Louis Calhern

(1895-1956)

American stage and screen actor

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Carl Henry Vogt (February 19, 1895 – May 12, 1956), known by his stage name Louis Calhern, was an American actor. Described as a “star leading man of the theater and a star character actor of the screen,” he appeared in over 100 roles on the Broadway stage and in films and television, between 1923 and 1956. He was nominated for the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for portraying U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes in the 1950 film The Magnificent Yankee.

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Born	Carl Henry Vogt 19 February 1895 Brooklyn, New York City, New York USA
Died	12 May 1956 (aged 61) Tokyo, Japan
Zodiac	Aquarius
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