Ian Wolfe
Biography
Ian Wolfe was an American character actor whose screen and television career spanned seven decades and roughly 400 credits. Born in Canton, Illinois, he trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and worked in the theater until 1934. His stage debut came in The Claw in 1919, and he later appeared on Broadway in plays such as The Barretts of Wimpole Street and Lysistrata. His first screen role came in The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934). Because his stage experience gave him precise diction, he was often cast as Englishmen. His many films included Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), Foreign Correspondent (1940), Saboteur (1942), Julius Caesar (1953), Rebel Without a Cause (1955), and THX 1138 (1971). He played Carter in Witness for the Prosecution (1957) and appeared in several Sherlock Holmes films, including Dressed to Kill (1946). On television he was seen in Star Trek, WKRP in Cincinnati, and Wizards and Warriors. His last screen credit came in 1990.
95years old at death
- Born Fulton County
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Also credited as Ian Marcus Wolfe
Movie Career
- Films
- 49
- Career span
- 53 years1935 to 1988
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Getting ready for a role
Although born American, Wolfe's stage-trained diction led him to be cast as Englishmen, including a Scotland Yard commissioner in Dressed to Kill (1946).
Ian Wolfe movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Roy William Neill directed four of these films, Nicholas Ray three and Alfred Hitchcock two. Two actors appear in five of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Roy William NeillDirector, 4 films, 1943 to 1946
All films by Roy William Neill
All films by Nicholas Ray
All films by Alfred Hitchcock
Box office
What Ian Wolfe's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$92.1 million
13 of the 49 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 49 films: 13 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 29 figure not found.
- 13Worldwide figure
- 5US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 29Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 87% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$40M43.8% of the total
- 2$9.3M10.1% of the total
- 3$9.0M9.8% of the total
- 4$5.0M5.4% of the total
- 5$4.5M4.9% of the total
- 6$4.5M4.8% of the total
- 7$3.9M4.3% of the total
- 8$3.8M4.1% of the total
$11.8 millionfrom the other 5 films with a worldwide figure, 13% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.