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
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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Born
Nov 04, 1896
Canton, Illinois, USA
Died
Jan 23, 1992
Known For
Acting
Movies
175 acting
0 crew
Popularity
1.2
Known For
THX 1138
1971
as PTO
Dick Tracy
1990
as Forger
Witness for the Prosecution
1957
as Carter
Rebel Without a Cause
1955
as Dr. Minton
Mrs. Miniver
1942
as Dentist (uncredited)
They Live by Night
1949
as Hawkins
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935
as Maggs
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954
as Rev. Elcott
A Place in the Sun
1951
as Dr. Wyeland (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Kirby's Secretary (uncredited)
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