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My Take
Louis Calhern, born Carl Henry Vogt in Brooklyn, fascinates me as a genuine two-handed performer. Active from 1923 to 1956, he logged over a hundred Broadway roles and earned an Academy Award nomination, comfortable as both a leading man on stage and a distinguished character actor on screen. That versatility is the real mark of craft; plenty of actors shine in one register, few command both. To still have his name carved into film history from an era with far thinner records tells me he was simply persuasive on camera. I find lasting value in performers who live on inside old films.
Overview
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.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Louis Calhern
- Name (Japanese)
- ルイス・カルハーン
- Reading
- るいす・かるはーん
- Born
- February 19, 1895 – May 12, 1956
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Goat
- Origin
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Donaldson Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Stage actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.