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Lew Ayres (1908–1996)

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Lew Ayres was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and raised in San Diego, California. A college dropout, he was found by a talent scout in the Coconut Grove nightclub in Los Angeles and entered Hollywood as a bit player. He was leading man to Greta Garbo in The Kiss, but it was the role of Paul Baumer in All Quiet on the Western Front that was his big break... See full bio »

Born:

Lewis Frederick Ayre III
in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Died:

(age 88) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1994 Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart (TV movie)
Prof. Cabel
 
1989 Cast the First Stone (TV movie)
Martin
 
1985-1989 Highway to Heaven (TV series)
Frank Worton / Harry Haynes / Ivan Zelenka
– Goodbye, Mr. Zelinka (1989) … Ivan Zelenka
– Sail Away (1986) … Frank Worton
– The Right Thing (1985) … Harry Haynes
 
1989 L.A. Law (TV series)
Lorimar Henderson
– Leave It to Geezer (1989) … Lorimar Henderson
 
1988 Cagney & Lacey (TV series)
Conrad Minton
– Old Flames (1988) … Conrad Minton
 
1987 Outlaws (TV series)
– Madril (1987)
 
1985-1987 Lime Street (TV series)
Henry Wade Culver
– Swiss Watch and Wait (1987) … Henry Wade Culver
– Treasure Hunt (1987) … Henry Wade Culver
– Old Pilots Never Die (1985) … Henry Wade Culver
– Diamonds Aren't Forever (1985) … Henry Wade Culver
– The Wayward Train (1985) … Henry Wade Culver
See all 8 episodes »
 
1986 The A-Team (TV series)
Bernie Greene
– The Grey Team (1986) … Bernie Greene
 
1986 Simon & Simon (TV series)
Justin Carter
– Treasure (1986) … Justin Carter
 
1986 Under Siege (TV movie)
John Pace
 
1984 Finder of Lost Loves (TV series)
Oliver Hawthorne
– Goodbye, Sara (1984) … Oliver Hawthorne
 
1984 The World of Don Camillo
Doc
 
1984 Hotel (TV series)
Nelson O'Neil
– Trials (1984) … Nelson O'Neil
 
1984 Fame (TV series)
Bert Kline
– A Way of Winning (1984) … Bert Kline
 
1983 Savage in the Orient (TV movie)
 
1979-1983 Fantasy Island (TV series)
J.D. Pettigrew / John Cook
– Midnight Waltz/Let Them Eat Cake (1983) … John Cook
– Yesterday's Love/Fountain of Youth (1979) … J.D. Pettigrew
 
1983 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
Prof. Henry Lester Hillman
– The Law Is a Fool (1983) … Prof. Henry Lester Hillman
 
1982 The Devlin Connection (TV series)
Wedemeyer
– Claudine (1982) … Wedemeyer
 
1982 Little House on the Prairie (TV series)
Lem McCary
– Welcome to Olesonville (1982) … Lem McCary
 
1982 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
Dr. Chambers
– Don't Rain on My Charade (1982) … Dr. Chambers
 
1982 Knots Landing (TV series)
Andrew Douglas
– Silver Shadows (1982) … Andrew Douglas
 
1981 Of Mice and Men (TV movie)
Candy
 
1981 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)
Sidney Dollinger
– The Curse of the King Kamehameha Club (1981) … Sidney Dollinger
 
1981 The Love Boat (TV series)
Carl Hooper
– Frugal Pair, The/Doc's Dismissal/The Girl Next Door (1981) … Carl Hooper
 
1980 Reunion (TV movie)
Bob Hollander
 
1979 Letters from Frank (TV movie)
Dan Miller
 
1979 Salem's Lot (TV movie)
Jason Burke
 
1978 Suddenly, Love (TV movie)
Mr. Graham
 
1978 Flying High (TV series)
– High Rollers (1978)
 
1978 Greatest Heroes of the Bible (TV series)
Noah
– The Story of Noah: Part 2 (1978) … Noah
– The Story of Noah: Part 1 (1978) … Noah
 
1978 Battlestar Galactica (TV series)
President Adar
– Saga of a Star World (1978) … President Adar
– Pilot (1978) … President Adar
 
1978 Damien: Omen II
Bill Atherton
 
1977 Wonder Woman (TV series)
Dr. Theodore Wilson
– The Man Who Could Move the World (1977) … Dr. Theodore Wilson
 
1977 End of the World
Beckerman
 
1977 The Fantastic Journey (TV series)
Rayat
– The Innocent Prey (1977) … Rayat
 
1977 Mary Tyler Moore (TV series)
Doug Booth
– Mary and the Sexagenarian (1977) … Doug Booth
 
1977 The Bionic Woman (TV series)
Dr. Elijah Cooper
– Doomsday Is Tomorrow: Part 2 (1977) … Dr. Elijah Cooper
– Doomsday Is Tomorrow (1977) … Dr. Elijah Cooper
 
1976 Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident (TV movie)
Allen Dulles
 
1968-1976 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
The Governor / Comm. Reginald Blackwell / Dr. Elias Haig
– Legacy of Terror (1976) … Comm. Reginald Blackwell
– Anybody Can Build a Bomb (1973) … Dr. Elias Haig
– Cocoon: Part 2 (1969) … The Governor
– Pilot (1968) … The Governor
 
1975 McMillan & Wife (TV series)
Mr. Sinclair
– Requiem for a Bride (1975) … Mr. Sinclair
 
1974 Kung Fu (TV series)
Beaumont
– The Vanishing Image (1974) … Beaumont
 
1974 The Magician (TV series)
– The Illusion of the Evil Spikes (1974)
 
1974 Columbo (TV series)
Dr. Howard Nicholson
– Mind Over Mayhem (1974) … Dr. Howard Nicholson
 
1974 Heat Wave! (TV movie)
Dr. Grayson
 
1974 The Questor Tapes (TV movie)
Vaslovik
 
1973 Hawkins (TV series)
– Blood Feud (1973)
 
1973 Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Mandemus
 
1973 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Harlan Edgerton
– The House on Hyde Street (1973) … Harlan Edgerton
 
1973 The Stranger (TV movie)
Prof. Dylan MacAuley
 
1972 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV series)
– Hour of Judgment (1972)
 
1972 The Man
Noah Calvin
 
1972 The Biscuit Eater
Mr. Ames
 
1972 She Waits (TV movie)
Dr. Sam Carpenter
 
1971 Earth II (TV movie)
President Charles Carter Durant
 
1971 The Interns (TV series)
Dr. Holt
– The Guardian (1971) … Dr. Holt
 
1970 San Francisco International Airport (TV series)
Jess Murray
– Supersonic Transport (1970) … Jess Murray
 
1970 The Virginian (TV series)
Judge Markham
– The Price of the Hanging (1970) … Judge Markham
 
1970 The Doris Day Show (TV series)
William Tyler
– Doris Leaves Today's World: Part 2 (1970) … William Tyler
– Doris Leaves Today's World: Part 1 (1970) … William Tyler
– Doris Hires a Millionaire: Part 2 (1970) … William Tyler
– Doris Hires a Millionaire: Part 1 (1970) … William Tyler
 
1970 My Three Sons (TV series)
Professor Harper
– Mister X (1970) … Professor Harper
 
1969 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Dr. Andrew Swanson
– A Matter of Humanities (1969) … Dr. Andrew Swanson
 
1969 Here Come the Brides (TV series)
Muncey
– One Good Lie Deserves Another (1969) … Muncey
 
1967-1968 The Big Valley (TV series)
Jason Fleet / Sheriff Roy Kingston
– Presumed Dead (1968) … Jason Fleet
– The Disappearance (1967) … Sheriff Roy Kingston
 
1967 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Jonathan Cole
– The Prodigal (1967) … Jonathan Cole
 
1966 ABC Stage 67 (TV series)
Arthur
– The People Trap (1966) … Arthur
 
1966 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Marshall Winslow
– The Tormentors (1966) … Marshall Winslow
 
1966 I Spy (TV series)
Dr. Maclean
– The Tiger (1966) … Dr. Maclean
 
1965 Slattery's People (TV series)
Spencer Champion Carlisle
– The Last Commuter (1965) … Spencer Champion Carlisle
 
1965 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Dr. Thomas Clay
– Kill No More (1965) … Dr. Thomas Clay
 
1965 Mark Dolphin (TV movie)
 
1964 Ben Casey (TV series)
Thomas W. Hardin
– For a Just Man Falleth Seven Times (1964) … Thomas W. Hardin
 
1964 The Carpetbaggers
'Mac' McAllister
 
1962 Laramie (TV series)
Dr. Samuel Mudd
– Time of the Traitor (1962) … Dr. Samuel Mudd
 
1962 Saints and Sinners (TV series)
Judge Victor Llewelyn
– Judgement in Jazz Alley (1962) … Judge Victor Llewelyn
 
1962 Advise & Consent
The Vice President
 
1962 Bus Stop (TV series)
John Benson
– The Opposite Virtues (1962) … John Benson
 
1961 The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV series)
Dr. Paul Harris
– Adventure on Happiness Street (1961) … Dr. Paul Harris
 
1956-1961 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Clint Howard / Jed Lester / Jesse Martin
– The Scar (1961) … Jesse Martin
– A Man to Look Up To (1957) … Jed Lester
– The Unrelenting Sky (1956) … Clint Howard
 
1960 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV series)
Howard Moon
– A Thief or Two (1960) … Howard Moon
 
1960 Route 66 (TV series)
Bartlett
– The Man on the Monkey Board (1960) … Bartlett
 
1958-1959 Alcoa Theatre (TV series)
Jed Risk / Nathan Hardy
– Corporal Hardy (1959) … Nathan Hardy
– Johnny Risk (1958) … Jed Risk
 
1958 Pursuit (TV series)
John Conrad
– The Silent Night (1958) … John Conrad
 
1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Dr. Samuel A. Mudd
– The Case for Dr. Mudd (1958) … Dr. Samuel A. Mudd
 
1958 Frontier Justice (TV series)
Clint Howard / Himself - Host
– Unrelenting Sky (1958) … Clint Howard/Himself - Host
 
1958 Climax! (TV series)
Bob Kilgore
– The Thief with the Big Blue Eyes (1958) … Bob Kilgore
 
1957 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
– The Man Who Asked No Favors (1957)
 
1956 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– A Light in the Desert (1956)
 
1956 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Carl Doss
– The Family Nobody Wanted (1956) … Carl Doss
 
1956 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Father John Gerald
– Measure of Faith (1956) … Father John Gerald
 
1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Dr. John Mohler
– One Against Many (1956) … Dr. John Mohler
 
1954 Omnibus (TV series)
– Nothing So Monstrous (1954)
 
1953 Donovan's Brain
Dr. Patrick J. Cory
 
1953 No Escape
John Howard Tracy
 
1951 New Mexico
Captain Hunt
 
1950 The Capture
Lin Vanner/Lindley Brown
 
1948 Johnny Belinda
Dr. Robert Richardson
 
1947 The Unfaithful
Larry Hannaford
 
1947 The Way of Peace (short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1946 The Dark Mirror
Dr. Scott Elliott
 
1942 Fingers at the Window
Oliver Duffy
 
1942 Dr. Kildare's Victory
Dr. James 'Jimmy' Kildare
 
1941 Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
Dr. James 'Jimmy' Kildare
 
1941 The People vs. Dr. Kildare
Dr. James Kildare
 
1941 Maisie Was a Lady
Robert 'Bob' 'Bobby' Rawlston
 
1940 Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Dr. James 'Jimmy' Kildare
 
1940 Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Dr. James Kildare
 
1940 The Golden Fleecing
Henry Twinkle
 
1940 Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
Dr. James 'Jimmy' Kildare
 
1939 Remember?
Sky Ames
 
1939 The Secret of Dr. Kildare
Dr. James 'Jimmy' Kildare
 
1939 These Glamour Girls
Philip S. Griswold
 
1939 Calling Dr. Kildare
Dr, James Kildare
 
1939 Broadway Serenade
James Geoffrey Seymour
 
1939 The Ice Follies of 1939
Eddie Burgess
 
1938 Spring Madness
Sam Thatcher
 
1938 Young Dr. Kildare
Dr. James Kildare
 
1938 Rich Man, Poor Girl
Henry Thayer
 
1938 Holiday
Ned Seton
 
1938 King of the Newsboys
Jerry Flynn
 
1938 Scandal Street
Joe McKnight
 
1937 Hold 'Em Navy
Tommy Graham
 
1937 The Last Train from Madrid
Bill Dexter
 
1937 The Crime Nobody Saw
Nick Milburn
 
1936 Murder with Pictures
Kent Murdock
 
1936 Lady Be Careful
Chester aka Dynamite
 
1936 Shakedown
Bob Sanderson
 
1936 Panic on the Air
Jerry Franklin
 
1936 The Leathernecks Have Landed
Woodruff 'Woody' Davis
 
1935 Silk Hat Kid
Eddie Howard
 
1935 Spring Tonic
Caleb Enix
 
1935 The Lottery Lover
Cadet Frank Harrington
 
1934 Servants' Entrance
Erik Landstrom
 
1934 She Learned About Sailors
Larry Wilson
 
1934 Let's Be Ritzy
Jimmy Sterling
 
1934 Cross Country Cruise
Norman Winthrop
 
1933 My Weakness
Ronnie Gregory
 
1933 Don't Bet on Love
Bill McCaffery
 
1933 State Fair
Pat Gilbert
 
1932 Okay, America!
Larry Wayne
 
1932 Night World
Michael Rand
 
1932 The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
Lew Ayers
 
1932 The Impatient Maiden
Dr. Myron Brown
 
1931 Heaven on Earth
States
 
1931 The Spirit of Notre Dame
Bucky O'Brien
 
1931 Up for Murder
Robert Marshall
 
1931 Iron Man
Kid Mason
 
1931 Many a Slip
Jerry Brooks
 
1930 East Is West
Billy Benson
 
1930 The Doorway to Hell
Louie
 
1930 Common Clay
Hugh Fullerton
 
1930 All Quiet on the Western Front
Paul (as Lewis Ayres)
 
1929 The Kiss
Pierre
 
1929 Big News
Copyboy (uncredited)
 
1929 The Sophomore
Sophomore Fraternity Brother (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (7 titles)
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (performer: "For Ev'ry Lonely Heart" 1939 - uncredited)
 
1942 Fingers at the Window ("Over the Rainbow" 1939 - uncredited)
 
1939 Remember? (performer: "Bridal Chorus Here Comes the Bride" 1850 - uncredited)
 
1939 Broadway Serenade (lyrics: "Auld Lang Syne" 1788 - uncredited / performer: "For Ev'ry Lonely Heart" 1939 - uncredited, "Yip-I-Addy-I-Ay" 1908 - uncredited, "What You Goin' to Do When the Rent Comes 'Round? Rufus Rastus Johnson Brown" 1905 - uncredited, "Hearts Win, You Lose" - uncredited, "Love's Old Sweet Song Just a Song at Twilight" - uncredited, "A-Tisket A-Tasket" 1938 - uncredited, "Here We Go 'Round The Mulberry Bush" - uncredited, "None But the Lonely Heart Nur Wer die Sehnsucht Kennt" 1880 - uncredited, "Musical Contract" 1939 - uncredited / "For Ev'ry Lonely Heart" 1939 - uncredited, "The Blue Danube Waltz, Opus 314" 1867 - uncredited, "One Look at You" 1939 - uncredited)
 
1939 The Ice Follies of 1939 (performer: "Happy Days Are Here Again" 1929 - uncredited)
 
1938 Rich Man, Poor Girl (performer: "There's No Place Like Home Home, Sweet Home" 1823 - uncredited)
 
1938 Holiday (performer: "Bei mir bist du Schön", "The Oceana Roll" 1911, "Gwine to Rune All Night De Camptown Races" 1850, "The Sailor's Hornpipe")
 
Show ShowDirector (3 titles)
1976 Altars of the World (documentary)
 
1955 Altars of the East (documentary)
 
1936 Hearts in Bondage
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
1976 Altars of the World (documentary) (producer)
 
1955 Altars of the East (documentary) (producer)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (1 title)
1976 Altars of the World (documentary)
 
Show ShowEditor (1 title)
1976 Altars of the World (documentary)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1955 Altars of the East (documentary)
 
Show ShowSelf (10 titles)
1992 MGM: When the Lion Roars (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– The Lion Reigns Supreme (1992) … Himself
– The Lion's Roar (1992) … Himself
 
1967 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.71 (1967) … Himself
– Episode #1.37 (1967) … Himself
 
1958 Frontier Justice (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Wire (1958) … Himself - Host
– The Fearful Courage (1958) … Himself - Host
– A Quiet Sunday in San Ardo (1958) … Himself - Host
– Decision at Wilson's Creek (1958) … Himself - Host
– There Were Four (1958) … Himself - Host
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1958 The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.14 (1958) … Himself
 
1956 Wide Wide World (TV series documentary)
Himself
– In Pursuit of Happiness (1956) … Himself
 
1956 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Lew Ayres (1956) … Himself
 
1955 Altars of the East (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1951 The Kate Smith Evening Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.4 (1951) … Himself
 
1951 The Ken Murray Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 September 1951 (1951) … Himself
 
1931 Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 6 (short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (14 titles)
2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2005 Garbo (documentary)
Pierre Lassalle (uncredited)
 
2004 Checking Out: Grand Hotel (video documentary short)
Himself - At the premiere
 
1997 The 69th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
1995 The Universal Story (TV documentary)
Himself (archive sound) (voice)
 
1980 Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1976 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary)
Clip from 'Broadway Serenade'
 
1971 The Last Generation
 
1965 Hollywood My Home Town (documentary)
Himself
 
1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (documentary)
Himself
 
1940 Hollywood: Style Center of the World (documentary short)
Himself
 
1940 The Miracle of Sound (documentary short)
Himself
 
1939 From the Ends of the Earth (documentary short)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Unsold pilot: In 1965 he co-starred in an unsold pilot for a CBS dramatic series called "Mark Dolphin" that the Saturday Evening Post said was so bad it became "synonymous with total disaster in show business idiom." See more »

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Alternate Names:

Lewis Ayres

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Personal Quote:

To me, war was the greatest sin. I couldn't bring myself to kill other men. See more »

Trivia:

Big Band pianist before becoming an actor. See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn