Fred Kohler: Fred Kohler. Actor: The River of Romance. Prolific "heavy" in American films of the silent and early talkie eras. A native of Kansas City, Missouri, Kohler left home as a teenager, working various jobs while trying to establish a career in vaudeville. During this time, according to his son, actor Fred Kohler Jr., Kohler worked in a mine and lost part of his right hand in a dynamite accident. Eventually...
Known For: The River of Romance (Captain Blackie), Carnival Boat (Hack Logan), Goin' to Town (Buck Gonzales), The Dummy (Joe Cooper)