Ian Wolfe
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Perry Mason
Abel Jackson
1957
Series
Cheers
Buzz Crowder
1982
Series
Bonanza
Ed Baxter
1959
Series
Bonanza
Amos
1959
Series
Bonanza
John J. Harrison
1959
Series
Bonanza
Gideon Flinch
1959
Series
Star Trek
Septimus
1966
Series
Star Trek
Atoz
1966
Series
Ironside
1967
Series
The Facts of Life
1979
Series
The Fugitive
Dr. Babcock
1963
Series
Wagon Train
Vickers
1957
Series
Adam-12
Mr. Morton
1968
Series
The Andy Griffith Show
Reverend Leighton
1960
Series
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Oscar Thorpe
1961
Series
Hawaii Five-O
Mr. Miller
1969
Series
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Grandfather
1970
Series
Alice
1976
Series
Studio One
Judge Marsala
1948
Series
Studio One
Guthrie
1948
Series
The F.B.I.
Elder Stone
1965
Series
The F.B.I.
Marshall Graham
1965
Series
The Twilight Zone
Schwimmer
1959
Series
Emergency!
Dr. Temple
1972
Series
Barney Miller
Rudolf Biederman
1975
Series
Barney Miller
Joseph Spidonie
1975
Series
Cheyenne
Charlie Peabody
1955
Series
Remington Steele
Markham
1982
Series
Taxi
Old Man in the Hospital
1978
Series
Daniel Boone
Judge
1964
Series
One Step Beyond
Timothy Welling
1959
Series
Petticoat Junction
E.T. Gibbs
1963
Series
The Partridge Family
Grandfather
1970
Series
Run for Your Life
Dr. Stanley Brickow
1965
Series
Amazing Stories
Grandpa Charlie
1985
Series
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Series
All in the Family
Herbert Hooper
1971
Series
The Invaders
Secretary Knute Rosmundson
1967
Series
Gunsmoke
Old Man Wall
1955
Series
Lawman
1958
Series
The Rookies
1972
Series
The Lone Ranger
Dr. Hiram Tucker
1949
Series
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Ellis Stone
1963
Series
Soap
Monsignor
1977
Series
Soap
Father Juniper
1977
Series
Branded
1965
State Trooper
1956
Series
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Series
Lancer
1968
Series
WKRP in Cincinnati
Hirsch
1978
Series
Cain's Hundred
Pop Parkson
1961
Series
Stoney Burke
1962
Lux Video Theatre
The Rev. Andrews
1950
Series
The Green Hornet
Peter Willman
1966
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
Mr. Neely
1954
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
Ian Wolfe
1954
Series
Cavalcade of America
1952
Series
The Great Adventure
Townsend
1963
Series
The Great Adventure
Brewer
1963
Series
You Are There
1953
Film
Witness for the Prosecution
Carter
1957
CBS Playhouse
Mr. Gray
1966
Series
Letter to Loretta
Elder Sharpe
1953
Series
Jericho
1966
Film
Rebel Without a Cause
Dr. Minton
1955
Series
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
Series
Barbary Coast
Larch
1975
Series
Hawkins
Orren Wooster
1973
Series
Wire Service
Father Rambeau
1956
Film
Dick Tracy
Forger
1990
Series
The New Odd Couple
Hector S. Hanley
1982
Film
A Place in the Sun
Dr. Wyeland (uncredited)
1951
Film
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Rev. Elcott
1954
Film
Mutiny on the Bounty
Maggs
1935
Film
Saboteur
Robert
1942
Series
Cimarron City
1958
Film
Mrs. Miniver
Dentist (uncredited)
1942
Series
We've Got Each Other
1977
Film
You Can't Take It with You
Kirby's Secretary (uncredited)
1938
Series
Wizards and Warriors
1983
Film
Reds
Mr. Partlow
1981
Film
Foreign Correspondent
Stiles
1940
Film
Julius Caesar
Caius Ligarius
1953
Film
THX 1138
PTO
1971
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Film
On Borrowed Time
Charles Wentworth
1939
Film
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Smith
1948
Film
They Live by Night
Hawkins
1949
Film
The Frisco Kid
Father Joseph
1979
Film
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
Gruber
1962
Film
Now, Voyager
Lloyd (uncredited)
1942
Film
Creator
Prof. Brauer
1985
Film
The Lost World
Burton White
1960
Film
Dressed to Kill
Commissioner of Scotland Yard
1946
Film
The Pearl of Death
Amos Hodder
1944
Film
Pollyanna
Mr. Neely
1960
Film
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
Lord Mortimer
1946
Film
The Invisible Man's Revenge
Feeney (uncredited)
1944
Film
The Scarlet Claw
Drake
1944
Film
The Fortune
Justice of the Peace
1975
Film
Mad Love
Henry Orlac, Stephen Orlac's Stepfather
1935
Film
The Raven
Geoffrey 'Pinky' Burns
1935
Film
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Antiques Store Sales Clerk
1943
Film
Marie Antoinette
Herbert - the Jailer (uncredited)
1938
Film
Houdini
Malue
1953
Film
Colorado Territory
Homer Wallace
1949
Film
Here Comes the Groom
Uncle Adam
1951
Film
Romeo and Juliet
Apothecary
1936
Film
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
President Calvin Coolidge
1955
Film
The Prince and the Pauper
Proprietor
1937
Film
Moonfleet
Tewkesbury
1955
Film
The King's Thief
Fell
1955
Film
The Actress
Mr. Bagley
1953
Film
99 River Street
Waldo Daggett
1953
Film
The Great Caruso
Hutchins
1951
Film
Johnny Belinda
Rector (uncredited)
1948
Film
All in a Night's Work
O'Hara
1961
Film
Random Harvest
Registrar of Births (uncredited)
1942
Film
Games
Dr. Edwards
1967
Film
Diary of a Madman
Pierre
1963
Film
The Son of Monte Cristo
Conrad Stadt
1940
Film
On Dangerous Ground
Sheriff Carrey
1951
Film
Silver River
Process Server (uncredited)
1948
Film
Confidential Agent
Dr. Bellows
1945
Film
Without Reservations
Charlie Gibbs (uncredited)
1946
Film
Once Upon a Time
Joe (uncredited)
1944
Film
A Song to Remember
Pleyel's Clerk (uncredited)
1945
Film
Allegheny Uprising
Poole
1939
Film
Tomorrow Is Forever
Norton
1946
Film
Checking Out
Mr. D'Amato
1988
Film
The Defender (Studio One)
Judge Marsala
1957
Film
Three Strangers
Gillkie the Barrister (uncredited)
1946
Film
My Friend Irma
Minister (uncredited)
1949
Film
The White Cliffs of Dover
Skipper of Honeymoon Boat (uncredited)
1944
Film
The Terminal Man
Priest
1974
Film
Love Crazy
Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)
1941
Film
Desire Me
Dr. Poulin (uncredited)
1947
Film
Pursued
Coroner (uncredited)
1947
Film
The Verdict
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
1946
Film
Julia Misbehaves
Hobson, the Butler
1948
Film
The Judge Steps Out
Hector Brown
1947
Film
No Way Out
Watkins (uncredited)
1950
Film
Government Girl
Thomas - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1943
Film
The Return of Doctor X
Cemetery Caretaker (uncredited)
1939
Film
The Captive City
Rev. Nash
1952
Film
Up the Academy
Commandant Causeway
1980
Film
The Earl of Chicago
Reading Clerk (as Ian Wulf)
1940
Film
The Devil's Daughter
Father MacHugh
1973
Film
The Moon Is Down
Joseph (uncredited)
1943
Film
We Who Are Young
Judge
1940
Film
The Miracle of the Bells
Grave Digger
1948
Film
Corvette K-225
Paymaster Commander
1943
Film
The Falcon in Danger
Thomas, the butler (uncredited)
1943
Film
The Devil Is a Sissy
Pawnbroker
1936
Film
Les Miserables
Presiding Judge (uncredited)
1952
Film
The Emperor's Candlesticks
Leon, a Conspirator
1937
Film
Manhandled
Charlie, a Fence (uncredited)
1949
Film
Bedlam
Sidney Long
1946
Film
Jinxed!
Morley
1982
Film
The Falcon's Adventure
J.D. Denison
1946
Film
Mae West
Dorset
1982
Film
Mask of the Avenger
Donner
1951
Film
Blondie
Judge
1938
Film
Copper Canyon
Mr. Henderson
1950
Film
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
Phillips
1975
Film
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Horace Greeley (uncredited)
1940
Film
Gaby
Registrar
1956
Film
Blondie Brings Up Baby
Police Judge (uncredited)
1939
Film
Trouble in High Timber Country
1980
Film
California
President James K. Polk (uncredited)
1947
Film
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
Eustace L. Harley (uncredited)
1943
Film
Mystery of the Riverboat
Hermann Einreich [Chs. 1-2]
1944
Film
The Seniors
Mr. Bleiffer
1978
Film
If Winter Comes
Dr. Clement Avington (uncredited)
1947
Film
One Man's Way
Bishop Hardwick
1964
Film
The Silver Chalice
Theron
1954
Film
The Firefly
Izquierdo (uncredited)
1937
Film
About Mrs. Leslie
Mr. Pope
1954
Film
Wilson
Reporter (uncredited)
1944
Film
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
Rev. Hodgins
1970
Film
Dishonored Lady
Dr. E.G. Lutz
1947
Film
The Magnificent Yankee
Adams
1950
Film
The Andersonville Trial
Board of Military Judges
1970
Film
The Notorious Lone Wolf
Adam Wheelright
1946
Film
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Harry Bevan
1934
Film
Her Twelve Men
Roger Frane
1954
Film
Dynasty
Dr. Klauber
1976
Film
Arsène Lupin Returns
A. Le Marchand - Detective (as Ien Wulf)
1938
Film
Bride of Vengeance
Councillor (uncredited)
1949
Film
Sincerely Yours
Mr. Rojeck (uncredited)
1955
Film
Captain Pirate
Viceroy (uncredited)
1952
Film
Homicide
Fritz, Police Lab Man
1949
Film
The League of Frightened Men
Nicholas Cabot
1937
Film
Diane
Lord Tremouille
1956
Film
Mayerling
Loschek
1957
Film
Paris Calling
The Careless Underground Agent
1941
Film
Three Daring Daughters
Martin, Nelson's Second Butler (uncredited)
1948
Film
Mean Dog Blues
Judge
1978
Film
Hudson's Bay
Mayor
1940
Film
The Petty Girl
President Webb (uncredited)
1950
Film
Eagle Squadron
Sir Charles Porter
1942
Film
That Way with Women
L.B. Crandall
1947
Film
Please Believe Me
Edward Warrender
1950
Film
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
Professor Lilliquist
1949
Film
Secret Agent of Japan
Capt. Larsen
1942
Film
Society Lawyer
Schmidt
1939
Film
The Brighton Strangler
Lord Mayor Herman Brandon R. Clive
1945
Film
Her Primitive Man
Caleb
1944
Film
Nightmare
James, Abbington's butler
1942
Film
The Man from Down Under
Soldier
1943
Film
The Fountain
Van Arkel
1934
Film
Murder in the Blue Room
Edwards
1944
Film
The White Angel
Patient (uncredited)
1936
Film
Earthbound
Amos Totten
1940
Film
Angel in Exile
Health Officer
1948
Film
Strange Confession
Frederick
1945
Film
Born to Sing
Critic
1942
Film
Scandal at Scourie
Councilman Hurdwell
1953
Film
Fast and Loose
Wilkes
1939
Film
Homebodies
Mr. Loomis
1974
Film
Don't You Believe It
Aide
1943
Film
Lincoln in the White House
Cabinet Member (uncredited)
1939
Film
Gentleman Joe Palooka
Editor W.W. Dwight
1946
Film
The Dark Side of the Earth
Gen. Kerch
1957
Film
The Devil Is Driving
Elias Sanders
1937
Film
Tell No Tales
Fritz (uncredited)
1939
Film
Something for the Birds
Foster
1952
Film
Mr. Sycamore
Abner / Arnie
1975
Film
The Marauders
Edwin "Deacon" Black
1947
Film
The Mighty Barnum
Swedish consul
1934
Film
The Merry Monahans
Clerk
1944
Blonde Ransom
Oliver
1945
Film
Reckless Age
Prof. Mellasagus
1944
Film
Captain Kidd's Treasure
Skeptical Member of Modern-day Expedition (uncredited)
1938
Film
Singapore Woman
Sidney P. Melrose
1941
Film
The Searching Wind
Sears
1946
Film
The Great Commandment
Tax Collector
1939
Film
Romance of Louisiana
Tallyrand (as Ien Wulf)
1937
Film
The Bold Caballero
The Priest
1936
Film
Zombies on Broadway
Prof. Hopkins
1945
Film
Keep 'Em Sailing
Gruning, Stregel's Henchman (uncredited)
1942
The Case of the Tremendous Trifle
Curwood
1944
Film
The Fighting Guardsman
Berton
1945
Film
Adventure in Washington
Emerson
1941
Film
The Lost Chick
Grandpa Squirrel (voice) (uncredited)
1935
Film
The Leavenworth Case
Hudson
1936
Film
Famous Boners
Isaac Newton (uncredited)
1942