Ralph Lewis (actor)
Ralph Lewis | |
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 Lewis in The Hoodlum (1919) | |
| Born | Ralph Percy Lewis October 8, 1872 Englewood, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | December 4, 1937 (aged 65) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1912–1937 |
| Spouse(s) | Vera Lewis |
| Children | 1 |
Ralph Percy Lewis (October 8, 1872 – December 4, 1937) was an American actor of the silent film era.[1]
Born in 1872 in Englewood, Illinois, Lewis appeared in 160 films between 1912 and 1938. The character actor remains perhaps best-remembered for his role as abolitionist U.S. Representative Austin Stoneman in D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (1915) and the governor in Intolerance (1916). Lewis also starred in one of the early Hollywood sound shorts, Gaunt, in 1931.[2] He was married to actress Vera Lewis.
He died in Los Angeles, California after being hit by a limousine driven by a chauffeur working for Jack L. Warner.
Filmography[]
- The Great Leap: Until Death Do Us Part (1914) (film debut)
- Home, Sweet Home (1914)
- The Escape (1914) - The Senator
- The Avenging Conscience (1914) - The Detective (film debut)
- The Floor Above (1914, Short) - Jerome
- The Birth of a Nation (1915) - Hon. Austin Stoneman - Leader of the House
- The Wolf Man (1915) - Hilbert Grinde, 'The Wolf Man'
- Jordan Is a Hard Road (1915) - Jim Starbuck
- Let Katie Do It (1916) - Uncle Dan Standish
- Martha's Vindication (1916) - Deacon Hunt
- The Flying Torpedo (1916) - Head of the Board
- Macbeth (1916) - Banquo
- Going Straight (1916) - John Remington
- Hell-to-Pay Austin (1916) - Dad Dawson
- Gretchen the Greenhorn (1916) - Jan Van Houck
- Intolerance (1916) - The Governor
- A Sister of Six (1916) - Caleb Winthrop
- The Children Pay (1916) - Theodore Ainsley - the Girls' Father
- A Tale of Two Cities (1917) - Roger Cly
- Her Temptation (1917) - Ralph Stuart
- The Silent Lie (1917) - Hatfield
- Jack and the Beanstalk (1917) - Francis' Father
- This Is the Life (1917) - Count Herman von Nuttenberg
- Cheating the Public (1918) - John Dowling
- Revenge (1918) - 'Sudden' Duncan
- The Kid Is Clever (1918) - Jazzbando Boullion
- Fires of Youth (1918) - John Linforth
- The Talk of the Town (1918)
- The Dub (1919) - Frederick Blatch
- The Long Lane's Turning (1919) - Gov. Eveland
- The Mother and the Law (1919) - The Governor
- The Valley of the Giants (1919) - Col. Pennington
- The Hoodlum (1919) - Alexander Guthrie
- Eyes of Youth (1919) - Robert Goring
- When the Clouds Roll By (1919) - Curtis Brown
- What Women Love (1920) - James King Cotton
- 813 (1920) - Robert Castleback
- Outside the Law (1920) - Silent Madden
- Common Sense (1920) - Dan Bowers
- Prisoners of Love (1921) - Her Father
- Man, Woman & Marriage (1921) - The Father
- Sowing the Wind (1921) - Brabazon
- Salvage (1921) - Cyrus Ridgeway
- A Private Scandal (1921) - Phillip Lawton
- The Conquering Power (1921) - Pere Grandet
- The $5 Baby (1922) - Ben Shapinsky
- In the Name of the Law (1922) - Patrick O'Hara
- Flesh and Blood (1922) - Fletcher Burton
- The Sin Flood (1922) - Fraser
- Broad Daylight (1922) - Peter Fay
- Environment (1922) - Diamond Jim Favre
- The Third Alarm (1922) - Dan McDowell
- The Fog (1923) - Johnathan Forge
- The West~Bound Limited (1923) - Bill Buckley
- Vengeance of the Deep (1923) - Captain Musgrove
- Tea: With a Kick! (1923) - Jim Day
- Desire (1923) - De Witt Harlan
- Blow Your Own Horn (1923) - Nicholas Small
- The Mailman (1923) - Bob Morley
- Untamed Youth (1924) - Joe Ardis
- The Man Who Came Back (1924) - Thomas Potter
- Dante's Inferno (1924) - The Man - Mortimer Judd
- In Every Woman's Life (1924) - Captain
- East of Broadway (1924) - Commissioner
- The Bridge of Sighs (1925) - William Craig
- Who Cares (1925) - Grandfather Ludlow
- The Million Dollar Handicap (1925) - John Porter
- The Re-Creation of Brian Kent (1925) - Homer Ward
- The Overland Limited (1925) - Ed Barton
- Heir-Loons (1925)
- One of the Bravest (1925) - John Kelly
- The Last Edition (1925) - Tom McDonald
- The Lady from Hell (1926) - Earl of Kennet
- Shadow of the Law (1926) - Brophy
- Fascinating Youth (1926) - John Ward
- Bigger Than Barnum's (1926) - Peter Blandin
- The Block Signal (1926) - 'Jovial Joe' Ryan
- The False Alarm (1926) - Fighting John Casey
- The Silent Power (1926) - John Rollins
- Held by the Law (1927) - George Travis
- The Sunset Derby (1927) - Sam Gibson
- The Shield of Honor (1927) - Dan MacDowell
- Casey Jones (1927) - Casey Jones
- Outcast Souls (1928) - John Turner
- Crooks Can't Win (1928) - Dad Gillen
- The Girl in the Glass Cage (1929) - John Cosgrove
- The Bad One (1930) - Blochet
- Abraham Lincoln (1930) - Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)
- The Fourth Alarm (1930) - Chief Turner
- The Lost Squadron (1930) - Joe
- American Madness (1932) - Judge (uncredited)
- McKenna of the Mounted (1932) - Kennedy
- Strange Justice (1932) - Prison Warden (uncredited)
- Call Her Savage (1932) - Doctor (uncredited)
- The Death Kiss (1932) - Winchell (uncredited)
- Sucker Money (1933) - John Walton
- Somewhere in Sonora (1933) - Mr. Kelly Burton
- Riot Squad (1933) - Judge Nathaniel Moore
- Mystery Liner (1934) - Prof. Grimson
- Badge of Honor (1934) - Randall Brewster
- Fighting Hero (1934) - The Judge
- Terror of the Plains (1934) - Dad Lansing
- Ready for Love (1934) - Mr. Thompson (uncredited)
- When Lightning Strikes (1934) - Minor Role (uncredited)
- Outlaw Rule (1935) - John Lathrop
- The Lost City (1935, Serial) - Prof. Reynolds [Chs.1-4]
- Behind the Green Lights (1935) - Judge #2 / Lawyer
- Born to Battle (1935) - Justice Hiram McClump
- Sunset Range (1935) - Sheriff
- Diamond Jim (1935) - Man at Bar (uncredited)
- Dr. Socrates (1935) - Bookstore Proprietor (uncredited)
- Thanks a Million (1935) - Politician (uncredited)
- Swifty (1935) - Alec McNiel
- Border Flight (1936) - Boat Captain (uncredited)
- San Francisco (1936) - Founders' Club Member (uncredited)
- The Accusing Finger (1936) - Senator (uncredited)
- Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) - Business Man (uncredited)
- West Bound Limited (1937) - Foreman of the Jury (uncredited)
- Behind the Mike (1937) - Townsman (uncredited)
- Music for Madame (1937) - Henchman (uncredited)
- The Buccaneer (1938) - Prominent Gentleman (uncredited)
References[]
- ^ Hal Erickson (2015). "Ralph Lewis". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
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- ^ Edwin M. Bradley The First Hollywood Sound Shorts, 1926-1931 1476606846 2005 p453 "Gaunt, with Ralph Lewis, Clarence Geldert, John Beck, George Waggner, Murray Smith and Allison Larkin, Esja, 3 reels, T. Director: Joseph Henry Steele. Screenplay: Joseph Henry Steele (based on the story "The Debt Collector" by Maurice Levin")
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