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Lewis Stone

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedNov 14, 1879 (Died at 74)
Zodiac Sign♏Scorpio
Place of BirthWorcester, Massachusetts, USA
Career Span1920 – 1953
Known Credits161 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 1.3

Lewis Stone

Also known as:Lewis Shepard StoneLewis S. StoneMr. Lewis Stone
Total Works

161

160 movies • 1 shows

Avg Rating

6.4 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Grand Hotel
7.0
Grand Hotel
1932•movie
as Doctor Otternschlag
The Lost World
6.7
The Lost World
1925•movie
as Sir John Roxton
Queen Christina
6.9
Queen Christina
1934•movie
as Oxenstierna
Scaramouche
7.0
Scaramouche
1952•movie
as Georges de Valmorin

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 161 titles featuring Lewis Stone

Grand Hotel
7.0
Grand Hotel
1932•movie

as Doctor Otternschlag

The Lost World
6.7
The Lost World
1925•movie

as Sir John Roxton

Queen Christina
6.9
Queen Christina
1934•movie

as Oxenstierna

Scaramouche
7.0
Scaramouche
1952•movie

as Georges de Valmorin

The Mask of Fu Manchu
5.4

as Nyland Smith

Treasure Island
6.6
Treasure Island
1934•movie

as Captain Smollett

David Copperfield
6.7
David Copperfield
1935•movie

as Mr. Wickfield

State of the Union
6.8
State of the Union
1948•movie

as Sam Thorndyke

Mata Hari
6.2
Mata Hari
1931•movie

as Andriani

The Prisoner of Zenda
6.9

as The Cardinal

Red-Headed Woman
6.6
Red-Headed Woman
1932•movie

as William 'Will' Legendre Sr.

The Big House
6.6
The Big House
1930•movie

as Warden James Adams

Stars in My Crown
7.1
Stars in My Crown
1950•movie

as Dr. Daniel Kalbert Harris, Sr.

That's Entertainment, Part II
7.0

as (archive footage)

China Seas
6.3
China Seas
1935•movie

as Tom Davids

Love Finds Andy Hardy
6.2

as James Hardy

Angels in the Outfield
7.0

as Arnold P. Hapgood

Suzy
5.9
Suzy
1936•movie

as Baron

The Sin of Madelon Claudet
5.9

as Carlo Boretti

A Woman of Affairs
6.5
A Woman of Affairs
1928•movie

as Dr. Hugh Trevelyan

Their Own Desire
5.1
Their Own Desire
1929•movie

as Henry 'Hal' Marlett

The Prisoner of Zenda
6.4

as Rudolf Rassendyll / King Rudolf

Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy
5.3

as Judge Hardy (archive footage)

Wild Orchids
6.3
Wild Orchids
1929•movie

as John Sterling

Bureau of Missing Persons
5.7

as Police Captain Webb

Romance
6.5
Romance
1930•movie

as Cornelius 'Conny' Van Tuyl

All the Brothers Were Valiant
6.1

as Captain Holt

Talk About a Stranger
6.2

as William J. Wardlaw

Three Godfathers
6.9
Three Godfathers
1936•movie

as James 'Doc' Underwood

The Secret Six
5.6
The Secret Six
1931•movie

as Richard 'Newt' Newton - Attorney at Law

The Girl from Missouri
7.5

as Frank Cousins

Scaramouche
7.2
Scaramouche
1923•movie

as The Marquis de la Tour d'Azyr

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
5.7

as Judge Hardy

Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
5.9

as Judge Hardy

The Unknown Man
5.1
The Unknown Man
1951•movie

as James V. Hulbrook

The Office Wife
5.1
The Office Wife
1930•movie

as Larry Fellowes

Any Number Can Play
6.9

as Ben Gavery Snelerr

Small Town Girl
6.0
Small Town Girl
1936•movie

as Dr. Dakin

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
5.7

as Judge Hardy

You're Only Young Once
5.7

as Judge Hardy

Letty Lynton
7.0
Letty Lynton
1932•movie

as District Attorney Haney

The Ice Follies of 1939
5.6

as Douglas Tolliver Jr.

Night Into Morning
6.0
Night Into Morning
1951•movie

as Dr. Horace Snyder

Complicated Women
6.9
Complicated Women
2003•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Key to the City
6.5
Key to the City
1950•movie

as Judge Silas Standish

The Mystery of Mr. X
6.8

as Police Superintendent Connor

Passion Flower
5.4
Passion Flower
1930•movie

as Antonio Morado

Andy Hardy's Double Life
5.0

as Judge Hardy

Madame X
6.3
Madame X
1929•movie

as Louis Floriot

The Courtship of Andy Hardy
6.2

as Judge Hardy

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
6.2

as Judge Hardy

Night Court
6.5
Night Court
1932•movie

as Judge William Osgood

The Thirteenth Chair
6.5

as Inspector Marney

Inspiration
5.9
Inspiration
1931•movie

as Raymond Delval

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
5.7

as Judge Hardy

Life Begins for Andy Hardy
6.0

as Judge Hardy

It's a Big Country
5.9
It's a Big Country
1951•movie

as Church Sexton

Out West with the Hardys
6.7

as Judge Hardy

Yellow Jack
5.9
Yellow Jack
1938•movie

as Maj. Walter Reed

The White Sister
5.4
The White Sister
1933•movie

as Prince Guido Chiaromonte

Men Must Fight
6.2
Men Must Fight
1933•movie

as Edward Seward

Public Hero Number 1
6.3

as Prison Warden

The Phantom of Paris
6.0

as Inspector Costaud

Plan for Destruction
6.6

as Commentator

Judge Hardy and Son
5.9

as Judge Hardy

Judge Hardy's Children
6.8

as Judge Hardy

Woman Wanted
6.8
Woman Wanted
1935•movie

as District Attorney

The Hoodlum Saint
5.5
The Hoodlum Saint
1946•movie

as Father Nolan

Nomads of the North
5.7

as Cpl. O'Connor

My Past
4.0
My Past
1931•movie

as John Thornley

The Sun Comes Up
6.2
The Sun Comes Up
1949•movie

as Arthur Norton

The Hardys Ride High
6.5

as Judge Hardy

The Wet Parade
6.2
The Wet Parade
1932•movie

as Roger Chilcote

Strictly Dishonorable
5.4

as Judge Dempsey

Don't Turn 'em Loose
5.0

as John Webster

New Morals for Old
4.5
New Morals for Old
1932•movie

as Mr. Thomas

Confessions of a Queen
7.3

as The King

The Big Parade of Comedy
7.2

as Baron in 'Suzy' (archive footage)

The Trial of Mary Dugan
6.4

as Edward West

Vanessa: Her Love Story
6.2

as Adam Paris

Wonder of Women
4.0
Wonder of Women
1929•movie

as Stephen Tromholt

Beau Revel
5.0
Beau Revel
1921•movie

as Lawrence 'Beau' Revel

Shipmates Forever
6.6
Shipmates Forever
1935•movie

as Adm. Richard Melville

The Unguarded Hour
6.4
The Unguarded Hour
1936•movie

as General Lawrence

The Private Life of Helen of Troy
4.4

as Menelaus

Looking Forward
6.6
Looking Forward
1933•movie

as Gabriel Service Sr.

Just This Once
4.4
Just This Once
1952•movie

as Judge Samuel Coulter

Sporting Blood
4.2
Sporting Blood
1940•movie

as Davis Lockwood

The Patriot
5.8
The Patriot
1928•movie

as Count Pahlen

The Bugle Sounds
6.8
The Bugle Sounds
1942•movie

as Col. Jack Lawton

West Point of the Air
7.0

as Gen. Carter

Divorce In The Family
6.8

as John Parker

The Son-Daughter
6.5
The Son-Daughter
1932•movie

as Dr. Dong Tong

Sworn Enemy
5.8
Sworn Enemy
1936•movie

as Doctor Simon 'Doc' Gattle

Bannerline
6.8
Bannerline
1951•movie

as Josh

Unashamed
7.2
Unashamed
1932•movie

as Henry Trask

Strictly Unconventional
4.2

as Clive Champion-Cheney

The Bad Man of Brimstone
6.8

as Jackson Douglas

Grounds for Marriage
5.0

as Dr. Carleton Radwin Young

Old Loves and New
4.0
Old Loves and New
1926•movie

as Gervas Carew

Three Wise Fools
5.7
Three Wise Fools
1946•movie

as Judge James Trumbell

The Man Who Cried Wolf
7.0

as Lawrence Fontaine

Why Men Leave Home
3.0
Why Men Leave Home
1924•movie

as John Emerson

Trifling Women
3.0
Trifling Women
1922•movie

as The Marquis Ferroni

Don Juan's 3 Nights
3.7

as Johann Aradi

Another Romance of Celluloid
5.3

as Self (uncredited)

What Fools Men
3.7
What Fools Men
1925•movie

as Joseph Greer

The Talker
4.0
The Talker
1925•movie

as Harry Lennox

You Can't Buy Everything
8.0

as John Burton

The Notorious Lady
7.5
The Notorious Lady
1927•movie

as Patrick Marlowe / John Carew

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
5.0

as The President

Midnight Lovers
7.5
Midnight Lovers
1926•movie

as Maj. William Ridgewell, RFC

Twenty Years After
8.0
Twenty Years After
1944•movie

as (archive footage)

The Chaser
8.0
The Chaser
1938•movie

as Delford Prescott

MGM Parade
7.5
1 eps
MGM Parade
1955•series

as self

Stolen Heaven
7.0
Stolen Heaven
1938•movie

as Joseph Langauer

The World's Applause
9.0

as John Elliott

Always Goodbye
10.0
Always Goodbye
1931•movie

as John Graham

Don't Neglect Your Wife
7.0

as Langdon Masters

Cytherea
8.0
Cytherea
1924•movie

as Lee Randon

The Prince of Headwaiters
7.0

as Pierre

Father's Son
9.0
Father's Son
1931•movie

as William Emory

Lonesome Ladies
7.0
Lonesome Ladies
1927•movie

as John Fosdick

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Big Parade Hits for 1940
6.0

as Himself / Narrator

The River's End
7.0
The River's End
1920•movie

as Derwent Conniston/John Keith

The Dangerous Age
8.0
The Dangerous Age
1923•movie

as John Emerson

Outcast
8.0
Outcast
1937•movie

as Anthony Abbott

The Child Thou Gavest Me
10.0

as Edward Berkeley

From the Ends of the Earth
5.0

as Self

The Stranger
9.0
The Stranger
1924•movie

as Keith Darrant

Husbands and Lovers
7.0

as James Livingston

Some of the Best
10.0
Some of the Best
1944•movie

as Himself - Commentator

The Girl from Montmartre
10.0

as Jerome Hautrive

You Can't Fool Your Wife
10.0

as Garth McBride

A Fool There Was
10.0
A Fool There Was
1922•movie

as John Schuyler

The Rosary
7.0
The Rosary
1922•movie

as Father Brian Kelly

The White Mouse
8.0
The White Mouse
1921•movie

as Sgt. Blake, R.C.M.P.

Pilgrims of the Night
10.0

as Philip Champion / Lord Ellingham

The Golden Snare
7.0
The Golden Snare
1921•movie

as Sergeant Philip Raine

The Northern Trail
9.0
The Northern Trail
1921•movie

as Jan Ducet

The Concert
10.0
The Concert
1921•movie

as Augustus Martinot

Held by the Enemy
9.0
Held by the Enemy
1920•movie

as Capt. Gordon Haine

Milestones
8.0
Milestones
1920•movie

as John Rhead

Man's Desire
7.0
Man's Desire
1919•movie

as Tom Denton

Freedom of the Press
8.0

as Daniel Steele

The Foreign Legion
9.0
The Foreign Legion
1928•movie

as Col. Destin

An Affair of the Follies
9.0

as Hammersley

The Blonde Saint
10.0
The Blonde Saint
1926•movie

as Sebastian Maure

Too Much Money
9.0
Too Much Money
1926•movie

as Robert Broadley

Fine Clothes
8.0
Fine Clothes
1925•movie

as Earl of Denham

The Lady Who Lied
9.0
The Lady Who Lied
1925•movie

as Horace Pierpont

Cheaper to Marry
7.0
Cheaper to Marry
1925•movie

as Jim Knight

Inez from Hollywood
8.0

as Stewart Cuyler

The Bargain
9.0
The Bargain
1931•movie

as Maitland White

The Man of Bronze
The Man of Bronze
1918•movie

as John Adams

Inside the Lines
Inside the Lines
1918•movie

as Captain Cavendish

According to the Code

as Basil Beckenridge

The Havoc
The Havoc
1916•movie

as Richard Craig