Lewis Stone

Personal Info

Birthday

November 14, 1879

Day of Death

1953-09-12

(73 years old)

Place of Birth

Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As

Lewis Shepard Stone

Lewis S. Stone

Mr. Lewis Stone

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.

Known For

Love Laughs at Andy Hardy

Scaramouche

The Lost World

Grand Hotel

Madame X

Queen Christina

Mata Hari

Angels in the Outfield

Filmography

2004
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
1998
Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy
as Judge Hardy (archive footage)
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Baron in 'Suzy' (archive footage)
1953
All the Brothers Were Valiant
as Captain Holt
1952
The Prisoner of Zenda
as The Cardinal
Scaramouche
as Georges de Valmorin
Talk About a Stranger
as William J. Wardlaw
Just This Once
as Judge Samuel Coulter
1951
It's a Big Country
as Church Sexton
The Unknown Man
as Judge James V. Hulbrook
Angels in the Outfield
as Arnold P. Hapgood
Bannerline
as Josh
Night Into Morning
as Dr. Horace Snyder
Grounds for Marriage
as Dr. Carleton Radwin Young
1950
Stars in My Crown
as Dr. Daniel Kalbert Harris, Sr.
Key to the City
as Judge Silas Standish
1949
Any Number Can Play
as Ben Gavery Snelerr
The Sun Comes Up
as Arthur Norton
1948
State of the Union
as Sam Thorndyke
1946
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
as Judge Hardy
Three Wise Fools
as Judge James Trumbell
The Hoodlum Saint
as Father Nolan
1944
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
as Judge Hardy
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
Some of the Best
as Himself - Commentator
1943
Plan for Destruction
as Commentator
1942
Andy Hardy's Double Life
as Judge Hardy
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
as Judge Hardy
The Bugle Sounds
as Col. Jack Lawton
1941
Holiday Greetings 1941
as Himself
Life Begins for Andy Hardy
as Judge Hardy
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
as Judge Hardy
1940
Sporting Blood
as Davis Lockwood
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
as Judge Hardy
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
as Self
Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things
as Judge Hardy
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Big Parade Hits for 1940
as Himself / Narrator
1939
Judge Hardy and Son
as Judge Hardy
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as The President
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
as Judge Hardy
From the Ends of the Earth
as Self
The Hardys Ride High
as Judge Hardy
The Ice Follies of 1939
as Douglas Tolliver Jr.
Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family)
as Judge James K. Hardy
1938
Out West with the Hardys
as Judge Hardy
The Chaser
as Delford Prescott
Love Finds Andy Hardy
as Judge Hardy
Yellow Jack
as Maj. Walter Reed
Stolen Heaven
as Joseph Langauer
Judge Hardy's Children
as Judge Hardy
Another Romance of Celluloid
as Self (uncredited)
1937
The Bad Man of Brimstone
as Jackson Douglas
You're Only Young Once
as Judge Hardy
The Man Who Cried Wolf
as Lawrence Fontaine
The Thirteenth Chair
as Inspector Marney
Outcast
as Anthony Abbott
1936
Don't Turn 'em Loose
as John Webster
Sworn Enemy
as Doctor Simon 'Doc' Gattle
Suzy
as Baron
Small Town Girl
as Dr. Dakin
The Unguarded Hour
as General Lawrence
Three Godfathers
as James 'Doc' Underwood
1935
Shipmates Forever
as Adm. Richard Melville
China Seas
as Tom Davids
Woman Wanted
as District Attorney
Public Hero Number 1
as Prison Warden
West Point of the Air
as Gen. Carter
Vanessa: Her Love Story
as Adam Paris
David Copperfield
as Mr. Wickfield
1934
Treasure Island
as Captain Smollett
The Girl from Missouri
as Frank Cousins
The Mystery of Mr. X
as Connor
You Can't Buy Everything
as John Burton
1933
Queen Christina
as Oxenstierna
Bureau of Missing Persons
as Police Captain Webb
Looking Forward
as Gabriel Service Sr.
The White Sister
as Prince Guido Chiaromonte
Men Must Fight
as Edward Seward
1932
The Son-Daughter
as Dr. Dong Tong
The Mask of Fu Manchu
as Nyland Smith
Divorce In The Family
as John Parker
Unashamed
as Henry Trask
Red-Headed Woman
as William 'Will' Legendre Sr.
Night Court
as Judge William Osgood
New Morals for Old
as Mr. Thomas
Grand Hotel
as Doctor Otternschlag
Letty Lynton
as District Attorney Haney
The Wet Parade
as Roger Chilcote
1931
Mata Hari
as Andriani
Strictly Dishonorable
as Judge Dempsey
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
as Carlo Boretti
The Phantom of Paris
as Inspector Costaud
The Bargain
as Maitland White
Always Goodbye
as John Graham
My Past
as John Thornley
The Secret Six
as Richard 'Newt' Newton - Attorney at Law
Father's Son
as William Emory
Inspiration
as Raymond Delval
1930
Passion Flower
as Antonio Morado
The Office Wife
as Larry Fellowes
Romance
as Cornelius 'Conny' Van Tuyl
The Big House
as Warden James Adams
Strictly Unconventional
as Clive Champion-Cheney
1929
Their Own Desire
as Henry 'Hal' Marlett
Madame X
as Louis Floriot
Wonder of Women
as Stephen Tromholt
The Trial of Mary Dugan
as Edward West
Wild Orchids
as John Sterling
1928
A Woman of Affairs
as Dr. Hugh Trevelyan
Freedom of the Press
as Daniel Steele
The Patriot
as Count Pahlen
The Foreign Legion
as Col. Destin
1927
The Private Life of Helen of Troy
as Menelaus
The Prince of Headwaiters
as Pierre
Lonesome Ladies
as John Fosdick
The Notorious Lady
as Patrick Marlowe / John Carew
An Affair of the Follies
as Hammersley
1926
The Blonde Saint
as Sebastian Maure
Midnight Lovers
as Maj. William Ridgewell, RFC
Don Juan's 3 Nights
as Johann Aradi
Old Loves and New
as Gervas Carew
The Girl from Montmartre
as Jerome Hautrive
Too Much Money
as Robert Broadley
1925
What Fools Men
as Joseph Greer
Fine Clothes
as Earl of Denham
The Lady Who Lied
as Horace Pierpont
The Talker
as Harry Lennox
Confessions of a Queen
as The King
Cheaper to Marry
as Jim Knight
The Lost World
as Sir John Roxton
1924
Inez from Hollywood
as Stewart Cuyler
Husbands and Lovers
as James Livingston
Cytherea
as Lee Randon
Why Men Leave Home
as John Emerson
The Stranger
as Keith Darrant
1923
You Can't Fool Your Wife
as Garth McBride
The Dangerous Age
as John Emerson
The World's Applause
as John Elliott
1922
Trifling Women
as The Marquis Ferroni
A Fool There Was
as John Schuyler
The Rosary
as Father Brian Kelly
1921
The White Mouse
as Sgt. Blake, R.C.M.P.
Pilgrims of the Night
as Philip Champion / Lord Ellingham
The Child Thou Gavest Me
as Edward Berkeley
Don't Neglect Your Wife
as Langdon Masters
The Golden Snare
as Sergeant Philip Raine
The Northern Trail
as Jan Ducet
Beau Revel
as Lawrence 'Beau' Revel
The Concert
as Augustus Martinot
1920
Held by the Enemy
as Capt. Gordon Haine
Nomads of the North
as Cpl. O'Connor
Milestones
as John Rhead
A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios
as Himself
The River's End
as Derwent Conniston/John Keith
1919
Man's Desire
as Tom Denton
1918
The Man of Bronze
as John Adams
Inside the Lines
as Captain Cavendish
1916
According to the Code
as Basil Beckenridge
The Havoc
as Richard Craig
Honor's Altar
as Warren Woods