Lewis Stone
Known for Acting · 166 credits
- Born
- 1879-11-14
- Died
- 1953-09-12
- Place of birth
- Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
- Also known as
- Lewis Shepard Stone · Lewis S. Stone · Mr. Lewis Stone
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lewis Shepard Stone (November 15, 1879 – September 12, 1953) was an American actor known for his role as Judge James Hardy in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Andy Hardy film series and as an MGM contract player.
Born in Worcester, Massachusetts to Bertrand Stone and Philena Heald Ball, Lewis Stone's hair turned gray prematurely (reportedly by age 20). Lewis served in the United States Army in the Spanish–American War, then returned to a career as a writer. He soon began acting.
Stone was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1929 for The Patriot. After that, he appeared in seven films with Greta Garbo, spanning both the silent and early sound periods. He played the role of Dr. Otternschlag in the Garbo film Grand Hotel, in which he utters the famous closing line: "Grand Hotel. People coming. Going. Nothing ever happens."
He played a larger role in the 1933 Garbo film Queen Christina. His appearance in the successful prison film The Big House furthered his career. He played adventurers in the dinosaur epic The Lost World (1925) with Wallace Beery and The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) with Boris Karloff, and a police captain in Bureau of Missing Persons (1933). In 1937, Stone essayed the role which would become his most famous, that of Judge James Hardy in the Mickey Rooney Andy Hardy series. Stone appeared as the judge in fifteen movies, beginning with You're Only Young Once (1937).
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (165)
Grand Hotel
1932
as Doctor Otternschlag
Angels in the Outfield
1951
as Arnold P. Hapgood
China Seas
1935
as Tom Davids
Complicated Women
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Small Town Girl
1936
as Dr. Dakin
Inspiration
1931
as Raymond Delval
Treasure Island
1934
as Captain Smollett
State of the Union
1948
as Sam Thorndyke
Scaramouche
1952
as Georges de Valmorin
Madame X
1929
as Louis Floriot
Sworn Enemy
1936
as Doctor Simon 'Doc' Gattle
The Talker
1925
as Harry Lennox
The Lost World
1925
as Sir John Roxton
Fine Clothes
1925
as Earl of Denham
Romance
1930
as Cornelius 'Conny' Van Tuyl
Mata Hari
1931
as Andriani
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
as Father Nolan
David Copperfield
1935
as Mr. Wickfield
The Secret Six
1931
as Richard 'Newt' Newton - Attorney at Law
Woman Wanted
1935
as District Attorney
You're Only Young Once
1937
as Judge Hardy
Yellow Jack
1938
as Maj. Walter Reed
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Red-Headed Woman
1932
as William 'Will' Legendre Sr.
Three Godfathers
1936
as James 'Doc' Underwood
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
1934
The Lady Who Lied
1925
as Horace Pierpont
The Stranger
1924
as Keith Darrant
Passion Flower
1930
as Antonio Morado
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
1940
as Judge Hardy
From the Ends of the Earth
1939
as Self
Looking Forward
1933
as Gabriel Service Sr.
Stars in My Crown
1950
as Dr. Daniel Kalbert Harris, Sr.
It's a Big Country
1951
as Church Sexton
The Chaser
1938
as Delford Prescott
The Big House
1930
as Warden James Adams
The Prisoner of Zenda
1952
as The Cardinal
Key to the City
1950
as Judge Silas Standish
Sporting Blood
1940
as Davis Lockwood
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
1939
as Judge Hardy
Stolen Heaven
1938
as Joseph Langauer
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Baron in 'Suzy' (archive footage)
The Unknown Man
1951
as James V. Hulbrook
The Wet Parade
1932
as Roger Chilcote
Unashamed
1932
as Henry Trask
Strictly Unconventional
1930
as Clive Champion-Cheney
Twenty Years After
1944
as (archive footage)
Any Number Can Play
1949
as Ben Gavery Snelerr
Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things
1940
as Judge Hardy
Queen Christina
1934
as Oxenstierna
The Mask of Fu Manchu
1932
as Nyland Smith
Scaramouche
1923
as The Marquis de la Tour d'Azyr
All the Brothers Were Valiant
1953
as Captain Holt
Freedom of the Press
1928
as Daniel Steele
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
1942
as Judge Hardy
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
as The President
Love Finds Andy Hardy
1938
as Judge Hardy
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
1946
as Judge Hardy
Shipmates Forever
1935
as Adm. Richard Melville
Talk About a Stranger
1952
as William J. Wardlaw
Letty Lynton
1932
as District Attorney Haney
Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy
1998
as Judge Hardy (archive footage)
Night Court
1932
as Judge William Osgood
My Past
1931
as John Thornley
Public Hero Number 1
1935
as Prison Warden
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931
as Carlo Boretti
Midnight Lovers
1926
as Maj. William Ridgewell, RFC
The White Sister
1933
as Prince Guido Chiaromonte
Divorce In The Family
1932
as John Parker
Don't Turn 'em Loose
1936
as John Webster
Bureau of Missing Persons
1933
as Police Captain Webb
Always Goodbye
1931
as John Graham
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940
as Self
Out West with the Hardys
1938
as Judge Hardy
Outcast
1937
as Anthony Abbott
The Hardys Ride High
1939
as Judge Hardy
Life Begins for Andy Hardy
1941
as Judge Hardy
Milestones
1920
as John Rhead
The Office Wife
1930
as Larry Fellowes
The Man Who Cried Wolf
1937
as Lawrence Fontaine
New Morals for Old
1932
as Mr. Thomas
Judge Hardy and Son
1939
as Judge Hardy
Grounds for Marriage
1951
as Dr. Carleton Radwin Young
The Bad Man of Brimstone
1937
as Jackson Douglas
The Girl from Montmartre
1926
as Jerome Hautrive
Bannerline
1951
as Josh
The Patriot
1928
as Count Pahlen
The Son-Daughter
1932
as Dr. Dong Tong
The Sun Comes Up
1949
as Arthur Norton
Andy Hardy's Double Life
1942
as Judge Hardy
Cytherea
1924
as Lee Randon
Suzy
1936
as Baron
Three Wise Fools
1946
as Judge James Trumbell
Judge Hardy's Children
1938
as Judge Hardy
West Point of the Air
1935
as Gen. Carter
A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios
1920
as Himself
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
1941
as Judge Hardy
Another Romance of Celluloid
1938
as Self (uncredited)
The Bugle Sounds
1942
as Col. Jack Lawton
A Woman of Affairs
1928
as Dr. Hugh Trevelyan
Night Into Morning
1951
as Dr. Horace Snyder
The Private Life of Helen of Troy
1927
as Menelaus
Man's Desire
1919
as Tom Denton
The Ice Follies of 1939
1939
as Douglas Tolliver Jr.
Strictly Dishonorable
1931
as Judge Dempsey
The Unguarded Hour
1936
as General Lawrence
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
1944
as Judge Hardy
Just This Once
1952
as Judge Samuel Coulter
The Golden Snare
1921
as Sergeant Philip Raine
Pilgrims of the Night
1921
as Philip Champion / Lord Ellingham
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Plan for Destruction
1943
as Commentator
The Prisoner of Zenda
1922
as Rudolf Rassendyll / King Rudolf
Their Own Desire
1929
as Henry 'Hal' Marlett
The World's Applause
1923
as John Elliott
Lonesome Ladies
1927
as John Fosdick
Father's Son
1931
as William Emory
Wild Orchids
1929
as John Sterling
The Rosary
1922
as Father Brian Kelly
The Mystery of Mr. X
1934
as Police Superintendent Connor
About Lewis Stone
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lewis Shepard Stone (November 15, 1879 – September 12, 1953) was an American actor known for his role as Judge James Hardy in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Andy Hardy film series and as an MGM contract player. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts to Bertrand Stone and Philena Heald Ball, Lewis Stone's hair turned gray prematurely (reportedly by age 20). Lewis served in the United States Army in the Spanish–American War, then returned to a career as a writer. He soon began acting. Stone was nominated for the Academy Aw… With 166 credits spanning from 1916 to 2004, Lewis Stone has appeared in 165 films and 1 TV show.
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- Grand Hotel (1932) — as Doctor Otternschlag
- Angels in the Outfield (1951) — as Arnold P. Hapgood
- China Seas (1935) — as Tom Davids
- Complicated Women (2003) — as Self (archive footage)
- Small Town Girl (1936) — as Dr. Dakin
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