

Her Twelve Men

as

Roger Frane

Copper Canyon

1950

Copper Canyon

as

Mr. Henderson

My Friend Irma

1949

My Friend Irma

as

Minister (uncredited)

The Great Caruso

1951

The Great Caruso

as

Hutchins

Silver River

1948

Silver River

as

Process Server (uncredited)

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

as

Reverend Leighton

Alice

Alice

as

Remington Steele

Remington Steele

as

Markham

WKRP in Cincinnati

WKRP in Cincinnati

as

Hirsch

Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

as

Pop Parkson

The Rookies

The Rookies

as

Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

as

Grandpa Charlie

The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure

as

Townsend

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as

Ellis Stone

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Elder Stone

The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life

as

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as

Mr. Miller

All in the Family

All in the Family

as

Herbert Hooper

Hawkins

Hawkins

as

Orren Wooster

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

as

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Old Man Wall

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Abel Jackson

Studio One

Studio One

as

Judge Marsala

Emergency!

Emergency!

as

Soap

Soap

as

Monsignor

Soap

Soap

as

Father Juniper

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Schwimmer

Ironside

Ironside

as

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

as

Dr. Stanley Brickow

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as

Dr. Babcock

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as

Judge

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

as

Lancer

Lancer

as

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

The Rev. Andrews

Wizards and Warriors

Wizards and Warriors

as

One Step Beyond

One Step Beyond

as

Timothy Welling

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

as

You Are There

You Are There

as

Branded

Branded

as

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

as

Dr. Hiram Tucker

Lawman

Lawman

as

Barbary Coast

Barbary Coast

as

Larch

Wire Service

Wire Service

as

Father Rambeau

Cimarron City

Cimarron City

as

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

as

We've Got Each Other

We've Got Each Other

as

Stoney Burke

Stoney Burke

as

State Trooper

State Trooper

as

Jericho

Jericho

as

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

Elder Sharpe

The Green Hornet

The Green Hornet

as

Peter Willman

Taxi

Taxi

as

Old Man in the Hospital

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Marshall Graham

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

as

E.T. Gibbs

Adam-12

Adam-12

as

Mr. Morton

Star Trek

as

Septimus

Star Trek

as

Atoz

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Ed Baxter

The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure

as

Brewer

Studio One

Studio One

as

Guthrie

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Amos

The Invaders

The Invaders

as

Secretary Knute Rosmundson

Cheers

Cheers

as

Buzz Crowder

Barney Miller

Barney Miller

as

Rudolf Biederman

Barney Miller

Barney Miller

as

Joseph Spidonie

The New Odd Couple

The New Odd Couple

as

Hector S. Hanley

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

John J. Harrison

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

as

Charlie Peabody

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

as

Vickers

The Partridge Family

The Partridge Family

as

Grandfather

Production

Crew

Directing