Joseph Henry Kolker (November 13, 1874[2] – July 15, 1947) was an American stage and film actor and director.

[citation needed]) He came to America at age five and was educated by Franciscan Monks[4] at Quincy, Illinois.

[5] On stage he appeared opposite actresses such as Edith Wynne Matthison, Bertha Kalich and Ruth Chatterton.

[5] He is best remembered for his movie roles, including one in the ground-breaking Pre-Code film Baby Face (1933) as an elderly CEO.

Another well-remembered part is as Mr. Seton, father of Katharine Hepburn and Lew Ayres in the 1938 film Holiday directed by George Cukor.