Fred Kohler

From Wikipedia Fred Kohler April 20 1888 October 28 1938 was an American actor known for his playing heavies Fred Kohler was born in Kansas City Missouri 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 Americas budding film industry drew a 20something 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 DeMilles feature film Joan the Woman 1917 but a steady stream of parts did not begin until The Tigers Trail 1919 Kohlers 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 At the beginning of the sound era he appeared in the Allan Dwan film Tide of Empire 1929 alongside Renée Adorée and Tom Keene Kohler died of a heart attack on October 28 1938 at age 50 He was buried in an unmarked grave at Inglewood Park Cemetery in South Los Angeles community of Inglewood California His son Fred Kohler Jr 19111993 was also an actor in many western films