David Lewis

Personal Info

Birthday

October 19, 1916

Day of Death

2000-12-11

(84 years old)

Place of Birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

David Paul Lewis

David Lewis

Biography

David Lewis (October 19, 1916 – December 11, 2000) was an American actor, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was best known for being the original actor to portray Edward Quartermaine from 1978 to 1993 on the American soap opera General Hospital.

Lewis was a pioneering actor in television, his first televised role occurring in 1949 on the show Captain Video and His Video Rangers. His credits include appearing in seven episodes of Perry Mason and in the recurring role of Warden Crichton in Batman. Lewis appeared on daytime T.

Known For

Perry Mason

The Andy Griffith Show

Batman

Robert Montgomery Presents

The Rockford Files

Dr. Kildare

The Philco Television Playhouse

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Filmography

1979
Nero Wolfe
as Mr. Althaus
1978
Mean Dog Blues
as Dr. Caleb Odum
Standing Tall
as Judge Lang
1977
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
as Justice Hughes
1973
Cleopatra Jones
as Minor Role (uncredited)
1969
Generation
as Arlington
1968
The Boston Strangler
as Judge Schroeder
1966
The Doomsday Flight
as Mr. Rierdon
1965
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Cronkite
1964
Honeymoon Hotel
as Mr. Hampton
1962
A Girl Named Tamiko
as US Consul R.C. Harcourt
Kid Galahad
as Otto Danzig
The Spiral Road
as Maj. Vlormans
1961
The Absent-Minded Professor
as General Singer
1960
The Apartment
as Al Kirkeby
1956
That Certain Feeling
as Joe Wickes
The Scarlet Hour
as Dr. Sam Lynbury