Wilfred Lucas
Known for Acting · 277 credits
- Born
- 1871-01-29
- Died
- 1940-12-13
- Place of birth
- Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
- Also known as
- Wilfred Van Norman Lucas
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wilfred Lucas (January 30, 1871 – December 13, 1940) was a Canadian-born American stage actor who found success in film as an actor, director, and screenwriter.
Wilfred Lucas made his Broadway debut in 1904, playing in both the The Blue Grass Handicap and The Superstition of Sue. Following his 1906 role in the highly successful play The Chorus Lady, he was recruited to the fledgling Biograph Studios by D. W. Griffith.
At the time, the film business was still looked down upon by many members of the theatrical community. In her 1925 book titled When the Movies Were Young, Griffith's wife, actress Linda Arvidson, told the story of the early days at Biograph Studios. In it, she referred to Lucas as the "first real grand actor, democratic enough to work in Biograph movies." In 1908 Lucas made his motion picture debut in Griffith's The Greaser's Gauntlet, appearing in more than 50 of these short (usually 17 minutes) films over the next two years.
In 1910 while still acting, he wrote the script for Griffith's film Sunshine Sue, which was followed by many more scripts by 1924. Lucas also began directing in 1912 with Griffith on An Outcast Among Outcasts, and directed another 44 films over the next 20 years.
Known For
Movies (277)
Modern Times
1936
as Juvenile Officer
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Pompous Man (uncredited)
Dishonored
1931
Her Sacrifice
1926
as Edwin Ramsey
Hello Sister
1930
as Dr. Saltus
Zenobia
1939
as Undetermined Role
The Westland Case
1937
as Gun Dealer
Jazzmania
1923
as Julius Furman
Pardon Us
1931
as Warden
Dodge City
1939
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Baroness and the Butler
1938
as Member of Parliament
The Nest
as Howard Hardy
Burnt Fingers
1927
as Lord Cumberly
Waterloo Bridge
1940
as Elderly Huntsman at Estate Dance (uncredited)
The Devil's Brother
1933
Through the Back Door
1921
as Elton Reeves
The Shadow of Lightning Ridge
1920
as Edward Mariott
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
as Extra (uncredited)
Just Imagine
1930
as X-10
One Night of Love
1934
as Metropolitan Operagoer
Free Wheeling
1932
as The Specialist
Trilby
1923
as The Laird
Gentleman Burglar
1914
as Baffles
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
as Testifying Colonel (uncredited)
Careless Lady
1932
as Ship's Purser
House of Mystery
1931
as Sheriff Franklin
They Drive by Night
1940
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Call Her Savage
1932
as Child Welfare Official (Uncredited)
Cleopatra
1934
as Roman Greeting Antony (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Weiner (uncredited)
The Sea Wolf
1941
Les Misérables
1935
as Onlooker
The Renunciation
1909
Brother Orchid
1940
as Brother MacDonald
Lucky Larrigan
1932
as John Larrigan
The Mayor of Hell
1933
as Bill (uncredited)
Virginia City
1940
as Southerner (uncredited)
The Spanish Jade
1915
as Osmund Manvers
Over the Wall
1938
as Cell Block Keeper
The Devil-Doll
1936
as Off-Screen Voice (voice / uncredited)
Women in Hiding
1940
as Policeman (uncredited)
Those Who Dance
1930
as Big Ben Benson
Naughty Marietta
1935
as Announcer (uncredited)
Midnight Mary
1933
as Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited)
Marked Woman
1937
as Jury Foreman #1 (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
1933
as El Shaitan
The Failure
1911
as The Clerk
The Fatal Mistake
1924
The Fighting 69th
1940
as Eye Doctor (uncredited)
What Price Hollywood?
1932
as Bill the Replacement Director (uncredited)
Men Call It Love
1931
as Sam Ellery (uncredited)
Down on the Farm
1938
as Wheeler
The Blind Princess and the Poet
1911
as Princess's Father
The Breaking Point
1921
as Mortimer Davidson
The Dark Horse
1932
as Debate Chairman
Criminal Lawyer
1937
as Brandon's Assistant
A Dispatch from Reuters
1940
as Board Member (uncredited)
The Beautiful Liar
1921
as Gaston Allegretti
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
1909
Cock o' the Walk
1930
as Señor Vallejo
Four Daughters
1938
as Doctor (uncredited)
Advice to the Lovelorn
1933
The House on 56th Street
1933
as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
The Widow and the Widower
1913
as The Widower
The Co-respondent
1917
as Richard Manning
Flesh and Blood
1922
as The Policeman
Each Dawn I Die
1939
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Four Wives
1939
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
Passion's Pathway
1924
as Richard Stanton
A Broadway Butterfly
1925
as Stage Manager
Breakdowns of 1938
1938
as Race Judge (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Diamond Star
1911
as John Wilson
The Super Snooper
1937
The White Angel
1936
as Raglan Staff Officer (uncredited)
Frisco Kid
1935
as First Policeman (uncredited)
Madam Satan
1930
as Roman Senator
The Dragon Murder Case
1934
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Indian Brothers
1911
as The Indian Chief's Brother
Devil and the Deep
1932
as Court Martial Judge (uncredited)
Valley of Hate
1924
as Old Jim Darley
The Transformation of Mike
1912
as Mike
The Mask of Lopez
1924
as Richard O'Neil
Nick Carter, Master Detective
1939
as Police Detective Randall
The Snob Buster
1925
as John Pendergast
The Valley of Hate
1924
as Old Jim Darley
The Broken Cross
1911
Youth's Gamble
1925
as Harry Blaine
You Said a Mouthful
1932
as Official (uncredited)
The Secrets of Wu Sin
1932
as Pharmacist
Can a Woman Love Twice?
1923
as Franklyn Chase
Apples to You!
1934
as Chairman of the Board
Young Donovan's Kid
1931
as Duryea
The Greaser's Gauntlet
1908
as Jose
The Spanish Gypsy
1911
as Jose
Just Like a Woman
1912
as The Wealthy Friend
The Food Gamblers
1917
as Henry Havens
Lawyer Man
1932
as Second Jury Foreman (uncredited)
A Terrible Discovery
1911
as The District Attorney
The Sorrowful Example
1911
as The Husband
The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted
1925
as Judge Bledsoe
Brother Rat
1938
as Ballfield Doctor
California Mail
1936
as Sheriff
Navy Blue and Gold
1937
as Ship's Captain (uncredited)
Tear Gas Squad
1940
as Policeman
Millie
1931
as Millie's Elderly Escort (uncredited)
Love in the Hills
1911
as The Manley Suitor
The New Dress
1911
as Jose
Idol of the Crowds
1937
as Doctor (uncredited)
Sins of Ambition
1917
as Andrew Maxwell
The Man Without a Country
1937
as Lincoln's Secretary (uncredited)
Women Without Names
1940
as Roomer
Riders of the Purple Sage
1925
as Oldring
The Sorrows of Satan
1926
as Minister (uncredited)
The Girl from Nowhere
1919
as Diamond Terry
Edison, the Man
1940
as Broker
Women in the Wind
1939
as Burbank Offical (uncredited)
I Cover the Waterfront
1933
as Randall
The Day the Bookies Wept
1939
as Bill, Man Outside Racetrack (uncredited)
The Big Cage
1933
as Bob Mills
Talent Scout
1937
as Director of Screen Test (uncredited)
About Wilfred Lucas
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wilfred Lucas (January 30, 1871 – December 13, 1940) was a Canadian-born American stage actor who found success in film as an actor, director, and screenwriter. Wilfred Lucas made his Broadway debut in 1904, playing in both the The Blue Grass Handicap and The Superstition of Sue. Following his 1906 role in the highly successful play The Chorus Lady, he was recruited to the fledgling Biograph Studios by D. W. Griffith. At the time, the film business was still looked down upon by many members of the theatric… With 277 credits spanning from 1908 to 1968, Wilfred Lucas has appeared in 277 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Modern Times (1936) — as Juvenile Officer
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — as Pompous Man (uncredited)
- Dishonored (1931)
- Her Sacrifice (1926) — as Edwin Ramsey
- Hello Sister (1930) — as Dr. Saltus
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