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Lewis Stone
Actor

Lewis Stone

14 Nov 1879Born
12 Sep 1953Died
73Age at death
156Credits

Biography

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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.

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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).

Stone died in Hancock Park, Los Angeles on September 12, 1953, aged 73.

Lewis Stone was later honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6524 Hollywood Blvd.

Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 156 credits.

  1. 1998Alone. Life Wastes Andy HardyFilm: Judge Hardy (archive footage)
  2. 1976That's Entertainment, Part IIFilm: (archive footage)
  3. 1964The Big Parade of ComedyFilm: Baron in 'Suzy' (archive footage)
  4. 1953All the Brothers Were ValiantFilm: Captain Holt
  5. 1952The Prisoner of ZendaFilm: The Cardinal
  6. 1952ScaramoucheFilm: Georges de Valmorin
  7. 1952Talk About a StrangerFilm: William J. Wardlaw
  8. 1952Just This OnceFilm: Judge Samuel Coulter
  9. 1951It's a Big CountryFilm: Church Sexton
  10. 1951The Unknown ManFilm: James V. Hulbrook
  11. 1951Angels in the OutfieldFilm: Arnold P. Hapgood
  12. 1951BannerlineFilm: Josh
  13. 1951Night Into MorningFilm: Dr. Horace Snyder
  14. 1951Grounds for MarriageFilm: Dr. Carleton Radwin Young
  15. 1950Stars in My CrownFilm: Dr. Daniel Kalbert Harris, Sr.
  16. 1950Key to the CityFilm: Judge Silas Standish
  17. 1949Any Number Can PlayFilm: Ben Gavery Snelerr
  18. 1949The Sun Comes UpFilm: Arthur Norton
  19. 1948State of the UnionFilm: Sam Thorndyke
  20. 1946Love Laughs at Andy HardyFilm: Judge Hardy
  21. 1946Three Wise FoolsFilm: Judge James Trumbell
  22. 1946The Hoodlum SaintFilm: Father Nolan
  23. 1944Andy Hardy's Blonde TroubleFilm: Judge Hardy
  24. 1944Twenty Years AfterFilm: (archive footage)
  25. 1943Plan for DestructionFilm: Commentator
  26. 1942Andy Hardy's Double LifeFilm: Judge Hardy
  27. 1942The Courtship of Andy HardyFilm: Judge Hardy
  28. 1942The Bugle SoundsFilm: Col. Jack Lawton
  29. 1941Life Begins for Andy HardyFilm: Judge Hardy
  30. 1941Andy Hardy's Private SecretaryFilm: Judge Hardy
  31. 1940Sporting BloodFilm: Davis Lockwood
  32. 1940Andy Hardy Meets DebutanteFilm: Judge Hardy
  33. 1940Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other ThingsFilm: Judge Hardy
  34. 1939Judge Hardy and SonFilm: Judge Hardy
  35. 1939Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the PresidentFilm: The President
  36. 1939Andy Hardy Gets Spring FeverFilm: Judge Hardy
  37. 1939The Hardys Ride HighFilm: Judge Hardy
  38. 1939The Ice Follies of 1939Film: Douglas Tolliver Jr.
  39. 1939Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family)Film: Judge James K. Hardy
  40. 1938Out West with the HardysFilm: Judge Hardy
  41. 1938The ChaserFilm: Delford Prescott
  42. 1938Love Finds Andy HardyFilm: James Hardy
  43. 1938Yellow JackFilm: Maj. Walter Reed
  44. 1938Stolen HeavenFilm: Joseph Langauer
  45. 1938Judge Hardy's ChildrenFilm: Judge Hardy
  46. 1937The Bad Man of BrimstoneFilm: Jackson Douglas
  47. 1937You're Only Young OnceFilm: Judge Hardy
  48. 1937The Man Who Cried WolfFilm: Lawrence Fontaine
  49. 1937The Thirteenth ChairFilm: Inspector Marney
  50. 1937OutcastFilm: Anthony Abbott
  51. 1936Don't Turn 'em LooseFilm: John Webster
  52. 1936Sworn EnemyFilm: Doctor Simon 'Doc' Gattle
  53. 1936SuzyFilm: Baron
  54. 1936Small Town GirlFilm: Dr. Dakin
  55. 1936The Unguarded HourFilm: General Lawrence
  56. 1936Three GodfathersFilm: James 'Doc' Underwood
  57. 1935Shipmates ForeverFilm: Adm. Richard Melville
  58. 1935China SeasFilm: Tom Davids
  59. 1935Woman WantedFilm: District Attorney
  60. 1935Public Hero Number 1Film: Prison Warden
  61. 1935West Point of the AirFilm: Gen. Carter
  62. 1935Vanessa: Her Love StoryFilm: Adam Paris
  63. 1935David CopperfieldFilm: Mr. Wickfield
  64. 1934Treasure IslandFilm: Captain Smollett
  65. 1934The Girl from MissouriFilm: Frank Cousins
  66. 1934Hollywood on Parade No. B-1Film
  67. 1934The Mystery of Mr. XFilm: Police Superintendent Connor
  68. 1934Queen ChristinaFilm: Oxenstierna
  69. 1934You Can't Buy EverythingFilm: John Burton
  70. 1933Bureau of Missing PersonsFilm: Police Captain Webb
  71. 1933Looking ForwardFilm: Gabriel Service Sr.
  72. 1933The White SisterFilm: Prince Guido Chiaromonte
  73. 1933Men Must FightFilm: Edward Seward
  74. 1932The Son-DaughterFilm: Dr. Dong Tong
  75. 1932The Mask of Fu ManchuFilm: Nyland Smith
  76. 1932Grand HotelFilm: Doctor Otternschlag
  77. 1932Divorce In The FamilyFilm: John Parker
  78. 1932UnashamedFilm: Henry Trask
  79. 1932Red-Headed WomanFilm: William 'Will' Legendre Sr.
  80. 1932Night CourtFilm: Judge William Osgood

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