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Lewis Stone (1879–1953)

By the time that he was 20, Lewis Stone had turned prematurely grey. He enlisted to fight in the Spanish American War and when he returned, he returned to be a writer. This turned to acting and he began to appear in films during the middle teens. His career was again interrupted by war as he served in the cavalry during World War I... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1953 All the Brothers Were Valiant
Captain Holt
 
1952 The Prisoner of Zenda
The Cardinal
 
1952 Scaramouche
Georges de Valmorin
 
1952 Talk About a Stranger
Mr. Wardlaw
 
1952 Just This Once
Judge Samuel Coulter
 
1951 It's a Big Country
Church sexton
 
1951 The Unknown Man
Judge James V. Hulbrook
 
1951 Bannerline
Josh
 
1951 Angels in the Outfield
Commissioner Arnold P. Hapgood
 
1951 Night Into Morning
Dr. Horace Snyder
 
1951 Grounds for Marriage
Dr. Carleton Radwin Young
 
1950 Stars in My Crown
Dr. Daniel Kalbert Harris, Sr.
 
1950 Key to the City
Judge Silas Standish
 
1949 Any Number Can Play
Ben Gavery Snelerr
 
1949 The Sun Comes Up
Arthur Norton
 
1948 State of the Union
Sam Thorndyke
 
1946 Three Wise Fools
Judge James Trumbell
 
1946 The Hoodlum Saint
Father Nolan
 
1942 The Bugle Sounds
Col. Jack Lawton
 
1940 Sporting Blood
Davis Lockwood
 
1939 The Ice Follies of 1939
Douglas Tolliver Jr.
 
1938 The Chaser
Dr. Delford Q. Prescott
 
1938 Love Finds Andy Hardy
Judge James Hardy
 
1938 Yellow Jack
Major Reed
 
1938 Stolen Heaven
Joseph Langauer
 
1937 The Bad Man of Brimstone
Mr. Jackson Douglas
 
1937 The Man Who Cried Wolf
Lawrence Fontaine
 
1937 Outcast
Anthony Abbott (lawyer)
 
1936 Don't Turn 'em Loose
John Webster
 
1936 Sworn Enemy
Doctor Simon 'Doc' Gattle
 
1936 Suzy
Baron Charville
 
1936 Small Town Girl
Doctor Dakin
 
1936 The Unguarded Hour
General Lawrence
 
1936 Three Godfathers
'Doc'
 
1936 Tough Guy
Davis (scenes deleted)
 
1935 Shipmates Forever
Adm. Richard Melville
 
1935 China Seas
Davids
 
1935 Woman Wanted
District Attorney
 
1935 Public Hero #1
Warden
 
1935 West Point of the Air
Gen. Carter
 
1935 Vanessa: Her Love Story
Adam Paris
 
1934 The Girl from Missouri
Frank Cousins
 
1934 The Mystery of Mr. X
Connor
 
1934 You Can't Buy Everything
John Burton
 
1933 Bureau of Missing Persons
Police Captain Webb (as Lewis S. Stone)
 
1933 Looking Forward
Gabriel Service Sr.
 
1933 The White Sister
Prince Chiaromonte
 
1933 Men Must Fight
Edward Seward
 
1932 The Son-Daughter
Dr. Dong Tong
 
1932 Divorce in the Family
John Parker
 
1932 Unashamed
Henry Trask
 
1932 Red-Headed Woman
William 'Will' Legendre Sr.
 
1932 New Morals for Old
Mr. Thomas
 
1932 Letty Lynton
District Attorney Haney
 
1932 Night Court
Judge Osgood
 
1932 Grand Hotel
Doctor Otternschlag
 
1932 The Wet Parade
Roger Chilcote
 
1931 Mata Hari
Andriani
 
1931 Strictly Dishonorable
The Judge
 
1931 The Phantom of Paris
Costaud
 
1931 The Bargain
Maitland White
 
1931 Always Goodbye
John Graham
 
1931 My Past
Mr. John Thornley
 
1931 The Secret Six
Newton
 
1931 Inspiration
Raymond Delval
 
1930 Passion Flower
Antonio Morado
 
1930 The Office Wife
Lawrence Fellowes
 
1930 Romance
Cornelius Van Tuyl
 
1930 The Big House
Warden
 
1929 Their Own Desire
Marlett
 
1929 Madame X
Floriot
 
1929 Wonder of Women
Stephen Trombolt
 
1929 The Trial of Mary Dugan
Edward West
 
1929 Wild Orchids
John Sterling
 
1928 A Woman of Affairs
Hugh
 
1928 Freedom of the Press
Daniel Steele
 
1928 The Patriot
Count Pahlen
 
1928 The Foreign Legion
Col. Destin
 
1927 The Prince of Headwaiters
Pierre
 
1927 Lonesome Ladies
John Fosdick
 
1927 The Notorious Lady
Patrick Marlowe/John Carew
 
1927 An Affair of the Follies
Hammersley
 
1926 The Blonde Saint
Sebastian Maure
 
1926 Midnight Lovers
Maj. William Ridgewell, RFC
 
1926 Don Juan's Three Nights
Johann Aradi
 
1926 Old Loves and New
Gervas Carew
 
1926 The Girl from Montmartre
Jerome Hautrive
 
1926 Too Much Money
Robert Broadley
 
1925 What Fools Men
Joseph Greer
 
1925 Fine Clothes
Earl of Denham
 
1925 The Lady Who Lied
Horace Pierpont
 
1925 The Talker
Harry Lennox (as Lewis S. Stone)
 
1925 Confessions of a Queen
The King
 
1925 The Lost World
Sir John Roxton (as Mr. Lewis Stone)
 
1925 Cheaper to Marry
Jim Knight (as Lewis S. Stone)
 
1924 Inez from Hollywood
Stewart Cuyler (as Lewis S. Stone)
 
1924 Husbands and Lovers
James Livingston (as Lewis S. Stone)
 
1924 Cytherea
Lee Randon
 
1924 Why Men Leave Home
John Emerson
 
1923 The World's Applause
John Elliott
 
1923 The Dangerous Age
John Emerson
 
1922 Trifling Women
The Marquis Ferroni
 
1922 A Fool There Was
John Schuyler
 
1922 The Rosary
Father Brian Kelly (as Lewis S. Stone)
 
1921 The White Mouse (short)
 
1921 Pilgrims of the Night
Philip Champion/Lord Ellingham) (as Lewis S. Stone)
 
1921 The Child Thou Gavest Me
Edward Berkeley
 
1921 Don't Neglect Your Wife
Langdon Masters
 
1921 The Golden Snare
Sergeant Philip Raine
 
1921 The Northern Trail (short)
Jan Ducet
 
1921 Beau Revel
Lawrence 'Beau' Revel (as Lewis S. Stone)
 
1921 The Concert
Augustus Martinot (as Lewis S. Stone)
 
1920 Held by the Enemy
Capt. Gordon Haine
 
1920 Nomads of the North
Cpl. O'Connor (as Lewis S. Stone)
 
1920 The River's End
Derwent Conniston/John Keith
 
1919 Man's Desire
Tom Denton (as Lewis S. Stone)
 
1918 The Man of Bronze
John Adams (as Lewis S. Stone)
 
1918 Inside the Lines
Captain Cavendish
 
1916 According to the Code
Basil Beckenridge (as Lewis S. Stone)
 
1916 The Havoc
Richard Craig
 
1916 Honor's Altar
Warren Woods (as Lewis S. Stone)
 
1915 The Man Who Found Out (short)
Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1919 Man's Desire (as Lewis S. Stone / story)
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
1949 Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1943 Plan for Destruction (documentary short)
Commentator
 
1943 Some of the Best (documentary)
Host/commentator
 
1941 Holiday Greetings 1941 (short)
Himself
 
1940 Screen Snapshots: Seeing Hollywood (documentary short)
Himself - Rose Bowl Parade Spectator
 
1938 Another Romance of Celluloid (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1924 A Tour of the Thomas Ince Studio (documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (15 titles)
2005 Garbo (documentary)
(uncredited)
 
2004 Love Find Andy Hardy Intro (video documentary short)
Judge James K. Hardy
 
2004 Checking Out: Grand Hotel (video documentary short)
Himself - At the premiere
 
2003 Complicated Women (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Entertaining the Troops (documentary)
Himself
 
1980 Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary)
Clip from 'Grand Hotel'
 
1964 The Big Parade of Comedy (documentary)
Baron in 'Suzy'
 
1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (documentary)
Himself
 
1951 Strictly Dishonorable
Himself - Actor in Silent Movie 'A Woman of Affairs' (uncredited)
 
1940 Hollywood: Style Center of the World (documentary short)
Himself
 
1939 Land of Liberty
Major Walter Reed (edited from: Yellow Jack)
 
1939 From the Ends of the Earth (documentary short)
Himself
 
1938 Personality Parade (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1938 A Lost World (short)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1915). Stage Play: Inside the Lines. See more »

Publicity Listings:

14 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Lewis S. Stone | Mr. Lewis Stone

Height:

5' 10¾" (1.80 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Fought in World War l (1917). See more »

Nickname:

Lew See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio