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)
Angels in the Outfield
1951
as Arnold P. Hapgood
Stolen Heaven
1938
as Joseph Langauer
Passion Flower
1930
as Antonio Morado
Mata Hari
1931
as Andriani
Grand Hotel
1932
as Doctor Otternschlag
Treasure Island
1934
as Captain Smollett
Scaramouche
1952
as Georges de Valmorin
The Patriot
1928
as Count Pahlen
The Prisoner of Zenda
1952
as The Cardinal
Romance
1930
as Cornelius 'Conny' Van Tuyl
Queen Christina
1934
as Oxenstierna
Outcast
1937
as Anthony Abbott
China Seas
1935
as Tom Davids
Twenty Years After
1944
as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
1944
as Judge Hardy
Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy
1998
as Judge Hardy (archive footage)
State of the Union
1948
as Sam Thorndyke
Stars in My Crown
1950
as Dr. Daniel Kalbert Harris, Sr.
The Lost World
1925
as Sir John Roxton
The Mask of Fu Manchu
1932
as Nyland Smith
David Copperfield
1935
as Mr. Wickfield
Small Town Girl
1936
as Dr. Dakin
The Wet Parade
1932
as Roger Chilcote
Man's Desire
1919
as Tom Denton
Suzy
1936
as Baron
The Big House
1930
as Warden James Adams
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931
as Carlo Boretti
The Son-Daughter
1932
as Dr. Dong Tong
The Office Wife
1930
as Larry Fellowes
Judge Hardy's Children
1938
as Judge Hardy
Night Into Morning
1951
as Dr. Horace Snyder
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
as Father Nolan
Red-Headed Woman
1932
as William 'Will' Legendre Sr.
The Man of Bronze
1918
as John Adams
Three Wise Fools
1946
as Judge James Trumbell
Strictly Unconventional
1930
as Clive Champion-Cheney
It's a Big Country
1951
as Church Sexton
All the Brothers Were Valiant
1953
as Captain Holt
The Blonde Saint
1926
as Sebastian Maure
Inside the Lines
1918
as Captain Cavendish
Any Number Can Play
1949
as Ben Gavery Snelerr
The White Mouse
1921
as Sgt. Blake, R.C.M.P.
The Prisoner of Zenda
1922
as Rudolf Rassendyll / King Rudolf
Andy Hardy's Double Life
1942
as Judge Hardy
The Trial of Mary Dugan
1929
as Edward West
You're Only Young Once
1937
as Judge Hardy
Key to the City
1950
as Judge Silas Standish
Grounds for Marriage
1951
as Dr. Carleton Radwin Young
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
1940
as Judge Hardy
Plan for Destruction
1943
as Commentator
Out West with the Hardys
1938
as Judge Hardy
The Golden Snare
1921
as Sergeant Philip Raine
The Girl from Missouri
1934
as Frank Cousins
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Baron in 'Suzy' (archive footage)
Judge Hardy and Son
1939
as Judge Hardy
The Bugle Sounds
1942
as Col. Jack Lawton
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
as The President
Complicated Women
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Divorce In The Family
1932
as John Parker
The Mystery of Mr. X
1934
as Police Superintendent Connor
Public Hero Number 1
1935
as Prison Warden
Love Finds Andy Hardy
1938
as James Hardy
The Northern Trail
1921
as Jan Ducet
West Point of the Air
1935
as Gen. Carter
Old Loves and New
1926
as Gervas Carew
The Unknown Man
1951
as James V. Hulbrook
Talk About a Stranger
1952
as William J. Wardlaw
Night Court
1932
as Judge William Osgood
Scaramouche
1923
as The Marquis de la Tour d'Azyr
Bureau of Missing Persons
1933
as Police Captain Webb
The Thirteenth Chair
1937
as Inspector Marney
The Chaser
1938
as Delford Prescott
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
1939
as Judge Hardy
Bannerline
1951
as Josh
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940
as Self
Life Begins for Andy Hardy
1941
as Judge Hardy
Strictly Dishonorable
1931
as Judge Dempsey
Just This Once
1952
as Judge Samuel Coulter
A Woman of Affairs
1928
as Dr. Hugh Trevelyan
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
1942
as Judge Hardy
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
1941
as Judge Hardy
Madame X
1929
as Louis Floriot
The Secret Six
1931
as Richard 'Newt' Newton - Attorney at Law
Their Own Desire
1929
as Henry 'Hal' Marlett
Three Godfathers
1936
as James 'Doc' Underwood
Yellow Jack
1938
as Maj. Walter Reed
The Hardys Ride High
1939
as Judge Hardy
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
as Self (archive footage)
From the Ends of the Earth
1939
as Self
Some of the Best
1944
as Himself - Commentator
Wild Orchids
1929
as John Sterling
Holiday Greetings 1941
1941
as Himself
Inspiration
1931
as Raymond Delval
The Ice Follies of 1939
1939
as Douglas Tolliver Jr.
The White Sister
1933
as Prince Guido Chiaromonte
Men Must Fight
1933
as Edward Seward
The Unguarded Hour
1936
as General Lawrence
Looking Forward
1933
as Gabriel Service Sr.
The Man Who Cried Wolf
1937
as Lawrence Fontaine
Shipmates Forever
1935
as Adm. Richard Melville
New Morals for Old
1932
as Mr. Thomas
Letty Lynton
1932
as District Attorney Haney
The Sun Comes Up
1949
as Arthur Norton
Vanessa: Her Love Story
1935
as Adam Paris
The Bad Man of Brimstone
1937
as Jackson Douglas
Unashamed
1932
as Henry Trask
Woman Wanted
1935
as District Attorney
The Dangerous Age
1923
as John Emerson
A Fool There Was
1922
as John Schuyler
According to the Code
1916
as Basil Beckenridge
Another Romance of Celluloid
1938
as Self (uncredited)
The Girl from Montmartre
1926
as Jerome Hautrive
Always Goodbye
1931
as John Graham
Pilgrims of the Night
1921
as Philip Champion / Lord Ellingham
The Bargain
1931
as Maitland White
Wonder of Women
1929
as Stephen Tromholt
Why Men Leave Home
1924
as John Emerson
The Prince of Headwaiters
1927
as Pierre
Don Juan's 3 Nights
1926
as Johann Aradi
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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- Passion Flower (1930) — as Antonio Morado
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- Grand Hotel (1932) — as Doctor Otternschlag
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