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Robert Lewis (I) (1909–1997)

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Robert Lewis was one of the original members of the Group Theatre in the 1930s and co-founder of the Actors Studio in 1947. He was active as a character actor in Hollywood for only a brief period, under contract first to Fox Studios and then MGM. Though he went on to appear in and direct Hollywood musicals... See full bio »

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in Brooklyn, New York, USA

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(age 88) in New York City, New York, USA
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1987 Hawken's Breed
Tackett's Gang
 
1973 The Odd Couple (TV series)
Crony I
– Maid for Each Other (1973) … Crony I
 
1950 The Lost Volcano
Daniel
 
1947 Monsieur Verdoux
Maurice Bottello - Verdoux's Friend
 
1945 The Hidden Eye
Stormvig
 
1945 Ziegfeld Follies
Chinese Gentleman ('Limehouse Blues'/Telephone Voice ('Number Please')
 
1945 The Last Installment: A Crime Does Not Pay Subject (short)
Kovak - Clyde's cellmate (as Bob Lewis)
 
1945 Son of Lassie
Sergeant Schmidt
 
1944 Dragon Seed
Captain Sato
 
1943 Paris After Dark
Colonel Pirosh
 
1943 Bomber's Moon
Priest (scenes deleted)
 
1943 Tonight We Raid Calais
Maurice Bonnard (uncredited)
 
Show ShowDirector (4 titles)
1992 Knots Landing (TV series)
– Baths and Showers (1992)
 
1980 Secrets of Midland Heights (TV series)
– Founder's Day (1980)
 
1956 Anything Goes
 
1945 Ziegfeld Follies (segment "Number Please")
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (3 titles)
1944 Dragon Seed (dialogue director - uncredited, screen test director)
 
1943 Bomber's Moon (dialogue director)
 
1943 Tonight We Raid Calais (dialogue director - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
1967 Daktari (TV series)
– Killer Tribe (1967) (writer)
 
1945 Ziegfeld Follies (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1975 Baretta (TV series) (producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1989 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (1989) … Himself
 

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Directed the Broadway stage production of Agatha Christie's "Witness for the Prosecution" in 1954. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Bobby Lewis | Bob Lewis
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One of the founders of the Actors' Studio, he eventually became highly critical of the "Method" because, according to Lewis, and contrary to the teachings of the great Konstantin Stanislavski (founder of "Method" acting), it came to emphasize raw emotion at the expense of basic acting techniques such as clear enunciation and... See more »

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