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Lewis Stone

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. After the war, he returned to films and quickly graduated to lead roles. With his distinguished look and grey hair, he was able to play the roles of well mannered romantic men. In 1921, Lewis starred in Don't Neglect Your Wife (1921). In the next year, he starred with Alice Terry, who played the heroine, and Ramon Novarro in The Prisoner of Zenda (1922) and Scaramouche (1923). In 1924, Metro merged into the new MGM where Lewis remained for the rest of his career. He was busy over the next few years and garnered an Academy Award nomination for The Patriot (1928). In 1928, he appeared in the first of a series of pictures with Greta Garbo. In A Woman of Affairs (1928) he played the older doctor, a friend of the family. But two years later in Romance (1930), he played her lover. Lewis made the transition from silent to sound with The Trial of Mary Dugan (1929), which starred Norma Shearer. Sound did not cause Lewis any problems and he continued to be busy with his roles as the distinguished lead. The Big House (1930) was highly successful for MGM and he appeared in other popular movies such as The Phantom of Paris (1931) with John Gilbert and Red-Headed Woman (1932) with Jean Harlow. He appeared with Garbo in Inspiration (1931), Mata Hari (1931), Grand Hotel (1932) and Queen Christina (1933). In the late 30s he took on a role for which he was long remembered - the role of Judge James Hardy who had a son named Andy. Judge Hardy was the father audiences wanted in the late 30s early 40s. He was kind, intellectual, fair and as patient as he had to be with Andy, played by Mickey Rooney. This series occupied most of his screen time until it ended and he did slow down during the late 40s. In the 50s he continued to appear in a number of pictures including remakes of the two he had made 30 years before with Alice Terry. He suffered a heart attack and died in 1953 after appearing in over 200 films.


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Born:
Nov 15, 1879 In Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
156
First Appeared:
In the movie Honor's Altar 1916-02-14
Latest Project:
Movie Checking Out: Grand Hotel 2004-02-03
Known For
Poster of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Big Parade Hits for 1940
Poster of The Prince of Headwaiters
Poster of The River's End
Filmography
Movie Checking Out: Grand Hotel Self (archive footage) 2004-02-03
Movie Complicated Women Self (archive footage) 2003-05-06
Movie That's Entertainment, Part II (archive footage) 1976-05-16
Movie The Big Parade of Comedy Baron in 'Suzy' (archive footage) 1964-09-02
Movie Hollywood Without Make-Up Self (archive footage) 1963-07-01
Movie All the Brothers Were Valiant Captain Holt 1953-11-13
Movie Just This Once Judge Samuel Coulter 1952-02-27
Movie Talk About a Stranger William J. Wardlaw 1952-04-18
Movie Scaramouche Georges de Valmorin 1952-05-08
Movie The Prisoner of Zenda The Cardinal 1952-11-04
Movie Night Into Morning Dr. Horace Snyder 1951-06-08
Movie Grounds for Marriage Dr. Carleton Radwin Young 1951-01-12
Movie Bannerline Josh 1951-10-12
Movie Angels in the Outfield Arnold P. Hapgood 1951-10-19
Movie The Unknown Man Judge James V. Hulbrook 1951-11-09
Movie It's a Big Country Church Sexton 1951-11-20
Movie Key to the City Judge Silas Standish 1950-02-02
Movie Stars in My Crown Dr. Daniel Kalbert Harris, Sr. 1950-05-11
Movie The Sun Comes Up Arthur Norton 1949-05-12
Movie Any Number Can Play Ben Gavery Snelerr 1949-07-15
Movie State of the Union Sam Thorndyke 1948-04-30
Movie Three Wise Fools Judge James Trumbell 1946-09-26
Movie The Hoodlum Saint Father Nolan 1946-04-04
Movie Love Laughs at Andy Hardy Judge Hardy 1946-12-25
Movie Twenty Years After (archive footage) 1944-01-01
Movie Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble Judge Hardy 1944-05-04
Movie Plan for Destruction Commentator 1943-04-22
Movie The Courtship of Andy Hardy Judge Hardy 1942-03-03
Movie The Bugle Sounds Col. Jack Lawton 1942-01-30
Movie Andy Hardy's Double Life Judge Hardy 1942-12-01
Movie Andy Hardy's Private Secretary Judge Hardy 1941-02-21
Movie Life Begins for Andy Hardy Judge Hardy 1941-08-15
Movie Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things Judge Hardy 1940-01-01
Movie Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Big Parade Hits for 1940 Himself / Narrator 1940-01-01
Movie Hollywood: Style Center of the World Self 1940-05-29
Movie Andy Hardy Meets Debutante Judge Hardy 1940-07-05
Movie Sporting Blood Davis Lockwood 1940-07-11
Movie The Ice Follies of 1939 Douglas Tolliver Jr. 1939-03-10
Movie Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family) Judge James K. Hardy 1939-01-09
Movie The Hardys Ride High Judge Hardy 1939-04-21
Movie Judge Hardy and Son Judge Hardy 1939-12-22
Movie From the Ends of the Earth Self 1939-05-28
Movie Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President The President 1939-12-01
Movie Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever Judge Hardy 1939-07-21
Movie Stolen Heaven Joseph Langauer 1938-05-11
Movie Another Romance of Celluloid Self (uncredited) 1938-02-05
Movie Yellow Jack Maj. Walter Reed 1938-05-19
Movie Judge Hardy's Children Judge Hardy 1938-03-26
Movie Love Finds Andy Hardy Judge Hardy 1938-07-22
Movie The Chaser Delford Prescott 1938-07-29
Movie Out West with the Hardys Judge Hardy 1938-11-25
Movie The Thirteenth Chair Inspector Marney 1937-05-07
Movie Outcast Anthony Abbott 1937-02-05
Movie The Man Who Cried Wolf Lawrence Fontaine 1937-08-29
Movie You're Only Young Once Judge Hardy 1937-12-10
Movie The Bad Man of Brimstone Jackson Douglas 1937-12-31
Movie The Unguarded Hour General Lawrence 1936-04-10
Movie Three Godfathers James 'Doc' Underwood 1936-03-06
Movie Small Town Girl Dr. Dakin 1936-04-10
Movie Suzy Baron 1936-07-20
Movie Sworn Enemy Doctor Simon 'Doc' Gattle 1936-09-11
Movie Don't Turn 'em Loose John Webster 1936-09-18
Movie West Point of the Air Gen. Carter 1935-03-23
Movie David Copperfield Mr. Wickfield 1935-01-18
Movie Public Hero Number 1 Prison Warden 1935-05-31
Movie Vanessa: Her Love Story Adam Paris 1935-03-01
Movie Woman Wanted District Attorney 1935-08-02
Movie Shipmates Forever Adm. Richard Melville 1935-10-12
Movie China Seas Tom Davids 1935-08-09
Movie You Can't Buy Everything John Burton 1934-01-26
Movie The Mystery of Mr. X Connor 1934-02-23
Movie The Girl from Missouri Frank Cousins 1934-08-03
Movie Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 1934-03-02
Movie Treasure Island Captain Smollett 1934-08-17
Movie Looking Forward Gabriel Service Sr. 1933-04-28
Movie Men Must Fight Edward Seward 1933-02-17
Movie The White Sister Prince Guido Chiaromonte 1933-03-17
Movie Queen Christina Oxenstierna 1933-12-26
Movie Bureau of Missing Persons Police Captain Webb 1933-09-16
Movie Grand Hotel Doctor Otternschlag 1932-05-25
Movie Letty Lynton District Attorney Haney 1932-04-30
Movie The Wet Parade Roger Chilcote 1932-03-26
Movie Night Court Judge William Osgood 1932-06-04
Movie New Morals for Old Mr. Thomas 1932-06-04
Movie The Son-Daughter Dr. Dong Tong 1932-12-23
Movie Divorce In The Family John Parker 1932-08-27
Movie The Mask of Fu Manchu Nyland Smith 1932-11-05
Movie Unashamed Henry Trask 1932-07-02
Movie Red-Headed Woman William 'Will' Legendre Sr. 1932-06-25
Movie My Past John Thornley 1931-05-03
Movie The Secret Six Richard 'Newt' Newton - Attorney at Law 1931-04-18
Movie Father's Son William Emory 1931-03-07
Movie Always Goodbye John Graham 1931-05-24
Movie Inspiration Raymond Delval 1931-01-31
Movie The Phantom of Paris Inspector Costaud 1931-09-12
Movie Mata Hari Andriani 1931-12-26
Movie Strictly Dishonorable Judge Dempsey 1931-12-01
Movie The Sin of Madelon Claudet Carlo Boretti 1931-10-23
Movie Strictly Unconventional Clive Champion-Cheney 1930-05-03
Movie The Big House Warden James Adams 1930-06-14
Movie The Office Wife Larry Fellowes 1930-08-23
Movie Romance Cornelius 'Conny' Van Tuyl 1930-08-20
Movie Passion Flower Antonio Morado 1930-12-06
Movie Wonder of Women Stephen Trombolt 1929-07-13
Movie Wild Orchids John Sterling 1929-02-23
Movie The Trial of Mary Dugan Edward West 1929-06-08
Movie Madame X Louis Floriot 1929-08-17
Movie Their Own Desire Henry 'Hal' Marlett 1929-12-27
Movie The Patriot Count Pahlen 1928-09-01
Movie Freedom of the Press Daniel Steele 1928-10-28
Movie A Woman of Affairs Dr. Hugh Trevelyan 1928-12-15
Movie An Affair of the Follies Hammersley 1927-02-13
Movie The Notorious Lady Patrick Marlowe / John Carew 1927-03-26
Movie The Prince of Headwaiters Pierre 1927-07-09
Movie Lonesome Ladies John Fosdick 1927-07-03
Movie The Private Life of Helen of Troy Menelaus 1927-12-09
Movie The Girl from Montmartre Jerome Hautrive 1926-01-31
Movie Old Loves and New Gervas Carew 1926-04-11
Movie Too Much Money Robert Broadley 1926-01-03
Movie The Blonde Saint Sebastian Maure 1926-11-20
Movie Midnight Lovers Maj. William Ridgewell, RFC 1926-10-25
Movie Don Juan's 3 Nights Johann Aradi 1926-09-04
Movie Confessions of a Queen The King 1925-03-30
Movie The Lost World Sir John Roxton 1925-02-02
Movie The Talker Harry Lennox 1925-05-24
Movie The Lady Who Lied Horace Pierpont 1925-07-12
Movie What Fools Men Joseph Greer 1925-09-13
Movie Fine Clothes Earl of Denham 1925-08-09
Movie The Stranger Keith Darrant 1924-02-04
Movie Why Men Leave Home John Emerson 1924-03-03
Movie Inez from Hollywood Stewart Cuyler 1924-12-14
Movie Cytherea Lee Randon 1924-05-04
Movie The World's Applause John Elliott 1923-01-29
Movie The Dangerous Age John Emerson 1923-02-04
Movie You Can't Fool Your Wife Garth McBride 1923-04-29
Movie Scaramouche The Marquis de la Tour d'Azyr 1923-09-15
Movie A Fool There Was John Schuyler 1922-06-18
Movie The Prisoner of Zenda Rudolf Rassendyll / King Rudolf 1922-09-11
Movie Trifling Women The Marquis Ferroni 1922-11-06
Movie Beau Revel Lawrence 'Beau' Revel 1921-03-19
Movie The Concert Augustus Martinot 1921-02-20
Movie The Northern Trail Jan Ducet 1921-07-03
Movie The Golden Snare Sergeant Philip Raine 1921-07-10
Movie Pilgrims of the Night Philip Champion / Lord Ellingham 1921-09-26
Movie The Child Thou Gavest Me Edward Berkeley 1921-08-20
Movie Don't Neglect Your Wife Langdon Masters 1921-07-31
Movie The River's End Derwent Conniston/John Keith 1920-02-22
Movie A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios Himself 1920-08-15
Movie Held by the Enemy Capt. Gordon Haine 1920-10-24
Movie Milestones John Rhead 1920-09-09
Movie Nomads of the North Cpl. O'Connor 1920-09-25
Movie Man's Desire Tom Denton 1919-07-20
Movie Inside the Lines Captain Cavendish 1918-08-26
Movie The Man of Bronze John Adams 1918-12-09
Movie Honor's Altar Warren Woods 1916-02-14
Movie According to the Code Basil Beckenridge 1916-07-10