Roman Bohnen
Birthday: 1901-11-24
Place of Birth: Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Biography: Roman Bohnen, born November 24, 1901, was a distinguished American character actor renowned for his versatility and powerful performances. His career spanned both stage and screen, earning acclaim for his roles in Broadway productions like "The Ladder" and "Johnny Johnson." Bohnen's impactful presence extended to film, notably in classics such as "Of Mice and Men," where his portrayal of the compassionate George earned critical praise. His depth and ability to embody multifaceted characters made him a respected figure in the Golden Age of Hollywood. Bohnen's legacy persists through his indelible contributions to the entertainment industry, showcasing an enduring talent that continues to influence actors and audiences alike.
Movies
The Best Years of Our Lives
It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return...
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Night Has a Thousand Eyes
When heiress Jean Courtland attempts suicide, her fiancée Elliott Carson probes her relationship wit...
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The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
Three childhood friends, Martha, Walter and Sam, share a terrible secret. Over time, the ambitious M...
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Brute Force
Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-trippi...
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Arch of Triumph
In the winter of 1938, Paris is crowded with refugees from the Nazis, who live in the black shadows ...
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Joan of Arc
In the 15th Century, France is a defeated and ruined nation after the One Hundred Years War against ...
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The Song of Bernadette
In 1858 Lourdes, France, adolescent peasant Bernadette has a vision of "a beautiful lady" in the Mas...
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For You I Die
A convict is forced to participate in a prison break even though he only has a year left on his sent...
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Grand Central Murder
Conniving Broadway starlet Mida King has plenty of enemies, so when she's found murdered at Grand Ce...
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Mr. Soft Touch
When he learns that a gangster has taken over his nightclub and murdered his partner, returning WWII...
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Open Secret
A couple discovers that their friend has gone missing. Their investigation leads them to believe tha...
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Of Mice and Men
An intellectually disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranc...
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Counter-Attack
Two Russians fight to escape the seven Nazi soldiers trapped with them in a bombed building....
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The Hoodlum Saint
A former reporter comes back home after serving in the army during World War I and finds that it's m...
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The Tell-Tale Heart
In this classic Edgar Allan Poe story, a man commits a murder, but afterward the victim's beating he...
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The Hairy Ape
Aboard ship, a spoiled woman (Susan Hayward) insults the brutish stoker (William Bendix) while watch...
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The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
A New York radio personality travels to the small town of Fernville to oversee a contest to identify...
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Appointment for Love
Charming Andre Cassil woos physician Jane Alexander and the two impulsively get married. The honeymo...
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Two Years Before the Mast
In 1834, Charles Stewart (Alan Ladd), the spoiled, dissolute son of a shipping magnate, is shanghaie...
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The Hitler Gang
The Hitler Gang adopts the style of a gangster film as it charts Adolf Hitler’s rise from small-time...
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None But the Lonely Heart
When an itinerant reluctantly returns home to help his sickly mother run her shop, they're both temp...
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Vogues of 1938
An early Technicolor musical that concentrates on the fashions of the late 1930s, this film was reis...
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Deadline at Dawn
A young Navy sailor has one night to find out why a woman was killed and he ended up with a bag of m...
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The Hard Way
Helen Chernen pushes her younger sister Katherine into show business in order to escape their small ...
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California
"Wicked" Lily Bishop joins a wagon train to California, led by Michael Fabian and Johnny Trumbo, but...
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They Dare Not Love
An Austrian prince flees his homeland when the Nazis take over and settles in London. He meets a bea...
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So Ends Our Night
An anti-Nazi refugee on the run and a young Jewish couple race across Europe trying to escape Hitler...
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The Bugle Sounds
An old-time cavalry sergeant's resistance to change could cost him his post....
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Young America
Young America is a 1942 American drama film directed by Louis King and written by Samuel G. Engel. T...
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Edge of Darkness
The film pivots around the local Norwegian doctor and his family. The doctor's wife (Ruth Gordon) wa...
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Mission to Moscow
Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns to th...
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Miss Susie Slagle's
A student nurse falls in love with a young intern in 1910 Baltimore, but tragedy ensues when he cont...
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A Bell for Adano
Major Joppolo and his men are assigned to restore order to the war-torn Italian town of Adano. He ha...
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Song of Love
Composer Robert Schumann struggles to compose his symphonies while his loving wife Clara offers her ...
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Ghost Treasure
This short film presents three legends of hidden gold in California's Death Valley....
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