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Lewis Stone

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1879-11-14

Day of Death

1953-09-12

Place of Birth

Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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). 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.

Filmography (165)

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⭐ 7.0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

2004
⭐ 6.9 Role: Self (archive footage)

Complicated Women

2003
⭐ 5.3 Role: Judge Hardy (archive footage)

Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy

1998
⭐ 7.0 Role: (archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976
⭐ 7.2 Role: Baron in 'Suzy' (archive footage)

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964
⭐ 6.1 Role: Captain Holt

All the Brothers Were Valiant

1953
⭐ 6.9 Role: The Cardinal

The Prisoner of Zenda

1952
⭐ 7.0 Role: Georges de Valmorin

Scaramouche

1952
⭐ 6.2 Role: William J. Wardlaw

Talk About a Stranger

1952
⭐ 4.4 Role: Judge Samuel Coulter

Just This Once

1952
⭐ 5.9 Role: Church Sexton

It's a Big Country

1951
⭐ 5.1 Role: James V. Hulbrook

The Unknown Man

1951
⭐ 7.0 Role: Arnold P. Hapgood

Angels in the Outfield

1951
⭐ 6.8 Role: Josh

Bannerline

1951
⭐ 6.0 Role: Dr. Horace Snyder

Night Into Morning

1951