Ian Wolfe (November 4, 1896 - January 23, 1992) was an American actor whose films date from 1934 to 1990. Prior to 1934, he worked as theatre actor. Wolfe mostly found work as a character actor, appearing in over 270 films. He and his wife, Elizabeth, had two daughters. Wolfe died January 23, 1992 of natural causes.
Wrote and self-published two books of poetry titled, "Forty-Four Scribbles & A Prayer: Lyrics & Ballads" & "Sixty Ballads & Lyrics In Search of Music".
Respected character actor whose on-screen work included everything from Shakespeare to Dick Tracy (1990) (his last film). After a long apprenticeship in the theatre, the 38-year-old Wolfe finally debuted in films in Barretts of Wimpole Street, The (1934), recreating his Broadway role. He then toiled away steadily in Hollywood for the next several decades, working as a supporting player in literally hundreds of film and TV productions well into his 90s. Though capable of a wide range of parts, Wolfe's gentle, patrician manner found him most often cast as a butler, a minister or a kindly doctor. He finally gained his greatest fame at the age of 85, effortlessly stealing scenes as Mama Carlson's doddering yet feisty butler "Hirsch" in several episodes of the MTM sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati" (1978).
