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Henry Kolker

Henry Kolker

Actor · Died July 15, 1947, aged 72 · Berlin, Germany

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joseph Henry Kolker (November 13, 1874) [some sources 1870] Berlin, Prussia, Germany – July 15, 1947, Los Angeles, California) was an American stage and film actor and director. Kolker came to America at the age of five and his family settled in Quincy, Illinois. Kolker, like fellow actors Richard Bennett and Robert Warwick, had a substantial stage career behind him before entering silent films. On stage he appeared opposite such leading ladies as Edith Wynne Matthison, Bertha Kalich and Ruth Chatterton. Kolker is best remembered for his motion picture appearances and for appearing with Barbara Stanwyck in the ground-breaking Pre-Code film Baby Face (1933) as the elderly CEO of the company whom Stanwyck's character seduces. Another well remembered part is as Mr. Seton, father of Katharine Hepburn and Lew Ayres in the 1938 film Holiday directed by George Cukor. Kolker entered films as an actor in 1915 and eventually ended up trying his hand at directing. Kolker's best known directorial effort is Disraeli (1921), starring George Arliss which is now a lost film with only one reel remaining. Prints however exist in Europe and Russia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 12, 1874
Died
July 15, 1947 (aged 72)
From
Berlin, Germany
Works as
Actor
Titles
52 on MovieCove · 169 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 35% in 30 days

What are Henry Kolker's films like?

Across their 33 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 33 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 16 · Serious 11 · Dark 6

A split, not a type: Grounded 18 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 0

Gentle 9 · Charged 19 · Intense 5

A split, not a type: Steady 17 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 1

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 9

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 24 · Relentless 0

Casual 23 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 2

Resolved 30 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 7 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 7
Mentor
2 of 7
Threshold guardian
2 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Joyful
10
Romantic
12
Warm
10
Melancholic
11
Other
22

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy19
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Henry Kolker's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 52 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Henry Kolker's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

169 credits, 52 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Bluebeard(1944)

    as Deschamps

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • Sarong Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Jefferson Baxter

  • Reunion in France(1942)

    as General Bartholomew (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Sing for Your Supper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Myron T. Hayworth

  • The Parson of Panamint(1941)

    as Judge Arnold Mason

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • A Woman's Face(1941)

    as Judge

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • The Great Swindle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Stewart Cordell

  • Las Vegas Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as William Stevens Sr.

  • The Man Who Lost Himself (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as T.J. Mulhausen

  • Money and the Woman(1940)

    as Mr. Rollins

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Grand Ole Opry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as William C. Scully

  • Main Street Lawyer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Donnelly, District Attorney

  • Here I Am a Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as R.J. Bennett

  • The Real Glory(1939)

    as The General

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Parents on Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as James Wesley

  • Hidden Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Weston

  • These Glamour Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Philip S. Griswold II (uncredited)

  • Union Pacific(1939)

    as Asa M. Barrows

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Let Us Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Chief of Police

  • The Cowboy and the Lady(1938)

    as Horace Smith

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • Too Hot to Handle(1938)

    as Pearly Todd

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Marie Antoinette(1938)

    as Court Aide (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Safety in Numbers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Dr. Lawrence Edmonds

  • Holiday(1938)

    as Edward Seton

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • The Adventures of Marco Polo(1938)

    as Nicolo Polo

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • Love Is a Headache(1938)

    as Mr. Sam Ellinger (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • The Invisible Menace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Col. Hackett

  • Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as "Doc" Godfrey

  • The Devil Is Driving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Charles Stevens

  • Let Them Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Judge Lederer

  • Green Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Dr. Lane

  • Maid of Salem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Crown Chief Justice Laughton

  • They Wanted to Marry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Mr. Hunter

  • Once a Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Bruce Nordland

  • Under Cover of Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as District Attorney Pritchard

  • Great Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Abel Canning

  • Theodora Goes Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Jonathan Grant

  • The Man Who Lived Twice(1936)

    as Judge Treacher

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Sitting on the Moon(1936)

    as Worthington

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Romeo and Juliet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Friar Laurence

  • Bullets or Ballots(1936)

    as Mr. Hollister

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • My Marriage(1936)

    as Maj. Vaile

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Collegiate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Mr. MacGregor

  • Frisco Waterfront (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as District Attorney

  • 3 Kids and a Queen(1935)

    as Crippet

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • The Last Days of Pompeii(1935)

    as Warder (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Shipmates Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Doctor (uncredited)

  • I Live My Life(1935)

    as Relative at Mrs. Gage's (Uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
  • Red Salute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Dean

  • Diamond Jim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as J.C. Randolf - Bank President

  • Here Comes the Band(1935)

    as Simmon's Attorney

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • The Black Room(1935)

    as Baron de Berghman

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Mad Love(1935)

    as Prefect Rosset

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Honeymoon Limited(1935)

    as Mr. Randall

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Spring Tonic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Mr. Enix

  • Go Into Your Dance(1935)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • Reckless(1935)

    as Mr. Gearhart (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • The Case of the Curious Bride(1935)

    as District Attorney Stacey

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • The Florentine Dagger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Auctioneer

  • A Dog of Flanders(1935)

    as Monsieur LaTour, Art Critic (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • One New York Night(1935)

    as Arthur Carlisle

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Times Square Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Mr. Fielding

  • The Mystery Man(1935)

    as Ellwyn A. 'Jo-Jo' Jonas

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
  • Red Hot Tires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Martin Sanford

  • Society Doctor(1935)

    as Dr. Harvey

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Charlie Chan in Paris(1935)

    as Paul Lamartine

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • The Band Plays On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Professor Hackett

  • Sing Sing Nights(1934)

    as Kurt Nordon

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • The Ghost Walks(1934)

    as Dr. Kent

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Imitation of Life(1934)

    as Dr. Preston (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Love Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Emperor Francis I

  • Lady by Choice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Opper

  • A Lost Lady(1934)

    as John Ormsby

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • Million Dollar Ransom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Dr. Davis (Uncredited)

  • One Exciting Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Customer, Oscar

  • Now and Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Mr. Clark

  • She Loves Me Not(1934)

    as Charles M. Lawton

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • The Girl from Missouri(1934)

    as Senator Titcombe

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Name the Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Judge Adams

  • Blind Date (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as J.W. Hartwell Sr.

  • Whom the Gods Destroy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Carlo - the Puppeteer

  • Let's Try Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Mr. Blake

  • The Hell Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as C.W. Sloane

  • Black Moon(1934)

    as The Psychiatrist

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Let's Talk It Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Doctor

  • Wonder Bar(1934)

    as R. H. Renaud

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Success at Any Price (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Hatfield

  • Journal of a Crime(1934)

    as Henri Marcher

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • I've Got Your Number (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Lawyer Robert Kirkland

  • Bedside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Maritza's Manager

  • Blood Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Newspaper Managing Editor (uncredited)

  • Meet the Baron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Baron Munchausen

  • The Power and the Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Mr. Borden

  • Gigolettes of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Police Interrogator

  • Love, Honor and Oh, Baby! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as The Judge

  • I Loved a Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Mr. Sanborn

  • Golden Harvest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Henry Flint

  • Bureau of Missing Persons(1933)

    as Theodore Arno

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • Notorious But Nice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Defense Attorney Clark

  • Baby Face(1933)

    as J.R. Carter

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • The Narrow Corner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Mr. Blake, Fred's Father

  • A Bedtime Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Agent de Police

  • Hello, Sister!(1933)

    as Jameson Brewster - Bank President

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • The Keyhole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Schuyler Brooks

  • Rasputin and the Empress(1932)

    as Chief of Secret Police (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Faithless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Mr. Carter

  • The Crash(1932)

    as John Fair

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • Devil and the Deep(1932)

    as Hutton

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • The First Year (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Peter Barstow

  • The Washington Masquerade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Stapleton

  • Jewel Robbery(1932)

    as Baron Franz Hohenfels

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • The Yellow Ticket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Passport Clerk

  • The Unholy Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Col. Lautrac

  • I Like Your Nerve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Areal Pacheco

  • The Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Tchijinski

  • Indiscreet(1931)

    as Mr. Woodward

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • Quick Millions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as District Attorney (uncredited)

  • Don't Bet on Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Butterfield (uncredited)

  • One Heavenly Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Prefect of Police

  • Abraham Lincoln(1930)

    as New Englander (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • East Is West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Mr. Benson

  • Du Barry, Woman of Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as D'Aiguillon

  • The Way of All Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Sharp

  • Good Intentions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Butler

  • The Bad One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Prosecutor

  • Love, Live & Laugh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Enrico

  • Pleasure Crazed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Col. Farquar

  • The Valiant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Judge

  • Coquette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Jasper Carter

  • Don't Marry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as General Willoughby

  • The Beautiful Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Viceroy Cisneros

  • Midnight Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Corbin

  • Soft Living (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Rodney S. Bowen

  • Rough House Rosie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as W.S. Davids

  • Annie Laurie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Actor

  • A Kiss in a Taxi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Leon Lambert

  • Wet Paint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as A Husband

  • Hell's Four Hundred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as John Gilmore

  • The Palace of Pleasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Don Sebastian, Premier

  • Sally, Irene and Mary(1925)

    as Marcus Morton

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
  • Any Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Egbert Phillips

  • I Will Repay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Director

  • The Great Well (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Director

  • The Purple Highway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Director

  • The Snow Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Director

  • The Leopardess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Director

  • Sant'Ilario (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Director

  • A Man of Stone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as (Uncredited)

  • Disraeli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Director

  • The Fighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Director

  • Bucking the Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Director

  • The Greatest Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Director

  • The Palace of Darkened Windows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Director

  • Heart of Twenty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Director

  • The Third Generation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Her Purchase Price (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Duke of Wryden

  • The Brat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as A Dandy

  • The Woman Michael Married (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Director

  • A Man's Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Director

  • Blackie's Redemption (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Fred the Count

  • The Parisian Tigress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Henri Dutray

  • The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Kaiser Wilhelm II

  • The House of Mirth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Lawrence Selden

  • Social Hypocrites (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Dr. Frank Simpson

  • The Shell Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Lawrence Gray

  • Gloria's Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as Dr. Stephen Royce

  • The Warning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as Robert Denman

  • The Man with the Iron Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Story

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 169 titles from 1915 to 1944.

Film career

  • 1929Screen debut· Coquette
  • 1938Career best· Holiday

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting153 of 169: 153 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thDirecting15 of 169: 14 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting2 of 169: 1 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1910s13 · 10 acting · 3 crew1920s30 · 17 acting · 13 crew1930s115 · acting1940s11 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 16 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Henry Kolker's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of the 51 of 52 with a score; across their 33 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Approval · how many liked their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Reach · how many have seen their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Midcredits score across 51 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 51 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed10
  • Mixed15

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 31 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Henry Kolker work with?

People who share at least 2 of Henry Kolker's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jack Conway shares the most, 3.

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Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers