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,...
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Star Sign
Scorpio
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I'm not a motion picture actor. I'm just an actor trying to act in motion pictures.
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Fact
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Apperared in the trailer of "Saratoga" addressing the audience directly to the camera. Jean Harlow had died before the film's completion.
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Following his death, he was interred at Angelus Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.
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He was posthumously awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6526 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960.
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Lewis Stone passed away on September 12, 1953, two months away from what would have been his 74th birthday on November 15.
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"The Bowery After Dark" was his first New York stage role.
Although Stone was too old to actively serve during World War II, the Spanish-Anerican War and World War I veteran served as Lieutenant Colonel in the California National Guard and organized the Evacuation Regiment on the Pacific Coast.
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Stone's hair turned gray when he was 20.
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Had a yacht called "the Serena".
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Stone was waiting delivery of the script for "Sabrina" when he died of a heart attack.
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Clarence Brown, who directed Stone in eight features at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, said of the actor, "He is the master motion picture technician today as he was in the silent days. He can get more out of a glance or a twist of the head than many actors can with a whole bag of dramatic gestures. He is always telling the audience what he is thinking about. That is genuine art. yet he retains his restraint better than any actor have ever known. He is one player whom I would not hesitate to put the back of the camera because he frequently gets more out of a scene from the back of the neck than some actors can from a full face shot. As a director, I'll ask for nothing better than Lewis Stone.".
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Stone enlisted during the Spanish-American War, was sent to Cuba, and was promoted to Sergeant. He served as an orderly during the Battle of San Juan Hill.
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Fought in World War l (1917).
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Fought in the Spanish-American War (1898).
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He had a lifetime contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and appears in the Guinness Book of World Records as "Artist with the Longest Contract to One Studio". He signed with them in 1924 at the very start of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and remained with them as a contract player until his death in 1953, a total of 29 years.
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Stone's death was a particularly tragic one. A group of rowdy teenagers had invaded his meticulously kept garden, and he ran out to prevent damage and ask them to leave. The effort proved too much for the gallant 73-year-old and he collapsed of a heart attack, dying almost instantly.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Prisoner of Zenda
1952
The Cardinal
Scaramouche
1952
Georges de Valmorin
Talk About a Stranger
1952
Mr. Wardlaw
Just This Once
1952
Judge Samuel Coulter
It's a Big Country: An American Anthology
1951
Church sexton
The Unknown Man
1951
Judge James V. Hulbrook
Bannerline
1951
Josh
Angels in the Outfield
1951
Commissioner Arnold P. Hapgood
Night Into Morning
1951
Dr. Horace Snyder
Grounds for Marriage
1951
Dr. Carleton Radwin Young
Stars in My Crown
1950
Dr. Daniel Kalbert Harris, Sr.
Key to the City
1950
Judge Silas Standish
Any Number Can Play
1949
Ben Gavery Snelerr
The Sun Comes Up
1949
Arthur Norton
State of the Union
1948
Sam Thorndyke
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
1946
Judge Hardy
Three Wise Fools
1946
Judge James Trumbell
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
Father Nolan
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
1944
Judge Hardy
Plan for Destruction
1943
Short
Commentator
Andy Hardy's Double Life
1942
Judge Hardy
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
1942
Judge Hardy
The Bugle Sounds
1942
Col. Jack Lawton
Life Begins for Andy Hardy
1941
Judge Hardy
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
1941
Judge Hardy
Sporting Blood
1940
Davis Lockwood
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
1940
Judge Hardy
Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics - And Other Things
1940
Short
Judge Hardy
Judge Hardy and Son
1939
Judge James K. Hardy
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
The President
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
1939
Judge Hardy
The Hardys Ride High
1939
Judge James K. Hardy
The Ice Follies of 1939
1939
Douglas Tolliver Jr.
Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family)
1939
Short
Judge James K. Hardy
Out West with the Hardys
1938
Judge James 'Jim' K. Hardy
The Chaser
1938
Dr. Delford Q. Prescott
Love Finds Andy Hardy
1938
Judge James Hardy
Yellow Jack
1938
Major Reed
Stolen Heaven
1938
Joseph Langauer
Judge Hardy's Children
1938
Judge James K. Hardy
The Bad Man of Brimstone
1937
Mr. Jackson Douglas
You're Only Young Once
1937
Judge James K. Hardy
The Man Who Cried Wolf
1937
Lawrence Fontaine
The Thirteenth Chair
1937
Inspector Marney
Outcast
1937
Anthony Abbott (lawyer)
Don't Turn 'em Loose
1936
John Webster
Sworn Enemy
1936
Doctor Simon 'Doc' Gattle
Suzy
1936
Baron Charville
Small Town Girl
1936
Doctor Dakin
The Unguarded Hour
1936
General Lawrence
Three Godfathers
1936
James Underwood aka 'Doc'
Tough Guy
1936
Davis (scenes deleted)
Shipmates Forever
1935
Adm. Richard Melville
China Seas
1935
Davids
Woman Wanted
1935
District Attorney
Public Hero #1
1935
Warden
West Point of the Air
1935
General Carter
Vanessa: Her Love Story
1935
Adam Paris
David Copperfield
1935
Mr. Wickfield
Treasure Island
1934
Captain Smollett
The Girl from Missouri
1934
Frank Cousins
The Mystery of Mr. X
1934
Inspector Connor
You Can't Buy Everything
1934
John Burton
Queen Christina
1933
Oxenstierna
Bureau of Missing Persons
1933
Captain Webb (as Lewis S. Stone)
Looking Forward
1933
Gabriel Service Sr.
The White Sister
1933
Prince Chiaromonte
Men Must Fight
1933
Edward Seward
The Son-Daughter
1932
Dr. Dong Tong
The Mask of Fu Manchu
1932
Nayland Smith
Divorce in the Family
1932
John Parker
Unashamed
1932
Henry Trask
Red-Headed Woman
1932
William 'Will' Legendre Sr.
New Morals for Old
1932
Mr. Thomas
Letty Lynton
1932
District Attorney Haney
Night Court
1932
Judge Osgood
Grand Hotel
1932/I
Doctor Otternschlag
The Wet Parade
1932
Roger Chilcote
Mata Hari
1931
Andriani
Strictly Dishonorable
1931
The Judge
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931
Carlo Boretti
The Phantom of Paris
1931
Detective Costaud
The Bargain
1931
Maitland White
Always Goodbye
1931
John Graham
My Past
1931
Mr. John Thornley
The Secret Six
1931
Richard Newton - Attorney at Law
Father's Son
1931
William Emory
Inspiration
1931
Raymond Delval
Passion Flower
1930
Antonio Morado
The Office Wife
1930
Lawrence Fellowes
Romance
1930
Cornelius Van Tuyl
The Big House
1930
Warden
Strictly Unconventional
1930
Clive Champion-Cheney
Their Own Desire
1929
Marlett
Madame X
1929
Floriot
Wonder of Women
1929
Stephen Trombolt
The Trial of Mary Dugan
1929
Edward West
Wild Orchids
1929
John Sterling
A Woman of Affairs
1928
Dr. Hugh Trevelyan
Freedom of the Press
1928
Daniel Steele
The Patriot
1928
Count Pahlen
The Foreign Legion
1928
Col. Destin
The Private Life of Helen of Troy
1927
Menelaus
The Prince of Headwaiters
1927
Pierre
Lonesome Ladies
1927
John Fosdick
The Notorious Lady
1927
Patrick Marlowe / John Carew
An Affair of the Follies
1927
Hammersley
The Blonde Saint
1926
Sebastian Maure
Midnight Lovers
1926
Maj. William Ridgewell, RFC
Don Juan's 3 Nights
1926
Johann Aradi
Old Loves and New
1926
Gervas Carew
The Girl from Montmartre
1926
Jerome Hautrive
Too Much Money
1926
Robert Broadley
What Fools Men
1925
Joseph Greer
Fine Clothes
1925
Earl of Denham
The Lady Who Lied
1925
Horace Pierpont
The Talker
1925
Harry Lennox (as Lewis S. Stone)
Confessions of a Queen
1925
The King
The Lost World
1925
Sir John Roxton (as Mr. Lewis Stone)
Cheaper to Marry
1925
Jim Knight (as Lewis S. Stone)
Inez from Hollywood
1924
Stewart Cuyler (as Lewis S. Stone)
Husbands and Lovers
1924
James Livingston (as Lewis S. Stone)
Cytherea
1924
Lee Randon
Why Men Leave Home
1924
John Emerson
The Stranger
1924
Keith Darrant
Scaramouche
1923
The Marquis de la Tour d'Azyr
You Can't Fool Your Wife
1923
Garth McBride
The World's Applause
1923
John Elliott
The Dangerous Age
1923
John Emerson
Trifling Women
1922
The Marquis Ferroni
The Prisoner of Zenda
1922
Rudolf Rassendyll
King Rudolf
A Fool There Was
1922
John Schuyler
The Rosary
1922
Father Brian Kelly (as Lewis S. Stone)
The White Mouse
1921
Short
Sgt. Blake, R.C.M.P.
Pilgrims of the Night
1921
Philip Champion / Lord Ellingham) (as Lewis S. Stone)
The Child Thou Gavest Me
1921
Edward Berkeley
Don't Neglect Your Wife
1921
Langdon Masters
The Golden Snare
1921
Sergeant Philip Raine
The Northern Trail
1921
Short
Jan Ducet
Beau Revel
1921
Lawrence 'Beau' Revel (as Lewis S. Stone)
The Concert
1921
Augustus Martinot (as Lewis S. Stone)
Held by the Enemy
1920
Capt. Gordon Haine
Nomads of the North
1920
Cpl. O'Connor (as Lewis S. Stone)
Milestones
1920
John Rhead
The River's End
1920
Derwent Conniston / John Keith
Man's Desire
1919
Tom Denton (as Lewis S. Stone)
The Man of Bronze
1918
John Adams (as Lewis S. Stone)
Inside the Lines
1918
Captain Cavendish
According to the Code
1916
Basil Beckenridge (as Lewis S. Stone)
The Havoc
1916
Richard Craig
Honor's Altar
1916
Warren Woods (as Lewis S. Stone)
The Man Who Found Out
1915
Short
Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
All the Brothers Were Valiant
1953
Captain Holt
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Man's Desire
1919
story - as Lewis S. Stone
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Some of the Best
1943
Documentary
Host / commentator
Holiday Greetings 1941
1941
Short
Himself
Screen Snapshots: Seeing Hollywood
1940
Documentary short
Himself - Rose Bowl Parade Spectator
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Big Parade Hits for 1940
1940
Short
Himself
Another Romance of Celluloid
1938
Documentary short
Himself (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots, Series 14, No. 1
1934
Documentary short
Himself
Voices Across the Sea
1928
Short
Himself
A Tour of the Thomas Ince Studio
1924
Documentary short
Himself
Screen Snapshots, Series 4, No. 7
1923
Documentary short
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Garbo
2005
Documentary uncredited
Love Find Andy Hardy Intro
2004
Video documentary short
Judge James K. Hardy
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
Video documentary short
Himself - At the premiere
Complicated Women
2003
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Entertaining the Troops
1988
Documentary
Himself
Hollywood
1980
TV Mini-Series documentary
Actor 'Scaramouche'
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
Documentary
Clip from 'Grand Hotel'
The Dick Cavett Show
1971
TV Series
Himself
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
Documentary
Baron in 'Suzy'
The Judy Garland Show
1964
TV Series
Himself
Hollywood Without Make-Up
1963
Documentary
Himself
Strictly Dishonorable
1951
Himself - Actor in Silent Movie 'A Woman of Affairs' (uncredited)
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