Louis Calhern (
February 19,
1895 -
May 12,
1956) was an American actor. Born
Carl Henry Vogt ("Calhern" derives from "Carl Henry") in
Brooklyn, New York, he played leads in
silent films in the
1920s and was able to successfully transition to
talkies, as well as starring on the stage. He is remembered for his role as Ambassador Trentino in the
Marx Brothers'
Duck Soup, but he reached the pinnacle of his career in the early
1950s when he starred in
The Asphalt Jungle,
The Magnificent Yankee (for which his performance as
Oliver Wendell Holmes won him an
Academy Award nomination for
Best Actor),
Julius Caesar and
Blackboard Jungle.
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Calhern died in Tokyo of a heart attack while filming The Teahouse of the August Moon. He was replaced in his role by Paul Ford.
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